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Britain braced for further snow as cold spell continues | Britain braced for further snow as cold spell continues |
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Further snow and freezing temperatures are hitting many parts of the UK as the cold spell shows no sign of easing. | |
There are icy road warnings, and up to 15cm of snow could fall in some areas. | |
The Met Office has issued heavy snow warnings for much of the eastern side of Britain and some central areas. Hundreds of schools are expected to stay shut in eastern Scotland. | |
Travel services are widely affected, and 400 lorries are stranded on the M25 motorway in Surrey. | |
In England, heavy snow warnings are in place for Yorkshire and Humber, the East Midlands and London, plus east, north-east and south-east England. In Scotland the warnings apply to Grampian, Central, Tayside and Fife, south-west Scotland, Lothian and Borders. | |
BBC broadcast meteorologist Liam Dutton said up to 10cm of snow could fall in East Anglia and south-east England, with up to 15cm possible in north-east England and south-east Scotland. | BBC broadcast meteorologist Liam Dutton said up to 10cm of snow could fall in East Anglia and south-east England, with up to 15cm possible in north-east England and south-east Scotland. |
"Temperatures will be barely above freezing across the UK and when you add in the effect of the wind chill, it will feel much, much, colder than that," he said. | |
Overnight, temperatures hit a low of -20 in Altnaharra, in the Highlands. | Overnight, temperatures hit a low of -20 in Altnaharra, in the Highlands. |
However, south-west England, Wales, western Scotland and Northern Ireland should enjoy sunny spells. | However, south-west England, Wales, western Scotland and Northern Ireland should enjoy sunny spells. |
Airports closed | |
On Tuesday across the UK, many commuters worked from home, thousands of children could not go to school and motorists faced travel chaos as a number of roads were impassable. The disruption includes: | |
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Drivers were stuck on the A2 near the M25 in Kent on Tuesday evening. Truck driver Nigel Waller, who was on his way to Bradford, told the BBC at 0100 GMT that traffic was slowly starting to move. | Drivers were stuck on the A2 near the M25 in Kent on Tuesday evening. Truck driver Nigel Waller, who was on his way to Bradford, told the BBC at 0100 GMT that traffic was slowly starting to move. |
"I'm doing 15 miles an hour which is the fastest I have driven in hours. I have been stuck since 1730 GMT," he said. | "I'm doing 15 miles an hour which is the fastest I have driven in hours. I have been stuck since 1730 GMT," he said. |
"I haven't seen any gritters and it's getting slippery because it's freezing and there's slush. I saw a truck trying to overtake a broken down car - he went straight through the central reservation." | "I haven't seen any gritters and it's getting slippery because it's freezing and there's slush. I saw a truck trying to overtake a broken down car - he went straight through the central reservation." |
Motoring organisation, the AA, said it had received an average of 1,350 calls an hour on Tuesday. The RAC said callouts to breakdowns peaked at 2,000 an hour. | |
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