Britain experiences coldest night of winter so far

Yellow warnings for snow and ice in place after temperature plunges as low as -10.7CThursday night was the coldest of the winter so far as temperatures plunged to as low as -10.7C (12.7F).The low was recorded by the Met Office at Aboyne in Aberdeenshir…

Yellow warnings for snow and ice in place after temperature plunges as low as -10.7C

Thursday night was the coldest of the winter so far as temperatures plunged to as low as -10.7C (12.7F).

The low was recorded by the Met Office at Aboyne in Aberdeenshire, beating the previous mark of -10.5C (13.1F) recorded on 3 January in Braemar.

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Banksy artwork found on garage in Wales sold for six-figure sum

Garage owner sells Seasons Greetings to expert but it will stay in Port Talbot for nowA Banksy artwork that appeared on a nondescript garage in a Welsh town has been sold to a dealer for a six-figure sum.The garage’s owner, Ian Lewis, has sold the piec…

Garage owner sells Seasons Greetings to expert but it will stay in Port Talbot for now

A Banksy artwork that appeared on a nondescript garage in a Welsh town has been sold to a dealer for a six-figure sum.

The garage’s owner, Ian Lewis, has sold the piece, Seasons Greetings, to the Essex-based Banksy expert John Brandler but it will stay in Port Talbot, at least for the time being.

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