Ice to see you again

Snow enchanting for some but big chill brings chaos

- BY GILES SHELDRICK

IT was beginning to look a lot like Christmas yesterday as the first widespread snowfalls of the year brought an early taste of winter.

Flurries as far south as Sussex, Devon and parts of London created a winter wonderland — with temperatures to match - and there is more of the same expected today.

The reindeer of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park, the UK's only free-ranging herd, looked especially at home and stopped traffic negotiating the tricky conditions near Aviemore.

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But the Met Office has warned of further heavy snow.

Up to 10 inches could fall in some parts of the UK, threatening to cause havoc, particularly in the North.