As it happened: Third day of snow disruption

Summary

Public transport still seriously affected
Cold weather expected to last into next week
Amber warning for snow is lifted but yellow alert remains in place
A number of drivers are freed after being caught in snow drifts in Easter Ross

Live Reporting

Laura Pettigrew, Sandy Murray and Graham Fraser

Rescue efforts ongoing in Easter Rosspublished at 07:17 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Getting the road network 'ready for traffic'published at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Speaking on the BBC's Good Morning Scotland radio programme, Traffic Scotland's Stein Connelly said conditions were still challenging - but there was improvement on major roads.
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We've still got our full fleet of gritters and ploughs out there. We are still patrolling the road network. Because there is less traffic on the roads we are getting around the network quicker, we are moving about. We are making sure that these roads are ready to take the traffic once the police change the travel warning.
Stein Connelly, Traffic Scotland
Overnight effort allows reduced tram service to run in Edinburghpublished at 07:09 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Deep snowdrifts in the Tain area with drivers advised to avoid the areapublished at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Football fixtures fall victim to the weatherpublished at 07:05 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Wintry weather in Scotland has led to early weekend postponements, with nine games off already.
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Queen of the South's clash with Dundee United was postponed earlier this week
Friday's Championship match between Dundee United and leaders St Mirren was the first to fall.
A701 closed north of Moffatpublished at 07:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
The A701 in Dumfries and Galloway north of Moffat is closed.
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The region's virtual operations support team posted an image which clearly illustrated why.
M74 'restricted' at junction 8 due to traffic 'incident'published at 06:55 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Mixed situation for bus services around the countrypublished at 06:54 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Schools closed for third daypublished at 06:51 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Hundreds of schools in areas affected by the weather warnings are closed again.
Councils across the central belt announced that all their schools would remain shut on Friday, although some in less badly affected areas planned to remain open.
Parents can check their local council websites for details of all the closures.
Drifting snow a 'major problem' in the A92 areapublished at 06:48 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Several A roads closed in the Scottish Borderspublished at 06:45 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Milk being poured away as tankers cannot reach farmspublished at 06:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Milk is being poured away on Scottish farms because heavy snow and drifting has meant that tankers cannot get to them.
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Dairy farmer Bob Carruth told Good Morning Scotland it had been very challenging, with cows still needing to be milked.
However, he said he hoped things would start getting back to normal today - with fresh milk appearing on shop and supermarket shelves once more.
Glasgow Airport passengers advised to check flight statuspublished at 06:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Map of that amber warning areapublished at 06:31 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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No trains in amber warning areaspublished at 06:30 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
ScotRail has said services will not be running in the areas affected by the amber warning during the morning peak period.
Lines across the network need to be tested during the morning to check if they are safe.
Police 'dealing with incidents' in Easter Rosspublished at 06:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Drivers rescued in drifting snow in Easter Rosspublished at 06:21 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
A small number of drivers have been rescued after being stuck for up to five hours by drifting snow in Easter Ross in the Highlands.
It's understood they became trapped on the B9175 at the Arabella level crossing near Tain. Snow drifts were said to be up to five feet deep in the area.
A tractor had to be brought in to pull drivers to safety. Police Scotland say a large area of Easter Ross is currently cut off - around Tain, Edderton, Nigg, Fearn, Balintore and Portmahomack.
Officers say motorists should avoid these areas and are "strongly" advising people not to travel.
Police renew amber alert warning for roadspublished at 06:15 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Official advice not to travel in amber alert areaspublished at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Jamie McIvor
BBC Scotland
An amber 'be prepared' warning remains in place for much of the country - it lasts until 10:00 this morning.
The official advice is not to travel unless absolutely necessary in the affected areas including the south, the central belt, Grampian and the far north.
Transport Scotland had 200 gritters out overnight trying to keep roads clear.
Train and bus operators are planning to reassess conditions this morning before deciding whether to resume services.
ScotRail has already confirmed there will be no services in the affected area during the peak period this morning.
Glasgow Airport hopes to reopen this morning - Edinburgh airport will be open for those airlines which wish to operate. Councils across the central belt confirmed yesterday that all schools would remain closed - though some schools in areas less badly affected have remained open.
Routine NHS operations and outpatient hospital appointments have been cancelled today. Many workers in essential services faced a difficult walk into work yesterday and in Edinburgh, soldiers have been deployed to help doctors and nurses get in.
Live updates on the third day of major snow impact throughout the daypublished at 06:08 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Giancarlo Rinaldi
South Scotland reporter, BBC news website
Much of Scotland is on shutdown for a third day as the impact of severe winter weather continues to be felt across the transport network, schools and businesses.
The vast majority of schools are closed again and there's still serious disruption to public transport.
We'll have all the updates here throughout the day.