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BRITAIN is on course for its hottest May for 168 years - with Plockton in Scotland recording the highest temperature.

Blistering sunshine seen last week is likely to return to England towards the end of the month.

And while in Scotland the outlook isn’t so good, temperatures are set to remain in the mid teens despite outbreaks of rain.

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Plockton in western Scotland recorded a high of 27.7C on May 9.

It means this month could have the hottest average temperatures for May over one and a half centuries.

Seville in southern Spain could only manage a high of 26C during the month.

The current average temperature for the month using Central England Temperature (CET) figures is 13C (55F) - thanks to last weekend’s heatwave.

The record was set in 1833 which saw a CET average of 15.1C (59F) followed in 1848 with a mean value of 13.9C (57F).

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With thermometers set to rocket again down south next week the 1848 record could even be under threat.

Forecasters say the heat will start on Tuesday and keep rising in many parts.

In Glasgow the mercury could reach 18C (64.4) on Monday and Tuesday.