Sheffield set to bask in mini-heatwave as forecasters predict temperatures will begin to soar

Final closure date revealed for Sheffield's Toys R Us store as 70% off sale startsFollowing a long winter which has seen much of the country shiver in bitterly cold temperatures and seen frequent snowfall the UK is set to get an early taste of summer next week.

An area of high pressure is set to build across the country throughout next week bringing dry, settled weather and warmer temperatures.

Sheffield shooting was 'cold blooded murder' - prosecutionBy the middle part of next week temperatures in Sheffield will hit a warm 21C and they could get as high as 25C towards the end of the week.

Since the beginning of March temperatures in Sheffield have struggled to get into double figures and next week's weather is set by far the warmest spell of the spring so far.

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