The UK is enjoying a warm start to September as pupils head back to school and the Met Office said some areas were close to recording an official heatwave.
Hathersage swimming pool in the Hope Valley, Peak District (Danny Lawson/PA)
People jump into the sea at Brighton beach in East Sussex (Steve Parsons/PA)
People enjoy the hot weather at Hathersage swimming pool in the Hope Valley, Peak District (Danny Lawson/PA)
A man soaks up the sun within sight of St Paul’s Cathedral on the South Bank, London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
The warmest UK September day on record was on September 2 1906 when 35.6C was recorded at Bawtry, South Yorkshire.
A man walks among giant bubbles from a street performer on the South Bank, London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Beachgoers at Southend, Essex (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Sea swimmers head out before sunrise at Cullercoats Bay on the north-east coast (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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