Cold weather health alerts have been issued across England as the UK experienced chilly conditions at the start of 2025.
Amber alerts have been issued from 12pm on Thursday until January 8 by the UK Health Security Agency.
As the country prepares for lower temperatures, here is a selection of images from across the UK.
A three-day yellow warning for snow has been issued for almost all of England and Wales and parts of Scotland this weekend as the Met Office warned that rural communities could become cut off (Joe Giddens/PA)
Sunrise over Chesterton Windmill in Warwickshire heralded lower temperatures (Joe Giddens/PA)
Wintry scenes in Aberdeen as weather warnings were issued ahead of the weekend (Beth Edmonston/PA)
The day began with bright sunshine in places such as South Shields, seen here at sunrise (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Flooding caused problems yet again – seen here in Allerton Bywater near Leeds (Danny Lawson/PA)
Here’s lookin’ at ewe, kid – a pair of woolly jumpers wrapped up nicely against the cold near Tornagrough Road outside Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)
Weather warnings have also been issued in Ireland. Here, surfers enjoy the water at Marble Hill Strand beach near Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal, while they can (David Young/PA)
Properties in York endured flooding after the River Ouse burst its banks (Danny Lawson/PA)