leeds, manchester and liverpool airports have closed their runways, as snow and ice brings disruption to parts of the uk. amber weather warnings are in place in parts of northern england, the midlands and wales. forecasters say up to a0 centimetres of snow could fall in some places, and temperatures could fall as low as minus ten celsius. there's a warning of more delays and disruption to come. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. however things looking? so, the snow is still falling here, lucy, and it has been continually saff the last few hours. it is not as heavy as it was at around 7am this morning. it is easing off in terms of the snow. there has been a lot

of snow in this area. you can see all around me the trees, there are piles of snow, it's on the road. i am having to wear wellies. on the road. i am having to wearwellies. in on the road. i am having to wear wellies. in bingley in west yorkshire, there has been 12 centimetres of snow overnight and in cumbria, ten centimetres. i am overnight and in cumbria, ten centimetres. iam in overnight and in cumbria, ten centimetres. i am in an amber warning area for snow, and this covers north yorkshire, west yorkshire, up to northumberland and over to cumbria. so it is a wide area that this alert is in force. it is in force until midnight tonight. the other amber warning is further down in the midlands, and that is for the snow and ice. but the temperatures are rising there. so the snow is melting. that of course brings its own problems, because if temperatures do get colder, it could freeze on the road. here in west yorkshire, they are a hardy lot and they have been out, out and about,

people are getting onto the roads. it is up in the higher ground, particularly over the pennines, where they are worried that there could be up to 40 worried that there could be up to a0 centimetres of snow. that is a concern. 0ne to a0 centimetres of snow. that is a concern. one of the main roads that often get shut has been shut in that area. but the authority is keeping an eye, if the snow does continue to fall there. we can talk to someone who is very used to snow at the high levels, nicole hayes, the manager of the tan hill inn, britain's highest pub. in 2021, they got snowed in for a couple of days. nicolejoins they got snowed in for a couple of days. nicole joins us now. good morning to you, what are the conditions like with you today? the conditions like with you toda ? ~ ., ., the conditions like with you toda 7~ ., ., ., the conditions like with you toda ? ~ ., ., ., today? we have got four foot snow drifts — today? we have got four foot snow drifts already. - today? we have got four foot snow drifts already. the - today? we have got four foot snow drifts already. the road i snow drifts already. the road is blocked, there is no up to people's_ is blocked, there is no up to people's tires. there have been

a couple — people's tires. there have been a couple of people trying to escape _ a couple of people trying to escape but no one has succeeded.— escape but no one has succeeded. ., ., succeeded. so, forefoot, that is uuite succeeded. so, forefoot, that is quite a _ succeeded. so, forefoot, that is quite a lot. _ succeeded. so, forefoot, that is quite a lot, so _ succeeded. so, forefoot, that is quite a lot, so you - succeeded. so, forefoot, that is quite a lot, so you are - succeeded. so, forefoot, that is quite a lot, so you are high| is quite a lot, so you are high up, which is why you get this amount of snow. and you are used to it?— used to it? yes, we are prepared _ used to it? yes, we are prepared and _ used to it? yes, we are prepared and ready - used to it? yes, we are prepared and ready for| used to it? yes, we are i prepared and ready for it, used to it? yes, we are - prepared and ready for it, we knew— prepared and ready for it, we knew it — prepared and ready for it, we knew it was coming. 30 prepared and ready for it, we knew it was coming.- prepared and ready for it, we knew it was coming. so what do ou do, knew it was coming. so what do you do. when — knew it was coming. so what do you do, when you _ knew it was coming. so what do you do, when you know- knew it was coming. so what do you do, when you know it's - you do, when you know it's coming? do the locals now come to you especially, because they know there is going to be a nice warm welcome there? yes, we have had _ nice warm welcome there? yes, we have had some _ nice warm welcome there? yes, we have had some locals - nice warm welcome there? yes, we have had some locals in - we have had some locals in yesterday that stayed with us throughout the day but some of them _ throughout the day but some of them went home last night. we have _ them went home last night. we have a — them went home last night. we have a family from australia stuck — have a family from australia stuck with us at the moment, they— stuck with us at the moment, they are — stuck with us at the moment, they are over the moon to be stuck— they are over the moon to be stuck here _ they are over the moon to be stuck here because they got stuck — stuck here because they got stuck here because they got stuck here in december as well so they— stuck here in december as well so they are happy to be stuck with— so they are happy to be stuck with us _ so they are happy to be stuck with us. we have plenty of logs, — with us. we have plenty of logs, we _ with us. we have plenty of logs, we have enough stock to last us — logs, we have enough stock to last us a — logs, we have enough stock to last us a month so we are very weit— last us a month so we are very well prepared.— well prepared. yes, you mentioned _

