Health warning issued as Met Office forecasts hottest day of the year next week

Make sure to put on suncream – it’s set to be a scorcher this week (Picture: PA)

The UK is in the midst of a bank holiday heatwave, and forecasters have said the ‘exceptional heat’ is showing no signs of letting up.

The UK saw the hottest day of the year so far on Saturday, when the village of Frittenden, in Kent, hit 30.5°C.

It was the first time this year that the UK had passed 30°C – the last time that happened in May was in 2012.

But temperatures are expected to rise even further today, with highs of 31C predicted in the South East, and even further on Monday, when the mercury could hit 33°C to 34°C.

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