A school in Colchester has delayed opening this morning due to the snow fall.

Philip Morant School and College, in Rembrandt Way, will not open until 9.30am.

This is to "allow the site to be cleared to operate safely and to enable staff and students to travel safely to school."

Any students arriving at the normal time will be supervised.

It comes as people across north Essex have woken up to snow.

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The Met Office expects the snow to continue falling in Colchester and the surrounding areas until 9am when it will change to sleet.

It had warned of icy temperatures could cause showery rain to fall as sleet or snow in parts of southern England today.

The Met Office also warned roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times, with the potential for icy patches to form on untreated roads.

Elsewhere in the UK snow is expected in the north, Wales and Scotland.