The amber warning for snow from the Met Office came into force at 21:00 last night and remains in place for the rest of the day ; Th

A number of schools in north-east Scotland have been forced to close after the country was hit by overnight snow and ice. More than 80 schools and nurseries across Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland council areas are shut due to snow and poor driving conditions on what should have been the first day back for pupils after the holidays.

Weather - and snow in particular - has been the key talking point across the UK over the last couple of days, but how long will these dicussions keep going?