(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Heavy snow has forced many roads in the northwest English county of Cumbria to close, with at least 70 drivers stranded and many forced to abandon their vehicles.<br/> <br />Severe weather conditions across many parts of the United Kingdom have caused disruption to communities, brought down powerlines and closed regional airports.<br/> <br />About 70 people who had been driving in Cumbria were unable to make it home and were forced to stay overnight at Millom High School or in local hotels.<br/> <br />In the West Midlands, a gritter toppled onto its side in the slippery conditions in Shropshire.<br/> <br />In Northern Ireland, there were still 35,000 customers without electricity on Saturday and 6000 homes were without power in south-west Scotland.<br/> <br />Heavy snowfall forced the closure of runways at the East Midlands, Humberside and Leeds Bradford airports.<br/> <br />It wasn't all doom and gloom though: in south-west London, Merton Police tried to lighten the m
