Fans of warmer weather were treated to record temperatures on Bank Holiday Monday.
Forecasters said the mercury hit 28.7C (83.6F) in Northolt, west London, on Monday afternoon, beating the previous record for the day of 23.6C in 1999.
The previous record for the hottest full weekend was set in 1995 when temperatures peaked on the Saturday at 28.6C (83.4F)
Crowds flocked to the seaside, including Brighton beach (Steve Parsons/PA)
Philip Tokarcyk, two, enjoying the sunshine on the Stray in Harrogate (Nigel Roddis/PA)
People admire the view of the Seven Sisters Cliffs in Sussex through a heat haze (Catherine Wylie/PA)
Forecasters said the mercury hit 25.1C (77.1F) in Gosport, on Monday morning (Yui Mok/PA)
The May Bank Holiday was introduced in 1978 and the temperature has never topped the 28C mark before (Steve Parsons/PA)
The blossom on the Stray in Harrogate also made for an enticing picture (Nigel Roddis/PA)
Wolverhampton Wanderers fans soaked up the sun during their winner’s parade after topping the Championship (Joe Giddens/PA)
A champagne bottle on Brighton Beach left one gull less than impressed on Monday morning (Steve Parsons/PA)
