Winter Weather: Sub-Zero Temperatures Forecast

Winter weather is set to bite later this week with sub-zero temperatures predicted.

Heavy rain will give way to ice, frost and bitterly cold northerly winds from Tuesday onwards.

Temperatures could plummet to as low as -6C in some places, with highs of just 4C.

Sky News weather presenter Isobel Lang said: "The weather is set to change dramatically this week as the area of low pressure bringing today's heavy rain slips away southeastwards drawing in cold northerly winds.

"Conditions look a good deal drier from Tuesday onwards, and much of south-west England, the Midlands and Wales could remain dry for the remainder of the week.

"On the flip side, it will feel considerably colder with brisk northerly winds and much lower night and daytime temperatures. Expect sharp frosts and the risk of icy stretches.

"Some showers are still likely to feed in on the winds, but these should mainly affect North Sea coastal counties where they may bring some snow to the North Yorkshire Moors or Cheviots along with higher ground in eastern Scotland."

The cold snap follows a weekend of heavy rain and strong wind, leaving three people dead and forcing hundreds from their homes.

The heavy rain will continue to deluge parts of the South West today, but North Wales and the North East is expected to bear the brunt of the wet weather.

There are nearly 300 flood warnings and 300 flood alerts in place across the country.

Prime Minister David Cameron he promised to ensure "everything is being done to help".

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Aston Martin: Tractor Firm 'Among Bidders'

An Indian tractor firm could become the new co-owner of James Bond's favourite car-maker, Aston Martin.

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has reportedly offered more than £250m for a stake of up to 50% in the sports car brand - exceeding a bid by an Italian private equity firm.

Aston's owners, Kuwait's Investment Dar, are selling a chunk of the car company to inject cash into research and development, according to sources familiar with the talks speaking to The Times.

The company is said to have been struggling in recent years to find the funds needed to keep up with the technology spends of its rivals.

Aston, which produces its cars in Warwickshire, would be attractive to M&M in that the Mumbai-based firm has long been on the lookout for a prestige car brand.

M&M is based in Mumbai and is the world's largest tractor producer

It had previously shown interest in Jaguar Land Rover, ahead of its purchase by Tata, and in Saab.

Investors reacted cautiously to the proposed offer, with M&M shares losing almost 3% of their value in Monday's trading.

Brokerage Edelweiss said in a note that Aston Martin would require significant investments and the benefits of technology transfer to the Indian tractor and utility vehicle maker's product portfolio would be "questionable" given the lack of similarity between the two companies' stables.

The Times suggested Investindustrial - the Italian rival for the stake - has one ace up its sleeve in the bidding war because of an existing partnership with Mercedes-Benz.

Aston, which was bought from Ford in 2007, remains one of the world's most desirable luxury car brands - thanks in part to its association with the Bond movie franchise.

It shot to fame in 1964 when Goldfinger, starring Sean Connery, was released.

The Aston Martin DB5 - complete with its famous ejector-seat - used in the film returned in the latest Daniel Craig movie, Skyfall.

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West Ham Face Probe Over 'Hitler' Chants

West Ham will face an investigation by the FA over alleged racist chants during their game at Tottenham, according to Sky sources.

Just four days after a Spurs fan was stabbed before Tottenham's game against Lazio, some West Ham supporters appeared to aim offensive chants towards the home crowd about the attack.

"Viva Lazio" and "can we stab you every week" could be heard - and the sound of hissing also came from the away section of White Hart Lane, an apparent mocking of the mass execution of Jews in gas chambers during the Holocaust.

Towards the end of Sunday's match, some Hammers fans were heard singing: "Adolf Hitler, he's coming for you."

It was only last Thursday that a group of travelling Spurs fans were the subject of anti-Semitic taunts from Lazio supporters in the Italian capital prior to a Europa League game.

The FA is now set to launch an investigation into the chants and are due to speak to the Metropolitan Police as well as both clubs, Sky sources have said.

