August set for 40C scorcher

GREEN REBELS VOW BIGGEST EVER PROTESTS AS BRITAIN BAKES

- KAREN ROCKETT

4/5 Odds from bookmaker Coral that temperatures will hit 40C in August

GET ready for another heatwave, folks... sweltering temperatures of up to 40C could be on the way later this month.

Bookmakers Coral make it odds-on at 4-5 for the mercury to hit 40C in August.

And forecasters predict temperatures will be in the low to mid-30s by Thursday as Brits enjoy - or endure - another heatwave.

By Friday, London is expected to be 33C, which will be hotter than the Portuguese capital of Lisbon.

The Met Office has warned there is "very little meaningful rain" on the horizon for England, much of which is parched.