Frozen Britain: snow and ice continue to disrupt travel services across Britain

A satellite image of a snow-covered Britain taken by NASA's Terra satellite yesterday, Monday December 20, at 1322, and issued by the University of Dundee

Snow gathers on canal boats moored along the frozen Kennet and Avon Canal in Bathampton near Bath

The lake at the Fairburn Ings Bird Sanctuary near Castleford is seen frozen over as the deep freeze in the UK continues

A swan tries to break free of the ice on the frozen lake at the Fairburn Ings Bird Sanctuary near Castleford, West Yorkshire

Sunrise over a snowy landscape near Slemish mountain in the Braid Valley, County Antrim, during the total lunar eclipse

Bathers enjoy naturally warmed water as they relax in the rooftop pool of the Thermae Bath Spa in Bath

A wintry scene in the gardens of Burton Agnes Hall in East Yorkshire

Icicles hang from houses in Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales

A worker operates a snow plough near Heathrow's second runway in an attempt to get it operational again

A passenger aircraft takes off as snow begins to fall again at Heathrow Airport on December 20

Passengers wait in the Departures area of Terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport as travel chaos continues due to the adverse weather

The queue for Eurostar services snakes around St Pancras station

The snow-covered London 2012 Olympic Stadium is seen after an official switching on ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister David Cameron, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, London 2012 Olympic Games Organising Chief, Lord Sebastian Coe, and local schoolchildren.

Passengers are led off a train outside Huntingdon Railway station in Cambridgeshire, as East Coast trains from London King's Cross were cancelled. East Coast suspended all services out of King's Cross for the day after severe damage to overhead power lines.

A train leaves Newcastle Station as snowfall continues to cause travel delays across Britain

Clerk of The Course Barney Clifford checks the turf track that has been protected by frost covers, ahead of the King George VI Chase taking place on Boxing Day at Kempton Park racecourse in Sunbury

Steam rises from a horse's head after competing at Kempton Park racecourse

As the cold snap hits the UK, the meerkats at Drusillas Park in East Sussex demonstrate that staying warm is simples this winter with the help of a heat lamp - and a few chin-ups

Legoland model maker Joel brushes snow from Lego models of London skyscrapers at the theme park in Windsor

Snow covers the rooftops of buildings in central London

Children look at a frozen fountain in front of Buckingham Palace in London

Ice has formed on the fountains at Trafalgar Square in London

Frost and icy spider webs cling to the statue of Lord Alfred Tennyson as a freezing fog surrounds the tower of Lincoln Cathedral

Freshly fallen snow covers the beach in Weston-Super-Mare

Deer are seen on a lake at Whitworth Hall, Durham, after several deer fell through the ice and died. The antlers of one can be seen sticking up from the ice