Children treated for sunburn as UK bakes on year’s hottest weekend

Public health bodies issue warning to use sun screen as mercury hits year-high of 31.6C at Heathrow

Children have been treated in hospital for extreme sunburn as Britain experienced the hottest weekend of the year.

Temperatures reached 31.6C at Heathrow and 30.2C in Cardiff on Sunday, making it the hottest day of the year, as an area of high pressure over the UK maintained warm conditions.