London Eye BREAKS DOWN on hottest May Day on record leaving visitors stranded

THE London Eye has broken down on Britain’s hottest day of the year, leaving visitors stranded in glass pods as temperatures soar.

Tourists were seen waiting at the popular attraction in the baking heat with the mercury as high as 28C in the capital.

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Footage shows an announcement being made at the London Eye saying engineers are in attendance.

Those onboard the iconic wheel were trapped in pods, frozen in the sky as staff worked to fix it.

Crowds could be seen gathering at the base of the tourist attraction.

The London Eye also broke down in 2016, leaving visitors stranded for more than three hours.

The attraction marked its 25th anniversary this year.

Today is the warmest start to May on record, the Met Office has confirmed.

The recent warm spell is the hottest start to the month since records began - and temperatures could go even higher.

Forecasters predict temperatures could even hit 30C in some parts of the country.

A temperature of 28C was recorded at Kew Gardens, in South-West London this afternoon.

The previous record for May Day was 27.4C recorded at Lossiemouth, Moray, on May 1 1990.

Last summer wasn't even close to being this hot, with the average temperature only being 14C.