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.

A fresh yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued for parts of Northern Ireland from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning. The warning is in place for counties Antrim, Londonderry, Fermanagh,

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,

Snow and ice have brought disruption to Yorkshire for a second day, with dozens of schools closed and commuters faced with widespread travel delays. Heavy snowfall over the weekend failed to thaw overnight in many parts of the region,

Cold temperatures expected for remainder of the week, bringing the risk of snow showers, ice and frosts to many parts of the UK.

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