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The Sele School in Hertfordshire.

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An easyJet plane travelling from the UK was forced to make an emergency landing

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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of the UK as heavy rain and thunder are set to hit (Photo: Shutterstock)

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The weather in the UK is forecast to be unsettled over the next few days, with heavy rain and thunderstorms set to hit some parts (Photo: Shutterstock)

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Lightning strikes during an electrical storm Birmingham (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

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Thunderstorms happen when the atmosphere is unstable (Photo: Shutterstock)

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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across numerous places in the UK, as heavy rain is set to hit (Photo: Shutterstock)

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