UK heatwave helps solar power to record weekly highs

Hot weather saw solar briefly take over from gas as the number one energy source

Britain's heatwave has helped break several solar power-generation records, and over the weekend the renewable energy source briefly eclipsed gas power stations as the UK's top source of electricity.

While new solar installations have virtually flatlined over the past year, a run of largely cloudless days has seen a series of highs for power generation by the sector.