Britain basks in temperatures hotter than Africa as mercury soars

BRITAIN is hotter than parts of AFRICA today, with the glorious heatwave set to last through the weekend.

The mercury rocketed to 28C in Bournemouth yesterday, making Friday the hottest day of the year.

Brits soaked up the sun while Casablanca in Morocco was left in the shade at just 22C and showery Alexandria in Egypt reached 24C.

The Met Office reported “unbroken sunshine” as independent forecasters claimed the hot spell was the best period of weather for two years.

Britain is predicted to be as warm as Dubai, Guatemala City and Nice in the south of France today.                     Read Full