Britain is "on course" to chalk up its warmest summer on record for the second year running, the UK's Met Office weather agency said Tuesday as the country braced for its fifth heatwave of the season.

Another Met Office weather record is set to be broken as Britain enters its fifth heatwave of 2026 - this time for the most days with temperatures above 30C in a single year

Globally, so far this is the third-hottest year, behind 2024 and 2025, climate statistics show.