UK snow: Weather brings travel disruption

Summary

Motorists have been warned to beware of black ice on roads
Dozens of flights have been delayed, with Heathrow particularly affected
Trains around the UK are disrupted, while cross-Channel ferries face 90-minute delays
Amber weather warnings are still in place for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Thousands of homes remain without power, having been cut off by snow and high winds
Schools across the UK are closed after temperatures fell to -12C in some places overnight

Live Reporting

Alex Regan and John Harrison

Stansted sliproad closedpublished at 22:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
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Monday's papers: 'School's out for winter'published at 22:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
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Closure on the M5published at 22:24 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
The bad weather has led to passengers being stranded on the M5.
West Midlands emergency services are heading out to help, but it has meant closures.
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Monday's papers: 'Big freeze chaos to get worse'published at 22:06 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
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Latest BBC weather forecastpublished at 22:02 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
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Icy conditions forecast for Monday
Gritter crews working hardpublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
Gritter teams in Wiltshire are helping each other through some very long and cold shifts.
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Heavy snowfall in Birminghampublished at 21:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
Instagram user Abby Harris has put up a post showing heavy snowfall at the Edgbaston Reservoir near central Birmingham.
Snow has significantly disrupted public transport across the West Midlands and schools will not open on Monday.
Listen to BBC WM 95.6 for the latest updates.
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BBC reporter Matt Cole escapes from his planepublished at 21:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
Matthew Cole
BBC Westminster
Four-and-a-half hours after landing on Heathrow tarmac I have finally disembarked flight BA 385 from Dublin. However, I am now stuck in baggage hall hell.There is information to say where bags are and the baggage office counter is apparently closed. A recently landed pilot says my bags are somewhere amidst 19,000 on carousels....
Shropshire school closurespublished at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
About 230 schools across Shropshire will stay closed on Monday, due to the heavy snowfall and icy temperatures.
A full list of Shropshire Council school closures can be found on its website, external, while the 70 Telford and Wrekin schools also set to close can be viewed here., external
With temperatures set to fall well below 0C, Shropshire Council promises to "keep people moving" and care for its "most vulnerable residents", but has urged all other staff in non-essential services not to travel to work on Monday.
Listen to BBC Radio Shropshire for the latest updates.
BBC weatherman attempts to snowboard with wellies onpublished at 20:44 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
On a day out with his family, BBC 5live weather presenter and meterologist, Simon King, attempted to go snowboarding with his wellies on.
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Nice try though, Simon!
Over 100 schools closed in Gloucestershire on Mondaypublished at 20:24 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
More than 100 schools in the county of Gloucestershire have announced that they will not be opening on Monday
These include primary and secondary schools.
You can find a list of Gloucestershire schools that will be closed on Monday here., external
Listen to BBC Radio Gloucestershire for the latest updates.
37 schools closures in Denbighshirepublished at 20:19 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
Denbighshire County Council has announced that 37 schools will be closed on Monday as a result of heavy snowfall.
In a statement, it says the majority of schools south of the A55 will be closed.
It says there will be no school transport in the south of the county and that this will impact on the number of schools that may open.
You can find a list of Denbighshire schools that will be closed on Monday here., external
Staffies in the snowpublished at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
Instagram user, Philip Oldham, took this photo of his dogs playing in the snow on Kinder Scout moorland plateau in Derbyshire's Peak District.
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Police assist hospital staff in North Walespublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
The chief officer for the Special Constabulary in North Wales has tweeted that his officers are assisting hospital staff in getting to and from their shifts.
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The snow situation in Walespublished at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
In a video on his Twitter feed, BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Jones explains how the snow developed in Wales on Sunday and what's in store in the coming days in Wales.
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Passengers stranded on Heathrow tarmacpublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
Matthew Cole
BBC Westminster, at Heathrow
I landed at Heathrow, on the already delayed BA 385 flight from Dublin, but we are still on the tarmac.The captain says planes ahead of us have been waiting several hours for a docking stand as empty aircraft have not been moved on, leaving hundreds of passengers unable to disembark. Ground services are "working on the problem", but the captain admitted he has no idea how long it will be before the situation is resolved and we can get off.
Everyone on board is reasonably cheerful, all things considered.
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School closures due to snow in Buckinghamshirepublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
Buckinghamshire County County has announced that 18 schools will be closed tomorrow, 11 December, "due to adverse weather conditions".
You can find out if your school in Buckinghamshire is closed here., external
Ice grounds some flights at Heathrowpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
Heathrow Airport says a number of Sunday's flight delays and cancellations were caused by airlines needing to ensure their aircraft were de-iced before operation.
"The safety and comfort of our passengers is always our first priority and we're working closely with our airlines to ensure affected passengers are looked after," it said.
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Red sky at Stirlingpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
Instagram user Brian Smith said the snow stayed on the hills near the central Scottish city, and the temperature was below zero.
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Frosty in Scotlandpublished at 18:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2017
BBC Scotland's weather forecasters say that there's a cold night ahead with a severe frost.
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