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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Eric Williams

‘Fairly chilly’ bank holiday for VE Day events after record temperatures

A “fairly chilly” spell is expected to follow record-breaking hot weather in the UK as the 80th anniversary of VE Day is marked with a military procession, flypast and street parties.

The Met Office forecasts that temperatures will reach a maximum of 15C or 16C on the south coast of England on bank holiday Monday, May 5 but said northern parts of the UK would “struggle to get into the double figures”.

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