2017.08.28 The Scottish Sun
While parts of the UK is set to sizzle in 29C heat today, catching some rays with no clothes on could land you in trouble.
The law states it's not an offence to strip off in public, but all that changes if your actions alarm or distress those around you.
In fact, the police themselves told the
Hull Daily Mail it's best for people to be "discreet".
That means the best way to ensure you don't end up in hot water with the police is to exercise some caution.
Roughly translated that means it's probably best not to go nude if you have neighbours who can't help seeing into your garden.
It also rules out stripping off when you're in your local park.
For those interested, this is what the actual law states: "In the absence of any sexual context and in relation to nudity where the person has no intention to cause alarm or distress it will normally be appropriate to take no action unless members of the public were actually caused harassment, alarm or distress (as opposed to considering the likelihood of this)."
Meanwhile, thousands of Brits flocked to the seaside to bask in 27C heat yesterday, as the Met Office said today could get even hotter.
Forecasters say it could be the warmest late August Bank Holiday Monday since it was established in 1965.
The record for the hottest late August bank holiday is 28.3C, which was set in 1990 in Cambridgeshire.
A Met Office forecaster said: "It will be 28 or 29C certainly and there's a 20 per cent possibility we could get to 30 degrees in the South East, where it will be very warm if not hot.
"The highest temperatures will be most likely to the north or north east of London.
"But its not the same in some areas. In Scotland and Northern Ireland we will see high teens and temperatures will likely hit 20 degrees."
