Tributes have been left at the scene where two teenagers were killed in a three-vehicle crash last night.

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The pair, both believed to be 17-years-old, were pronounced dead at the scene near Thirsk, North Yorkshire Police said.

Officers were called to reports of a collision involving a Ford Focus, Vauxhall Corsa and a Volkswagen Bora at 21:25 GMT on Wednesday.

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Seven others, including two children, were taken to hospital after the crash, the force said.

A stretch of the A61 between Busby Stoop and Carlton Miniott was closed for several hours while police investigated.

Detectives have appealed for witnesses, or motorists with dashcams who were travelling in the area at the time, to come forward.

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A car abandoned by a driver has caused big problems on the A1(M) near Boroughbridge:

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Here's a snapshot of what the M62 is like right now at J27:

Image source, John Kavanagh

As you can see it's pretty clear, but it's not the same story on the other side, as traffic heads on to the M621:

Image source, John Kavanagh

However, it's not looking too bad over the tops and over the other side near Manchester (just after J21), you can actually see the green stuff:

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"Nothing stops a Yorkshireman in shorts getting to work!"

So says Phillip Barran in Bradford - and here's the proof:

The rural roads between York and Harrogate have had quite a covering too.

"Heavy snow here in Little Ouseburn is causing traffic chaos on the A59," says Andrew Dobby:

Meanwhile, Caroline Posliff, in Raskelf, near Easingwold in North Yorkshire, has sent us a pic of a mildly confused rabbit.

Caroline says: "Bertie thinks it's now time for Spring!"

If you've got pictures of the conditions where you are in Yorkshire, we always appreciate them, keep sending them in, external.

We've seen a lot of this in Leeds today:

It'll be why the traffic's been so horrendous around the city today, with many drivers talking of hours in traffic.

Leeds City Council has released a statement about gritting around the city this morning, saying crews have been out gritting since 06:00.

A spokesman said: "We are aware that people have experienced major issues travelling around Leeds this morning, but we’d like to assure everyone that we were fully prepared."

"The current forecast is for improved weather later today and the evening commute will be much easier."

A plaque to honour the regional headquarters of the suffragette movement is due to be unveiled later in Sheffield.

A shop on Chapel Walk hosted the Women's Social and Political Union and was known as the Suffragette Shop.

The plaque will be unveiled as part of International Women's Day by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Anne-Marie Murphy, and the Chair of the Young People's Equality Group, Molly Meleady-Hanley.

More than 500 schools have closed in Yorkshire because of today's snow.

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West Yorkshire has the highest number of schools which have shut their doors for the day, with just under 490 closed.

Meanwhile, there are 28 closed in South Yorkshire and just seven in North Yorkshire, although some school websites show later starts.

A man's been charged by police after a car crashed into a house in York last year, leaving four people seriously hurt.

The incident happened in September when the high-powered vehicle caught fire after ending up in the living room of a home on Clifton Moor.

A 29-year-old local man has been charged with three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and one count of failing to provide a specimen of blood for analysis.

He's due to appear before York Magistrates' Court later this month.

First Bus in West Yorkshire says drivers will accept tickets from other bus companies this morning, due to the snow.

In a message to customers they said: "We are for once on the front foot and accept that from a partnership perspective accepting other operators' tickets is again in place this morning."

A flowery way of saying: you can use any ticket on any bus.

The company said the situation was particularly bad in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

Vehicles have been having some difficulties making it up the steep Pool Bank road in West Yorkshire this morning due to the snowy conditions:

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Things seem to be clearing up now:

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Most roads around Leeds are solid this morning due to the snow, especially on main roads like the A65 and on the Outer Ring Road.

Leeds City Council says that with temperatures rising later we won't have the problems we did last week:

Here's the scene on the M1 near Stourton this morning as the snow fell a little earlier.

West Yorkshire's road network has been badly hit by the poor weather conditions this morning:

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Meanwhile, this is the picture on Leeds and Bradford Road in Bramley, Leeds, at the moment - more delays:

Image source, Kate Storey

And this picture shows stationary traffic at Crow Edge near Hepworth due to the snow:

Image source, Gill Thewlis

Van drivers were forced to try and dig their vans out of the snow this morning after they got stuck on the road in Horsforth:

These are the first pictures of the site of a crash in North Yorkshire last night in which two teenagers died:

The boys, both believed to be 17-years-old, were pronounced dead at the scene near Thirsk, police said.

Seven other people, including two children, were taken to hospital after the crash, the force said.

Officers were called to reports of a collision involving a Ford Focus, Vauxhall Corsa and a Volkswagen Bora at about 21:25.

A stretch of the A61 between Busby Stoop and Carlton Miniott was closed for several hours while police investigated.

Detectives have appealed for witnesses, or motorists with dashcams who were travelling in the area at the time, to come forward.

The length of this bus queue in Headingley, Leeds, this morning tells its own story about the effect the snow's had in this part of the world:

Fire crews are currently dealing with a crash in Rotherham.

Two cars collided on Doncaster Road and crews are trying to release one casualty from one of the vehicles.

Drivers are being warned to take extra care on the roads:

Thanks to Alison Lindley for sending us this picture of the snowy scene in her back garden in Moortown just now. It doesn't seem to be easing in West Yorkshire...:

Image source, Alison Lindley

Things aren't going well on the roads around Harrogate.

Police there are asking people to avoid travelling unless they have to:

Here's the latest update from Leeds City Council about its gritting effort this morning: