People are being warned to expect plummeting temperatures this week with the Met Office issuing a severe cold weather alert for England.
The level three, or amber, cold weather alert was sent out on Monday morning and warns of severe conditions in England between 6pm on Wednesday and 9am on Monday, December 12. The alert requires social and healthcare services to take action to protect high-risk groups.
Temperatures are expected to turn colder across much of the UK late on Wednesday and through Thursday as air from the Arctic spreads south across the country. The Met Office said that very cold nights are expected with "widespread and potentially severe frosts".
