How the weather and travel chaos could affect your journey

The freezing weather has brought treacherous conditions to roads, with many motorists in Sheffield forced to abandon their cars after becoming snowed in.

Experts said more snow could hit higher Britain on Saturday, but warned the main threat came from ice.

A yellow severe weather warning for ice has been issued. Stay #weatheraware at http://t.co/VcfyXMEMbD

— Met Office (@metoffice) December 27, 2014

Roads

The north of England and the Midlands were the worst affected by the snowstorms, with 11cm (4.3in) falling in Leek, Staffordshire. Nottinghamshire and Bingley, near Bradford, were hit by flurries of up to 7cm (2.8in).

Many drivers became marooned by heavy snow in Sheffield, Chesterfield and the Peak District.

A coachload of people travelling from Sheffield to London had to take refuge in a church after their bus became stuck in the snow before leaving the city, passenger.

Police warned of hazardous conditions last night, especially in Staffordshire and Cheshire, with several roads impassable.

For travel updates visit the Highways Agency, RAC, AA

Trains

Passengers were left stranded after services at one of the country’s busiest rail terminals ground to a halt. Trains in and out of London King’s Cross have been cancelled because of overrunning Network Rail engineering works north of the station, with a reduced service on Sunday.

#KingsCrossTrains – East Coast are advising passengers not to travel at this time due to overcrowding at Finsbury Park

— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) December 27, 2014

All East Coast and Thameslink & Great Northern passengers were asked to start or end their journey at Finsbury Park in north London, with at least one change of train. The station was temporarily closed on Saturday due to overcrowding.

Paddington Station in west London was also closed following a signal failure just outside the terminal. Passengers travelling into London from the Thames Valley faced major disruption because of the electrical fault at the hub station, which Network Rail said should be fixed by 1pm.

For travel updates follow @eastcoastuk and @nationalrailenq

Airport closures

Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport and Leeds Bradford International were forced to close on Friday night as snow was cleared from the runways, but have now reopened.

Four flights into Liverpool from Malta, Berlin and Bucharest were diverted to Manchester Airport, while a fifth from the Isle of Man returned to the island’s airport.

Passengers at Manchester Airport complained of delays on Saturday morning.

Power cuts

More than 100,000 homes were left with power shortages as heavy snow wreaked havoc on electricity cables. A Western Power Distribution spokesman said 36,000 customers were left without power and another 69,000 had short interruptions to supplies.

Staff worked through the night to reconnect customers, but around 3,000 in the East Midlands were still affected.