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The UK is on high alert for more snow and ice over as a cold front sweeps in from the Atlantic.

Met Office experts have issued yellow warnings of snow and ice for today, as well as for Friday and Saturday as a band of wet weather moves eastwards followed by freezing temperatures.

In Leeds the mercury fell to -1C in the early hours of this morning.

Meanwhile temperatures struggled to reach 4C in other parts of the UK.

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Forecaster Dean Hall said: "Our attention turns to the Atlantic later with our next frontal system which will move eastwards reaching Northern Ireland through the afternoon and move in through the night."

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He added: "On the leading edge of that there could be some sleet and snow in the north of England, north Wales, the north of the Midlands and southern Scotland.

"The snow will likely be confined to the Pennines and Welsh mountains, but we could see ice patches elsewhere on untreated roads."

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On Thursday Leeds and Manchester are expected to see temperatures around 7C, Bristol 8C and a high of 10C in London, while Glasgow will see 6C at most.