well prepared. yes, you mentioned australians, | well prepared. yes, you i mentioned australians, my camera person is an australian, and she hettes been enjoying the snow more than i and this morning because she is used to it. i'm sure the australians like seeing this and out of snow! how long can you survive in the pub, if you do get stuck in the pub, if you do get stuck in there? it in the pub, if you do get stuck in there? . , in the pub, if you do get stuck in there?— in there? it was four days last time and _ in there? it was four days last time and we _ in there? it was four days last time and we still _ in there? it was four days last time and we still had - in there? it was four days last time and we still had plenty i in there? it was four days last | time and we still had plenty of stock— time and we still had plenty of stock left and we have enough stock — stock left and we have enough stock to — stock left and we have enough stock to last us a month. 0ur chef— stock to last us a month. 0ur chef used _ stock to last us a month. 0ur chef used to date prepared lots of batch — chef used to date prepared lots of batch cook food for the next few days, _ of batch cook food for the next few days, the morning is until monday— few days, the morning is until monday evening so we have enough _ monday evening so we have enough food to art as a month. -- the — enough food to art as a month. —— the warning is until monday evenim} — —— the warning is until monday evening. hopefully it will not be evening. hopefully it will not he that — evening. hopefully it will not be that much.— evening. hopefully it will not be that much. give me a sense, ou sa s be that much. give me a sense, you says that — be that much. give me a sense, you says that the _ be that much. give me a sense, you says that the chef _ be that much. give me a sense, you says that the chef has - you says that the chef has batch cook to, what sort of offerings do you have in this nice cold weather, is it like a ice stew or something?- ice stew or something? yes, beef hotpot. _ ice stew or something? yes, beef hotpot, lamb _ ice stew or something? yes, beef hotpot, lamb hot - ice stew or something? yes, beef hotpot, lamb hot pot, l ice stew or something? yes, . beef hotpot, lamb hot pot, beef burger— beef hotpot, lamb hot pot, beef burger neon, our traditional

pies — burger neon, our traditional pies and _ burger neon, our traditional pies and giant yorkshire pudding, they are already so we can keep — pudding, they are already so we can keep our residents fully fuelled _ can keep our residents fully fuelled. , , ., ., fuelled. 0k, we wish you all the best _ fuelled. 0k, we wish you all the best of— fuelled. 0k, we wish you all the best of luck. _ fuelled. ok, we wish you all the best of luck. i— fuelled. 0k, we wish you all the best of luck. i actually i the best of luck. i actually quite fancy being snowed in with you because i know you give such a warm welcome up there! stay safe, i know you will enjoy the cold weather as much as you can, thank you so much as you can, thank you so much forjoining us.— much as you can, thank you so much forjoining us. much for “oining us. thank you! the not much forjoining us. thank you! they got snowed _ much forjoining us. thank you! they got snowed into _ much forjoining us. thank you! they got snowed into the - much forjoining us. thank you! they got snowed into the pub i much forjoining us. thank you! | they got snowed into the pub in november 20 121, in november. hopefully that will not appear again. come with me. we are in the headingley area in the outskirts of leeds. the snow is on the ground, this is what a lot of people will be waking up to today. and you know what it is like, a lot of young people will be enjoying this weather because they will be able to

