Parts of Scotland are experiencing heavy snow showers and winds of more than 125km/h as Storm Conor makes its presence felt across the north of the UK.

A self-styled Scottish separatist is to be extradited back to Scotland, where he is wanted on terrorism charges, including making a hoax poison threat against former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Freezing temperatures which have disrupted Scotland’s roads this week are set to continue, forecasters have warned.