Hottest June day record broken for THIRD day in a row as temperatures soar to 36.9C

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Hottest June day record broken for THIRD day in a row as temperatures soar to 36.9C.

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The heat record for June has been broken for the third day in a row as Britain continues to face high temperatures.

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The Met Office has confirmed the mercury reached 36.9C in Wattisham, Suffolk, beating yesterday's record of 36.7C in Merryfield, Somerset.These temperatures have broken the 50-year-old record of 35.6C, recorded in Southampton in the infamous summer of 1976.In a post on X shortly before 2pm, the Met Office said: "Temperatures are still rising." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Schools and nurseries have been forced to closed and a hosepipe ban has been brought in for Kent amid surging demand.Several hospitals have declared critical incidents, with University Hospital Southampton being forced to cancel a number of planned operations and some outpatient appointments.The London Ambulance Service (LAS) responded to its highest number of life-threatening emergencies ever on Wednesday, and its chief operating officer Craig Harman said he expects "demand to grow day on day over...

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