Parts of England hit -9.5°C while temperatures rise to 10°C in Scotland

The Metro says The south of England plunged to lows of -9°C last night – while Scotland somehow escaped the freezing temperatures.

In a reverse of traditional weather patterns, the Scottish Highlands were a positively balmy 10.1°C.

Heathrow Airport recorded its lowest overnight temperature since 2010, where the mercury plummeted to -8.4°C.

Some flights due to leave the airport were cancelled due to freezing fog.

Flights to Amsterdam, Barcelona and Miami were some of the 17 cancelled this morning.

A British Airways spokesperson said: ‘Like other airlines, our schedule has been affected by the continued freezing fog weather conditions experienced across London.

‘We’ve apologised to customers whose flights have been affected and are doing everything we can to get them on their way as quickly as possible.

‘We advise customers to check the website for the latest flight information.’