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Heavy snow has returned to parts of Britain, causing disruption to motorists and forcing the cancellation of some sports fixtures.
Drivers had to battle icy conditions and road closures as snow hit parts of the North East overnight.
There were five separate crashes on Bonemill Lane in Sunderland and police were forced to close the road for an hour and a half.
And an icy road surface led to a three-vehicle collision at a roundabout near Crowther Road in the city. Nobody was injured in any of the incidents, police said.
A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: "Police are reminding motorists to be extra vigilant when driving today due to heavy snowfall overnight in parts of the force area.
"Northumbria Police is advising motorists to exercise caution, particularly on untreated roads, maintaining a safe distance from the vehicle in front as stopping distances will be longer on wet or icy roads."
Watford's Championship match against Swansea was postponed due to a frozen pitch, along with Oldham's League One match against Brentford, League Two matches at Cheltenham, Lincoln City and Rotherham, and a number of non-league matches.
The worst-hit parts of the UK were the east and west coasts of England, northern Scotland and south-west Wales.
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Temperatures dropped below minus six degrees Celsius (21.2F) in parts of northern Scotland, where most snow fell overnight.
Aisling Creevey, of MeteoGroup, weather division of the Press Association, said: "Northerly winds were pushing snow showers across northern Scotland and exposed coastal areas on the east and west coasts of England. The snow fell most frequently in northern Scotland, where there was approximately two to five centimetres in some parts. The lowest temperature recorded in northern Scotland was just below minus six degrees in Loch Glascarnoch."
