UK weather: Major incidents declared as UK grapples with floods, snow and ice

Travel disruption caused by the cold and wet weather has affected much of the UK on Monday, with roads, railways and airports all affected.

In Leicestershire, crews helped evacuate residents from flooded homes and came to the aid of drivers trapped in their cars.

Leicestershire County Council told the BBC it had been called to 160 flood-related incidents in the county so far.

In Lincolnshire, the school children had to be driven to safety by volunteer drivers in 4×4 vehicles after roads leading to Edenham Primary School, near Bourne, were flooded following heavy rainfall.

A further 16 people were rescued from properties in Billingborough, near Bourne, and were being temporarily housed in a village hall on Monday night.

Meanwhile, police in North Yorkshire say the man whose body was recovered from a flooded area in Beal is believed to have entered the water on Saturday or Sunday.

Police said the man has been formally identified, but efforts to trace his next of kin were ongoing. There are currently no suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery, they added.