The north-west of England has been populated by snowmen alongside some snow pets after people woke to a blanket of snow. The wintry scenes have given way to some creative figures emerging in parks, back gardens, and outside football grounds.

As the clean-up continues across the north-west of England after torrential rain led to severe flooding on New Year's Day, local politicians are calling for a probe into what warnings were given and how agencies responded to the region's third "once-in-a-hundred-year weather event" in five years.