Storm Emma fails to put off weekend revellers who REFUSE to be scared by brutal UK snow and wind as they don party outfits and hit the town
WEEKEND revellers have refused to be cowed by the barbaric wind, snow and freezing temperatures brought on by Storm Emma - hitting towns and cities across the UK in their droves.
Some brave Brits even shunned a wintry outfit for their nights out - opting for their typical party glad rags including skirts, heels and thin tops.
Authorities have warned that icy roads will continue to cause treacherous driving conditions across vast swathes of the UK today.
After the coldest start to March on record, which left hundreds stranded on the roads and disruption across the UK's travel network, some places are likely to see an easing of the extreme conditions this weekend.
And despite the harsh weather, Brits still turned out to bars and clubs on Friday night to let their hair down.
What we know so far:
- Thousands of commuters were left stranded at rail stations across the country last night
- Looters targeted a storm-damaged Lidl store in Dublin - even ripping its roof off to get to the safe
- Cops launched a hunt for a teen last seen wandering around Manchester city centre at 5am in sub-zero temperatures
- 16 people including a seven-year-old girl have now died in the wintry conditions
- Some rail passengers jumped onto the tracks after their train became stranded in Lewisham yesterday evening
- A completely frozen car was pictured in north London after a water pipe burst and an incredible video of a man jumping onto a snow-covered trampoline went viral
- The military has been pulled in to help clear traffic after hundreds of drivers were stranded overnight on Britain's roads
- In a bizarre phenomenon freezing rain was pictured turning the nation's roads into ice rinks
- More than 40 cars were involved in a pile-up on the A38 in Devon
- A pensioner couple and their two dogs have been rescued after becoming trapped by 12ft snow drifts
- A number of councils and police forces have declared major incidents in the freezing conditions
- Motorists have been evacuated from the Isle of Wight by helicopter as the roads have become too dangerous to use
- Football matches have been
- At least 9,000 were left without electricity in the north of the country as power supplies suffer in the chill
- Hundreds of flights in and out of UK and Irish airports were cancelled
- We told how a heroic bus driver managed to avoid disaster by swerving her bus around an out of control car on the snow
- Travellers were forced to huddle under blankets and makeshift shelters on stranded trains, cars and at airports overnight
- Many Brits have seen non-urgent ops postponed due to staff shortages and a lack of beds in some hospitals, as NHS bosses warn of the 'perfect storm' of the storm, norovirus and flu
As things finally warm up, Met Office forecasters said temperatures could climb to as high as 7C for parts of Wales and the South West on Saturday.
Rain however will replace the snow that has blighted Britain for much of the past week.
Overnight, the M62 in Greater Manchester finally reopened after being closed for more than a day.
Hundreds of motorists had spent Thursday night trapped in their cars when heavy snowfall and high winds left the road impassable.
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However, forecasters have warned that as rain begins to fall on snow-covered roads, the potential for ice to form could bring further hazards.
A yellow weather warning for ice is in place for much of England until 11am, while snow is still possible for Scotland and North East England, with a warning in force until midnight.
Northern parts of the UK saw more snow overnight, with a further 5cm likely to fall by the end of the day.
Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said: "It won't feel quite as cold compared to what we've seen previously, but the potential for ice could mean roads are very slippery."
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