Cambridge is the hottest place in the UK right now, the Met Office reported.

The record-breaking temperature of 38.1C was recorded at 4pm, and it's only the second time temperatures over 100 Fahrenheit have been recorded in the country.

Cambridge's current temperatures beat the hottest ever July day on record which was previously 36.7C on July 1, 2015 at Heathrow.

For the UK as a whole, it's the second hottest day on record since records began. The all-time UK record is 38.5C, which was recorded in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003.

Observations are still ongoing, so temperatures could rise even more.

The sweltering temperatures come as Greater Anglia cancels all services in the West Anglia route . There are fears that the tracks will buckle under the extreme heat increase.

Julian and Daisy Fowler-Main with their children Mishca, 10, and Tallulah, 1 at Jesus Green Lido

The east of England is currently under a level 3 amber heat level. When this level is triggered, social and healthcare services should target specific actions at high-risk groups.

The next level up from 'level 3 amber heatwave action' is 'level 4 red national emergency'.

Employees at the Tesco at Bar Hill, just off the A14, have even had to clear the frozen and chilled food products from the shelves due to the extreme heat.