Britain gets a blanket of snow as far south as London with up to four inches expected across the country today as icy Scandinavian winds could send temperatures plummeting to -11C

Britain will fall into a mini cold-snap this weekend and the 'vast majority' of the country will see snow, with sleet across the south coast, including Brighton. Today's temperatures will remain between 3 and 5C but biting winds will make it feel colder. A weather map (centre) shows air from Scandinavia pushing across the UK, bringing with it icy gales and a blanket of white. Pictured: Houses and cars in Bromley, south-east London with a dusting of snow this morning;(top left, bottom right) A vehicle in Birmingham with the words 'snow joke' written onto its windscreen;(top right) and a train moving through icy conditions near Westwell Leacon in Kent.(bottom left)