Those dreaming of a white Christmas could be on the money this year after a bookmaker slashed the odds of it snowing on Christmas Day.
Weather forecasters have warned it will be a chilly yuletide season with lows of minus eight in December. The odds of it being the coldest December ever have also been slashed to 2/1 by Ladbrokes.
Meanwhile, the odds of snow falling anywhere in Ireland on Christmas day have been cut to 4/6. Ladbrokes say the "festive cheers is gripping the nation early this year" with punters already betting on a white Christmas.