UK snow: Live updates as severe weather causes travel chaos across Britain
Flights grounded at airports, drivers stranded and hundreds of schools to shut as parts of Britain covered by up to 32cm of snow
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Your support makes all the difference.Heavy snowfall is causing widespread disruption across swathes of the UK, with roads closed and two airports grounding flights.
Luton and Birmingham airports suspended all flights as they cleared snow from their runways after severe weather hit Britain on Sunday.
Up to 20cm (eight inches) of snow was forecast to fall on some parts of north Wales and central England as temperatures plummet in the wake of Storm Caroline.
The Met Office issued an Amber warning for large parts of the country and warned rural communities could be cut off as roads become hazardous.
A north-bound section of the M1 has been closed in Leicestershire due to numerous vehicles being stranded, with police forces warning motorists not to travel unless "absolutely necessary" as they deal with surging calls.
Persistent heavy snowfall was expected throughout the morning.
Our travel correspondent Simon Calder has this updated advice as snow continues to hit the UK:
Here's a gallery of images showing how the UK looks today after heavy snow blanketed large parts of the country:
Hundreds of schools to shut due to 'very hazardous' conditions
All council-run schools in Birmingham will be shut on Monday. Birmingham City Council said snow and freezing temperatures meant conditions would "remain very hazardous".
Colin Diamond, the authority's corporate director for children and young people at Birmingham City Council, said: “Due to the recent adverse weather and forecast for freezing conditions overnight, I have instructed all Birmingham City Council-run schools and related school transport services to not operate tomorrow.
“This is because conditions will remain very hazardous tomorrow and the safety of our children and young people is of paramount importance. Even if pupils walk to school we will not be able to guarantee enough staff on site to look after them.
“I would strongly advise all other schools within Birmingham to do the same.”
Other schools elsewhere in the UK have announced will not be open to pupils tomorrow.
Snow has fallen to a depth of more than a foot in some parts of the UK.
The Met Office said 32cm of the white stuff had been recorded today in the mid-Welsh village of Sennybridge, pictured below. The deepest snow in England is 17cm in High Wycombe, north-west of London.
The Met Office said Sunday night would be very cold, with temperatures in areas with lying snow plunging to -12C overnight.
Chief Meteorologist Steve Ramsdale said: “There have been some large falls of snow in parts of Wales and central England and these accumulations could still cause some disruption as we start the working week.
"After a cold night there is likely to be ice in areas that have settled snow and also in parts of the south east where rain pushes in from the southeast.”
Thames Valley Police is warning people not to travel on Monday morning "unless it is absolutely necessary", with icy conditions predicted overnight.
Severe rail disruption
Trains in many parts of the UK are still being affected by snow.
The operators warning of delays and cancellations are: Arriva Trains Wales, Chiltern Railways, Cross Country, Great Northern, Great Western Railways, Greater Anglia, London Northwestern Railway, South Western Railway, Virgin Trains and West Midlands Railway.
Some have advised passengers not to attempt to travel at all.
In the Midlands, all lines between Birmingham New Street and Cheltenham Spa are currently blocked.
Four London Underground lines have been disrupted, with services on the Piccadilly, Central, Northern and Metropolitan lines either suspended or severely delayed.
Landslide between Birmingham and Bristol
Network Rail has said a landslide caused by bad weather conditions means no CrossCountry trains will run for the rest of the day between Birmingham and Bristol in both directions. Passengers are being told to travel via Reading instead.
The Port of France in Calais has reopened after a ferry ran aground in heavy winds.
Some 316 people were reportedly on board the boat at the time, but a port spokesman said it was swiftly refloated and no one was injured.
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