Britain To Be Colder Than South Pole

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Britain is bracing itself for yet more cold weather as Arctic winds knock temperatures lower than those currently being experienced in the South Pole.Temperatures are expected to plunge to as low as -10C in sheltered parts to the west of the country, four degrees lower than at McMurdo, the U.S. research centre in Antarctica, where the mercury is at -6C at night and -3C in the day.Health chiefs have also started warning that as a result of the freezing conditions, more than 1,500 people a week could be killed by the weather. 

 Deer prepare for a cold night at the Chestnut Centre Conservation and Wildlife park in the Peak District, near Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire 

Getting there: A Post Office van makes its way along the roads of Exmoor, Somerset, despite the heavy snowfall that the area has experienced 

 A dark brown Exmoor pony stands out in contrast to the white snow as it forages for food with another horse

Three-year-old Violet Hibberd (left) made the most of the snow and a sled-pulling parent as she went sledging in North Devon earlier today while a car travels through a magical scene, amid snow-laden trees in Simonsbath, Somerset

 A couple walk their dog up Dunkery Hill on Exmoor as blue skies break through the snow clouds above them

Braving sub-zero temperatures, Tom Nelson, 27, leads fellow mountain biker John Weeks, 25, along an icy path at the end of Rushup Edge, above Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire

A van gets stuck in the snow after slipping on an icy road up Dunkery Hill in Exeter 

A cyclist makes his way home through the snow in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales 

The beacon at the top of Dunkery Hill makes for a chilly scene as temperatures fall lower than at the South Pole this week 

A car struggles up a treacherous mountain road that connects Abergwynfi and Treorchy in Wales 

The rolling white hills of Somerset disappear in the distance following a heavy covering of snow

A woman appears to struggle through the snow as she reaches a drift that has formed along a footpath on Exmoor 

Finding the right direction to Wheddon and Exford might not be too difficult, but following the snow-covered path might be a challenge