Teenager dies after entering lake during sweltering heat as temperatures could hit 40C

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

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

A high of 40C is forecast in the southeast of England on Friday