UK set to be hotter than Barcelona as 28C bank holiday finally arrives

Britain will outshine Tenerife in the temperature stakes today - as the nation finally gets to savour a gloriously sunny bank holiday . Bristol can expect to bask in this balmy weather, with 27C and dry conditions forecast.

Thermometers are set to hit 28C across the country, with only Northern Ireland expected to see any showers. Temperatures will reach at least 25C widely throughout the UK, with the warm weather extending as far north as County Durham.

Coastal resorts are braced for packed beaches, particularly along the North Sea shoreline at destinations such as Skegness, Scarborough and Great Yarmouth. The East of England will experience the most sweltering conditions, with Cambridgeshire anticipated to recor

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