Emergency services rescue people from submerged cars and inundated homes as floods and snow force roads, railways and schools to close.

Heavy overnight snow has created significant travel disruption across the UK as the cold start to the new year continues.

Emergency services are responding to calls for help as yellow warnings for snow and ice take effect across much of the UK Flooding and snow are causing delays on the roads and railways, while hundreds of schools are closed Manchester Airport has reopened its runways after they were closed on Monday morning due to "heavy snow",

Scotland is continuing to be hit by freezing weather, with rain, sleet and snow expected to fall across large parts of the country. Temperatures at Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands fell to -11C on Saturday night after forecasters extended a yellow warning from 09:00 on Sunday until 12:00 on Monday.

A fresh set of yellow weather warnings have been issued across the UK with snow expected to fall in southern England. The Met Office has issued warnings for snow and ice in Wales and through the south west of England from 5pm today,