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Britons soak up spring sunshine

London has become warmer than Istanbul as Britain basks in a sunny spell.

Bright and dry weather is set to continue into the weekend across most parts of the UK, forecasters said.

In the capital, office workers were seen sunbathing in parks as temperatures soared to 15C.

John Hutchinson, forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said temperatures could soar to some of the warmest of the year so far.

He said: "The general forecast this week is plenty of sunshine. There will be a few areas of cloud in the north but on the whole temperatures will be quite pleasant.

"It will not be remarkably hot for this time of year."

He said nights would be chilly and next week will bring much colder weather westwards across the UK.

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