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UK weather: Snowy scenes across the UK

Snowfall is causing disruption across parts of the UK as very cold air sweeps in from Russia.

Some people, though, have found ways to enjoy the freezing conditions.

News imageGetty Images Icicles hang from a frozen elephant fountain in ColchesterGetty Images
The UK is experiencing what is expected to be the coldest week of the winter. This elephant fountain in Colchester froze when temperatures fell below zero
News imageREX/Shutterstock People punting on the River Cam in CambridgeREX/Shutterstock
Brave visitors to Cambridge on Monday weren't deterred from punting on the River Cam
News imagePA People walking through snowPA
Hundreds of schools closed, giving many children a day off
News imageGetty Images Rochester Castle surrounded by snowGetty Images
Some, like these beside Rochester Castle in Kent, took the opportunity to go sledging
News imageAFP Snow covers the beach in the sea side resort of Scarborough in North YorkshireAFP
Walkers braved the cold on Scarborough's snow-covered beach on Tuesday
News imageAFP Three cows in snow behind a wire fenceAFP
Chester Zoo closed its doors due to fears for the animals' welfare, but these cattle in Denby Dale seem unfazed by the cold
News imagePA Cars travel through Great Chart in Ashford, Kent, following heavy overnight snowfallPA
Motorists are being urged to take extra care and in the worst affected areas, only travel if absolutely necessary
News imagePA A Eurostar train passes through snow in Ashford, KentPA
Rail passengers were affected by hundreds of train cancellations
News imageSue Pinney Houses covered in snowSue Pinney
An amber weather warning - meaning there's a risk to life and property - was in place for some areas of the country
News imagePA Newcastle Quayside following heavy overnight snowfall.PA
Less severe yellow warnings were in place across a much wider area thanks to the so-called "Beast from the East"
News imageAFP A couple sit on a bench overlooking the snow-covered fields of Thirsk at Sutton bank National Park Centre in the North Yorks Moors National Park in North YorkshireAFP
Fields were covered with thick snow in Thirsk, North Yorkshire
News imagePA People walk over Millennium Bridge in the snow, in LondonPA
St Paul's Cathedral was barely visible as heavy snow showers reached central London
News imageEPA People walk through Green Park after a snow flurry in central LondonEPA
The flurry left London's Green Park under a blanket of snow

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