Hundreds of motorists were left stranded overnight as extreme weather continued to wreak havoc across the UK - with forecasters warning the country "is not out of the woods yet".
Strengthening winds caused blizzards and drifting snow in some parts, bringing roads to a standstill and leaving commuters facing travel disruption for the fourth day in a row.
Two police forces declared "major incidents" as the army was drafted in to help rescue those left trapped in their cars.
Hampshire Police said it had called in the military to help evacuate people from the A31, while Avon and Somerset Constabulary said about 100 vehicles had become stuck on the A303 at Ilminster.
In Greater Manchester, hundreds of drivers spent the night stuck on the M62, with police warning wind speeds had reached 90m/hr over the Rakewood Viaduct, between junctions 21 and 22.
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Dave Webb from Wakefield said he had been on the motorway for ten hours.
"We came to a halt at about 5.30pm last night and have been here since," he said.
"There hasn't been any snow since about 6.30pm but the wind is pretty strong and gusting."
A group of volunteers in Milnrow, Rochdale, braved the conditions to take hot drinks, food and blankets to those left stranded, and opened up a community centre for those seeking refuge.
A red weather warning expired at 2am, but amber warnings for snow are still in place for much of Scotland, the northeast of England, and parts of Northern Ireland, running until 10am, and for wind and snow in south western parts of the UK until 8am.
Up to 50cm of snow could fall over parts of Dartmoor, Exmoor and southeast Wales.
Yellow warnings for snow are also in place for vast swathes of the country for the whole day, while a yellow warning for wind covers the northeast of England and Wales until midday.
Temperatures will once again be below freezing for many parts of the UK during the day, with strong winds making it feel even chillier.
In Scotland, troops were called in to transport medics to and from Edinburgh's two biggest hospitals after a request from NHS Lothian to the Scottish government.
The extreme weather has seen health boards cancel non-essential operations and outpatient appointments, while NHS 24 described its operations as being "stretched".
Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow also saw tiles fly from its roof under pressure from the extreme weather.
A seven-year-old girl was among ten people killed during the severe weather.
The girl, believed to be a pedestrian, died after a car hit a house on Bodrigan Road in Looe at about 2.30pm yesterday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
A 75-year-old woman was earlier found dead in a snow-covered street in Leeds, while Hampshire Police said a 46-year-old man died after a collision involving a lorry and van on the A34 southbound near Tot Hill services.
A 60-year-old man died after being pulled from the water at Danson Park, near Welling, southeast London, on Wednesday.
The National Grid also issued a "gas deficit warning" prompting fears of a shortage, but households were reassured domestic supplies would not be affected.
Nearly all train operators warned of cancellations and disruption again on Friday and hundreds more flights were cancelled.
Motorists across much of the UK have been warned against driving unless absolutely essential.
