The UK is set to bask in temperatures of more than 30C this week, as summer heat returns when hot air from the Sahara arrives.
Forecasters say temperatures could hit 31C in the south east of England, making it warmer than Phuket in Thailand. The weekend finished with temperatures above 26C prompting many to visit parks and the coast before the new coronavirus `Rule of six' came into play at midnight.
Photos showed packed beaches at the resort of Lyme Regis, Dorset, and Perranporth, Cornwall. But sunseekers were also enjoying unseasonably hot weather further north, including at Formby beach in Merseyside.
Met Office expert Craig Snell said: "After a relatively cooler period for a couple of weeks we will see the return of summer weather. "
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