Met Office issues urgent 18-hour Amber snow and ice alert for these nine regions
The Met Office has announced an Amber snow and ice alert for East Midlands, North East England, North West England, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber across the UK for Saturday and Sunday. Snow will blanket the region. The wintry showers are predicted to arrive across the areas on Saturday at around 9pm, and it will persist until Sunday 11pm.