and households to be evacuated. yellow alerts for snow and ice are in place across large areas of all four nations, and an amber alert for snow has been the uk health security agency is encouraging people to stay warm, and look out for those most at risk. forecasters say scotland and northern ireland should be milder by the weekend. but it will remain cold elsewhere. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. fiona lamdin is at a gritting depot in somerset for us. an early start for everybody there, fi, good morning. an early start for everybody there, fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezin: fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezing conditions fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezing conditions as fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezing conditions as you fi, good morning. yes, good morning, freezing conditions as you would - freezing conditions as you would expect as the yellow weather warning remains in place until today. i am at the gritting depot. all of the tracks are
night than last night. snow showers in northern scotland at low levels. some of times at low levels in eastern england, especially the north york moors. these are the overnight lows. 5, potentially 6. a widespread frost in the cold start tomorrow. thank you. that chart is getting bluer and bluer. you thank you. that chart is getting bluer and bluer. bluer and bluer. you have been warned. bluer and bluer. you have been warned- 16 bluer and bluer. you have been warned. 16 minutes bluer and bluer. you have been warned. 16 minutes past - bluer and bluer. you have been warned. 16 minutes past six. i the plunging temperatures will make the roads more hazardous. our reporterjo black is at a gritting depot near birmingham. to get a sense of what the challenges are for the staff because it is going to be a busy few days. morning. it is going to be a busy few days. morninu. ~ ., ~ it is going to be a busy few days. morninu. a, . ., ., morning. morning. we are at sandwell. morning. morni
we have been able to camp out with him. it s been freezing. i have two young kids. so we have had nothing to do and nowhere to go. it has been really cold and awful. elsewhere, a met office warning for ice remains in place across much of the uk this morning, with drivers urged to plan ahead for their journeys. it comes as the effects of storm arwen continue to disrupt parts of the rail network after gale force winds brought down trees and power lines, claiming the lives of three people. more than 60 customers have been trapped at this pub in the yorkshire dales since friday night, when heavy snowfall blocked the only road in and out of the area. with milder temperatures on the horizon, many will hope a big thaw follows the big freeze. our reporter luxmy gopal is at a gritting depot in york.
lines. there s a yellow warning for ice in place for much of the uk, our reporter luxmy gopal is at a gritting depot in york or us this morning. good morning. the coldest night of the season so far has been busy for gritting teams across the country and no different at york city council s depot. this is the last vehicle to return after being out treating the roads and cycleways in york. this is the depot where rock salt comes from. a mountain of 3000 tonnes, some of it distributed already. i am joined tonnes, some of it distributed already. iam joined by tonnes, some of it distributed already. i am joined by andy davies, the operations manager. haifa already. i am joined by andy davies, the operations manager. already. i am joined by andy davies, the operations manager. how busy has it been? incredibly the operations manager. how busy has it been? incredibly busy the operations manager. how busy has it been? incredibly busy this the operations manager. how busy has it been? incr