​Spectacular lightning follows day of record heat in the East

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Up to 24,000 strikes hit the east of England overnight after the UK's hottest July day on record.

​The highest temperature was recorded in Cambridge, which registered 38.1C (100.6F) on Thursday.
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​But some of the most violent and spectacular thunder and lightning in the region was experienced in Norfolk and Suffolk. There was also a fairly rare "heatburst" moment, where sudden gusts of hot air rapidly increased the temperature by about 10C (18F) at 22:30 BST.