The most deaths came around the hottest day ever, on 25 July, when the mercury rose to 38.7C (101.66F).
The heatwaves that Britain experienced last summer killed almost 900 pensioners in England, official data has shown.That period included the hottest day, 25 July, when the mercury rose to 38.
7C in Cambridge, breaking the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK.There were two other heatwaves, from 28 to 30 June, and between 23 and 29 August.AdvertisementThere were also 320 deaths during the rise in temperatures at the end of August - taking the total to 892.
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