Amazing pictures show how you can catch the sun on an April day

It's April, it's Spring and the days are getting longer, the weather should be getting milder ... but it looks like being another miserable wintry weekend.


With snow forecast in some parts of the British Isles and bitter weather just about everywhere, there isn't going to be much sun around.

However, here's a chance to cheer yourself up - a new internet fad involves thousands of people from around the world posting pictures of themselves "holding" the sun.


Here's a selection of their sizzling shots.

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