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Snowfall in Teesdale, County Durham, made for some tricky car journeys

By Simon King & Marie Jackson

BBC Weather and BBC News

More bitterly cold nights are on the way for much of the UK, with temperatures set to drop well below zero.

Overnight temperatures dipped to a frosty -6.1C (21F) in the Oxfordshire village of Benson, and most places saw readings as low as -2C to -5C.

The coldest night is forecast on Friday when temperatures could drop to -9C.

Large swathes of the UK are under yellow weather warnings for snow and ice, making travel disruption likely.

Nearly the whole east coast of Britain has a Met Office warning in place until 11:00 GMT on Friday. Another covers much of south-west England until 16:00 GMT on Thursday.

A warning just for ice is in place in the east of Northern Ireland.

On Thursday, wintry showers are moving in across eastern parts of the UK which has led to icy conditions and snow for some.