The Met Office says icy patches may bring difficult driving conditions in parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Scotland has seen its first snowfall of the winter as temperatures dropped sharply across the north of the country. Areas in the Highlands, Western Isles, Aberdeenshire, and Northern Isles have been worst affected, with the Met Office cautioning that challenging conditions are likely to persist into Wednesday morning.

Snow and ice are forecast across parts of the UK in the coming days, in what the Met Office has said will be the country’s “first taste of winter”. Temperatures will be much lower than the mid-November average by day - and may reach below freezing by night.

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across many parts of the country as winter conditions cause travel chaos

The UK is bracing for "disruptive snow", ice and cold temperatures after the Met Office issued a flurry of yellow weather warnings across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England