The Latest Breaking News from the Met Office

Polling stations opened at 7am, with voting taking place until 10pm on Thursday night

During the UK general election campaign, we worked with colleagues to create a series of maps that show both how the climate has changed over the past two generations in each constituency, and how it will change over the next decade.

Warnings of a ‘pollen bomb’ may be making some hay-fever sufferers nervous

London warmer than many of Europe’s top holiday destinations including Barcelona, Majorca and Marseille

Soldier pictured face down before being helped to their feet as temperatures in the capital soar

The Met Office predicts the UK will see the ‘highest temperatures’ this year

Most of the UK ‘will experience the finest conditions and highest temperatures so far this year’, the Met Office said.

One in 4 Brits suffers from hayfever – and this week may be a challenge

London set to be hotter than a number of popular holiday destinations on the continent