The UK and Ireland are tackling sub-zero conditions after heavy snow blanketed large areas overnight amid temperatures as low as minus 11C.
While many people are struggling with transport and school arrangements, other are just making the best of a picturesque snowscape.
Kobe, a Japanese spitz, enjoys the snow in Glasnevin, Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)
Daffodils have survived the blizzards (Brian Lawless/PA)
Dogs being walked in the snow on Hampstead Heath, London (Yui Mok/PA)
Boats are out of action on the River Barrow in Athy, Co Kildare (Niall Carson/PA)
Clearing paths near the famous Kelpies sculptures in Falkirk (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Staff work to clear the snow at Glasnevin cemetery in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)
Getting the shopping home in Athy, Co Kildare (Niall Carson/PA)
Feeding the ducks on the Forth and Clyde canal in Helix Park, Falkirk (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Joggers warming up on Hampstead Heath (Yui Mok/PA)
Cycling proves a challenge in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)