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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Shanti Das and Jon Ungoed-Thomas

INSANE: Sunshine and packed beaches mark first easter since lockdown | Vintage Vibes

People enjoy the good weather at Bournemouth Beach in Dorset on Saturday
People enjoying the good weather at Bournemouth Beach in Dorset on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Holidaymakers savoured the sunshine at the country’s beaches and parks on Saturday in the first Easter break without lockdown restrictions for two years.

Many headed for the coast, with most of the country enjoying the temperatures that reached 21.6C on Saturday, according to the Met Office. It was the hottest day of the year so far on Good Friday, when highs of 23.4C were recorded at St James’s Park in London – warmer than Ibiza.

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