Spring sunshine in the UK – in pictures

A woman enjoys the sunshine in Brighton, East Sussex Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

A couple go for a stroll at Stapenhill Hollows Park, in Staffordshire Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

A rower on the river Trent at Washlands, Staffordshire Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

City workers relax in the sun near St Paul's Cathedral in London Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters

Racegoers dance to music in The Old Parade Ring on Ladies Day at Aintree racecourse Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

People enjoy the hot weather on the river Wear in Durham Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

People on the beach at Weymouth Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

A couple at Stapenhill Hollows Park, in Staffordshire Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

A woman relaxes in Rembrandt Gardens, Little Venice in London Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Sunbathers on the beach in Brighton, East Sussex Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Spectators at the first day of the County Championship Division 2 match between Surrey and Northants at the Oval in London Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Two men in deckchairs in Rembrandt Gardens, Little Venice Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images