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UK TEMPERATURES are set to plunge as low as -7C this week after Storm Bella battered Britain with 106mph winds.

Huge swathes of the country will be covered in ice and snow on Monday, with weather warnings in place across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Flooding around Huntingdon, Cambs after overnight rain caused the River Great Ouse to break its banks

A caravan is covered in snow as an Arctic blast hits the UK

Storm Bella caused chaos as a tree collapsed onto Rolls Royce in Brighton

A runner runs through flood water after rain poured down on Britain overnight

Millions of Brits have been warned of snow and ice in their area on MondayCredit: Jordan Crosby

The Met Office has issued weather warnings for much of the UK on Monday

Parts of Scotland could reach -7C on Monday as the Met Office issues yet more warnings weather warnings - this time for snow and ice.

It comes after Storm Bella caused chaos yesterday, forcing thousands to flee from their homes.

More than 300 flood warnings were issued on Sunday as the Environment Agency said: “There continues to be a severe risk to life due to the challenging conditions.”

And people living in areas which faced huge floods as a result of the weather in the past few days will be among those to expect snow.

Yellow warnings - meaning 'be prepared' - have been issued from 3pm on Sunday until 6pm on Monday.

They cover a stretch of the UK between Devon and Dorset in the south to Inverness in Scotland in the north.

Northern Ireland will also be badly hit.

Snow has already blanketed landscapes in Scotland and Cumbria.

However, people in the east and south-west of England, as well as much of Wales, look set to miss out.

Forecasters say the freezing weather has developed in the north.

Rain, sleet and snow will then sweep south.

It comes as an Arctic blast sweeps from the north to the southCredit: Jordan Crosby

Snow has already fallen in Cumbria - but even southern coastlines including Dorset and Devon could see a dustingCredit: Alamy Live News

Glencoe in Scotland has turned into a wintry wonderland todayCredit: PA:Press Association

It comes after 1,300 homes near the River Great Ouse in Bedfordshire were evacuated on Sunday as Mayor of Bedford Borough Dave Hodgson said 40 properties had been damaged.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service also had to rescue two people trapped in their homes by floods.

Council workers handed out sandbags in Cirencester, Glos., while more than 70 homes were without power in the town, while forty homes in Witney, Oxfordshire, flooded.

The M25 QE2 bridge from Essex into Dartford, Kent, was shut and a string of other roads across the region were closed by floods or fallen trees.

In Wales, Western Power said Storm Bella had caused power cuts to around 21,000 homes.

The Welsh Grand National at Chepstow was called off due to a waterlogged course.

And in Cornwall, more than 100 homes were without electricity and 50 were blacked out in Bristol and Bath.

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told people to check Government advice on staying safe as the Environment Agency urged everyone to avoid floods.

A spokesman said: “It is often deeper than it looks and just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float your car."

Three Day Forecast

Temperatures are set to plunge as low as -7C from Monday.

Monday: Cold with showers turning wintry 41F(5C) Min 19.4F(-7C)
Tuesday: Sunny spells with wintry showers in coastal areas. Max temp: 42.8F (6C) Min: 23(-5C)
Wednesday: Widespread frost and freezing fog. Max temp 42.8F (6C) Min 19.4F(-7C)