UK breaks May temperature record with sweltering tropical night'

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"A UK record for the highest daily minimum temperature for May was set overnight, the Met Office said. The temperature did not fall below 21.3C overnight at Kenley Airfield in south London, making it a tropical night. This is a breaking news story. More follows... Met Office temperature London"

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