Winter solstice: Photographers capture sunrise over the North Sea
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On the shortest day of the year, photographers have captured the sun rising over the North Sea to mark the winter solstice.
It rose at 08:04 GMT and will set at 15:53, giving just under eight hours of daylight.
Twitter user Rich G was at the UK's most easterly point, Ness Point in Lowestoft, Suffolk, with other early risers where caught the moment.
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BBC Weather Watcher, Walking Tractor, took a "blink and you'll miss it" image of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, just before the sun disappeared behind the clouds.
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