Paper Monitor
14:30 UK time, Monday, 14 January 2013
A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.
The papers have been previewing the impending snowfall for days. Now that it's actually snowed, some of them seem to be beside themselves with excitement.
has arrived, announces the Sun.
"Temperatures predicted to fall as low as MINUS 14° C," it emboldens, for extra dramatic effect.
It's , declares the Daily Mirror. The big chill will leave parts of Britain colder than Lapland, it says.
"Freezy does it," it adds on page five, clearly not content to leave it there. Driving chaos and school closures may be in the pipeline, it warns.
The Daily Mail agrees: "Commuters face chaos as snow and ice grip Britain."
The snow also brings the usual bombardment of photo opportunities. The Independent goes for a girl balanced on a snow-covered log, with the headline "Snow could bring Britain to a standstill."
The Daily Telegraph opts for two girls sledging. The Independent has a cartoon of a snowman in a onesie.
Meanwhile, plenty of papers are also warning that today is the most depressing day of the year.
According to the Daily Mail, by sitting by the window, or going for a stroll.
It also has a list of five reasons to be cheerful. Number five? "You are reading this, therefore alive."
Paper Monitor wonders how long they spent coming up with that.
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