Serious flooding swamped parts of England on Tuesday and snow forced three airports to close temporarily as wet and icy weather combined to extend travel chaos that has plagued the U.K. since the start of the year.

Thursday as the UK snow thaw begins - with the flurries dying off and milder air sweeping the country. The country is braced for flooding with 54 warnings in place from the Environmental Agency. 101 flood alerts,

Brits have been urged to 'act now' under new weather warnings after the Environment Agency issued further flood announcements. More than 160 flood warnings have been issued