After the Met Office issued an Amber weather alert for snow and ice, and warned of a dangerous weather phenomenon, some parts of the region could be hit with up to 40cm of snow. It comes after the Met Office upgraded their weather warning for the North East, warning of heavy snow.

This excellent timelapse shows the arrival of snow at Huck's Bridge over Crookdale Beck in Cumbria last night. It was filmed over 10 hours and shows the snow falling on the A7 between Shap and Kendal. It was captured by Farson Digital Water Cams and a live feed can be found here.

A number of schools in north-east Scotland have been forced to close after the country was hit by overnight snow and ice. More than 80 schools and nurseries across Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland council areas are shut due to snow and poor driving conditions on what should have been the first day back for pupils after the holidays.