There were a number of weather-related incidents in the space of a few hours on Sunday morning, as flights were forced to divert

Flights from Bahrain, Atlanta and Hong Kong were re-routed to London Heathrow while Orlando and Dubai flights have been sent to Glasgow. A Norse flight from Bridgetown in Barbados that was due to arrive at 6.28am was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland.

Parts of the UK are bracing for considerable disruption as heavy snow and freezing rain hit the country, with amber weather warnings now in force. Areas of northern England, the Midlands and Wales are forecast to be among the worst hit as wintry weather pushes northwards throughout the night,