DOZENS of schools have been forced to close their gates on the first day back after the Christmas break. Weather warnings remain in force across much of the UK on Monday morning after most of the country saw heavy snow or icy rainfall over a wintry weekend. 4 A youngster enjoys being pushed along in a sledge in Hexham, Northumberland Credit: NNP 4 Weather warnings remain in force across much of the UK on Monday morning Credit: MET Office 4 Families out sledging in Honley as the snow turns to mist and rain Credit: Alamy 4 A person walks through snow in Bradford Credit: PA A yellow rain warning for southern England from Cornwall across to Kent will last until 9am on Monday.
A separate rain warning covering much of Wales, the Midlands and parts of Greater Manchester and Yorkshire is in force until 8am. A yellow warning for snow and ice covering most of northern England and Wales is in place until midday on Monday. While a yellow ice warning covering large parts of Northern Ireland expires at 11am.
Read more News SARA DAD SLASH LAGS Brutal crimes of evil Sara Sharif’s dad’s prison attackers revealed LOCK THEM UP Fury as number of paedophiles jailed for hoarding sick images hits new low The north and west of Scotland are covered by a yellow warning for snow and ice until 11am on Monday. Another is in place for snow and ice in central and eastern parts of the country until midday. A further yellow snow warning covering part of the Scottish Lowlands including Edinburgh is in pla.
