More than 400 flights were cancelled by Heathrow Airport after bosses were forced to close a runway to de-ice it.

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The 38-year-old had left the Audi A4 unattended to de-ice on his driveway at Lowry Road, St Neots, just before 07:00 GMT on Friday.

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In a statement, the PSNI said motorists had a tendency to leave their vehicles running during a cold snap to de-ice them or warm them up.

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In 1938, Katherine Blodgett was awarded the patent for non-reflecting glass, a discovery that has since been used to de-ice aircraft wings and increase the effectiveness of smoke screens.

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After Adelson came out of the Army, he and his brother Lenny packaged toiletries to be distributed by hotels and started a business called De-Ice-It, which sold a chemical spray to help clear frozen windshields.

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"If I can't get it, I don't worry about it, " she said, as she navigated ice-encrusted cul-de-sacs in a West Toledo neighborhood.

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Try pairing the ice cider, Cristal de Glace, with a jar of their homemade maple-onion confit for a perfect marriage.

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