A temperature of 36.1C at Gosport in Hampshire was recorded on Wednesday

The Met Office red warning for 'significant disruption to daily life' means the UK could endure major delays to road, train and air travel as surfaces melt and rails buckle.

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…

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Swathes of the UK are to see record-breaking temperatures of up to 40C

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

Weather forecasting models suggest the UK could see a new all-time record temperature this week after the scorching heatwave forced the Met Office to issue a rare red warning

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

The 50-year record was broken this afternoon in Charlwood, Surrey, when the mercury surpassed the 35.6C set in 1976.

Temperatures have been soaring this week due to a “heat-dome” that could smash previous June records and see the mercury rise as high as 40C

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..

Temperature of 35.7C recorded in Surrey, beating previous record of 35.6C, while France records hottest day nationally

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Wednesday marked Britain’s hottest June day on record, with a provisional 35.7C breaking the benchmark set in 1976.

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

The record was broken when provisional temperatures reached 35.7C in Charlwood, Surrey, and 35.8C at Wiggonholt, West Sussex

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Temperatures hit 36.1C in southern England, the highest ever for June.

A temperature of 36.1C at Gosport in Hampshire was recorded on Wednesday