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National Pothole Day: The South's roads in pictures

News imageGetty Images A car approaches a pothole marked with a traffic cone in Windsor on 12.1.26.Getty Images
News imageKnights Enham Junior School Huge potholes, lumps and bumps outside of a school (including Nursery School) where students and parents have to cross the road, including parents in wheelchairs. Knights Enham Junior School
A traffic cone warns drivers of crumbling road conditions in Windsor
Head teacher Daniel Whitehouse says there are "huge potholes, lumps and bumps" outside Knights Enham Junior School in Andover, some of which have been there for years

National Pothole Day shines a light on the state of England's roads.

The Department for Transport's recent ratings map judged councils on current highway conditions and how effectively they spend the government's £7.3bn, announced in November, to fix roads over the next four years.

Authorities in Portsmouth and West Berkshire achieved top ratings, while Slough Borough Council was given a bottom score.

For the annual pothole campaign day, here is a snapshot of the state of roads in the south of England.

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