UK has hottest night on record as temperatures forecast to hit 40C

Met Office prediction would make country hotter than Jamaica, the Maldives and Barbados

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The UK experienced its hottest night on record as it braces for another unprecedented day on Tuesday, with temperatures predicted to hit 40C in a heatwave exacerbated by climate change.

The Met Office has forecast temperatures to reach as high as 41C in some parts of England, where an extreme heat warning is in place, which would make the country hotter than Jamaica, the Maldives and Barbados.