THE big freeze is beginning to tighten its grip in the UK and across the globe - even in locations traditionally known for hot weather and holiday sunshine.
Our latest images from around the world include a swimmer braving zero degrees temperatures on a beach in Athens, as snow and frost hit most parts of Greece and ferry services were cancelled amid gale-force winds.
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A narrow-gauge railway makes its way through a snow covered forest at the Harz national park near Schierke, central Germany,
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People pass snow covered palm trees at lake Lungolago in Lugano, Switzerland,
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A group of skiers walks up to the snow covered Wendelstein church on top of the Wendelstein mountain near Bayrischzell, southern Germany.
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People walk their dog up Dunkery Hill on Exmoor in Somerset as the cold weather continues across the UK.
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A van on Dunkery Hill, Exmoor in Somerset as the cold weather continues across the UK.
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A van navigates hazardous roads Dunkery Hill on Exmoor in Somerset as the cold weather continues across the UK.
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Women protect themselves from heavy snow in Seoul, South Korea,
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A swimmer, 75 years old, walks on the Paleo Faliro beach where temperature fell below zero degrees Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) in Athens.
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A Moldovan waits for the fish to bite on a frozen lake in Chisinau, Moldova.
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A woman walk through the snow protected by her umbrella at the Cimetiere des Rois, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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A woman walks through the snow covered park, in Belgrade, Serbia.
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tadium staff remove snow from the pitch in preparation for the Serie A match between Parma FC and Juventus FC at Stadio Ennio Tardini in Parma, Italy.
Heavy snow fell in Seoul, South Korea, where the South Korean Meteorological Adminstration - the country’s equivalent of the Met Office - issued weather warnings.
Elsewhere, Serbia and Moldova felt the chill and a cold snap ended a milder period in Switzerland. Closer to home, a white blanket of snow is covering Exmoor in south-west England.
Sport is a typical casualty of bad weather and stadium staff in Pama, Italy, rushed into action to remove snow from the pitch in preparation for the Serie A match between Parma FC and Juventus FC at Stadio Ennio Tardin.
