Europe heatwave live: Germany braced for temperatures ‘well over 40C’; extreme heat warnings for England

Forecasters say hottest conditions spreading into central and eastern Europe

While it will be a lot less hot in the UK, there is still an amber warning for extreme heat over parts of East Anglia and south-east England today.

The Met Office has forecast today’s temperatures as follows:

Aberdeen 22C

Belfast 21C

Birmingham 28C

Cardiff 27C

Glasgow 22C

Liverpool 28C

London 32C

Newcastle 27C

Plymouth 23C

Sheffield 28C