The UK saw its hottest day of the year on Tuesday with temperatures rising to over 25C in parts of the country, the Met Office said.
The mercury reached 25.1C in Porthmadog, North Wales, beating Sunday’s 2023 record of 24.4C in Plymouth.
Scotland and Northern Ireland also recorded their highest temperatures of the year so far at 24.5 in Tyndrum, Stirling, and 24.5C in Castlederg, Co Tyrone.