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
London Waterloo will close tonight at 20:00 GMT, Network Rail has said.
A spokesperson for the organisation told the BBC that services from Waterloo will be "winding down" from 18:00 onwards with the station closing two hours later.
The spokesperson also said people in London hoping to travel via Waterloo are advised leave now.
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Devon County Council has reported an accident involving multiple vehicles on the A38 southbound at Haldon Hill.
Traffic is currently stationary and backed up to Splatford Split. People are asked to avoid the area.
Highways England expects the congestion to clear between 17:30 and 17:45.
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Passengers were stuck for up to 14 hours when at least three trains ground to a halt as freezing conditions hit lines in the New Forest in Hampshire.
But what is like to be one of the unlucky few, spending the night in a cold carriage full of strangers with no way out?
Image source, Samantha BlackburnPassengers posted pictures on social media showing their frustrations
Robert Luther was among about 100 passengers on a five carriage-train which left Waterloo bound for Weymouth early on Thursday evening.
He said the situation was "unbelievable".
"A chap had a packet of biscuits - people shared what they've got.
"It's fortunate people had winter clothing - it looked like we were going on ski trip."
About 500 schools in West Yorkshire, 300 in South Yorkshire, more than 100 in North Yorkshire and 30 in East Yorkshire are shut.
It comes as flood alerts are in place along the Yorkshire coast and the Humber estuary and the M62 is closed after hundreds of drivers were stranded.
See more updates from Yorkshire here.
Image source, PADriving is treacherous in Yorkshire
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Officers have been lent poles to search for vehicles buried in the snow on the A386 in Devon.
Supt Toby Davies said the force was working with partners attending "collisions and stranded vehicles".
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Image source, Supt Toby DaviesRhian Hammond of NFU Cymru - the Welsh farming union - posted this image of food being transported to sheep after heavy snow blanketed the region.
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More than 1,250 flights to or from UK and Irish airports were cancelled on Friday.
Here are the airports with the highest number of cancellations:
If you are still hoping to catch a flight in or out of UK or Ireland today, check with your airline before travelling to the airport.
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Guests at Center Parcs Longleat Forest in Wiltshire have been told not to leave the site because major roads surrounding the site are blocked by snow.
But the good news is that they will be able to stay in the holiday park for free for the rest of the weekend.
Holidaymaker Matt Collins said it was "lock down" at the venue, with on site TV channels advising guests to remain in their lodges.
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Visitors with bookings this weekend are less fortunate: the company is telling them not to travel on police advice.
With the severe weather and treacherous travel conditions set to continue into the weekend, people around the UK have been stocking up on supplies and leaving supermarket shelves bare.
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National Rail says trains from London are unable to call at Lewisham due to "dangerous, icy conditions" on the platforms.It is urging commuters to make alternative transport arrangements.
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Image source, Mark SnowThere are no departures currently going from London Waterloo, the busiest train station in the the UK.
Departure boards are blank, and no information on scheduled or delayed services has been given to passengers at the station.
South Western Railway said it was ending all services at 20:00 earlier in the day, but had already advised passengers not to travel.
Southeastern, which operates from Waterloo East, has also advised passengers not to travel.
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Yesterday's red and amber weather warnings from the Met Office have given way to less severe cautions today, but snow and ice are still expected to cause problems into the weekend.
The following parts of the country have a yellow warning for snow: Central, Tayside and Fife, Grampian, Highlands and Eilean Siar, Orkney and Shetland, Strathclyde, south west Scotland and the north east of England.
The following parts of the country have a yellow warning for snow and ice: the north west of England, Yorkshire and Humber, West Midlands, East Midlands, Wales, the south west of England, Northern Ireland, London and the south east of England.
What is a yellow weather warning?
According to the Met Office, a yellow warning means: "Further delays and cancellations to travel and public transport could occur, whilst some rural communities could become or remain cut off. Further impacts to power supplies/mobile phone coverage are also possible as a result of high winds, snowfall and ice."
Both warnings run until 23:55 GMT on Friday.
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Image source, Getty ImagesTop-flight fixtures in England and Wales are expected to go ahead this weekend, despite snow and freezing weather gripping the UK.
But West Ham manager David Moyes says he has concerns about getting to Swansea for Saturday's match, while Southampton will provide an update at 17:00 GMT.
Unfortunately the Scottish Premiership matches at Ross County and St Johnstone are postponed, and four matches in the English Championship are also postponed.
Rugby matches in the Super League will also be impacted.
No Six Nations matches have been cancelled as it is a rest week.
You can see a full list of disrupted fixtures from all sports on our website.
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Network Rail has set out the timetable for the last trains from London Waterloo on Friday evening. The final train will leave at 21:42, heading to Shepperton via Wimbledon.
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ScotRail has advised passengers not to travel while the network recovers from mass disruption caused by heavy snowfall.
A large number of services have been disrupted, delayed or cancelled.
Trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow were suspended, as were many others.
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Image source, Twitter/@sarahkhanoIt took Sahrah Khan 19 hours to get home from Manchester to Pudsey, in Leeds
If you think your commute home in the snow was bad last night, spare a thought for Leeds resident Sahrah Khan whose expected hour-long commute home from Manchester turned into a 19-hour marathon – including 10 hours stranded on the M62.
Ms Khan told BBC News that she left work at 2pm in a positive mood, boosted by the fact her in-car sat nav suggested her journey would be shorter than usual.
“Next thing I know it’s got dark and colder and I’m stranded in the worst traffic jam of my entire life,” she told BBC News.
Passing the time by regularly providing video updates of her “horror journey” on social media - Ms Khan says one of the night's highlights came when she found a pack of chocolate biscuits in her car.
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“They made me very, very happy” she admits, despite having to ration them so they would last the night.
“However, even better were the kind villagers who came and offered food and crisps – there was a real community spirit”.
Police eventually came to the rescue in the early hours of the morning, helping Sahrah and other stranded drivers turn around and reach a nearby service station, where sleeping mats, food and drink were provided.
“I don’t think anyone slept much, but it was lovely and warm and the food was great” she said.
As soon as it started to get light, Ms Khan drove to Rochdale train station, left her car, and caught the train back to Pudsey in Leeds.
She finally arrived home at 10am. Fortunately she had booked the day off work in advance!
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"I’ve had a shower and am now, finally, going to get some sleep...before I go and pick up my car," she told BBC News.
Hopefully that journey will be a little less eventful.
About 200 homes are without power in Oxfordshire, energy supplier SSE has said.
A spokesperson said it hopes to have the power back on by 16:00 GMT.
Homes and commercial buildings across the UK have suffered power cuts due to high winds and heavy snow.
Earlier, Electricity North West restored power to more than 12,000 properties across the region following Storm Emma.
About 3,000 properties remain without power, mainly in Cumbria and the Peak District.
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