Heavy snowfall closes roads and airport runways with amber warnings in effect

Much of the UK is covered in snow this morning (Picture: Rex/Metro)

Heavy snowfall overnight closed runways at several UK airports with amber weather warnings in place for large parts of the country.

Manchester, Liverpool John Lennon and Leeds Bradford airports closed runways this morning as workers tried to clear heavy overnight snowfall.

Birmingham Airport suspended operations for several hours overnight ‘for snow clearing and safety reasons’, but said it was on schedule for ‘business as usual’ this morning.