UK weather: power cuts, traffic chaos and cancelled flights due to heavy snow

Homes were left without power, roads were closed, cars stranded, and flights and train services disrupted on Saturday as heavy snow and freezing rain hit much of the UK. The National Grid said on Saturday night that power was cut to properties across the Midlands, south-west England and South Wales, including Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff, and that work was under way to get services restored. The Met Office had issued a slew of weather warnings as the weekend approached along with forecasts for up to 30cm of snow. Bristol airport said on Saturday evening that it had suspended operations for

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