Snowflakes? We keep warm and carry on

HARDY Britons gritted their teeth and ploughed on with their lives as the sub-zero temperatures triggered travel chaos yesterday.

- Jan Disley

But weather experts warned that Arctic conditions might last for days and six yellow "severe weather" warnings are set to stay in place until midnight tomorrow.

Met Office staff said the alerts may be revised to amber in parts of Scotland where up to 2ins of snow is expected, with 7ins on high ground.

Temperatures there were tipped to plunge as low as -15C last night, with a harsh frost this morning.

Snow yesterday blanketed the North and North West of England, North Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, where more than 100 schools closed as strong, biting winds created blizzard conditions and a significant wind chill.