Travel chaos across the UK is continuing with heavy snow and ice causing treacherous driving conditions.

Advice is unless your journey is essential, do not attempt it. If you must go out take warm clothing, good footwear, blankets, a warm drink and remember you mobile phone. For more information visit our winter driving advice page.

Up to 35cm of snow have fallen in the Scottish Highlands through last night and through the course of the day, with deep snow falling right across the north of England.

Overnight snow is expected to fall in the south with up to 30cm of snow expected to fall in some areas, maybe reaching 40cm on higher ground.

Road accidents are being reported all over icy and snow covered roads but thankfully most are only minor collisions.

However on the M60 in Greater Manchester a lorry driver was tragically killed in a road accident causing major delays.

Liverpool's John Lennon Airport is closed and not expected to reopen until 20:00 GMT, with Manchester airport and Leeds Bradford airports now reopened after being closed earlier in the day.

Many bus services across the north have been suspended as many routes, particularly minor ones are impassable.

Train services have been affected with many being cancelled, with the East Coast Main Line operating a revised timetable.

Northern England, Scotland, the South West, Cornwall and many other areas have had schools closed, giving at least the children time for some winter fun.

Some areas were gritting only major routes as supplies run low, though most areas report having enough grit.

The Met Office has several severe weather warnings in place as the "big freeze" continues.

Yesterday saw the National Grid issue a gas balancing alert (GBA), urging power suppliers to use less gas as supplies are getting low with a 30% increase in demand on the normal seasonal demand.

More gas is being sourced from overseas following only the second ever GBA issued by the National Grid.