Humidity to reach 90 per cent as UAE swelters

Very hot weather with haze is expected across the UAE on Monday, with humidity levels reaching 90 per cent, according to the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology.

Humidity is likely to increase at night and in the early hours of Tuesday morning over some coastal and internal areas, with mist forming westward and temperatures reaching highs of 49C internally.

Clouds are also expected to increase over some eastern and southern areas, with a possibility of rainfall.

Winds will be light to moderate causing blowing dust and sand over some exposed areas and the sea will also be slight to moderate today in the Arabian Gulf and the Oman Sea.

Family reunited

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was born and raised in Tehran and studied English literature before working as a translator in the relief effort for the Japanese International Co-operation Agency in 2003.

She moved to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies before moving to the World Health Organisation as a communications officer.

She came to the UK in 2007 after securing a scholarship at London Metropolitan University to study a master's in communication management and met her future husband through mutual friends a month later.

The couple were married in August 2009 in Winchester and their daughter was born in June 2014.

She was held in her native country a year later.

Tips to keep your car cool

Place a sun reflector in your windshield when not driving
Park in shaded or covered areas
Add tint to windows
Wrap your car to change the exterior colour
Pick light interiors - choose colours such as beige and cream for seats and dashboard furniture
Avoid leather interiors as these absorb more heat