AFP 19 | Oli SCARFF

ENGLAND
Six-year-old Cody and nine-year-old Jason are watched by their mother as they play in a paddling pool in the street outside their home, in an eastern area of Leeds, northern England, on June 25, 2026. The UK recorded its hottest ever June temperature on June 24 with the mercury rising to 36.1C in southern England, breaking the previous record of 35.6C set in 1976.