The Met Office has issued a rare amber weather warning for large parts of the UK this weekend as Storm Bert arrives. Seven yellow warnings and two amber warnings are in place

Storm Bert will bring more than 100mm of rain to some parts of the UK, the Met Office says, and snow to others following a cold few days, during which the mercury sank to -11.2C in Aberdeenshire

VAST swathes of Britain are under warnings for snow and ice today. Parts of Scotland will be blanketed by up to eight inches as snow – ahead of Storm Bert’s wrath this weekend, as a