Police say no suggestion more are missing in Solihull lake where three children died after falling through ice – UK cold weather live
by Kevin Rawlinson (now) and Rachel Hall (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#66R38)
Children aged eight, 10 and 11 have died after being pulled from lake; emergency services waded into lake without cold weather gear
Daniel Duffield, a 22-year-old off-duty paramedic, was stuck on the M25 for more than two-and-a-half hours this morning, while attempting to travel home to Birmingham from London.
He told PA Media that vehicles have been stationary with very small movement".
I expected some traffic due to weather but nothing this bad. Traffic appeared to be at a standstill for miles and miles. Other drivers were turning their engines off presumably to save fuel due to the uncertainty. A few people were stretching their legs due to delays too.
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