UK weather: Storm Larisa batters UK with snow stalling M62 traffic

Met Office issues three amber warnings with ‘significant disruption’ to transport and power expected

Storm Larisa is battering parts of the UK, with gales and blizzards causing significant disruption including trapping motorists for hours overnight on a motorway in the north of England.

The Met Office has issued amber warnings for northern England, the Midlands, north Wales and Northern Ireland, where “significant disruption” to transport and power supplies is expected.