UK weather and travel - as it happened: Flight cancellations and lorry crashes cause misery as airports warn of more disruption
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Your support makes all the difference.Motorists faced dangerous conditions and air travellers suffered disruption to flights after snow and ice struck parts of Britain.
Thousands of people were left without power overnight, and the Met Office warned of the risk of slips and falls on icy surfaces.
The southbound carriageway on the M1 was closed after a lorry crashed near Lutterworth, while another jack-knifed on the M5 near Gloucestershire in heavy snow.
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Birmingham Airport warned passengers flights could be affected by snow while Stansted Airport warned passengers that delays and cancellations were likely to continue as a result of the weather.
The Met Office issued a yellow warning for ice across Northern Ireland, large parts of Scotland and the north-east coast of England.
A yellow warning over snow and rain was also triggered for the Midlands, London and the South East, the North West, South West and Yorkshire and the Humber. It will remain in place until 11am on Wednesday.
Lots of flights leaving from Heathrow Airport are currently delayed. If you are flying, you can see the status of your scheduled departure time here.
Here's more from our travel correspondent, Simon Calder.
Meanwhile, horses on railway lines are causing train delays on East Midlands trains.
There are currently delays of up to 40 minutes on the M1 southbound between Junction 21A and 21 due to crash, Highways England says.
Highways England also says police are doing welfare checks for drivers and families stuck on the A14 due to heavy snow.
It's not all doom and gloom regarding the UK weather. Some people are enjoying the snow.
A yellow severe weather warning for snow has been issued for parts of Scotland and northern England for Friday morning.
There have been a host of flight cancellations at Stansted If you're flying from the airport, head here to find out if yours is affected.
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