How cold could it get in the UK this week?

Weather experts say that many parts of the UK could see snow and ice this week.

The Met Office, the UK's national weather service, has issued yellow severe weather warnings for Scotland and northern England on Tuesday.

In addition, amber and yellow cold-health alerts from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are in force across the Midlands and northern England until Friday morning.

The heat health alert system was introduced in England last year to help prepare people for more extreme spells of weather.

Arctic air is spreading across the UK causing temperatures to drop with colder conditions and wintry weather expected this week.

Daytime temperatures will reach highs of just 5-10 degrees Celsius for many parts of the UK over the next few days.

There may be rain and sleet, and snow could be possible in the north of the UK.

People in central and northern Scotland have been warned to watch out for icy conditions and snow as cold weather moves in on Tuesday.

An ice warning has also been issued for northern England.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have issued an amber cold health alert for north-east and north-west England, Yorkshire and the Humber.

This means the cold temperatures could have an impact on some people's health and wellbeing.

The agency has also issued a less-severe yellow cold health alert for other parts of the country.

Weather warnings are due to be in place until Thursday - with conditions then set to improve ahead of the weekend.