In pictures: The UK's hottest July day on record

  • Author, Shamaan Freeman-Powell
  • Role, 大象传媒 News

The UK has had its hottest July day on record, with temperatures reaching 38.1C (100.6F) in Cambridge.

Here is how some people have decided to spend the hottest day of the year so far.

Image source, Helen Clarke

Image caption, It's the kind of day for a beer in the back garden pool

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Image caption, It looks like baby Jules got the memo as he cools off in a make-shift paddling pool in Woolwich, south-east London

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Image caption, A girl smiles as she is partially buried on an excursion to a beach in Broadstairs, Kent

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Image caption, A roller-blader can be seen using a tree for shade while keeping up to date with current events

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Image caption, It's not just humans who need an ice lolly on a hot day

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Image caption, Minerva the tiger takes a cooling plunge in her pool at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire

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Image caption, No need to take a punt on the weather before heading out onto the River Cam in Cambridge

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Image caption, A dog runs through shallow water on the coast at Camber Sands, East Sussex

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Image caption, For those not dipping their toes in the sea, there's always crab fishing, as seen here in Margate, Kent

Image source, Anna Mazzola

Image caption, Anna Mazzola combined staying cool with working from home

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Image caption, Two boys splash in the water feature beside the National Football Museum in central Manchester

Image source, Charlie Pitts

Image caption, Charlie Pitts took this bucolic image of ducks in Ironbridge, Shropshire

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