Customers of some energy firms will be asked to reduce their electricity and gas use for two hours this evening after the UK experienced the coldest night of the year so far, with temperatures plunging to -15.6C.
The National Grid will run a planned test which we see snow-hit households paid to cut their energy use between 5pm and 7pm, when record prices are expected during the peak demand hours on Monday.
Thousands are facing rush-hour hell tonight as heavy snowfall turned into ice, and fog warnings are in place, making for treacherous conditions for those trying to get home after 9cm of snow fell in parts of England today.
Flights were axed, sections of motorway closed for several hours and trains halted due to the adverse weather, causing a knock-on effect of significant disruption for those making journeys later in the day.
Cars got stuck in the snow causing people have to get out and push them on Monday
An aerial view of rooftops and streets covered in snow in north…
