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Snow falls across much of the UK | Snow falls across much of the UK |
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Snow has fallen across much of the UK overnight, with forecasters warning that there is likely to be more later. | Snow has fallen across much of the UK overnight, with forecasters warning that there is likely to be more later. |
Overnight snow descended in north-east England, Manchester and north Wales and headed down towards the Midlands, with similar conditions in southern England. | Overnight snow descended in north-east England, Manchester and north Wales and headed down towards the Midlands, with similar conditions in southern England. |
With wintry conditions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Met Office has issued a number of flash warnings of severe or extreme weather. | With wintry conditions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Met Office has issued a number of flash warnings of severe or extreme weather. |
BBC Weather warned driving would be "treacherous" in many areas. | BBC Weather warned driving would be "treacherous" in many areas. |
Snow also fell in London, causing flight cancellations and delays across the UK. | Snow also fell in London, causing flight cancellations and delays across the UK. |
British Airways said 62 flights had been cancelled at Heathrow airport's Terminal 5. | British Airways said 62 flights had been cancelled at Heathrow airport's Terminal 5. |
Birmingham International has taken some flights that were diverted away from Heathrow. | Birmingham International has taken some flights that were diverted away from Heathrow. |
There were cancellations at Gatwick and passengers at Bristol International Airport have experienced delays. | There were cancellations at Gatwick and passengers at Bristol International Airport have experienced delays. |
A BBA spokeswoman said: "Our advice to passengers using any BAA airport is to check the status of flights with your airline or tour operator, before travelling to the airport." | A BBA spokeswoman said: "Our advice to passengers using any BAA airport is to check the status of flights with your airline or tour operator, before travelling to the airport." |
We would ask all motorists to avoid the area and seek alternative routes Cheshire Police spokesman More cancellations at T5In pictures: Readers' snow images | We would ask all motorists to avoid the area and seek alternative routes Cheshire Police spokesman More cancellations at T5In pictures: Readers' snow images |
Up to 8cm (3in) of snow is likely to fall in parts of southern England on Sunday, according to BBC weather forecaster Chris Fawkes. | |
But the snow was expected to clear in this part of the country later. | |
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have experienced wintry conditions. | |
And the forecaster said more heavy snow was expected in northern England, west Wales and south west England. | |
He forecasted intermittent snow showers, between spells of sunshine, in Northern Ireland and Scotland. | |
Mr Fawkes said temperatures in large towns and cities are set to fall to as low as -2C. | |
"This makes it a very cold day for April. It follows on from the warmest day of the year so far on Thursday, in Inverbervie, Aberdeenshire, where the temperature was 18.9C," he said. | |
The forecaster added that there was the possibility of further snow showers in some parts of the UK on Monday. | |
The M56 between junctions 10 and 11 near Warrington has been closed in both directions because of sheet ice, which has led to a number of collisions - although none were understood to be serious. | The M56 between junctions 10 and 11 near Warrington has been closed in both directions because of sheet ice, which has led to a number of collisions - although none were understood to be serious. |
Aircraft search | Aircraft search |
A Cheshire Police spokesman said: "We would ask all motorists to avoid the area and seek alternative routes across the county. | A Cheshire Police spokesman said: "We would ask all motorists to avoid the area and seek alternative routes across the county. |
"We are unsure at this stage how long that closure will be in place." | "We are unsure at this stage how long that closure will be in place." |
And there have been accidents on the M40. | And there have been accidents on the M40. |
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said Bicester, Aylesbury and Oxfordshire had all seen heavy snowfall, with several reports of cars struggling to continue their journeys and minor accidents. | A Thames Valley Police spokesman said Bicester, Aylesbury and Oxfordshire had all seen heavy snowfall, with several reports of cars struggling to continue their journeys and minor accidents. |
Snow in Scotland and parts of northern England on Saturday hampered the search for a missing aircraft in the Highlands. | Snow in Scotland and parts of northern England on Saturday hampered the search for a missing aircraft in the Highlands. |
The light aircraft disappeared off radar as it was crossing the Cairngorms, south east of Glenmore Forest, in poor weather on Saturday morning. | The light aircraft disappeared off radar as it was crossing the Cairngorms, south east of Glenmore Forest, in poor weather on Saturday morning. |
Temperatures have dropped significantly over the weekend after a warm week that had included the hottest day of the year on Thursday. | Temperatures have dropped significantly over the weekend after a warm week that had included the hottest day of the year on Thursday. |
Is there snow in your area? You can send us your snowy pictures. | Is there snow in your area? You can send us your snowy pictures. |
Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here.Read the terms and conditions | Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here.Read the terms and conditions |
At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. | At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. |