Met Office: UK's 10 hottest years on record occurred since 2002

Data also shows that none of Britain's coldest years have happened since 1963

The UK's 10 hottest years on record have all occurred since 2002, the Met Office has said. Its statistics stretching back to 1884 reveal a worrying trend, as the planet as a whole deals with the climate crisis.

In a further indication of how the climate is heating up, the records show that none of the UK's 10 coldest years have occurred since 1963.