Ha ha ha. Good one Reg. Here's another from the same paper thirteen years ago with the headline boldly stating:
"Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past".
"Britain's winter ends tomorrow with further indications of a striking environmental change: snow is starting to disappear from our lives.
"Sledges, snowmen, snowballs and the excitement of waking to find that the stuff has settled outside are all a rapidly diminishing part of Britain's culture, as warmer winters - which scientists are attributing to global climate change - produce not only fewer white Christmases, but fewer white Januaries and Februaries."
For those inclined to read this nonsense go here:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/snowfalls-are-now-just-a-thing-of-the-past-724017.html