UK weather: Travel chaos as Met Office warns of icy roads and fog

Snow will fall in London tomorrow with up to four inches expected in the South East as Britons endured another day of icy chaos and temperatures plunged to nearly -12C (10F) on England’s coldest morning of the winter so far. The Met Office has issued a snow warning from 3am to 8pm tomorrow covering the … Read more

UK weather: Travel chaos warning over icy roads and freezing fog

Britons woke up to another icy morning today after temperatures plunged to -11.3C (11.7F) overnight and forecasters issued a further 18-hour snow warning for parts of the country this weekend. People travelling during the lockdown were warned to expect more ‘tricky’ conditions as ice and freezing fog brought further hazards one day after heavy snowfall … Read more

Weather chaos sweeps Britain: Cars skid off icy roads and families dig themselves out of houses

Britain was plunged into snow chaos today as buses skidded down icy roads, motorways were left underwater and elderly people due to receive a coronavirus vaccine in parts of Britain hit by blizzards were urged to rebook. Much of northern England and Scotland experienced heavy snowfall throughout the day with more wintry weather now forecast … Read more

The Bachelorette’s Elly Miles urges people to take care on the roads

The Bachelorette’s Elly Miles urges people to take care on the roads after coming across a horrific car accident while driving to Newcastle By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:11 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 09:11 GMT, 13 January 2021 She’s best known for her stint as The Bachelorette on last year’s … Read more

Snow-coated Britain wakes to fresh warning of icy roads and freezing fog

Britain today awoke to a fresh warning of ice and freezing fog after England suffered its coldest night of the winter so far, with bracing lows of -11.C recorded in the North.  Yellow weather warnings for ice are in place across most of the UK this morning, with only southern parts of Scotland escaping the … Read more

Skilled hauliers negotiate huge 220ft rotor blades through tiny villages and narrow roads 

Mirror, signal and one heck of a manoeuvre: Skilled hauliers negotiate huge 220ft rotor blades through tiny villages and narrow roads Haulier company  P. Adams Schwertentransporte shared the astonishing images The Luxembourg transporters carried the 25-tonne blade through country lanes The blades are attached to a platform which can pivot according to the roads  By … Read more

London’s roads and Tube are quiet on first working day of the New Year

Londoners are following Government advice to stay at home and avoid going into the office, data suggested today as it emerged Underground journeys are now at just a fifth of pre-pandemic levels. Public transport usage is now at 20 per cent for the Tube and 34 per cent for buses – also well down compared … Read more

Kent is region with ‘most dangerous roads’ as 3,844 were killed or seriously injured in five years

Kent has been revealed as the most dangerous county for drivers in the UK according to new research. The county in the south east of England has seen the highest number of fatalities and seriously injured casualties on its roads in the last five years. Of the UK’s 131,369 deaths and serious injuries which took place … Read more

Roads bosses planning a crackdown on tailgating with new cameras that monitor gaps between vehicles

Roads bosses to crack down on tailgaters using new cameras which monitor gaps between vehicles The technology is being trialled on a stretch of motorway in the Midlands Devices have caught more than 26,000 drivers in two months, figures show The offence can lead to prosecution for driving without due care and attention  By Tom … Read more

Cyclists are praising these re-chargeable lights for how well they light up dark roads in winter 

Cyclists are praising these re-chargeable lights for how well they light up dark roads in winter (and they’re now in the Amazon sale) By Zoe Griffin For Mailonline Published: 13:25 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 13:25 GMT, 31 December 2020 Having lights for the front and rear of your bike is essential if you’re … Read more