The Met Office has issued new amber warnings for snow and wind ahead of Storm Goretti, the first named storm of the year.

UK braces for heavy snow from Storm Goretti as amber warnings issued - It comes after two buses full of school children crashed on icy roads on Wednesday.

More snow and ice is set to hit the UK, as the bitterly cold weather continues with nearly all of the country facing yellow warnings.

A yellow Met Office warning for snow is currently in place in parts of Scotland, remaining in place until 11pm on Wednesday (January 7). At 10pm, a warning for snow and ice comes into effect affecting large parts of the country including north east England, north west England and Scotland.

The Met Office has put in place an amber wind warning for gusts of 80 to 90mph in Cornwall on Thursday night, with large waves and debris causing a potential “danger to life”. Then, an amber snow warning on Thursday night and into Friday morning could bring up to 30cm of snow in Wales and the Peak District.

Snow and ice may cause further disruption overnight on Wednesday (January 7) through to Thursday morning (January 8) the Met Office reported. It comes as snow is expected at low levels, away from the coasts, before becoming confined to ground above around 300 metres, The Express reports.

An Arctic blitz of snow, sleet and hail showers has brought freezing temperatures to the UK, with -12.5C recorded last night, the coldest of winter so far. A storm that is set to hit the country on Thursday has been named.

SNOW has fallen in London as bone-chilling temperatures hit the UK. The mercury fell rapidly overnight with swathes of the country hit by weather warnings issued by the Met Office. Londoners in