UK snow: Travel disruption still expected as snow begins to thaw

Summary

Two yellow warnings for snow and ice remain in place
Rail disruption across the UK's train operators
Flood alerts and warnings in the North East and south-west England
Friday's Lewisham trains disruption being investigated

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Paul Gribben and Kate Whannel

#snowday3published at 21:24 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
The snow has been bad news for many but it has not stopped the Friday feeling for some...
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These dogs enjoyed playing in the snow on Hampstead Heath in London
Bad news for South Western Railway passengerspublished at 21:20 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
National Rail Enquiries have said South Western Railway passengers will not be able to use their tickets on alternative routes, after the line closed due to the weather.
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Video shows frustrated passengers walking on rail trackspublished at 21:14 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Frustrated passengers walk on tracks near Lewisham
Trains are still unable to run in Lewisham, south-east London, after passengers began walking on the tracks.
Southeastern Trains said they had been about to restore electricity to the line when more passengers left their trains, causing further delays.
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Body found in search for missing hillwalkerpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Alison Fox went walking in the Ochil Hills on Thursday
The body of a woman has been found in the search for a missing hillwalker.
Police and mountain rescue teams had been looking for Alison Fox, 51, since she went missing on a walk in the Ochill Hills near Menstrie in central Scotland on Thursday.
A body was found at 14:15 GMT. Ms Fox's family have been informed.
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Picture of trapped train outside Lewishampublished at 20:50 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
This is the scene on a south London train caught up in an incident when passengers walking on the tracks led to power along the line to be switched off.
Image source, Piers Hanson
Troops helping NHS in Fife and Taysidepublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Having helped staff make their way to work at Edinburgh's largest hospitals on Thursday night, troops are now doing the same for NHS trusts in Fife and Tayside tonight.
Troops from the Royal Marine Condor in Arbroath, the Scots Dragoon Guards from Leuchars and the RAF Lossiemouth in Moray will work with the police, fire service and volunteers to ensure critical staff get to work.
An MoD spokesman said: "We are also aware of armed forces personnel volunteering in their own time with their own vehicles to help those in need."
Nine flood warnings across Devon and Cornwallpublished at 20:37 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
There are also less severe flood alerts in the area, as well as on the north-east coast, as Storm Emma brings strong winds.
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Around 100 cars stuck on A505 between Hitchin and Lutonpublished at 20:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Power restored to 20,000 North West properties, 1,900 still offpublished at 20:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Across the North West of England 20,000 properties have had power restored during Friday but high winds are causing new outages.
An estimated 400 engineers are working to restore supplies but access issues are hampering their efforts.
Teams will work through the night - where it is safe to do so - with extra teams on standby from first light on Saturday.
Police help sought over Lewisham rail disruptionpublished at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Unscheduled stop: Everybody getting off train in Lewishampublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Train evacuated after people found walking on trackspublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Southeastern had to empty a train and turn off power to the tracks at Lewisham after several frustrated passengers started walking down the tracks.
The company said the passengers could have been killed and that turning off the power has now caused more delays.
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Coastguard rescues Highlands walker lost in snowpublished at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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A walker who became lost and disoriented in the snow on the Speyside Way was rescued by a Coastguard helicopter using an infrared camera.
The man had called emergency services three hours after setting off on a hike, after he got lost in six-foot gorse.
HM Coastguard Winch Operator Mark Lean said: "His location meant that it would be impossible for any ground parties to locate him unless they managed to walk into the exact spot, due to the dense vegetation."
Police open major crash roadpublished at 19:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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The A38 at Haldon Hill in Devon has been reopened by police.
The road - which runs between Plymouth and Exeter - was closed following a crash involving several vehicles at about 16:30.
It is not clear if anyone was injured in the crash.
Drivers were also stuck on the same section of the road on Thursday evening.
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Car buried in snow in the Vale of Glamorganpublished at 19:31 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
People were stranded for 12 hours overnight on Thursday after 51cm of snow fell in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.
Cars had to be abandoned after being completely buried by snow. A BBC team towed one stranded driver to safety, but with ice and freezing temperatures forecast tonight, more disruption is expected.
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The BBC's Sian Lloyd reports from the Vale of Glamorgan.
Do not jump off the train!published at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Southeastern issue an important warning.
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Lambs fight the frost with a spell in the ovenpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Keeping lambs warm in the Aga is a long tradition on Ian O'Reilly's farm
A farmer is helping his lambs survive the freezing temperatures by popping them in the Aga.
Ian O'Reilly, from Rimington, Lancashire, said 10 minutes in his farmhouse oven can be a life-saver.
But he warned: "Any more than that and you will be needing the mint sauce with them."
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Latest forecastpublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Latest forecast for Friday night and the weekend
Commuters gather at Waterloo for long journey homepublished at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Trains are still running from Waterloo but major delays continue, confirms BBC transport correspondent Victoria Fritz.
Victoria tweeted from the central London station, alongside thousands of rail passengers hoping to find a way home on Friday night.
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'Jubilant' mood at Waterloo stationpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Victoria Fritz
BBC transport correspondent, at Waterloo Station
The more normal response to this level of travel disruption would be exasperation and even anger amongst marooned passengers.
But after a week of widespread chaos, the mood in Waterloo station on Friday at rush hour is almost jubilant. The weekend is around the corner and many of the thousands here will be granted a temporary reprieve from doing daily battle with the railways.
The biggest gripe amongst passengers is that there has been precious little information of last minute changes to schedules. Most are understanding of the extraordinary challenges track and train operators are facing.
Station staff are out in force and briefing passengers when they can. With the weather rapidly closing in, it’s a dash for all to get home before the clock strikes 22:00 GMT.