Should we welcome a big freeze? Britain has experienced the first heavy snow of the winter, and while some consider it fun others find their lives severely disrupted.
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Beach-hut brrr: In the coldest winters the sea has frozen for a mile from Britain's shore. Glossary
Met Office - The Meteorological Office is the United Kingdom's national weather service. It was established in 1854 to provide a gale warning service for shipping.
RAC - An insurance company that responds to people whose car has broken down in the UK.
GDP - Short for Gross Domestic Product, the measure of all the goods and services produced inside a country.