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| Freezing weekend predicted after snow falls on northern UK | Freezing weekend predicted after snow falls on northern UK |
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| The big freeze has arrived suddenly, with snowfall overnight in northern Britain and forecasters warning this could be the coldest winter in a century. | The big freeze has arrived suddenly, with snowfall overnight in northern Britain and forecasters warning this could be the coldest winter in a century. |
| People in Cumbria, Teesside, County Durham and Scotland, awoke to around 1cm of snow, while an inch has covered the Pennines and the southern uplands. | People in Cumbria, Teesside, County Durham and Scotland, awoke to around 1cm of snow, while an inch has covered the Pennines and the southern uplands. |
| Temperatures dipped to below freezing in the Midlands, southern England and Wales, and the mercury plummeted to as low as -5C in some areas. Fog also caused some problems on the roads. | Temperatures dipped to below freezing in the Midlands, southern England and Wales, and the mercury plummeted to as low as -5C in some areas. Fog also caused some problems on the roads. |
| More freezing weather is predicted for the weekend – with forecasters predicting temperatures to fall to around -2C on Saturday and Sunday nights – and it is expected to last well into next week. | More freezing weather is predicted for the weekend – with forecasters predicting temperatures to fall to around -2C on Saturday and Sunday nights – and it is expected to last well into next week. |
| The cold snap comes after heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. | The cold snap comes after heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. |
| The Met Office issued around 20 flood warnings for the south-east of England and the Midlands, but the agency said there was no immediate risk of further flooding as a direct result of the overnight snowfall. | The Met Office issued around 20 flood warnings for the south-east of England and the Midlands, but the agency said there was no immediate risk of further flooding as a direct result of the overnight snowfall. |
| However, Brendan Jones, a spokesman for the MeteoGroup, said the cold snap would remain for some time. | However, Brendan Jones, a spokesman for the MeteoGroup, said the cold snap would remain for some time. |
| "It will be a very cold and frosty start to the day for some southern England, the Midlands and Wales," he said. | "It will be a very cold and frosty start to the day for some southern England, the Midlands and Wales," he said. |
| "In northern England and Scotland it is quite unsettled with rain and snow. | "In northern England and Scotland it is quite unsettled with rain and snow. |
| "There is a northerly wind blowing across, which is why it is so cold, close to -5C in some areas. | "There is a northerly wind blowing across, which is why it is so cold, close to -5C in some areas. |
| "It will stay cold for most of next week with a chance of more frost, ice and snow in some areas." | "It will stay cold for most of next week with a chance of more frost, ice and snow in some areas." |
| Five flights were diverted from landing at Manchester airport on Saturday due to thick fog, while scheduled arrivals from destinations including Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Brussels were forced to land at Liverpool and Leeds-Bradford. | Five flights were diverted from landing at Manchester airport on Saturday due to thick fog, while scheduled arrivals from destinations including Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Brussels were forced to land at Liverpool and Leeds-Bradford. |
| The Department of Health warned the low temperatures could be "dangerous" for the very young or elderly, and the Local Government Association said councils have stockpiled 1.3m tons of road salt and had "hundreds" of gritters on standby. | The Department of Health warned the low temperatures could be "dangerous" for the very young or elderly, and the Local Government Association said councils have stockpiled 1.3m tons of road salt and had "hundreds" of gritters on standby. |
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