easyJet flying high despite snow and ice

The low-cost airline easyJet said passenger numbers increased by 7.6 per cent last month, despite disruption caused by the snow and ice.- 08/01/2011, Business News

Britain faces 10cm snowfall

Britain was braced for more snow today with large parts of England and Wales set for as much as 10cm. The worst-hit places will be higher ground as a fresh band of rain, sleet and snow showers moved across the country. But this latest spell of wintry weather is expected to be brief with snow turning to rain by the weekend and milder temperat...- 07/01/2011, Home News

Wales bears brunt of fresh snowfalls

Britain was hit by snow, sleet and rain today with downpours forecast to dominate tonight. Wales saw the worst of the snow overnight, with up to 2in (5cm) settling in some areas, especially over higher ground, according to forecaster Stephen Davenport. A band of wintry showers of snow and sleet was expected to spread north and east from Wal...- 07/01/2011, Home News

Pothole warning as more snow falls

Motorists have been warned to expect "the worst driving conditions imaginable" by the AA as snow is forecast to return to much of Britain today. - 07/01/2011, News & Advice

Overnight snow forecast for England and Wales

More snow is on the way for the UK overnight with large parts of England and Wales expected to be covered by 6am tomorrow, forecasters have predicted. As much as 10cm (4in) could fall over higher ground as a fresh band of rain, sleet and snow showers moves across the country from midnight. But the latest spell of wintry weather is expected to be b...- 06/01/2011, Home News

Big freeze hits Mothercare profits

Retailer Mothercare today warned it will miss profit hopes after the big freeze prevented shoppers reaching its out-of-town stores. The chain, which has 377 UK stores, said toy sales were particularly affected as December's Arctic blast wiped an estimated 4% off its UK sales figure for the final quarter of 2010. UK like-for-like sales excludin...- 06/01/2011, Business News

Snow today, then rain will speed the thaw

A flurry of snow is expected across much of Britain today and tomorrow before giving way to a thaw, albeit temporary. Up to 5cm of snow is forecast to fall across eastern and northern parts of the country, with up to 20cm in parts of Scotland and 15cm on the Pennines and Yorkshire Moors.- 27/12/2010, Home News

Travel alerts as blizzards hit US eastern seaboard

A swath of America's eastern seaboard was last night in the grip of an intensifying winter storm that was dumping heavy snow as it swept northwards.- 27/12/2010, Americas

Snow in the UK: Your winter 2010 pictures

It's wonderful when snow blankets the UK, muffling the country and making even the dullest landmarks beautiful. If you've been out braving the cold with your camera then we're keen to see your photographs. If you send them to us, preferably in jpg format and no larger than 1MB in filesize, then we'll add them to our rolling gallery of snow pic...- 23/12/2010, Home News

Dave Hadfield: Winter rugby's snow joke

Not much chance of any action on the field over Christmas, I'm afraid. Mind you, I suppose it might come as a surprise to you that there was due to be any. After all, professional rugby league is now ...- 22/12/2010, Sport

Fears for retail snowball after profit warning from Alexon

Alexon, the fashion retailer, yesterday sent a pre-Christmas chill through the retail sector with a profits warning, becoming the latest group to warn about the damaging impact of the "extreme" wintry conditions. - 22/12/2010, Business News

Snowglobes - a century-old Viennese invention?

Whether it's snowing or not, winter is never far away with a snowglobe in hand - and it's a small Viennese firm that claims to have invented this trinket, supplying even Hollywood and the White House.- 22/12/2010, Life & Style

Giles Lucas: Premier League review: Sunderland shine amid the snow

Steve Bruce After the sackings, a salient question. Given owners are now treating football clubs purely like ruthless companies, removing managers who were attaining healthy results, it seemed relevan ...- 20/12/2010, News & Comment

Video: Stadium becomes winter wonderland

Twelve artificial snow machines have turned Bird's Nest, the Beijing Olympic stadium, into a winter wonderland. - 20/12/2010, Asia

Forecast: No let-up as cold snap continues across UK

Icy weather kept a tight grip on the UK last night, while further snowfalls are forecast for today. Temperatures dipped to -20 degrees overnight in parts of the West Midlands and Welsh borders, while by 8pm last night the temperature in Benson in Oxfordshire had dipped to -16.3 degrees. Andrew Sibley, forecaster for the Met Office said: " It...- 20/12/2010, Home News