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Photo of mist and ice in St Helens.

Met Office issues four new weather warnings while freezing temperatures continue

UK January 9, 2025 By Jasper King

GLENSHEE, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 07: Skier seen at Glenshee Ski Centre on January 07, 2025 in Glenshee, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued weather warnings as a cold snap sweeps across the UK, bringing bouts of ice, snow, and rain. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Full list of UK school closures and delayed openings after snow and ice warnings

UK January 9, 2025 By Tom Sanders

Members of the public walk their dogs through heavy snowfall on the high street of Saddleworth, England, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

Live tracker map shows where and when snow could hit UK today

UK January 9, 2025 By Gethin Hicks

Map reveals just how cold it will be in the UK this week

UK January 9, 2025 By Danny Rigg

London split by North/South divide with new yellow weather warning

UK January 7, 2025 By Gethin Hicks

GLENSHEE, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 07: Skier seen at Glenshee Ski Centre on January 07, 2025 in Glenshee, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued weather warnings as a cold snap sweeps across the UK, bringing bouts of ice, snow, and rain. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Full list of UK school closures and delayed openings after snow and ice warnings

UK January 8, 2025 By Tom Sanders

A photograph taken on January 6, 2024, shows a cafe flooded by the River Ouse after it burst its banks, in central York, following Storm Henk which brought strong winds and heavy rain across much of the country. Hundreds of flood warnings were in place in the UK on Wednesday, after strong winds and rain lashed large parts of the country, hitting travel and cutting power. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Man's body found in flood water after UK hit by heavy snow and rain

UK January 6, 2025 By Tom Sanders

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (15075404a) A man uses ski poles while running in Manchester, Britain, on Jan. 5, 2025. Heavy rain and snow swept across Britain and Ireland overnight, causing travel disruptions and power cuts, with weather warnings in place on Sunday. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for snow and several yellow warnings for snow and ice, covering most of England, Scotland and Wales. Britain Manchester Snow - 05 Jan 2025

Full list of UK school closures after snow causes chaos across country

UK January 7, 2025 By Tom Sanders

New amber weather warning issued with up to 15cm of snow forecast

UK January 5, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Maps reveal where it will snow this weekend

UK January 4, 2025 By Brooke Davies

BLACKWOOD - JANUARY 04: An image of a snow covered road at the Chartist Bridge on January 04, 2025 in Blackwood, Wales, United Kingdom. Temperatures reach -10 C this weekend in some parts of the UK with Amber weather warnings issued by the Met office in place for ice and snow. (Photo by Huw Fairclough/Getty Images)

Heavy snowfall closes runways at airports including Manchester and Liverpool

UK January 5, 2025 By Brooke Davies

A woman walking two dogs on frosty grass with an image in the bottom left of the weather warnings in place across the UK on Saturday

UK told to ‘stay inside’ and stock up on essentials after weather warnings upgraded

UK January 3, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Maps reveal where it will snow this weekend

UK January 4, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Seven-year-old Eudora and ten-year-old Bianca sledge with their father Craig on hill in snow covered Livingston, West Lothian to start the New Year as weather Warnings cover much of the country. A 'Do not travel' warning has been issued in the North of England as heavy rain has flooded homes and caused disruption throughout Greater Manchester this morning, 01/01/25. Police rescue people from the A555 as multiple roads and motorways have been closed as a result of the severe flooding.

Met Office rings in the New Year with three day snow warning

UK January 1, 2025 By Tom Sanders

Car are flooded outside a newly converted Meadow Mill on Water street in Stockport as emergency teams arrive to rescue people trapped inside. January 1 2025.

Flooding brings delays on major motorways and train lines to start new year

UK January 1, 2025 By Josh Milton

Live New Year's Eve tracker map shows when and where rain and wind will hit UK

UK December 31, 2024 By Brooke Davies

Fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle and the Balmoral Clock during the street party for Hogmanay New Year celebrations in Edinburgh. Picture date: Monday January 1, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCIAL Hogmanay. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Edinburgh's iconic Hogmanay celebration axed over severe weather

UK December 31, 2024 By Lucia Botfield

New amber warning for heavy rain bringing 100mm rainfall and New Year flooding

UK January 1, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy

New year to arrive with snowstorm, flood, and 70mph gale triple warning

UK December 30, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

A Thai Airways Boeing B777-300ER takes off from runway 27R at Heathrow Airport, west London. The murky weather has shrouded much of the country over the past few days and shows little sign of abating yet. In some areas, thick fog patches could reduce visibility down to just 100 metres overnight and into Saturday, the Met Office said. Picture date: Saturday December 28, 2024. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: James Manning/PA Wire

Airport chaos with dozens of flights cancelled and delayed over fog

UK December 28, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

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