Scotland and Northern Ireland have each recorded their warmest day in years as the third heatwave of the summer peaks, with temperatures in Wales also potentially breaking records on Saturday.

The Met Office has confirmed temperatures of 30C in Scotland today amid the third heatwave already this summer.

In Essex, it is set to remain up to 29C in most areas until the end of Monday (July 14), with temperatures then going down to highs of around 24C and 25C from Tuesday (July 15) until Thursday (July 17 ...