In Pictures: Bank holiday weather bonanza for sunbathers and swimmers
The UK recorded its all-time hottest May temperature as a part of London hit 34.8C on Monday.
It was a sweltering bank holiday for many across the UK, with the all-time hottest May temperature of 34.8C recorded in London on Monday.
The Met Office said heatwave conditions were met in eight parts of England on Sunday: Heathrow in Greater London; Benson in Oxfordshire; Brooms Barn in Suffolk; High Beech in Essex; Kew Gardens in London; Northolt in London; Santon Downham in Suffolk; and Writtle in Essex.
At Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, dozens of daredevils braved sunburn and broken bones to throw themselves down a steep slope on Monday in the annual cheese-rolling race in Gloucestershire.
On Sunday, London parks were packed with people looking for a green oasis to escape the city heat.
On Saturday, the new EU border checks were suspended at Dover while motorists queued for hours as temperatures climbed at the start of half-term.
The village of Frittenden, in Kent, hit 30.3C, on what was the hottest day of the year at the time, but surpassed as the holiday weekend progressed.