The temperature is set to hit 28C in the south of England but engineering works threaten to cause more transport chaos in the regionParts of Britain could enjoy the hottest early May bank holiday ever recorded on Monday with temperatures set to reach 28C. But the heat also brought the familiar bank holiday transport problems. Anthony Smith, chief executive of the independent watchdog Transport Focus, said: “Passengers will rightly be frustrated to find they can’t travel on the bank holiday weekend. Good luck pic.twitter.com/arm2IqYuGiThe early May bank holiday was introduced in 1978 and the temperature has never topped the 28C mark. It was 23.6C on the bank holiday Monday in 1999, while the hottest bank holiday weekend ever was in 1995 when temperatures peaked on the Saturday at 28.6C.

Source: The Guardian May 07, 2018 01:07 UTC