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In pictures: Britons bask in autumnal glow with parakeets and puppets

It was still warm enough for sun loungers and jet skis in Kent, while the Giant Man was woken from his slumber on the Wirral.

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People in St James's Park

Autumn is here but there’s no reason to stay indoors just yet.

While people and parakeets were enjoying park life in London, it was still warm enough to hit the beach in Kent.

Meanwhile on the Wirral, it was a bit chillier but that didn’t stop the crowds from taking to the sand to see a giant man woken after becoming shipwrecked in the Irish Sea…

Autumn weather Oct 5th 2018
St James’s Park in London was busy with people enjoying the autumn sun on Friday (Yui Mok/PA)
Autumn weather Oct 5th 2018
This parakeet took up an excellent vantage point to see what was going on (Yui Mok/PA)
Autumn weather Oct 5th 2018
The promise of food had this parrot swooping into action (Yui Mok/PA)
Autumn weather Oct 5th 2018
It soon became a pair of parakeets as the nuts proved too tempting  (Yui Mok/PA)
Autumn weather Oct 5th 2018
Meanwhile, in Kent, it was still warm enough for sunseekers to hit the beach (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Autumn weather Oct 5th 2018
A jet-skier crashes through the waves in Folkestone (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Autumn weather Oct 5th 2018
A man and his dog enjoy a leisurely jog along the shore (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Royal De Luxe Giant Spectacular – Liverpool
It was a bit nippier on the Wirral but it didn’t stop crowds turning out to see the Giant Man being woken from his slumber at the Royal De Luxe Giant Spectacular (Peter Byrne/PA)
Royal De Luxe Giant Spectacular – Liverpool
He is said to have been shipwrecked off New Brighton (Peter Byrne/PA)
Royal De Luxe Giant Spectacular – Liverpool
Helpers hoist the Giant Man into position before he goes for a walk (Peter Byrne/PA)
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