The UK has recorded its warmest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 29.4C, the Met Office said.It comes as the forecasting body announced thunderstorms were "pushing into" the English Channel ahead of an amber weather warning for severe thunderstorms which will come into force at 8pm.Santon Downham, in West Suffolk, enjoyed the hottest weather on Friday, just breaking the previous record for 2025 which stood at 29.3C, recorded on May 1 in Kew Gardens, west London.

The UK has recorded its warmest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 29.4C, the Met Office said.It comes as the forecasting body announced thunderstorms were "pushing into" the English Channel ahead of an amber weather warning for severe thunderstorms which will come into force at 8pm.Santon Downham, in West Suffolk, enjoyed the hottest weather on Friday, just breaking the previous record for 2025 which stood at 29.3C, recorded on May 1 in Kew Gardens, west London.