UK faces July frost

Parts of Britain could see ground frost next week as summer weather continues to avoid northern Europe, lashing it instead with strong winds and heavy rain, according to the UK's Met Office.

After the wettest June since record began many Britons enjoyed a weekend of good weather.

But more wind and rain forecast for this week is likely to be followed by plunging temperatures across the region next week as the abnormally bleak weather returns, including frost.

Before the frost bites Britain next week, most of northern Europe will be blanketed in dark cloud, chilled by cold fronts and doused by thunderstorms, the Met Office forecasts.