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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Tim Hanlon

UK weather forecast: Ice and snow warnings as 1,000s still without power in Arctic blast

Brits are being warned of more ice and snow while t housands of people in Shetland are facing a fourth day without power as engineers battle to restore supplies.

Amid the threat of further snowfall and freezing temperatures an extra 125 engineers were drafted in to help reconnect more than 2,800 homes which were left without power when heavy snow fell on cables earlier this week.

Icy conditions are forecast to continue across the country over the next 24 hours, with frequent rain, sleet, hail and snow showers as temperatures drop to -10C.

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