5th January - Today's News: Winter Arrives in Europe

More than 20 die as cold blast grips Poland

Germany shivers through sub-zero cold snap

Snow finally arrives on the Swiss Alps

Blizzards cause spike in accidents in Kosovo 

And Denmark's bitterly cold week to end with snow

Whereas here, just more homes flooded in Scotland as heavy rain hits again with Whitby cut off by flash flooding as Britain hit by more heavy rain

Avalanche from Turkish rooftop buries pedestrians as snow, ice storm turns deadly in Turkey

NSW weather: Flash flooding in parts of Hunter as deluge set to continue

In Ireland, car buried in sand shows power of Storm Frank - or, rather, why you shouldn't park your car on the beach!

Child dies and mountain is closed off due to bad weather in UAE

Something I have often been a pains to point out, South American floods put deforestation in spotlight

Climate change is altering Greenland ice sheet, accelerating sea level rise

Worldwide electricity production vulnerable to climate and water resource change

And El Niño mystery uncovered: Researchers say clouds double the power of phenomenon as Nasa predicts 'weather chaos' for 2016