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UK has coldest night of autumn as cold health alerts issued

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  The UK had its coldest night of the autumn so far, as temperatures fell as low as -12.6C overnight in Scotland - the lowest temperature recorded on a November night in 15 years. The mercury fell to -7.2C in Wales, -6C in Northern Ireland and -6.7C in England on what was also the coldest night for the UK as a whole since 11 January. Cold health alerts have been issued for England, meaning there could be "significant impacts" to the elderly and people with health conditions, while a yellow ice warning is in place in the north-east of England. It comes on the last day of a cold snap, which brought widespread disruption and several inches of snow to parts of the country this week. In England, amber cold-health alerts have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) until 08:00 GMT on Saturday for the North West, North East, and Yorkshire and Humber, with all other areas under less severe yellow alerts. The alerts warn of risks to vulnerable members of the community and...

Snow and ice warnings come into force across Scotland

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The Met Office has warned that yellow weather warnings for snow and ice could impact travel in Scotland and northern England later. Scattered showers of rain, sleet and snow are expected, with an ice alert for the north and east Highlands in place until 10:00. A second ice warning came into force at 05:00 and continues until 12:00, covering much of central and southern Scotland as well as northern England. A yellow alert for snow affects most of the mainland north of Perth until 18:00, after the Highlands saw  its first snowfall  of the season last week. The Met Office said that 0.8in to 2in (2-5cm) of snow is possible at lower levels and as much as 4in (10cm) on higher ground. Later, an alert for snow and ice covers all of northern Scotland, including Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles, from 18:00 on Tuesday until 21:00 on Thursday. Another Met Office yellow warning is in force for snow and ice in coastal areas of eastern England from 06:00 on Wednesday until 18:00 on Thu...