People jump into the River Great Ouse in Bedfordshire, England, on Sunday as temperatures soar during the bank holiday weekend. TOBY SHEPHEARD/REUTERS
Britons are being urged to hydrate and seek shade as the United Kingdom wilts amid a record-breaking spell of hot weather for May that will last until Wednesday.
The UK broke its record on Monday for the hottest day in May, according to the national weather agency, with the mercury rising to 33.5 C near London.
It has been the hottest in the nation's southeast, where BBC forecasters said the temperature could even hit 35 C.
The previous hottest May day saw 32.8 C heat, first registered in 1922 and again in 1944.
