It's officially hotter than 1976! UK on track to surpass record this year as temperatures see police rescue dogs from sweltering cars and stampede for water 

Britain has now had as many 30C days in 2026 as in the infamous year of 1976 as the country experiences its third heatwave of the summer, forecasters revealed today. Britain has now had as many 30C days in 2026 as in the infamous year of 1976 as the country experiences its third heatwave of the summer, forecasters revealed today.