Is the UK heading for a record-breaking hot summer? Experts weigh in

How’re you handling the recent heat? It feels as if we spend months complaining about rain, drizzle and grey skies across the UK and then, just like that, we’re thrown into the furnace, strangers’ sweat dripping on us as we fan our way about our daily business on public transport.

At the time of writing, Wednesday 27 May, the UK is in the grip of a sweltering spring heatwave. On Monday 25 May, the hottest ever May temperature was recorded at Kew Gardens, London, where it rose to a…