An amber weather warning for snow has been issued across areas of Somerset as temperatures remain low. The Met Office alert, which covers areas including Taunton, Chard, Minehead, Dulverton and Wiveliscombe,

The scammers offer to "register" children for the AMBER Alert system, ask for confidential information and try to meet at victims' homes, officials said.

The Met Office warned sleet and snow is expected to continue this afternoon and evening as they issued the rare amber alert - as much as four inches (10cm) of snow is expected in the affected region

A rare amber warning for snow has been issued across Devon and Cornwall with immediate effect. Snow has fallen across large parts of the region, including Dartmoor, forcing some schools to close and road restrictions on the A38 motorway. A yellow weather warning was already in place for the South West but the Met Office has since upgraded this.

The Met Office has issued more snow and ice warnings for today and tomorrow - check if your area will be impacted.

A bin lorry makes its round through a snow shower outside Antrim town A fresh yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued for parts of Northern Ireland from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning.