Glimpse of sun after weeks of unrelenting rain marks end of longest sunless period in area since records began

Aberdeen has finally had some sunshine, for the first time in 21 days – marking the end of the longest sunless period in the area since Met Office records began in 1957.

Residents of the Granite city in north-east Scotland glimpsed the sun late on Thursday afternoon, with sunshine having been last recorded on 21 January.

The Met Office said that 30 minutes of sun was officially recorded in the Dyce area in the hour up to 4pm.

It followed weeks of unrelenting rain in the region and throughout the UK.