The Met Office said chilly conditions on Saturday morning are set to make way for a warm afternoon. Pictured: A cyclist enjoys the sunshine in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, on Saturday morning.

Thousands of Sydney-siders have raced down to Bondi to cool off at the beach as Australia’s south-east battles through an ‘extreme heatwave’ over the Australia Day long weekend.

Crowds flocked to Bondi on Friday, unfazed about the cooler temperatures, threat of rain or a growing coronavirus cluster that has spread to a popular venue nearby.

Shoppers were spotted flocking to stores in Tier 2 towns such as Horsham and Northamptonshire, just a few miles from Tier 4 areas where people are supposed to follow travel restrictions.

Some of the most hardcore fitness fanatics even hit the weights for a midnight workout as one London gym owner threw open his doors on the stroke of 12.

A man standing on the shoreline filmed the scenes as the eagle flew about 30 feet above lake as a flock of ducks paddled together in an unidentified lake in the United States.

Locked-down Brits throwing out food, combined with restaurants and cafes closing, has seen a huge spike in the number of rat and mice call-outs to pest control companies so far this year.

The streets of Barcelona were empty on Saturday following the Catalan regional government’s decision to go into a ‘voluntary lockdown’ over the weekend due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Britain’s coastal areas (pictured, Lyme Regis) are braced for another influx of tourists as the mercury rises to 79F (26C) and pubs open after lockdown easing last weekend.

Dozens of revellers were seen crammed together at Clapham Common in South London as they enjoyed pints of beer, ice creams and chats with friends and family.