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In Pictures: Snow and ice present dual threat but thaw offers hope of respite

Motorists and others are still facing hazardous conditions but there are signs of a return to normality.

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A camel in the snow at Mainsgill Farm in North Yorkshire as the cold weather across the country continues.

The UK has battened down the hatches during the inclement weather brought by the Beast from the East but there are signs that the worst is over.

In the meantime, Sunday travellers still face hazards while some have defied the conditions to try ice climbing.

An abandoned car at Belah bridge in Cumbria (Owen Humphreys/PA)
An abandoned car at Belah bridge in Cumbria (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Winter weather March 4th 2018
Ms Turnbull, from Browfoot cottage in Bowerdale, Cumbria, has work to do (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Winter weather March 4th 2018
A JCB is used to scrape the road surface and clear snow (Ben Birchall/PA)
A JCB machine is deployed (Ben Birchall/PA)
A JCB machine is deployed (Ben Birchall/PA)
A camel looks unfazed by the weather at Mainsgill Farm, North Yorkshire (Owen Humphreys/PA)
A camel looks unfazed by the weather at Mainsgill Farm, North Yorkshire (Owen Humphreys/PA)
A good sheepskin coat gives some respite from the weather in Tebay, Cumbria (Owen Humphreys/PA)
A good sheepskin coat gives some respite from the weather in Tebay (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Ice climbing near Tebay in Cumbria (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Ice climbing near Tebay (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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