Ice and snow warnings across UK as Manchester airport closes one runway

Flights cancelled or diverted after Met Office says temperatures below 0C may cause travel disruption

Manchester airport was earlier forced to close both its runways because of heavy snow on Saturday morning, and large parts of the UK have been warned to expect severe weather over the weekend.

Passengers were told the runways had been temporarily closed and to contact their airlines for the latest information. However, airport managers reopened one runway at 11.30am, allowing a limited number of services to resume, with work continuing to reopen the other.