In pictures: How Britain is keeping cool in the heatwave

As the UK basks in the hottest June day in 41 years, people up and down the country have found ways to keep cool.

One of the biggest groups to feel the heat were the thousands arriving at Glastonbury Festival. Elsewhere, people took to pools, parks, fountains and rivers to cool off.

News imageGetty Images People in paddling pool at GlastonburyGetty Images
This group celebrated the start of Glastonbury festivities with a few drinks in a pool.
News imageReuters Woman with rucksack being sprayed with water.Reuters
Others were sprayed with water as they passed security checks.
News imageBrian Westgate Thermometer, Ipswich, midday Wednesday, showing 32 degrees CelsiusBrian Westgate
The BBC was sent many pictures of thermometers - this came in from Ipswich.
News imageSwimmers at Peterborough Lido
Outdoor pools, like the Peterborough Lido, were expecting to do a roaring trade.
News imageAcrobats in Castle Park Bristol
While others tried something more energetic like these acrobats in Castle Park, Bristol.
News imageHeadintheclouds/BBC Weather Watchers Highland Cattle in a river, Brushford SomersetHeadintheclouds/BBC Weather Watchers
This Highland cow found a place to cool its hooves on Exmoor.
News imagebeachseeker/BBC Weather Watchers St Ives Beach, Cornwallbeachseeker/BBC Weather Watchers
In St Ives, Cornwall, people took a more traditional route.
News imageFarmoor/BBC Weather Watchers Boats on a River in Thrupp, OxfordshireFarmoor/BBC Weather Watchers
And some took it all in their stride like this man on a canal in Thrupp, Oxfordshire.
News imageAFP Man in suit eating ice cream.AFP
And those who spent the day at work found a way to cool down on their way home.