Christmas Day dip. Pictures show hardy swimmers braving freezing conditions for their annual plunge after waking up to snowy scenes.
The Met Office officially declared a "white Christmas" after snowfall was spotted from Suffolk to Northumberland. Beachgoers peeled off their festive jumpers after overnight temperatures dropped as low as -2.5C in Scotland last night.But reindeer and Santa hats remained on as members of a local club in Co Down walked down the slipway and into the Irish Sea with barely a flinch.A pale winter sun and the whitewashed Donaghadee lighthouse provided the backdrop in 8C.Kathleen Monteverde said it was an exhilarating experience, adding: "It is something I always admired other people doing and never thought I could do.
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