Britain basks in a June heatwave – in pictures
The hot weather shows no signs of abating, with the temperature predicted to reach 33C this week. Parts of the UK are currently hotter than Athens
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People take their lunch break in the sunshine near Tower Bridge in LondonPhotograph: Victoria Jones/PA
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A man dives into the sea at Barry Island, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA
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Police horses drink from a water fountain in Green Park, LondonPhotograph: Yui Mok/PA
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A man inflates a toy unicorn on the beach in BournemouthPhotograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock
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A dragonfly hovers over the Leeds and Liverpool canalPhotograph: Peter Byrne/PA
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People relax on deckchairs in St James’s ParkPhotograph: Yui Mok/PA
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People travel on the Thames on a riverboatPhotograph: Victoria Jones/PA
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Elephants Aayu, Indali and Sundara use the pool to cool down at Chester zooPhotograph: Peter Byrne/PA
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The shade is in demand in St James’s Park, LondonPhotograph: Yui Mok/PA
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Lechwe antelope cool down at the water’s edge at Yorkshire wildlife parkPhotograph: Danny Lawson/PA
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Two people go for a stroll along a beach in BournemouthPhotograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock
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An angler fly-fishes at Bewl Water in KentPhotograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
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A man reads among the fishing boats on the beach in Hastings, SussexPhotograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
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Sunbathers relax on the beach in Brighton, SussexPhotograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
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A gardener waters the flowers in his window box as the temperatures risePhotograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
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Victor the polar bear cools off at Yorkshire wildlife parkPhotograph: Danny Lawson/PA
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People make the most of the hot weather on Bournemouth’s sandy beachesPhotograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock
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Anglers fish on New Brighton beach in Wirral, Merseyside, as the sun rises over the port of LiverpoolPhotograph: Peter Byrne/PA
