Heavy snow in Berlin caused problems for commuters on Monday Ice, snow and sub-zero temperatures in northern Europe have disrupted travel, leaving Europe’s busiest airport Heathrow, near London, all but closed.
Flights were also cancelled on Monday in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels and seven in ten services were running at the two main Paris airports.
Thousands of people slept overnight at airport terminals at Heathrow and Zaventem airport in Brussels.
Roads in a number of countries were described as treacherous.
There were also severe delays on the Eurostar rail service between the UK and France and Belgium and Thalys trains between France and Belgium were also affected.
Crowds formed at St Pancras station in north London as speed restrictions hit rail travel in England and northern France.
“We are running services but St Pancras is very busy today,” a Eurostar spokesman said.
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Accidents were reported near Cologne as snow affected major German routes Further snowfalls in the Paris region caused serious problems for drivers and heavy goods vehicles were barred from major routes. Paris bus operator RATP cancelled a number of its services.
A concert by Lady Gaga at Bercy stadium in Paris was called off on Sunday night because a convoy of lorries carrying tour equipment could not get there. Previous concerts by the US star were cancelled in October because of national strikes.
Half the scheduled flights due to leave , were affected mainly because of freezing conditions elsewhere.
German rail services were also affected. Heavy snow in Berlin caused problems for commuter trains and on the roads. Dangerous conditions were also reported on roads near Cologne.
In Italy, the airports at Florence and Pisa reopened after a weekend of cancellations. The wintry weather was blamed for the deaths of two homeless people whose bodies were found in Turin and Varese.
Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam was said to be up and running although delays were reported because of the backlog of flights cancelled at the weekend. Around 200 passengers were said to have spent the night at the airport waiting for flights to resume.
In Britain, the Met Office has warned of more snow and ice in many parts of the country.
Southern England and south Wales were expected to have 5-10cm of snowfall and there were also warnings of further heavy snow for much of Scotland and north-east England, with up to 10cm of snow expected in northern Scotland.
The lowest UK temperature overnight, recorded in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, was thought to be -19.6C. Northern Ireland had another bitterly cold night, with -18C recorded at Castlederg in County Tyrone.
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