Black ice warnings issued across the UK

traffic warnings issued in the context of calls for people to stay away from frozen water after man dies trying to save the dog

Rain falling on ground freezing has been endangered by black ice on much of the UK, but forecasters rely on milder weather moving from west to As Christmas approaches.

traffic alerts were issued

across the country, with a call for people to stay away from the ice water after a man died trying to save his pet, a poodle Scottish lake covered of ice.

was named as John McAllister, 37, Police found his body after a search in one hour by divers in the Gadloch in Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire. A helicopter with thermal imaging equipment helped in the search for McAllister, who lived there. The dog died too.

six hikers were rescued by helicopter from a valley in the North York Moors National Park, when two fell ill in freezing conditions.

The group was juggers ravine between Fylingdales RAF monitoring station and the coast at Ravenscar. Two women aged 40 years were treated at Scarborough General Hospital, after another family member, who were aged between 19 and 45, phoned for help.

The Scottish Government is delivering on its response team in multi-agency action with amber warning level snow, sleet and rain in the center and edges.

Transport Minister Keith Brown said: "Based on our thorough preparation and no room for complacency" approach, the team is left open to provide a monitoring system coordinated and effective response is in place.

• "have a Scottish transportation, police, railway operators, mining companies and secondary roads on the side Met Office works side by side and accept messages for travelers, which worked well until 'now, but you need to stay fit and keep up the good work.

"Looking ahead to Christmas, the pressure to maintain our transportation system to operate as efficiently as possible is even greater than usual."

The hearts of the bookmakers have been warmed by the prospect of a Christmas windfall after betting unusually high chance of snow during last week's freezing. The greatest engine of the probability of a drastic reduction is Manchester, against 1.6 against 7.2, while the chances of snow in Buckingham Palace have been halved from 1.8 to 4/1 .

The Met Office provides little support for it rationally, with forecasters who choose reliably the vague term "unstable for the rest of the month. Pennine roads snow that closed on Sunday night had moved to the Midwest on Monday, but temperatures were set to start crawling again on Wednesday.
Forecaster Rebecca Sherwin said. "The cloud and rain will spread from the west and it will be another cold night on Monday, however, the air is sweet from the west in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday morning, which should see rise in temperature to about 12C, so it stays cold, but not as cold as it was during the weekend.

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