winter

It would leave Scottish commuters and schoolchildren making their winter morning journeys in darkness - bringing increased risks on the roads.

Respiratory infections can, of course, be really dangerous for vulnerable people - in a bad winter tens of thousands of people can die of flu.

The reason this is happening more often is that these weather systems have traditionally been a winter phenomenon, arriving between December and March in northern India and the Himalayas.

“People who own seasonal restaurants or work on farms — they had a decent summer, but not enough to carry them through the winter.”

But by the time Polanco became a free agent last winter, his career was foundering.