West Ham have pledged to take the "strongest possible action" against any supporters found guilty of inappropriate chanting during the Barclays Premier League match away to Spurs, including the enforcement of life bans.

The chants sparked outrage among the Tottenham faithful given their club's links with the Jewish community.

The pub at the scene of the violence in Rome

But after the game - which Spurs won 3-1 - both managers were reluctant to discuss the matter without reviewing the tapes.

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce said: "I didn't hear it. I don't hear what the fans say or do when I'm concentrating as a manager on a game of football.

"They shouldn't be doing things like that, it is the least of my worries at the minute isn't it? What do you want me to say? If I didn't hear it I can't condemn it can I?"

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas said he did not want the issue to detract attention from what Tottenham achieved on the pitch.

He said: "You know the animosity there is between Tottenham and West Ham and as long as it doesn't reach stupidity it is a great, great rivalry of two London clubs.

"It would be extremely unfair for me to mar the performance of the players, but understanding that a couple of situations are avoidable, we can't decipher the true meaning of what they were saying."

At least 11 Spurs fans were injured during the attack in Rome in which 50 masked assailants stormed into a pub in the city, with Essex builder Ashley Mills most seriously hurt.

The president of Italy's football association has apologised to the English FA over the affair, while two men have appeared in court.

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Lindsay Lohan 'Woeful' In Liz Taylor Biopic

Lindsay Lohan's outing as Elizabeth Taylor in the TV biopic Liz & Dick has premiered on the US channel Lifetime to almost universal derision.

The much-heralded film, starring Lohan as the movie star and little-known New Zealander Grant Bowler as Richard Burton, charts the volatile love story of the twice-married couple.

The Mean Girls star has drawn parallels between her own troubled life and Taylor's, saying in an interview that everything she had gone through made her "ready to play Liz".

The film charts Taylor's drink-fuelled relationship with Burton while Lohan has spent brief spells in prison, on probation and in rehab since two 2007 drink-driving convictions.

Liz & Dick was billed as her comeback movie but after a string of bad industry reviews Twitter users joined in the criticism during Sunday night's screening.

New Zealander Grant Bowler plays Richard Burton

Kat Corbett said: "It's like watching the kid from The Parent Trap in a school play being stalked by a gladiator with a drinking problem."

Nicholas Dressel's comment was: "An actress who will never win an Oscar playing an Oscar winning actress in a movie that will never win any award."

While Sophie Perrault said: "Bad actors playing good actors or good actors playing bad actors? OR bad actors playing bad actors? I can't tell anymore."

BrianEsEnFuego said: "Just finished watching #LizandDick and all i can think is how sad it is that LiLo can't even be nominated for Razzies for this. senseless tragedy."

Lohan joined the Twitter activity, answering fans' questions online as the film was shown.

And prior to the screening the critics also laid into Liz & Dick.

The Hollywood Reporter said: "Lohan is woeful as Taylor from start to finish. But, whatever you do, don't miss Liz & Dick. It's an instant classic of unintentional hilarity."

Lohan has compared her life to Taylor's

The San Francisco Chronicle's reviewer said: "It's so terrible, you'll need to ice your face when it's over to ease the pain of wincing for two hours."

The Los Angeles Times commented: "Unfortunately Lohan and co-star Grant Bowler have about as much sexual chemistry as Kermit and Miss Piggy and none of that couple's tenderness."

Ken Tucker, on Entertainment Weekly's website, described it as "a peculiar, drab, damp little TV movie".

He added: "No effort seems to have gone into Lohan's preparation other than to have her eyes tinted Liz-violet."

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Man Held After Girl, 11, Raped In Park

Detectives have arrested a man on suspicion of raping an 11-year-old girl in a north London park.

The youngster is being treated in hospital after she was grabbed by a man on her way home from school on Friday afternoon.

She was dragged into Jubilee Park, in Enfield, north London, before being raped near a pitch and putt course.

The girl, who had caught a bus from Enfield town to Bury Street, was snatched as she was walking along Galliards Road at around 4.15pm.

