SCOTLAND is set to be battered by torrential downpours and thunderstorms today amid weather warnings across the UK. The Met ...

Except for North East England, every region of England and Wales has 'very high' levels today - with the East of England, and London & South East England continuing to suffer through Thursday.

Temperatures across the south east are set to soar, forecasts show, with towns including Maidstone in Kent, Cambridge, Nottingham and Leicester averaging 22C - well above the UK's May average of 15C.