UK records highest ever May temperature for second day in a row

The UK has recorded its highest-ever May temperature for the second consecutive day, as thermometers hit 35C (95F) at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London, the Met Office said. The latest high was recorded the day after the country’s provisional hottest meteorological spring temperature of 34.8C in Kew Gardens in south-west London. The previous May peak of 32.8C had stood since 1922. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across England earlier on Tuesday. Forecasters said isolated storms with lightning, hail and gusty winds could affect large parts of the country, from Bath and Reading to Lincoln and Sheffield. The Met Office said many areas would stay hot and sunny, but that there was potential for as much as 30mm of rainfall in the space of an hour in some parts. The warning will be in effect from 3pm to 10pm. Police reported two deaths over the bank holiday weekend. A 13-year-old boy died on Monday after getting into difficulty in a West Yorkshire reservoir. Police said he was pulled from the water and taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. South Yorkshire police said the body of a second boy had been found in the early hours of Tuesday after he was last seen entering the water at a park in Rotherham the day before. The country experienced a “tropical night” on Monday, defined as when temperatures do not fall below 20C. Kenley Airfield in south London recorded an overnight temperature of 21.3C. …