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| UK weather: runways shut as snow covers northern England | |
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| Runways at two of the UK’s busiest airports have been closed as snow brought widespread disruption to swathes of northern England and Wales. | Runways at two of the UK’s busiest airports have been closed as snow brought widespread disruption to swathes of northern England and Wales. |
| Britain is expected to have significant snowfall this week, with temperatures forecast to plunge to negative double figures. | Britain is expected to have significant snowfall this week, with temperatures forecast to plunge to negative double figures. |
| Manchester and Liverpool airports stopped flights and closed runways as snow continued to fall in the morning rush hour on Wednesday. The airports urged people to check the status of their flights before travelling. | Manchester and Liverpool airports stopped flights and closed runways as snow continued to fall in the morning rush hour on Wednesday. The airports urged people to check the status of their flights before travelling. |
| Manchester Airport currently closed due to snow 🙈 #manchesterairport pic.twitter.com/Dc5kFA0ogS | Manchester Airport currently closed due to snow 🙈 #manchesterairport pic.twitter.com/Dc5kFA0ogS |
| The icy weather could break the record low this winter of -10.8C (12.6F) and bring up to 10cm (4in) of snow to parts of the country. | The icy weather could break the record low this winter of -10.8C (12.6F) and bring up to 10cm (4in) of snow to parts of the country. |
| The Met Office issued yellow weather warnings covering the majority of the UK for snow and ice on Wednesday. | The Met Office issued yellow weather warnings covering the majority of the UK for snow and ice on Wednesday. |
| Dozens of schools were closed across north Wales, Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester. | Dozens of schools were closed across north Wales, Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester. |
| Trains and trams were delayed due to signal failures and police warned of hazardous driving conditions across much of the north-west of England and Wales. | Trains and trams were delayed due to signal failures and police warned of hazardous driving conditions across much of the north-west of England and Wales. |
| Greater Manchester police told of “multiple crashes” on motorways, while there were reports of two vehicles crashing into a snowy canyon in the Yorkshire Dales as snowfall began on Tuesday night. | Greater Manchester police told of “multiple crashes” on motorways, while there were reports of two vehicles crashing into a snowy canyon in the Yorkshire Dales as snowfall began on Tuesday night. |
| The warning for Scotland, Northern Ireland and most of the UK runs until 11am on Wednesday, while the south-east, London and East Anglia are covered until 12pm. Further warnings have been issued for Thursday. | The warning for Scotland, Northern Ireland and most of the UK runs until 11am on Wednesday, while the south-east, London and East Anglia are covered until 12pm. Further warnings have been issued for Thursday. |
| The Met Office said road journeys could take a lot longer and should be avoided if possible. | The Met Office said road journeys could take a lot longer and should be avoided if possible. |
| Alex Burkill, a Met Office meteorologist, said: “Looking further ahead, it’s what happens on Thursday that has the potential to be more disruptive. It does have the potential to bring some very significant snow. We have already got a warning out in force for it. | Alex Burkill, a Met Office meteorologist, said: “Looking further ahead, it’s what happens on Thursday that has the potential to be more disruptive. It does have the potential to bring some very significant snow. We have already got a warning out in force for it. |
| “It’s currently just a yellow warning, but it’s not out of the question that will be ramped up nearer the time.” | “It’s currently just a yellow warning, but it’s not out of the question that will be ramped up nearer the time.” |
| While Scotland is predicted to be the coldest place in the UK, temperatures in parts of England could reach negative double figures. | While Scotland is predicted to be the coldest place in the UK, temperatures in parts of England could reach negative double figures. |
| The record low for 2019 so far, recorded in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, on 18 January, is likely to be beaten. Benson in Oxfordshire and Santon Downham in Suffolk could see England’s coldest temperatures. | The record low for 2019 so far, recorded in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, on 18 January, is likely to be beaten. Benson in Oxfordshire and Santon Downham in Suffolk could see England’s coldest temperatures. |
| Areas of higher ground could receive up to 10cm of snow. Met Office figures showed the worst-hit areas on Tuesday were Tulloch Bridge in Inverness-shire, with 11cm, and Spadeadam in Cumbria, with 10cm. | Areas of higher ground could receive up to 10cm of snow. Met Office figures showed the worst-hit areas on Tuesday were Tulloch Bridge in Inverness-shire, with 11cm, and Spadeadam in Cumbria, with 10cm. |
| Councils have prepared for heavy snowfall, with more than 1.4m tonnes of salt stockpiled and gritters and street cleaning teams ready to keep roads safe, the Local Government Association said. | Councils have prepared for heavy snowfall, with more than 1.4m tonnes of salt stockpiled and gritters and street cleaning teams ready to keep roads safe, the Local Government Association said. |
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