A wild swimmer takes on a daily dip in icy waters throughout January to fundraise for the homeless.

• Temperature at 3,000ft: About -1C (30F).
• Winds: A strong westerly breeze in the morning, easing into the afternoon with gusts up to 40mph to 45mph.
• Cloud: Patchy cloud across the fells throughout the day. Thicker cloud will build in towards the evening. Cloud bases of around 1,000ft to 2,000ft (300m to 600m).
• Weather: A dull and cloudy day, with the odd scattered shower but some bright spells. Areas of rain will push in from the south-west later on in the evening.
• Visibility: Generally good, but poor in any showers and above the cloud bases.
• Freezing level: Around 2,300ft to 2,600ft (700m to 800m) through the day.

Image source, Fell Top Assessors

Wes from the Fell Top Assessors took the picture above of wet snow that has frozen on Helvellyn - producing lots of ice above 2,300ft (700m).

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Barrow striker Luke James is taken to hospital but later discharged after being knocked out in a clash of heads as they beat Scunthorpe.

Cumbria County Council says the figures are "concerning" and the situation is being monitored.

Darryl Street, who also served in the Army, was described as "loyal" and "generous" by his family.

Freezing temperatures expected across England a day after snow hit ambulance services in Yorkshire.

So far 433,000 people across the North East and Yorkshire have been vaccinated, including 46% of over 80s.

• Temperature at 3000ft: Around -4C to -3C (25F to 27F).
• Winds: Light to gentle southerly breezes in the morning, turning moderate into the afternoon with gusts up to 20mph to 25mph.
• Cloud: Patchy clouds throughout the day, with cloud bases around 1,000ft to 1,600ft (300m to 500m).
• Weather: Dry today, with variable cloud and bright spells across the fells. High-level cloud will begin to build in towards the evening.
• Visibility: Generally good, very good in bright spells. Visibility will reduce slightly when high-level cloud approaches into the evening.
• Freezing level: Around 1,000ft to 1,300ft (300m to 400m) throughout the day.

Image source, Fell Top Assessors

Jon from the Fell Top Assessors who took the picture of Great Rigg (above) says it was heavy going in the soft snow with waist deep drifts in the hollows. He also warns that in constant wind don't rely on being able to turn back and simply retrace your footprints, as such markings quickly disappear in such conditions.

Climate change: Cumbria coal mine "risks making Britain a laughing stock"

The crash happened on the A66 near Baron's Hill and involved a Jaguar and a lorry.

Burton Albion loan former Wales international defender Neal Eardley to Barrow until the end of the season.

The council says the area had its "worst week" with hospitals under "intense pressure".

Carlisle United postpone three games over the next 10 days because of positive Covid-19 cases within the club.

An NHS trust tells elderly people not to travel to the Covid-19 vaccine site in Newcastle.

• Temperature at 3000ft: Around -3C to -2C (27F to 28F).
• Winds: Light to gentle variable winds this morning, turning generally south-easterly and moderate this afternoon with gusts up to 25mph to 3 mph.
• Cloud: Overcast conditions all day. Cloud bases will be around 1,600ft to 2,300 ft (500m to 700m) for much of the day.
• Weather: A wet and cloudy day today, with rain and sleet across the fells and with snow on higher slopes. These will ease into the evening.
• Visibility: Generally poor, very poor in areas of rain, sleet and snow.
• Freezing level: Around 2,000 to 2,300ft (600m to 700m) in the morning, decreasing to 1,300ft to 1,600ft (400m to 500m) this afternoon.

Image source, Fell Top Assessors

The Fell Top Assessors team who took the picture (above) of the summit of Helvellyn say snow and ice remains quite resistant with poor conditions forecast today.

Harrogate Town's League Two game against Carlisle United is postponed because of a floodlight failure at the EnviroVent Stadium.

BBC Look North
North East and Cumbria

People are being urged to exercise near their homes and not travel long distances while England is in lockdown.

Cumbria Police Assistant Chief Constable Andy Slattery (pictured) says the difference between guidance and law has created a grey area and that a government definition of what is "local" would help, but admits it would be difficult.

He told BBC Look North: "Defining in law what local means is difficult, as it's not as simple as that.

"So if you used local authority boundaries for instance, that has some merit, but somebody might live half a mile from a local authority boundary and their nearest community might be the other side of the boundary, so it's not as simple as don't travel outside your county or don't travel five miles, because why is it five and not five-and-a-half or why isn't it four-and-a-half?

"But the key thing is stay at home, when you do leave stay as local as possible, the key thing is travel as little as possible."

• Covid: What are the lockdown rules across the UK?

Neil Smith
South Cumbria journalist, BBC Cumbria

A milestone in the roll-out of Covid 19 vaccines in Cumbria is expected to be reached later this week when every area of the county should have a GP providing immunisations.

A handful of Cumbria's GP surgeries began giving jabs four weeks ago, and since then more have joined the programme.

On Thursday, Ulverston and Millom are due to join, pending delivery of the vaccine.

As the roll-out in north Cumbria is already complete, that will mean all of Cumbria's primary care networks - local groups of surgeries - will be giving vaccinations.

The priority remains vaccinating those in care homes and their staff, those aged 80 and over, and health and social care workers.

Image source, PA Media

Covid vaccine: How will the UK jab millions of people?

The new Covid strain affecting younger people is causing a problem, Cumbria's ambulance service says.