Daredevils filmed sledging down alleys and hurling snowballs amid flurries

Daredevils have been filmed sledging down alleys and hurling snowballs at each other after an Arctic blast which brought sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall.

The flurry caused a white-out across much of the Midlands and Northern England, but doughty residents took to the streets to have some winter fun.

Young men in Sheffield, South Yorks., were captured flying down a steep ginnel after heavy snow fell in the city from around 7pm on Monday evening.

One excited group member counted down and then gave his friend a push in the makeshift toboggan - before telling him to watch out as he headed towards a road.

In the city's Weston Park, locals were out and about creating several snowmen - with many still soaking up the artic conditions as late as 11pm.