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UK weather: could a white Christmas be on the way?
Channel 4 News looks at the weather forecast over the next few days, as snow and ice continue to cause disruption to travellers during the Christmas period.
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Snow stops flights on weekend before Christmas
Runways are shut at London’s Heathrow airport, as severe weather brings travel chaos at the start of Christmas commute.
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Weather warning: 20cm of snow could hit parts of UK
Severe weather warnings are in place across the UK which could trigger serious travel problems at the weekend as the Met Office tells Channel 4 News 20cm of snow could fall in places on Friday night.
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Snow set to send Britain back into deep freeze
Snow is expected to hit the UK again this week with temperatures dropping to as low as minus 10C.
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UK weather: Big Freeze to continue says Met Office
The Met Office tells Channel 4 News the Big Freeze will continue to next weekend, as the bitter cold claims two more lives.
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UK weather forecast: no end yet to big freeze
The worst of the snow appears to be over but the “big icy mess” will last another week. Channel 4 News Correspondent Darshna Soni has been out with police in remote parts of snow-hit South Yorkshire.
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UK weather: two pensioners die in frozen gardens
Police are investigating the deaths of two pensioners who were found dead in their frozen gardens, increasing concern for the elderly in the sub-zero weather.
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Travel pandemonium as snow blankets Britain
Motorists and commuters were forced to sleep in their cars and on trains last night as Britain struggled to cope with the Arctic blast that blanketed most regions with inches of snow and ice.
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UK Snow: arctic weather to stay until Friday
Snow and freezing temperatures are causing more travel problems. Gatwick and Edinburgh Airports are closed. The Met Office weather forecast says the harsh conditions are here until Friday at best.
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UK snow: it’s going to get worse
The week-long early snowfalls and freezing temperatures – the earliest since 1993 – are set to worsen. Thousands of homes have been without power and hundreds of schools are shut.
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UK snow: severe weather warnings for cold snap
As Britain is hit by fresh snowfall and severe weather warnings are put in place across the UK, Science Correspondent Tom Clarke looks at the links between the Eastern Pacific and our cold weather.
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NHS figures predict dementia timebomb
Exclusive: A comprehensive NHS review finds dementia cases are expected to rise by 72 per cent over the next 20 years, posing a serious burden for future care services, writes Victoria Macdonald.
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Cameron chairs Cobra over cargo plane bomb plot
David Cameron chairs an emergency Cobra meeting as the aviation industry reassesses its security system for cargo shipments following a failed airline bomb plot on Friday.
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Yemen police hold student over cargo plane bombs
Police in Yemen detain a female student and her mother on suspicion of mailing two bombs found on cargo planes in the UK and Dubai. Jonathan Rugman looks at how governments could respond to the plot.
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Cargo plane bomb travelled on two passenger planes
A bomb travelled onboard two passenger jets before being seized in Dubai. Lord Carlile tells Channel 4 News the UK’s counter-terrorism review must focus on the dangers of radicalised individuals.