Weather

A survey showed 36% of drivers did not know how many blind spots an HGV has.

Yellow warnings for ice and snow issued for northern and eastern areas, and forecasts suggest worst of the weather could then track further south.

Households should continue to use water carefully, says the Environment Agency, after England saw its driest February for 30 years.

Colourful pictures show Sunday's natural phenomenon as visible from the UK, with another chance to see them Monday evening, says Met Office.

Major weather event in 2018, which led to prolonged Arctic conditions and record snowfall, likely to happen later in February, says Met Office.

A level two cold weather warning has been extended by the UK Health Security Agency

Mia Catton became yet another victim of the area’s rutted roads when her car hit a hole in Spellbrook Lane East on her way home from work.

Changes to polar vortex – and phenomenon called 'sudden stratospheric warming' – could lead to even colder weather blasting in from Arctic.

Herts gritting team did 18 salting runs on primary routes during the January 16-24 cold snap – a quarter of its average number for an entire season.

The Met Office forecast for Bishop’s Stortford is that temperatures will feel as low as -6C on Sunday and Monday.

Josephine Quinton is one of scores of drivers in Sawbridgeworth whose cars have suffered flat tyres after running over potholes.

Situation has improved from 6,000 properties without water on Tuesday to 100 on Wednesday while 2,000 may have lower pressure than normal.

Thousands of homes in Bishop's Stortford enter a third day without full mains water supply as Affinity's communications slow to a trickle.

Households in Manor Links were furious after learning their street would be closed for three days in the busy run-up to Christmas.

The 4,500 tonnes of grit spread on 58 routes in Herts by 70 vehicles is equivalent in weight to around 3,000 hippos.

Tuesday's school closures in the Bishop's Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Stansted area.

Police, fire and ambulance services were called but it was reported a "neighbour" had helped the woman out of the freezing water.

At least five primary schools in Stortford – All Saints, Northgate, Manor Fields, Richard Whittington and Summercroft – are open.

Yellow weather warning for ice for South East, including Herts and Essex, until 11am on Tuesday.

Met Office yellow warning of snow and ice comes three days after rare cold weather alert was issued by UK Health Security Agency.