Weather problems overnight - but ferries back to normal

Ferry services will return to normal later this morning after a day of disruption caused by bad weather.

This morning's Douglas to Heysham crossing with the Ben-my-Chree should leave on time at 8.45am after her last three sailings were cancelled.

Overnight, high winds and heavy rain have caused problems around the Island, with a number of trees blown down and localised floods.

However, the emergency services say most problems have now been cleared, although there are still patches of standing water on roads.

On the Mountain Road, there's a warning about high winds and snow but the road is still open after gritters treated it yesterday.