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In pictures: Hot weather sweeps across UK

Photographs from the day when high temperatures are forecast across the UK, with London set to be one of the hottest places in the world.

News imageTom Nicholson / Reuters The sun rises in Mevagissey Harbour in CornwallTom Nicholson / Reuters
The Sun rises in Mevagissey Harbour, in Cornwall, on the day UK temperatures could hit 41C.
News imageTom Nicholson / Reuters Fishermen in the early morning lightTom Nicholson / Reuters
Nearby, fishermen are out to land an early catch.
News imageBen Birchall/PA People preparing to enter the water in Penzance, CornwallBen Birchall/PA
In Penzance, Cornwall, swimmers took to the water just after sunrise.
News imageGeoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock A home in Berkshire with it's front window coveredGeoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock
A homeowner covers the front windows to try to keep out the sunshine.
News imageGeoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock Cracked footpathGeoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock
A country path in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, is dry and cracked because of the lack of rain in the recent hot spell.
News imageBen Stevens/PinPen Bolivian squirrel monkeyBen Stevens/PinPen
A newborn Bolivian squirrel monkey keeps cool at Chessington Zoo, in Surrey.
News imageDominic Lipinski / PA Horticulture student Muhammed Ismail Moosa waters the plants in the Palm House at the Royal Botanical Gardens KewDominic Lipinski / PA
At the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in south-west London, horticulture student Muhammed Ismail Moosa waters the plants in the Palm House.
News imageTom Wren / SWNS Paddle boarders in BristolTom Wren / SWNS
Paddleboarders make the most of the cooler morning, in Bristol.
News imageJohn Sibley / Reuters A police horse is given water from a bucketJohn Sibley / Reuters
Police horse Zorro drinks water from a bucket on Whitehall, in central London.
News imageKatielee Arrowsmith / SWNS Mother and daughter beside a pondKatielee Arrowsmith / SWNS
Joanne Dunwell and her eight-month-old daughter stay cool in the ponds in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.
News imageJohn Sibley / Reuters A member of the Queen's Guard receives water to drinkJohn Sibley / Reuters
A soldier of the Queen's Guard is given drinking water outside Buckingham Palace, in central London.
News imageSteve Parsons / PA Woman's feet in a riverSteve Parsons / PA
A woman keeps cool by dipping her feet in the River Thames near Chertsey, in Surrey.
News imageMartin Dalton/REX/Shutterstock Women on a punt on the River CamMartin Dalton/REX/Shutterstock
Visitors to Cambridge take to the River Cam.
News imageLiam McBurney/PA Wire Mother and daughter outside their front doorLiam McBurney/PA Wire
Jasmine Bowers with her daughter, who is eating a lollipop outside their home in north Belfast.
News imageLeon Neal / Getty Images Assistant horticulturist Katie Martyr at a weather stationLeon Neal / Getty Images
Assistant horticulturist Katie Martyr checks the readings for the previous 24 hours on Monday morning at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, which previously recorded the UK's highest temperature of 38.7C (101F ) in July 2019.
News imageLeon Neal / Getty Images Beekeepers at workLeon Neal / Getty Images
Elsewhere at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, beekeepers check on the beehives. They add extra water pots and place cardboard on top of the hives to help mitigate the impact of extreme heat.
News imageTom Nicholson / Reuters People swim in the tidal pool during hot weather at Perranporth Beach in CornwallTom Nicholson / Reuters
People swim in the tidal pool at Perranporth Beach in Cornwall.
News imageAaron Chown / PA A person standing under a water sprinkler outside Queen Elizabeth II Centre in central LondonAaron Chown / PA
A woman keeps cool beside a water sprinkler outside Queen Elizabeth II Centre in central London.
News imageANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE People in a paddling pool in a parkANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE
People sit in a children's paddling pool which was filled by a council parks vehicle in central London.
News imageDominic Lipinski/PA People walk in the sun in Greenwich ParkDominic Lipinski/PA
A man walks in the sun in Greenwich Park on what is already the hottest day of the year across the UK.
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