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A sign advises people not to travel on the London Underground during the heatwave. EPA
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People basking in the sun on a crowded Brighton beach. The temperature in Britain smashed through the 40ºC barrier for the first time in recorded history. PA
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A man dives into the Serpentine Lake to cool off in Hyde Park, west London. AFP
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Firefighters rest as they attend a gorse bush fire, near Zennor, Cornwall. Reuters
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A tourist wears a hat to shield herself from the sun on Westminster Bridge in central London. AP
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A man cools off at Trafalgar Square, central London. Reuters
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Firefighters respond to a large wildfire in woodland at Lickey Hills Country Park on the edge of Birmingham. PA
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A railway worker hands out bottles of water to passengers at London's King's Cross, where there are train cancellations due to the heat. AP
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Firefighters control a grass fire in Ravenswood, Suffolk. PA
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Train tracks are painted white to help with the heat at Alexandra Palace train station in London. PA
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Deer rest in the shade at London's Richmond Park. Reuters
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An empty freezer section at Sainsbury's Nine Elms in London. PA
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Chippy the chimpanzee enjoys an ice treat at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, near Stirling. AP
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A student dips her head into the fountain at Trafalgar Square, London. Getty Images
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People turn out to watch the sunrise on Tuesday morning at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside. PA
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A digital thermometer displaying a temperature of 39°C on a London Underground train. PA
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A fan finds a way to keep cool while watching the Women's Euro 2022 football match between Italy and Belgium at Manchester City Academy Stadium. AP
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An aerial view shows swimmers at Hathersage Swimming Pool, west of Sheffield in northern England. AFP
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Traffic crosses a bridge at Woodhead Resevoir in West Yorkshire as water levels dip dangerously low. AP
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A man leaps from the top of a tree into the River Cam, in Cambridge. Getty Images
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A packed Gyllyngvase beach in Falmouth. Getty Images
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A police officer gives water to a sentry in heavy ceremonial uniform, outside Buckingham Palace in central London. AP
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A man cools off in a fountain in London. Reuters
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A man sunbathes at the harbour in Mousehole, Cornwall. AP
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People swim in the River Wye. Reuters
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Passengers feel the heat on the London Underground. The operator advised its customers not to use the metro during the worst of the heatwave. AP
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Palm House supervisor Will Spolestra waters the plants at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, west London, where temperatures inside the greenhouses are cooler than outside during the heatwave. PA
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Dry grass at Greenwich Park, south-east London. AP
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A swimmer takes an early morning dip in the cool water of Jesus Green Lido in Cambridge, eastern England. Getty Images
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Assistant horticulturalist Katie Martyr checks the temperature at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Forecasts are for record temperatures exceeding 40°C. Getty Images
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Bathers keep cool in a tidal pool at Perranporth Beach in Cornwall, south-west England. Reuters
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Message boards at London's Victoria Station warn passengers of potential disruption to train services due to the extreme heat. AFP
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Zorro the police horse drinks water from a bucket to cool down during hot weather, on Whitehall in London. Reuters
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People use a map to shelter from the sun outside Buckingham Palace in London. Reuters
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A cyclist rides through Richmond Park in south-west London at sunrise on Monday. Reuters
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The reduced water level at Weir Wood reservoir, near Crawley, south-east England. The UK's Met Office has issued its first 'red warning' for exceptional heat. AFP
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A crowded beach at Joss Bay in Broadstairs, south-east England. Reuters
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Swimmers take the plunge to escape the heat in east London. Reuters
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Sunbathers on the parched grass in Greenwich Park, south-east London. AP
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A sign advises people not to travel on the London Underground during the heatwave. EPA
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People basking in the sun on a crowded Brighton beach. The temperature in Britain smashed through the 40ºC barrier for the first time in recorded history. PA
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A man dives into the Serpentine Lake to cool off in Hyde Park, west London. AFP
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Firefighters rest as they attend a gorse bush fire, near Zennor, Cornwall. Reuters
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A tourist wears a hat to shield herself from the sun on Westminster Bridge in central London. AP
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A man cools off at Trafalgar Square, central London. Reuters
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Firefighters respond to a large wildfire in woodland at Lickey Hills Country Park on the edge of Birmingham. PA
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A railway worker hands out bottles of water to passengers at London's King's Cross, where there are train cancellations due to the heat. AP
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Firefighters control a grass fire in Ravenswood, Suffolk. PA
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Train tracks are painted white to help with the heat at Alexandra Palace train station in London. PA
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Deer rest in the shade at London's Richmond Park. Reuters
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An empty freezer section at Sainsbury's Nine Elms in London. PA
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Chippy the chimpanzee enjoys an ice treat at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, near Stirling. AP
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A student dips her head into the fountain at Trafalgar Square, London. Getty Images
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People turn out to watch the sunrise on Tuesday morning at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside. PA
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A digital thermometer displaying a temperature of 39°C on a London Underground train. PA
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A fan finds a way to keep cool while watching the Women's Euro 2022 football match between Italy and Belgium at Manchester City Academy Stadium. AP
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An aerial view shows swimmers at Hathersage Swimming Pool, west of Sheffield in northern England. AFP
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Traffic crosses a bridge at Woodhead Resevoir in West Yorkshire as water levels dip dangerously low. AP
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A man leaps from the top of a tree into the River Cam, in Cambridge. Getty Images
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A packed Gyllyngvase beach in Falmouth. Getty Images
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A police officer gives water to a sentry in heavy ceremonial uniform, outside Buckingham Palace in central London. AP
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A man cools off in a fountain in London. Reuters
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A man sunbathes at the harbour in Mousehole, Cornwall. AP
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People swim in the River Wye. Reuters
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Passengers feel the heat on the London Underground. The operator advised its customers not to use the metro during the worst of the heatwave. AP
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Palm House supervisor Will Spolestra waters the plants at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, west London, where temperatures inside the greenhouses are cooler than outside during the heatwave. PA
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Dry grass at Greenwich Park, south-east London. AP
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A swimmer takes an early morning dip in the cool water of Jesus Green Lido in Cambridge, eastern England. Getty Images
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Assistant horticulturalist Katie Martyr checks the temperature at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Forecasts are for record temperatures exceeding 40°C. Getty Images
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Bathers keep cool in a tidal pool at Perranporth Beach in Cornwall, south-west England. Reuters
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Message boards at London's Victoria Station warn passengers of potential disruption to train services due to the extreme heat. AFP
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Zorro the police horse drinks water from a bucket to cool down during hot weather, on Whitehall in London. Reuters
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People use a map to shelter from the sun outside Buckingham Palace in London. Reuters
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A cyclist rides through Richmond Park in south-west London at sunrise on Monday. Reuters
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The reduced water level at Weir Wood reservoir, near Crawley, south-east England. The UK's Met Office has issued its first 'red warning' for exceptional heat. AFP
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A crowded beach at Joss Bay in Broadstairs, south-east England. Reuters
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Swimmers take the plunge to escape the heat in east London. Reuters
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Sunbathers on the parched grass in Greenwich Park, south-east London. AP
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A sign advises people not to travel on the London Underground during the heatwave. EPA
UK heatwave: Britain creaks as it awaits 40°C temperatures — its hottest day on record
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Tim Stickings
18 July, 2022
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