An amber warning for snow and ice for parts of north-west and central England and most of Wales from 18:00 GMT on Saturday until noon on Sunday, likely bringing "hazardous travel conditions" An amber warning for snow covering northern England from 21:00 GMT on Saturday until midnight on Sunday

Large parts of the country will face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain over the weekend after forecasters issued two amber weather warnings. Stranded vehicles on the roads, delayed or cancelled rail and air travel and power cuts are all likely as the UK grapples with a week-long spell of wintry conditions, the Met Office said.

A FRESH – more severe – weather warning has been issued across the region as residents are told to expect snow, ice and ‘freezing rain’. Having issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice yesterday,

A yellow warning for snow and ice is in place from 12pm on Saturday until 9am on Monday and covers most of England and Wales, while a separate warning for heavy snow from midnight

The Met Office has issued another yellow warning for tonight as the much of the country country braced for a weekend of ice and snow.