Storms rage over Solihull as fears grow that heatwave has claimed tenth life

The May heatwave may have claimed its tenth swimming victim as another person has been reported missing after entering the water, as 18,000 suffer water shortages amid the 31C heat.Fears were sparked yesterday after a young boxer went missing in Swanscombe, Kent, at around 2.15pm.Emergency services scrambled to the scene at Galley Hill Road after concerns were raised for a well-known local boxer who had entered the water near Northfleet. A major operation is underway as divers and officers remain at the scene.