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A selection of 24 pictures featuring all creatures great and small, from robins to horses and including a husky, a fluffy cat and a flying schnauzer.

The snow was a chance to take a screen break from homeschooling and have some fun with snowballs, snow angels and even a snow penguin.

Take a tour of your snowy landscapes in Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Much Hadham, Takeley and Hatfield Broad Oak among others.

Essex Weather Centre says tonight "likely to be the coldest for a decade across the region with lows of -13C possible away from the coast".

Daisy May's Farm in Elsenham is braced for more rain and is fund-raising to buy animal houses on stilts and seeking extra grazing on higher ground.

Highways England says lanes one and two in both directions between Stortford and Harlow will be closed at different times.

Volunteers and Stansted Parish Council keeping an eye on water levels in village to avoid repeat of 2014 Lower Street floods.

A flood warning has been issued for Clavering and Manuden, Farnham is virtually cut off again and traffic stuck in floodwater at Hadhams.

Essex Highways is due to meet a landowner on site to discuss ditch clearance to prevent further flooding of the main B1383.

Residents say flooded B1383 closure is down to poor maintenance of blocked drains and not the River Cam bursting its banks, as county council says.

Heavy rain left lanes at Much Hadham Ford under 3ft of water and firefighters twice attended to help drivers in stranded vehicles.

B1383 at Newport remains closed and underwater – and drivers are warned against removing closure signs and trying to drive through.

Highways team on standby round the clock to cover almost half the county's road network of 1,500 miles.

Last year some 200 resident and community groups, schools and district, town and parish councils took up the offer.

Julie Marson has called for action after property was damaged and vehicles were stranded in Stansted Road and Stort Road in August deluges.

Stansted's Kings Arms landlady Fay Frostick said: “It was lucky we were all in starting the day when the water started coming in through the doors."

Heavy rain on Saturday morning took the total amount of rainfall in Stortford to just over 4in (10cm) since Thursday evening.

Stansted Road near junction with Parsonage Lane closed after deluge in the dark while Dane Street in town centre was also shut.

Three cars heading along Stansted Road were ditched just south of the notorious junction with Parsonage Lane.

Gritting lorries out Wednesday night as Herts Highways is expecting light snow while Met Office has issued yellow warning of snow until midday.