Winter storms: travel and schools updates

The West Coast Mainline north of Carlisle has reopened after more than seven weeks of closure.

Thousands of people have faced long delays after Storm Frank damaged a viaduct on New Year's Eve, which led to the closure of the line.

Watch Matthew's Taylor report from the first day back on track:

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Direct trains are expected to start running between Carlisle, Glasgow and Edinburgh again.

The West Coast Mainline north of Carlisle has been closed since Storm Frank damaged the Lamington Viaduct north of Lockerbie on New Year's Eve.

Network Rail has been working on repairs ever since.

Scottish Borders Council plans to grit roads in the Borders from 3:30pm today.

• Temperatures are expected to dip overnight with ice expected

The A66 is closed both ways closed due to an overturned lorry and recovery work between A685 / B6276 New Road (Brough) and A6 Kemplay Bank / A686 Carleton Avenue (Kemplay Bank Roundabout, Penrith).

The railway between Whitehaven and Workington is closed due to the sea wall being breached a Parton.

The sea wall, which supports and protects the railway, and around 700 yards of ballast – the heavy stone which provides the foundations for the railway track – were damaged by high tides as Storm Jonas hit the Cumbrian coastline.

Ian Joslin from Network Rail said: