UK weather: Met Office issues yellow warning for snow in west of England

Snow covered houses in Kingswood, Bristol, on Saturday as weather warnings were issued for parts of the west of England. Photograph: Tom Wren/Tom Wren SWNS

An unexpected cold snap has prompted the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning after snow fell across parts of the west of England.

The warning covered an area from south of Bristol to north of Worcester, and extends to Hereford to the west and Swindon to the east.