Snow Alert As Mercury Set To Dip Below Freezing

Britain is bracing itself for blasts of snow, ice and frost as temperatures plummet to below freezing in parts of Scotland and England. Amber - be prepared - warnings, have been issued by the Met Office and are in force across Orkney & Shetland, Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Borders with temperatures expected to get as low as minus 4C or 5C. Yellow warnings for outbreaks of rain and sleet turning to snow have also been issued across vast swathes of Scotland - and England, including the Nor