Snow, ice and driving winds causing severe disruption

Flights and trains have been cancelled and drivers stranded as sub-zero conditions continue across the UK.

Rail networks Southeastern, South Western and ScotRail advised people not to travel on their routes on Friday.

Thousands of properties were left without power across the south west of England, south Wales and the Midlands.

The Met Office's red warning has been lifted but flood warnings remain in place in the south-west and north-east of England.

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Services stopped leaving London Waterloo station just before 22:00 GMT with the South Western Railway network shutting down early.

Meanwhile, the RAC says that freezing rain could pose the biggest threat to drivers as black ice forms on roads.

source: www.bbc.cm