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| Ice is expected to cause disruption on roads across Wales as temperatures remain around freezing or below. | Ice is expected to cause disruption on roads across Wales as temperatures remain around freezing or below. |
| The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning about icy roads and is urging motorists to take extra care. | The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning about icy roads and is urging motorists to take extra care. |
| More than 300 schools have already announced they will be fully or partially closed on Thursday. | More than 300 schools have already announced they will be fully or partially closed on Thursday. |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf council (RCT) said it had again been forced to cancel its school transport service but was working to help pupils with exams. | Rhondda Cynon Taf council (RCT) said it had again been forced to cancel its school transport service but was working to help pupils with exams. |
| BBC Wales weather forecaster Derek Brockway said ice would be a problem on Thursday morning but there was also a risk of mist and fog. | BBC Wales weather forecaster Derek Brockway said ice would be a problem on Thursday morning but there was also a risk of mist and fog. |
| Many areas are expected to be grey and misty but the sun may break through in places. class="bodl" href="/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8457085.stm">School closures in Wales on Thursday | |
| Mr Brockway said there could be a few showers, mostly rain, in north Wales but it would otherwise be largely dry. | Mr Brockway said there could be a few showers, mostly rain, in north Wales but it would otherwise be largely dry. |
| Friday is expected to be less cold and, after a little rain, it will be dry and brighten up. | Friday is expected to be less cold and, after a little rain, it will be dry and brighten up. |
| Many roads were still closed on Wednesday night including the Bwlch, Rhigos and Maerdy mountain roads in the south Wales valleys. | Many roads were still closed on Wednesday night including the Bwlch, Rhigos and Maerdy mountain roads in the south Wales valleys. |
| Emergency transport | Emergency transport |
| The A4086 at Nant Peris in Gwynedd was also forced to close again due to hazardous driving conditions between Market Street in Llanberis and the A498 at Pen y Pass. | The A4086 at Nant Peris in Gwynedd was also forced to close again due to hazardous driving conditions between Market Street in Llanberis and the A498 at Pen y Pass. |
| There were other road closures including the A4120 at Ponterwyd, Ceredigion, the A542 Horseshoe Pass in Denbighshire, and the A543 at Pentrefoelas, Conwy. | There were other road closures including the A4120 at Ponterwyd, Ceredigion, the A542 Horseshoe Pass in Denbighshire, and the A543 at Pentrefoelas, Conwy. |
| Many schools in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf have said they will be closed again on Thursday. | Many schools in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf have said they will be closed again on Thursday. |
| RCT council said it was working with schools to provide emergency transport, especially for pupils who had examinations this week. | RCT council said it was working with schools to provide emergency transport, especially for pupils who had examinations this week. |
| Officers and councillors who have 4x4 vehicles have been offering to help students get to school and college. | Officers and councillors who have 4x4 vehicles have been offering to help students get to school and college. |
| Assembly member Leanne Wood this week raised concerns about the impact of school closures on working parents during the big freeze. | Assembly member Leanne Wood this week raised concerns about the impact of school closures on working parents during the big freeze. |
| Giving birth | Giving birth |
| She has written to the education minister Leighton Andrews to ask whether he intends asking councils to plan "alternative provision" for pupils in bad weather. | |
| First Minister Carwyn Jones said head teachers and governors of schools were being urged to keep schools open as far as possible, but they would have to make decisions based on local circumstances. | First Minister Carwyn Jones said head teachers and governors of schools were being urged to keep schools open as far as possible, but they would have to make decisions based on local circumstances. |
| The WJEC exam board has continued with exams that will count towards pupils' GCSEs and A-levels. | The WJEC exam board has continued with exams that will count towards pupils' GCSEs and A-levels. |
| Pupils in Merthyr sat their exams at a leisure centre after all four secondary schools were shut due to the weather. | Pupils in Merthyr sat their exams at a leisure centre after all four secondary schools were shut due to the weather. |
| Meanwhile, a Torfaen council workman helped clear frozen roads of ice within hours of his partner giving birth. | Meanwhile, a Torfaen council workman helped clear frozen roads of ice within hours of his partner giving birth. |
| Ryan Nightingale, 30, took to the streets hours after his partner Kelly Johnson's waters broke and again after she gave birth to their second son, Brooklyn, on 28 December. | Ryan Nightingale, 30, took to the streets hours after his partner Kelly Johnson's waters broke and again after she gave birth to their second son, Brooklyn, on 28 December. |