Three crewmen are recovering in hospital after an Irish-registered fishing boat sank off the coast of Scotland.

A search resumed today for a man missing after a canoe capsized in a sea loch, claiming the lives of his two young sons and a five-year-old girl.

Three people died after being caught up in avalanches and three others were killed in a crash on a snowy stretch of motorway as the cold snap continued to grip Britain today.

Blizzards and severe gales were expected to sweep across Scotland tonight as yet another severe weather warning was issued.