Amber and yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across the country, with some parts already hit by freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall.

Up to 25cms of snow could fall in some parts of the country, forecasters warned, with snowfall already recorded in northern parts of the UK, as well as central parts and as far south as London.

The Met Office warned the wintry weather "could create some particularly tricky travel conditions".

A yellow warning for ice is in place across much of Wales, northern and central England and southern Scotland until 11am on Wednesday.

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Snow-capped hills in Cumbria on Tuesday

An amber weather warning for snow has been issued for parts of Yorkshire on Thursday between 5am a

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