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It's a colourful and cold start to 2026

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January 01, 2026

WHILE Australians were having a blast with their New Year summer celebrations, Britons wrapped up for a very fresh start to 2026 - with several cold weather warnings issued.

- BY GILES SHELDRICK Chief Reporter

It's a colourful and cold start to 2026

The alerts from the UK Health Security Agency were upgraded to amber yesterday, and cover the whole of England until Monday.

Meanwhile, the Met Office issued a snow and ice warning for Scotland today - with another covering a large swathe of Wales and England tomorrow. Up to 5cm of snow is forecast across a 250-mile band from Cheshire to Kent.

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