
Hundreds of schools across the UK have been forced to close after the country was hit by overnight snow and ice.
A number of yellow weather warnings from the Met Office remain in place for large parts of the UK on Wednesday, with the country facing widespread disruption.
Schools and nurseries have had to shut in the first week back after the winter holidays.
Large parts of southern England are covered by a snow warning, including southern parts of London, with up to 10cm of snow expected. Snow and ice warnings are also in place across western and northern areas of the UK from Wednesday into Thursday.
Here is a full list of school closures across the UK on Wednesday
The information below has been gathered from local council websites by The Independent.



