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Amber alert for snow issued as Arctic blast tightens icy grip on Britain

Source: PA Wire

An amber alert is among the widespread weather warnings for snow and ice issued across the UK, following its coldest night of the winter so far.

The mercury fell to minus 14C in Dalwhinnie in the Highlands on Tuesday night, according to provisional recordings by the Met Office, the lowest January temperature in Britain since 2019.

The Met Office has issued amber warnings for snow between 3pm on Wednesday and 6pm on Thursday in north-west and the Northern Isles, meaning

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