It's been a hard winter already for much of the United States, as strong winter weather has brought heavy snow, bitterly cold temperatures, and strong winds to much of the country over the past severa...

An amber warning for Snow been downgraded by the Met Office, after a week of winter weather brought disruption across the north of Scotland.

More than 250 schools remained closed on Friday, including more than 150 in Aberdeenshire, dozens in the Highlands and Aberdeen, and a number in Moray.