The UK is braced for an unsettled start to 2025, with heavy snow, rain and wind expected to cause travel disruption over New Year's Eve. Alex Burkill from the Met Office says weather warnings are constantly being updated and urges people to check them, “particularly if you’re planning to travel.” Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Whilst the weather in some places, including Edinburgh, doesn't look like it will be as
00:04severe as it could have been a day or so ago, there will still be some very strong winds
00:09and the potential for some heavy rain and it's around the run up to and the following
00:15on from midnight that we are going to see some hazardous weather as well. We need to
00:19be aware that people need to attend the events, they need to get there, they need to get home
00:23safely, there's the set up, the clear away, all of that is taken into account. No one
00:27wanted to see events being cancelled so they wouldn't have taken these decisions lightly.
00:32There are a lot of warnings out at the moment and they are constantly being updated so it's
00:36worth staying on top of those if you are planning anything through the next day or so. Particularly
00:41if you're planning to travel, be aware that there could be some significant delays and
00:46disruption.