Surfaces were left wet and cold following Wednesday's rain and snow, potentially causing dangerous icy conditions on roads, pavements and cycle paths, the Met Office has warned

Fresh weather warnings have been issued as temperatures are set to plummet as low as minus 16C. Snow, ice and fog yellow weather warnings have been issued for areas across the UK on Thursday, which come after snow and sleet caused disruption on Wednesday.

The Met Office has issued a fresh 12-hour warning of snow for three regions across the UK as temperatures are set to plunge to -16C in some areas.

The Met Office warned sleet and snow is expected to continue this afternoon and evening as they issued the rare amber alert - as much as four inches (10cm) of snow is expected in the affected region

A fresh warning issued on Wednesday affect areas within North West England, South West England and Wales and are in place between 3am and 12pm on Thursday, January 9.

A new Met Office weather warning for snow and ice has been issued today as Merseyside is hit with a double alert. The region already falls under a yellow ice warning but a further warning for snow and ice is in place from 3am tomorrow (Thursday) until 12pm.

The Met Office has forecast more snow to hit parts of southern England by noon today, with a yellow weather warning for snow in effect until 11.59pm. This alert spans most of Southwest England, Southeast England, and some areas of Greater London.

The Met Office has updated snow warnings across southern England as the country prepares for winter weather, including snow and ice.

The Met Office urges people to leave extra time to make required trips and plan routes carefully.

A fresh weather warning for snow has been issued for parts of Essex this afternoon (January 8). There have been weather warnings across the UK from the Met Office for the past few days, with the latest predicting that snow and sleet will hit parts of Essex overnight.