stansted express trains to and from london liverpool street will stop running at 25 past ten tonight.tors say services on the gatwick express, thameslink and southern routes are all likely to be delayed or cancelled tonight. lots of people have been out in the cold with their cameras capturing some of the wintry sights. ian heard got this picture of the frozen sea front at weston—super—mare in somerset. very unusual to see salt water freeze like this. a burst water pipe in highworth, wiltshire created this icy display, taken byjohn gray. ben birchall hiked to this frozen waterfall near pen y fan mountain in the brecon beacon national park, wales. and a magical scene in central london, with snow falling heavily on st paul's cathedral, photographed by daniel sorabji. in a moment we'll talk to leanne brown who is at a gritting depot in the village of sturton by stow, north of lincoln. first to simonjones, who is at a depot in the village of aylesford, north of maidstone in kent. and up—to—date. what is the picture? how serious as the weather? kent cou nty how serious as the weather? kent

and there is no stansted express service running either.y down at minus four and minus five. further scattered snow showers through the morning and yes, it's going to remain bitterly cold. now the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow showers. could cause some potential disruption on roads and rail. another parts of northern kent and parts of essex, an amber weather warning in place. snow perhaps a little bit more persistent overnight in those areas and a little heavier. the showers will clear away through the day, a dry afternoon, but a bitterly cold, strengthening easterly wind. lew: pressure, systemi it's coming up from the south and is due to arrive through tomorrow morning. the minimum temperature in the meantime overnight again, bitterly cold, between minus two and minus five. so the tomorrow, this low—pressure system called storm emma will be moving up towards us, bringing with it some heavy snowfall for a time and strengthening winds. it is going to be bitterly cold through tomorrow, snow not very helpful either an

south—eastern, which comes into here and the stansted express and tefl rail. and into wednesday. it is real areas that are likely to see the most amount of disruption, they are not putting on extra services and not necessarily putting on replacement buses. the ruble roads that are used less frequently more likely to be clogged up frequently more likely to be clogged up by frequently more likely to be clogged up by the snow. this is expected to continue on for at least another couple of days. just to bring you an update, the number of closed schools in kent has risen to more than 339. we arejust sharing in kent has risen to more than 339. we are just sharing from someone at the county council. it is down to individual headteachers to decide whether it is necessary to close their school or not. 339 is the latest figure. that is from kent, alone. it's fine where you are at the moment, it is coming your way. what advice you to motorists? be prepared. we have had some serious weather coming through and we are expecting it around midday tomorrow onwards. we are read

stansted express trains to and from london liverpool street will stop running at 25 past ten tonight.ern, thameslink and gatwick express routes are all likely to be delayed or cancelled tonight, according to operators. they have all advised passengers to complete journeys by early evening to avoid disruption. as the cold air crept in from the east with it came the snow. showers and flurries so far, but more is on the way, say forecasters. first time i've seen snow like this in years. it was settling in north kent earlier as a stream of showers merged into a longer spell. hi, david? extra checks are being made on the elderly. there were no problems delivering meals in lincolnshire today, but tomorrow could be different, although everyone is optimistic. it doesn't bother me, really. provided you are prepared for it. you've got stuff in the fridge and you've got everything like that, you've got to make sure you've got your boots ready, and things like that. by the middle of today, which is when we are delivering, there's not really a problem. i think there would be if we had to be there