It is good news for anyone who likes to sunbathe close to home. Bosses at the Met Office say weather forecasts could soon become'hyper local' - even predicting the temperature in your back garden. By using artificial intelligence and data collected by amateur forecasters, the new model was able to predict precisely how hot it will get down to the level of an individual street. The Met Office's standard forecasting model divides the UK into grid squares of 1.5km. By using AI techniques, the new method is able to predict the weather within 100 metre squares'showing the potential for hyper-local forecasts for temperature, even within the same street,' the Met Office said.

A US technology company is 3D-printing futuristic holiday homes starting from $100,000 (£75,000) that fit in a back garden. Mighty Buildings, based in Oakland, California, says it can manufacture a 350 square-foot studio unit in less than 24 hours, providing owners a peaceful hideaway or a holiday cabin to accommodate guests. The firm is offering a variety of units on its website, ranging from a dinky studio to a luxury family home, which are printed with liquid synthetic stone that hardens almost instantly. The buildings are constructed at the company's facilities, transported to the customer's property on a truck and placed in a back garden with a massive crane. Units could also be leased out by property owners to help tackle the housing crisis, or big companies could also buy them to house employees while they're looking for something more long-term.