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International Express : December 19th 2011
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AUSTRALIAN EDITION 20 - 26 December, 2011 $4.95 (inc. GST) INTERNATIONAL A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BRITAIN OPINION 12, FREDERICK FORSYTH 21, PUZZLES 32, READERS' COMMENTS 41, SPORT 44-56 www.theinternationalexpress.com HARRy McFLys TO sTRIcTLy TOp spOT Drummer dances his way to television title Page 2 Wilko and out as star ends England days sEE pAgE 46 IT’S A WHITE CHRISTMAS! Bookies cut odds but there’s killer ice on the roads BRITAIN looks set for a White Christmas as forecasters warned of "killer ice" on the roads with temperatures plunging as low as -10C (14F). Drivers are already facing treach- erous conditions with up to three inches of snow, and torrential rain, lashing the country on Friday. The Met Office issued a rare nation- wide ice warning for the entire week- end. Drivers were facing black ice, even on gritted roads. Bookies slashed the odds on a White Christmas as bets increased tenfold. Coral spokesman Gary Burton said: "The current snowfall has had many more punters rushing out to get their bets on. Betting on a White Christmas is busier than ever this year and turnover is up 25 per cent on the previous year. We are already facing a six figure payout in the capital if it snows on the 25th." Newcastle is now the city with the shortest odds at just 5/2. Glasgow, Manchester and Leeds are priced at 3/1 and London is 9/2. But it was feared the big freeze could cost the economy hundreds of millions of pounds if shoppers stayed away from the stores on the busiest retail weekend of the year as the Highways Agency, police, the AA and the Met Office issued alerts amid fears of a rash of fatal accidents as the Arctic blast swept in. Jonathan Powell, senior forecaster at Positive Weather Solutions, warned of temperatures as low as -10C (14F) with more snow set to fall. "There will be black ice and people shouldn't underestimate how hazard- ous it can be. Ice is a lethal, unseen TURN TO PAGE 3 It's a magical time of year for Tilly Watson, four, who enjoys the snow in Penrith, Cumbria
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