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UK weather: How to drive in snow and ice

Snow and ice have led to dangerous driving conditions around the UK.

Do you know what to do if your car skids on ice? Newsbeat's Will Chalk has been finding out.

Filmed by Woody Morris.

A version of this story was published in 2018.

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9 February 2021

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Leeds & West Yorkshire

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Trans man Teddy is a musical theatre performer recording differences in his voice as he transitions.

Claudia

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Claudia, who was 19 when diagnosed with autism, works with neurodivergent pupils on their schooling.

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1Xtra DJ gets special leaving surprise

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Joe Powell-Main has been championing a new form of ballet for differently abled dancers like himself.

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