UK weather: new yellow weather warnings for ice issued for large parts of UK

Ice warnings extended for majority of Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and large parts of east of England as temperatures set to drop as low as -20C overnight

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An NHS trust is preparing to cancel operations, urgently discharge 140 patients and restrict admissions to help it cope with “extreme winter pressures”.

The Gloucestershire acute trust declared a “critical incident” on Wednesday as hospitals in England asked patients seeking medical help to come alone to reduce overcrowding in A&E.

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