Britain enjoys a white Christmas (in some places at least)

Many families woke to a white Christmas today as some parts of Britain were blanketed in fresh snow.

In Scotland much of the north east of the country and the central belt were hit with more bad weather. Temperatures once again fell to minus 15C in the Highlands while it hit minus 5C in Glasgow but and zero in Edinburgh. And in County Durham in the north-east of England much of the county was blanketed in another layer of thick snow.

The severe weather of the past week has caused chaos on the roads, as well as disrupting flights and rail travel. Much of the rest of the UK will escape snow today, but will be hit by ice and fog instead making travel just as treacherous. Many people have decided to stay at home rather than making the usual Christmas journeys. (Daily Mail)