Based on current trends parts of the UK are set to see 40C summers regularly within a couple of decades.

The growth in sales has slowed significantly after a critical government grant programme was cut.

The temperature topped 34.6 C in Wisley, England, on Tuesday while Scotland and Northern Ireland saw their hottest days of the year.

A report says many of the measures are "well within the reach" of government and it was a matter of "moving away from planning into delivery".

Temperatures are predicted to climb to around 37 or 38C in southern England, with a maximum of 39C not out of the question

A combination of factors is making this heatwave more uncomfortable than some we have had in the past, as Simon King explains

Closing the blast furnaces at the steelworks has led to a significant cut in Wales' greenhouse gas emissions.