Winter arrives early in the UK

Snow on the rooftops in York as the cold snap continues Photograph: John Giles/PA

Cars turn around after struggling to climb the hill on Penrhiwfer Road, Tonyrefail, Wales, after a sudden dumping of snow Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

A man shovels snow from the steps at Newcastle Racecourse. A meeting scheduled for Saturday 27 November has been cancelled due to the wintry weather Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A dog runs through snow-covered woodland at Sutton Bank, northern England. The Met Office issued severe weather warnings, flagging up icy roads and drifting snow for the eastern side of the country as well as parts of Wales and Northern Ireland Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

People walk on the beach in Filey, North Yorkshire Photograph: John Giles/PA

Reflections of snow-covered trees are seen in a lake near Sutton Bank, northern England Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

Snow-covered beach huts in Filey, North Yorkshire. More snowfalls are forecast along the east coast of the UK Photograph: John Giles/PA

Snow is cleared from the terraces during the Captain's Run at Pittodrie stadium, Aberdeen Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA

Walkers make their way through the snow in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

A wintry scene in Blaydon, Newcastle Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Police officers direct traffic after a road over the North Yorkshire moors was blocked following snowfalls and blizzards Photograph: John Giles/PA

A sheep near Finegand, Scotland, as snow hits the UK Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Gridlock on the A1 in Newcastle Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A picture postcard scene near Finegand, Scotland Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

A party of schoolchildren wait by the roadside as a road over the North Yorkshire moors is blocked following snowfalls and blizzards Photograph: John Giles/PA

Snow covers a telephone box and turns nearby trees into living ice sculptures in Crathie, Scotland Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

Another view of the gridlock on the A1 in Newcastle Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

The sun rises on a frosty morning in the south-west of England, near Glastonbury Tor Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

A lone walker heads towards the Angel of the North Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP

A snow covered car at Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

A view of the snowfall in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP

A woman walks past a snowman in the street at Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, North Yorkshire Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

Animals in a snow covered field at Beadlam, North Yorkshire Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

Vehicles are recovered after an accident on the snow covered A170 near Helmsley, North Yorkshire Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

Vehicles travel along the snow covered A19 at Topcliffe, North Yorkshire Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

Sheep in a snow covered field near Hexham, Northumberland Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

A grouse on the moors at Hutton-le-Hole, North Yorkshire Photograph: John Giles/PA

The Lion Inn between Hutton-le-Hole and Castleton in North Yorkshire is covered in deep snow Photograph: John Giles/PA

Deep snow on the moors near Hutton-le-Hole in North Yorkshire Photograph: John Giles/PA