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Arthur’s Seat fire

Scotland

Grass fire near Arthur’s Seat sends plume of smoke over Edinburgh

The fire started in an area of vegetation near the ruins of St Anthony’s Chapel.

By Neil Pooran, Press Association Scotland News Editor · 25 May 2026 · 1 min read

People enjoy the hot weather on Bournemouth beach in Dorset

Scotland

Hottest May day ever as London hits 34.8C in 2C leap from previous records

The provisional reading at Kew Gardens, south-west London, is also the highest May temperature.

By Pol Allingham, Press Association · 25 May 2026 · 4 min read

Bournemouth beach in Dorset on Monday

Scotland

Hottest May day record broken as London area hits 33.5C

Heathrow, west London, reached 33.5C on Saturday.

By Pol Allingham, Press Association · 25 May 2026 · 4 min read

People enjoy the hot weather on Bournemouth beach in Dorset

Scotland

May heat records could be broken by nearly 3C the day after hottest in 79 years

Temperature records are usually broken by points of a degree, not several degrees.

By Pol Allingham, Press Association · 25 May 2026 · 4 min read

A woman by a fountain in the sun

Scotland

High temperatures could mean hottest bank holiday on record

The UK saw its hottest May day for at least 79 years on Sunday.

By Sapphire Hope, Press Association · 25 May 2026 · 2 min read

A person swimming in the sky pool in Nine Elms, south London, while a plane rises in the sky

Scotland

Hottest May day for 79 years with Monday forecast to be even warmer

Parts of the UK were as hot as the Mediterranean with a high of 32.3C at Kew Gardens.

By Sapphire Hope, Press Association · 24 May 2026 · 3 min read

A person sunbathing in a deckchair on grass, viewed from behind

Scotland

Heat to rise to possible record-breaking highs over rest of bank holiday weekend

The UK saw the hottest day of the year so far on Saturday.

By Ellie Ng, Press Association · 24 May 2026 · 3 min read

People on the beach

Scotland

‘Free flowing traffic at Dover’ after queues on hot bank holiday weekend

Holidaymakers got stuck in hours-long queues earlier on the hottest day of the year so far.

By Ellie Ng and Sapphire Hope, Press Association · 23 May 2026 · 4 min read

Vehicles queueing for the Port of Dover

Scotland

New EU border checks at Dover suspended after queues on hot bank holiday weekend

The UK has seen the hottest day of the year so far on Saturday.

By Ellie Ng and Sapphire Hope, Press Association · 23 May 2026 · 4 min read

People relaxing in hot weather in Potters Fields Park, London

Scotland

UK set for record hot May day with parts of country hotter than Barbados

Temperatures are forecast to hit 33C over the bank holiday weekend.

By Ted Hennessey, Press Association · 22 May 2026 · 3 min read