As it happened: UK hit by wintry weather

Summary

Updates on Friday, 13 January 2017
England's east coast escapes significant flood damage
Thousands of homes evacuated in Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Essex
Seventeen severe flood warnings remain in place
Icy conditions expected across the UK

Live Reporting

Emma Atkinson and Cherry Wilson

Surrey Police 'keeping very busy'published at 20:20 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
Surrey's road policing unit tweets...
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People pushing cars up hill in Canterburypublished at 20:10 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
BBC reporter tweets...
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Travel disruption in Londonpublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
There are long delays on many major roads in London due to snowing, including queues in both directions on the M25.
Several miles of queues have built up between junction 10 and junction six anti-clockwise on the M25, exacerbated by earlier flooding, while stuck vehicles have caused delays at junction eight clockwise.
Train services to Heathrow have stopped due to a broken down train, while congestion in Croydon has led to delays across the entire London Tramlink network.
Snow settling in Canterburypublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
BBC reporter tweets...
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Photos of snow in the South Eastpublished at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
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'Busy at Gatwick Airport'published at 19:06 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
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Snow in Sussexpublished at 18:35 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
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Snow hits central Londonpublished at 18:14 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
The snow has now hit London's rush hour - here it can be seen falling near Tower Bridge.
Image source, PA
Hoying it downpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
Six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy has had to be rescued by a council gritter at Moffat in Dumfriesshire.
Image source, Dumfries and Galloway Council
Suffolk warningpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
Suffolk Police says more than 1,000 properties are at "high risk of flooding":
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London callingpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
The snow has reached the capital. This is Coulsdon South near Croydon:
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Left in the lurcherpublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
Bramble the three-legged lurcher features in BBC Scotland's wintry picture gallery:
'Extra anti-ice trains'published at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
Network Rail is taking precautions in south-east England:
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The Beautiful Northpublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
Photographer Paul Kingston has been out and about in County Durham and Cumbria:
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The latest from Cumbria...published at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
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Flood threatpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
The Environment Agency's map shows red flood warnings along the east coast of England, external, with mostly orange flood alerts elsewhere.
Image source, Environment Agency
Snow heads eastpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
The latest from the Met Office shows snow heading away from south-east England overnight:
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Spreading the wordpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
A gritter on the A62 near Marsden in West Yorkshire:
Image source, AFP
Soldiers helping in Lincolnshirepublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
The Army is helping the police evacuate homes in Lincolnshire because of possible flooding.
Here's earlier advice from Lincolnshire Police:
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Jaywick gets readypublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2017
Houses in Jaywick, Essex, are being evacuated because of possible floods.
Here's a picture from BBC reporter Richard Daniel of the emergency services' muster point.