A new record for the hottest day ever seen in the UK was provisionally recorded in England yesterday afternoon.
Image: PA Image: PA FIRES ARE CONTINUING to ravage through houses and buildings across the UK after temperatures topped 40 degrees in the UK for the first time ever.
It comes as the temperature is set to drop by up to 10 degrees in some areas today, with heavy showers and thunderstorms to lash parts of the country, potentially causing localised flooding. The Met Office said 34 observation sites across England provisionally broke the previous all-time record, ranging from Bramham, in West Yorkshire, to Charlwood, in Surrey, while a further five had equalled it yesterday.Scotland experienced its hottest day on record, with the temperature reaching 34.8 degrees in Charterhall in the Scottish Borders, Met Office provisional figures showed.
Jonathan Smith, assistant commissioner at London Fire Brigade, earlier told the PA news agency crews would continue to tackle the flames into the evening.New smaller fires, related to the hot weather, were continuing to crop up in different corners of the city by 11pm last night. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue tweeted: “We have declared a major incident due to high demand across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.It stood down its major incident warning later in the day.
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