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| Wintry weather in southern and eastern parts of England is expected to worsen over the next 24 hours. | Wintry weather in southern and eastern parts of England is expected to worsen over the next 24 hours. |
| Snow and ice has already led to travel problems in the South East and London, with rail services severely disrupted and heavy congestion on some roads. | Snow and ice has already led to travel problems in the South East and London, with rail services severely disrupted and heavy congestion on some roads. |
| Sixteen flights from Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been cancelled. | Sixteen flights from Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been cancelled. |
| The Highways Agency said more than 100 gritters had been out on motorways and trunk roads, as snow falls of up to 15cm (6in) are expected in Kent. | |
| An average of 2cm (0.8in) of snow fell across southern and eastern England overnight into Wednesday. | An average of 2cm (0.8in) of snow fell across southern and eastern England overnight into Wednesday. |
| Kent, Surrey and Sussex are predicted to see the worst of the coming weather. | Kent, Surrey and Sussex are predicted to see the worst of the coming weather. |
| BBC weather forecaster Rob McElwee said cold winds off the North Sea would also mean continuing snow showers in parts of Scotland, north-east England and Yorkshire. | |
| Snow storms hit some northern areas on Tuesday | |
| The Highways Agency is advising motorists to take extra care on the roads. | The Highways Agency is advising motorists to take extra care on the roads. |
| On Wednesday morning a jack-knifed lorry closed part of the M25 in Surrey, with traffic tailing back from junction nine to junction five in Kent. | On Wednesday morning a jack-knifed lorry closed part of the M25 in Surrey, with traffic tailing back from junction nine to junction five in Kent. |
| The congestion was added to by a crash on the northbound M23 in Surrey, which meant the motorway was closed in the direction of the A23 with all traffic diverted onto the M25. | The congestion was added to by a crash on the northbound M23 in Surrey, which meant the motorway was closed in the direction of the A23 with all traffic diverted onto the M25. |
| In East Sussex, a car skidded into a gas main in Buxted, leading to the evacuation of a number of homes and commercial premises. | In East Sussex, a car skidded into a gas main in Buxted, leading to the evacuation of a number of homes and commercial premises. |
| Kent, East Sussex and West Sussex county councils deployed a total of 113 gritting vehicles on main routes. | |
| Surrey County Council said its fleet had been spreading "wet salt", a new environmentally friendly saline solution. | |
| Rail passengers were also hampered by the snow, with Southern and Southeastern services subject to delays, alterations and cancellations. | Rail passengers were also hampered by the snow, with Southern and Southeastern services subject to delays, alterations and cancellations. |
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| A spokeswoman for Southeastern Railway said: "Delays could affect thousands of people... because in south-east London services are fairly frequent so any small delays could have a knock-on effect." | A spokeswoman for Southeastern Railway said: "Delays could affect thousands of people... because in south-east London services are fairly frequent so any small delays could have a knock-on effect." |
| Southern said "severe disruption" across its network was expected to continue into Wednesday afternoon. | Southern said "severe disruption" across its network was expected to continue into Wednesday afternoon. |
| A spokesman said: "It's not so much the snow, it's ice that causes the problems." | A spokesman said: "It's not so much the snow, it's ice that causes the problems." |
| He said the lines were treated to stop them icing up, but a drop in temperature on Wednesday morning caused snow which had already settled to turn to ice on the tracks. | He said the lines were treated to stop them icing up, but a drop in temperature on Wednesday morning caused snow which had already settled to turn to ice on the tracks. |
| "The service is slowly starting to recover, but these type of delays take a long time to work out of the system," the spokesman added. | "The service is slowly starting to recover, but these type of delays take a long time to work out of the system," the spokesman added. |
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