Brits have packed beaches on what is expected to be the hottest day of the year as temperatures top 31C.
Photographs taken across the UK show seasides crammed with day-trippers enjoying the glorious heatwave caused by a tropical blast of air from the Atlantic.
As early as 10am, beaches in Bournemouth, Dorset, and Blackpool, Lancashire, were busy with families and tourists.
Other images show hives of activity at caravan and camping sites across the UK, with staycations expected to remain popular throughout the summer due to travel restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
Children are seen playing in a water fountain in Birmingham city centre in other snaps.
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Heavy congestion was reported on roads in Devon and Cornwall today.
One beach-goer said South Milton beach, Devon, was “the busiest I have ever seen and it’s not even lunchtime”.
The mercury hit 31.7C in Ballywatticock, County Down, Northern Ireland on Saturday but forecasters are confident temperatures will exceed…
