Hot weather will continue across the UK on Sunday with possible highs of 31C as the country moves past the peak of its third heatwave this year

There are more than 200 local authority areas in the country where heatwave conditions have started today, as scorching temperatures return.

A third official heat wave is expected to descend this weekend, with record-breaking temperatures possible in Scotland.

Heather Taylor, aka "the plant doctor", from Hudsons Plant Centre in Duffield, Derbyshire, has shared her best tips to stop your plants wilting or drying up over the next few days. "Water, water, water," said Ms Taylor.