UK weather LIVE: Chaos caused by thousands of people due to heat of 38 ° C

The United Kingdom endures the hottest July day ever recorded – and this is causing chaos for travel

The UK had its hottest day in July and the second hottest day in history, with mercury reaching 38.1 ° C, the Met Office announced.

Forecasters said the new record in Cambridge exceeded the previous record of 36.7 ° C (98.06F) set at Heathrow in July 2015.

That makes Thursday the second hottest British day ever recorded, also beating the 37.1C recorded in August 1990, according to figures from the Met Office.

And it is possible that the all-time UK record of 38.5C (101.3F) recorded in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003, will be defeated on Thursday, the Met Office announced.

Stifling temperatures could cause stormy showers, with a yellow warning for thunderstorms emitted for most of England with the exception of the Southwest and parts of Scotland up to 39. to Friday 4 hours.