Homes were left without power, roads were closed, cars stranded, and flights and train services disrupted on Saturday as heavy snow and freezing rain hit
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Parts of UK disrupted as snow and freezing rain arrive – live
England. The coldest temperature recorded in January last year was -14C, in Dalwhinnie in the Highlands. A cold weather health alert has been issued for
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