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| UK weather: snow and ice expected to bring travel chaos – live | UK weather: snow and ice expected to bring travel chaos – live |
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| The Highways England has declared the main road and motorway network clear. | |
| Frank Bird, its emergency planning officer, said: “For our network there aren’t any problem. All of our motorways are back to tarmac. Some of the three lane motorways are still only two lanes, but we are working to try and clear that throughout the day. For the large part we would say once you can get to the motorways it’s safe motoring.” | |
| Speaking to BBC Breakfast he claimed staff were working 14 hour shifts over the weekend to keep the roads open. | |
| He said: “We’ve had round the clock gritting. We had 56 gritters out on the motorway network in the West Midlands alone. For a short period we borrowed some from the north west, which is why we’ve managed to keep the motorway network going all trough yesterday.” | |
| Bird claimed the worst problem on Sunday was lorries blocking the M40 which led to 55 minute delays. | |
| But he added: “As long as you took it nice and steady people got where they were going to. We’ve not seen snow like for seven years so it is challenging for all of us. | |
| Meanwhile in America... | |
| WALK OF TOUCHDOWN!!!!LESEAN MCCOY'S WALK OFF OVERTIME 21 YARD TOUCHDOWN IN THE SNOW IS EVEN BETTER WITH TITANIC MUSIC!!! WHAT A SCENE IN BUFFALO!!! @BUFFALOBILLS BEAT THE COLTS!!!!🏈🚢🎶 pic.twitter.com/HPSb5Imai8 | |
| The RAC wants motorists to take it slow today. | The RAC wants motorists to take it slow today. |
| Pete Williams, the group’s road safety spokesman, has told the Press Association that they are expecting 11,000 breakdowns on today, a figure which is 20% above the seasonal norm. | Pete Williams, the group’s road safety spokesman, has told the Press Association that they are expecting 11,000 breakdowns on today, a figure which is 20% above the seasonal norm. |
| “I think the big thing is people are not going to leave enough time,” he said. | “I think the big thing is people are not going to leave enough time,” he said. |
| “Journeys will take two to three times longer. | “Journeys will take two to three times longer. |
| “It’s going to be treacherous driving conditions.” | “It’s going to be treacherous driving conditions.” |
| He said low overnight temperatures could cause black ice and urged people to drive slowly, leaving plenty of space between them and the car in front. | He said low overnight temperatures could cause black ice and urged people to drive slowly, leaving plenty of space between them and the car in front. |
| It seems even famous footballers aren’t immune to the effects of snow. | It seems even famous footballers aren’t immune to the effects of snow. |
| Not ideal at 5:30am when you’ve got a train to catch! Thought I was clever sheltering my car from the snow! 😂🙈 pic.twitter.com/9Oqz8UxiPR | Not ideal at 5:30am when you’ve got a train to catch! Thought I was clever sheltering my car from the snow! 😂🙈 pic.twitter.com/9Oqz8UxiPR |
| More than 50 schools across Oxfordshire have announced that they are closed today because of snow, including the major state secondaries Cherwell, Matthew Arnold and Cheney schools in Oxford city. | More than 50 schools across Oxfordshire have announced that they are closed today because of snow, including the major state secondaries Cherwell, Matthew Arnold and Cheney schools in Oxford city. |
| Looks like Birmingham got another rather heavy dusting last night ... | Looks like Birmingham got another rather heavy dusting last night ... |
| They said this snow would stop in Birmingham at around 8. It's not stopped. It's still snowing. In some parts of my garden it's over 30cm deep. pic.twitter.com/WLjpjcuRs5 | They said this snow would stop in Birmingham at around 8. It's not stopped. It's still snowing. In some parts of my garden it's over 30cm deep. pic.twitter.com/WLjpjcuRs5 |
| Glad I'm not going out in that this morning ❄❄❄ was still snowing after 1 am here #snow #Birmingham take care all those travelling to work pic.twitter.com/9yWU85c3AD | Glad I'm not going out in that this morning ❄❄❄ was still snowing after 1 am here #snow #Birmingham take care all those travelling to work pic.twitter.com/9yWU85c3AD |
| There are train problems and warnings for cyclists in the West Midlands. | There are train problems and warnings for cyclists in the West Midlands. |
| We are currently unable to operate a service between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town due to a foot of snow covering the line. We're sorry if this affects you today. All other services through Stourbridge Junction are currently operating normally. | We are currently unable to operate a service between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town due to a foot of snow covering the line. We're sorry if this affects you today. All other services through Stourbridge Junction are currently operating normally. |
