The UK has seen the earliest widespread snowfall for 17 years and forecasters say it could last for two weeks. In north-east England, 35cm snow fell overnight. Police are warning people only to go out in emergencies. Scotland could get 15cm of snow on Saturday, with more also likely in other areas, especially Northern Ireland and south-east England. Norwich airport was closed for several hours and flights have been disrupted at Newcastle and Durham-Tees Valley. Some weekend sporting events have been cancelled because of the poor weather conditions. Like the Saturday's horse racing meeting at Newcastle and The weekend's FA Cup second round matches could also be at risk. Also travel is disrupted in some areas, especially north-east England. The A1, main east-coast link between England and Scotland, is down to one lane, and rail passengers using the East Coast line are also being warned of delays. Darren Bett, BBC weather forecast, said: "It's the sea temperatures that are higher than the land temperatures that are helping to trigger this instability and trigger those showers - which is why we are seeing a lot of them near the coast.
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It seems like snowfall is affecting a lot the UK. Not only police are asking people to stay home but also some airports have been closed and some events have been cancelled. I think that this kind of snowfall is really dangerous because there can be serious traffic accidents if the necessary measures are not taken. People should be conscious about this and if they have to go to work regardless of the weather then they have to adapt their drive style to prevent these accidents. I hope that the heavy snowfall stops soon and everything goes back to normal.
Last year in Holland there was also a big snowfall. It was also affecting the Netherlands for a few weeks. Everyone was warned to stay inside their houses unless it was really necessary to go outside. Also the whole train traffic was a mess. People were getting stuck for a few hours because the train could not ride. People could not go anywhere. On the other hand the snow was really beautiful especially during Christmas time.
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