The UK has provisionally recorded its highest-ever temperature, with a reading of 39.1C in Charlwood, Surrey, before midday. Once verified, the extreme temperature will surpass the UK record of 38.7C, set in Cambridge in 2019. But Tuesday's temperatures are expected to climb higher still, with places along the A1/M1 corridor expected to see up to 42C later. Scotland is also projected to pass its historic reading of 32.9C.

[From the BBC - 19-07-22]