UK weather warnings for snow and ice as sporting events cancelled<br /><br />A fresh yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office for large parts of the UK.<br /><br />Forecasters say the latest alert will cover much of the Midlands, Yorkshire and north and central Wales.<br /><br />Roads and railways are "likely to be affected" by the conditions, with longer journey times by road, bus and train, the Met Office said.<br /><br />Manchester United football team's flight to Newcastle was cancelled ahead of their game on Saturday.<br /><br />The men's team are having to travel to the north-east by coach instead due to the bad weather conditions, according to reports.<br /><br />It comes as heavy snow overnight forced Glasgow Airport to ground all flights for several hours on Saturday morning.<br /><br />Despite teams "working through the night" airport bosses had to suspend arrivals and departures from Glasgow due to "heavier than forecast snow".<br /><br />Two flights bound for Glasgow had to be diverted to Prestwick and Edinburgh airports.<br />Glasgow Airport said flights resumed just after 10:00 GMT, but disruption is still expected and passengers are urged to check with their airline.<br />Elsewhere, the freeze is set to continue over the weekend with several sporting events across the UK cancelled due to snow and icy conditions.<br /><br />Eleven football matches in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) have been postponed due to snow and freezing temperatures.<br /><br />The FA Cup tie between Alfreton Town and Walsall was called off with just minutes to go before kick-off after playing conditions were ruled to be unsuitable.<br /><br />Crewe Alexandra's FA Cup tie against Bristol Rovers has also been called off, while Saturday's high-profile racing fixture at Newcastle has been abandoned due to snow on the track.<br /><br />The latest Met Office yellow weather warning will run into Sunday.<br /><br />Snow in England heralds start of meteorological winter<br />UK cold weather persists with sub-zero nights to come<br />But, previous yellow warnings issued on Friday for the northern coast and south-west Scotland, as well as the South West and the eastern coast of England came to an end on Saturday morning.<br /><br />Separately, an amber cold-health alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency remains in place for five regions in England.<br /><br />
