As it happened: Red snow alert ends

Summary

Amber weather warning runs to 10:00 on Friday
Thousands of pupils at home as schools stay shut
The public is advised not to travel in the worst affected areas
Hundreds of motorists stuck overnight on the M80 near Cumbernauld
No trains running in the red alert area and airport is closed at Glasgow and Edinburgh

Sandy Murray and Angie Brown

It's a whiteout in Edinburghpublished at 06:30 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018
Morag Kinniburgh
BBC Scotland
At Waverley Station, there is nothing running, apart from the airport bus and the odd tram. There are a few people walking in the centre of Edinburgh but very few cars. People are walking on the roads and it is complete whiteout conditions.
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Red alert remains in placepublished at 06:24 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018
A Met Office red alert for snow remains in place across a slice of the middle of Scotland.
The highest level of warning lasts until 10:00.
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Regular updates throughout the day on conditions across Scotland in the snowpublished at 06:22 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018
Giancarlo Rinaldi
South Scotland reporter, BBC news website
Good morning, stay with us throughout today for live updates on conditions across Scotland amid a red alert for snow.