Malu Cursino
Live reporter

Image source, Iris and Kyra Beswick

For Kyra Beswick, returning to her home in Frankfurt after a family Christmas in rural Aberdeenshire has already been something of an odyssey.

Beswick was due to return to Frankfurt this morning but, due to the ongoing weather, decided to start her journey to Aberdeen Airport yesterday.

Snow was a metre deep outside her family's house, near the village of Glenkindie. “The cars were completely buried... in the end we tried to put my luggage on a rucksack to go to a friend’s house”.

To do this, Beswick and her mother dressed in their snow gear and distributed her belongings across backpacks to venture outside on foot. They arrived at the friend's house 2 miles (3.2 km) away two hours later.

Image source, Iris and Kyra Beswick

Her flight was scheduled for 09:00 today, but it has been cancelled due to the weather, she says.

“They’ve booked me on one this evening, which would mean staying overnight in Heathrow.”

She says this is something she'd rather not do as she has an appointment in Frankfurt Tuesday morning. For now, Beswick will be staying put at Aberdeen Airport in the hope that someone else cancels and she can get away sooner.

Ken Banks
BBC Scotland North East and Northern Isles reporter

The continuing severe winter weather being experienced here in Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland feels like the worst it's been in the past 15 years.

In November and December 2010 the area endured many consecutive days of deep snow, which again closed schools and caused major travel problems.

In recent days, people have reported the snow depth being up to their knees.

The amber warning into Monday has now eased into a yellow warning for snow and ice, which may offer a little hope of conditions easing slightly.

But it's not yet clear when closed schools will start to re-open this week.

Jake Liggett
BBC News NI

Image source, Gavin Caldwell

Flights have been cancelled at Belfast International Airport while the runway at the City of Derry Airport is also closed to clear snow and ice.

Translink, which runs bus and rail services in Northern Ireland, is warning of delays to all routes, with some services operating on main roads only.

Meanwhile, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is urging motorists to take extra care on the roads, especially in areas which may not have been gritted.

Around 4,000 miles of roads have been salted to try and deal with the snow, according to the Northern Ireland Road Service.

Philip McCullagh made the decision to close St Patrick and St Brigid's College in Claudy due to the weather.

The principal says about 500 pupils are affected by there were "too many risks involved" to keep the school open.

“It's as bad as I've seen it," he adds.

Kevin Peachey
Cost of living correspondent

Hundreds of thousands of households are receiving some financial help through the benefits system during the period of freezing temperatures.

Cold weather payments have been triggered across hundreds of postcode areas in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A payment of £25 is paid to a household on certain benefits for each seven consecutive day period when the average temperature in a local area is recorded as, or forecast to be, 0C or below.

The money is paid automatically into a bank account within 14 days to those eligible.

You can read more here What are cold weather payments and who can get them? - BBC News and also find links to check whether you are eligible.

A separate winter heating payment system operates in Scotland.

Rozina Sini
BBC News

Earlier we brought you the news of flight cancellations at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

I've been speaking to Emily Ashall from Widnes. She was supposed to be flying to Berlin from Liverpool at 06:00 GMT. She says they have recently been told the flight has been cancelled.

Emily says that the flight boarded on time at 05:30 GMT but the pilot said the runway had not opened and they would not take off until 07:00.

"At around 6:40 they asked us to disembark back into the terminal till 09:00," she says.

"Since then it’s got later and later and it still does look icy out there."

The airport is "packed to the brim" and no flights have arrived or left all day, she adds.

"Its a terrible situation but it is what it is."

Heavy snowfall fell overnight in northern Scotland, bringing school closures and travel disruption for many.

But for Alan the dachshund in Aberdeen it's a stress free snow day - even if walks today are heavy work for small paws.

Sarah Keith-Lucas
Weather presenter

As icy conditions beset much of the UK, forecasters are closely monitoring weather data for the end of this week, which indicates potential for further disruptive weather.

Late on Thursday and overnight into Friday a deep area of low pressure is expected to approach from the south-west and move across the southern half of the UK.

Cold air to the north will interact with milder air to the south, bringing a risk of strong winds and heavy rain. There is also a chance of more widespread snowfall too.

The timing and exact position of the low pressure will determine the impacts we may see, and these details will be firmed up over the coming days.

People have been taking advantage of the freezing weather by ice skating and playing ice hockey in Cambridgeshire. They're shown among the photos continuing to come in displaying the wintry conditions across the country.

Image source, PA Media

Image source, PA Media

Hundreds of schools across Scotland are closed on Monday due to the conditions.

Those in Aberdeenshire, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles are all shut, while more than 60 in Moray and more than 20 in Aberdeen city are also closed.

Others in Aberdeen have delayed opening until 11:00 to allow the worst of the weather to pass.

In the Highlands, pupils were not due to return until Wednesday, so are unaffected, but the University of Highlands and Islands has closed all of its campuses.

Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast, Jim Savege, chief executive of Aberdeenshire Council, said: “I’ve been speaking to some of our pupils yesterday and they are disappointed not to be in school.”

We’ll take that with a pinch of salt.

National Rail says services across England, Scotland and Wales may be affected by the wintry weather on Monday.

It warns ice can coat overhead power cables, leaving trains stranded without electricity, while snow and ice can build up on track blocking points, the equipment that allows trains to move between tracks.

Transport for Wales says a number of its routes have been disrupted by the severe weather.

No trains are running between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog all day and travellers have been told not to travel between Machynlleth and Pwllheli as there are no trains and no rail replacement bus.

