Temperatures will drop slightly in some areas starting on Wednesday

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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

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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.

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

The Met Office is ‘confident that temperatures will increase markedly’

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…

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

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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

High temperatures are forecast to continue throughout the week

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Temperatures will drop slightly in some areas starting on Wednesday

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