Volcanic ash has caused the cancellation of some morning flights at Leeds Bradford Airport.

The airport is still open but even more disruption is expected throughout the day.

Passengers are being advised to ring ahead to check.

Flights cancelled so far are Leeds Bradford to Belfast Airport which should have taken off at 8.30am, the 8.30am flight to Edinburgh, the 9am departure for Aberdeen and the later Aberdeen flight due to leave at 10.40am.

The disruption has been caused by an Icelandic ash cloud closing in on Britain.

Travel plans have been thrown into disarray for hundreds of passengers while even US president Barack Obama was forced to amend his itinerary, flying into London earlier than planned to avoid the dense plume drifting towards the UK.

Forecasters predicted the volcanic cloud, which billowed from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano, would hit Scotland and Northern Ireland in the coming hours, with much of the country being covered by midday.

But as a string of carriers announced cancellations, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said Britons "have got to learn" to live with chaos caused by volcanic activity in Iceland.