Heavy rain and snow to hit New Year’s Eve festivities, Met Office warns

Travel disruption expected as forecaster issues weather warnings for almost all of UK from Monday to Thursday

Revellers could see their New Year's Eve plans curtailed or cancelled as heavy rain, snow and strong winds are forecast to hit the UK, causing travel disruption for most of this week.

The Met Office issued multiple yellow weather warnings for Monday to Thursday, with almost all of the country affected by at least one alert.