Parts of the UK welcomed the new year with flurries of snow as a cold snap plummeted temperatures to below freezing.
A blanket of snow and ice covered areas from Shetland to the south coast of England on Friday morning.
Multiple weather warnings for snow and ice are in place from Friday to Monday, covering huge swathes of the UK from Scotland and Northern Ireland to Greater Manchester, the Midlands, and London.
The Met Office is warning of “widespread frost and ice” with temperatures well below average, remaining below 0C for some.
The arctic conditions are set to continue into next week, with more snow showers possible in some areas. As much as 40cm of snowfall is possible in the highest parts of Scotland, with one to two cm widely expected across affected parts of England, forecasters said.
Here are some of the most striking images captured of the wintry start to 2026.
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