Heavy snow batters parts of UK
HEAVY snow and freezing rain have battered parts of the UK, with some older patients urged to rebook their coronavirus vaccination appointments to avoid the bad weather.
After the Met Office issued an amber snow warning for parts of Scotland and northern England overnight into yesterday, up to 11cm fell in the Perth and Kinross area and 5cm in Cumbria by 9am yesterday, with large accumulations elsewhere. Temperatures fell as low as minus 6.4C (20F) in the
Highlands, while, in Newcastle, hospital bosses advised older people not to visit the city’s mass vaccination hub due to the conditions, urging them to rebook their appointment, adding “no need to risk travelling in the bad weather”.
A yellow warning for snow and ice remained in place until 9pm last night, stretching from the northern Highlands to South Yorkshire. The rest of England was set for heavy rain, particularly in London and the South East.