2014 could be hottest year on record, says Met Office

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Both UK and global average temperatures expected to reach record levels this year, after January and October were hottest ever worldwide

2014 is on course to be the hottest year ever recorded, both in the UK and across the globe, new data today reveals. Early figures from the Met Office show the UK's mean temperature from 1 January to...

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