Gravesend is set to be the hottest place in the country today.

The Met Office have released figures to show that temperatures in the town could soar to 26.7 degrees Celsius - the maximum hottest temperature in the UK.

Temperatures across London and Kent are set to reach as high as 33 degrees tomorrow (July 1).

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Thursday and Friday will remain very warm with the humidity perhaps periodically broken by thundery showers.

Vulnerable people have been warned to stay indoors in a Level 2 Heat-health alert issued by the Met Office as Britain braces itself for the sizzling conditions.