storm isha is sweeping in, bringing winds of up to 90 miles per hour. all the emergency services are warning those right across the uk of problems on the roads, problems with trains and we've already seen some problems with planes. a deadly blast rocks a market in the occupied city of donetsk in eastern ukraine. the kremlin says at least least 25 people are dead. and more than 25,000 people have now been killed in gaza since the war with israel began — according to the hamas—run health ministry. and a fireball over berlin. a small asteroid lights up the skies in the german capital, breaking up in the atmosphere. an amber warning for wind has come into force, as storm isha moves in —

affecting most of the uk. 90 mph winds have already been recorded in snowdonia in wales. and electricity north west says at least 700 homes are without power. the storm is affecting transport. avanti trains have stopped services on the west coast main line. and scotrail services have now stopped running. there have also been heartstopping moments at heathrow airport. several planes, including this one, had to initiate a �*go around' after being hit by gusts while landing. you can see it get one wheel down, before accelerating again. 0ur reporter sharon barbour begins our coverage from blackpool. storm isha has landed and there are widespread warnings in place across the uk for heavy rainfall and gusts of winds of up to 80mph and worse is forecast for overnight. there's also a risk—to—life warning in coastal areas. if you do come near the coast, please make sure that you err with caution.

the idea is that even when it is rough, the wind and the waves will come and they could sweep you out to the sea and it's hard in this weather to try and find anyone. so please, if you do come down — or if not, please just steer clear of the sea if you can. well, the rain is here and the strong winds have already started to arrive and the sea is on its way and the real warning is around coastal areas, with large waves and debris posing a risk to life. here in blackpool, many are preparing to batten down the hatches. we are just wrapped up really warm and going to go home and stay inside, i think. we just knew that the high winds were coming in but we weren't really expecting it now, yet. this was the scene in ireland earlier, and what's about to hit the uk. there's also plenty of disruption to travel, as people are advised to avoid it and many services

have been cancelled. 0ur messaging is to really consider whether your journey�*s absolutely necessary. if you do need to travel, think in advance, plan your routes, give people extra space, expect the unexpected. some flights have been operating today, but many have struggled to land and there are currently air traffic control restrictions in place, leading to some flight cancellations. the storm's expected to bring further disruption and may affect power lines and mobile phone signals. and sharon barbour sent this update a short time ago. well, storm isha has landed in the uk — winds have already been recorded in wales, in the snowdonia area, of 90mph. for much of the country here, looking at winds between 70—80 mph but we don't really know what storm isha will bring. all the emergency services are warning those right

across the uk of problems on the roads, problems with trains and we've already seen some problems with planes and of course, people walking around have even been warned to be aware of flying debris, particularly strong warnings around all of the coasts where the waves are expected to come right over, onto roads — so warnings of being swept out to sea, warnings of being hit by debris. the worst of the storm is farfrom here, hundreds of miles still out to sea, of course, coming over from those snowstorms that were seen in north america coming through ireland, which is seeing really, really high winds and the sea coming up here in blackpool now. as we speak, the sea is expected to reach high tide in around two hours�* time. so, much, much worse to come, so the police, all the emergency services on standby and warnings, too, on the roads for motorists

to be very wary of being buffeted by these high winds and poor visibility because of the heavy rain, as well. so the whole of the uk being buffeted but preparing for far worse to come right through the and into tomorrow. as we've been hearing, travel is being severely disrupted by the weather system. 0ur reporter essylt carr is at euston station in london with more. well, there are no avanti west coast train services leaving euston this evening — the operator decided to end its services earlier this evening because of the and it had already told passengers not to travel today if they could avoid it. there's been lots of disruption already on that line that goes up through the midlands, to manchester and glasgow. and they're not the only operator that's taken that kind of operation — scotrail too are ending its services earlier this evening, as well. and it really reflects the kind

of disruption that's been seen right across the train network today as those high winds take hold, which affect obviously the speed that trains can travel, and also pose a risk of things like falling trees and debris on the tracks. now those conditions are also problematic for drivers, and highways agencies in very part of the uk have been warning people that, if they are out and about in their cars this evening, to take particular care. now elsewhere, flights have also been affected — we know around 30 flights out of heathrow have been cancelled today. and british airways told us its schedule had also been affected. so if you are travelling on a plane, then the advice is to check with your carrier as to whether your particular route is affected. now obviously this evening, a lot of people's focus is on trying to get where they need to but some of the train companies have also warned that their services are likely to be affected in the morning, as well. scotrail and southeastern trains have said that their early—morning services will not be running

