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| These sunny scenes show England warming up for the weekend that could bring the hottest day of the year so far. | These sunny scenes show England warming up for the weekend that could bring the hottest day of the year so far. |
| At Glastonbury Festival temperatures reached 28.3C (83F) on Friday, some way off the record for the hottest festival day of 31.2C (88F) set in 2017. | At Glastonbury Festival temperatures reached 28.3C (83F) on Friday, some way off the record for the hottest festival day of 31.2C (88F) set in 2017. |
| On Saturday London and the east of England could bask in highs of 34C (93.2F), according to the Met Office. | On Saturday London and the east of England could bask in highs of 34C (93.2F), according to the Met Office. |
| That would beat 2019's current record of 28.8C (84F), which was set in Weybourne in Norfolk on 2 June. | That would beat 2019's current record of 28.8C (84F), which was set in Weybourne in Norfolk on 2 June. |
| And it would not be far off the highest-ever temperature on record for June, which was 35.6C (96F) in 1976. | And it would not be far off the highest-ever temperature on record for June, which was 35.6C (96F) in 1976. |
| Police have warned people not to play near or swim in rivers, lakes and reservoirs after a 12-year-old Shukri Yahya Abdi drowned in a river in Bury. | Police have warned people not to play near or swim in rivers, lakes and reservoirs after a 12-year-old Shukri Yahya Abdi drowned in a river in Bury. |
| Two men who were pulled from the sea off Torquay, Devon, have also died. | Two men who were pulled from the sea off Torquay, Devon, have also died. |
| The fire services in Greater Manchester and Lancashire also urged the public not to light BBQs, start fires or discard smoking materials in the local countryside. | The fire services in Greater Manchester and Lancashire also urged the public not to light BBQs, start fires or discard smoking materials in the local countryside. |
| Its warning comes exactly a year on from the start of the wildfire that ravaged moorland on Winter Hill in Lancashire for 41 days. | Its warning comes exactly a year on from the start of the wildfire that ravaged moorland on Winter Hill in Lancashire for 41 days. |
| The hottest Glastonbury overall was 1989 when temperatures averaged about 26C (78.8F) over the entire three days. | The hottest Glastonbury overall was 1989 when temperatures averaged about 26C (78.8F) over the entire three days. |
| This year organisers are giving away free sun lotion and water to help festivalgoers cope with the heat. | This year organisers are giving away free sun lotion and water to help festivalgoers cope with the heat. |