34.4 degrees - it's the hottest day of the year

Hotter than Greece or Turkey - the South East roasted today in record temperatures for September.

So hot, in fact, that health officials issued safety warnings for the young, the old and the unwell.

At Gravesend in Kent the mercury reached 34.4 degrees - the hottest September day since 1911 and the hottest day of the year in 2016.

And those who could, flocked to beaches and parks to savour the Indian Summer, as Malcolm Shaw now reports.