get out on their toboggans and be able to build their snowmen, and they will have a good time. and i think the authorities are probably breathing a little bit of a sigh of relief, the fact that it has happened on sunday with all of this weather, because if it had happened behind me, the roads would have been a lot busier if it happened tomorrow with people trying to get to work. we have just seen two runners literally going flying by! they are hardy people here in leeds. you could see by the side of the road here the snow has really built up. this raid here this morning when we got up was completely covered in snow and you can see as the cars go by, it is turning more into sludge so there are more cars out and

about here in leeds. this is one of the roads into the centre of leeds. you can see by the amount on the side here, there was a fair amount of snow overnight. certainly when i got up overnight. certainly when i got up and tried to clear the car roof, there was five centimetres on top of it. people were saying don't travel unless you have to do, that we would stay where we were, and i'm glad we did because the snow has continued to come down. you can see it is still falling here in leeds and that will be the picture across a lot of the country. in some areas there were power cuts last night, and there are some people who don't have power in the midlands area. the big issue has been with transport and the airports. the good news is that manchester airport, which was closed, is now open. and liverpool is also hoping to open this hour. leeds bradford, which is about five miles up

the road there, is still shut and it will be closed until midday today. people are out and about, as you can see, braving the weather. leeds bradford airport telling people to check before they head to the airport to find out if their flight has been delayed or cancelled. you do need to be careful there. conditions here on the roads are not great so the advice is, if you are heading out on the roads, you do need to think about what you take with you. whether that be a blanket or if you have got water, you need a fully charged mobile phone as well. so be careful if you are deciding to head out onto the roads because you do need to be a little bit careful in these conditions. you can see here the snow is still falling. you can get a full forecast wherever you are on the bbc website or app. so let's get more on the

conditions on the road. christopher wood is an aa patrolman, thank you for joining us here. there are cars out and about here in leeds, people are going to venture out today, what is the advice that he would give them? the biggest advice is plan _ he would give them? the biggest advice is plan your— he would give them? the biggest advice is plan your route. - he would give them? the biggest advice is plan your route. we - advice is plan your route. we have — advice is plan your route. we have got _ advice is plan your route. we have got a _ advice is plan your route. we have got a route planner that we are — have got a route planner that we are asking people to check before — we are asking people to check before you head out. there are a lot _ before you head out. there are a lot of— before you head out. there are a lot of delays and diversions on the — a lot of delays and diversions on the road today so plan your route — on the road today so plan your route before you go and try to stick — route before you go and try to stick to — route before you go and try to stick to major routes which are now— stick to major routes which are now getting gritted and ploughed. a lot of the minor routes — ploughed. a lot of the minor routes are still quite heavily blocked _ routes are still quite heavily blocked with snow, so they are quite _ blocked with snow, so they are quite treacherous. so it is a case — quite treacherous. so it is a case of— quite treacherous. so it is a case of stick to the major routes _ case of stick to the major routes where you can do. so, if ou do routes where you can do. so, if you do go _ routes where you can do. so, if you do go out _ routes where you can do. so, if you do go out and _ routes where you can do. so, if you do go out and as _ routes where you can do. so, if you do go out and as you - routes where you can do. so, if you do go out and as you say i you do go out and as you say stick to the main routes, what is the advice in terms of driving in this sort of weather?— driving in this sort of weather? , ., ., weather? so, first of all, make sure your _ weather? so, first of all, make sure your vehicle _ weather? so, first of all, make sure your vehicle is _ weather? so, first of all, make sure your vehicle is ready - weather? so, first of all, make sure your vehicle is ready and i sure your vehicle is ready and prepare — sure your vehicle is ready and prepare for it, clear all of the — prepare for it, clear all of the snow—

prepare for it, clear all of the snow from your vehicle, if it is— the snow from your vehicle, if it is iced — the snow from your vehicle, if it is iced over make a completely de—ice and demisted, make _ completely de—ice and demisted, make sure — completely de—ice and demisted, make sure your lights are all on so — make sure your lights are all on so you _ make sure your lights are all on so you are visible. take it nice — on so you are visible. take it nice and _ on so you are visible. take it nice and steady in