In Pictures: Cold snap brings snow and ice to many parts of the UK

Wednesday was the UK’s coldest night of the winter so far.

Swans and seagulls on a frozen Tynemouth boating lake (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Wire)

Temperatures have plummeted across the UK and hundreds of schools have closed in Scotland as a blast of wintry weather has brought snow and ice to many parts of the UK.