UK snow

Provisional figures released by the Met Office on Thursday show that this spring is likely to be the coldest in more than 50 years for the UK.

Spring has not yet sprung – and may be on hold until the end of April, with more freezing temperatures predicted by the Met Office, as Liam Dutton reports live from the Derbyshire town of Matlock.

Farmer Gareth Wyn Jones from Llanfairfechan in north Wales finds some of his sheep still alive, despite being buried under deep snow for three days.

Ongoing severe weather conditions are linked to climate change by a top scientist who warns there is more to come over the next two decades.

Power cuts and travel disruption continue to blight Britain, as more snow falls across the country on another bitterly cold day.

Wintery storms claim a second victim with a body found in deep snow in Lancashire, as the torrid weather continues to disrupt much of the country.

Heavy snow is likely this afternoon in the north Midlands, north Wales, southern Scotland and N Ireland. Meanwhile, southern parts of England and Wales could be hit by localised flooding.