The previous top temperature of 35.6C, set during the legendary ten-week heatwave, was surpassed when the mercury reached 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire..

Highs of 38C have been forecast for Wednesday and Thursday in London by the national weather service - breaking June's highest ever recorded temperature.

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

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