The Met Office has issued a fresh wave of brutal weather warnings as vast swathes of the UK will be hit by snow and ice in hours.
The national forecaster has issued a yellow alert covering 16 regions of Britain, stretching from Orkney and Shetland all the way down to the South East of England.
The warnings are in place for a total of 24 hours across different parts of the country, starting at midday today and lasting until 12pm on Friday.
Not all areas are impacted for the entire 24 hours, but the likes of the Scottish Highlands will be worst hit by the onslaught of wintry weather.
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