The UK has recorded its all-time hottest May temperature as a part of London hit 33.5C. The high was at Heathrow, in the capital’s west, the Met Office said shortly after 1pm on the bank holiday. It comes as parts of the South and South East face forecasts of 34C or 35C heat on Monday and Tuesday. Kew Gardens, south-west London, reached 32.3C on Sunday and the UK then recorded its warmest night in 81 years. Temperature records are usually broken by tenths of a degree, not several degrees. Watch