MILLIONS of people across the country will be packing up their car and heading home for Christmas. But it won't all be Chris Rea and rosy-cheeked children sleeping peacefully in the backseat ...
A "perfect storm" of bad weather and millions of travellers has resulted in disruption at the start of the Christmas getaway period - with some flights and ferries cancelled due to high winds.
New weather maps show a huge purple patch signifying heavy snowfall covering much of the north of the country on December 31 as Brits prepare to welcome in the New Year ...