Essex braced for snow and ice following cold snap

Chelmsford has been warned to expect snow after a week of bitterly cold temperatures. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice for the entire East of England region including Chelmsford, Braintree, Brentwood and Loughton. Drivers will face the unenviable task of scraping ice from their windscreens after temperatures plummeted as the sunset on Friday. A statement from the Met Office said: "A frontal zone moving eastwards into Britain on Saturday will run into and stall...