THE London Eye has broken down on Britain’s hottest day of the year, leaving visitors stranded in glass pods as temperatures soar.
Tourists were seen waiting at the popular attraction in the baking heat with the mercury as high as 28C in the capital.
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Footage shows an announcement being made at the London Eye saying engineers are in attendance.
Crowds can be seen gathering at the base of the tourist attraction.
Today is the warmest start to May on record, the Met Office has confirmed.
The recent warm spell is the hottest start to the month since records began – and temperatures could go even higher.
Forecasters predict temperatures could even hit 30C in some parts of the country.
A temperature of 28C was recorded at Kew Gardens, in South-West London this afternoon.
The previous record for May Day was 27.4C recorded at Lossiemouth, Moray, on May 1 1990.
Last summer wasn’t even close to being this hot, with the average temperature only being 14C.
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