Map shows where UK set to reach 34C in record temperatures this week

Temperatures are set to soar today, and warm weather will continue through the week (Graphic: Metro)

Today will be one of the hottest June days on record, with highs of 34°C serving tennis fans a sweltering start to Wimbledon.

Much of England will enter a fourth day of a heatwave, forecast to be hotter than holiday spots in Barbados, Jamaica and Mexico.

Since 1960, UK temperatures in June have surpassed 34°C in only three years, with the hottest being 35.6°C, recorded on June 28...