as usual, so it does look as though the travel disruption that we've seen today will indeed extend into tomorrow morning's rush hour. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has again rejected the idea of creating a palestinian state, despite president biden�*s belief it might still be possible. the uk defence secretary grant shapps called mr netanyahu's position "disappointing". the death toll in gaza since the 7th of october has now surpassed 25,000, according to the hamas—run health ministry there. more than 130 israeli hostages are still being held by hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and us governments. with the latest, here's mark lowen. lives on a list that grows by the day. an overnight air strike adding them to a new milestone — more than 25,000 killed in gaza since israel's offensive began, says hamas.

numbers out of date by the hour. israel's focus is now southern gaza, pounded from the air, backed by naval but there have been clashes in the north too. israel's army — vastly superior to hamas — is still facing significant resistance across the territory. the israeli defence forces released pictures of a new tunnel they say they found, booby—trapped and more than 800m long — and, they say, it's likely to have held israeli hostages. translation: in the tunnel, we found five cells, _ each had a toilet and a mattress, enclosed by metal bars. according to testimonies we have, about 20 hostages were held in this tunnel at different times, in difficult conditions — without daylight, with stuffy air, very little oxygen, and terrible humidity that makes it difficult to breathe.

but more than three months in, israel still hasn't destroyed hamas or got the remaining hostages home, and splits are growing here. anti—war protesters — still few — scuffled with police. most israelis have rallied around their flag, but not their prime minister — and his continued opposition to a palestinian state is angering allies. i think it is very disappointing that benjamin netanyahu has said that. it's not, in some sense, a surprise — he's spent his entire political career against a two—state solution. but the point is, which other routes is there to seriously resolve this? here in israel, public patience with the war isn't limitless. and us intelligence is reported to have concluded that israel has only killed between 20—30% of hamas fighters, and that the group has enough weapons to continue

striking back for months — raising the spectre of a prolonged conflict. and prolonged suffering on both sides. for children, wracked with fever but unable to get medicine as gaza's hospitals run desperately short, and a lack of clean water makes disease rife. doctors resort to a weak syrup to treat the young, often orphaned. but it does little to dull the pain of gaza's war. mark lowen, bbc news, jerusalem. some breaking has dropped out. he was third in the race after donald trump and nikki haley. ron desantis has dropped out of the presidential campaign, to endorse trump.

dozens of people are said to have been killed when a market and shopping district in the russian—occupied city of donetsk in eastern ukraine was hit by shelling. proxy officials there blamed ukraine, saying at least 25 people died and least 20 others were injured in the attack. graphic video from the scene shows many dead bodies in the street, as well as shattered shop fronts and stalls, and damaged cars. russia's foreign ministry called it a �*barbaric terrorist act', accusing the west of complicity. the ukraine government has not yet commented. meanwhile, official sources in kyiv have confirmed to the bbc that the explosion at an oil terminal outside st petersburg was a "special operation" of the ukrainian security service. they said the sbu used drones to start a major fire at the baltic terminal in ust—luga, west of russia's second city. the ukrainians say fuel processed at the plant was being used to supply russian troops in ukraine, and that this strike significantly complicates logistics for the military.

a woman and man found dead in a house near norwich, in england, died from stab wounds to the neck. postmortem examinations on two children also found dead there will be carried out on wednesday. norfolk police have referred themselves to the independent watchdog, after officers didn't respond to a call from the home at 6 o'clock on friday morning — about an hour before the bodies were found. frances read reports from the scene. a quiet crescent in norfolk, now a crime scene after the deaths of four people. 45—year—old bartlomiej kuczynski and two children lived here. a 36—year—old woman, also related, had been visiting. all were found dead with injuries by officers on friday morning. forensic officers have arrived. the road in this quiet small community still sealed but this is now notjust the scene of four

