Things went a bit downhill for this policeman yesterday.
A group of children helped him investigate the art of balance whilst sledging in Guisborough.
Judging by the outcome it looks like further enquiries need to be made:
A speech by the Prime Minister has been moved from Newcastle today because of the severe weather.
Theresa May will deliver a speech about Brexit when she will set out five "tests" for a future UK-EU deal and pledge to "bring our country together"
Mrs May's speech has been relocated from Newcastle to the Mansion House in central London.
Image source, Getty ImagesOur reporter Martin Emmerson has tweeted these pictures of the waves crashing into Roker Pier in Sunderland.
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The heavy snow has forced many councils to abandon their usual bin collections over the past few days.
However, Middlesbrough Council says its refuse teams will be out and about today.
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The Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue team tweeted these photos to show the conditions on the England-Scotland border yesterday where they and other teams helped rescue 17 stranded motorists.
One of the team was almost waist deep in snow.
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With the A1 closed, the usual alternatives aren't really an option either. The A68 is closed, as is the A696, while there are several large snow drifts affecting the A697.
The advice for drivers is not to travel unless your journey is essential.
Steven and his wife were supposed to be joining a cruise for her birthday, but instead they joined queues of drivers stuck on the A1 at Berwick yesterday and spent the night at the Brewers Arms.
He said: "We were supposed to catch a flight in Edinburgh, but that got cancelled. We decided to try to get a flight from London to Marseille, but obviously we're not getting that."
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Hundreds of schools across the North East remain closed today.
Here are the links so you can find the closures in each area.
Newcastle school closures, external
Darlington school closures, external
Durham school closures, external
Hartlepool school closures, external
Northumberland school closures, external
Gateshead school closures, external
Stockton school closures, external
Middlesbrough school closures, external
North Tyneside school closures, external
South Tyneside school closures, external
The amber warning for snow from the Met Office is in place until 10:00 which means the snow showers will continue.
After that a yellow warning for snow remains in place until last thing on Saturday.
The Met OIffice says: "Snow showers are expected to continue over parts of northern Britain, bringing further accumulations of snow and a risk of icy stretches.
"Further delays to travel and public transport could occur, whilst some rural communities could become or remain cut off. Further impacts to power supplies/mobile phone coverage are also possible."
You can find more on the warnings here., external
Cold, wind chill and disruptive snow expected
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Northumbria Police have just tweeted this A1 update: it remains closed.
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Colin Briggs
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Newcastle International Airport is experiencing difficulties this morning.
Once again it's mainly domestic and Irish services suffering although easyJet has pulled its Geneva and Alicante flights this morning, while KLM's early Amsterdam plane was also cancelled.
It's expected many of the hundreds of schools closed for the last two days will be shut for a third day. We'll bring you more news as we get it.
There've also been a handful of power cuts this morning. About 80 homes are out in Peterlee.
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If you'd been hoping to use the Shields Ferry today, you're in luck.
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