People are being urged to follow a five-minute rule for the next few days as serious weather is set to cause disruption across most of the UK. It comes as temperatures drop, and experts have predicted up to 5cm of snow in some areas. The Met Office has issued advice for people living in the affected areas where the threat of ice and snow is more likely during the cold snap. The alert covers much of England, Scotland , Wales, as well as all of Northern Ireland. A spokesperson said: "Keep