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Heavy snowfall is wreaking havoc across the UK this morning and overnight as a cold wave continues to sweep the country for the first weekend of 2025, with yellow weather warnings remaining in place and new warnings issued.

Several major airports temporarily closed their runways due to heavy snowfall, leading to canceled and delayed flights. Leeds Bradford Airport remains closed, but Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon Airports have now reopened.

The National Highways has warned that up to 25cm of snow and ice could affect roads in northern England, with some major roads potentially closed.

An amber warning for snow and rare rain covering most of Wales and central England was lifted at midday, but another yellow snow warning was in place for most of northern England until the end of the day.

The Meteorological Administration said up to 40cm of snow is expected to fall in the worst-hit areas, while 3cm to 7cm is expected to fall in most warning areas.

Meanwhile, a yellow weather warning has been issued for most of England.

Forecasters have issued a new yellow rain warning across southern England on Sunday, which will last until 9am on Monday and could bring a risk of flooding as temperatures warm.

The UK Health Security Agency is issuing a cold weather health warning across the UK ahead of a week of cold temperatures.

Councils across London and southern England have activated emergency measures.

Councils in London and southern England have activated emergency measures.

This includes additional accommodations to help rough sleepers stay safe in cold weather.

Tara CobhamJanuary 5, 2025 12:10

A cold weather health warning remains in place across England.

The UK Health Security Agency is issuing a cold weather health warning across the UK ahead of a week of cold temperatures.

The yellow alert was issued on Thursday and will remain in place until Wednesday, meaning deaths are likely to rise, the agency said.

Tara CobhamJanuary 5, 2025 11:50

Plumpton was flooded and closed after morning rain

Despite passing initial morning inspections, the BetGoodwin Sussex national meeting at Plumpton was canceled on Sunday due to worsening conditions.

Officials announced precautionary checks at 8.30am ahead of one of the most high-profile track fixtures of the season as heavy rain was forecast overnight.

The race was initially sanctioned while 25mm of rain fell. However, less than two hours later, the meeting was canceled due to waterlogging issues.

Marcus Waters, Course Manager, said: Five millimeters of rain was expected to fall between 8.30am and noon, which we thought was manageable, but just before 10am it had already reached 7.5mm.

That much rain in a short period of time had left us with a few bad patches of land and we no longer thought it was safe.

Very disappointed. At 8:30am we felt we had a good chance given what the weather forecast was, but there was more rain than expected and that pushed us to our limits.

It was always a difficult decision, and it would have been the same no matter what kind of meeting we had. We have our own processes and it was really unfortunate that it happened on such an important day.

Tara CobhamJanuary 5, 2025 11:40

Flood warnings and warnings issued across England and Wales amid fears of rapid thaw

Flood warnings and warnings have been issued for parts of England and Wales amid fears of rapid thawing due to heavy snow and ice.

The Environment Agency this morning issued eight flood warnings for areas of England where flooding is expected and 107 flood warnings for areas where flooding is likely.

Meanwhile, Natural Resources Wales has issued three flood warnings.

Tara CobhamJanuary 5, 2025 11:29

Rail services across the country are affected due to extreme weather events.

Rail services across the country were affected by the extreme weather.

Northern advised passengers not to travel due to heavy snowfall causing network problems.

Avanti West Coast trains leaving Liverpool Lime Street may be canceled or delayed due to depot issues following heavy snowfall.

National Rail has advised passengers to check their journeys before traveling amid widespread disruption.

Tara CobhamJanuary 5, 2025 11:12

WATCH: Simon Calder predicts wider travel disruptions across the UK due to heavy snowfall of up to 30cm Wider travel disruptions expected across the UK due to heavy snowfall of up to 30cm

Tara CobhamJanuary 5, 2025 11:00

Manchester Airport: Runway is open but there are dozens of cancellations

Dozens of flights to and from Manchester were canceled as the airport was closed for three hours on Sunday morning.

Even though operations have resumed, there are many cases where the first departure has been cancelled.

easyJet, Britain's largest low-cost airline, canceled 12 flights between Lisbon and destinations including Faro, Prague and Sofia in Portugal.

Additionally, flights from Munich, Vienna, Zurich and Helsinki are unable to reach Manchester and their outbound legs have been cancelled.

Travel Correspondent Simon Calder5 January 2025 10:46

Beamish Museum in Co Durham is closed today.

The Beamish Museum, the North's living museum, says it will be closed on Sundays.

The statement said: It is with heavy hearts that the museum will not be able to open today (Sunday 5 January 2025) due to snowy conditions.

We are saddened to have to make this decision, but the safety of our visitors, staff and volunteers must always come first and weather conditions have made opening impossible.

If you have booked a pantomime performance today, we will send you an email with further information. Thank you for your understanding.

Tram and tourists on the main street of the Edwardian town, forming part of the Beamish Museum, County Durham, England (Getty Images)

Travel Correspondent Simon Calder5 January 2025 10:45

Comment: My elderly mother cannot afford the heating bills and needs fuel for the winter.

Even the most independent pensioners find the current situation difficult.

My 73-year-old mother is no stranger to difficult times. She is a widow after losing her father to a difficult battle with cancer, and suffers from rheumatoid arthritis herself. She's strong and stubborn, so I was shocked when she recently told me how worried she was about heating her house this winter and about her health during this cold spell.

Tara CobhamJanuary 5, 2025 10:40

Pictured: Part of a UKA train moves along the Hunts Cross line in Liverpool due to heavy snow. (PA Wire) A blanket of snow blanketed Blackpool, Lancashire, on Sunday (Michael Holmes/PA Wire) Heavy snow fell in Liverpool overnight (PA Wire) )

Tara CobhamJanuary 5, 2025 10:34

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