Network Rail Scotland says on X that the vast majority of its routes remain open but "heavy and drifting snow" has stopped some services.

The Aberdeen-Dundee, Aberdeen-Inverness, Inverness-Wick/Thurso and Inverness-Kyle of Lochalsh services are unlikely to run until midday due to the weather.

Dylan Greene
BBC Wales

In Wales, emergency services have been called to motorists stranded in the snow, with bus services suspended due to “atrocious” driving conditions.

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued across most of the country until 11:00 GMT on Tuesday, with north and west Wales expected to see the worst of the cold weather.

Schools in Gwynedd and Rhondda Cynon Taf are among the worst affected this morning, with dozens closed across Wales due to health and safety concerns.

Snow has also caused disruption on the roads this morning. Those travelling on the A5, A470 and A458, among others, are seeing extra time added to their morning journeys, with police called to several stranded motorists in areas such as the A487 south of Caernarfon.

North Wales Police are advising motorists to only travel if “absolutely necessary”, and to allow plenty of time for essential journeys.

Unsafe driving conditions have also disrupted public transport in parts of Wales. Gwynfor Coaches, which runs buses in Anglesey, Caernarfon, Llanberis and Snowdonia, have suspended some services due to “atrocious” driving conditions, “much worse than expected”.

Photographs have been flowing in of the wintry weather gripping the UK, with homes, communities and oceanfront walks covered in snow.

Image source, PA Media

Image source, Matilda Grey

Ken Banks
BBC Scotland North East and Northern Isles reporter

Aberdeen has been blanketed in snow for several days, but today brought about the return to work for many.

School pupils in the north east of Scotland were meant to be back, but many schools have been forced to close due to weather conditions.

I walked to work this morning rather than risk the drive, and it was clear that many cars have not moved for several days and were caked in deep snow as a result.

So drivers faced digging them out before starting their morning commute.

But on a day when the streets and roads should have been busy with school children returning after the Christmas break, and rush-hour traffic, it really was very, very quiet.

As we've been reporting, amber warnings for snow that were in place in parts of Scotland since Sunday evening have just expired.

However, the Met Office has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for most of Scotland. The forecaster warns frequent and heavy snow showers will bring "further accumulations of snow and ice which may cause travel disruption and delays."

Here's a look at the yellow weather warnings covering the UK:

Until 11:00 today:

• East Midlands, east of England, London and south east England, south west England, Wales and the west midlands

Until 12:00 today:

• All six counties in Northern Ireland
• Derbyshire in the east midlands, parts of north-west England, south west England, Monmouthshire in Wales, the west midlands and south Yorkshire

Until midnight tonight:

• Most of Scotland, including Dundee, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Aberdeen, Highland, Orkney Islands, and Shetland Islands

Until 11:00 tomorrow:

• Lincolnshire in the East Midlands, the east of England, north east England, parts of Scotland and Yorkshire
• Parts of south west England and Wales

Sarah Keith-Lucas
Broadcast Meteorologist, BBC Weather

Sunday night was the coldest night of the season so far for England and Wales.

Shap in Cumbria was the coldest spot at -10.9C.

Sarah Keith-Lucas
Broadcast Meteorologist, BBC Weather

Cold Arctic air remains across all parts of the UK today.

Further snow showers are expected for areas exposed to the northerly winds, especially northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, west Wales, south-west England and parts of eastern England.

The Met Office has issued various yellow warnings for snow and ice warnings in these regions.

While many places will stay dry with wintry sunshine, it will feel cold with icy stretches for all. Maximum temperatures will reach just -2C across parts of Scotland, and typically 1 to 3C elsewhere.

Most snow flurries will gradually ease away later this afternoon and evening, to leave a cold night with a sharp frost and ice.

Tuesday will turn a little milder, but further hill snow is possible over the higher ground of Scotland and northern England.

Later in the day and through the night, another area of rain, sleet and hill snow will affect the southern half of the UK.

Any snowfall by Tuesday is not expected to be as heavy or disruptive as it has been over the past few days.

As a reminder, you can check the forecast for your area on BBC Weather.

Amber warnings for snow have been in place in parts of Scotland since Sunday evening. They're due to expire imminently, at 10:00, but were forecast to cause travel disruption both on Sunday night and this morning.

The places affected by the Met Office's amber warning are Angus, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands.

During snowy and wintry conditions, the forecaster advises people affected to plan their routes carefully, amend travel plans if necessary, and to pack their cars in the event of delays with warm clothing, food, water and other essentials.

Yellow warnings for snow and ice cover a larger area and for a longer period, we'll give you a breakdown on where is impacted by these warnings shortly.

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Thousands of pupils who were hoping to be reunited with their school friends after the Christmas holidays will have to wait at least an extra day.

Hundreds of schools are closed on Monday across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales due to the snow.

Pupils have been unable to return in areas of northern Scotland such as Aberdeenshire, Shetland and Orkney, while schools in Aberdeen will have a later start today.

Meanwhile, in Wales Schools have been shut in Gwynedd, Anglesey, Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend county, Caerphilly and Pembrokeshire.

The school gates also remain closed at more than 170 schools in Northern Ireland.

Flights have been grounded at Liverpool John Lennon Airport after its runway had to be closed due to snow and ice.

The airport said the runway has been shut "due to the wintry weather conditions" with "our teams out clearing the snow and ice".

No flights have yet taken off this morning, with EasyJet flights to Amsterdam and Belfast being cancelled.

Other flights to Poland, Lithuania and Dublin have been delayed until at least 12:00 GMT.