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| Salt shortage talks to continue | Salt shortage talks to continue |
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| Agencies in charge of gritting the UK's roads are to meet later to decide what more can be done after local councils agreed to cut their salt use by 25%. | Agencies in charge of gritting the UK's roads are to meet later to decide what more can be done after local councils agreed to cut their salt use by 25%. |
| Drivers and pedestrians have faced difficult conditions after days of snow turned to ice in sub-zero temperatures. | Drivers and pedestrians have faced difficult conditions after days of snow turned to ice in sub-zero temperatures. |
| Northamptonshire and Flintshire county councils are among several to complain of critically low salt stocks. | Northamptonshire and Flintshire county councils are among several to complain of critically low salt stocks. |
| More snow is forecast overnight on Tuesday in Wales, the West Country and parts of central and southern England. | More snow is forecast overnight on Tuesday in Wales, the West Country and parts of central and southern England. |
| On Monday, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis warned salt supplies would have to be rationed for councils to cope with continuing cold weather. | On Monday, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis warned salt supplies would have to be rationed for councils to cope with continuing cold weather. |
| 'Admission of guilt' | 'Admission of guilt' |
| Warrington Council said it was due to run out of rock salt on Tuesday morning but had been assured a delivery would arrive before then. | Warrington Council said it was due to run out of rock salt on Tuesday morning but had been assured a delivery would arrive before then. |
| Cumbria County Council said it was supplementing its stocks with a mixture containing industrial salt while the city council in Bristol was down to just 50 tonnes. | Cumbria County Council said it was supplementing its stocks with a mixture containing industrial salt while the city council in Bristol was down to just 50 tonnes. |
| Somerset County Council will concentrate on major roads to save salt stocks after 16 nights of continuous gritting. | Somerset County Council will concentrate on major roads to save salt stocks after 16 nights of continuous gritting. |
| The Conservatives accused the government of making inadequate preparations and suggested the call for councils to reduce their daily salt use by 25% was an "admission of guilt". | The Conservatives accused the government of making inadequate preparations and suggested the call for councils to reduce their daily salt use by 25% was an "admission of guilt". |
| The Lib Dems, meanwhile, warned that Britain could run out of salt while waiting for fresh supplies from overseas if the weather gets worse. | The Lib Dems, meanwhile, warned that Britain could run out of salt while waiting for fresh supplies from overseas if the weather gets worse. |
| They are calling for a review of the recommendation that local authorities hold a six-day supply of salt. | They are calling for a review of the recommendation that local authorities hold a six-day supply of salt. |
| The Highways Agency insists supplies are sufficient to keep main roads open in the coming days, but Tom Foulkes, director general of the Institution of Civil Engineers, warned salt supplies were "running dangerously low". | The Highways Agency insists supplies are sufficient to keep main roads open in the coming days, but Tom Foulkes, director general of the Institution of Civil Engineers, warned salt supplies were "running dangerously low". |
| 'Grey day' | 'Grey day' |
| On Monday, senior officials on the Civil Contingencies Committee met to discuss weather-related problems. | On Monday, senior officials on the Civil Contingencies Committee met to discuss weather-related problems. |
| Afterwards, the prime minister's spokesman said supplies would soon be bolstered by deliveries from the US and Spain. | Afterwards, the prime minister's spokesman said supplies would soon be bolstered by deliveries from the US and Spain. |
| BBC weather forecaster Susan Powell said Tuesday would be a cold, grey day with a chilly wind, but less snow than in recent days. | BBC weather forecaster Susan Powell said Tuesday would be a cold, grey day with a chilly wind, but less snow than in recent days. |
| She predicted about 10-15cm (4-6in) of snow would fall on higher ground in south-west England. | She predicted about 10-15cm (4-6in) of snow would fall on higher ground in south-west England. |
| Temperatures in England and Wales would be just above freezing and about 3C or 4C (37 or 39F) in Scotland and Northern Ireland, she said. | Temperatures in England and Wales would be just above freezing and about 3C or 4C (37 or 39F) in Scotland and Northern Ireland, she said. |
| But more widespread snow was on the way overnight on Tuesday, she warned. | But more widespread snow was on the way overnight on Tuesday, she warned. |
| Travellers are likely to face more disruption, albeit less severe than in recent days. | |
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