Daffodils bloom across UK during unseasonal December weather

Flowers usually more associated with Easter than Christmas seen around the country in a week of above-average seasonal temperatures

Unseasonably warm weather across the UK has seen daffodils begin to bloom as far north as Chester and Northern Ireland, as forecasters reported one of the mildest starts to the month of December in over 50 years.

The flowers, more usually associated with Easter than Christmas, have been seen around the country in a week when daytime temperatures were as much as 10C above the seasonal average.