Heavy snow and winds caused overnight chaos in parts of the North with up to 300 people rescued from a mountain road after conditions overwhelmed vehicles.

Blizzards, gale force winds and torrential rain have hit power supplies and caused transport chaos in the North.

The death of a man found in the Glenshane Pass area is being treated as suspicious, police said today.

Two children on their way to school were among five people injured in a car crash on the Seven Mile Straight in Antrim today.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Co Derry today.

A number of people were injured and two arrested after trouble broke out on the Glenshane Pass on the main road between Belfast and Derry late last night.

People across vast areas of Ireland north and south are waking up to a white Christmas for the first time in many years.

A lorry driver delivering alcohol and cigarettes to a Northern Ireland supermarket was hijacked and held for six hours before being freed, it was revealed today.

MOTORISTS are being advised to drive with care after freezing temperatures and further snowfalls overnight left roads in a dangerous condition.

Motorists in Northern Ireland were facing a treacherous drive into work and school after heavy snow fell overnight.

Motorists across Northern Ireland faced treacherous driving conditions this morning as a result of overnight snow and high winds.

Part of the main road from Belfast to Derry was closed tonight as severe weather hit the north west of the province.