Scousers, workers and day trippers have reacted to the extreme heat in Liverpool.
The city recorded its hottest ever day with temperatures soaring to 35 degrees. It comfortably beat the previous peak of 33.4 degrees on 2 August 1990.
The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for Merseyside, alerting people to change their plans to protect themselves. The ECHO went out into the city centre to see how people were coping with the heatwave.
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Sarah Parker, 45 and Paul Merryweather, 44, were on a school trip looking after children. Sarah told the ECHO: “We have brought lots of water, told the students to wear sun cream and we’ve given them an extra break. We might have to cut [the trip] short.”
One family from Scotland travelled to Merseyside for a holiday and coincided their visit with the hot weather. Parents Peter and Karen Travers took their daughter Caitlin around Liverpool One before going on an Anfield stadium tour.
Peter told the ECHO: "It’s our third time in the city, it took us six hours to get here but we love it. We would have been back every year but because of the pandemic we haven’t been in a couple of years.
“We are down here until Friday and we are always telling people to come here, it's so multicultural. We would rather come here than go to Spain.”
A family reunion was also taking place at the Dock’s. Relatives had travelled to the city from County Durham, the Isle of Man, Australia and Knowsley.
Sue Willis, 65, from Perth said: “This would be a normal day in Australia! My advice to people would be to keep your curtains closed and have the air conditioning on.
“Put a fan on, put your bed sheets in a plastic bag and put them in the freezer. Put your undies in the freezer, have a cold shower before bed and drink plenty of water.”
Steve Willis, 68, also from Perth, added: “You need a hat, drink plenty of water, stay in the shade, put sunscreen on and wear loose clothes.”
Premier Inn employees Paul Bennett and Paul Gauden sat on the grass outside the Wild Shore Liverpool aqua park on their break. Paul B told the ECHO: “I’ve come back from Turkey, this weather is cold for me, it’s more bearable than there.
Paul G added: “Sleeping last night was tough but overall [the heat] is sound.
Partners of 40 years Terry McKevitt, 83, and Shelia Macdonald, 75, spent their afternoon on Salthouse dock. Terry told the ECHO: "The weather is not a problem.
"I've been in the Royal Marines, it was far hotter when I served in Kuwait, Korea and Kenya than it is here. This isn't a dry heat it's a damp heat, it's not even like Spain."
Paddy and Harry who work for Liverpool Bus Tours said that although tourists are enjoying the sights, business “died once it got hot”.
And Freya Upton, who works in an ice cream van on the Dock's, said: “The best way to stay cool is to have as many drinks and ice cream as possible.”
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