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| Snow ushers in winter shutdowns – and threat of snowballing arrests | Snow ushers in winter shutdowns – and threat of snowballing arrests |
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| Icy overnight temperatures are set to alternate with days of snow flurries as the UK's delayed taste of winter settles into a pattern that could last up to a month. | Icy overnight temperatures are set to alternate with days of snow flurries as the UK's delayed taste of winter settles into a pattern that could last up to a month. |
| Lows of -8C (17.6F) followed a bright and crisp spell of sunshine on Tuesday , but heavy snowfall of 17cms (6.7ins) closed 42 schools in Norfolk and led to a spate of traffic accidents. Elsewhere there were falls of up to 5cm (2ins). | Lows of -8C (17.6F) followed a bright and crisp spell of sunshine on Tuesday , but heavy snowfall of 17cms (6.7ins) closed 42 schools in Norfolk and led to a spate of traffic accidents. Elsewhere there were falls of up to 5cm (2ins). |
| The Meteorological Office predicts unsettled weather until at least St Valentine's Day, with gales in some areas over the coming weekend. Its 30-day forecast says: "The frequency of snow events through this period may be more than experienced so far this winter." | The Meteorological Office predicts unsettled weather until at least St Valentine's Day, with gales in some areas over the coming weekend. Its 30-day forecast says: "The frequency of snow events through this period may be more than experienced so far this winter." |
| Local authorities and care agencies have renewed calls for people to keep an eye out for vulnerable neighbours, especially at a time when austerity is increasing difficulties with fuel and food bills. The Local Government Association's volunteer army of "neighbourhood workers", such as milk and paper deliverers, is already informally in action. | Local authorities and care agencies have renewed calls for people to keep an eye out for vulnerable neighbours, especially at a time when austerity is increasing difficulties with fuel and food bills. The Local Government Association's volunteer army of "neighbourhood workers", such as milk and paper deliverers, is already informally in action. |
| A rapid thaw has denied many parts of the country the pleasures of sledging and snowballing. | A rapid thaw has denied many parts of the country the pleasures of sledging and snowballing. |
| But in county Durham police added another deterrent: officers in the town of Crook used Facebook to warn of potential arrests for anyone snowballing cars, houses or people who were not keen to join in. | But in county Durham police added another deterrent: officers in the town of Crook used Facebook to warn of potential arrests for anyone snowballing cars, houses or people who were not keen to join in. |
| The warning attracted a few ripostes about cheerlessness but 35 "likes" in favour of a crackdown amid references to children wrapping snow round stones. | The warning attracted a few ripostes about cheerlessness but 35 "likes" in favour of a crackdown amid references to children wrapping snow round stones. |
| Facebook user Chris Clynes said: "We've had a snowball thrown through our slightly ajar backdoor and it knocked the fabric softener off the top of the tumble dryer. Good shot, but annoying. Still, I'd have done the same when younger." | Facebook user Chris Clynes said: "We've had a snowball thrown through our slightly ajar backdoor and it knocked the fabric softener off the top of the tumble dryer. Good shot, but annoying. Still, I'd have done the same when younger." |
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