What the papers say - February 28
The arrival of the "Beast from the East" dominates Wednesday's front pages, with many carrying an ominous image of snow-laden clouds looming over London.
The Guardian carries the foreboding photo of London's skyline, along with a lead report that says an "alarming" heatwave in the Arctic is causing blizzards in Europe.
The Guardian front page, Wednesday 28 February 2018: Arctic heatwave triggers climate meltdown fears pic.twitter.com/XdKRkvk7Qt
-- The Guardian (@guardian) February 27, 2018
"Rage of the beast", reads the Daily Mirror's front page headline, while the Daily Star describes the extreme cold weather as "snowmageddon", and the storm image fills most of the Metro's cover.
Tomorrow's front page: Rage of the beast #tomorrorwspaperstodayhttps://t.co/FNH17AQBt1pic.twitter.com/7OdgmEaX41
-- Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 27, 2018
Wednesday's Daily STAR: "SNOWMAGEDDON" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/1e2S53ecMp
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 27, 2018
Wednesday's METRO: "The Beast" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/UQJRDs8zRT
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 27, 2018
The Scotsman says half of the country is under threat from the worst snow in years, with people north of the border urged to avoid travelling on Wednesday.
Wednesday's SCOTSMAN: "Stay at home plea as Scots braced for weather's worst" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/p36mcwC9N1
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 27, 2018
Meanwhile, the Daily Express says the bad weather is expected to get worse with the arrival of Storm Emma from the south.
Wednesday's Daily EXPRESS: "Killer Freeze To Get Worse" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/hJCQEysjJY
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) February 27, 2018
The Independent's digital front page shows snow-covered commuters crossing the Millennium Bridge in London, alongside a lead story about GP surgeries being given incentives to keep patients out of hospitals.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition: https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYFpic.twitter.com/P3VgPptxmF
-- The Independent (@Independent) February 27, 2018
Snow-covered palm trees on Southend's seafront feature on the front of The Times, along with a warning by Theresa May to EU leaders to not use Brexit to "break up Britain".
Tomorrow's front page: Don't break up Britain, May warns EU leaders #tomorrowspapertodaypic.twitter.com/aC1WNgplIv
-- The Times of London (@thetimes) February 27, 2018
Children sledging at the Jack and Jill Windmill in Clayton, West Sussex, are pictured on the Daily Telegraph's front page, alongside a lead report on a leaked memo written by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who suggested Northern Ireland may have to accept enhanced border checks.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'Boris raises prospect of hard border in Ireland' #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/Xs2uVMeyJz
-- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 27, 2018
The Sun reports on the will of Elton John's mother, Sheila Farebrother, who died in December.
Tomorrow's front page: Elton John snubbed in his mum's £534,000 will https://t.co/nyYv7V4xTZpic.twitter.com/LSVGPQULUr
-- The Sun (@TheSun) February 27, 2018
The Daily Mail reports on its discovery of a by-election campaign leaflet published by privacy campaigner Max Mosley which linked non-white immigrants with diseases like tuberculosis, VD and leprosy.
Wednesday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/W5LF5sSaTS
-- Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) February 27, 2018
A bid by US media giant Comcast for Sky has disrupted Rupert Murdoch's plans to sell his empire to Walt Disney, the Financial Times reports.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, London edition, Wednesday 28 February https://t.co/EiRM22iHBypic.twitter.com/tecaMJkold
-- Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 27, 2018