An older couple sit, looking exhausted, in the scorcing heat on one of Blackpools piers with the world famous Blackpool Tower in the background as temperatures in the country are expected to soar this week on 7th September, 2021 in Blackpool, United Kingdom. Temperatures in the UK are predicted to soar to highs of 29 degrees celsius, coinciding with a rise in daycation and staycation domestic tourism in the country as a result of Covid-19 precautions that make foreign travel increasingly costly and difficult.