UK sees highest-ever temperatures recorded

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The UK has recorded a temperature of over 40C (104F) for the first time - as the heat continues to rise.

Report informs, citing the BBC, that thermometers hit 40.2C at London Heathrow at 12.50 BST, breaking a record temperature of 39.1C in Charlwood, Surrey, registered earlier.

But Tuesday's temperatures are expected to climb higher still, with places along the A1/M1 corridor expected to see up to 42C later.

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