The level three cold weather alert for the UK has been extended by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
The warning has been extended until 9am on Monday March 13. Previously the alert, covering all regions of England, was in place until midnight on Thursday March 9.
Conditions are forecast to turn colder this week, with snow and sleet already falling in some parts of the country on Wednesday (March 8). The wintry weather has been attributed to an Arctic blast, which is expected to bring more snow and ice throughout the UK, the Met Office said.
