The children were unharmed after their bus collided with a car and veered off the road near Deeping St James. At least 24 people have died in mainland Europe in the past four days as freezing temperatures have brought snow as far south as the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Capri. Siberian blast blankets Europe in snow – in pictures Read moreThe Met Office said several centimetres of snow fell in some parts of the UK on Monday night and Tuesday morning, including in Newcastle and Northumberland. Hundreds of schools across the UK have been closed, including nearly 350 in Kent and more than 220 in Wales. “There will also be further disruption throughout the day as these showers become widespread across the country,” said Emma Sillitoe, a Met office meteorologist.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2018 08:25 UTC