UK weather: Snow and ice cause travel disruption around UK

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Snow and ice cause travel disruption around UK

More than 140 flights due to serve UK airports were cancelled because of ice and snow - with Stansted, Gatwick, Luton and London City among the worst impacted. Flights- including Belfast and Aberdeen - were also cancelled due to poor weather at other airports.

Driving conditions across the UK remain difficult. The AA said that although the snow has made for a "beautiful winter wonderland", it also created a nightmare scenario for motorists. Some caught up in chaos last night on the M25 and M11 reported being stuck in their cars for more than eight hours overnight.after snow made roads impassable and dangerous.

Police and fire services have warned parents to remind their children of the dangers of ice following the deaths of three boys, aged eight, 10 and 11, whoStay away from the edge of bodies of water as uneven terrain can make slips and falls more likelyKeep dogs on a lead when they're near the ice, and don't throw sticks or toys onto the ice

This could make some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths dangerous and lead to injuries from slips and falls. The latter part of the week could bring yet more snowfall, or perhaps rain if a transition to milder weather gets underway as expected.

 

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