BOOKMAKERS have cut the odds for a White Easter this year as a third cold spell threatens more heavy snow and disruption.

The Beast from the East brought chaos to Somerset at the beginning of the month while more wintry weather brought fun and frustration in equal measure last weekend.

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March has so far been the coldest most people can remember, and Ladbrokes has cut the odds of a White Easter from 10/1 to 3/1 in only three days.

The drop represents the most substantial fall in weather betting markets so far in 2018.

And with the mercury set to follow suit with a significant drop next week, another mini Beast from the East could be about to hit.

Odds of any part of the UK waking up to snow on Easter Sunday are now at record lows.

Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “Despite the extreme weather conditions we’ve already faced this year, we hadn’t seen anything like the drastic changing of odds over such a short space of time as we’ve seen for a White Easter.”

All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing