Snow causing further disruption
Thousands of schoolchildren are facing a second day off classes as the UK struggles to get back to normal after the worst snowfall in 18 years.
The snow is expected to move north, so schools in north-east England, eastern Scotland and the Borders are likely to bear the brunt of Tuesday's weather. There is also a severe ice warning in place across much of the UK.
Parents should call their child's school, or the local authority, to check if it is open. Many schools also have their own websites.
Here is the situation as of 1020 GMT on Tuesday.
England
Places as far apart as Bradford, Birmingham and Surrey are all affected - with local authorities in all three areas deciding to close their schools.
A blanket closure of all schools in Dudley, Birmingham and Solihull was ordered on Monday evening.
Tony Howell, strategic director of Birmingham's Children Young People & Families department, said: "Conditions are expected to be extremely cold and icy and more dangerous than yesterday.
"Our highways department is expecting very difficult conditions on the roads and is advising the public not to travel unless essential."
At least 421 schools are closed in Essex because of the continuing icy weather, including 351 primary and secondary schools, 48 nurseries and 22 colleges.
Ice and snow have forced 370 schools to close in Kent, while more than 500 are shut throughout Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Over 300 schools and colleges have shut in Leicestershire and Rutland, which is more than yesterday despite having no snow overnight.
In Hertfordshire 251 out of 526 have notified the council that they are closed.
"Schools will open if at all possible," Herfordshire County Council said. "Headteachers will use their discretion to decide whether to open their schools."
At least 213 schools in Buckinghamshire have shut.
In East Sussex, 88 out of a total of 192 schools have shut and in West Sussex, 128 have closed.
About 250 schools have shut in Berkshire, including all schools in Wokingham borough; in Warwickshire - 87; and in Bedfordshire - 104.
Nearly 200 schools have been closed around Devon and Cornwall (171 schools out of 276 in Cornwall) on Tuesday amid heavy snowfalls. In West Sussex, pupils at 128 schools have been told to stay away.
In Wiltshire 17 schools have closed so far, while in Lincolnshire 63 have shut.
Nine schools are closed so far in north Staffordshire and south Cheshire.
The majority of the schools which closed yesterday because of snow in Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester re-opened today.
Thirteen schools have reported closing their doors in Cumbria; in Bury and Greater Manchester - five; and in Lancashire just two.
More than 60 schools closed in Derbyshire and east Staffordshire, 72 in Northamptonshire, and more than 100 schools in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Seven remain closed in Cambridgeshire, and more than 100 in Somerset have given pupils a day off.
In Nottinghamshire 26 schools have closed so far.
Despite the weather situation being much improved, 43 schools remain out of bounds in Oxfordshire.
In Shropshire, 63 have shut; in Bristol, more than 30. A total of 60 schools were confirmed as closed or part-closed in Gloucestershire.
London
In the city of Westminster, parents are being advised to keep their children at home to avoid weather conditions "likely to severely hamper safe travel for pupils and teachers".
About 23 schools were reportedly either closed or "almost certain to close" in Lambeth.
Source: BBC News 3rd February 2009.
3rd Feb 2009
