2nd April - Today's News: Britain's Coldest Easter

March ended up my coldest month since December 2010 and needless to say the coldest in my records which only go back to 2003.   Across the country Mad March was the coldest for 51 years whilst Easter Sunday coldest on record.   In Ireland, record breaking weather resulted in Armagh Observatory recording its coldest March for 111 years.

Body found in search for skier Daniel Maddox in Glencoe after he was caught in a large avalanche at the weekend whilst in Wales, 'lucky' walker, 21, airlifted after 1,000ft Snowdon fall - one of  numerous incidents over Easter.

Ski fans hit Ulster slopes for fun in snow

Welsh hill farmers reel as melting snow reveals carcasses of ewes and  lambs

But the cold weather has some uses as snow survey uncovers prehistoric sites in Wales

Meanwhile, huge hill fire tackled near Fort William in the Highlands as the dry conditions continue

And tragedy strikes as German flea circus hit by freeze

Heavy snow knocks out power to 100,000 in Poland

And Moscow to see 40% of April's snow on Monday

Storm devastates village in northeastern Serbia

China dust storm hits eastern Sierra

In contrast to Britain and Europe, warm March winds set record high temperatures across Japan

Deadly floods hit Mauritius capital Port Louis

Melt may explain Antarctica's sea ice expansion

New models predict drastically greener Arctic in coming decades