A lorry was trapped in a melted road in Newbuy, Berks yesterday - while the heat is expected to reach 33C today making it the hottest day of the year
A BIN lorry sank into a melted road as Britain's record-breaking 33C heatwave left Brits sweltering.
Stunned locals in Newbury, Berks, found the stuck truck blocking a street after its wheels became lodged in the liquid tarmac in 30C heat yesterday.
Photos emerged as today shapes up to be the hottest day of the summer scorcher so far.
The heat is expected to top the previous 2018 record of 32C — making Friday the hottest day of the year.
London and the South East will bear the brunt of the sweltering conditions — which will last into tomorrow's sport-packed Super Saturday as England take on Sweden in the World Cup quarter final.
Hundreds were seen queuing up in blistering sunshine for Wimbledon tickets this morning while revellers at the NASS Festival in Somerset soaked up the rays.
Weather forecaster Emma Salter said: "There's no let up in sight in terms of the dry weather and high temperatures through the week.
She added: "It's pretty much dry across the board and no sign of rain."
Temperatures will reach a still blazing 31C tomorrow with sunshine for most sending Brits flocking to beer gardens across the country.
Pub industry insiders predict an extra 8million pints will be sold on Saturday — netting landlords £24million more in revenue than a typical day.
Storms had been predicted for Friday earlier in the week but Ms Salter said these were now looking "very unlikely" and had been removed from the forecast.
Scotland might see some rain in the coming days, she said, but the rest of the country could expect it to stay dry until the middle of July.
She added: "From Monday or Tuesday the really high temperatures will start to gradually come down, but it will still be in the high 20s so it will be 'less hot' rather than cooler."
On Thursday there were flash floods in Kent following a sudden downpour after a long stretch of scorching weather and uninterrupted sunshine left the ground unable to absorb the deluge.
The thunderstorm in Tunbridge Wells led to train and bus delays.
Video posted online showed fast-moving water gushing through streets in the town after around 20 minutes of rainfall between 4pm and 5pm on Thursday, the Met Office said.
And in Herefordshire dramatic photos showed the River Teme all but disappeared after evaporating in the parched conditions.
Environment Agency workers desperately rushed to rescue more than 500 salmon and trout trapped in isolated pockets of water before they vanished in the heat.
There are fears that continuous dry weather expected over the coming days — expected to beat the record hot spell of 1976 — could cause similar problems with the Upper River Wye also currently at a low level.
The government has asked for the public to conserve more water and take no longer than four minutes in the shower.
A hosepipe ban has also been enforced in Northern Ireland amid record temperatures, with Belfast recording 29.5C this week.
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