Brits have flocked to the beach, gone for a swim and flocked to Glastonbury as temperatures hit a scorching 31C in parts of the UK today.
That made it hotter than Torremolinos on the Spain's Costa Blanca where temperatures reached 29C or Kos in Greece with the same temperature.
This year's event will see headline performances from global stars including pop singer Dua Lipa, British rock band Coldplay and American soul singer Sza, while Canadian country star Shania Twain will play the coveted legends slot. However, Longsands Beach in North Tyneside was shrouded in mist this morning while the rest of the country basked in a heatwave.
Temperatures for the next few days are expected to remain high as parts of the UK are gripped by a heatwave It will be the eleventh walkout by junior doctors from the British Medical Association in England, as a bitter dispute over pay rumbles on. 'People should continue to use 999 in life-threatening emergencies and NHS 111 - on the NHS app, online, or by phone - for other health concerns.
Read More England fans set to pack out pubs amid 31C heatwave after bosses were told to brace for sickies 'It comes and tells us what the situation is, and we say 'fair, you need two people to go back.'A swimmer's body was recovered off Bournemouth on Monday, while a woman in her 80s plunged 70ft to her death in a quarry at Winspit, in Dorset, on Saturday.
During the record-breaking heatwaves of summer 2022, more than 2,800 excess deaths were recorded among over-65s.