Temperatures surged past 37C as the UK recorded its hottest June day ever yesterday - Met Office weather forecasters now say the heatwave should start to ease

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The 36. 9C record temperature was chalked in Wattisham, Suffolk, in southeast England, the meteorologists said, breaking the previous high of 36. 7C set on Thursday.