Britain's earliest widespread snowfalls in November for 17 years caused disruption in Scotland and eastern England on Friday and forecasters warned they could spread south. More than 150 schools in northeast Scotland were closed or partially closed due to heavy snow overnight and black ice on the roads, while parts of eastern England were covered by up to 15 centimetres of snow.
A plane carrying almost 200 holidaymakers back from the Canary Islands skidded off the runway at Newcastle airport in northeast England, but no one was injured.