Your spring pictures of the North East and Cumbria
This spring is so far ranking at the driest in over a century, according to the Met Office.While there have been a few rainy spells in the north-east of England and Cumbria, it has mainly been dry and bright.Our Weather Watchers were out and about across the region capturing the sunny scenes.Here are some of our favourites.
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- Reuters
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The Guardian
23 minutes ago
- The Guardian
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BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Plea from Bristol bin collection teams as weather heats up
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