The UK saw its hottest May day for at least 79 years on Sunday as London recorded 32.3C

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.

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

The UK saw its hottest May day for at least 79 years on Sunday as London recorded 32.3C