FREEZING UK

Much of Britain has been covered in a blanket of the white stuff - and drivers are being warned to beware of freezing rain and ice on the roads.

Children play in the Hole-of-Horcum in the North Yorkshire Moors
The Met Office has issued weather warnings for central and northern England.
Heavy rain coming in from the Atlantic turned to turn to snow when it hit the cold Arctic air settled over the country this morning.
Although most places have seen flurries of the white stuff, some areas in central and south east England were due to get heavy snow falls.
Freezing temperatures, blizzards and maybe even snow - and all just in time for the weekend. It's going to be cold, cold, cold so come out from under your duvet for a minute and send us your pictures of Arctic Britain.

But the white flakes have been turning back to rain and the weather has started to thaw this afternoon as the sun comes out in many places.
Weather forecasters warned the rain falling on freezing ground would form black ice, leading to treacherous driving conditions.
Sky News weather presenter Jo Wheeler said many regions could see several centimetres of snow.
"Western parts of the south should stay quite mild at 6C or 7C but plenty of showers are being brought in," she said.
The rest of the week is likely to be on the cool side for much of the country, leading to another chilly weekend, although no more snow is expected.