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1 December 2010
Last updated at 01:54 ET
Further snow and freezing temperatures are hitting many parts of the UK as the cold spell shows no sign of easing.
There are icy road warnings, and up to 15cm of snow could fall in some areas.
The Met Office has issued heavy snow warnings for much of the eastern side of Britain and some central areas. Hundreds of schools are expected to stay shut in eastern Scotland.
Travel services are widely affected, and 400 lorries are stranded on the M25 motorway in Surrey.
In England, heavy snow warnings are in place for Yorkshire and Humber, the East Midlands and London, plus east, north-east and south-east England. In Scotland the warnings apply to Grampian, Central, Tayside and Fife, south-west Scotland, Lothian and Borders.
BBC broadcast meteorologist Liam Dutton said up to 10cm of snow could fall in East Anglia and south-east England, with up to 15cm possible in north-east England and south-east Scotland.
"Temperatures will be barely above freezing across the UK and when you add in the effect of the wind chill, it will feel much, much, colder than that," he said.
Overnight, temperatures hit a low of -20 in Altnaharra, in the Highlands.
However, south-west England, Wales, western Scotland and Northern Ireland should enjoy sunny spells.
Airports closed On Tuesday across the UK, many commuters worked from home, thousands of children could not go to school and motorists faced travel chaos as a number of roads were impassable. The disruption includes:
"I'm doing 15 miles an hour which is the fastest I have driven in hours. I have been stuck since 1730 GMT," he said.
"I haven't seen any gritters and it's getting slippery because it's freezing and there's slush. I saw a truck trying to overtake a broken down car - he went straight through the central reservation."
Motoring organisation, the AA, said it had received an average of 1,350 calls an hour on Tuesday. The RAC said callouts to breakdowns peaked at 2,000 an hour.
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There are icy road warnings, and up to 15cm of snow could fall in some areas.
The Met Office has issued heavy snow warnings for much of the eastern side of Britain and some central areas. Hundreds of schools are expected to stay shut in eastern Scotland.
Travel services are widely affected, and 400 lorries are stranded on the M25 motorway in Surrey.
In England, heavy snow warnings are in place for Yorkshire and Humber, the East Midlands and London, plus east, north-east and south-east England. In Scotland the warnings apply to Grampian, Central, Tayside and Fife, south-west Scotland, Lothian and Borders.
BBC broadcast meteorologist Liam Dutton said up to 10cm of snow could fall in East Anglia and south-east England, with up to 15cm possible in north-east England and south-east Scotland.
"Temperatures will be barely above freezing across the UK and when you add in the effect of the wind chill, it will feel much, much, colder than that," he said.
Overnight, temperatures hit a low of -20 in Altnaharra, in the Highlands.
However, south-west England, Wales, western Scotland and Northern Ireland should enjoy sunny spells.
Airports closed On Tuesday across the UK, many commuters worked from home, thousands of children could not go to school and motorists faced travel chaos as a number of roads were impassable. The disruption includes:
- Severe disruption for air passengers at Gatwick Airport where its runways are closed. Edinburgh Airport is also closed. Passengers are advised to check with their airline.
- The M25 in Essex is blocked with heavy traffic anti-clockwise between J30, A13 (Lakeside) and J29, A127 (Romford), because of a jack-knifed lorry
- Surrey Police advise motorists to avoid the clockwise section of the M25 between junction six and eight and the anti-clockwise section between junctions nine and seven because of congestion which built up overnight
- In North Yorkshire, the A169 is shut in the Whitby area because of drifting snow.
- In Cumbria, the A592 Kirkstone Pass is closed between the Troutbeck junction and the Hartsop junction, because of snow. One lane remains closed on the A66 between A6108 and A685 junctions. The A686 Hartside Pass Langwathby is also closed
- Passengers trying to travel from Newark to Lincoln faced a night sleeping on the station after all connecting road and rail services cancelled.
- In Scotland at least six councils are planning to close schools for a third day
"I'm doing 15 miles an hour which is the fastest I have driven in hours. I have been stuck since 1730 GMT," he said.
"I haven't seen any gritters and it's getting slippery because it's freezing and there's slush. I saw a truck trying to overtake a broken down car - he went straight through the central reservation."
Motoring organisation, the AA, said it had received an average of 1,350 calls an hour on Tuesday. The RAC said callouts to breakdowns peaked at 2,000 an hour.
Has your day been disrupted by the snow? Will you have to change your plans this week due to the weather? Send us your pictures and comments using the form below.
Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7725 100 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here.
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