Britain’s harshest winter in living memory creates record early start for English apples

Record early start for English apples

http://www.internationalsupermarketnews.com
Friday, 24 July 2009

Britain’s harshest winter in living memory followed by a very warm spring have helped create a record for the earliest ever arrival in stores in the UK of English apples. Created in what producers have called near perfect growing conditions, the crop of Discovery apples – traditionally the season’s first – are considered high quality by experts.

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Britain: Snow in Summer!

It’s June…so it must be snowing: From sweltering to shivering in just a week, it could only happen in the great British summer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk
6th June 2009

Five days ago we were flocking to the beach, queueing for ice-creams and slathering on the sunscreen.

Yesterday, we were shivering in summer’s first dusting of snow. Yes, snow.

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Snow and freezing weather threaten to shut down Britain

Snow and freezing weather threaten to shut down Britain

http://www.telegraph.co.uk
01 Feb 2009

Arctic blizzards are set to cause a national shutdown on Monday as forecasters warn of the most widespread snowfall for almost 20 years.

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Icy blast from Siberia set to bring snow and give Britain its coldest winter for 13 years

Icy blast from Siberia set to bring snow and give Britain its coldest winter for 13 years

http://www.dailymail.co.uk
29th January 2009

Freezing weather is on the way from Russia – putting Britain on course for its coldest winter in 13 years.

The chill will sweep in from the east at the start of next week, bringing freezing daytime temperatures and snow.

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Freezing temperatures: Sea frozen as cold weather grips Britain

Freezing temperatures: Sea frozen as cold weather grips Britain

http://www.telegraph.co.uk
07 Jan 2009

The cold weather snap across Britain plunged to new temperature lows causing the sea to freeze in Dorset and bringing chaos to the roads.

The sub-zero temperatures have frozen the sea at Poole Harbour in Sandbanks, Dorset, with ice reaching 20 yards from the shoreline.

Southern England, normally immune to the worst of the weather, was gripped by conditions colder than parts of Iceland and Greenland overnight as temperatures fell close to -12 Celsius (10.4 Farenheit)

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Arctic Blast Set To Freeze Britain

Arctic Blast Set To Freeze Britain

http://news.sky.com
November 18, 2008

Heavy snow and freezing gales are forecast to hit the UK this weekend as the country gets a blast of Arctic weather.

Blizzards are predicted for Scotland and most of the eastern coast of England, where temperatures could drop as low as -5C.

The Met Office is warning of heavy snow showers and biting winds of up to 70mph in exposed coastal and hilly areas.

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