In pictures: Snow brings treacherous conditions to parts of UK

Traffic ground to a halt on the M62 motorway as heavy snow led to gridlock.

Friday 10 March 2023 09:56 GMT

People sledging in the snow at the foot of Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Wire)

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People have been warned not to travel unless absolutely necessary after snow caused chaos around the UK.

Gales and blizzards as a result of Storm Larisa battered parts of the country, and the Met Office still has a number of warnings in place for snow and ice.

A temperature of minus 13.6C was recorded in Altnaharra in Sutherland in the Highland region of northern Scotland overnight.

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In pictures: Snow brings treacherous conditions to parts of UK

Traffic ground to a halt on the M62 motorway as heavy snow led to gridlock.

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