After the rain and snow comes ICE chaos: Met Office warns temperatures will plunge as low as minus NINE overnight turning UK's wet roads into deathtraps

The British Army is on standby to help stricken residents across the UK tonight, as they are warned their homes are likely to be flooded as adverse weather conditions lead to dangerous high tides and heavy rain and snow fall. Flights have been cancelled, towns evacuated and there is chaos on the roads as the Big Chill swept across Britain today, bringing eight inches of snow and 93mph hurricane-force winds. Heathrow Airport (bottom right) has been forced to cancel 80 flights as the adverse weather reached the South East. Snow has fallen across London (top right and bottom left), Kent (centre) and the south east and commuters were left stranded at rush hour this evening as Canary Wharf tube station closed due to flooding caused by heavy rain. Around 35 flood warnings, calling on residents to take 'immediate action', and 55 flood alerts have been issued for the entire east coast of England. In Essex, the town of Jaywick has been evacuated due to fears of flooding. Around 100 soldiers have been drafted into Lincolnshire tonight, working with police to help 3,200 properties vulnerable to flooding over the next 24 hours.