The UK saw its second hottest day on record as temperatures soared.
The record for the hottest July day was broken, after temperatures of 37.7 °C were recorded at Kew Gardens and Writtle, Essex, on Thursday.
Following that a temperature of 38.1C was recorded in Cambridge.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the UK was 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003.
The Standard provided live updates below.
