UK weather: mild Christmas forecast with temperatures of up to 15C

Cold snap of past few days to give way to notably high temperatures', with travel expected to be disruption free

Forecasters are predicting one of the mildest Christmases on record with temperatures potentially peaking at 15C and no chance of snow anywhere in the UK.

The unseasonably clement weather means no major travel disruption is expected despite possibly the busiest Christmas on the roads for three years.