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Blistering Britain broke down on its hottest-ever day – and there is worse to come today
READ MORE: Missing boy, 14, thought to have drowned in River Thames - as 5 others die in heatwave Met Office forecaster Paul Davies said he had “never seen the charts I’ve seen today” in his 30-year career.Luton Airport had to be shut for two hours when the runway melted but later reopened.At Buckingham Palace a parched guardsman was given water as he stood watch in his bearskin and full uniform.And the Changing of the Guard was scaled down to protect the soldiers.Hawarden in Flintshire reached 37.1C – beating the previous all-time high recorded in Wales of 35.2C in the same spot in August 1990.And it was Cornwall’s hottest day on record, with Bude hitting 34.2C – beating the previous high of 33.9C in June 1976.
