Up to nine counties - including Greater London, Surrey, Norfolk - saw unprecedented heat, with many exceeding the previous record of 32.8C in 1944.

Brits are sweltering in an official heatwave normally seen at the height of summer, along with temperatures continuing to soar to 35C on Bank Holiday Monday

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

Highest temperatures of 2026 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as Kew Gardens in London reaches 32.3C

Parts of the UK were as hot as the Mediterranean on Sunday

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

Monday predicted to be hottest May day on record by large margin, as climate crisis makes 30C days more common

Highs of 35C are forecast on Monday and Tuesday

Scientists say record-breaking heat is a reminder of how climate crisis is affecting lives

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LONDON: Britain broke its record on Monday for the hottest day in May, according to the national weather agency, with the mercury rising to 33.5C near London as the country baked…

Up to nine counties - including Greater London, Surrey, Norfolk - saw unprecedented heat, with many exceeding the previous record of 32.8C in 1944.

Up to nine counties saw record breaking temperatures on Monday amid a 'historic' 35C bank holiday heatwave in Britain.

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Tuesday is the hottest day in May on record as temperatures have provisionally reached 35C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London, the Met Office said.

Tuesday is the hottest day in May on record, with temperatures soaring to 35C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London, the Met Office said - this is a breaking story

The UK is currently experiencing a heatwave, with high temperatures over the weekend and the hot weather is expected to continue this week - better keep those fans on then...In…

Temperature reaches 35C at Heathrow on Tuesday after 34.8C high at Kew Gardens in London on Monday

Four teenagers, three boys and a girl, have died in ‘water-related incidents’

The British capital's previous hottest May day was set only one day prior, when the mercury topped 33.5C.

The record for the hottest day in May has been broken again, with provisional temperatures reaching 35.1°C at Kew Gardens, south-west London