Snow closes roads and railway lines as Storm Bert hits UK

A car driving through snow in Aberdeenshire on Friday. An amber alert for heavy snow and ice is in place until 5pm in areas of Scotland. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Storm Bert has hit the UK, with snow closing roads and strong rains and winds expected to cause further travel disruption and potential flooding.

With weather warnings and 13 flood alerts in effect across much of the country, ice has been reported in areas of Scotland and parts of Yorkshire and the north-east of England. Yellow warnings for wind, rain and snow are in place for much of the rest of the UK into Sunday.