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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown

Winds blow UK Christmas travel off course, with ferries and flights cancelled

A P&O Ferries vessel moored in Cairnryan in choppy seas
Ferry services between Cairnryan in Scotland and Larne and Belfast in Northern Ireland have been cancelled due to strong winds. Photograph: Steven May/Alamy

Thousands of people in the UK are facing a Christmas travel nightmare after strong winds led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and ferries.

A Met Office yellow weather warning was in place until 9pm on Sunday from John o’Groats to Land’s End, with gusts of up to 60mph widespread and some as strong as 70mph on hills and around exposed coasts.

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