Do not despair, says archbishop as demand grows for warm spaces

Justin Welby says too many people face real hardship and pain' as temperatures fall and bills rise

A surge of Arctic air causing sub-zero temperatures across the UK is poised to send demand for warm spaces surging, and the archbishop of Canterbury has urged people not to despair in the face of real hardship and pain".

The weather system moving quickly south from Norway, nicknamed the Troll of Trondheim, will result in colder weather for at least a week, the Met Office has forecast, as a network of warm hubs" said it had seen 80,000 people use its facilities in the last week.