Temperatures fall to -8C as Britain braces for week-long wintry spell with health services on high alert
Temperatures across the UK plunged as low as -8C (17.6F) on Friday as the country shivers under an arctic chill expected to bring widespread heavy snow and freezing rain over the weekend.
On Friday morning, the Met Office upgraded its weather warning for snow and ice from yellow to amber for much of northern and central England over the weekend, meaning power cuts and travel delays are expected and rural communities could become cut off.
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