UK weather: snow may cut off rural areas in north of England, says Met Office

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Parts of northern England have had heavy snowfall overnight and the Met Office has warned rural communities are at risk of being cut off and widespread travel disruption is likely.

The warning came as the the Met Office said last month was the coldest January in the UK since 2010 with an average temperature of 2.2C. It was also been the coldest calendar month since March 2013, which also recorded an average temperature of 2.2C. The coldest January on record was 1963 with a mean temperature of minus 1.9C.