The UK had an unprecedented seventh consecutive day of 30C heat on Sunday, the Met Office said, but some areas were already experiencing the end of the heatwave with heavy, thundery rain and warnings of more on the way.
Forecasters said there had never been a September heatwave on record as long-lived as this year’s episode. Sunday became the seventh consecutive day of 30 degree weather in the UK with 32.5C recorded in Cambridge.
