There has been overnight snowfall in the north-west and hail showers with gale and storm force winds in most other parts of the country. A storm in the Baltic Sea caused a barge to capsize and ten sailors are feared drowned. Police in Southern England are investigating the deaths of two little girls in a canal.

Report shows cattle in a snowy field in Derry.

Snow-covered road.

Snow ploughs on the main Belfast-to-Derry road.

Snow-covered countryside.

Car on an icy road.

Capsized barge in heavy seas in the Baltic Sea.

Scene near Reading in England where three children were drowned in a canal lock.

Police and divers at the scene.

The reporter is Raymond Maxwell.

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