
Parts of Britain are as chilly as the Arctic Circle today as the country struggles through a sub-zero cold snap.

And people are sharing tips on social media on how to beat the freezing weather as temperatures fell to -7C.

Workers put their feet up against heaters, cyclists tried using cling film on their feet and market workers heated their gloves on outdoor cookers.

The coldest place in the UK overnight was South Newington in Oxfordshire with -6.7C, compared to Tromso in Norway which basked in a relatively balmy -1.4C.

Tonight will be slightly milder, with a 2C low forecast in the Highlands, but that will still be on a par with Tromso.

One woman put her feet up against a heater at work, while a man decided to wear cling film on his feet while going cycling

Someone running an outdoor market used a gas cooker to heat up their gloves while a man wore a scarf in an unusual way

This woman may have thought she was heating her hands on her iPad while someone else put their feet next to a heating vent

Meanwhile the Met Office has issued a yellow ‘be aware’ weather warning for drivers in South East England for ice.

Met Office forecaster Emma Sharples told MailOnline today: ‘It will feel quite chilly today generally.

‘And then there’s rain that’s already well into northern England and Wales that’s spreading southwards.

‘Then that rain is slowly fizzling out and clearing south eastwards overnight tonight.’

She said tomorrow will be mostly dry and cloudy with temperatures rising as high as 10C in the West.

Sunday is expected to be similar, with more mild weather and spots of light rain and drizzle in some parts.

A cyclist looks at mist from Box Hill in Surrey today, as temperatures across southern England again dropped below freezing

Mist is seen from Box Hill today after temperatures fell to -7C overnight and the Met Office issued another ice warning

The sun rises over the mist at Box Hill today as forecasters said the weekend would be slightly milder for Britain

Mist is seen from Box Hill this morning ahead of a weekend that could bring highs of 10C in the West of England

Steam rises above the hot natural spring waters on the rooftop spa at Thermae Bath Spa this morning

A man and woman at Thermae Bath Spa enjoy the contrasting hot water and freezing outside temperatures this morning

Ms Sharples said temperatures will fall again next week, with very cold weather expected again from Wednesday.

Yesterday’s lowest UK temperature was -8.2C in Tyndrum, Stirling, making it the coldest night of the winter so far.

The coldest UK temperature of 2016 was -12.4C at Kinbrace, while in 2015 it was -13.7C at Loch Glascarnoch.

The lowest temperature on record was observed in January 1982 with -27.2C at Braemar in Aberdeenshire.

Meanwhile bookmaker Coral said it has seen a ‘flood of bets’ on 2016/17 being the wettest winter on record.

It has cut the odds 6-1 to 4-1, and also slashed the chances of it being the coldest winter ever from 12-1 to 8-1.

A frosty morning on the South Downs in West Sussex at the Cowdray Estate in Easebourne today

The South Downs in West Sussex wakes up to frost this morning as temperatures are expected to stay low today