The temperature in East Anglia reached 32.7C as the south and east faced sweltering temperatures.

Highest UK temperature recorded in East Anglia on hottest day of the year

Here are your best pictures of East Anglia during the hottest day of the year so far.

Your best pictures of the hot weather in East Anglia

Region braced for hot weather.
Credit: ITV News Anglia

Forecasters say some parts of the Anglia region could hit a scorching 34C tomorrow, (93F), hotter than Jamaica and the Maldives.

A care home resident in Sussex has been reminiscing about keeping cool as a child as the temperature in the South continue to soar

The highest temperature of the year, was reached on Wednesday

Follow the RSPCA's advice to prevent your pets from suffering this summer. 

The recent heatwave gave five consecutive days of 30ºC, but it wasn't a patch on the summer of 1976 with FIFTEEN consecutive days of 32ºC