weather car checks and slow down in wintry conditions.'' December's icy start will trigger memories of 2010's Big Freeze when Britain was hit by a month-long whiteout.It could be the start of 24 days of winter chaos with temperatures plunging to -11C (12F).Northern England and Scotland are due up to 24 days of snow or ice, according to forecasters at The Weather Company.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: "Like clockwork, winter has started and we've issued our first snow and ice warning of the season. "A massive shift in the jet stream means a significant shift in our weather pattern with the UK moving north of the jet stream into much colder air with rain and snow.''A Met Office forecaster said: "Colder conditions spread from.
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