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In pictures: Snow blankets parts of the UK

12 December 2022

Wintry scenes from across the country, as the Met Office issues warnings of ice, fog and snow for much of the UK.

News image — The weather has caused widespread disruption to travel, with roads blocked and trains and flights cancelled

Leon Neal / Getty Images A man walks up a snow-covered road in London — The weather has caused widespread disruption to travel, with roads blocked and trains and flights cancelled

News image — Here, two buses become stuck in snow on Muswell Hill in north London

Dave J Hogan / Getty Images Two buses stuck in snow in Muswell Hill, London — Here, two buses become stuck in snow on Muswell Hill in north London

News image — For those hoping to travel by car on Monday morning, this was a familiar scene

Ben Stansall / AFP Car covered in snow — For those hoping to travel by car on Monday morning, this was a familiar scene

News image — Driving is proving hazardous for many, particularly on rural roads.

Ben Stansall / AFP A car navigates a rural road near Brenchley in south-east England — Driving is proving hazardous for many, particularly on rural roads.

News image — Conditions around Ashford town centre have even made the weekly shop hard work, as customers navigate icy walkways

Paul Lawrenson/Alamy Live News A woman struggles with a shopping trolley — Conditions around Ashford town centre have even made the weekly shop hard work, as customers navigate icy walkways

News image — As snow swept across the capital, one man took to his skis in Greenwich Park, London

Victoria Jones/PA Wire A person skis in the snow at Greenwich Park, London — As snow swept across the capital, one man took to his skis in Greenwich Park, London

News image — ...while others took to sledges. This intrepid pair found themselves airborne after hitting a ramp in north London's Alexandra Park

Leon Neal / Getty Images Two friends take to the air after hitting a ramp while sledging in Alexandra Park, London — ...while others took to sledges. This intrepid pair found themselves airborne after hitting a ramp in north London's Alexandra Park

News image — Overnight the snow fell heavily in some areas

Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A person is seen on a snow-covered pavement during snowfall in London — Overnight the snow fell heavily in some areas

News image — Where snow is already on the ground, both in Scotland and southern England, it is likely to stay put for much of the week and continue to bring icy conditions on untreated surfaces.

Simon Dack News / Alamy Stock Photo Sheep graze in the snow near Brighton Racecourse — Where snow is already on the ground, both in Scotland and southern England, it is likely to stay put for much of the week and continue to bring icy conditions on untreated surfaces.

News image — Overnight in Aberdeenshire, it was the coldest night of the year - with temperatures plummeting to -15.7C. Here a bus negotiates a frozen road in Dundee.

Dundee Photographics/Alamy Live News Bus in Dundee — Overnight in Aberdeenshire, it was the coldest night of the year - with temperatures plummeting to -15.7C. Here a bus negotiates a frozen road in Dundee.

News image — The Angel of the North in Gateshead dominates the wintry landscape

Owen Humphreys/PA Wire Angel of the North — The Angel of the North in Gateshead dominates the wintry landscape

News image — While in London, the snow-covered trees of St James's Park frame Buckingham Palace, creating a scene fit for a Christmas card

Toby Melville / Reuters The trees of St James's Park covered in snow, with Buckingham Palace in the background — While in London, the snow-covered trees of St James's Park frame Buckingham Palace, creating a scene fit for a Christmas card

News image — In Richmond Park, photographers capture the ground's majestic stag deers

James Manning/PA Wire A stag deer walks through the snow in Richmond Park, London — In Richmond Park, photographers capture the ground's majestic stag deers

News image — Braving the elements, a hardy swimmer dips her feet in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake

Henry Nicholls / Reuters A swimmer dips her feet in Serpentine lake, in Hyde Park, London — Braving the elements, a hardy swimmer dips her feet in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake

News image — A member of the public builds a snowman in central London, near to the Houses of Parliament

Toby Melville / Reuters A person builds a snowman — A member of the public builds a snowman in central London, near to the Houses of Parliament

News image — Amid the cold there was also revelry, here, in the Essex town of Saffron Walden, residents roll giant snowballs

Celia Bartlett / SWNS Revellers roll giant snowballs in the first snow of this winter to fall on Saffron Walden, in Essex — Amid the cold there was also revelry, here, in the Essex town of Saffron Walden, residents roll giant snowballs

News image — Others took to their sledges for fresh air and fun, as seen here in the Cleadon Hills in South Shields

Steven Lomas / SWNS Cleadon Hills in South Shields — Others took to their sledges for fresh air and fun, as seen here in the Cleadon Hills in South Shields

News image — In Cambridge, the snow-capped turrets created a picture postcard

James Linsell-Clark/SWNS Snow in Cambridge — In Cambridge, the snow-capped turrets created a picture postcard

News image — But the snow makes hard work for wildlife. This Robin was photographed in north Wales, searching for berries

Richard Bowler / SWNS Robin in the snow, Corwen, north Wales. — But the snow makes hard work for wildlife. This Robin was photographed in north Wales, searching for berries