Summary

  • Heavy snow has arrived across the North East & Cumbria

  • An amber warning is in place throughout Sunday

  • A yellow warning for snow and ice comes into force from first thing on Monday

  • The snow has been causing disruption at Newcastle Airport and on roads and rail

  1. Morning and welcome to our live updatespublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

    Morning and welcome to our upates as heavy snow has swept in across the North East and Cumbria overnight.

    The amber warning for snow from the Met office started at 21:00 last night and remains in place throughout Sunday.

    We'll be keeping you up to date with the latest information and updates.