Heatwave: Met Office confirms today is hottest on record at 39.1c and that ‘temperatures are likely to rise further’

The Met Office has confirmed that records have been smashed as a temperature of 39.1c was reached in Surrey today. The news comes after the Met Office issued an extreme level four red weather warning for Monday and Tuesday, with it expected to exceed 40 degrees. The UK’s travel network has suffered in particular from [...]