BRIGHT and sunny weather returned to Bolton this lunchtime and shoppers, workers and youngsters were quick to make the most of it. 

Children enjoying their school holidays packed into Victoria Square for the council's Sport on the Sqaure activities. 

Although breezy, the sunshine made a welcome return and the Met Office has said hot temperatures will warm England this weekend after days of miserable weather.

While London and the South East could see highs of 29 degrees C,  the rest of the UK can expect to bask in the mid-20s.

But the good weather won't last for long as unsettled conditions are forecast to move in from the west later on Sunday.

A Met Office spokesman said: "There is potential for a low pressure system to move to the north of the UK and that could bring with it some wet and unsettled weather."

There could be a north/south divide in August weather.

The Met Office outlook for the month states: "There are signals for a continuation of a north-south spilt in the weather during the middle of August.

"The North is likely to see the most frequent spells of wind and rain, with the best of the drier and more settled conditions in the South, although some outbreaks of rain are likely to reach here at times.

"Temperatures on the whole will be near or a little below average for the time of year, especially in the North, although in any settled spells of weather in the South temperatures may become rather warm at times."