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| Airports closed after heavy snow | Airports closed after heavy snow |
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| Three airports have suspended flights and hundreds of schools have been closed after heavy snowfall across large areas of the north of England | |
| Manchester Airport has suspended flights at least until 0900 GMT and there are no flights out of Liverpool John Lennon or Leeds Bradford. | |
| Motorists have been warned not to travel unless necessary. | |
| The snow is expected to move into the Midlands later with up to Up to 10cm (4ins) predicted in places. | |
| Avoid areas | Avoid areas |
| Air passengers have been urged to check their flight status with the airline. | Air passengers have been urged to check their flight status with the airline. |
| Bus operator Stagecoach said it had suspended all services across Greater Manchester because of the conditions. | |
| Roads in higher ground in Greater Manchester have been described as "poor" in some areas. | Roads in higher ground in Greater Manchester have been described as "poor" in some areas. |
| A police spokesman said: "Our advice is if you don't have to travel today - please don't. | A police spokesman said: "Our advice is if you don't have to travel today - please don't. |
| Gritters have tried to open those roads up and, I'll be honest with you, they are really, really poor Police spokesman | |
| "In Oldham and Rochdale - particularly higher ground areas - the snowfall has been really quite heavy. | |
| "Gritters have tried to open those roads up and, I'll be honest with you, they are really, really poor. If you can avoid these areas please do." | |
| Elsewhere in the country 10 train services between London and Leeds on the East Coast Main Line have been cancelled. | Elsewhere in the country 10 train services between London and Leeds on the East Coast Main Line have been cancelled. |
| Budget airline easyJet cancelled a number of flights on its European network, including two between Luton and Milan. | Budget airline easyJet cancelled a number of flights on its European network, including two between Luton and Milan. |
| Roads closed | |
| In Cumbria, about 20 schools have been closed and 33 have been closed across Northumberland, County Durham and Tyne and Wear. | In Cumbria, about 20 schools have been closed and 33 have been closed across Northumberland, County Durham and Tyne and Wear. |
| The Highways Agency also said the A66 in Cumbria is closed both ways between the junctions with A1 and A685. | |
| The M6 southbound was also closed between junctions 27 and 26 in Greater Manchester, and junctions 23 and 22 in Merseyside, after incidents involving jack-knifed lorries. | |
| The Highways Agency said continuous salt treatment was being undertaken on the motorway network in high risk areas. | |
| "Drivers are advised that if they decide that they must travel to take additional care, in particular leaving sufficient distance between vehicles so that they can brake and stop safely," said an Agency spokesperson. |