BRITAIN will put Mediterranean resorts in the shade this BBQ weekend as temperatures hit a sizzling 25C (77F).

We will thrash France, Spain and even parts of Greece with a belting weekend of sun.

Barcelona will only manage 21C (70F), usually baking Athens is a cooler 17C (63F) and Istanbul will trail with just 14C (57F). But Brits will need to slap on suncream by the bottle as high pressure keeps the mercury in the mid-20s.

Last night saw dozens of families head for the seaside. Pubs with gardens will do a roaring trade today, while suncream firm Garnier Ambre Solaire expects to sell a scorching 50 bottles a minute.

But there were still some who didn’t trust the British weather as thousands headed to airports to get away for the Easter break.

Much of Britain has already seen soaring temperatures in recent days, with Santon Downham in Suffolk recorded the week’s highest mercury reading at 23.9C (75F).

But that will rise even higher today with hottest spots expected in the Midlands and the south-east.

Met Office forecaster Sarah Holland said: “It will stay like this for the next two or three days, which means the Grand National will be very warm.”

But the blue skies will give way to cloud as temperatures fall on Monday.

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