Abby Brammell

Workers clear ice and snow from the entrance steps to the Emirates stadium, prior to the Arsenal v Everton match today


Snow and ice took its toll on the UK again today, with transport disrupted and sports fixtures called off - and weather forecasters said there was no early thaw in sight.

They warned that more heavy snow was sweeping large parts of the country today.

Bitter winds from northern Europe meant the big freeze felt even colder after temperatures fell overnight to minus 14C (7F) in Cumbria and minus 14.5C (6F) in Tulloch Bridge in Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Elsewhere around the UK they were solidly below freezing - minus 7C (19F) in Manchester, minus 6C (21F) in Cardiff and minus 2C (28F) in London.

Conditions were expected to be freezing virtually everywhere during the day, but forecasters said it would feel much colder because of icy blasts sweeping in from Scandinavia and Germany.


The steps outside Arsenal's stadium are cleared by an army of workers ahead of this afternoon's match


Snow fell across eastern England overnight, with showers continuing through the morning, particularly in the south-east.

This was forecast to move westwards, pushing into the Midlands and Wales, where "heavy bursts" of snowy showers could hit tonight.

As the coldest spell for more than 30 years drags on, some of this weekend's biggest sports events joined the growing list of weather-related casualties.

Six Premier League games have been called off - at Wigan, Sunderland, Fulham, Hull and Burnley today and Liverpool tomorrow - with other league games, horse racing meetings and rugby union matches also postponed.

Grit and gas supplies are also faltering, with more disruption affecting rail, road and air travel.

Heavy snow in Ireland led to Dublin Airport suspending all flights today.

The Met Office warned of heavy snow today in north east England, Yorkshire and Humber, East Midlands, eastern England and London and the South East.


Workers lay fresh grit down on Kensington Park Road in Brislington, Bristol, as Bristol Water attempted to fix a burst water main which flooded the road

Police at the scene in Watermead Country Park in Thurmaston, Leicester, where two brothers died last night after falling through a frozen lake


Deer in Dunham, Cheshire find a few bits of grass poking through the snow


Its surface criss-crossed by cracks in the ice, this is Derwentwater in the Lake District. On the horizon to the right, Bassenthwaite Lake is similarly covered with a layer of ice and snow


Bride Louise Boardman had a real white wedding as heavy snowfall threatening to ruin her big day in Whalley, Lancashire yesterday


Children go sledging in the snow on Mousehold Heath, east Norwich yesterday afternoon


A telephone booth covered in snow near Aviemore in Scotland as widespread ice and sub-zero temperatures continue to cause disruption across Britain


Ice covers the Regent's Canal in Primrose Hill, north London

source: dailymail