The main beneficiaries of the heatwave have been the inhabitants of London and the south of England, where temperatures have soared to more than 30C (86F)

Spectators at the Wimbledon tennis championship took cover from the sun - although there were still several cases of sunstroke among the crowd and ground staff

On court, the players used ice bags and umbrellas to cool off - prompting officials to consider allowing longer breaks between sets

Wimbledon is not the only competition taking place during the heatwave - Highland heifers were strutting their stuff at the Royal Show in Warwickshire

Reader Paul Evans, from Larne in Co Antrim, captured a thunderstorm over his town as a timely reminder that many parts of the UK have been hit by storms, not sunshine