In Pictures: Mini 'beast from the east' delivers more snow misery

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Mar 18th 2018 6:51AM

A cold snap dubbed the "mini beast from the east" has hit the country, with temperatures tumbling.

A man fits snow socks to an AA van near Denshaw in Greater Manchester (Danny Lawson/PA)
A man fits snow socks to an AA van near Denshaw in Greater Manchester (Danny Lawson/PA)

Highways England has issued a severe weather alert for snow, with motorists advised to check road conditions before setting off.

Staff from Whatton Manor Stud in the Vale of Belvoir (Neil Squires/PA)
Staff from Whatton Manor Stud in the Vale of Belvoir (Neil Squires/PA)
Gardner Chris Orton tends to the Crocus garden at Wallington Hall in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Gardner Chris Orton tends to the Crocus garden at Wallington Hall in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

The Met Office has weather warnings in place for more snow and ice for most of the country, with some areas of south west England and Wales likely to see up to 25cm of snowfall on Sunday.

PM Theresa May and her husband Philip attending a church service near her Maidenhead constituency (Steve Parsons/PA)
PM Theresa May and her husband Philip attending a church service near her Maidenhead constituency (Steve Parsons/PA)
A woman cleans snow off a car in Bristol (Ben Birchall/PA)
A woman cleans snow off a car in Bristol (Ben Birchall/PA)
A snowy scene near Denshaw (Danny Lawson/PA)
A snowy scene near Denshaw (Danny Lawson/PA)
Gravestones covered in snow in Berkshire (Steve Parsons/PA)
Gravestones covered in snow in Berkshire (Steve Parsons/PA)

Dartmoor has seen some heavy showers and still tricky in places but still fairly good at Rundlestone, A386 Shortacombe & A380 Penn Inn. We are in a little clear spot at the moment but we are expecting more snow County Wide through this morning HG pic.twitter.com/Mnn0kh9elp

-- Devon Alert (@DevonAlert) March 18, 2018

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