Temperatures rival Greek isle of Corfu as England enjoys hottest day of the year

BRITS basked in glorious sunshine yesterday as temperatures rivalled the Greek isle of Corfu.

Beaches, parks and beer gardens were packed on England’s hottest day of the year.

The Met Office said Heathrow recorded 21.4C (70.52F) — topping the 21.3C set last Sunday in Sheffield.

That was almost a match for Corfu, which saw up to 22C, and better than Rome (20C), Barcelona (17C) and Naples (18C).

Saturday had seen temperatures almost as high, with the best of the sun in the South East.

But showers are likely to return from today as the country gets back to work.

Met Office forecaster Stephen Keates said: "We've had plenty of sunshine around over the weekend.

"We're going to hold onto a decent segment of that fine weather but there will be the odd scattered shower about.

"Some of them will be heavy at times.

"It's also going to feel cooler than what it has been with temperatures dropping slightly."

He said it was possible some areas across northern Britain could see an overnight frost.