Several football fixtures in the UK have been cancelled due to severe weather. There were amber weather warnings after snow and freezing rain in the North West of the country overnight. It led to runways at the Manchester and Liverpool airports being closed on Sunday morning.

Warnings have been issued this weekend due to severe weather and a number of football games up and down the country have been postponed as a result. Several areas of the UK have been hit by amber weather warnings after snow and freezing rain overnight.

The Met Office says a Yellow weather warning will be in place for parts of the East Midlands from midnight to midday on Monday with further snow in places, along with icy stretches, leading to some disruption,