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| Snow and ice problems in Scotland and northern England | |
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| Snow and ice are bringing disruption to most of Scotland and parts of northern England. | |
| The Met Office has issued an amber warning for snow for much of Scotland overnight into Thursday. | |
| The north east of England had snow and freezing temperatures and ice is now the main problem. | |
| Some of the region's roads and pavements have been left hazardous after temperatures dipped to as low as minus six Celsius. | |
| Most main routes are now clear but motorists are warned to beware on minor routes and side roads. | |
| Traffic Scotland has warned of a high risk of disruption for most road journeys on Thursday. | Traffic Scotland has warned of a high risk of disruption for most road journeys on Thursday. |
| Police say travel conditions in parts of Scotland will be "extremely poor". | |
| This latest bout of cold weather comes after snow fell in north-eastern Scotland and parts of southern England on Wednesday, causing accidents and delays. | |
| Richard Hebditch, campaigns director for the Campaign for Better Transport, said: "Snow delays are a legacy of running our railways on the cheap for many years. | |
| "While that's far less often the case now, we still need accurate information before people travel and enough rolling stock to cope with delays and breakdowns when they do happen. The idea that we're the only country in Europe to suffer this problem is a bit of a myth." | |
| Two schools in Aberdeenshire are still closed and 50 others have closed to pupils having to travel or changed the usual transport routes. | |
| Grampian Police said the A90 was "very congested" after a head-on crash in Balmedie, eight miles north of Aberdeen, in which two people were injured. | |
| Commuters in London had a slightly easier journey into work on Thursday but a broken-down train at Colchester and a signal problem near Gidea Park in east London caused severe delays for people travelling in from Essex. | |
| Horse racing at Leicester has been abandoned due to frozen ground. | |
| The series of amber alerts - covering the the period between 03:00 GMT and 11:00 GMT on Thursday - warn people to be prepared for potentially treacherous conditions in Strathclyde, Grampian, the Highlands, the Western Isles, Tayside and Fife and Central. | The series of amber alerts - covering the the period between 03:00 GMT and 11:00 GMT on Thursday - warn people to be prepared for potentially treacherous conditions in Strathclyde, Grampian, the Highlands, the Western Isles, Tayside and Fife and Central. |
| Met Office yellow warnings - advising drivers to "be aware" of the danger of ice - are in place in parts of north-east England, Yorkshire and Humber, East Midlands, the east of England, and London and south-east England. | Met Office yellow warnings - advising drivers to "be aware" of the danger of ice - are in place in parts of north-east England, Yorkshire and Humber, East Midlands, the east of England, and London and south-east England. |
| John Lee, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "It was generally the coldest night of the winter so far, though most severe in Scotland." | |
| He said a temperature of minus 8.7C was recorded at Benson in Oxfordshire, but the lowest was at Braemar in Aberdeenshire, at minus 12.9C. | |
| A Highways Agency spokesman urged drivers to check local weather and travel advice before setting off, to heed warnings on electronic message signs and to drive "in an appropriate way for the conditions, leaving extra time for journeys and extra room for braking". | A Highways Agency spokesman urged drivers to check local weather and travel advice before setting off, to heed warnings on electronic message signs and to drive "in an appropriate way for the conditions, leaving extra time for journeys and extra room for braking". |
| Meanwhile, British Gas says it expects to receive almost 250,000 calls for help from customers this week - nearly 70,000 more than in an average week. | Meanwhile, British Gas says it expects to receive almost 250,000 calls for help from customers this week - nearly 70,000 more than in an average week. |
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