UK weather live: Heavy snow to hit Britain over weekend as Met Office warns of danger to life - A snow warning covers southwest England between 5am and 3pm on Thursday. The Independent.

The UK is expected to be slammed with heavy snow Thursday into Friday as many across the nation have been grappling with below-freezing temperatures, the Met Office warned Wednesday.

The UK is battling severe weather conditions as snow and heavy rain bring much of the country to a standstill. More than 190 locations across England are currently subject to urgent flood warnings ...

Snow has hit parts of Britain this morning as the country plunged into a big winter freeze. An icy dusting has covered the Scottish Highlands as people used brooms to clean their car windscreens.

While snow in the UK is fairly intermittent – on average there are just 15.6 days a year when snow is on the ground – other countries are much more adept at dealing with the stuff.

Sub-zero temperatures left huge areas of the UK a snow-covered landscape, with Brits waking up to freezing temperatures on Wednesday that sparked warnings for commuters.

It's been another day of snow across the UK, here in Derbyshire there's been a fresh blanket of the white stuff falling since yesterday morning. Let's have a look at more snowy scenes across the ...