Snow

CHESTER, England, January 8 - Online SMS text services have provided a vital communication tool for thousands of Schools and Businesses forced to close with little warning during the treacherous snow conditions this week.

WILMINGTON, Delaware, January 6 - In recognition of January as National Hobby Month, HotelsCombined.com names the Top 10 Places in the United States to Pursue Hobbies, including suggested hotels in those destinations.

LONDON, January 6 - "Staring down into the smouldering eyes of a tiger from the back of an elephant in India's Kanha National Park": that has been selected as the world's greatest travel adventure by a jury of the UK's top explorers, adventurers and award-winning writers.

LONDON, January 6 - Although the roads are gritted the pavements are not, and if you're already a little unsteady on your feet, or using crutches to get around, then icy pavements are the last straw.