Police have warned people against travel in parts of the UK as heavy snow and ice are set to continue through the week amid a bitterly cold snap brought on by Storm Darcy.
Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice are in force until Wednesday across much of England and Scotland, where snowfall is expected to cause long delays on roads as well as affecting rail and air travel.
Large build-ups of snow are also expected in parts of central Scotland, where a higher amber warning is in place ahead of showers forecast during Monday night and Tuesday.
Up to 30cm is set to fall in the worst affected regions, with between 5cm and 10cm expected fairly widely across east of the UK, which has already seen two days of snow in areas including southeast England and London, where amber wearnings were in place on Monday.
Police forces in parts of Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex told drivers not to travel as…
