Glasgow airport suspends all flights after heavy snow as Met Office issue warning

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Glasgow Airport has suspended all flights temporarily due to snow.The transport hub said teams have been working through the night and it is hoped operations can resume “as soon as possible”.“Flight operations are currently suspended due to heavier than forecast snow,” the airport said on X, formerly Twitter.“Our winter teams have been working through the night and we hope to resume operations as soon as possible.“Please check with your airline for further flight updates.”The Met Office has issued yellow warnings through Saturday morning for the northern coast and southwest of Scotland, as well as southwest and the eastern coast of England.Forecasters warn the snowy conditions could affect some roads and railways, while there is an increased risk of injury from icy surfaces.The mercury approached minus 10C in some places overnight, with Tulloch Bridge and Eskdalemuir in Scotland reaching minus 8C.Temperatures are tipped to continue to fall over the weekend, with several sporting events cancelled amid snowfall and icy conditions.Met Office meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth said it will be minus 3C or minus 4C for many towns and cities on Saturday.She said: “There’ll… be some snow showers continuing across southwestern Scotland throughout Saturday morning, mainly falling over the high ground above one or 200 metres, but there could be some sleetiness (sic) to lower levels across parts of the Lake District, for example, by lunchtime.“Elsewhere, though we’ll see the mist and fog slowly clear, it could remain quite murky for a lot of the morning across central and eastern areas.“The best sunshine will be across northern areas of Scotland, but further south and west, you can see things starting to change a little bit (by