Warnings follow England’s coldest night of winter so far, with lows of -8C in North Yorkshire
Warnings of widespread travel disruption and tricky driving conditions have been issued as snow, sleet and rain swept across large parts of the UK on Thursday.
The warnings came as a big chill enveloped all four nations. A temperature of -8C was recorded on Thursday morning in the village of Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, making it the coldest night in England of the winter so far, the Met Office said.