Scorching sunshine will see parts of Britain hotter than Majorca and Greece this weekend, but the heatwave is not set last, with Easter promising to be unsettled.

Temperatures in the south-east are expected to hit a high of 25C (77F) on Sunday making it the hottest day of the year so far.

But overnight the mercury will plummet by almost half as the area of high pressure that has been sitting over the UK moves away.