Severe weather alerts in place across northern England, Midlands, north-east Wales and parts of Northern Ireland

Large parts of the UK were blanketed with snow on Tuesday as the country got its “first taste of winter”, which brought school closures, train delays, difficult driving conditions and an appeal to check in on vulnerable people.

Met Office yellow severe weather alerts for snow and ice were in place across northern Scotland, the Midlands, northern England, north Wales and Northern Ireland.