Motorists have been stuck for hours with heavy snow and high winds bringing motorways to a standstill overnight. Kelly-Marie Prentice says she has been stuck on the M62 for six hours Latest updates: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
We have an update from East Midlands Airport, which has closed its runway temporarily after heavy snow.Kelly-Marie Prentice and her son have been stuck on the M62 for six hours."It goes back for 16 miles, I think, one way and I've got no idea how far ahead it goes," she said of the chaos.
She added:"We're trying to keep ourselves as buoyant as possible and not think about needing to go to the toilet or having a drink.She said they have managed to keep the heaters on and had stocked up on blankets and coats before the began their journey,"so we were well-prepared".
We may have entered meteorological spring, but cold weather at this time of year is not totally unusual. Although the weekend will be milder for lots of us, a yellow snow and ice warning is in place for northern England and a large part of Scotland from 3pm on Saturday until 6am on Sunday. The Met Office warns that two to four centimetres of snow is likely in parts of Wales and on higher ground such as the Cotswolds.Areas of"mainly light" snow and ice could cause disruption to travel.East Midlands Ambulance Service had to scale back one of its non-emergency services due to the snowy weather.
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