It takes truly extreme cold for Yakutian students to miss out on their classes: but the big freeze has arrived (except in Chersky).

Minus 43C (minus 45F) competition in extreme cold in Yakutsk, world's coldest city.

Russia's coldest region is up to 20C milder than average this month, say meteorologists. 

Handler defends moving the reptile in extreme conditions after media highlight animal's death from hypothermia.

A girl dies after a bus stop crashes on her in extreme gales.

How people use the extreme cold to 'freeze dry' clothes. 

Mother goes in search of Bogdan when she wakes at 6am, and finds he has wandered out of house in middle of night into fierce frost.

Puppies are 'designer' animals bred by South Korean cloning laboratory, but they flunked test in 13 simple skills for Russian police dogs.

Her fun blog from 'cool and exciting' Yakutsk has tips on making the most of the extreme cold.