Icy conditions as snow hits Britain

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The Met office has issued severe weather warnings for much of the south east of England with the freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall prompting fears of traffic chaos.

Lows of -6 Celsius were recorded in parts of Oxfordshire overnight, with as much as six centimetres of snow falling in rural areas of Lincolnshire.

But despite the difficult conditions, the Highways Agency reported that all routes were open.

Ice and snow had caused the temporary closure of the eastbound section of the M62 between junctions 21 and 22 in Greater Manchester, but the route has now reopened.

A Met spokesman said that conditions should ease across affected areas as the day progressed.

He said: "There are some hazardous conditions on the roads, in places temperatures are very close to freezing giving the possibility of icy roads."

The Highways Agency together with councils across the country deployed an army of gritting vehicles yesterday to ensure roads remained open.

A spokesman explained: "Despite the conditions everything seems to be working well. All our winter maintenance teams were out gritting last night and despite the temporary closure of a part of the M62 earlier today all routes are open.

"But motorists have to play their part and drive to the conditions."