Heavy snow caused travel disruption to airports and roads in parts of Britain on Friday, as the country again grappled with the impact of wintry weather. Glasgow Airport briefly suspended operations around 9 am (0900 GMT) after heavy snowfall, before reopening less than an hour later.

Some flights were diverted to Edinburgh and the airport advised passengers to check with their airlines, as knock-on delays were expected. By 10 am around 10 centimetres (four inches) of snow had accumulated in less than two hours at a measuring station near Glasgow, according to the Met Office, Britain's weather service.

That was among the highest totals nationwide Friday morning, a spokeswoman said. Scotland, Wales and the northern Midlands in England were the worst-hit areas, she added. The Met Office had earlier issued a "be aware" warning across central and southern Scotland, following one of the coldest nights of the year.

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