Swathes of the north have been buried in snow this morning whilst Airports in Newcastle, Leeds and Bradford have descended into chaos - leaving passengers stranded on flights for hours as Storm Bert b

And forecasters are warning of the risk to life, power supplies and travel disruption following the heavy snow overnight and into this morning. An amber alert for snow means there is "potential risk to life and property" and the Met Office has issued such an alert for the north of England including Yorkshire as well as much of Scotland.