'We are living in extraordinary times': Met Office says 2025 could break UK temperature record

Michael Holder
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Dry conditions at a Lancashire Reservoir in 2025 | Credit: iStock
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Dry conditions at a Lancashire Reservoir in 2025 | Credit: iStock

This year looks set to be one of - if not the - hottest since records began in the UK, which Met Office says should come as ‘no surprise’ given rate of warming in recent years

This year looks set to be one of the hottest since records began in the UK – if not the hottest – although this should come as "no surprise" given the how rapidly average temperatures are warming across...

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