UK weather: snow disruption continues with hundreds of drivers stranded – live

Alerts in place across UK and Ireland, as police urge people not to travel during blizzards and strong winds of storm Emma and Beast from the EastBeast meets Emma, causing UK’s worst weather in yearsShare your photos and stories 1.54pm GMT The red and amber weather warnings may have been lifted but yellow, be prepared warning for snow and ice, still apply to much of the UK.A yellow severe weather warning for #ice has been updated: https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #weatheraware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/9mENxreRQI⛔ M90 S/B J2a and #A92 CLOSED ⛔@policescotland holding traffic while @SETrunkRoads clears up from #Beastfromtheeast! pic.twitter.com/Yntn7CuIWX#A68 and #A1 updates – #closed Don’t even set off for these routes. And the sideroads are #closeder Follow our friends @trafficscotland for updates. https://t.co/5YOeDZ2KVVThe #A303 in #Devon remains CLOSED bothways btn #A30 and #A358 nr #Marsh. Severe conditions in the area has led to collisions and stranded vehicles. We have welfare vehicles at scene. Road users are advised to make essential journeys only due to ongoing weather conditionsA4 is open as far as we are aware, A46 however is closed 1.33pm GMT NHS chief executive Simon Stevens has praised the heroic efforts of his staff in defiance of this week’s arctic conditions. He said: “Once again the NHS is showing that we are there for people when they need us and that’s all down to our staff, so a huge thank you to everybody across the NHS who is going the extra mile for people at this highly pressurised time.”Kat on our #StPancrasCRU team has been taking on the #BeastFromTheEast head-on to get to patients through the #snow, & is ready for #StormEmma!Here she is caught on video, making good progress, with no complaints, & a smile on her face! #NHSHeroThank you Kat!❄️☃️ pic.twitter.com/oNv1s5ChBI Continue reading…
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