Snow began to cause chaos across the North East on Thursday with more freezing weather expected.
People across the region woke up to a blanket of snow outside of their homes on Thursday morning. The weather conditions caused train failures and delays on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
During the afternoon, a major road was closed due to snowfall. National Highways shut the A66, between Scotch Corner and Brough, from 2pm for safety reasons.
