Met Office warns of temperatures 5C colder than normal

Britain will finish the week with temperatures up to five degrees colder than usual for this time of year. The Met Office has forecast several days of cold weather, snow, sleet and frost, with the Midlands likely to be the coldest region - at -3C on Wednesday night. Yellow warnings have been issued for ice in parts of Wales, southwest England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, while London could see snow on Wednesday night.