An official heatwave could hit the UK from Thursday with temperatures expected to soar to 37C by the end of the week. Parts of the country will be hotter than top holiday destinations in the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Jamaica and Barbados.
The sweltering temperatures are expected to continue until Sunday and are the result of hot air moving in from southern Europe.
It means Britain could pass the threshold for a heatwave, which requires three days of temperatures over 25C across most of the nation and 28C in London.
Temperatures in London and the south east on Friday may even surpass the 37.8C recorded in Heathrow on July 31 - the hottest day of the year so far, and the UK's third warmest ever.
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