A number of weather warnings are in place for parts of the UK on Wednesday, as more snow is forecast to fall across the country and flooding is expected.
The Met Office has issued three yellow weather warnings for snow and ice following a days of wintry conditions across the country weather.
A snow and ice warning has been issued from midday on Tuesday to midday on Wednesday, covering northern Scotland and parts of western Scotland.
Another yellow snow and ice warning has been issued for Northern Ireland from 3pm on Tuesday until noon on Wednesday.
A third yellow warning for snow and ice will come into effect at 5pm on Monday and will last until 10am on Tuesday, covering most of Wales and western England.
An ice warning is in place across large parts of northwest England and North Wales, including Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield, from 5pm on Tuesday until midday Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a yellow snow warning covering much of southern England will last from 9am on Wednesday until the end of the day.
The UK experienced its coldest night of the winter so far overnight on Sunday, with a temperature of -13.3C recorded in Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands, between Ullapool and Inverness.
Many are suffered travel disruption from the severe weather on Monday, with major roads closed and railway lines blocked amid flooding.
Manchester airport’s runways were closed early on Monday morning because of heavy snow but have since reopened.
In England, the Environment Agency had 193 flood warnings in place across England on Monday evening, meaning flooding is expected, and another 306 flood alerts indicating flooding was possible.
The Prime Minister also urged the public to follow advice from the emergency services, thanking them for their work and saying his “thoughts are with all those affected”.
In the Commons, environment minister Emma Hardy told MPs flooding was “a personal priority” for her, adding that the Environment Agency was particularly concerned about Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire.
Warning of further “localised” flooding to come over the next 24 to 36 hours, she pledged to overhaul the Government’s approach to funding flood defences “to ensure the challenges facing businesses and rural and coastal communities are taken into account when delivering flood protection.”
