UK weather: Snow and ice warnings issued for England, Scotland and NI

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image captionDover in Kent is among the places to have seen snowfall overnight

Heavy snow could bring significant disruption to the east and south-east of England in the coming hours.

An amber warning - meaning travel disruption, stranded vehicles and power cuts are likely - is in force until Monday morning.

Snow has fallen already and yellow warnings have been issued for much of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The cold snap is not expected to be as widespread as 2018's Beast from the East, forecasters say.

But the cold weather will last until at least the middle of the week, said BBC Weather forecaster Billy Payne.

"Temperatures will be remaining below freezing by day for some with snow showers, most frequent in the east where significant accumulations are likely, and a risk of ice," he said. "A severe wind chill too."

"It qualifies as a Beast from the East in my view - although it's not 'Beast from the East Two' since we've had a number of cold easterly spells over the years."

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image caption"Not quite Narnia yet but slowly getting there," says a BBC Weather Watcher in Marlingford, Norfolk

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image captionSnow stacks up against a house in Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire

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image captionThe beach at St Margaret's at Cliffe, near Dover in Kent, was covered with snow on Sunday

Forecasters have warned that Storm Darcy will bring heavy snowfall, particularly to parts of East Anglia and Kent where there could be up to 30cm of snow and gale-force winds.

Snow showers are also expected along the eastern side of England and Scotland in the coming days, with a few moving into central areas including northern England.

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The amber warning - which also means disruption to gas, telephone or mobile phone coverage is likely - covers parts of Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent and Medway and lasts until 12:00 on Monday.

Yellow warnings - meaning there could be travel disruption and a slight chance of power cuts or communities being cut off - include:

• snow in the east, south-east of England and London until Monday at 06:00
• snow and ice along the entire central and eastern length of Britain until the end of Wednesday
• ice in the south-east of Northern Ireland from 20:00 on Sunday, and then snow and ice from the late afternoons on Monday and Tuesday, until Wednesday

media captionHeavy snow has been forecast in the south-east of England until Monday

Parts of Scotland have already been hit by heavy snow, while there has been heavy rain in other areas.

In Cupar, Fife, homes have been inundated and a park flooded after the nearby River Eden burst its banks.

Glasgow City Council said it had sent out gritters on Saturday night to outlying priority routes and areas around vaccine centres.

There were 38 flood warnings across England, as of Sunday lunchtime.

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image captionWintry scenes have been photographed by BBC Weather Watchers, including in Burgh in Suffolk

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image captionPaddleboarders were later seen using the flooded park in Cupar, Fife, as a lake

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image captionSnow covers Moulin Moor near Pitlochry in Perthshire

Amid the warnings of travel disruption, rail operator Southeastern strongly advised passengers not to travel on its network on Sunday or Monday, while Southern cancelled trains on two of its routes.

Meanwhile, Public Health England has issued a cold weather alert for the whole nation from Saturday through to Wednesday.

Dr Owen Landeg said it was "crucial" people looked out for those who may be vulnerable during the current cold snap, calling on the public to make sure those at-risk have enough food and drink to stay warm and well.

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