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| Freezing fog causes travel chaos | Freezing fog causes travel chaos |
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| Freezing fog played havoc with travel on Wednesday, with flights cancelled, roads jammed and delays on mainline rail and Tube services. | Freezing fog played havoc with travel on Wednesday, with flights cancelled, roads jammed and delays on mainline rail and Tube services. |
| The worst of the fog had lifted by evening, with Heathrow having earlier cancelled around 70 flights. | The worst of the fog had lifted by evening, with Heathrow having earlier cancelled around 70 flights. |
| London City airport also had to axe six early-morning flights, as UK temperatures dipped as low as minus 10C (14F). | London City airport also had to axe six early-morning flights, as UK temperatures dipped as low as minus 10C (14F). |
| Cancelled flights at Heathrow included scheduled trips to Warsaw, Nice, Stockholm, Aberdeen and several German cities. | Cancelled flights at Heathrow included scheduled trips to Warsaw, Nice, Stockholm, Aberdeen and several German cities. |
| There was congestion on a number of major roads, while a section of the A1(M) between junctions 39 and 40 in Yorkshire was closed. | There was congestion on a number of major roads, while a section of the A1(M) between junctions 39 and 40 in Yorkshire was closed. |
| On the railways, overhead wire problems caused 50-minute delays in the rush-hour between Bedford and Luton, while a broken-down train at Watford Junction in Hertfordshire also caused hold-ups. | On the railways, overhead wire problems caused 50-minute delays in the rush-hour between Bedford and Luton, while a broken-down train at Watford Junction in Hertfordshire also caused hold-ups. |
| An electrical supply problem led to delays to train services between Seaford and Lewes in East Sussex, while a signalling problem caused hold-ups to services in and out of another Sussex coastal station - Brighton. | An electrical supply problem led to delays to train services between Seaford and Lewes in East Sussex, while a signalling problem caused hold-ups to services in and out of another Sussex coastal station - Brighton. |
| In Scotland, a broken-down train at Bathgate led to delays between Edinburgh and Airdrie. | In Scotland, a broken-down train at Bathgate led to delays between Edinburgh and Airdrie. |
| The coldest spot in the UK on Wednesday night was Tulloch Bridge in the Highlands, where the thermometer could only creep up to minus 10.2C (13.6F). | The coldest spot in the UK on Wednesday night was Tulloch Bridge in the Highlands, where the thermometer could only creep up to minus 10.2C (13.6F). |
| Other overnight cold spots included Chesham in Buckinghamshire at minus 9C (15.8F) and Little Rissington in Gloucestershire where it was minus 8C (18F). | Other overnight cold spots included Chesham in Buckinghamshire at minus 9C (15.8F) and Little Rissington in Gloucestershire where it was minus 8C (18F). |
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