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Thousands of people have been without electricity for three days following powerful winter storms this weekend that have wreaked havoc on Britain's transport and power networks.
Engineers are braving "treacherous and worsening conditions" to address connectivity problems, and Red Cross charity workers are providing food, accommodation and generators to vulnerable people as best they can.
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Britain's transport systems have likewise been impacted by the ice, snow and winds, with a number of road accidents thought to have been influenced by weather conditions.
A driver died in a one-car crash in Aberdeenshire, with police investigating whether the weather was a factor.
Two people were hospitalised after a car crashed with a gritter in South Ayrshire.
Weather warnings remain in place on Sunday with further strong winds, snow and ice expected.
The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" weather alerts for all of Scotland, the North and Midlands of England, and Northern Ireland for snow and ice.
Anne Eadie, co-ordinating the Red Cross response, said: "For everyone affected this is an inconvenience but for many vulnerable people it is a crisis.
"People can be vulnerable because of age, infirmity or a degree of disability. We have been called in to make sure these people are okay and have whatever they need to see this through till power is restored.
"During these visits, we have been delivering gas heaters to households left without heating and providing flasks of hot drinks. If further help is needed, we notify the relevant authorities."
A gust of 113mph has been recorded at Stornoway on Lewis, the strongest since records at that site began in 1970, while winds of 76mph were recorded at High Bradfield, in South Yorkshire, and in Aberdaron, Gwynedd.
Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill said: "In the north of the UK, the wintry showers should push more eastwards and we should see most of them easing on Sunday.
"The South East should hold on to the largely fine conditions but we will see showers push into Wales and south west England, some of this falling as sleet and snow over the moors but also to lower levels."
The ferocious gales were stirred up by an extra-powerful jet stream triggered by plunging temperatures in the United States hitting warmer air in the south.
Additional reporting by PA
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