Parts of Scotland and northern England woke up to a blanket of snow on Friday after the coldest night of autumn/winter so far.

The lowest temperature was minus 9.6C (14.72F), recorded at Altnaharra, Sutherland, in the Highlands, according to the Met Office.

Winter weather Dec 4th 2020
A postbox is surrounded by snow in Penicuik, Midlothian (Jane Barlow/PA)
Winter weather Dec 4th 2020
Kasia Wojcik clears snow from her driveway in Penicuik (Jane Barlow/PA)
Winter weather Dec 4th 2020
A woman walks through the snow in Penicuik (Jane Barlow/PA)
Winter weather Dec 4th 2020
A tractor clears a supermarket car park (Jane Barlow/PA)
Winter weather Dec 4th 2020
A man and his dog enjoy a scenic walk near Hexham in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Winter weather Dec 4th 2020
A snowplough tackles heavy overnight snow in Carrshield in the Pennines (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Winter weather Dec 4th 2020
A Carrshield motorist clears snow from her car (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Winter weather Dec 4th 2020
Deep snow in the Pennines makes the morning walk heavy going (Owen Humphreys/PA)
A young boxer dog puppy discovers snow
A young boxer dog puppy discovers snow for the first time in Leicestershire (Mike Egerton/PA)
A dog walker braves the snow
A dog walker braves the snow at Woolsthorpe Locke (Mike Egerton/PA)
Snowy landscape
More snow has been forecast for over the weekend (Mike Egerton/PA)
Rosslyn Chapel surrounded by snow
Rosslyn Chapel surrounded by snow in Midlothian (Jane Barlow/PA)
Man works in snow
Dave Baptie works in the snow at the Hill End Christmas Tree Centre near Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)