UK weather forecasters predict warmest winter solstice on record

Uncharacteristically mild temperature on 22 December means Greater London most likely to beat record winter warmth of 16.1C

It could be the mildest 22 December since records began, with forecasters saying the unsettled weather sweeping across Britain could last until Christmas Eve.

The uncharacteristically mild temperature on this year's winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, means the Greater London area is the most likely to beat the record winter warmth of 16.1C set at Hoylake, Merseyside, in 1910.