Eight areas in England met the heatwave threshold - three or more days of consecutive hot weather - on Sunday, the Met Office said

Met Office weather forecasters expect record-breaking 33C temperatures over the Bank Holiday weekend as an official heatwave is set to be declared in four parts of the UK

Temperatures reached 28.4C in Cambridge, Heathrow and Cranwell, Lincolnshire according to the Met Office, beating the previous 2026 record of 26.6C observed in London on April 8.

Much of the country can expect scorching weather over the bank holiday weekend

Sunday could be the warmest May day on record, forecasters have said