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UK's 'hottest day of the year' reaches 25.5 degrees | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Parts of the UK have had the hottest day of the year so far - with temperatures hitting 25.5C in Cambridge. | |
Many areas in England and Wales reached at least 20C, the Met Office said. | Many areas in England and Wales reached at least 20C, the Met Office said. |
The East Midlands and parts of East Anglia were among the sunniest areas, while Scotland and Northern Ireland have been cooler at 16C and 15C. | |
Forecasters said temperatures would return to spring levels by Monday - dropping by as much as 10 degrees. | |
Trapped leg | |
In Somerset, firefighters said they used bolt croppers and cutters to free a woman whose leg was trapped in a sunlounger. | |
She was also given oxygen and an ambulance was called. | |
In Leicestershire, a country park suffered a "devastating" fire - which may have been caused by a barbecue or a discarded cigarette butt. | |
Forecasters warned people not to get caught out by the sun, which can be as strong in April as in August and September. | |
Temperatures are forecast to cool on Monday, however. | |
BBC Weather presenter Tomasz Schafernaker said: "Over the next 24 hours those areas that were warmest today will experience at least a 10 degree drop. | |
"Today warm air was wafting in from France; tomorrow cooler air will be streaming in from the north Atlantic." |