Kate Cohen added: 'My children go here and I've had to buy them the school coats. 'We will also try to judge if their journey home is likely to be more dangerous if delayed until the end of the school day. Sports fixtures began to fall victim to the weather today, with tonight's FA Cup second-round replay between Carlisle United and Gillingham postponed because of a frozen pitch at Brunton Park in Cumbria. In Gloucestershire, 36 homes were without power for a second night after ice and snow caused disruption across the country over the weekend. Forecasters had initially predicted temperatures as low as -15C (5F) last night, which would have made it the coldest night since February 2012.

Source: Daily Mail December 12, 2017 00:54 UTC