Snow and icy conditions forced about 80 schools to close across Wales on Thursday. More than half of the school closures were in Conwy county, but some schools in Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Powys also stayed shut.

Hundreds of schools are closed for the fourth day running as the UK endures an icy blast, with temperatures hitting as low as minus 16C. Snow and sleet began to hit southern England on Wednesday afternoon as an amber weather warning came into force,

The torrid weather of the weekend has only continued into this week with much of the UK seeing snow, sleet and ice. Wednesday saw yellow weather warnings placed across the country, including in Southern England,