'Worst Winter Ever'? Snow Death Toll Rises To Nine As Britain Goes Into Red Alert Lock-Down With 500 Flights Cancelled And Entire Towns Cut Off (And Floods Are On Their Way)

Britain's weather death toll has risen to seven after a motorist died in a crash between a lorry and a van on a snow hit road. The victim, a 46-year-old man who was driving the van, was pronounced dead at the scene on the A34 in Hampshire. Earlier a 75-year-old woman was found frozen to death under a parked car in Farsley, near Leeds (top). It comes a day after a man in his 60s died after having apparently fallen through ice over a frozen lake (left and bottom) in Welling, South East London, as he tried to rescue his dog.

Britain is facing a serious flooding threat as Storm Emma batters the coast after sub-zero weather, icy blasts and 'blizzard-like' conditions left drivers stranded for more than 13 hours and airport passengers stuck overnight. The Met Office has put England under an unprecedented red warning for snow, amid concerns that up to 1ft 8in could fall in the South West. 

At Glasgow Airport, British Red Cross workers provided blankets for stranded people. On the first day of meteorological spring today, the Met Office said 'winter is still firmly in charge across the UK'. Pictured: A car turns near Denshaw, Greater Manchester (top left), storm clouds are seen over Dublin (bottom left), people walk through Balloch, West Dunbartonshire (centre and bottom right), a couple walk in Leek, Staffordshire, after abandoning their car (top right), and the red and amber warnings 














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