Extreme weather left drivers stranded and more roads impassable overnight - with another day of sub-zero temperatures, icy blasts and "blizzard-like" conditions to come.

Motorists in the UK have been warned of dangerous conditions on the roads and air travellers of potential disruption as snow and ice hit large swathes of the country.

Update 6pm: Eleven crew members have been evacuated after the Saga Sky cargo ship took on water off the English coast today.