Coldest day of year expected in parts of UK next week

Temperatures in parts of north-east Scotland will feel like -4C, the Met Office said. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

Next week will bring the coldest day of the year so far across parts of the UK, with yellow warnings for snow and ice in place for most of Scotland and north-east England.

The Met Office said the week would begin with temperatures dropping to near freezing in northern parts of the UK, with parts of north-east Scotland feeling like -4C (24.8F).