terrible deaths, but also a possible investigation into the police itself. it now transpires police had been called at 6am on friday morning from inside the but officers didn't arrive until well over an hour later, at 7.15am, when a second call came in from a member of the public. by then, it was too late, and the four bodies were found. and, while norfolk constabulary investigate here, the iopc will now have to decide whether there is a case to investigate the police over their conduct, action or inaction. officers say it's too early to speculate, but politicians say there are wider concerns. labour would put domestic abuse specialists into 999 control centres, so that we've got that expertise to deal with difficult cases. we don't know whether that

would have made any difference or applied in this case, and there needs to be an investigation but i do think there is a wider issue about making sure we have the proper response to these kinds of awful cases. questions remain about why the police here took so long to respond. frances read, bbc news, norfolk. now it's time for a look at today's sport. thank you. we start at the top of the english premier league, with liverpool extending their lead to five points after a 4—0 win away at bournemouth. after a goalless first half, amidst high winds on the english south coast, jurgen klopp�*s side pushed on with two goals from darwin nunez, and a couple too from diegojota. liverpool are missing several key players at the moment, with mohammed salah expected to return from the africa cup of nations after his hamstring injury playing for egypt. considering the challenges — the liverpool manager's very happy with how his side are reacting. everything was better.

the counter press was better, and so we put them really under pressure and scored wonderful goals. we all know, sometimes the ball rolls in the corner and goes in the post, but it was well played anyway. impact from the bench again as well. it turned into a pretty good evening. the latest ever goal scored in the premier league — saw bottom side sheffield united snatch a 2—2 with west ham in sunday's other game in the premier league. frustration for hammers boss david moyes at the end. but a 103rd minute penalty was converted by oh mcburnie, with both sides ending the game with ten men. sheffield united are seven points from safety whilst west ham remain sixth. david moyes unhappy with decisions going against his side. disappointed in the end, because we should have easily, not easily, but should have comfortably got ourselves three points today. i see it as two points dropped. i'm not going to come

out and say too much, because we are the ones who get in trouble. i would like to, but we are getting to a stage now where we are seeing a level of officiating where we are alljust shrugging our shoulders and saying, this is what we're getting now. i've been a sheffield united supporter for 35, 40 years. it's never any different, whether it is a game, the bulk of games, or the season. it is interesting, because we stay with it, and we give it a go. it isn't just about the effort and the application and the competitive aspects of it. i thought we played well. chelsea have some breathing space at the top of the women's super league thanks to lauren james. the england international�*s hat—trick took her team three points clear as they beat manchester united 3—1 at stamford bridge. khadija shaw also scored a hat—trick as manchester city kept the pressure on chelsea with a dominant victory over liverpool. elisabeth terland scored a 95th minute winner for brighton in a 3—2

win over bristol city. and they're in to the second half between west ham and spurs, where it's currently 3—2 to spurs. morocco are still top of group f after a 1—1 against the democatic republic of congo at the africa cup of nations. in the other game in that group, tanzania drew with zambia. the group e game between south africa and namibia is under way, it's currently i—0. meanwhile, at the asian cup, no goals between oman and thiland. between oman and thailand. saudi arabia top group f after their win over kyrgyzstan. fifa president gianni infantino has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. it follows incidents which he described as "totally abhorrent" at udinese and sheffield wednesday on saturday. ac milan's win in udine was briefly suspended after alleged racist abuse from home fans towards milan goalkeeper mike maignan. coventry city's kasey palmer said he received similar abuse

at hillsborough in a match in england's championship. and despite heading into the weekend ten shots off the lead, rory mcilroy has won the dubai desert classic for a record fourth time. a 63 on saturday put the northern irishman in contention. while his final round contained fewer fireworks, rivals adrian meronk and overnight leader cameron young couldn't take advantage. a 2—under par 70 was enough for mcilroy to win by one shot, finishing on 14 under. and that's all the sport for now. more now about our top story, storm isha. ann arbor warning is in full —— varies and amber warning enforced. —— there is an amber warning in force. 0ur reporter meghan 0wen is following developments

from the bbc newsroom. quite a fast moving situation, the amber warnings were in place from 6pm. in the last half—an—hour we have heard from illiteracy who say that thousands of homes especially in are out of power —— from electricity north west. in terms of travel disruption, people gathering at stations such as houston in london, desperate to get on the last trains out of london to other cities. a lot of the trains have been cancelled, along with flights and ferry services. let's look at some of the most striking images from today. a british airways flight trying to touch down at heathrow earlier. they didn't manage to land and they ended up taking off again. similarly we saw this video sent a couple of hours ago, a tree in scotland crashing a car. quite spectacular. just as we are seeing

