From refreshing dips in the water to parasols and sun umbrellas, it was another day where much of the UK was trying to find a way to cool down and escape the rising temperatures.

Giant otters
Giant otters Mora and Alexandra seemed happy to bathe at Yorkshire Wildlife Park (Danny Lawson/PA)
Meerkat
But this meerkat just looked fed up with everything (Danny Lawson/PA)
Nobby the polar bear
Nobby the polar bear looked like he was enjoying his refreshing dip at the Yorkshire park too (Danny Lawson/PA)
Cow being hosed down
At the New Forest and Hampshire County Show a hose helped the stock keep cool (Andrew Matthews/PA)
The New Forest and Hampshire County Show – Day Two
But other cows were treated to a fan to keep them happy (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Camilla at Sandringham Flower Show
At the Sandringham Flower Show, the Duchess of Cornwall met a hot dog (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA)
The coast off Bournemouth
In Bournemouth the option for a cooling dip took hundreds of people to the seaside (Andrew Matthews/PA)
A crowded Bournemouth beach
It proved hard to find a spare spot on the sand (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Volleyball on the beach
Despite the heat and the crowding, some folk were still energetic enough for a game of volleyball (Andrew Matthews/PA)
People diving into sea
And at Cullercoats beach on North Tyneside the method of entry into the sea was impressive (Owen Humphreys/PA)
People leaping in sea
Plenty of acrobatics on show (Owen Humphreys/PA)
People paddling
Paddling proved to be just as popular (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Summer weather July 25th 2018
Sandcastle building was the most energetic activity some holidaymakers got up to (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Firefiighters near Doncaster
But near Doncaster, fire crews were hard at work attending a blaze in Cadeby Woods (South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue/PA)
Doncaster wildfire
Parts of the woods near Stainforth were left blackened (South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue/PA)