article_snippet.sent: Scorchio: Sunbathers packed out beaches up and down the country today, including Bournemouth (pictured), as the mercury rose to 23C .
article_snippet.sent: Brighton beach was packed with couples and families who were desperate to make the most of the sun on the hottest day of the year .
article_snippet.sent: Hot: Beaches, including Brighton beach (pictured) and parks were packed today with sunseekers making the most of the unseasonably high temperatures.
article_snippet.sent: One sunbather enjoys the sunshine but keeps her head cool as the mercury spars .
article_snippet.sent: Taking it easy: People in Britain have been enjoying the hot weather so far this week including at Tower Bridge in London today (pictured)
article_snippet.sent: Six-year-old Isabella-Love Mee enjoys the water fountains at Granary Square in London as Britain basks in the warmest day of the year so far .
article_snippet.sent: Two youngsters made the most of the warm weather this morning in Paignton, Devon, as the mercury gradually increased from a sunny start .
article_snippet.sent: Workers made the most of Workers lunch breaks by relaxing in the sunshine near Tower Bridge as temperatures exceeded 23C in the capital .