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Commuters had to endure another morning of hazardous journeys to work, with roads rendered treacherous by icy conditions and rail services badly disrupted.

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Travellers have endured nightmare conditions as heavy snow caused chaos on the roads and railways and at airports.

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Britons have endured more travel chaos as snow blanketed much of the country, with airports shut, roads closed and train journeys cancelled.

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The UK will move “quickly” to enhance airport security after the “wake-up call” of the failed Christmas Day airliner attack over Detroit, Gordon Brown has promised.

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There will be near-perfect conditions for New Year fireworks displays in most parts of Britain, forecasters said.

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Britons travelling to the US for the New Year are facing long delays as security was stepped up in the wake of the failed Detroit airliner bomb plot.

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Transatlantic passengers were thanked for their patience after suffering lengthy delays in the wake of the failed Detroit bomb attack.

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ornaments for sale at a Christmas market in Munich Last week, I literally pigged out.  I was in Munich for four days and ate pork products at least three times a day.  Despite articles like this one touting Munich’s cutting-edge food scene, I was quite happy to stick with eating the traditional Bavarian specialties that are offered everywhere in town, which meant a lot of beer, dumplings ( knodel ) and pig. weisswurst with suesser senf (sweet mustard) and pretzel To start my day, I’d seek out weisswurst (white sausage), which, according to my colleagues in Munich, must be eaten only in the morning.  Weisswurst also has the distinction of being the only boiled sausage in the world that I love.  The veal-and-pork filling has a smooth, slightly spongy texture that brings to mind nursery food — very comforting, especially when it’s snowy and cold outside.  The accompanying suesser senf (sweet mustard) is so good that I’ve used it on non- weisswurst -related sandwiches.   Several Munichers told me you’re supposed to suck the filling out of the sausage casing, but I opted for the pansy option of cutting open the skin and pulling out the sausage filling with a fork.  (I didn’t feel as lame about my technique after I saw other German speakers doing the same). The photo above shows the organic version I especially enjoyed at Munchner Schmarkert , a small caff in the Vitkualienmarkt .

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The first mainline steam locomotive to be built in Britain for almost half a century helped rescue around 100 passengers stranded by modern-day rail services, it has emerged.

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Railway ticket office staff working for Virgin Trains are to go on strike in the New Year after voting in favour of industrial action in a row over job cuts.

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