In Pictures: Even the horses are hot as heatwave continues

There was no break in the weather on Tuesday with another day of sweltering temperatures for the UK.

While sunbathers may have welcomed the warmth, shops are reporting an increase in the numbers of fans sold, and water levels in some reservoirs are drying up.

A man enjoys the warm weather by the pond in Kensington Gardens,
A man enjoys the warm weather by the pond in Kensington Gardens,
Police horses being watered
Police horses being watered
People filling water bottles in Green Park
People filling water bottles in Green Park
Camilla on the Isle of Wight at an ice cream van
Camilla on the Isle of Wight at an ice cream van
Dame Judi Dench and Camilla eat ice cream
Dame Judi Dench and Camilla eat ice cream
Camilla with a carriage horse
Camilla with a carriage horse
The fountain at the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace completely dried up
The fountain at the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace completely dried up
Burrator reservoir
Burrator reservoir
Burrator reservoir
Burrator reservoir
A man sitting on dry grass
A man sitting on dry grass
A man sunbathes
A man sunbathes
Summer weather July 24th 2018
Summer weather July 24th 2018
Children shelter under an umbrella
Children shelter under an umbrella
A cyclist rides through Kensington Gardens
A cyclist rides through Kensington Gardens

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