Hot weather might be welcome in the day as holidays get underway, but rising temperatures can become far less appealing when it’s time to sleep at night. The record for the highest daily minimum temperature in May has been broken for the second consecutive day, when temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday at Kenley Airfield, south London. It comes after the UK recorded its hottest May day since Met Office data began, the forecaster said. The UK has also recorded its provisional all-time hottest meteorological spring temperature after Kew Gardens in south-west London hit 34.8C. These five tips could help to improve sleep during periods of hot weather.

Hot weather might be welcome in the day during the Bank Holiday weekend, but rising temperatures can become far less appealing when it’s time to sleep at night. Temperatures are…

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

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Highs of 35C are forecast on Monday and Tuesday

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The Met Office has confirmed a new temperature high for May at 33.5C, beating the long-standing May record of 32.8C which had been stood for more than 80 years

The UK is braced for a potentially historic day as forecasters say a trio of weather records could fall

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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…

After spending the entire winter longing for the summer's warmth, Britons usually end up complaining that it's too hot - particularly when they're trying to sleep.

The United Kingdom registered on Tuesday its warmest dawn ever recorded for a May month, with a minimum temperature of 21.3 degrees Celsius in south London, according to the…

Temperatures did not drop below 21.3C overnight at Kenley Airfield, south London, making it a 'tropical night', the Met Office said.

A UK record for the highest daily minimum temperature for May was set overnight as the temperature did not fall below 21.3C at Kenley Airfield, south London

A UK record for the highest daily minimum temperature for May was set overnight, the Met Office said.

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A ‘tropical evening’ was recorded on Monday night with temperatures failing to fall below 21.3C in Kent

Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday night at Kenley airfield in south London

Hot weather might be welcome in the day as holidays get underway, but rising temperatures can become far less appealing when it’s time to sleep at night. The record for the…

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.