All the New Year's Eve events cancelled across UK due to wind, rain and snow

Heavy rain and high winds are causing disruption in much of the country, with blizzards forecast in Scotland and country-wide cancellation of New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Most of the UK is covered by at least one or multiple Met Office weather warnings between Monday and Wednesday, including yellow and amber warnings for rain, snow, and wind.

On New Year’s Eve, an amber rain warning is in force in the Highlands and Moray until 5pm and a yellow warning for snow and rain covers most of Scotland until midnight, which “may bring significant disruption in the build up to new year”.

A landslide and flooding have already closed roads and rail lines in the Highlands.

Forecasters said delays to all types of transport are “likely” on New Year’s Eve as strong winds persist and may reach speeds of up to 70mph in parts of England and Northern Ireland.

Parts of central and southern Scotland and northern England are covered by a yellow warning for wind from 7am until 11pm, with a separate wind warning covering Northern Ireland from 6am until 2pm.

And a 24-hour yellow warning for rain will come into force across much of Wales and north-west England from 6pm on Tuesday.

Outdoor Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh have already been cancelled, as have planned public fireworks displays in Blackpool, Newcastle, the Isle of Wight and Ripon, North Yorkshire.

City Hall in London said it is continuing “to monitor the weather forecast closely”.

The Met Office warned “blizzard conditions are possible”, especially in the far northern regions of Sutherland and Caithness.

The organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, Scotland's New Year's Eve celebrations, have issued an apology to international tourists who have travelled to the Scottish capital for the