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In pictures: Storm Arwen brings snow, waves and winds

PA Media Waves break around lighthousePA Media
People were advised to stay away from the coast as huge waves were whipped up by the wind, as seen at Roker in Sunderland

Storm Arwen brought winds of up to 98mph as well as large waves and heavy snowfall across the weekend.

A red warning for wind was in place from 15:00 GMT on Friday through to Saturday morning up the North East coast into Scotland.

Three people were killed by falling trees with thousands of homes hit by power cuts.

Here are a selection of photographs from across the country showing some of the impact of Storm Arwen.

PA Media Fallen tree in North TynesidePA Media
A tree was split in two at New York in North Tyneside, damaging a nearby car
NEXUS Tree on Metro lineNEXUS
The Tyne and Wear Metro was unable to run on Saturday with services also affected on Sunday
PA Media People play in snow around the Angel of the NorthPA Media
Some people also made advantage of the snowy weather
BBC Weather Watcher Belle Swans swim by snow in LichfieldBBC Weather Watcher Belle
Large parts of the country were hit by snow, including Lichfield in Staffordshire
PA Media Person walks through heavy snowfall in a villagePA Media
Heavy snow also fell on the Yorkshire Dales, as captured here at Gunnerside
PA Media Sheep in snowPA Media
Many Yorkshire residents woke to a covering of snow on Saturday and Sunday
PA Media Man and woman walking in snowPA Media
The weather did not deter this pair from walking on Grinton Moor in North Yorkshire...
PA Media Man and woman rambling in snowPA Media
...or these ramblers near Buxton in the Peak District
PA Media Snow covers cars at Tan HillPA Media
People were snowed in at the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire for three nights after going to see an Oasis tribute act on Friday
PA Media Aerial view of snow covered houses and streetsPA Media
Lee Park in Liverpool also got a covering of snow
Reuters Cottage covered in snowReuters
Leek in Staffordshire got a dumping of snow
BBC Weather Watcher Tambotaylor Snow falls in CoventryBBC Weather Watcher Tambotaylor
The BBC Weather Watchers have been out in force to photograph the effects of Storm Arwen, as seen here in Coventry...
BBC Venus de Milo - now nicknamed Venus de Mi-snow - was sculpted by a mystery Sheffield artist in Endcliffe Park on Sunday afternoonBBC
Venus de Milo - now nicknamed Venus de Mi-Snow - was sculpted by a mystery Sheffield artist in Endcliffe Park on Sunday afternoon

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