Apparently while we were away, the Northern UK and even Kent (southeast of London) were blanketed in a few centimetres of the white stuff! The temperature was to drop to -8°C in some parts of England, as the UK braced itself for more freezing weather and snow. Travellers were advised to re-route or postpone their journeys, but as it turns out, slippery roads were to be the least of their worries.

In 24 hours, more than 100 calls about snowball incidents were reported to police in south east Kent. Police reminded the public, that people throwing snowballs could be prosecuted for assualt in cases where they are used to attack people causing injury. In one incident, a stone hidden in a snowball hit a moving bus and caused £1,000 damage. "We are not being killjoys and know children enjoy having fun in the snow. What we are saying is - do it safely," said Ch Insp Paul Wilczek.

Now you heard him kids, when you play with snow, play responsibly! By gum.