HARBIN, China -- Sculptors converged over the weekend on the frigid northern Chinese city of Harbin for the annual Ice and Snow Festival, as families traveled from afar to admire the towering ice sculptures and some visitors braved the cold with winter swimming.

Storm Goretti is predicted to bring more snowfall and strong winds today as the Met Office issues amber and yellow weather warnings for large swathes of the UK. As much as 30cm of snow could fall in the Midlands while gusts of up to 90mph could batter more exposed areas as the weather brings a potential risk to life in parts of the country.

Millions of Americans live in areas under winter storm alerts stretching from northern Minnesota to the Eastern Seaboard.

The Met Office warning covering all of Scotland apart from Shetland is from 22:00 on Wednesday until noon on Thursday.

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The Oxford Mail Camera Club members have captured a range of photos of the Oxfordshire public enjoying the snow all across the county.

A pair of storm systems sweeping across the country this week will bring snow, ice and thunderstorms, forecasters said.

Up to 10 inches more snow is expected in some areas today after parts of northern and central England, Wales and Scotland were blanketed overnight.

Warnings for ice extended to Wednesday across most of England, Wales and southern Scotland as UK experiences coldest night of the year

As exhilarated tourists ride the 521-meter super ice slide and take photos with the spectacular ice sculptures on show in the Harbin Ice-Snow World