Heavy snow and ice has raised fears of transport chaos on Sunday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and disruption expected on the roads.
At Heathrow 350 flights – a third of today’s total – were called off on Saturday even before the forecast snow began, while Gatwick also warned it could have to cancel services.
The Met Office predicted up to six inches of snow and ice would fall overnight and early this morning, with temperatures falling to 10.4 Fahrenheit (-12C) and windchill making it feel significantly colder.
It urged people to be prepared for heavy falls across Cumbria, Lincolnshire, East Anglia, North Yorkshire, the Peak District and the Midlands – which came after nine days of freezing conditions across parts of the country.
The Prime Minister was briefed on the cold and expected snow by Government emergency planners, while councils said they had called in extra staff to cope.
Saturday saw the ice stretch across much of Britain, with skating on the fens, ice-climbing on waterfalls in the Brecon Beacons, and the Penines blanketed in snow.
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