It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.

For the first time, the Met Office looked at temperature records dating back as far as 1884, rather than 1910, but it found no new contenders for the warmest years.

This bank holiday weekend is set to be the hottest on record with the Met Office forecasting temperatures of up to 91F (33C), meaning millions of people will hit the roads for day trips to the seaside.

Figures from the Met Office show the three months from June to August were the UK's 12th hottest summer on record, including a new high for the country of 101.6F (38.7C).

After around 27C today, the Met Office forecasts a showery 21C Monday before widespread sunshine from Tuesday as highs climb back to 25C from Thursday for the weekend.

Warm air from Spain will bring dry and sunny weather across the UK this weekend, starting on Friday, according to the Met Office, with temperatures soaring.

The Met Office forecast a warm plume from the continent to bring sunny spells, with highs of 19C (66F) by Thursday. But Government weathermen said polar air is set to arrive from the weekend.

The Met Office warned Earth will be about 1.11C above pre-industrial levels in 2020 due to rising greenhouse gases, after Australia endured its hottest day ever with an average high of 41C.

The past decade in the UK was the second hottest in the past 100 years and set eight high-temperature records, figures revealed last night, only slightly behind 2000 to 2009.

A 2,000 mile-wide 'high pressure bubble' will see temperatures climb in Britain from 68F (20C) on Monday to 73F (23C) by Thursday, which would make the UK hotter than Essaouira, Morocco.

As another year draws to a close, it's time to spin the globe and think about where we might travel in 2020. Here's our pick of the best places to head to in the coming year. Happy travels!

It is a huge blow for the UK's biggest defence company, BAE Systems, as the deal was expected to help save thousands of jobs in the north of England.

Michael Sanchez (inset) filed a suit stating the Amazon boss defamed him by falsely claiming he was the source of the leaked naked photos of Bezos (pictured with Lauren Sanchez).

The photograph was sent as a prank and was unwittingly posted online and on screens displayed throughout the centre in the western Russian region of Chelyabinsk Oblast.

The Beckhams are no stranger to sharing their lavish exploits, and Christmas Eve proved to be no different, as they led stars taking to Instagram to share a glimpse of their own festive preparations.

It was a rare smiling snap of the star, who has perfected her signature pout over the years, as she declared that 'for as long as this is our new normal we will make it positive.'

Melbourne-based burger chain Huxtaburger is giving away free crispy hot chips with every Deliveroo order over $15 from Friday, May 1.

The Melbourne woman was undergoing a 14-day mandatory COVID-19 quarantine at the Mercure hotel after returning from overseas when she miscarried on April 15.

She's set to marry Matty 'J' Johnson later this year. And on Friday, The Bachelor's Laura Byrne shared a tribute to her fiancé to celebrate Valentine's Day.

Snezana Wood (née Markoski) has shared stunning throwback pictures of her final wedding dress fitting at Paddington-based bridal boutique Pallas Couture in 2018.

The TV host - who has fronted the show since 2014 - stunned in her statement ankle-grazer as she posed for photos at the show launch, which kicks-off early 2018.

Emma Willis, 42, put the unfortunate gaffe of swearing on live TV behind her as she stepped out for The Voice UK's photocall for the finalists in London on Thursday.

The presenter, 43, exuded elegance in a floor length black gown as she joined her co-stars at The Voice UK Final photocall in London on Thursday.

In the racially charged photo, a blond, Caucasian student from Hurricane, Utah, has a mock noose around her neck, fashioned from what appears to be a ribbon of pizza dough.

A mugshot of Martin Luther King, a clandestine photo of a black man with a white woman and a snap of a black pharmacy manager were just some images used to attack civil rights in the U.S. South.

It is estimated that about 900 streets across the US have a Martin Luther King memorial -  photographer Susan Berger has since 2009 photoed many of them in urban areas and off the beaten track.

It's been 50 years since Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win the U.S. Open.A new book with photos by John G. Zimmerman shows Ashe in a new light.

Richmond County narcotics investigator Cecil Ridley, 51 (left), was shot dead during a confrontation with convicted felon Alvin Hester Jr, 24 (pictured right in 2017) in Augusta.

The couple tried to keep a low profile as they arrived at the venue casually dressed in jeans and joined by a large group of people.

The 25-year-old rocked leather hotpants with fishnets and thigh-high boots, putting her recent love split to one side to put on a good show as the band played X Factor Italia.

The Stack It Up singer filmed the music video for new track Live Forever in the Isle of White last week

He's the Irish singer who found huge fame with One Direction almost a decade ago.

Louis Tomlinson's adorable son Freddie has celebrated his fourth birthday.

The One Direction star, 26, and comedian, 41, went all out for a hot wings sketch on Tuesday's edition of the The Late Late Show.

Joined A-listers Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lawrence, Benicio Del Toro and Eva Longoria.

It can be tricky to maintain perfect locks while at Glastonbury festival, even for those enjoying the hospitality tents the event has to offer.

Brian Austin Green shared a rare photo of his oldest son, 17 year old Kassius Lijah Marcil-Green, on Saturday night.

While fans have to wait several months for The Mandalorian to return, creator Jon Favreau revealed a new photo of Star Wars creator George Lucas meeting the adorable Baby Yoda.

Mitchel Wu, 57, from LA, tells amazing stories in just single photographs, with the help of a whole host of familiar toys - from popular Disney and Lord of the Rings characters, to Hasbro's Power Rangers.

Never-before-seen photos of New York City's most debauched restaurant that was a playground for movie stars, rock stars, socialites and Wall Street millionaires in the 1980s.

The pop icon, 61, shared more snaps from her enviable getaway as she continued to kick back with her toyboy Ahlamalik Williams, 25, and five of her six children on Instagram on Sunday.

The singer, 61, who is recovering from knee surgery, relied her signature cane as she left the Hotel Crillon in Paris on Tuesday.

The 61-year-old pop legend shared a throwback photo of herself as a teenager on Wednesday on Instagram while under quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Former My Kitchen Rules contestants Stella Cain and Jazzey Rooney-O'Rourke have stripped down for a body-positive photo shoot.

My Kitchen Rules 'friendly pirate' Ash Keillah removed his eyepatch to reveal an empty eye socket during a deleted-scene, last month. 

Celebrity chef Pete Evans spent three weeks earlier this year shooting a documentary about the topic in the US and Canada.

The 34-year-old Olympian posted a charming photo of his 'family of 5' just hours after Nicole gave birth to the little boy on Monday.