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Thick fog blankets UK cities

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Airports across Britain suffered disruption on Monday as heavy fog led to delays and cancellations for a second day. [Toby Melville/Reuters]
Published On 3 Nov 2015

Thick fog across much of Britain caused travel disruptions on Monday with 10 percent of flights cancelled from London Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport.

The Met Office said the fog could reduce visibility to less than 100 metres.

Heathrow said around 45 flights had been cancelled, while London City, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Glasgow, Belfast, and Cardiff airports all reported delays.

In foggy conditions, airports have to switch to radar and “low visibility procedures” to ensure aircraft can taxi, takeoff and land safely.

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A British Airways plane seen through fog in Terminal 5 at the Heathrow Airport, London, England. [Steve Parsons /PA/AP]
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City workers cross the Millennium footbridge over the River Thames on a misty morning in London. [Toby Melville/Reuters]
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Heavy fog is expected to cause travel disruption across Britain with some cancellations expected at major airports. [Andy Rain/EPA]
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A train makes its way through heavy morning fog in London. [Andy Rain/EA]
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Around 45 flights were cancelled on November 2, from Heathrow Airport, as a yellow weather warning for fog covers much of England. [Andy Rain/EPA]
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Flights to and from London airports were affected, while foggy conditions in the capital and across Europe were causing problems for airports around the country. [Toby Melville/Reuters]
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A driver died and a five-year-old girl was injured on Sunday when a car apparently hit a tree in the thick fog in Uttoxeter, central England. [Dylan Martinez/Reuters]
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Britain has been enjoying an unusually mild autumn, with temperatures hitting 22 degrees Celsius on Sunday, a November record. [Toby Melville/Reuters]