2025 is UK’s sunniest year on record, boosting solar power

Britain has had more than 1,600 recorded hours of sunshine this year after record-breaking spring

The UK has already had its sunniest year on record, the Met Office has confirmed, after the country battled droughts and sweltered in heatwaves.

Though the country is currently swathed in December gloom, the rest of the year brought vast amounts of sunshine.