Winds blow UK Christmas travel off course, with ferries and flights cancelled

More than 100 Heathrow flights expected to be called off, along with ferries between Northern Ireland and Scotland

Thousands of people in the UK are facing a Christmas travel nightmare as strong winds led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and ferries.

A Met Office yellow weather warning was in place until 9pm on Sunday from John o’Groats to Land’s End, with gusts of up to 60mph widespread and some as strong as 70mph on hills and around exposed coasts.