The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber cold-health alert covering all of England until January 9, as temperatures are expected to remain below 0°C over the next week. The warning indicates 'significant impacts' on health and social care services.
Multiple Met Office weather warnings for snow and ice are in force across the UK. A yellow snow and ice warning is active in Scotland from midnight on Saturday until 11:59pm on Monday, with 'frequent and heavy snow showers' expected. A more severe amber warning for snow will come into effect from 6pm on Sunday across parts of Scotland, including Aberdeen and the Highlands, lasting until 10am on Monday.
Snow has already fallen in parts of Greater Manchester, where a yellow warning for snow and ice began at 3pm on Sunday and remains until 12pm on Monday. The Met Office warns of possible 'travel disruption' due to the conditions.
Parts of Yorkshire, Wales, the West Midlands and East Midlands are under a yellow snow and ice warning from 8pm on Sunday until 11am on Monday, as 'ice and snow may cause some disruption to travel' overnight and Monday morning.
