People up and down the UK woke up to a frosty start this morning as snow blanketed parts of the country. Snow dusted towns and cities as far south as Essex and Kent to northern England and the Scottish Highlands.
The postcard-perfect scenes brought joy to some hoping for a white Christmas just weeks away - but brought misery for early morning commuters.
The first widespread snow fall of winter brought a string of Met Officeweather warnings and frustration on the rail and roads.
Traffic ground to a standstill in Edinburgh overnight as falling ice and snow from cables shut the key Queensferry Crossing.
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