The sweeping Welsh coastline and soaring Scottish Highlands, the lovely Lake District, sandy Cornish beaches ... a road trip with no route-planning or map-reading, no SatNav or lugging of suitcases.

Wales, Birmingham, Shrewsbury and Hereford along with Bristol and Southampton - all of which will see up to 3mm of rainfall ...

Forecasters say: There are signs that there may be somewhat of a north-south or northwest-southeast split to the UK's weather through this period. The north or northwest is likely to bear the brunt of ...