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Widespread travel disruption is expected across the UK this morning, as yellow weather warnings remain in place for snow, fog and ice.

The Met Office issued warnings as temperatures were expected to drop below freezing overnight and wintry showers would create icy conditions.

Yellow warnings are in place until this morning for northern and southwest Scotland, Northern Ireland, northeast England, the Midlands and the South West, as well as London and the South East.

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But there is also a snow and ice warning for the top half of Scotland and the coast of northern England, which continues until Thursday afternoon.

Met Office meteorologist Rachel Ayers said although colder temperatures, freezing fog and wintry showers were expected to persist through the week, cloud cover could prevent a return to some of the more extreme temperatures experienced in recent days.

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There is a possibility of milder conditions towards the end of next week but it is too early to be certain, she said.

Gatwick and Stansted were among the airports affected, both closing their runways to clear snow.

Passengers traveling today should check their flight status with their airline before leaving for the airport.

News UK, publisher of The Sun and The Times, said the weather had affected its printers in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and could mean delivery delays in “many parts of the country”.

Motorists in the southeast of England were warned by National Highways to not travel unless absolutely necessary on Sunday evening, as up to 10cm of snow was forecast.

The Met Office said Kent and Sussex were likely to be worst affected, with the most exposed areas – such as the North and South Downs and the uplands – likely to see more significant accumulations.

In Kent, a number of major roads were badly affected on Sunday, including the M2, the M20 around junctions eight and nine, the A21 and the A249.

Gina Oxley, National Highway Duty operations manager for the region, said heavy snow was expected to continue in the area until this morning.

“We remain vigilant throughout the afternoon and we continue to treat routes so that we can reach the most affected areas and support our customers on their journeys.

“For anyone considering traveling tonight, our advice is not to do so unless absolutely necessary as the heavy snow is expected to continue until 9am.”

On trains, a number of operators warned that services may be affected on Monday morning.

Thameslink said the severe weather had frozen materials needed for the weekend’s engineering work, meaning it would take longer to complete and affect some services.

Greater Anglia said passengers should not travel until 8am if possible, as c2c did, saying safety checks needed to be carried out following bad weather.