Big Freeze reaches Scotland

EDINBURGH- Snow and freezing temperatures grounded all flights at Scotland’s busiest airport today while forecasters warned more wintry weather was on the way.
 
Officials at Edinburgh Airport said all flights have been cancelled until 2 p.m. Passengers travelling from the airport were hit last week when heavy snowfall forced it to close on Thursday and severely disrupted flights for the rest of the week.
 
The smaller Inverness airport in northern Scotland will also remain closed until 12 p.m., a spokeswoman said.
 
Britain, which last year shivered through its coldest winter in 30 years, has not seen such widespread early snowfall since 1993, closing thousands of schools and causing travel chaos up and down the country.
 
Parts of the country enjoyed a relative thaw over the weekend with temperatures in London reaching 6C (43F).
 
But Met Office forecasters said more snowfall was expected in Scotland and Northern Ireland and could also reach northern England later today.