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Should you get out and about in the cold?

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With the weather expected to take a turn for the worse, turning bitterly cold with strong winds, is it best to stay home or brave the elements? A massive scout winter camping weekend has gone ahead despite the weather.

Asa Gurden, the event's organiser, and Mike Granatt, former head of the civil contingency secretariat at the cabinet office, discuss what you should do in the cold weather. Jonty Bloom reports on the latest travel disruption.

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