And Finally...Blizzard baby is born on M53 motorway

Maria Hollis, 30, was in labour and in a dash to hospital when cars came to a halt in a blizzard.

Amazingly, her husband Kevin, who thought he would have to deliver the baby at the side of the M53, managed to flag down a passing ambulance.

Kevin, 31, said: "The hospital is only five or 10 minutes away but it took 45 minutes to get 200 metres. In that time, my wife was starting to push.

"I called 999 with the hands-free and I was told to pull over and let Maria push." As he prepared to deliver the baby, Kevin saw an ambulance and flagged it down. He said: "Maria was helped inside alongside a man who'd had an asthma attack. He was a bit shocked but he was great."

The ambulance negotiated the traffic but Maria gave birth to a girl, Maggie, minutes before pulling into Arrowe Park Hospital, Cheshire.

The couple, who also have sons William, four, and Harry, one, went home to the Wirral hours after the birth on Tuesday.

Paramedic Carys Pattinson said: "It's always a privilege to deliver a baby but I was so pleased we were there to help in such a stressful and difficult situation."