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UK weather: Met Office issues severe snow warning as rush-hour chaos engulfs Britain

Travellers warned to check ahead after snow hits overnight

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Ice and snow has disrupted travel on Friday after the UK braced through the coldest night in seven years.

Southern England woke up to ongoing sleet and snow and the Scottish Highlands recorded a low overnight temperature of -15.4C.

More than 100 people were stranded overnight in the Jamaica Inn pub on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, due to snow blanketing the A30.

The Met Office‘s amber warning for snow and ice – its second-highest level – was issued for London until 11am, with yellow warnings still in place across much of the rest of the UK.

Flights were cancelled at Heathrow and Bristol airports while Southeastern and Transport for Wales warned of timetable alterations. Northern Ireland and Scotland are expected to miss out on wintry showers that will persist into the evening for the rest of the country.

Follow how events unfolded throughout the day

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Bristol Airport has said its airfield will remain closed until 12pm.

The airport said on Twitter: "As a result of continued adverse weather, our teams are working hard to clear the airfield... A further update will be given as the situation changes. Please contact your airline for specific flight queries."

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 09:22

Your correspondent's sister is helping add to the 'snow is pretty, if sometimes irritating' image file.

Wheels once used by the Bristol and Exeter Railway, possibly the largest ever, outside the Railway Museum in snowy York (Anne Sharman) 

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 09:33

The snow has affected people hoping to pass their driving test.

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 09:38

Newquay airport in Cornwall is closed until 10.30am due to the snowy weather, officials have said.

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 09:43

More than half of schools in Bristol are closed due to inclement weather, while rubbish and recycling collections have also been cancelled.

An inquest taking place today at Avon Coroner's Court at Flax Bourton, near Bristol, was cancelled due to snow.

In Gloucestershire waste and recycling collections have also been cancelled across the Cotswolds.

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 09:57

The Metropolitan Police has cancelled the second day of its latest facial recognition software trial in Romford due to the weather.

Here is The Independent's coverage of day one from our home affairs correspondent Lizzie Dearden.

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 10:10

The Met Office has ended its amber warning for snow nearly an hour early, its website shows.

It had been due to expire at 11am.

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 10:19

Police have reiterated the urgency of their enquiries into the abandonment of a baby girl in a park amid freezing weather.

Metropolitan Police officers are "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of the mother, they said.

For more, here is our story:

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 10:26

If you were hoping to harangue rail bosses in southwest London today you will be disappointed, Southwestern Railway has announced.

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 10:34

Proper chocolate-box stuff, this.

Gold Hill is famous for having featured in an iconic 1973 Hovis bread advert.

Snow covers houses in Gold Hill, in Shaftesbury, Dorset, after snowfalls yesterday and overnight were expected to bring widespread disruption (PA) 

Jon Sharman1 February 2019 10:42

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