Travellers face more misery as airports, roads and rail continue to be badly hit
Snow showers across England have eased off but disruption for travellers continues as temperatures struggle to get above freezing.
Motorists in areas most affected by snow are being advised to only travel if necessary and there are delays on many train services.
Gatwick has reopened but flights are limited and other airports are experiencing delays and cancellations.
Temperatures dropped to as low as -19C in North Yorkshire overnight.
The Met Office has issued a warning of icy roads in the South West but is no longer warning of heavy snow.
Met Office forecaster Gavin Robbins said the snow showers should ease off on Friday but temperatures would struggle to get above freezing.
In Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, -19C was recorded overnight while temperatures dropped to -10C in parts of Manchester and Yeovil, Somerset.
Forecasters said about 15in (38cm) of snow had fallen overnight in Redesdale, Northumberland, while another 10in (25cm) fell in Charlwood, West Sussex.
At Brough in East Yorkshire, nine inches (23cm) of snow fell overnight.
There has been disruption to train services Mr Robbins said: “Today will be bitterly cold across the UK with temperatures struggling to get above freezing almost everywhere.”
Friday’s disruption includes:
Some train services cancelled by First TransPennine, First Capital, Cross Country, First Great Western and Northern Rail.Severe disruption to London Overground, East Coast, East Midlands, First Hull and South WestContingency timetables in place for Southern, Southeastern and South West TrainsEurostar is operating a reduced service with delays of up to 90 minutes and there are no Gatwick Express trains.No trains are running between Cleethorpes and Doncaster, Lincoln and Grimsby and between Lincoln and Doncaster. The line from Bridlington to Scarborough is still blocked.Flights suspended at Humberside Airport and Durham Tees Valley Airport is closed.Bournemouth Airport and Southampton Airport will not open until at least 1200 GMT.Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster will be closed until Sunday.Disruption at London City Airport and Heathrow Airport.Police forces in Kent and Surrey advise drivers to travel only if necessaryMore than 800 schools are closed across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight. Hundreds more are shut in Yorkshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey and across the North East.
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Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has announced a review into this week’s travel chaos.
He has written to the train companies to remind them of their responsibilities.
A statement on Gatwick Airport’s website said: “Our advice to passengers remains do not travel to the airport without first checking with your airline to make sure that your flight is departing today.
“Passengers should expect delays and cancellations and it is likely to take a few days before flight schedules return to normal.”
In Cumbria, investigations are under way after two elderly people died in their gardens in Cumbria in freezing weather.
An 80-year-old woman was found dead in her back garden in Workington on Wednesday and a man was found in his garden in Kirkby Stephen on Tuesday.
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