Temperatures overnight dropped as low as -9.8C with weather warnings set to continue.
Temperatures dropped to -9.8C in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire overnight and to -8C across Scotland and Northern Ireland on what was the coldest night of the year so far.
Avon and Somerset Police warned drivers to "only travel if absolutely necessary" after the force said it received more than 100 reports in five hours due to "treacherous conditions".a crash involving a motorcyclist resulted in a bus overturningAvon and Somerset Police said conditions were "extremely icy and dangerous" as a result of freezing overnight temperatures and residual water on the road from last week's wet weather.
Schools in Shetland have been closed for a second day and more than 200 have been shut in the Highlands. A yellow alert for snow and ice across Cornwall, Devon and southern Wales from 18:00 until midday on WednesdayImage source,A level three cold alert was issued on Monday by the UK Health Security Agency and is in place until 09:00 on Friday.
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