A boy rides a bike as people walk along the south side of the River Thames in central London on June 28, 2026, to take advantage of cooler temperatures following days of extreme heat. The UK brake the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on June 26, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heatwave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)