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Weather continues to hit travel Snow falls lighter than expected
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Commuters in parts of the UK have been hit by a second day of travel problems caused by snow. Overnight snow showers predicted for south-east England were much lighter than expected, making travel much easier than on Wednesday.
Met Office severe weather warnings have been issued across England, except in the North West. Snow has fallen in East Anglia, Kent and Sussex. Met Office severe weather warnings had been issued across England, except in the North West. Light snow fell in East Anglia, Kent and Sussex.
Heathrow Airport has reported about 21 morning cancellations and a handful of delays caused by de-icing of planes. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were not affected and warnings of icy roads in England have expired.
Meanwhile, British Airways cancelled three flights at Gatwick. There have also been delays at Norwich airport. On Wednesday, Heathrow Airport reported cancellations and delays.
On Wednesday the bad weather caused trains to grind to a halt as points failed, as southern England had its first taste of snow of the winter. British Airways cancelled three flights at Gatwick. There were also been delays at Norwich airport.
The bad weather caused trains to grind to a halt as points failed, as southern England had its first taste of snow of the winter.
MeteoGroup UK forecaster Jeremy Plester said: "There has been a covering of snow in East Anglia, Kent and East Sussex - including at least 3cm to 5cm in Kent - but nothing really substantial.MeteoGroup UK forecaster Jeremy Plester said: "There has been a covering of snow in East Anglia, Kent and East Sussex - including at least 3cm to 5cm in Kent - but nothing really substantial.
'Extreme' weather'Extreme' weather
"We are expecting a bit more snow and hilltops will probably have 6cm of snow and there will probably be all manner of traffic problems.""We are expecting a bit more snow and hilltops will probably have 6cm of snow and there will probably be all manner of traffic problems."
He pointed out that snow showers had "missed the rest of the country".He pointed out that snow showers had "missed the rest of the country".
Forecasters have warned drivers to take extra care on icy roads in south-east England.Forecasters have warned drivers to take extra care on icy roads in south-east England.
Meanwhile, Network Rail has defended its performance in the face of what it called "extreme" weather.Meanwhile, Network Rail has defended its performance in the face of what it called "extreme" weather.
"When you have extreme weather like this you can never guarantee that there is never going to be any disruption, what we can guarantee is that we are doing everything we can to sort it out," said a spokesman."When you have extreme weather like this you can never guarantee that there is never going to be any disruption, what we can guarantee is that we are doing everything we can to sort it out," said a spokesman.
Snow in recent days has also caused disruption on London's Tube network.Snow in recent days has also caused disruption on London's Tube network.
London Underground blamed the problems on "poor planning" by Metronet, which maintains most Tube lines under a public-private partnership deal.London Underground blamed the problems on "poor planning" by Metronet, which maintains most Tube lines under a public-private partnership deal.
But Metronet responded by saying London Underground had deemed the risk of severe weather on Wednesday to be small.But Metronet responded by saying London Underground had deemed the risk of severe weather on Wednesday to be small.