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| Heavy snow affects travel in Yorkshire and Lancashire | Heavy snow affects travel in Yorkshire and Lancashire |
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| Heavy snowfall has caused "chaos" in parts of northern England, with forecasters predicting further cold weather in the days to come. | |
| Yorkshire and Lancashire have been worst affected, after 2-5cm fell overnight, with 10cm reported on higher ground. | Yorkshire and Lancashire have been worst affected, after 2-5cm fell overnight, with 10cm reported on higher ground. |
| Leeds Bradford Airport was forced to suspend all flights this morning, but it has since reopened. | Leeds Bradford Airport was forced to suspend all flights this morning, but it has since reopened. |
| More than 100 schools have been closed across East Lancashire and Oldham. | More than 100 schools have been closed across East Lancashire and Oldham. |
| Parts of Staffordshire have also been affected, with several centimetres of snow reported in Flash, England's highest village. | |
| Commuters have been urged to allow extra journey time, and the Met Office has issued snow and ice warnings. | Commuters have been urged to allow extra journey time, and the Met Office has issued snow and ice warnings. |
| Live coverage of how the overnight snow has affected Yorkshire | Live coverage of how the overnight snow has affected Yorkshire |
| Weather updates for Lancashire and Greater Manchester | Weather updates for Lancashire and Greater Manchester |
| BBC Weather presenter Kay Crewdson said more snow is expected across Yorkshire throughout the day, and overnight, before conditions slowly improve. | BBC Weather presenter Kay Crewdson said more snow is expected across Yorkshire throughout the day, and overnight, before conditions slowly improve. |
| 'Looks like Narnia' | 'Looks like Narnia' |
| Molly Greenwood reported 10cm of snow in the Huddersfield area. "Don't think I'm going anywhere," she said. | Molly Greenwood reported 10cm of snow in the Huddersfield area. "Don't think I'm going anywhere," she said. |
| Zulfi Hussain said the snow was causing "traffic chaos" on Woodhall Road, Calverley, near Leeds. | Zulfi Hussain said the snow was causing "traffic chaos" on Woodhall Road, Calverley, near Leeds. |
| Elliott Hudson, another West Yorkshire resident, said: "Looks like I have woken up in Narnia." | Elliott Hudson, another West Yorkshire resident, said: "Looks like I have woken up in Narnia." |
| West Yorkshire's Liversedge FC, who have had to cancel every home game for the last four months due to bad weather, tweeted a picture of snow with the caption: "It's not looking good for Liversedge FC's home game with Worksop Town tomorrow." | West Yorkshire's Liversedge FC, who have had to cancel every home game for the last four months due to bad weather, tweeted a picture of snow with the caption: "It's not looking good for Liversedge FC's home game with Worksop Town tomorrow." |
| A warning of snow and ice is in place for North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. | A warning of snow and ice is in place for North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. |
| Difficult driving conditions have also been reported on the A628 Woodhead Pass, and the A57 Snake Pass is closed. | Difficult driving conditions have also been reported on the A628 Woodhead Pass, and the A57 Snake Pass is closed. |
| Tony Hallwood, from Leeds/Bradford Airport, said it re-opened at about 09:00 GMT after crews used ploughs to clear snow from the runway. | Tony Hallwood, from Leeds/Bradford Airport, said it re-opened at about 09:00 GMT after crews used ploughs to clear snow from the runway. |
| He said: "We are asking passengers to make their way to the airport as early as they can given the difficult conditions." | He said: "We are asking passengers to make their way to the airport as early as they can given the difficult conditions." |
| Manchester Airport is fully open for flights, but has reported "minor delays to departing aircraft". | Manchester Airport is fully open for flights, but has reported "minor delays to departing aircraft". |
| Some schools are also closed in Leeds and Bradford due to the weather. | Some schools are also closed in Leeds and Bradford due to the weather. |
| Bus operators are also reporting delays to all services across West Yorkshire. | Bus operators are also reporting delays to all services across West Yorkshire. |
| Oldham Council has said 48 schools have closed this morning as a result of the snow and severe weather. | Oldham Council has said 48 schools have closed this morning as a result of the snow and severe weather. |
| Drivers are also being asked to take extra care after snow fell overnight in some parts of Northern Ireland. | Drivers are also being asked to take extra care after snow fell overnight in some parts of Northern Ireland. |
| A Met Office yellow warning for ice and snow remains in place until 15:00 GMT on Friday. | A Met Office yellow warning for ice and snow remains in place until 15:00 GMT on Friday. |