The Midlands
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| Originally published | 2014 |
| Authors | Tony Williams |
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| ID | 1945429 |
About The Midlands
Williams's delight in word play and tomfoolery belies a darker, stranger undertow between rhyme and reasoning. Strange forces are at work in the heartlands, where we find ourselves travellers in perpetual motion, stopping only to gather our disappointment at the OK Cafe on the A1.
UK temperatures plunge as cold snap disrupts roads
... Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice have come into effect for the north west of England, The Midlands, the south, and parts of Wales and Scotland...
New UK weather warnings for snow and ice as sporting events cancelled
... Forecasters say the latest alert will cover much of The Midlands, Yorkshire and north and central Wales...
UK weather: Snow forecast and warnings in place as temperatures plummet
... There is even the chance of perhaps some significant snow in Wales, The Midlands and parts of northern England by Sunday morning, even at low levels...
Colder days and nights ahead - BBC Weather
... This could form on Friday night, particularly in The Midlands and eastern England, and hang around through Saturday...
Chilly UK dips to -8C as snow and ice forecast
... Freezing fog is making travel treacherous in parts of The Midlands, north-west England and Northern Ireland, and could develop elsewhere...
Wilko shops set to return to the High Street before Christmas
... It expanded across The Midlands initially and by the 1990s became one of Britain s fastest-growing retailers...
HS2: England's buses get £150m boost from cancelled leg
... Ministers say the funding for bus services in The Midlands and northern England is part of a £1bn investment...
Storm Babet floods could last for days - officials
... The agency has also warned widespread flooding is probable in parts of The Midlands and the North of England...
Chilly UK dips to -8C as snow and ice forecast
By Marie Jackson & Helen Willetts Bbc News and BBC Weather
People across parts of The UK are facing freezing temperatures, with Another Day of snow and ice warnings ahead of them.
Overnight, temperatures dipped to -8C (18F) in Scotland and -6C (21F) in northern England.
Snow has fallen across Scotland and east England, As Far south as Norfolk.
Freezing fog is making travel treacherous in parts of The Midlands , north-west England and Northern Ireland , and could develop elsewhere.
Later, more snow is expected in The north and east of Scotland, as well as The East of England. There is a chance of some Falling Overnight on The moors in south west England too.
In Northern Ireland , there has been a little rain and snow, dampening The ground. Combined with freezing fog, roads and pavements have been made icy. In North Wales there has been some sleet.
The current blasts of Cold Air are coming from Scandinavia where people are experiencing near-record Cold November weather.
At 06:00 GMT on Wednesday, The coldest places around The UK were:
The Met Office has issued weather warnings for snow and ice until 11:00 GMT on Wednesday for parts of northern and eastern Scotland, north east England and Yorkshire, and a second set until 11:00 GMT on Thursday for eastern Scotland and north east England down to North Yorkshire .
These yellow graded warnings mean people could face hazardous conditions, with disruption and delays likely on roads and railways and icy patches on roads and pavements.
Separately, The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber cold-health alert for The health sector for northern regions of England, meaning " significant impacts are probable".
The Amber Alert indicates that The Cold Weather is likely to impact The Whole Health service, with The potential for The whole population to be At Risk , The Agency says.
A less severe yellow cold-health warning is in place for The Midlands . Both alerts are in force from 18:00 GMT on Tuesday until 5 December.
Find out The Weather Forecast for your area, with an hourly breakdown and a 14-day lookahead, by downloading The BBC Weather App : - -
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