As the UK set a new high, we visited a former holder of the title of the hottest place in Britain to find out how people were keeping cool.

The heatwave will be coming to an end later as the Met Office warns of heavy showers and thunderstorms.

A seaside resort's paddling pool is finally open after a national chlorine shortage, no power and no water.

Kent once again roasted in temperatures approaching 40C but the Met Office has now warned of thunderstorms and showers.

A Kent MP says the "£3 trillion" cost of reaching net zero is a "virtue-signal" - and questions why we complain about the hot weather in Britain.

The Met Office has provisionally confirmed today is the hottest day on record as temperatures pass 40C.

A town in Kent recorded the hottest temperature in Britain in 2003 and scientists made bold predictions for the future.

Schools in Kent are split over whether to keep children in the classroom as temperatures head for 40C.

People were urged to stay at home, drink plenty of water and check on the elderly as temperatures headed towards 40C.

With temperatures expected to near 40C in the coming days, we visited a year-round Christmas shop to see how staff cope.

People are being warned of travel disruption as the county prepares for record temperatures next week.

Temperatures are predicted to reach 36C in some parts of Kent next week amid the sweltering heatwave.

For 15 days in 1976 temperatures raged above 32C leading to a record breaking summer that remains scorched on people's memories.

The heatwave shows no signs of peaking yet with the Met Office now extending its amber warning for extreme heat into next week.

A football club have cancelled their weekend games ahead of what could be record-breaking temperatures.

Forecasters say there is a chance that the record for the hottest day ever recorded in the UK will be broken in the coming days.

Huge numbers of jellyfish have been spotted on the Kent coast as temperatures soar - including a species with a "nasty" sting.

A heat-health alert remains in place as temperatures across the county look set to keep climbing as we head into next week.

Older people, those with underlying health conditions and families with young children are being warned to take care with temperatures set to hit 32C.

A heat health warning is in place for the county with temperatures set to soar to 32C.