Three grass fires in 24 hours as London hits 33C

Fire crews brought a grass fire in Northolt under control

Three grass fires have been tackled by London Fire Brigade (LFB) crews in 24 hours as the capital records the UK's highest temperature of the day at 33.3C (91F).

About 70 firefighters in 10 fire engines tackled a fire at the Wanstead Flats parkland in north-east London on Tuesday.

A grass fire had been put out in the same area the previous evening.

A further 60 firefighters also put out a grass fire of about three hectares (7.4 acres) in Northolt, west London, on Tuesday afternoon.

An LFB spokesperson said on the Wanstead Flats fire: "Approximately four hectares (9.8 acres) of grassland were alight.

"Firefighters have [been] working efficiently to bring the fire under control. However crews will remain on scene this afternoon to fully extinguish the fire and dampen down."

The fire in Northolt was brought under control by 16:00 BST.

Northolt was also the location to record the country's highest temperature on Tuesday, according to the Met Office.

Sites in London are among several across southern England, the Midlands and East Anglia that have now met heatwave criteria, having seen three consecutive days above their threshold temperatures.