COUNTY Durham residents in the Pennines woke up to a White Christmas this morning as dustings of snow landed on the high hills.

Residents in Upper Teasdale have been forced to take the conditions into account when planning their Christmas Day walks, however the snow is not thought to have caused had a detrimental effect to local services and amenities.

Other parts of the UK, including Scotland, received significantly more snowfall overnight.

A Met Office spokesperson said: “We have seen snowfall through the early hours of Christmas Day, though there has not been any significant snowfall since 5am this morning.

“Up until then we saw snowfall across Aberdeenshire, Perthshire and Shetland.

“We have seen snowfall on Christmas Day, so it is officially a white Christmas.”

No further significant snow is expected until after midnight, the spokesperson added.

Moving into Boxing Day, more snow is expected in parts of central and southern Scotland and the north-west of England, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning.

Coming into effect just after midnight, the warning will last until noon, according to the agency.

A combination of strong winds and snow on higher ground is expected to disrupt travel.

Roads and railways could be impacted, with the possibility of power outages.

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