Warnings of snow, wind and rain across the UK for New Year

Weather warnings have been issued for rain, snow and winds of up to 70mph for parts of the UK on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, the Met Office has said.

Yellow warnings are in place for wind, rain and snow for Northern Ireland, northern England and parts of Scotland from Tuesday.

By New Year’s Day the yellow weather warnings for rain, wind and snow extend across most of the UK.

The forecaster said there was likely to be travel disruption.

The warnings begin to come into force from 00:00 GMT on Monday and will last in some areas until 06:00 GMT on 2 January.