The UK has recorded a temperature above 40C for the first time ever. The mercury hit 40.2C (104.3F) at Heathrow at 12.50pm. An hour later, the same temperature was reached in the... Read more »
EPASeveral locations have reported temperatures in excess of 30C (86F) A UK record has been broken for the number of consecutive September days reaching 30C (86F). A 30.2C reading in Northolt, west... Read more »
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Images on TV news shows fire destroy homes in the east London villageImage caption: Images on TV news shows fire destroy homes in the east London village We’ve heard from some Wennington... Read more »
Thunderstorms have been predicted for parts of the UK on Sunday amid a record-breaking September heatwave. The UK has sweltered through six days of temperatures above 30C in September for the first... Read more »
T hunderstorms are set to hit parts of the UK on Sunday amid a record-breaking September heatwave. The UK has now sweltered through six days of temperatures above 30C in September for... Read more »
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Saturday is provisionally the hottest day of the year, the Met Office has said, with a high of high of 33.2C (92F) at London’s Kew Gardens. That beats the provisional 32.6C (91F)... Read more »
It is the hottest day of the year so far, according to provisional Met Office figures, and forecasters are predicting more of the same. Temperatures soared to 32.6C (90.7F) in Wisley, Surrey,... Read more »
The Met Office has warned the Britain could bake under the longest September heatwave on record, with temperatures set to top 30C for an entire week. While temperatures just fell short of... Read more »