Selset Reservoir, Lunedale, County Durham. Wednesday 25th July 2018. UK Weather.  With temperatures expected to reach 33 degrees centigrade in some parts of the UK, not only do humans suffer in the heat, but so do animals.  In northern England the sad remains of a desiccated bird lying on the sun-baked shores of Selset Reservoir creates a scene more reminiscent of the African plains than the North Pennines. David Forster/Alamy Live News - Stock Image