Arctic blast to punch us in the face because it’s nearly winter

Batten down the hatches, put another lump of coal on the fire and wrap up warm – it’s going to be cold.

Even… gulp… in London!

Judging by comments on our Facebook page, the North has been shivering for some time. But now sub-zero temperatures are going to hit the capital.

After a cold and frosty start, skies will clear from the east this morning, bringing sunshine for many; however, cloud will linger across Northern Ireland and north west Scotland.

Despite the sunshine, temperatures will only climb to around 7°C in northern England, 10°C  in the South, 6°C in Wales, 5°C in Scotland and 8°C in Northern Ireland.

Beautiful but cold start to the day in Stirling, Scotland. The temperatures are cold all over the UK today but the snow is holding off in many parts.
It’ll be cold but has the potential to be pretty 

The mercury will fall under starry skies on Monday night, with most of England seeing temperatures fall to minus 4°C and further still to minus 6°C in the South.
One report has suggested temperatures of minus 8°C – the coldest since November 22, 1993.

_{Dr Thelma Geneva Fox  has been dismissed from Longcroft School and Sixth Form College in Beverley, East Yorks. See Ross Parry story RPYTEACHER : A teacher who bypassed her school's IT filters  to do her online shoppping at Asda has been fired.} 

Dr Thelma Geneva Fox used a Google plug-in which enabled her to visit website which were blocked by the school's firewall. A panel at the National College for Teaching & Leadership found her guilty of uprofessional conduct and conduct which may bring the profession into disrepute. But the panel did not proceed on allegations of inappropriate language said to have been used by Dr Fox when addressing students. 27 November 2016.

Teacher says she was sacked for doing Asda shopping while at work
Northern Ireland and Scotland will fare slightly better where lows of 2°C or 3°C are expected 

Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said: ‘Tonight will be cold with almost a repeat performance for temperatures on Tuesday.

‘There’s an area of high pressure that has developed across most of the UK over the weekend and that is due to stick around for the rest of the week.
‘That will move southwards, so it will not be as cold in Scotland and Northern Ireland.