Snow fell in London today as Britain was gripped by an Arctic chill with temperatures falling well below zero, trains cancelled, cars stuck and schools closed.
Commuters faced travel chaos and the coldest UK temperature this early in the season since 1998 was recorded with -11.2C (12.2F) in Braemar, Aberdeenshire.
The Met Office imposed three yellow weather warnings for snow and ice across the Midlands and North of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
And the UK Health Security Agency issued the first amber cold weather health alert of the season, warning conditions could be dangerous for vulnerable people.
Poor weather impacted rail routes, with no trains able to run between Nottingham and Worksop or between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales.
Northern services across Yorkshire between Bradford and Huddersfield, Hebden Bridge to Halifax and Halifax to Hull were also impacted, while flooding near Ulverston in Cumbria caused disruption between Barrow-in-Furness and…
