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.

Warm air from Spain will bring dry and sunny weather across the UK this weekend, starting on Friday, according to the Met Office, with temperatures soaring.

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 say the chance of the UK experiencing an 'extreme summer' like the one in 2018 will increase year-on-year, as will the temperatures experienced.

November's dismal wet weather will finally change with torrential downpours making way for drier, colder conditions across Great Britain - with the big freeze expected to begin by the weekend.

Northern parts of the UK will see freezing temperatures and Scotland and the Highlands may see temperatures as low as -9.7C tonight.

With more sub-zero conditions and snow forecast, there are concerns for parts of Britain that thousands of people could struggle to get to the polls on election day on December 12.

Snow can be expected at higher levels in Scotland today, with some parts of the UK seeing the arrival of freezing fog - while heavy rain continued to cause problems in other parts of Britain.

The Environment Agency has issued 34 flood warnings meaning flooding is expected - along with 110 alerts, which mean flooding is possible, despite the rain expected to ease this weekend.

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.

Ice patches are expected to form across northern Britain tonight. A light dusting of snow may also fall on north-west England, Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Welsh hills, forecasters have warned.

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).

Britons feeling blue because of the coronavirus lockdown are set to bask in some sunshine with forecasters predicting temperatures could soar to 68F by Sunday.

A 2,000 mile-wide 'high pressure bubble' will see temperatures climb in Britain from 68F (20C) on Monday to 73F (23C) by Thursday, which would make the UK hotter than Essaouira, Morocco.

The country's worst-hit areas, most likely England's midlands and Wales, are facing up to 30mm of rain in the next 24 hours.

The Met Office forecast temperatures to hit up to 77F (25C) on Friday, with London possibly seeing 79F (26C) on Saturday, as a plume of hot air from the southern Mediterranean wafts across the UK.

The older I get, the more I realise that life is a constant navigation between 'should' and 'want'

Susanna Johnston has collated a charming and witty selection of vignettes and diaries from her well-connected life. From bring her dementia-ridden father home from Cape Town, to losing at ping-pong.

Victoria Beckham has candidly spoken out about how it has taken her years to come to terms with her looks and to have the ability to accept her 'imperfections'.

An abused pet cat had its legs taped and cable tied together before being left for dead in a public park. 

Kristen Czyszek was 'devastated' after being dumped by Matt Agnew on The Bachelor this week. 

Australian Survivor star Aaron 'AK' Knight blew the fellow contestants away on Wednesday when he played Osher Günsberg in a parody version of The Bachelor. 

Wesley Trent Stoker, a fourth grader from Dallas, Texas, won first place for his brilliant five-minute-long speech about the theme 'What is your dream for today's world?'

Kellyanne Conway (left) made the remarks as the nation honored the memory of the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr (bottom right). President Trump is seen top right.

The couple - who went public with their relationship in September - were in Texas enjoying an evening together when door staff at The Silver Fox stopped the former One Direction singer, 26.

The mother-of-one, 28, accidentally set her jumper on fire as she played with a candle during the steam with a female pal, leaving her to hysterically bat out the flames.

The Queen Of Pop, 61, proved there's no rest for the wicked as she arrived at the Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York, ahead of her show on Wednesday afternoon.

This week, Iain 'Huey' Hewitson waged war on Masterchef and My Kitchen rules, who he says lured viewers in with simplicity, before devolving into 'pretentious rubbish.'

Channel Seven's once-unbeatable My Kitchen Rules was smashed in the ratings this year by the Nine Network's Married At First Sight.

Ashton Kutcher's 36-year-old actress wife squinted in the bright sunlight when she was spotted without her sunglasses and make-up free on a coffee run in a steamy Los Angeles on Friday

Ashton Kutcher used a text number that he tweeted out amid the fallout from ex-wife Demi Moore's memoir to call for Donald Trump to be impeached over the Ukraine scandal.

The 36-year-old Golden Globe nominee and husband Ashton Kutcher are against the idea of giving Christmas presents to their two children

In just over three months time, Eurovision fans will decide the next artist to compete for Australia at the European singing competition in the Netherlands in 2020.

First Nations artist Mitch Tambo is competing for a chance to represent Australia at Eurovision 2020 in the Netherlands. 

The songs that were entered into this year's Eurovision Song Contest will not be eligible in 2021, the event's producers confirmed on Friday.

Players have been given permission to wear shorts on competition days for the first time after forecasts showed temperatures at Leopard Creek were set to hit forty degrees celsius.

Tommy Fleetwood will have a golden opportunity on Sunday to claim his first victory on the PGA Tour - and banish an unwanted label.

I was all set to move to Loch Long, where The Nest is filmed, but unless I could live in Cape Cove, home to Dan (Martin Compston) and Emily (Sophie Rundle), I'll stay put

The Russian president told a Moscow news conference that Trump was likely to survive a Senate trial after the House of Representatives charged him with abuse of power last night.

This young man said he had walked for several hours through Greece before police 'took everything from us - including all our money, clothes and phones' and started to beat them.

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She always manages to look effortlessly chic. And Rihanna didn't disappoint on Monday as she headed out in New York City in a casual ensemble with quirky touches.