AdvertisementBritain is set for its first spell of prolonged warm weather of the year from today with temperatures set to reach 77F (25C) by the Easter weekend – beating highs in many European holiday destinations. David Higgins, 49, spotted the lambs 'charging about' as just as sunshine started to peek through clouds. Met Office forecaster Becky Mitchell said: 'Over the weekend, we are due to experience the warmest days of the year so far. The highest temperature recorded for an Easter weekend was 27.8C (82F), in two different years. April 19 last year got up to 84.3F (29.1C) in London, which was the hottest April day since 1949.

Source: Daily Mail April 17, 2019 09:17 UTC