She eventually returned home after the attack at 7.45pm.

A 26-year-old man was arrested at an address in Edmonton and is in police custody.

Detective Inspector Simon Ellershaw, who is leading the investigation, said: "This was a horrific and unusual attack of a defenceless school girl making her way home via her usual route, along one of Enfield's busiest shortcuts, at the beginning of Friday afternoon rush hour.

"She says the attack happened for some considerable time - possibly in the region of two to three hours.

"At present an extensive search of the park is underway and local officers are conducting house-to-house enquiries, and we have already been receiving helpful information from members of the public.

"Given the significant and unaccounted amount of time between the incident and the victim's arrival home, we are particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have seen her possibly appearing confused or dishevelled following her ordeal. All calls will be treated in the utmost confidence."

Chief Inspector Taylor Wilson said: "Over the course of the weekend police have been working using every resource available to support the victim, identify the suspect and provide a police response to increase confidence and provide reassurance to residents.

"Although this is an isolated and extremely rare incident, we are treating this with the utmost seriousness."

Witnesses or anyone with information that could help police is asked to call the incident room on 0208 345 4326 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Nadine Dorries Flies Back To Face The Music

A defiant Nadine Dorries has flown back to the UK to face the music over her controversial decision to take part in I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!.

The MP for Mid Bedfordshire insisted she would "do it again tomorrow" as she arrived at Heathrow Airport to be met by a barrage of reporters.

The outspoken Tory backbencher is expected to meet with Chief Whip Sir George Young "soon", according to party sources.

Ms Dorries was suspended from the Conservative Party after it emerged she was joining the ITV reality show set in the Australian jungle.

But at the airport, she denied she was due to attend a summit with Sir George, and said: "The press are giving the impression the whip has been withdrawn. It hasn't."

She has already sparked a row by insisting that former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell had given her permission to have a month away from Parliament.

The MP during her first bushtucker trial

Mr Mitchell told Sky's Chief Political Correspondent Jon Craig that she had never asked him and the first he knew of it was when the publicity about the show began.

Ms Dorries claimed the storm was unjustified after stepping off the plane, declaring: "I've had three sitting days away from Parliament. The rest has been over half-term.

"There are still MPs who have been away for two weeks and still haven't returned. I've had three sitting days away. I think that is an important thing to remember."

Asked about the reaction of some of her constituents, she added: "What they are angry about is what they have read in the newspapers, which is not the truth."

Ms Dorries, who was the first contestant to be voted off the programme last week, had been expected to stay in Australia until next month but has come home early.

She has come out fighting since her exit, claiming at the weekend that the criticism was fuelled by "jealousy", particularly among other female MPs.

The Tory Party was furious that she went on the show

The MP justified her decision to go on the programme by insisting it would allow her to reach out to a wider audience.

She insisted she was not disappointed to be the first to be kicked out, describing it as a "fantastic experience".

During her stay in the jungle, she had to endure several bushtucker trials - including eating ostrich anus and being covered in maggots and other bugs.

She is reported to have been paid £40,000 for taking part and has already pledged to give her MP's salary for the period she was away to charity.

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Breivik: Video Of Killer Parking Van Bomb

CCTV footage of Anders Behring Breivik parking his van and walking off before a massive bomb inside exploded has been shown publicly for the first time.

The security camera video from July 2011 also contains pictures of the significant damage caused by the device which weighed nearly a ton and killed eight people, as well as injuring dozens of others.

Norwegian mass killer Breivik, wearing a security guard's uniform, is seen parking his white van at the entrance of a building that housed the prime minister's offices. The PM was not there at the time.

Breivik gets out of the vehicle in the capital Oslo and briskly walks away.

He then got into a second vehicle, a grey Fiat van, which he used to drive to the nearby island of Utoya where he gunned down 69 people, mostly teens, at a Labour Party youth camp.

Footage shows damage to the area after the Oslo bombing

A security guard at a government building said of the Oslo footage: "My colleague got a call from the reception at the high-rise building (PM's office). At the same time I saw the white van on the monitor in front of me.

