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should they emerge with good results against Panama and Belgium.

The Met Office forecast said: “The final week of June will see plenty of dry and sunny weather across most of the UK.

“With the fine weather, temperatures will continue to rise for all parts.” Bookies are confident of June setting a new record, with Ladbrokes slashing odds to 4-7 (from 4-6).

It is 3-1 for a new record high being set in 2018.

The firm’s Alex Apati said: “It’s been a while since we’ve had a long, hot summer in the UK, but the betting says 2018 is the year for exactly that.”

Meanwhile, a new study found Brits are a nation of morning people.

An analysis of 800million posts on Twitter from across the world found our mood was best early in the day.

But it turns sour 16 hours later as the good feelings turn to anger, swearing and “dread”.

A computer algorithm assessed the tones of tweets by grouping them into positive and negative emotions as well as subjects such as sex.

Nello Cristianini, professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bristol, said: “You are one person in the morning and a different one at night. I like to think of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.”

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