As the cold weather bites across large parts of the UK, we look at some of the most striking wintry images from the past few days.
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Two children set off with their sledge through woods on Knutsford Heath in Cheshire after overnight temperatures dropped below freezing
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At King Edward's Bay near Tynemouth swimmers take to the freezing North Sea on New Year's Eve
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The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge are reflected in the water
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In Richmond Park in London people enjoy an early morning walk as the local deer population go on their way
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Snow blankets the ground by a sign welcoming drivers to Scotland at the border with England near Jedburgh
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In Bradford the lake in Harold Park is frozen over
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A boy does a backflip off a snowball on Knutsford Heath in Cheshire
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Runners are seen on a cold and frosty morning near Lyndhurst in the New Forest, which moved to tier four restrictions along with many other parts of the country on Thursday
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People enjoy the snow in Cheetham Park in Stalybridge, Tameside, Greater Manchester
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A woman wearing a mask rides a sledge down a hill in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire
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A football training session takes place despite snow covered pitches in Wilmslow, Cheshire
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Alice Goodridge breaks the ice before a swim at Loch Insh, Highlands
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A snowplough clears a street in Keele, Staffordshire
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People walk through the snow in Burford, Oxfordshire
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A surfer enjoys the waves during the sunny but cold weather at Langland Bay near Swansea
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A cyclist rides down a snow-covered road in Stourbridge, following heavy snowfall in the West Midlands
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As the sun sets on the year a man walks across Silverdale Country Park in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire
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A frozen car window offers someone a chance to express their thoughts on the past year
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