In Pictures: UK and Ireland shiver as cold snap sweeps in

People in the north of England, Scotland and the island of Ireland have woken up to snow as a cold snap swept in.

Tuesday could be the coldest night of the year so far, with temperatures set to plunge to minus 15C in some isolated Scottish glens.

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Snowy conditions near Lockton, off the A169 in the North York Moors National Park as weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across all four nations of the UK (Danny Lawson/PA)

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Lambs play in a snow-covered field in Ardenteggle, Co Laois, in the Republic of Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

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Snow blankets Ardateggle in the Republic of Ireland, as a cold front passes over (Niall Carson/PA)

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Holy Trinity Church in Bilboa in Co Carlow in the Republic of Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

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People walk their dogs through the snow beside the beach huts at Blyth in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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Snowfall at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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