Snow hits London as Arctic chill grips Britain: Temperatures drop to -11.2C as sleet blankets the capital and snow hits the Midlands with trains axed, schools closed and cars stuck
Snow fell in London today as Britain was gripped by an Arctic chill with temperatures falling well below zero, trains cancelled, cars stuck and schools closed. Commuters faced travel chaos and the coldest UK temperature this early in the season since 1998 was recorded as Braemar in Aberdeenshire fell to -11.2C (12.2F). The Met Office imposed three yellow weather warnings for snow and ice today across the Midlands and North of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Jeremy Clarkson demands government ‘backs down’ as TV star joins tens of thousands of farmers at mass London protest against Labour’s inheritance tax raid
Jeremy Clarkson today demanded Labour ‘backs down’ over its inheritance tax grab as he joined 13,000 farmers and their supporters for a mass protest in London. The 64-year-old appeared alongside his Clarkson’s Farm co-stars Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland – defying the advice of his doctors to ‘avoid stress’ while he recovers from a life-saving heart operation. Farmers arrived at the event in a convoy of tractors bearing ‘the final straw’ signs before joining a huge rally attended by the likes of Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage.
Jeremy Clarkson to defy doctors’ orders and lead thousands of farmers from Diddly Squat as they descend on Westminster to protest against Labour’s ‘death’ inheritance tax raid
Jeremy Clarkson is expected to defy doctors’ orders and lead thousands of farmers from Diddly Squat and descend on Westminster to protest against the inheritance tax raid. Farmers gathering for today’s mass protest in London warned that ‘things will get bad very fast’ if the government refuses to scrap plans for inheritance tax on farms. Thousands are set to descend on Westminster to vent their anger over what has been called the ‘family farm death tax’ introduced in last month’s Budget.