Northern lights spotted over the Midlands

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Monday 7 March 2016 at 8:50am

The Northern Lights were spotted in Shropshire Credit: Chris Burrage

The sky in some parts of the region were painted green, purple and blue on Sunday evening, thanks to a "lucky combination" of conditions that made the Northern Lights visible across large parts of the country.

The aurora borealis was seen as far south as Oxfordshire as skies cleared and there was even a sighting in Shropshire.

The lights were spotted in Whixall, Shropshire Credit: Chris Burrage

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The best place to see the lights was in Scotland and the North East.

This was the site in Newcastle as the UK welcomed the Northern Lights Credit: PA