6:37am UK, Wednesday December 08, 2010
Parts of Britain are braced for yet another day of winter travel disruption after overnight temperatures plunged towards minus 20C.
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Emergency teams have been working to clear major roads in Scotland - with hundreds of cars left stranded on snow-hit roads for a second night.
Drivers across central Scotland were forced to abandon their vehicles - and more than 100 cars were also left trapped in North Yorkshire after sudden heavy snowfall.
Police said heavy snow falling on ice had made the exposed A171 between Whitby and Scarborough too dangerous.
Officers eventually cleared the road and motorists were allowed to continue their journeys.
Overnight temperatures in Scotland dropped to minus 20C, with 15C in Yorkshire and parts of Cumbria. London was just below freezing.
The Met Office has warned heavy snow is due in North East England and Yorkshire, with up to 15cm possible on the North Yorkshire moors.
Sky News weather presenter Isobel Lang said the snow should ease in other parts of the country.
But she added: "Some eastern coastal parts will see wintry showers continuing, and it'll remain very cold indeed with temperatures barely getting above freezing."
A long stretch of the M8 will remain closed until Wednesday morning, police have said.
Motorists are being told to travel only if essential, as gritting had not had a "significant impact" on the ice due to the extreme cold.
A view of the A725 southbound to Hamilton on Tuesday
Strathclyde Police also reported that ice on some roads was breaking the blades on snow ploughs.
Army 4x4 vehicles have been used to help ambulance staff reach stranded people - and the Red Cross has also been assisting.
Sky's Gerard Tubb, who is in Livingston, said that conditions have not improved since Monday.
He said: "There are still people in hotels and guest houses who simply cannot get to where they were trying to get to because there's been so much snow and really it's gone nowhere."
At least nine people have so far died during the big freeze.
The latest victim - a man in his 70s - was found dead at the Thorpe Park caravan site in Cleethorphe.
It has been reported he may have lay undiscovered for two days.
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