the effects of the storm. this is a ferry service from wales to ireland. starting to get choppy. many crossings disrupted. this is the irish coastline, you can see the wind picking up. waves earlier this afternoon, really powerful. across the uk it is feeling the effects. this is especially striking an image from the candle mountains. you can see how much the snow is around the hiking group. a lot of updates and we'll continue to bring them to you and make sure you stay tuned for the weather at the end of the bulletin as well. to get an idea of the conditions for those up in scotland today, we speak now to mountaineering instructor dan goodwin who's in inverness. he took that photograph. we saw that spectacular image. what has it been

like, what are the conditions? certainly challenging. wind and snow, making things challenging and a time to come off the hill. you were out _ a time to come off the hill. you were out there _ a time to come off the hill. you were out there with _ a time to come off the hill. you were out there with some other people, giving them guidance for mountaineering. what was that guidance? it must have been pretty tricky. guidance? it must have been pretty tric . . ., , ., ., , guidance? it must have been pretty tric . . ., ., , ., tricky. yeah it was a group of university — tricky. yeah it was a group of university students _ tricky. yeah it was a group of university students who - tricky. yeah it was a group of university students who were tricky. yeah it was a group of - university students who were looking to develop their safe winter mounting travel technique, so looking to use the proper equipment and managing ourselves when the weather turns like that. yeah, difficult conditions but good for them to see the effects of it happening in the mountains. at them to see the effects of it happening in the mountains. at what oint is it happening in the mountains. at what point is it too — happening in the mountains. at what point is it too dangerous _ happening in the mountains. at what point is it too dangerous to _ happening in the mountains. at what point is it too dangerous to be - happening in the mountains. at what point is it too dangerous to be out i point is it too dangerous to be out on the mountains? was it verging on

that today? had on the mountains? was it verging on that toda ? . , ._ ., on the mountains? was it verging on that toda ? . , ., ., that today? had we stayed out longer it would have — that today? had we stayed out longer it would have done. _ that today? had we stayed out longer it would have done. we _ that today? had we stayed out longer it would have done. we know - that today? had we stayed out longer it would have done. we know that - that today? had we stayed out longerj it would have done. we know that the weather was coming so we didn't get farfrom weather was coming so we didn't get far from the weather was coming so we didn't get farfrom the car weather was coming so we didn't get far from the car park, where we could see it for real. 0nce far from the car park, where we could see it for real. once the wind really starts to pick up, you are slowed down and more susceptible to exposure and other avalanche hazards. when the wind tips beyond 40, 50 mph, you hazards. when the wind tips beyond 40,50 mph, you should be coming down rather than tempting fate. we can see you are in the warm now but what is it like outside at the moment? are you hearing the strong wind? . . ., , , ., moment? are you hearing the strong wind? . . . , , ., . wind? yeah certainly strong wind and hea , wind? yeah certainly strong wind and heavy, torrential _ wind? yeah certainly strong wind and heavy, torrential rain. _ wind? yeah certainly strong wind and heavy, torrential rain. it _ wind? yeah certainly strong wind and heavy, torrential rain. it will- wind? yeah certainly strong wind and heavy, torrential rain. it will be - heavy, torrential rain. it will be snowing on the summits. qm. heavy, torrential rain. it will be snowing on the summits. 0k, we appreciate _ snowing on the summits. 0k, we appreciate your _ snowing on the summits. 0k, we appreciate your time. _

