Cold conditions have also been seen across mainland Europe, as an amber cold-health alert has been extended until the weekend for the whole of England.

Yellow weather warnings have been issued for the south of the country as Storm Goretti approaches Ireland. Met Éireann have said yellow snow and rain warnings for Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Wexford are expected to be in place from Thursday afternoon.

A number of schools in the UK are expected to close on Wednesday as snow continues to batter much of the UK. Many schools in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland closed on Tuesday as the Met Office imposed an amber weather warning in areas of Scotland.