Heavy snow has brought treacherous conditions in the UK with drivers left stranded for hours and people urged to only travel if necessary.

Iran Press/Europe: Storm Larisa battered parts of the UK with gales and blizzards overnight, and the Met Office still has a number of warnings in place for snow and ice, including an amber warning covering northern England and the Midlands until midday.

Four yellow warnings for snow also cover much of the rest of the nation, with the exception of southeast England and western Scotland.

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

The Met Office said the greatest depth of snow recorded was 27cm at Capel Curig in North Wales.

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