In Pictures: Here comes the sun as Britons embrace warm weather at last
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After a long, cold winter that saw bleak weather right into April, people are jumping at the chance to bask in some spring sunshine.
Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 25C (77F) in parts of the South East, more than 10C higher than the UK average for the time of year.
Thursday should be even warmer, but temperatures are expected to fall from the beginning of next week.
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