A high of 36.7C provisionally recorded in Merryfield, Somerset on Thursday also makes it the hottest day of 2026 so far.

The record was provisionally broken yesterday, with Gosport in Hampshire reaching 36.1C (97F). A rare red extreme weather ...

Based on current trends parts of the UK are set to see 40C summers regularly within a couple of decades.

BBC swings axe on Breakfast and Radio 4 in huge new cuts - Broadcaster announces a host of cost-saving measures as part of plans to save £160m ...