Britons flocked to beaches and parks today to enjoy a warm and sunny Bank Holiday Monday amid fears the coronavirus lockdown could collapse.
Pictures showed sunseekers arriving at tourist hotspots across the UK to soak up the 26C heat, despite strict measures still being in force.
But there was little sign of people sticking to social distancing rules at heaving beaches in Brighton, Bournemouth and Essex.
Temperatures were already pushing 20C by 10am this morning as forecasters predicted London would be hotter than Barcelona or Athens by the afternoon.