Britain set for hottest ever early May bank holiday

Britain set for hottest ever early May bank holiday

The temperature is set to hit 28C in the south of England but engineering works threaten to cause more transport chaos in the region

Parts of Britain could enjoy the hottest early May bank holiday ever recorded on Monday with temperatures set to reach 28C.

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A promising start to #BankHolidayMonday ☀️ but still some low cloud and mist running up the western side of the UK pic.twitter.com/L17B6EOZL9

#SNUpdates – Due to overcrowding, passengers for Brighton & the South coast are strongly advised not to travel today.

️ Passengers for Gatwick Airport should allow an extra 30 mins for their journey

Tickets will be valid on all SW Railway and SouthEastern services pic.twitter.com/i8oo8kZJUt

#London: Southern advises passengers not to travel to Brighton amid 2 hour queues for rail replacement buses at Gatwick via Reddit https://t.co/6nOQAz5rpB pic.twitter.com/v4hEgvWUuY

Services to #Brighton have been replaced with this raft. Good luck pic.twitter.com/arm2IqYuGi

Sunday saw plenty of #sunshine ☀️ across many parts of the UK, however some northern and western parts of #Scotland did see some rain. Here are the extremes for Sunday 6th May pic.twitter.com/E64w8OkCEM

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Source: Guardian Transport

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