Cold and health alerts issued for Scotland and northern England as snow and ice expected

UKHSA warns of health impact on those vulnerable to cold and urges people to check in with neighbours

Cold weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK, and alerts for the risk to health services are due to begin on Sunday evening.

The Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for ice for central and eastern Scotland from 6pm on Sunday evening until 10am on Monday. People should be vigilant as they travelled, due to the risk from slipping on footpaths in icy conditions, it added.