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Hottest July day on record
  • People enjoying the sun shine on Bournemouth beach as the UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record, with 36.9 degrees celsius being recorded at Heathrow. The all-time UK record of 38.5C (101.3F) recorded in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003, could be broken on Thursday, the Met Office said.
  • EDITORIAL USE ONLY Customers fill up water bottles at the free Rehydration Station at Boots store in Covent Garden, London.
  • People waiting at Grantham station as cancellations from Grantham into London continue due to the hot weather.
  • EDITORIAL USE ONLY Customers fill up water bottles at the free Rehydration Station at Boots store in Covent Garden, London.
  • A Southeastern train passes through heat haze in Ashford, Kent as the UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record, with 36.9 degrees celsius being recorded at Heathrow. The all-time UK record of 38.5C (101.3F) recorded in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003, could be broken on Thursday, the Met Office said.
  • People play a game of volleyball in a pop up court in Canary Wharf, London, after 200 tonnes of sand was brought in to fill a space between the tall financial buildings.
  • A barbary macaque enjoys a frozen fruit and nut treat at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire, as the UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record, with 36.9 degrees celsius at Heathrow being recorded.
  • Amur tiger Minerva cools off in her pool at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire, as the UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record, with 36.9 degrees celsius at Heathrow being recorded. The UK's all-time record of 38.5 degrees may be broken later this afternoon.
  • People enjoying the sun shine on Bournemouth beach as the UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record, with 36.9 degrees celsius being recorded at Heathrow. The all-time UK record of 38.5C (101.3F) recorded in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003, could be broken on Thursday, the Met Office said.
  • People enjoying the sun shine on Bournemouth beach as the UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record, with 36.9 degrees celsius being recorded at Heathrow. The all-time UK record of 38.5C (101.3F) recorded in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003, could be broken on Thursday, the Met Office said.
  • People enjoying the sun shine on Bournemouth beach as the UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record, with 36.9 degrees celsius being recorded at Heathrow. The all-time UK record of 38.5C (101.3F) recorded in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003, could be broken on Thursday, the Met Office said.
  • People play in the water at Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool in Derbyshire, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • People play in the water at Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool in Derbyshire, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • People play in the water at Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool in Derbyshire, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • People play in the water at Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool in Derbyshire, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • Workmen enjoy ice creams in Manchester as the UK has surpassed the hottest July day on record, with 36.9 degrees celsius being recorded at Heathrow. The all-time UK record of 38.5C (101.3F) recorded in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003, could be broken on Thursday, the Met Office said.
  • RETRANSMITTING WITH CORRECTED BYLINE TO JACOB KING. People play in the water at Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool in Derbyshire, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • People sunbathe in Hyde Park, London, after temperatures climbed above 30C in some parts of the UK after a tropical night, as the country braces for record-breaking heat.
  • A man shades his head with a flannel in Hyde Park, London, after temperatures climbed above 30C in some parts of the UK after a tropical night, as the country braces for record-breaking heat.
  • People boating on the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London, after temperatures climbed above 30C in some parts of the UK after a tropical night, as the country braces for record-breaking heat.
  • A young woman tries to keep cool in Hyde Park, London, after temperatures climbed above 30C in some parts of the UK after a tropical night, as the country braces for record-breaking heat.
  • People punt along the River Cam in Cambridge, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • Hamza and Haris splash in the water feature beside the National Football Museum in central Manchester, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • People splash in the fountains in Piccadilly Gardens in central Manchester, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • People enjoy the hot weather on Brighton Beach as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • People enjoy the hot weather on Brighton Beach as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • A couple row up the Thames approaching the bridge at Hose Fair, near Kingston-upon-Thames. The UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • People enjoy the hot weather in Hyde Park, London, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • People enjoy the hot weather in Hyde Park, London, as the UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.
  • The sun rises over Burton Dassett Hills in Southam, Warwickshire. The UK could encounter the hottest July day on record later this afternoon.

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