Snow has been causing major disruption to roads, buses, tram and rail travel in the East Midlands
Many schools in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire closed for the day
A council in Nottinghamshire issued a plea after a number of children were seen on a frozen pond. Meanwhile, an event dubbed "Britain's most brutal endurance race" will still get going in Derbyshire this weekend
There are a number of properties without power in the East Midlands, and bin collections have also been affected
A yellow weather warning for snow and ice remains in place across the region for Saturday, and covers north Derbyshire on Sunday
Jude Winter
East Midlands
East Midlands Airport says it has reopened its runway and flights have now resumed, following an earlier announcement that it had closed due to "heavy snowfall".
The airport said there might be "some delays throughout the day" and is urging passengers to take extra care when travelling.
Many parents will be wondering whether their children's school is opening as usual today.
Many schools now tend to send out their own alerts but here are some useful additional links:
Jude Winter
East Midlands
Ahead of Storm Goretti's arrival, several railway lines across the East Midlands have been closed down since Thursday evening.
A decision to shut the Hope Valley Line between Manchester and Sheffield was taken on Wednesday, but now further East Midlands Railway (EMR) and CrossCountry services have been cancelled.
The closure of the Hope Valley Line, affecting Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich services, will be in effect until Saturday morning.
CrossCountry services from Leicester and Peterborough were suspended from 19:00 on Thursday.
The line between Nottingham and Sheffield, the Crewe/Derby/Nottingham/Lincoln line between Derby and Crewe, the Matlock/Derby/Nottingham/Lincoln/Cleethorpes line between Derby and Matlock, and the Nottingham/Mansfield/Worksop railway have also been closed since 20:00 on Thursday.
EMR said it hoped services on these lines would resume at 10:00 on Friday after Network Rail confirmed it was safe to do so.
Jude Winter
BBC News
About 492 properties are currently without power across the region, according to the National Grid, external.
An amber warning has been put in place for the whole region by the Met Office.
It started at 21:00 GMT on Thursday and is in place until 09:00 on Friday.
Image source, Adamc92The Met Office says travel delays on roads are likely, stranding some vehicles and passengers.
It adds there is a good chance that some rural communities could become cut off.
Hi everyone and welcome to our live updates on the snow situation across the East Midlands.
We'll be bringing you the latest news lines as our reporters get them.