21 h. ago UK records new hottest day of year as temperatures soar in heatwave

Amber heat-health warning of rise in deaths remains in place

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24 h. ago Met Office declares hottest day of 2025 as temperatures soar to 33C in UK heatwave

A provisional temperature of 33.2C was recorded in Surrey, the Met Office has said - making today the UK's warmest day of the year so far as heatwave conditions continue to dominate

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25 h. ago UK records new hottest day of year so far as temperatures soar in heatwave

Amber heat-health alert warning of rise in deaths remains in place

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25 h. ago UK records hottest day of 2025 so far as temperatures reach 33C on summer solstice

It comes as large parts of the UK have reached their respective thresholds for a heatwave

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26 h. ago Nearly 600 people expected to die in UK heatwave as temperatures soar across the country

Experts at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Imperial College London used decades of UK data to predict excess mortality during the hot temperatures from Thursday to Sunday.

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39 h. ago UK heatwave this weekend set to see temperatures soar to 34C though with storms also ahead

Forecasters predict highs of 34C (93F) in parts of eastern England such as Cambridgeshire, and 30C in the North East.

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53 h. ago Britain melts in the heatwave: Sunseekers pack out parks and beaches with temperatures set to soar to 33C today as amber health alert continues... but thunderstorms are on the way

The UK could break its record for the warmest day of the year for the second day in a row today, with temperatures up to 33C (91F) forecast after a 2025 high of 32.2C (90.0F) in London yesterday.

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69 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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2 d. ago Swarms of 'alien jellyfish' invade UK beaches as temperatures soar amid heatwave

Rising numbers of moon jellyfish have been seen along the Torquay coastline recently, with marine experts linking the translucent visitors to warming sea temperatures

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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. ago When the UK will be the hottest as heatwave to see temperatures soar above 30C

According to the Met Office, the area of high pressure is building across the UK could mean an official heatwave could be declared by Sunday

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5 d. ago London set to bask in summer heatwave this week with temperatures predicted to soar above 30C

The capital is forecast to be hotter than holiday hotspots like Barcelona and Lisbon

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6 d. ago Weather Scotland: Edinburgh and Glasgow to hit 25C as temperatures soar in heatwave this week

Scots have been advised of an impending heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach as high as 25C.

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6 d. ago Weather Scotland: Edinburgh and Glasgow to be hotter than Barcelona as temperatures soar in heatwave this week

Scotland is set for a heatwave this week, with some places hotter than parts of southern Europe.

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6 d. ago Britain set to bask in sizzling heatwave with temperatures set to soar as high as Barbados and Malibu

Britain is poised to bask in a heatwave dubbed the 'Mediterranean melt' - but the sizzling conditions could see temperatures as hot as Malibu or Barbados.

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