Odds slashed on white Christmas in London as winter arrives early

After snow fell across Britain this weekend, including in London, bookmakers have been forced to slash the odds on a white Christmas in the capital, with odds currently standing at 4/1.

According to Ladbrokes, Newcastle is the most likely English city for a festive dusting with odds of 9/4.

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For Aberdeen, the odds stand at 7/4, while Manchester has been given odds of 4/1 and Glasgow 2/1.

This winter could also be the coldest since the Big Freeze of 1963, according to the latest odds from Ladbrokes.

See also: Bookies slash odds on White Christmas as freezing temperatures forecast

With the mercury set to plummet again, bookies are now offering odds of just 4/1 (from 16/1) that Britain shivers in an average temperature lower than what was recorded in 1963.

Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said: "The odds of this winter going into the weather record books are falling as quickly as the snow."

ITV News reports that pundits at Coral have said the chances of the River Thames freezing stands at 20/1 and the bookmaker has been "snowed under" this weekend with people placing bets for a white Christmas in Britain.

Meanwhile, weather forecasters say there are now signs that the jet stream will take a more southerly path during December.

The Weather Network reports that this could allow high pressure to build to the north of the UK and bring wet, windy weather across the south.

"In this situation temperatures would be on the mild side and the likelihood of any wintry weather would be very restricted," forecasters at The Weather Network say, adding though that "things could easily change like they did recently".

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