47 m. 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

Politics

51 m. 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

Culture

2 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.

Events

3 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

Events

3 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.

Society

3 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

Politics

4 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

Politics

5 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

Politics

5 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

Society

6 h. ago Heatwave weather maps show how hot it will get in every part of Wales this weekend

Wales is heating up this week as summer feels like it's in full swing

Society

7 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

Politics

7 h. ago Met Office weather maps show hottest places in Wales as heatwave officially begins

Temperatures are set to creep close to 30C in the coming days, but is the heat going to last?

Society

10 h. ago Brits urged to make important call as yellow heat health alert issued ahead of 33C scorcher

Yellow heat health alerts have been issued throughout parts of the UK as temperatures are predicted to rise to 33C over the weekend - with experts calling for important action

Society

10 h. ago UK weather LIVE: Heatwave maps show exact areas set to peak over 30C today

Temperatures are set to soar above 30C today as weather forecasters expect an official heatwave to be declared soon, while the UK Health Security Agency has issued heat-health alerts

Society

11 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'.

Events

22 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

Politics

27 h. ago UK weather maps turn red with 33C day as Met Office warns of 'tropical night'

Expect a bad nights sleep as scary weather maps show the UK hit 33 degrees while the first heatwave of the year grips the country and the Met Office warns of 'tropical night'

Events

39 h. ago Exact date 'Blowtorch Britain' will be hotter than Hawaii as weather maps turn dark red

Britain could experience highs of 36C in a few days, which could be the hottest June temperature in 180 years, and weather maps show the country is set to be hotter than Hawaii

Politics

40 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

Society

46 h. ago Met Office weather map shows the UK areas temperatures will soar to 30C within days

A heatwave is on the cards later this week

Society