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More heavy snow warnings have been issued by the Met Office as the wintry weather continues to cause disruption to air, road and rail travel.

All flights at Gatwick have been halted until at least 0600 on Friday and ice is causing problems on England's roads.

Met Office heavy snow warnings are in place for Yorkshire and Humber, the North East, the East and London and South East.

It was thought that up to 15cm could fall in places overnight.

Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Essex are expected to see some of the heaviest snow.

Supt Chris Moon, of Surrey Police, said the county's conditions were the worst he had ever seen and were likely to deteriorate further.

He added: "I have put out several severe weather warnings in my career, but this one I really must stress."

More than 100 drivers were left stranded in South Yorkshire as heavy snow caused major disruption across the region.

Treacherous driving conditions on a stretch of the A57 between Anston and Worksop meant many drivers were stranded in their vehicles.

Barnsley Hospital, in South Yorkshire, closed its outpatients department and cancelled non-urgent operations for Wednesday and Thursday because of the snow.

Some residents of Binbrook in Lincolnshire said the village was virtually cut off because of the heavy snow.

In Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, health chiefs were using 4×4 vehicles to collect staff unable to reach Diana Princess of Wales Hospital.

Durham Tees Valley Airport was closed but a spokesperson said it was hoped it would reopen on Thursday morning.

There was also disruption at London City Airport, Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster and Leeds Bradford Airport on Wednesday.

Passengers faced delays of up to an hour on Eurostar services, and half of the services between London and Brussels on Thursday have been cancelled with passengers urged to check Eurostar's website for further information.