Week-long freeze hits Britain TODAY with -8C plunge, up to 16 INCHES of snow and sheets of ice sparking travel carnage

A WEEK-LONG freeze will hit Britain today – bringing an -8C cold plunge, up to 16 inches of snow and sheets of ice.

Public health bosses have issued amber alerts for the whole of England from now until January 8.

LNPA cold start this morning in Bushy Park, south west London[/caption] PAWintry conditions in Allenheads, Northumberland[/caption] Gov.UkPublic health bosses have issued amber alerts for the whole of England[/caption] yellow warning for snow will be in force...