Tens of thousands of people in England are without electricity as a snowstorm grips the United Kingdom.

There are extensive travel disruptions with the M25 - the busiest motorway in Europe - brought to a standstill.

Parts of Wales have received up to 30 centimetres of snow and in some London areas, 10 centimetres.

UK Correspondent Gavin Gray told Rachel Smalley a ferry from the port of Dover ran aground in northern France in high winds.

LISTEN ABOVE AS GAVIN GRAY SPEAKS WITH RACHEL SMALLEY