The UK has shivered through what could be the coldest night of the year so far - with seven yellow weather warnings for ice in force this morning.

Met Office forecasters had predicted temperatures could fall to lows of -12C (10F) in parts of Scotland early on Friday, with -7C (19F) possible across England and Wales.

"The main reason for that is we've got a little ridge of high pressure moving across the UK overnight - and basically the main difference between that and previous nights is the winds are a lot lighter," meteorologist Simon Partridge explained.

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Frosty conditions are expected this morning, but this should be followed by widespread sunshine as the current cold snap reaches its climax.

Mr Partridge said: "Frida

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