The severe weather has also led to flood alerts on the Yorkshire coast and Humber estuary.

Some of these people will have been stuck for more than 24 hours:

Motorists in West Yorkshire are being warned by police not to include the M62 in their travel plans.

Image source, Greg Walker

The motorway is currently closed in both directions between J24 and J21 due to high winds and Greater Manchester Police say it's set to stay shut "indefinitely".

Diversionary routes are busy and there are "significant traffic delays" on those roads, police say.

Officers are advising motorists to avoid the area, to only follow the marked diversion route and not to use sat navs.

There's no let-up in the freezing conditions in North Yorkshire at the moment - even the chickens in Goathland are heading for cover:

Image source, @birchhousefarm

Meanwhile, Gunnerside Meadows in Swaledale is practising looking good for this year's Christmas cards:

Image source, @keithmh2016

You can see plenty more cracking pics like these on the BBC Yorkshire Instagram page, external.

It does finally appear that weather conditions are improving slightly across West Yorkshire.

It looks as though Kirklees' gritters can now concentrate a bit on the side roads.

But that doesn't mean they'll go just anywhere:

A stretch of the M62 will stay closed into the weekend because of snow and ice, the BBC understands.

Image source, Greater Manchester Police

Greater Manchester Police has announced the motorway will be closed "indefinitely" between junction 20 at Rochdale and junction 24, Huddersfield.

Posting on Twitter, Matt Stewart said: "I was at junction 21 - no-one knows anything on there.

"It's an absolute shambles. I went to the top of a hill and it looks clear of snow as far as I can see."

Police have also warned motorists to "adhere to all road closure signs" as people have driven past them and then got stuck in snow.

Passengers currently pay between 30p and 50p to use toilets at Network Rail-run stations.

A community centre near Rochdale has become an emergency shelter helping hundreds of motorists trapped in the snow on the M62 motorway between Manchester and Yorkshire.

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Local residents opened up Butterworth Hall in Milnrow overnight to make tea and toast for people stranded when the M62 motorway closed.

Rochdale councillor Irene Davidson was one of those who turned out to help.

She told BBC Breakfast that volunteers climbed up the motorway embankment to offer people in their cars food, shelter and a bed for the night:

National Crime Agency's Operation Stovewood inquiry is investigating child sex abuse in Rotherham.

The M62 will remain closed "indefinitely" due to the bad weather and its aftermath, according to Greater Manchester Police., external

Image source, PA

The road is closed from J20 (Rochdale) to J24 (Huddersfield).

The force says it's working with the Army and Highways England to clear the roads and get people to safety.

Previously, Highways England said the road would be closed until this afternoon or evening.

The weather has certainly taken it's toll on the Yorkshire coast.

Take a look at this debris on Scarborough's Foreshore Road in the South Bay:

Police are appealing for information on Shannon Cottrell (pictured below), aged 16, who has not been seen since yesterday.

Image source, Humberside Police

Shannon was last seen in Northampton town centre last night but it's believed she could have travelled to East Yorkshire as she has ties to the Hull area.

It's thought she could also be trying to get to Doncaster.

Officers say they're concerned for her safety.

After being closed for most of yesterday, Leeds Bradford Airport has reopened this morning.

The airport's teams worked through the night to clear the snow and ice from the runway.

Passengers are being told to check with their airlines for the latest travel information.

These lorries have been parked up overnight at J24 Ainley Top as they wait for the westbound M62 to reopen.

The M62 eastbound is still only open at J24.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is back on our TV screens tonight.

A new series follows life on the line between Pickering and Whitby and the volunteers and staff who keep the trains running.

The railway's General Manager, Chris Price, says a man called Piglet will be the star of the show:

The first episode is tonight at 20:00 on Channel 5

Well, we say the "view from J24", but there's not much to see really, just a great big empty road:

Here's what we know about the situation on the M62..

• It's the third time in 20 years M62 has been completely closed
• The M62 is shut at J24 Ainley Top
• Traffic is being diverted down to the Calder Valley - through Todmorden and back up to J20 Rochdale
• There are 70 lorries currently stranded between J20 and J24
• The decision to close road was because of danger to other motorists if lorries blew over
• There are only 2 trans-Pennine routes open - A62 and A646

Van drivers who have been stuck on the M62 are about to be moved along by the sounds of it:

Five men and one woman have been arrested this week as part of Operation Stovewood - the National Crime Agency's independent investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.

Image source, National Crime Agency

The men aged between 30 and 42 are from different locations across South Yorkshire and have been arrested on suspicion of raping and indecently assaulting two girls under the age of 16 between 2002 and 2003.

The woman is aged 53 and from Rotherham, she was arrested on suspicion of allowing her premises to be used for sexual intercourse (involving minors) during the same time period.

All have been bailed for three weeks as enquiries continue.

South Yorkshire Police are asking for help in finding 15-year-old Riley Reside who was last seen leaving his home in Denaby Main on Sunday 18 February.

He did return home briefly on Wednesday 21 February but left once more and there has now been no sightings of the teenager for over a week, however he is understood to have contacted a friend recently.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

It's thought he may have travelled to the Rotherham area and as concern for Riley's welfare continues to grow, the force is urging people pass on any information via 101.