Sunday Scorcher Beats May Mercury Since 2012

Hold on to your sun hats! The temperature has climbed to the highest so far this year - 27.1C at St James' Park in central London. A smidge lower - 26.4C - has been recorded both at Northolt in northwest London and Kew Gardens in west London at 3pm. It is the highest May temperature since 2012, according the Met Office.