UK set for warmest day yet this year as firefighters warn of more wildfires

Firefighters were called to a wildfire at Upton Heath, near Poole in Dorset, on Wednesday night. Photograph: Hayleigh Carter/PA

The UK could experience its warmest day of the year so far, with temperatures higher than European holiday hotspots.

The Met Office said much of the country would be dry and sunny on Friday, and some of central England could hit 24C (75F) as weather “nearer to what we’d expect in July” continued.