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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.

The Sun rises in Mevagissey Harbour, in Cornwall, on the day UK temperatures could hit 41C.

Tom Nicholson / Reuters The sun rises in Mevagissey Harbour in Cornwall — The Sun rises in Mevagissey Harbour, in Cornwall, on the day UK temperatures could hit 41C.

Nearby, fishermen are out to land an early catch.

Tom Nicholson / Reuters Fishermen in the early morning light — Nearby, fishermen are out to land an early catch.

In Penzance, Cornwall, swimmers took to the water just after sunrise.

Ben Birchall/PA People preparing to enter the water in Penzance, Cornwall — In Penzance, Cornwall, swimmers took to the water just after sunrise.

A homeowner covers the front windows to try to keep out the sunshine.

Geoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock A home in Berkshire with it's front window covered — A homeowner covers the front windows to try to keep out the sunshine.

A country path in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, is dry and cracked because of the lack of rain in the recent hot spell.

Geoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock Cracked footpath — A country path in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, is dry and cracked because of the lack of rain in the recent hot spell.

A newborn Bolivian squirrel monkey keeps cool at Chessington Zoo, in Surrey.

Ben Stevens/PinPen Bolivian squirrel monkey — A newborn Bolivian squirrel monkey keeps cool at Chessington Zoo, in Surrey.

At the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in south-west London, horticulture student Muhammed Ismail Moosa waters the plants in the Palm House.

Dominic Lipinski / PA Horticulture student Muhammed Ismail Moosa waters the plants in the Palm House at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew — At the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in south-west London, horticulture student Muhammed Ismail Moosa waters the plants in the Palm House.

Paddleboarders make the most of the cooler morning, in Bristol.

Tom Wren / SWNS Paddle boarders in Bristol — Paddleboarders make the most of the cooler morning, in Bristol.

Police horse Zorro drinks water from a bucket on Whitehall, in central London.

John Sibley / Reuters A police horse is given water from a bucket — Police horse Zorro drinks water from a bucket on Whitehall, in central London.

Joanne Dunwell and her eight-month-old daughter stay cool in the ponds in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.

Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS Mother and daughter beside a pond — Joanne Dunwell and her eight-month-old daughter stay cool in the ponds in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.

A soldier of the Queen's Guard is given drinking water outside Buckingham Palace, in central London.

John Sibley / Reuters A member of the Queen's Guard receives water to drink — A soldier of the Queen's Guard is given drinking water outside Buckingham Palace, in central London.

A woman keeps cool by dipping her feet in the River Thames near Chertsey, in Surrey.

Steve Parsons / PA Woman's feet in a river — A woman keeps cool by dipping her feet in the River Thames near Chertsey, in Surrey.

Visitors to Cambridge take to the River Cam.

Martin Dalton/REX/Shutterstock Women on a punt on the River Cam — Visitors to Cambridge take to the River Cam.

Jasmine Bowers with her daughter, who is eating a lollipop outside their home in north Belfast.

Liam McBurney/PA Wire Mother and daughter outside their front door — Jasmine Bowers with her daughter, who is eating a lollipop outside their home in north Belfast.

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.

Leon Neal / Getty Images Assistant horticulturist Katie Martyr at a weather station — 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.

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.

Leon Neal / Getty Images Beekeepers at work — 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.

People swim in the tidal pool at Perranporth Beach in Cornwall.

Tom Nicholson / Reuters People swim in the tidal pool during hot weather at Perranporth Beach in Cornwall — People swim in the tidal pool at Perranporth Beach in Cornwall.

A woman keeps cool beside a water sprinkler outside Queen Elizabeth II Centre in central London.

Aaron Chown / PA A person standing under a water sprinkler outside Queen Elizabeth II Centre in central London — A woman keeps cool beside a water sprinkler outside Queen Elizabeth II Centre in central London.

People sit in a children's paddling pool which was filled by a council parks vehicle in central London.

ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE People in a paddling pool in a park — People sit in a children's paddling pool which was filled by a council parks vehicle in central London.

A man walks in the sun in Greenwich Park on what is already the hottest day of the year across the UK.

Dominic Lipinski/PA People walk in the sun in Greenwich Park — 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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