Thousands of people watched the sunrise over Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, signifying the end of spring.

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In the northern hemisphere, it typically falls on June 21, but the date of the solstice can range between June 20 and June 22 ...

Temperatures of up to 34C are expected in the UK as the northern hemisphere experiences the longest day of the year.

The summer solstice happens at the exact moment the northern hemisphere is most tilted to the Sun, causing the longest day ...

This year, astronomical summer officially starts on Saturday, June 21, and will end on Monday, September 22. The start of the ...

The history charity adds that “we can imagine that people came here [to Stonehenge] to celebrate midsummer and midwinter”, with its design suggesting that winter solstice - rather than summer ...

Sammy Jenkins BBC News, Live page reporter. Our reporters Sophie Parker and Adam Clerck have arrived at another, slightly less renowned, stone circle close to Stonehenge. Avebury is about 25 miles ...

Stonehenge is aligned with both the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset. On the summer solstice, the sun rises behind the Heel Stone, the ancient entrance to the Stone Circle, with sunlight ...