Hot Air Blob Will Salvage Summer

A 700-mile wide Atlantic “hot air blob” is set to kick off 12 days of glorious sun today.

- Alistair Grant

Britain will enjoy 27C into the bank holiday weekend – as the best weather is saved for the end of the school holidays.

The scorching spell will rescue summer and cheer millions after four weeks of washouts.

And the country will be hotter than the Mediterranean, beating 24C Genoa in Italy.

A beach rush will be triggered as the Met Office forecast a long run of sunny spells for most.

Balmy 27C highs – 5C above average – are due by midweek in the northwest.