In Pictures: London hit by rare snowfall

Despite plummeting temperatures, people head out to sled, have snowball fights, and generally enjoy the weather.

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January 25, 2021 at 11:38 AM

Cyclists ride in front of a bus Oxford Street as the snow falls in London on January 24, 2021, as the capital experiences a rare covering of snow on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP

People walk through central London, as snow falls, Britain, Jan 24, 2021.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A couple have a snowball fight in Trafalgar Square in central London on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Snow settles on one of the Trafalgar Square lions in central London on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Pedestrians take photographs on Regent Street in the snow in London on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

A jogger crosses Regent Street in London in the snow on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Emi and her dog Luna walk in snow in south London, Britain, Jan 24, 2021. Britain is facing sub-zero temperatures as a cold blast of Arctic air sweeps the United Kingdom in the aftermath of Storm Christoph. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A cyclist crosses a snow covered road in west London on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Children play in a park as snow falls in west London on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Children travel on a sled as they are pulled over a snow-covered common in Hartley Wintney west of London on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Children stand next to a snowman, as snow falls in Wandsworth Common, in London, Britain, on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man falls off a sledge in Campbell Park, in Milton Keynes, Britain, on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

People play in the snow on Primrose Hill in London on Jan 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

People play in the snow on Primrose Hill in London on January 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

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