UK: Winter makes an early chilly appearance as all hopes of an Indian summer are washed away | Mail Online

Summer was a wash out and autumn seemed to have not even come at all, so it came as no surprise that winter decided to put in an early appearance.

Any hope of an Indian summer disappeared this morning as snow fell north of the border while the south of England was hit by cold northerly winds and heavy showers.

Temperatures struggled to hit 10C in some parts of the country and the bad news is it expected to stay that way tomorrow and Sunday.

Central heaters are sure to get a workout as temperatures are predicted to drop to 5C over night with weekend temperatures struggling to reach a high of 16C in the south and a low of 9C.

EUX.TV - EU Set for 'Super Tuesday' With Controversial Vote on Climate

BRUSSELS (EUX.TV) -- The European Parliament is bracing itself for a major controversial vote on Tuesday when its environment committee will vote on a plan that would force national EU governments to stop building coal-fired power plants and to subsidize underground carbon storage.

The vote on Tuesday the 7th of October will be on the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and on burden sharing between member states. Especially the ETS and CCS packages are considered controversial - they've been heavily influenced by lobbyists from both the corporate and environment sectors.