Heavy snowfall and freezing conditions have caused major disruption across almost all of Britain with a warning of more snow on the way.

Bitter easterly winds continued to bring Arctic conditions and forecasters warned there is little chance of an early reprieve.

Many commuters worked from home, thousands of children could not go to school and motorists faced travel chaos as a number of roads were impassable.

Almost every corner of the UK woke up to between 0.8in and 4in of snow on Tuesday morning, with the east coast worst hit by flurries and sub-zero temperatures.

Some places in the south of England saw up to 10cm of snow due to a brisk wind pushing the showers inland.

In Scotland, Kinloss in Moray saw temperatures plunge to minus 13C and during the day the highest temperature recorded there was minus 2C.

Forecasters have warned that more snow showers are expected across England, Wales and eastern Scotland on Wednesday.