As parts of the UK prepare for a period of heavy snow and -10C temperatures this week, £25 Cold Weather Payments have been ordered by the DWP in 19 postcode areas to go towards heating bills
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The mercury could hit -10C in parts of the Scottish Highlands overnight between Monday and Tuesday, as Arctic air gets set to plunge almost all of Britain into sub-zero conditions.
Met Office forecasters say sleet and snow showers could fall near the east coast as far south as East Anglia today and tomorrow and towards Hampshire by the end of the week.