1 hour ago An ice lolly fur this heat! Zoo animals cool off with a treat on Britain's hottest day of the year

Zookeepers at Drusillas in Sussex have had to resort to unconventional ways to help stop their animals from overheating yesterday - the same afternoon an amber health alert was issued.

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2 h. ago Ascot 2025: Royals feel the heat as they face 32C temperatures at Ladies' Day on hottest day of the year so far

New royal favourite Harriet Sperling joked with the King on the hottest day of the year so far as she joined the family at Royal Ascot for the second time this week.

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6 h. ago Looking to cool off during summer heatwave? Heatmap reveals London’s hottest and coolest boroughs as temperatures hit 32C

It comes after the capital recorded the hottest day of the year so far and an amber heat health alert was issued for England

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6 h. ago Royal Ascot provides free water but keeps dress code unchanged on hottest day of year

A crowd of 65,718 baked in temperatures near 30C which led the UK Health Security Agency to raise the heat-health alert level to amber

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6 h. ago The best photos as people enjoy Barry Island on hottest day of the year so far

It looks like the hot, sunny weather is here to stay with the Met Office warning the UK could experience heatwave conditions over the weekend

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8 h. ago Woman in her 30s dies at Durdle Door beauty spot on hottest day of the year

Coastguards, lifeboat crews, and air ambulance and police rushed to the iconic Durdle Door beach in Dorset at around 1pm after receiving reports of a woman in need of urgent medical attention.

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9 h. ago Hottest day of the year recorded as temperatures exceed 32C and Met Office warns of 'tropical nights'

The UKHSA alert warns there could be a "rise in deaths" as the mercury soars and Britain see's the hottest day of the year so far, but it's meant to get much warmer

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9 h. ago On the hottest day of the year it's brass monkeys at our house thanks to British Gas: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN

I know World War Three is breaking out and the country is going to hell in a handcart, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN, but it's sweating the small stuff which sends us bonkers. And I do mean sweating.

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10 h. ago Looking to cool off during summer heatwave? Heatmap reveals London’s hottest and coolest boroughs

It comes after the capital recorded the hottest day of the year so far and an amber heat health alert was issued for England

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10 h. ago UK records hottest day of the year – but temperatures set to climb further

The Met Office said 30.8C was recorded in Surrey village of Risley on Thursday afternoon

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11 h. ago What is a heatwave? London set to see hottest day of the year this week

The Met Office is forecasting temperatures will see 32C in London on Sunday

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12 h. ago London weather: 30.1C recorded in hottest day of the year amid amber heat health alert

Warning of ‘rise in deaths’ as Met Office upgrades temperature forecast for the capital

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13 h. ago Lidl shoppers say this is the 'best fan they've ever had' as heat set to soar to 30C

The hottest day of 2025 (June 19) so far is upon us and with the temperatures set to continue in excess of 30C into next week, Lidl customers say they have found the solution to keeping cool

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18 h. ago Britain sweats on the hottest day of the year: Temperatures of 32C (90F) today spark warnings for babies, the elderly and the vulnerable

Friday and Saturday nights will be uncomfortable for sleeping, with temperatures possibly staying above 20C (68F) in parts of the UK, which is known as a 'tropical night'.

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28 h. ago UK heatwave: Exact moment Brits face hottest ever June day with 38C grilling

A June record of 35.6C was set almost 50 years ago in Southampton’s Mayflower Park as bookies slash the odds of finally breaking that sweltering figure this month

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46 h. ago UK weather maps turn dark red as 33C heat bomb set to scorch England on 'hottest day of the year'

According to the Met Office, the first heatwave of the year could officially hit this weekend as weather maps show dark red temperatures soaring above 30C for the first time in 2025

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3 d. ago Scotland to roast in 26C heat as hottest day of year comes amid thunderstorms

Scotland bagged its hottest day of the year despite heavy downpours and it seems more of the same is to come

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4 d. ago Why the most expensive house in the world is actually a British beach hut

What a treat to own a seaside beach hut. You can gather with your family to picnic and shelter from the sun (and rain). But how much would you be happy to pay for one?

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5 d. ago Thunderstorms bring threat of flooding after hottest day of the year

Yellow Met Office weather warnings cover large parts of the country on Saturday.

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6 d. ago Shocking moment floodwater gushes down streets as parts of Britain are hit by intense thunderstorms on hottest day of the year

The UK recorded its warmest day of 2025 on Friday, with temperatures reaching a sizzling 29C, the Met Office said.

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