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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Whittaker

UK weather live: Warning over open water swimming in mini-heatwave after boy, 16, dies in lake

The UK is bracing for the hottest day of the year so far, with forecasters predicting temperatures could hit 30C at the earliest point in the year ever.

It could be the warmest start to May ever recorded, according to the Met Office - beating the 27.4C set on 1 May 1990 in Lossiemouth, Scotland.

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