A bitter Arctic chill is forecast to sweep through Britain from tomorrow, bringing with it the first wintry showers.
Two thousand gritters are on standby for the weekend, ahead of blizzards set to be caused by an Atlantic storm next week.
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for “widespread” ice until after rush-hour tomorrow morning in parts of Northumberland and Cumbria and all of Scotland and Northern Ireland .... http://www.mirror.co.uk
