Here’s how to not fall and slip on snow and ice

A person clears snow outside The Allenheads Inn in Allenheads, Northumberland - (PA)

The first taste of winter has hit the UK with parts of the country seeing sleet and snow overnight on Monday.

The Met Office put three yellow warnings for snow and ice in place in the North, the Midlands, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – advising that vehicles could be stranded, power cuts may occur and rural areas could be cut off.