"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message Thus the*public*
were given the impression of a severe winter. It wasn't just the tabloids
either; the Independent was as guilty as any.

..... and still is as recent as this Saturday, had pictures of parts of
Europe and said of the "Siberian freeze" , "... and it's heading our way".
Of course it could still, but there was no current evidence or Met office
report to that effect.

Dave