Northern Ireland highest-ever temperature record broken for third time in less than a week

Millie Buchan, Alex Henderson, Rebecca Pollock, and Emma Webster in the grounds of Belfast City Hall. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Northern Ireland has recorded its highest-ever temperature for the third time in less than a week.

Until last weekend, the record temperature had stood for 45 years, but has now been broken multiple times as Northern Ireland continues to bask in a July heatwave.