Lying face down on the trike, protected by just a helmet and body suit, Freddie Flintoff admits he has 'no idea' how fast his trike is going, as he speeds down the track and reveals he can't stop.

The Top Gear host, 46, took to Instagram on Wednesday to talk about his first shop since the coronavirus outbreak in two videos, one before his trip to the supermarket and the other afterwards.

In a candid interview on This Morning via video link, Christine, explained she is 'struggling' with keeping her kids at ease at home and daughter Penelope, in particular, is finding it tough.

The heatwave is over and is being replaced with lower temperatures, a cool breeze and patchy mist and fog in the UK in to this evening, according to a Met Office meteorologist.

For the first time, the Met Office looked at temperature records dating back as far as 1884, rather than 1910, but it found no new contenders for the warmest years.

A 'danger to life' severe flood warning remains in place near Whaley Bridge this morning and the Environment Agency is warning that flooding is possible at eight other locations around the UK.,

Heavy rain across parts of Britain may coincide with peak travel times during the afternoon and early evening leading to difficult driving conditions, meteorologists warned.

Sales of beer, ice cream and burgers soared as the mercury hit 29 Celsius (84F) in London yesterday, with much of the country also basking in the high 20Cs.

Thousands of people descended on Bournemouth beach this morning to make the most of the sizzling heat, after the mercury rose to a record-breaking 92F (33.3C) at Heathrow.

Figures from the Met Office show the three months from June to August were the UK's 12th hottest summer on record, including a new high for the country of 101.6F (38.7C).

Temperatures have remained approximately one or two degrees warmer across the UK today as southerly winds bring a late warm spell dubbed the 'Indian summer heatwave'.

After around 27C today, the Met Office forecasts a showery 21C Monday before widespread sunshine from Tuesday as highs climb back to 25C from Thursday for the weekend.

Heatwaves above 86F (30C) for more than two days currently happen once every four years in Britain, but Met Office forecasters say this will increase 16-fold to four a year by 2070.

Soggy September is continuing as flood alerts and rain are forecast for the rest of the week, with meteorologists  issuing wet weather warnings across the UK throughout the weekend.

Heavy rain is set to disrupt roads, trains and buses across Britain today, just days after the country was struck by extensive flooding.

The Met Office has issued an amber thunderstorm warning for South East England from 4pm until 9pm which warns of 1.6in (40mm) of rain in as little as one hour which may lead to flash flooding.

The Met Office forecast a warm plume from the continent to bring sunny spells, with highs of 19C (66F) by Thursday. But Government weathermen said polar air is set to arrive from the weekend.

Up to two inches of rain will hit Britain during 36 hours of torrential downpours from noon on Friday to late on Saturday, triggering possible travel chaos in Wales and northern England.

Severe weather is predicted to hit large swathes of southern England and Wales from around 6am on Saturday affecting cities including Cardiff, Plymouth, Bristol, and London.

Those hoping to head out to watch bonfire displays across the UK for Guy Fawkes night tomorrow will have to wrap up warm as 1,200 mile-wide freeze is set to blanket some areas.

The woman in her 60s was killed instantly when a tree crashed onto her while she was driving through Moors Valley Country Park in East Dorset. The Met Office had enforced weather warnings today.

The picture captured by the International Space Station shows the wake of Bouvet island in the South Atlantic - the pattern can also be seen on satellite imagery from the same day.

Britain was hit by a week's worth of rain today, with photos showing roads and residential areas submerged with water, after a deluge swept across the country.

Temperatures today and tomorrow could reach highs of 14-15C (57-59F), figures not normally achieved until April or May. The warmest places are likely to be parts of North Wales and the North-East.

But first the country will have to battle through horrendous flooding plunging much of the UK under water.

The Met Office said today that the UK is set for an 'unsettled' week ahead and a yellow weather warning has been issued across northwestern Scotland and North East England for Tuesday.

Millions of homes all over the UK could be affected by the pressure, which could be the highest since 1957, meaning viewers may miss out on shows like Dancing on Ice and Doctor Who.

Nearly 200 flights into and out of Europe, including dozens to and from UK airports, have been cancelled, with more than 2,000 others delayed.

Storm Ciara first brought gusts of up to 70mph on the west coast of Scotland on Saturday and it is set to sweep across the rest of the country throughout Sunday.

The 655-foot (199.5-metre) tower, which had been the tallest structure at the Oxfordshire site, was brought tumbling down at 7.30 this morning.

The Met Office has hailed it as the 'storm of the century' due to its sheer size, with warnings covering huge swathes of the UK.

The new weather forecasting system will be the fastest in the world - increasing Met Office computing capacity six-fold when the device is turned on in August 2022.

More than 170 Environment Agency flood alerts or warnings are still in place for England with further rain and hill snow on the way for some areas after temperatures fell to -3C (27F).

Heavy rain will fall over Wales and North West England between 3pm today and 12pm tomorrow with homes likely to be flooded in Mid Wales between 6pm tonight and 10am tomorrow.

Snow is expected to hit parts of the UK while temperatures plummet to -8C in mini 'Beast from the East' set to batter lockdown Britain until next week (pictured, snow settling in Co Durham).

Forces across the country will be deployed to beauty spots, parks and roads amid mounting fears the public will leave their homes to soak up the sun. Pictured: A surfer in Tyne and Wear.

The Met Office said the 'unsettled' theme will likely last into the beginning of May, becoming more 'settled' into the second week, May 11 onward, with 'mixed' conditions until the end of the month.

Time was when an avocado-green bathroom marked you out as someone with dreadful, stuck-in-the-70s bad taste. Oh, how things have changed…

For my new TV series Ainsley's Mediterranean Cookbook, I went on a journey to explore the history of Mediterranean cooking and the routes the ingredients themselves have taken

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