UK weather: Exact date heatwave will return with scorching 40C temperatures

Brits are set for a return of blistering temperatures which could get as high as 40C from July 12.

Provisional data from the Met Office shows that this June has been the hottest ever in the UK and there is more warm weather to come.

There have been long spells of warm weather for sun lovers with temperatures in the mid to high 20Cs and again into the 30Cs last Monday.