Transport

TWO new weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office - amid concerns that rain and a partial thaw could cause localised flooding.

FORECASTS for plummeting temperatures followed by freezing rain and sleet have sparked a fresh Met Office weather warning.

SNOW and ice warnings have been issued for the whole of the Highlands – amid forecasts for wintry weather overnight and on into Friday.

A MAN has been killed in a road crash on the A9.

Motorists have been urged to continue to take care after heavy snow in the Slochd area of the A9

A SNOW and ice warning for the Highlands has been extended well into Hogmanay.

RAIL services on the Highland mainline have been disrupted by a signal fault.

TWO new weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for parts of the Highlands over the next 50 hours.

Train services from Inverness to Edinburgh and Glasgow were delayed earlier this morning due to signalling fault at Perth.

New lower temporary limits came into force earlier this week using emergency Covid powers given to council

HOPES for a White Christmas have received a faint boost after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for snow in the Highlands into Christmas Eve.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross says 'these sacrifices will save lives'

The Drumochter Pass features as well as The Mallard at York and Flying Scotsman at Darlington

The work will lead to disruption in the vicinity of the busy crossing

YET another bout of heavy rain is set to deluge Highland communities overnight and into tomorrow, the Met Office has warned.

HEAVY snow on the Highland mainline was causing delays for railway passengers on Friday morning.

MOTORISTS on the A9 and in the Cairngorms National Park face snow disruption during Friday morning's rush hour, forecasters have warned.

Schedule in operation from December 21 to January 5 2021 but not Christmas Day and New Year's Day

Concerned business and political leaders are seeking reassurances from rail chiefs after service cuts from next month

RAIL passengers face disruption on Highland mainline journeys when engineering work closes the route this weekend.