The Met Office has issued a rare 15-hour amber 'extreme heat' warning for parts of central and southern England which comes into force at 9am this morning.

The Met Office today said the UK is on course to record its hottest summer ever as Brits were warned of 38C temperatures and extreme weather warnings were issued

The UK is on course to have its warmest summer on record for mean temperature, with only average conditions needed for the remainder of August to surpass the record set only last…