 in Hyde Park Matt Writtle 3/46 People punt under the Bridge of Sighs at St. John's College in Cambridge on the River Cam PA 4/46 People enjoy the hot weather in Hyde Park PA 5/46 A man and two women canoe up the Thames approaching the bridge at Hose Fair, near Kingston-upon-Thames PA 6/46 People enjoy the hot weather on Brighton Beach PA 7/46 Swimmers at the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park Matt Writtle 8/46 People enjoy the hot weather in central Manchester PA 9/46 Victora Parkes and Rachel Crossland on Scarborough beach PA 10/46 Children sit in the sun by 'The Friendly Giant', a pond sculpture situated in Alnwick Gardens in Anwick, Northumberland PA 11/46 Hyde Park Alex Lentati 12/46 Scarborough beach PA 13/46 People enjoy the hot weather on the South Bank close to The Tate Modern Nigel Howard 14/46 The sun rises over the Thames estuary at Gravesend SplashNews.com 15/46 Charlotte Burniston and Justin McNicholas on Scarborough beach PA 16/46 People enjoy the hot weather on the South Bank close to The Tate Modern Nigel Howard 17/46 Gemma Moore and Leon Charlton on Scarborough beach PA 18/46 The sun rises over Burton Dassett Hills in Southam, Warwickshire PA 19/46 Sunbathing on Primrose Hill Matt Writtle 20/46 Youths cool off on Brighton beach Getty Images 21/46 The heatwave hits the London Underground Nigel Howard 22/46 Dramatic multiple lightning strikes over The Shard Alamy Live News 23/46 Revellers enjoying Scarborough Beach PA 24/46 People enjoy a water fountain in a park in Windsor AP 25/46 Crowds decend onto the beach at West Bay in Dorset as the temprature rises during the first week of the school hollidays Rex Features 26/46 Ernie Ward jumps into the water at Ilkley outdoor pool and lido in West Yorkshire as the UK is expected to edge towards its hottest ever July day, with the mercury due to soar above 30C (86F) PA 27/46 Brighton Rex Features 28/46 Sun drenched crowded beach at Weymouth, Dorset Rex Features 29/46 Brighton Rex Features 30/46 A tiger at London Zoo cools off in the water London Zoo 31/46 People play in the water at Ilkley outdoor
in Hyde Park Matt Writtle 3/46 People punt under the Bridge of Sighs at St. John's College in Cambridge on the River Cam PA 4/46 People enjoy the hot weather in Hyde Park PA 5/46 A valet and two charwoman canoe up the Thames approaching the bridge at Hose Fair, near Kingston - upon - Thames PA 6/46 People enjoy the blistering weather on Brighton Beach PA 7/46 Swimmers at the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park Matt Writtle 8/46 People enjoy the hot weather in cardinal Manchester PA 9/46 Victora Parkes and Rachel Crossland on Scarborough beach PA 10/46 child sit in the sunlight by' The Friendly Giant', a pond sculpture situated in Alnwick Gardens in Anwick, Northumberland PA 11/46 Hyde Park Alex Lentati 12/46 Scarborough beach PA 13/46 People delight the hot weather on the South Bank close to The Tate Modern Nigel Howard 14/46 The sunday arise over the Thames estuary at Gravesend SplashNews.com 15/46 Charlotte Burniston and Justin McNicholas on Scarborough beach PA 16/46 People enjoy the hot weather on the South Bank near to The Tate Modern Nigel Howard 17/46 Gemma Moore and Leon Charlton on Scarborough beach PA 18/46 The sun rises over Burton Dassett Hills in Southam, Warwickshire PA 19/46 Sunbathing on Primrose Hill Matt Writtle 20/46 Youths cool off on Brighton beach Getty Images 21/46 The heatwave hit the London Underground Nigel Howard 22/46 Dramatic multiple lightning strikes over The Shard Alamy Live News 23/46 Revellers enjoying Scarborough Beach PA 24/46 People love a water fountain in a park in Windsor AP 25/46 Crowds decend onto the beach at West Bay in Dorset as the temprature rises during the first workweek of the school hollidays Rex Features 26/46 Ernie Ward jumps into the water at Ilkley outdoor pool and lido in West Yorkshire as the UK is expected to edge towards its hottest always July sidereal day, with the mercury due to sailplane above 30C (86F) PA 27/46 Brighton Rex Features 28/46 Sun drenched crowded beach at Weymouth, Dorset Rex Features 29/46 Brighton Rex Features 30/46 A tiger at London Zoo cools off in the water London Zoo 31/46 People play in the water at Ilkley outdoor
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