The wintry start to 2026 shows little sign of letting up, after a week dominated by Met Office weather warnings with some schools closed for five days.

While conditions have improved a warning has been issued for snow and ice from Thursday night into Friday morning.

When heavy snow hits, it can spell disaster for mass transit, especially trains. But these snowplow trains have the power to clear the heavy snow from the tracks. On Monday, these trains were sent out to clear feet of snow from the tracks in northern Scotland,

It comes after the storm brought gusts of almost 100mph across the UK - including a rare red warning for “dangerous, stormy” winds in the South West. Police said a man in his 50s was found dead in a caravan after a tree fell on to the vehicle in Helston, Cornwall, after emergency services were called to the scene on Thursday evening.

Like many in the north-east of Scotland, I have trudged through deep snow every single day of 2026 so far - it's not exactly the start to the new year I was hoping for. The white stuff started falling heavily on 1 January and it's been a constant presence in our lives ever since.

The dramatic weather condition come days after the Met Office issued a number of yellow and amber warnings for many parts of the UK.

Forecasters have issued new amber alerts for snow across much of northern Scotland with heavy snowfall expected from Sunday evening.The Met Office has warned that most areas in the northeast, Highlands and Northern Isles could see 5-10 cm of

An Orkney stonemason has turned "snow mason" to build an impressive igloo with a working fire and chimney. It is one of a number of unique sights seen across Scotland as heavy snow falls in the north and north-east of the country.