England experienced its second coldest night of the winter, with temperatures plunging to -17C (1.4F) in one Greater Manchester village.
It follows a record -18C on Wednesday night and has left many schools closed and councils struggling to grit roads.
The compacted snow and ice has left many roads and pavements in a treacherous state once more and caused disruption for travellers.
Easyjet has cancelled some flights at Gatwick, Liverpool and Stansted.
South West Trains, Southern and Southeastern are among the train companies operating revised timetables.
Up to 4,000 homes in Reading are without water after a main burst outside the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Ice created dangerous conditions on the road.
About 5,000 homes across southern England were left without electricity because of trees falling on power lines and safety mechanisms being triggered by ice weighing down cables.
The service has seen a 20% increase in 999 calls since the snow began and has had to reduce its non-emergency patient transport to cope.
Many thousands of school students cannot take their exams next week because of the snow, and have to wait for another five months to do so.
February 2010Forecasters are warning of more heavy snow across the country after the Midlands and South Wales was blanketed by the white stuff.
Another blast of wintry weather has led to more problems for travellers, with forecasters predicting further snow over the weekend.
A series of accidents led to road and lane closures on some major routes, while power supply problems caused delays to rail services in the West Midlands and the Liverpool area.
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