"It is normally only the Prime Minister and the bodyguards who park there. But every day we get cars parking there without permission so we need to chase them away."

The guard added: "It looks like a guy dressed as a security guard coming out of the car.

"I see he has the usual reflex markings on the trousers and it looks like he has a circular logo on his arm, so I believe it is a uniform from a security company. I see that he calmly leaves the car and walks away."

The guard said he zoomed in on the registration number and was about to send a text to the motor tax office to find out which security company it belonged to when the explosion happened.

Photographs of Breivik parking the van had previously been released and footage was shown during his trial earlier this year, but this was the first time the video was released publicly.

Breivik was sentenced to 21 years in prison

It is part of a documentary that Norway's public broadcaster NRK will air on Tuesday evening.

The programme also features comments by the security guard on duty that day.

On August 24, Breivik was declared sane and sentenced to Norway's maximum sentence of 21 years in prison - a sentence that can be extended indefinitely if he is deemed a continued threat to society.

Breivik confessed to the attacks, calling them "cruel but necessary" to protect his country from the multiculturalism his victims embraced and which he hates.

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Weather: Northern England Hit By Flooding

North East England and North Wales are braced for flooding after the band of heavy rain that swamped southern England moved north.

There are just over 200 flood warnings in place across the country and nearly 300 less serious flood alerts, following a weekend of almost non-stop pouring rain left at least 800 homes swamped with water.

Parts of South West England were particularly badly hit, now people in the North East and North Wales are preparing for possible flooding.

A soldier carries a sandbag in Catterick, North Yorkshire

In North Yorkshire, residents of Richmondshire are being offered emergency sandbags to protect their homes from floodwater.

On the outskirts of Darlington, County Durham, the River Skerne was reported to have burst its banks, while pumps are being used to keep parts of the A66 open in the area.

Southbound trains on the East Coast Mainline are experiencing delays of between 20 and 30 minutes due to flooding at Darlington

Residents load sandbags onto a trolley elsewhere in the town

Days of rain and strong winds have left three people dead, forced hundreds from their homes and brought chaos to the roads.

Prime Minister David Cameron vowed he would "ensure everything is being done to help".

Parts of Devon and Cornwall are among the worst hit areas so far - but hundreds of other areas have also been affected, with the South and the Midlands getting badly hit.

A man rows through a car park in Keynsham, Somerset

Thousands of motorists have had to be rescued from water-logged roads over the past few days.

The dramatic moment that David Dunn rescued a pensioner from his car was caught on camera.

The elderly man had driven into deep flood water in Keynsham, Somerset, on Sunday, and his vehicle began floating down a swollen river.

A homeless woman died after being crushed by a tree in Exeter

Mr Dunn and his son Cameron drove their vehicle into the water and pulled him through the car's window. The pensioner was wet and shaken but otherwise unhurt.

Rainfall is estimated to be around 15mm across the spine of Britain today, less than the 30mm of rain in parts of the West Country, but meteorologists said it would offer little respite to homeowners keen to begin cleaning up.

Some reports have suggested that homeowners in flood-prone areas are at risk of losing insurance cover unless the Government steps in to help the industry.

A car is partially submerged in standing water in Ruishton, Somerset

Mr Cameron wrote on Twitter: "Shocking scenes of flooding in Cornwall and around the country. Govt will help ensure everything is being done to help."

A 21-year-old woman was killed in Western Way, Exeter, after becoming trapped under a fallen tree which injured two others.

Inspector Andrew Webber of Devon and Cornwall Police told Sky News that the dead woman had been living in a small tent sheltered against a wall at the roadside.

Homes are left flooded on Cheats Road in Ruishton

"It was a very large oak tree that had been there for ... many years. Obviously we've had lots of heavy weather, it's been raining an awful lot, and the tree for whatever reason came down."

Her death follows that of a man on Thursday, who died when his car became wedged under a bridge near a ford in Rectory Fields, Chew Stoke, Somerset.

