Photos of the Day: Buddhist Monks and Rape Flowers

Milan, Italy

A man walks through the snow in Piazza del Duomo. Snow and freezing temperatures are causing disruption in many parts of Italy and elsewhere in Europe
Photograph: Flavio Lo Scalzo/EPA

Alexandria, Scotland

A man wades through the snow in Scotland, where people have been warned not to make unnecessary journeys. The Met Office has issued red weather alerts for parts of Scotland, Wales and south-west England
Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Dublin, Ireland

Storm Emma rolls in over Dublin Bay. The storm is causing further snowfall, high winds and bitter temperatures across Ireland and the UK, already hit by the ‘beast from the east’
Photograph: Stu Teehan Photography/PA

Luoping, China

Rape flowers bloom in Luoping county, in south-west China’s Yunnan province
Photograph: Xinhua/Barcroft Images