Warm weather brings high pollen count and problems for hay fever sufferers

There is a ‘very high’ pollen warning for the East of England and East Anglia for Thursday, Friday and Saturday according to Met Office forecasts.

Temperatures are due to raise to 20c by Saturday, but with the sunshine comes problems for hay fever sufferers.

One in five people in the UK suffer from hay fever, with different pollens setting off symptoms in individual sufferers.