UK weather: It has started snowing and people can't cope

If you've been outside at any point in the past week, you might have noticed that it is very, very cold.

It's so cold that the Met Office has forecast Wednesday night to be the coldest night of the year, with temperatures plummeting to -12c.

This has led to most of the country being placed on alerts for ice and snow but only and few flakes have fallen, so far.

People across the land have been posting pictures and video of the snow that has fallen in their area.

However, not everyone is impressed with the snowfall and there were plenty of sarcastic jokes doing the rounds.

This animation from BBC Three really is a work of art.

Astonishingly, some people were actually skiing to work in Manchester this morning.

At moment, it seems that only dogs are having any fun in the snow so here are some dogs in the snow. Who doesn't enjoy seeing dogs in the snow?

Just so other animals don't get jealous, here is a horse in the snow.

Here's something that you don't see every day - a snow rainbow, or should that be a snowbow?

It's actually gotten so embarrassing that Canadians are mocking us with pictures of the kind of snow that they have to deal with on a regular basis.

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