Border Environment

The A69 is closed both ways near Low Row because of an accident involving two vehicles between Lanercost Turn and East of Low Row.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area.

Virgin Trains is advising passengers not to travel on the East Coast today or tomorrow because of the bad weather.

The West Coast main line between Carlisle and Scotland remains closed with no trains or replacement buses.

A Virgin Trains spokesperson said:

Passengers travelling across both the east coast and west coast routes are advised to check their journey online before travelling.

• See here for more information.

A YELLOW weather warning for snow has been extended until just before midnight on Saturday.

The Met Office says more showers and a risk of icy stretches are expected, with some rural communities becoming or remaining cut off.

An AMBER BE PREPARED weather warning has been extended until tomorrow morning.

Frequent and often heavy snow showers are expected to continue through Thursday and overnight into Friday morning with further significant accumulations likely.

Long delays and cancellations on bus, rail and air travel could occur.

Roads may become blocked by deep snow, with many stranded vehicles and passengers.

A red alert for snow covering part of the Scottish Borders has ended.

Two weather warnings for Cumbria and the south of Scotland remain in place, with further snow expected across the region.