Bank Holiday Monday was the hottest on record - but the warm weather won't last

Bank Holiday Monday was the hottest on record in late August, the Met Office has confirmed. Temperatures hit 28.2C (82.8F) in Holbeach, southern Lincolnshire, surpassing the previous record of 27.2C (81F) in East Bergholt, Suffolk, in 1984. The hot weather is down to a "ridge of high pressure" br...

Bank Holiday Monday was the hottest on record - but the warm weather won't last