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UK braced for 80mph winds and snow as temperatures plummet

Warnings of risk to life

Parts of the UK are set for snow and winds of up to 80mph today, as winter hits back with a vengeance.

The month of February is traditionally one of the gloomiest of the year, and today’s news means that thousands will have to watch their step as a Yellow Warning was issued to some parts of the country, and people were warned about a ‘possible risk to life’.

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A Yellow Warning was put in place by the Met Office this morning – until 7am – warning of high winds and snow that hit the west coast of Scotland and the north of England.

A lorry on a bridge overturning and a plane struggling to land had already been reported.

Yesterday a flight into Leeds Bradford Airport was ‘rocked’ as it started its landing.

A spokesperson for the Met Office told The Sun

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Nancy Brown
Editor