The amber warning for snow from the Met Office came into force at 21:00 last night and remains in place for the rest of the day ; Th

After the Met Office issued an Amber weather alert for snow and ice, and warned of a dangerous weather phenomenon, some parts of the region could be hit with up to 40cm of snow. It comes after the Met Office upgraded their weather warning for the North East, warning of heavy snow.

A number of schools in north-east Scotland have been forced to close after the country was hit by overnight snow and ice. More than 80 schools and nurseries across Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland council areas are shut due to snow and poor driving conditions on what should have been the first day back for pupils after the holidays.

Heavy snow and freezing rain has brought widespread disruption across the U.K. with several major airports forced to suspend flights and many roads in the north of England unnavigable

East Midlands Railway (EMR) says there is disruption across multiple routes due to flooding this morning. The line between Derby and Long Eaton is currently closed and heavy rain has shut the line between Grantham and Nottingham.