A man from Carlisle was forced to pay £25 to leave a railway station after his train was cancelled due to Storm Floris.

Britons could see scorching temperatures arriving in days as with the mecury rises as high as 31C, weather maps suggest.

Crowds are expected to flock to Lancashire this weekend as the spectacular Blackpool Air Show returns - and the weather is looking promising.

The world’s biggest carnival seems to have been in town for months, so it’s quite sobering to realise we have only just completed the first full week of the Fringe.