UK heatwave gives sweating Brits sleepless night after 31C heat

BRITS are waking up exhausted after a sleepless night in scorching 31C weather.

Fans were plugged in across the nation as sizzling temperatures left many tossing and turning.

Temperatures soared yesterday, with the mercury climbing to a record-breaking 31C at Heathrow Airport.

The sweltering heat continued into the night, with temperatures remaining at around 20C past 2am and right up until dawn.

And it's expected to be the hottest day of the year today - with the Met Office warning temperatures could climb to a sizzling 34C later this afternoon.

Exasperated Brits were left venting their frustration through Twitter memes, with #cantsleep trending through the night.

Sharing a picture of an exhausted-looking Spongebob Squarepents, one wrote: "6.30am and I #cantsleep. The English aren't built for the heat, would have spent the night writing my WIP but my laptop died. Just my luck".

And another, tweeting a picture of Mr Burns from The Simpsons, said: "I've never related to Mr Burns blocking out the sun than now".

One user also shared a hilarious picture of a man sleeping next to a fridge, writing: "Night folks!!!"

But not all Brits were left amused, with one pining for colder temperatures, writing: "I ended up getting up at like 6am because it was too hot and too noisy outside the open the windows.