Western Daily Press (Saturday)
New record low temperature
ICICLES hang from the roof of the Hopton Tunnel on the High Peak Trail in Derbyshire. The former railway tunnel is now part of the High Peak walking and cycling trail.
The UK has seen freezing temperatures and high winds in the West coastal regions as the cold snap continues.
A record low temperature for February was recorded in England and Wales for the second night running as parts of North Yorkshire dipped below minus 15C.
The Met Office said winds of up to 50mph were hitting the western isles of Scotland yesterday morning but that strong gusts would be felt across the UK.
Temperatures in Ravensworth dropped to minus 15.3C overnight on Thursday, having previously recorded an all-time low of minus 13.1C on Wednesday night.
The coldest UK temperature for 65 years was recorded at Braemar in the Scottish Highlands on Wednesday night, when the mercury dropped down to minus 23C. Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice ended yesterday for northeast England and parts of southwest England. Temperatures are expected to rise from this weekend.
POLICE found 18 plastic bags full of hacked-up body parts on the outskirts of the Mexican city of Guadalajara, according to prosecutors.
Officers found one human limb near a motorway overpass, which led them to the heap of taped-up bags in a gully nearby. The state is home to the Jalisco New Generation drug Cartel, one of Mexico’s most violent and powerful.
The cartel has been fighting a breakaway faction around Guadalajara for years.