Cold weather alert extended as UK to be hit by freezing Arctic blast

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A man found dead in a canal following a three-week search fell into the water 'unintentionally', a coroner has concluded. Peter Curphey's body was pulled from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan on April 11 last year.

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Scotland may have to brace for more freezing wintry conditions as snow maps have predicted sub-zero temperatures at the end of the month.

Scotland is in for more weather chaos this weekend, as warnings are in place across the country for snow, ice - and wildfires.

Many of us will have woken up to see our gardens submerged in snow, and found ourselves battling blizzards on the journey to work or school in recent days.

Forecasters have issued another warning for icy weather in Greater Manchester this weekend. But with a bit of luck we might have seen the back of the snow... for now.

The filming of Emmerdale was cancelled on Friday as heavy snowfall battered the UK, making the roads particularly treacherous on the way to the iconic soap’s set. The ITV soap, which first aired in 1972, is currently filmed on a purpose-built set on the Harewood Estate in West Yorkshire.

Treacherous driving conditions are set to continue overnight and into the weekend as the severe weather continues. National Highways has warned drivers that conditions “will get worse rather than better” during the next 24 hours as they work to keep the M62 open.

Over the past week temperatures across Greater Manchester have plummeted, leading to heavy snow in many parts of the region.

More yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across Scotland on Friday as the country experienced some of the coldest March temperatures for 13 years this week. A warning for snow and ice is in place for most of northern and eastern Scotland, as well as the central belt.

A number of roads around Greater Manchester will be completely closed on Thursday night (March 9) due to treacherous conditions caused by snow.

Temperatures have plummeted in recent days as Greater Manchester freezes in late wintry weather. We might only be a couple of weeks away from the clocks moving forwards, but snowy scenes in some areas this week have resembled the backdrop of a Christmas card.

Queen Consort Camilla has pulled out of royal engagements after the weather disrupted her travel plans, Buckingham Palace said. A Palace spokesman said: “Her Majesty’s engagements at Newmarket later today have had to be postponed due to the weather impacting on transport arrangements. “Her Majesty is of course very sorry not to be able to attend and will hope to find another date to visit in due course.” Camilla was due to visit the British Racing School to mark its 40th anniversary and later unveil a painting at the British Sporting Art Trust in the Suffolk market town on Thursday.

Snow has been falling around Greater Manchester today and it is set to continue towards the weekend, with a yellow weather warning in place tomorrow and Friday (March 9 and 10).

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A series of weather warnings have been issued across the UK as the country braces for snow to come from the north.

Dozens of flights have been suspended after snow hit parts of the UK following the coldest night of the year on Tuesday.

Snow is expected to fall across Greater Manchester tomorrow as temperatures dip below freezing.