Heat records have been broken in the UK as the country swelters through a record spring day.

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

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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…

Britons are being urged to hydrate and seek shade as the United Kingdom wilts amid a record-breaking spell of hot weather for May that will last until Wednesday.

Temperature records are breaking and triggering government warnings, with London hitting 95 degrees the past two days. Experts say unpredictable and extreme weather is becoming…

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An unprecedented early heatwave in Europe shatters records, causing multiple deaths and triggering urgent government health warnings.

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…

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

Authorities in Britain and France warned that “unprecedented” temperatures — at a time when few expected them — could persist. Climate change has made heat waves more frequent and…

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

The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday.

The U.K. has smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe, triggering government…

Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down.