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Susie Beever

Met Office issues new urgent snow and ice warning across UK as big freeze continues

Weather warnings for snow and ice have been extended into the weekend marking 12 days of Britain's big freeze.

Warnings for ice cover parts of Scotland, the North and Wales on Saturday as the country continues to shiver in sub-zero temperatures.

The cold weather will continue throughout the weekend despite initial forecasts for milder temperatures, with a yellow warning for snow and ice to cover most of Britain on Sunday.

Everywhere except the South West and Northern Ireland will continue to battle extreme weather on Sunday.

Central Scotland was hit by more snow on Friday night, causing more chaos and misery for commuters.

Weather warnings for snow and ice have been extended again into the weekend as Britain's big freeze rumbles on (Grant Falvey/LNP)

The heavy snow resulted in Glasgow Airport shutting its runway on Friday, while buses were suspended, schools closed and motorways grounded to a halt.

Police in Devon meanwhile shut a major road after the icy conditions resulted in multiple crashes.

The A38 was closed between Bickington and Heathfield on Saturday morning, following reports of an overturned car and four further vehicles involved in collisions.

Weather warnings for ice in the UK on Saturday, December 17 (Met Office)
Weather warnings for snow and ice covering most of the UK on Sunday, December 18 (Met Office)

The weekend's continued weather warning is in place until midday today for black ice, which could continue to cause disruption for those travelling.

However, the Met Office said more snow was on the way on Sunday, which could hit Scotland again, plus most of the North of England as far down as Derbyshire, with the warning in place until 9pm.

A separate warning for ice only covers the Midlands, South East and Wales, lasting until 2pm.

The Met Office said: "Earlier snowfall will freeze, leading to widespread icy conditions overnight and early Saturday and likely continued travel disruption."

Snowfall in Kilsyth, Scotland, as Britain faces extended warnings for snow and ice over the weekend (Cat Perkinton / SWNS)

Earlier this week, a major incident was declared in the Shetland Islands after the extreme weather hit power lines leaving thousands without power.

Scottish Minister for resilience Keith Brown visited the archipelago, with a large team of engineers continuing to battle tough conditions to restore power to 2,400 homes.

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