For only the second time ever, the Met Office has issued a 'red extreme heat warning'.

The Met Office has put amber warnings in place across most of southern England, covering London, the east, the south-east, and parts of the south-west of England and Wales.

Temperatures are set to soar to 34C on Monday, with the Met Office warning that there is a 40 per cent chance of exceeding the highest-ever temperature for June

Swathes of the UK are to see record-breaking temperatures of up to 38C