‘Technical white Christmas’ as five UK weather stations record snow or sleet

Snowfall in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland on Christmas Day, becoming more widespread on Boxing Day

It was a technical" white Christmas in the UK this year as the Met Office recorded snowfall in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, although most of the country did not have snow.

The forecaster recorded either sleet or snow falling at five of its weather stations across the UK on 25 December, with Edinburgh one of three in Scotland and another two in Northern Ireland.