A 50-year-old man, named as Kevin Wilkinson, also died after falling into a canal in Watford on Saturday.

Hay bales stand in flood water in fields surrounding the Glastonbury Tor

Both the RAC and AA breakdown services reported surges in flood-related call-outs as roads and highways across the country have been closed due to perilous standing water.

But that has not deterred many motorists from taking their chances.

In Warwickshire three people became stranded on the roof of a four-wheel drive after deciding to go off-road driving.

Flood water blocking the A361 near Taunton, Somerset

Police issued a post on Twitter to say the men had been shouting abuse at those who tried to come to their aid. They were eventually rescued by boat.

National Rail said the severe weather is disrupting services around the country.

Nearly 71,000 properties have been told they could be at risk, according to the Environment Agency.

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Germany: Deadly Fire At Workshop For Disabled

Fourteen people have so far been confirmed dead after a workshop for people with disabilities in Germany was struck by fire.

At least six other people were also injured in the blaze, which happened in the small town of Titisee-Neustadt in southwestern Germany.

Karl-Heinz Schmid, a spokesman for police in the nearby city of Freiburg, told local news channel N24: "We can tell you that we have 14 dead. The process of identification is ongoing.

"We also have a large number of injured who have been taken to hospital," said Mr Schmid, adding it was too early to determine how serious the injuries were.

The fire reportedly broke out at around 2pm local time (1pm GMT) and had still not been extinguished nearly two hours later.

Fireman at the Titisee-Neustadt workshop

Around 100 firefighters are said to be battling the flames.

The authorities have so far been unable to determine the cause of the fire at the workshop, which employs 120 people with either mental or physical disabilities in a variety of jobs including metalwork, woodwork and electrical installation.

Local news agency DPA quoted a source as saying there had been an explosion in a storage room.

It is still unclear whether chemicals were stored in the room, but the workshop activities include the treatment of wood.

Several people have been helped out of the building by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, according to Focus magazine.

The centre in the Black Forest region is run by the Catholic Church's Caritas organisation.

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New Bank Of England Governor Revealed

Mark Carney has been named as the new Bank of England governor, who will replace outgoing head Sir Mervyn King.

The role of the governor is the most important unelected position in Britain, and is chosen by the Government.

Mr Carney, a Canadian national, will take up his role on June 30 next year and will be the 120th governor since 1694.

He is the first foreigner to be given the job and the Queen approved Mr Carney's nomination earlier today.

He was appointed governor of the Bank of Canada in early 2008, for a term of seven years.

Mr Carney said he did not formally apply for the role - indicating he was head-hunted by Britain for the job.

He said he was "honoured to accept this important and demanding role".

Mr Carney added: "I was never going to be at the Bank of Canada forever."

Sky's Economics Editor Ed Conway said: "This is a real surprise for the City.

"He will serve a five-year term rather than the eight-year term originally advertised.

"We don't know the future of current deputy governor Paul Tucker, who has been heading towards this role all his career."

Mr Tucker had been tipped for the role but in recent months was embroiled in the LIbor scandal, after email correspondence emerged between the bank and Barclay's Bob Diamond.

Incumbent Sir Mervyn King was paid a basic salary of £375,000 in 2010

Mr Carney was born in Fort Smith, in Canada's Northwest Territories, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University in 1988.

He received a master's degree in economics in 1993 and a doctorate in economics in 1995, both from Oxford University.

Prior to joining the Canadian civil service, Mr Carney had a 13-year career with investment bank Goldman Sachs in its London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto.

A father-of-four, his wife is a British national and his children all hold dual nationality.

Announcing the choice to the House of Commons, Mr Osborne said Mr Carney would apply for British citizenship - as the Prime Minister smiled -  like all other applicants.

Britain requires citizenship applicants to pass a multiple choice written test before undertaking a civil ceremony, typically at the resident's local town hall.

After receiving citizenship papers applicants can then apply for a British passport. They are then quizzed in person by Passport Office staff to verify their identity.

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