Schools in Leeds are having to close their doors and send pupils home today (Thursday) due to heavy snow.

Snow has been falling since Wednesday but is expected to get heavier as the day goes on, with an amber warning being in place by the Met Office from 3pm until midday tomorrow (Friday) for heavy snow.

The Met Office has warned that “significant disruption” is expected on the roads, trainlines and at Leeds Bradford Airport and that power cuts are expected.

The severe weather is also resulting in schools closures across the city, with over 30 so far having announced that they are closing early and more announcing that they are finishing early as the day goes on.

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