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Snow and ice caused further widespread misery and disruption for travellers across Britain, with freezing conditions in some parts closing roads and delaying flights and trains.
The runway at Gatwick Airport was closed during the afternoon for de-icing, while Luton airport north of London was closed by snow. Manchester Airport has suffered some cancellations and delays because of a backlog from Sunday.
Budget airline EasyJet said it anticipated further disruption to flights on Tuesday.
The Highways Agency warned drivers to expect difficult driving conditions during the next 24 hours because of a combination of snow, rain and ice.
Forecasters said there were warnings of snow this afternoon and overnight across the east and west Midlands, eastern England, London and the south-east and parts of the south-west.
They forecast falls of 2-5 cm in southern England but some higher parts could see up to 10 cm (3.9 inches), adding to the transport chaos since the cold snap began last week.
Heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and Cumbria had earlier caused major disruption to travellers, with some drivers abandoning their cars.
Driving conditions were hazardous in Greater Manchester, including the M60 motorway and some smaller roads were closed.
Hundreds of people were stranded at Manchester airport overnight after flights were suspended due to heavy snow.
In the south, Kent's roads have suffered icy conditions and heavy snow as well as a backlog of traffic caused by Eurostar halting services through the Channel Tunnel and the temporary closure of Calais port.
Eurostar halted trains for a third day on Monday as the investigation into the weekend breakdowns continued.
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