Weather

Gritting lorries out Wednesday night as Herts Highways is expecting light snow while Met Office has issued yellow warning of snow until midday.

Storm Ciara felled several large trees in Birchanger Wood, and although the paths are safe, the damage to trees away from them has yet to assessed.

Trustees decided it was likely to be neither safe nor enjoyable for volunteers to welcome visitors to the attraction near Great Dunmow on Sunday.

On a normal weekend, Herts County Council highways teams would expect to receive around 100 reports.

Trains between London and Cambridge disrupted after a tree fell, hanging over the railway track, in the aftermath of Storm Ciara.

Cricketfield Lane in Stortford, B1256 at Start Hill, road between the Hadhams and road through Sheering all affected, and A10 at Ware shut.

Strongest storm to hit UK since 2013, with gusts of 65-70mph, expected to bring travel disruption, damage to buildings and good chance of power cuts.

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews used first responder water rescue equipment to safely rescue one person trapped in their vehicle."

The A1184 was shut south of Sawbridgeworth throughout Monday morning and north of the town for two hours on Friday afternoon.

Environment Agency issues flood alert for River Stort as water levels rise to their highest in almost seven years.

Lightning and possible flooding as a result of more than an inch of rain in two hours will make travel conditions difficult for traffic and trains

Crews from highways contractor Ringway ready to cover more than 1,500 miles of roads 24/7 for six months through whatever winter throws at them

A clear-up operation was under way on Friday evening after strong winds brought down trees on the Hockerill Park and Havers estates.

After heavy rain, flooding made platforms one to 12 at the London terminus inaccessible.

The authority is also offering supplies to resident and community groups, and district, town and parish councils

Four people from the town were among the eight-strong Herts Boat Rescue crew that was drafted in for the six-day emergency flood prevention operation

Operator Greater Anglia has suspended all trains between London and Cambridge because of the extreme heat and is advising passengers not to travel

As temperatures climb towards a possible UK record high, train passengers, motorists and shoppers are already feeling the heat

Temperatures in Bishop's Stortford are set to hit to 32C (90F) on Wednesday and rise to 35C (95F) on Thursday

Hertfordshire's fleet of 58 gritters clocked up more than 65,000 miles over winter – equivalent to more than twice round the Earth