0rganisers say more than a million people have protested against the far right in germany this weekend. about 250,000 people joined demonstrations in cities across the country on saturday, 0ur correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness, has more. playing in front of the german parliament building. the reichstag, isjust the latest demonstration against the far right, and in particular against the far right afd. all week across germany, in dozens of towns every day, almost, there have been large demonstrations, some towns a couple of thousand people, in big cities, tens of thousands of people. yesterday, on saturday, around 300,000 people are thought to have taken to the streets in protest against the far right. it was all sparked by a report a week and a half ago revealing a so—called masterplan of far right activists who wanted to deport millions of people outside of germany who had non—german backgrounds. it's not as if that plan would ever really happen, because these are fringe elements with radical, dangerous ideas and who are not

going to come into power. but at this meeting, there were some afd party members. so this has sparked a huge movement and a massive debate across germany about the role of the far right afd party. and it's even really fired and sparked at the debate about whether the party should be banned in the run up to key regional elections in eastern germany later this year. the charles university in prague is opening the doors of its arts faculty today for the first time since 14 students and members of staff were shot dead exactly a month ago. teaching is due to resume next month, but the fourth floor of the faculty — where the shooting took place — will remain closed. students at the nearby school of decorative arts will begin work on a permanent memorial for those who lost their lives, using the wax of thousands of candles left by people outside the university. people in germany's east have been treated to a dazzling view, as an asteroid blazed

across the night sky. in a rare event, the impact was predicted by astronomers, just three hours before impact. that meant a researcher was able to capture these images. nasa predicted the tiny asteroid would disintegrate as a harmless fireball, and that's what happened west of berlin, near the town of nennhausen. meteors are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. when they heat up in earth's atmosphere, they make a bright trail. don't forget there is plenty more on our top story, storm isha, hitting the uk as we speak. 90 mph wind recorded in wales. plenty more on the website. stay with us.

hello there. storm isha looks to be one of the strongest storms we've seen this �*23—24 season. met office amber weather warnings have been issued for the vast majority of the uk — typical gusts 60—70mph. but we are going to see some stronger gusts than that. we've already had a gust of 90mph in capel curig, in snowdonia, and the winds will continue to strengthen here. the strongest winds generally, though, are going to form around this hook in the cloud — you can see just to the west of the republic of ireland — that's where the most damaging winds are generally going to be. take a look at the different gusts, then, we'll see around the country. 60—70 quite widely. i think into snowdonia, we'll probably get some gusts of wind of 100mph or so. further north, generally, this is where the strongest winds will go. for northern ireland, 60—70 is very likely, but we could see some stronger winds go across northern counties. 80—90mph gusts are possible here, some 90mph gusts possible for western and northern areas of scotland. winds this strong will blow down

some trees, so we're talking about transport disruption. power networks are likely to be damaged, so power cuts are very likely. and, as well as all that, those stronger gusts of wind could result in structural damage, with some roofs getting ripped off buildings. by the time we get to monday, the weather will be calming down. it's a blustery day, a day of sunshine and showers. some of the showers will have hail and thunder mixed in across northern areas and it will be cold enough for a bit of snow up over the tops of the scottish mountains. a colder—feeling day for many of us. 0n into tuesday, we've got another area of low pressure that'll be racing in off the atlantic. this one bringing a return of heavy rain widely — so we are likely to see some further flood warnings get issued across england and scotland in particular. still an ongoing thaw of the lying snow here, given the mild weather conditions. and, as the rain band clears through, we'll see showers follow. gusty winds for the northern half of the uk, as well. gusts on tuesday reaching around 60—70mph. we can breathe a sigh of relief as we head into wednesday, thanks to this ridge of high pressure building in from the west.

0k, there'll be a few showers around across northwestern areas — otherwise it's a dry day with some spells of sunshine. the winds certainly a lot calmer. still on the mild side, temperatures 10—12 celsius. beyond that, high pressure often staying close by across england and wales. so a dryer spelljust around the corner, but rain never far away from scotland and northern ireland. in the short term, though, it's all about storm isha.

this is bbc news. the headlines there are widespread weather warnings as storm ee—sha sweeps warnings as storm isha sweeps into the uk and ireland. winds of up to 90 mph are felling trees , major airports are cancelling or delaying flights. train services in scotland are suspended and the met office is warning people to sleep away from windows. ron de santis pulls out of the race for the white house after a second place finish at the iowa causus. the florida governor said he and his wife casey had �*prayed on�* the decision and instead decided to endorse donald trump ahead of the new hampshire primary on tuesday. a deadly blast rocks a market in the occupied city of donetsk in eastern ukraine. kremlin officials say at least least 25 people are dead. and a fireball over berlin. a small asteroid lights up the skies in the german capital, breaking up in the atmosphere.

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