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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. | 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. | 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. |
The A628 Woodhead, A57 Snake Pass and A537 Cat and Fiddle roads are all affected, with delays reported on the M65 motorway. | The A628 Woodhead, A57 Snake Pass and A537 Cat and Fiddle roads are all affected, with delays reported on the M65 motorway. |
Highways England said the A57 eastbound in Great Manchester is closed between M67/A560 and B6174 due to severe weather conditions. | Highways England said the A57 eastbound in Great Manchester is closed between M67/A560 and B6174 due to severe weather conditions. |
It said specialist teams are working to clear the road. | It said specialist teams are working to clear the road. |
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. |