Millions facing fuel rationing over Christmas as heating oil runs low - Telegraph

Britain will shiver in temperatures lower than those in the North Pole, reaching 5F (-15) in parts of the country, with this winter expected to be the worst since the big freeze of 1962/3.
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Hospitals are on alert for high levels of patients with fractures and broken bones.

Water firms are also preparing for record numbers of burst pipes and boiler call-outs.