Fresh snow has hit many parts of the UK, causing more problems for transport amid further limits on road gritting.
Met Office warnings of heavy snow are in place for north-west England, the West Midlands and southern England.
Rail and air travellers face delays and cancellations, with several airports shut, while many roads are closed, including the M48 old Severn Bridge.
Hundreds of schools are closed. Some pupils taking exams had difficult journeys on treacherous roads.
Runways at Gatwick, London City and, Birmingham International airports were closed because of snow, causing delays and cancellations. Southampton and Cardiff have now reopened.
Heathrow Airport reported the cancellation of 84 mostly short-haul or domestic flights, both arrivals and departures.
Much of Yorkshire is experiencing its worst disruption of the winter due to black ice, with many roads impassable. Four gritting lorries slid off North Yorkshire roads.
Similarly, in West Yorkshire, two vehicles hit buildings and a taxi slid down an embankment onto a house roof. Some 187 West Yorkshire schools are shut and the ambulance service is reporting one of its busiest days so far.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service said there had been a four-fold increase in calls during Wednesday morning and was on "a higher alert status".
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