The Big Freeze Sweeps Across UK
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Arctic weather conditions causing travel chaos across Scotland and rest of the UK.
Scotland and everywhere else in Great Britain are enduring Arctic weather which is being commonly referred to in the media world as the “big freeze”.
The icy cold snap which has inhabited the UK since before Christmas last year is predicted to get worse before it gets better. Scotland has suffered from extreme temperatures this week as they dipped as low as -15°C which was even colder than Alaska. The mercury in the American state only plummeted to -11°C.
As the cold weather continues, Gnews is gathering more news through pictures with our Olympus Snow Photo Competiton 2010.
The wintery conditions have caused travel chaos as a 24-year-old man and six people were injured in a two-car smash on the Stornoway to Tarbert route on the Isle of Lewis on 2 January.
The six people all travelling in one car were rushed to Western Isles Hospital after the crash on the A859 at 6:35am.
The Western Isles Council denied they had run out of grit but admitted stocks were very low. A spokesman said: “Like many authorities we have cut back and were generally only treating priority routes.”
Also the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway closed because of ice. Rail services were effected as trains between Glasgow and London were disrupted by snow between Preston and Lancaster.
Even scheduled football matches have been postponed because of the freezing weather and snow. The majority of Saturday’s English Premier League games were postponed as well as the two games due to take place on Sunday. Only games at Birmingham and Arsenal were given the go ahead.
Liverpool’s game with Tottenham on Sunday was postponed. A club spokesman said: “Although the Anfield pitch is perfectly playable for the game, the problem we face is the icy condition of the approach roads and paths in the immediate vicinity of the stadium.”
The Met Office has issued another severe weather warning for heavy snow in areas of Britain. There were predictions there could be snow falls of up to eight inches (20cm) for the coming week.
