Britain's week of glorious sunshine came to a crushing end today as the south was battered by rain and hit with milder temperatures - ahead of another scorching weekend with 75F (24C) highs. However, the Met Office said parts of the UK will just miss out on an official heatwave despite temperatures remaining high. Although temperatures around the country are expected to stay in the high-70Fs (mid-20Cs) today, most places will not 'tick the box' for a heatwave. And Britain's daily infections also rose above 5,000 yesterday for the first time since the country was still in lockdown in late March, with cases of the Indian variant doubling every nine days. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said today there was 'nothing at the moment' to suggest the June 21 unlocking could not go ahead.

Source: The Nation June 04, 2021 11:03 UTC