Brits are set to bake by the end of the week as the UK Health Security Agency issues heat alerts and the Met Office predicts heatwave conditions for swathes of the country

Met Office forecasters have said parts of the UK could be baking under a heatwave by the end of the week with temperatures approaching 30C

New forecasts predict the UK is set for scorching temperatures close to 40C at the end of this month because of a high pressure system over the Continent