Large swathes of the UK have been blanketed in snow following the coldest night of the year so far for many places.
The Met Office has issued a new yellow warning for snow and ice and The National Grid has fired up its emergency coal stations to meet the increased demands for heating.
But this frosty blip is nothing compared to the snow of 1962 and 1963 that lasted for three solid months and claimed the lives of thousands.
