Two amber weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK over the weekend, with up to 30cm of snowfall expected and hazardous travel conditions due to freezing rain. The Met Office has warned of dangerous conditions, particularly in Wales and central England, while a separate warning for snow covers northern England. The UKHSA has also issued cold-health alerts for all of England, anticipating a rise in deaths, especially among vulnerable groups.
Two amber weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK across the weekend. It comes as police in Lincolnshire said they are investigating whether a car colliding with a tree on the A1, which led to the death of a seven-month-old baby boy, is linked to icy conditions. The first warning for snow and freezing rain covering most of Wales and central England is in place from 6pm on Saturday to midday on Sunday, the forecaster said.
'It will be comfortably below where we should be for this time of year and I would expect temperatures to hit -8C in parts of Scotland.' The UKHSA upgraded the cold-health alert from yellow to amber - meaning impacts from the incoming cold spell are likely to be felt across the whole of the health service for an extended period of time, with the entire population potentially at risk.
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