Britain’s snow day! Commuters have SNOWBALL fights at train stations, families go sledding and put on their skis as nation is transformed into winter wonderland

• Passengers were filmed making snowballs and throwing them across the platform at West Ham tube station 
• Iconic landmarks across the country were blanketed in white overnight after snow fell heavily
• More expected to fall today as millions face chaos on roads, railways and runways, as well as school closures
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Tube passengers threw snowballs at each other from across the platform this morning as Britain was transformed into a winter wonderland.

Iconic landmarks across the country were blanketed in white overnight and people took full advantage of the rare conditions.

Families went sledding and swimmers braved freezing dips in the water as they looked to make the most of weather which has caused chaos for millions of others. 

At West Ham tube station, commuters were filmed making snowballs and throwing them at their fellow travellers on the other side of the platform.

People walk through the snow in London’s Greenwich Park this morning, with cold wintry conditions set to continue for days 

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It comes as the Met Office has warned of more travel chaos to come as heavy snowfall overnight turns into icy conditions and freezing fog descends, sparking severe disruption on roads, railways and runways, as well as forcing thousands of schools to shut.

Drivers were stuck in long queues on motorways after a section of the M25 was closed for several hours, while passengers were left stranded at UK airports this morning as flights were axed or delayed due to the adverse weather.

Meanwhile, commuters were advised to stay at home after snow and ice wreaked havoc across the whole of the southeastern railway network, while the London Underground was also hit by delays.

Snow and ice weather warnings are in force from the Met Office across northern Scotland, southeast and eastern England.

Fog and ice warnings are in place for Northern Ireland, for much of England and parts of Wales, as much of the UK will struggle to get above freezing on Monday.

In parts of the southeast of England there was significant snowfall overnight, with wintry showers combining with the freezing temperatures causing icy conditions.

The National Grid has asked two of its coal-fired power stations to start firing up as freezing weather conditions heap pressure on the UK’s power network.

National Grid said it had asked the winter ‘contingency’ plants to prepare for operation to ‘give the public confidence in Monday’s energy supply’.

It said the move means the coal-fired stations can be used as ‘tools for additional contingency’ as needed to allow the network to run as usual and stressed that people ‘should continue to use energy as normal’.

The warnings come as four children remain in a critical condition in hospital after falling through ice on a frozen lake in Solihull, West Midlands, on Sunday.

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