SNOWY WEATHER SPREADS ACROSS ENGLAND

Snow has fallen across much of England causing travel problems and school closures.

 Falls spread from the North to the Midlands and Merseyside overnight, with the South East and London now seeing snow. More than 700 school closures have been announced in the North East, Yorkshire, the Midlands, Kent, Essex and Cornwall. Early flight delays were announced at Newcastle and Leeds-Bradford airports. Some roads are badly affected