LONDON, Jan 2, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Last year was Britain's hottest and sunniest on record, the national weather service confirmed on Friday, calling it a "clear demonstration" of the impacts of climate change.

"2025 now joins 2022 and 2023 in the top three warmest years since 1884," the Met Office said in a statement, noting the UK's mean temperature through last year was 10.09 degrees Celsius.

"This is an increasingly clear demonstration of the impacts of climate change on UK temperatures," it added.