| Today's roads are very icy, cyclists may want to consider alternative modes if possible. Winter cycling information from @BritishCycling available here: https://t.co/Mb7N9lTC0p | Today's roads are very icy, cyclists may want to consider alternative modes if possible. Winter cycling information from @BritishCycling available here: https://t.co/Mb7N9lTC0p |
| More detail on school closures across the country: | More detail on school closures across the country: |
| More than 100 schools are closed in Shropshire. In Wales, 71 schools are closed in Flintshire, 11 in Wrexham and 49 in Denbighshire. | More than 100 schools are closed in Shropshire. In Wales, 71 schools are closed in Flintshire, 11 in Wrexham and 49 in Denbighshire. |
| #UKSnow - Trains between Newport and Hereford are currently unable to run between these stations because of tress on the line. Customers can use CrossCountry and Great Western Railway services. https://t.co/gp7AMZ66dg | #UKSnow - Trains between Newport and Hereford are currently unable to run between these stations because of tress on the line. Customers can use CrossCountry and Great Western Railway services. https://t.co/gp7AMZ66dg |
| On the roads, lane three on the M42 in the West Midlands, between junctions 1 and 3, and lane three on the M5 between junction 4a and junction 3, are impassable, with only lanes one and two running on both motorways. | On the roads, lane three on the M42 in the West Midlands, between junctions 1 and 3, and lane three on the M5 between junction 4a and junction 3, are impassable, with only lanes one and two running on both motorways. |
| The slip road to Stansted airport on the M11 eastbound was closed overnight for carriageway treatment due to freezing temperatures, according to Highways England. | The slip road to Stansted airport on the M11 eastbound was closed overnight for carriageway treatment due to freezing temperatures, according to Highways England. |
| The Press Association is reporting that seven flights have been cancelled at Edinburgh airport, while Manchester airport has 13 departures listed as cancelled. | The Press Association is reporting that seven flights have been cancelled at Edinburgh airport, while Manchester airport has 13 departures listed as cancelled. |
| Still looking pretty white in North London. | Still looking pretty white in North London. |
| well we are doing ok so far here at Barnet... pic.twitter.com/OiXGWy13aD | well we are doing ok so far here at Barnet... pic.twitter.com/OiXGWy13aD |
| You knew it was cold yesterday - but how cold? | You knew it was cold yesterday - but how cold? |
| Here's a look a Sunday's wintry weather extremes:Warmest day: Swanage 10.7CColdest day: Braemar -6.2CColdest night: Dalwhinnie-12.4 °CWettest: Liscombe47.2 mmSunniest: Kinloss5.4 hours pic.twitter.com/rWHC5wMmqj | Here's a look a Sunday's wintry weather extremes:Warmest day: Swanage 10.7CColdest day: Braemar -6.2CColdest night: Dalwhinnie-12.4 °CWettest: Liscombe47.2 mmSunniest: Kinloss5.4 hours pic.twitter.com/rWHC5wMmqj |
| Fittingly, one of the coldest places in the country was Chillingham Barnes in Northumberland. | Fittingly, one of the coldest places in the country was Chillingham Barnes in Northumberland. |
| Nominative determinism in action: one of the coldest places last night was Chillingham Barns, Northumberland, at -11.6C. pic.twitter.com/mMwgWF5X8n | Nominative determinism in action: one of the coldest places last night was Chillingham Barns, Northumberland, at -11.6C. pic.twitter.com/mMwgWF5X8n |
| A reminder that all schools in Birmingham are closed, and 200 are shut in Gloucestershire. | A reminder that all schools in Birmingham are closed, and 200 are shut in Gloucestershire. |
| Good morning everyone. Look around and all you’ll see is snow and ice which is affecting public transport and motorists getting about. ALL schools run by Birmingham City Council and Solihull Council will be closed today (11/12). Please take extra care if you’re out & about! pic.twitter.com/U6ysVwH4Li | Good morning everyone. Look around and all you’ll see is snow and ice which is affecting public transport and motorists getting about. ALL schools run by Birmingham City Council and Solihull Council will be closed today (11/12). Please take extra care if you’re out & about! pic.twitter.com/U6ysVwH4Li |
| In the capital there is good news and bad news: | In the capital there is good news and bad news: |
| now the bad news:• Ice on many back roads, especially to the north• Over 200 flights (arrivals / departures) cancelled at Heathrow.(Still awaiting an update on the trains..!) [ro] | now the bad news:• Ice on many back roads, especially to the north• Over 200 flights (arrivals / departures) cancelled at Heathrow.(Still awaiting an update on the trains..!) [ro] |