Major incident declared in second county over flooding as children stranded at primary school - Hundreds of flood warnings and alerts in place after most of country saw heavy snow or icy rainfall over

A major flooding incident has been declared in Leicestershire with residents advised to avoid non-essential travel.

Weather warnings for snow and ice are still in force across much of the UK after severe flooding and snow caused travel chaos and closed hundreds of schools. A yellow snow and ice warning is in place across most of south-west England and Wales,

Man’s body found in floodwaters as major incidents declared in Midlands - Nearly 60 people rescued from swamped homes and vehicles as commuters experience significant disruption