The annual Boxing Day dip has become as much a tradition as tucking into turkey or pulling open a cracker - and with almost balmy temperatures in the UK, the swimmers were out in their hundreds today.

Pembrey Country Park's walrus dip returned for its 32nd year on Boxing Day. Hundreds of bathers braved the icy waters at Cefn Sidan in Carmarthenshire, many in fancy dress. Since its inception ...