UK weather: Met office issues new red warning as wind and snow cause chaos – live

Red alert for blizzards in south west England and WalesNational Grid warns UK running out of gas Heavy snow traps hundreds overnight on M80 in ScotlandTroops deployed to LincolnshireShare your photos and stories 2.03pm GMT Some drivers claim they have been stuck on the M80 in Scotland for almost 24 hours.23 hours later!!! #M80 pic.twitter.com/cGjA1zIu2A@TherealNihal 14 hours on m80 at cumbernauld last night fireman gave me a bottle of water and a Mars bar god bless him pic.twitter.com/qk2PQ9tIn4This is the scene on the M80 as @policescotland attempt to clear the abandoned cars and lorries. pic.twitter.com/Orn090vK5m 1.43pm GMT Specialist drivers from the military have been transporting doctors to hospitals and stranded patients in Lincolnshire, according to the RAF. Wing commander Jim Errington, RAF regional liaison officer for the East Midlands, gave details of how the military has responded after Lincolnshire police admitted they were struggling to cope with the snow (see earlier). We have been working in the county emergency centre in Lincoln over the last 24 hours. We have drafted in 10 specially trained drivers from a mechanical transport squadron at RAF Wittering.What we are trying to do is transport essential medical and emergency personel from their home residences to where they are required across the county.Some of the drivers have come back reporting very very difficult driving conditions and drifting snow, making road conditions very very hazardous. It does take an exceptional event for the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force to be called out on such tasks, but we do routinely train and work with our civilian counterparts. Continue reading…
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