A 69-year-old benchmark falls as temperatures surge across southern England

The UK is preparing for one of its most intense June heatwaves on record after the Met Office extended its amber extreme heat warning to four days, with temperatures expected to…

The record for the hottest June temperature of 35.6C was set in 1976 in Southampton

The Met Office has issued a rare ‘red warning’ for temperatures which are expected to reach 39C