A fresh yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued for parts of Northern Ireland from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning. The warning is in place for counties Antrim, Londonderry, Fermanagh, and Tyrone from 16:00 GMT until 11:00 GMT.

A new warning has been issued for four northern counties ahead of another Status Orange warning coming into effect on Wednesday evening

Ireland in the grip of brutal cold snap as Met Eireann's weather warnings escalate – follow live breaking updates on snow, ice and travel chaos

A spokesperson for the PSNI said: "Please take extra care on the roads this morning especially on those which may not have been gritted. Clear your windscreen of ice before you set off and remember to slow down and increase the distance between you and the vehicle ahead."

Parts of Wales are set for another cold snap on Thursday, with two weather warnings in place for snow and ice. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice for parts of north, west and mid Wales from 00:15 GMT on Thursday until 11:00.

The Met Office has issued more snow and ice warnings for today and tomorrow - check if your area will be impacted.

A fresh weather warning for snow has been issued for parts of Essex this afternoon (January 8). There have been weather warnings across the UK from the Met Office for the past few days, with the latest predicting that snow and sleet will hit parts of Essex overnight.

The Met Office says wintry weather is expected to bring icy roads and travel delays across the UK.

National Rail is also warning travellers to check their journeys in light of the Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice still in place.