Snow has covered many parts of the UK as the mercury dropped to bitterly cold temperatures overnight, including minus 17.1C in Scotland.
The snow and ice has created some beautiful images and some members of the British public have embraced the freezing conditions.
A winter wonderland greeted people in several parts of the country (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Snow falls as people walk in Sutton Park in Birmingham (Jacob King/PA)
Sledgers and joggers traverse the steps to the Penshaw Monument on Penshaw Hill, Sunderland (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Icicles form at the side of a road near Penshurst in Kent (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Snow dustings at Seaton Sluice Harbour in the North East (Owen Humphreys/PA)
A moorhen inspects the snow-covered ground in London (Ian West/PA)
A man feeds grateful gulls in Whitley Bay(Jane Barlow/PA)
Snow covers the streets in Holyrood, Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)
Snowfall over Tynemouth Priory (Owen Humphreys/PA)
A person runs past St Mary’s Lighthouse near Whitley Bay (Owen Humphreys/PA)
A runner navigates snow and ice at Lickey Hills Country Park in Birmingham (Jacob King/PA)
