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Hundreds of schools have been shut as warnings for snow and ice remain in place across Scotland, parts of northern England, Wales and south west England.
The weather has heavily disrupted travel across the UK, forcing the cancellation of trains and flights.
Eurostar advised passengers travelling between London and the Netherlands to postpone their journey as services were unable to operate beyond Brussels due to the weather in the Netherlands.
Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands saw 34cm of snow, while Dyce in Aberdeenshire and Altnaharra, Sutherland, recorded 27cm, the Met Office said.
The UK Health Security Agency issued amber cold health alerts for England as an early warning that adverse temperatures were likely to affect health and wellbeing, running until Friday.
The lowest temperatures recorded overnight were minus 10.9C in Shap, Cumbria, minus 10.3C in Sennybridge, Powys, and minus 9.9C in Bala, Gwynedd, the Met Office said.
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Gas supplies to about 4,600 properties in south Devon have been affected over the last few days after damage to a mains pipe.
Kingsbridge community college has closed, with lessons taking place online and the South Hams minor injury unit also shut.
The outage was not caused by the weather – Wales and West Utilities said the damage was caused by a “third party” – but it is leaving many people in the area feeling the cold.
The company said it had been working with vulnerable people to supply them with alternative cooking and heating facilities.
On Monday morning Wales and West said there were a “high number” of properties in Kingsbridge and Salcombe it had not been able to access yet.
The Guardian has asked how many properties are still without power.
