Hottest day of the year predicted with temperatures rising to 34C this week

London could be hotter than Ibiza and Athens this week (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/REX)The UK is set to sizzle this week with London hotter than most of Europe.A relatively mild start today will be replaced with Mediterranean temperatures by Wednesday, with the south east potentially reaching around 34C – hotter than Ibiza and Athens.This would also set a new record for the year. May 20 was the hottest day of 2020 so far, when the mercury reached 28.2C at Santon Downham in Suffolk.This beat the