gusts of up to 99mph caused widespread damage in many parts of the country, with trees and power lines brought down. there was major travel disruption, with some air passengers stranded in unexpected destinations. we were told we were being brought back to manchester. that was quickly updated to that we were going to the east midlands, and we landed in paris last night.— paris last night. also in the programme... _ we take you inside gaza with the story of one man and his family as they try to survive the war. would you put your hand up if you are cold in your classroom? the schools in england struggling to keep their pupils warm because they need repairs. and the pensioner�*s home riddled with damp, mould and rats. how her neighbours rallied round to plan a makeover.

cameron fall short of the australian open but takes plenty of positives fourth—round defeat. good evening. storm isha has wreaked havoc across the uk, leaving two people dead in scotland and northern ireland, while thousands of homes are still without power. there were gusts of up to 99mph, disrupting the journeys of many road, rail and air travellers. storm isha has now left the uk, but another storm, jocelyn, is on the way. we'll be hearing about isha's impact on different parts of the uk from our reporters in north lanarkshire and in cumbria, but first, with the latest from belfast, sara girvin has this report.

storm isha battered northern ireland with winds reaching 80mph, bringing tragic consequences. a motorist in his 60s died after his vehicle collided with a fallen tree in limavady county, londonderry this evening. 17,000 people in northern ireland are still without electricity. at the peak of the storm, 53,000 homes had no power. in the republic of ireland, 155,000 remained without electricity. for some, the outage was much more than an inconvenience. as a disabled person, i rely on electricity to live. it's life—saving and life—maintaining. i lost power last night, just when i was getting into bed, about half 11, and it didn't come back on today until about 1:00. and that obviously puts my life at rest, as well as millions of other disabled people

across the united kingdom. mikaela was able to rely on her generator, but says other disabled people may not be as lucky. we can put a man on the moon. why can we not ensure disabled people have access to power to keep them alive? strong winds brought down trees across northern ireland. there have been more than 1,000 reports of incidents like this one where trees hit power lines and a car here in county down. as the cleanup operation continues, there are warnings it may be a few days until power is fully restored. sara girvin, bbc news, belfast. there was travel disruption across the country. all trains were cancelled from 7pm last night. services were gradually restarted around lunchtime, but scotrail said trains will be cancelled again from tomorrow evening due to more bad weather. aiii." tomorrow evening due to more bad weather. ., , u, . weather. our flight was cancelled, so we then — weather. our flight was cancelled, so we then booked _ weather. our flight was cancelled,

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with it too. in north yorkshire, this river burst its banks. it really gets this bad. a few miles further north, we were escorted to the summit of the closed a66. what should normally be a busy cross—country route linking the a1m6 and the m6. it is still blowing a gale appear in the top of the pennines, this lorry rocking in the wind, one of several vehicles that was blown over here last night. it took until early afternoon for the damaged lorries to be safely recovered and the road to reopen. head west, and this was the eerie sound of the flood warning siren in appleby last night. thankfully, the water peaked without severe flooding, but the electricity did not come back on until this afternoon. not come back on until this afternoon-— not come back on until this afternoon. ~ ., ~ afternoon. we are feeling lucky, reall , afternoon. we are feeling lucky, really. that _ afternoon. we are feeling lucky, really, that we _ afternoon. we are feeling lucky, really, that we haven't - afternoon. we are feeling lucky, really, that we haven't been - really, that we haven't been flooded, and actually, although the

road flooded down there, i don't think it has got into any houses or anything, so we alljust think ourselves lucky, really, because of that. elsewhere, a driver in belton in lincolnshire had a lucky escape when a roof was blown onto a road. across large parts of northern england, rivers are once again very high. with another storm expected, flood defences will be tested in the coming days. danny savage, bbc news, cumbria. as we heard, storm isha disrupted journeys for many travellers. scores of flights were cancelled, delayed or diverted, with some passengers ending up stranded in unexpected places. nick eardley from bbc verify has more details. thanks, ben. yes, lots of disruption yesterday that we have been hearing about, but it would have been particularly noticeable if you were a nervous flyer last night. 0ver noticeable if you were a nervous flyer last night. over 100 noticeable if you were a nervous flyer last night. 0ver100 planes tried to land somewhere and had to abort, what is known in the aviation

industry as i go around. many more flights were diverted before they got to their destination. this plane was trying to land at heathrow. as you can see, it was not successful. pretty bumpy. here's another at gatwick — you can see how bumpy the landing was. this plane reached its city of destination, but the wrong airport. plenty didn't even manage that. we've been speaking to passengers and looking at open source flight data like the website flightradar. here are some examples from last night. this flight was supposed to go from seville in the south of spain up to edinburgh, but ended up in cologne in germany, 560 miles away. and this flight here was going from gran canaria to belfast. it also couldn't land and ended up in paris, 530 miles away. not ideal. manchester to dublin wasn't much better —

this should have been a pretty standard flight. they did not land either. also ended up going all the way to paris. so why did so many people end up so far from their destinations? part of the problem last night was how widespread the disruption was. there were lots of airports where it became impossible to land. this was dublin last night. then the airports where you could land filled up quickly, leaving no space for other emergency landings, hence people ending up so far away from where they were supposed to be. here are a few flyers who contacted the bbc with their stories of isha woe. hello, iam hello, i am amy, this is mandy and bob. we are currently stuck in geneva, switzerland, and have been for 24—hour is due to storm isha. we are back today to hopefully get a return flight to birmingham airport. yesterday with a little chaotic. i don't know how you found it at the

airport. absolute nightmare, to be honest. hello. _ absolute nightmare, to be honest. hello. i_ absolute nightmare, to be honest. hello. lam — absolute nightmare, to be honest. hello, lam phil. hello, iam phil. a_ hello, lam phil. a candle town fan. we are trapped on the isle of man. we are in a pub at the isle of man. we are in a pub at the moment. some of ourfans cannot leave until thursday at the earliest. here we all are, if you of us at the moment. there we go. there are a few of us here. yesterday, i was due to fly from manchester back to dublin. we flew over dublin, we made an attempt to land, and soon we were backed up in the clouds, and we were told we would be brought back to manchester. that was quickly updated to that we were going to the east midlands, and were going to the east midlands, and we landed in paris. there was a lot of, are you kidding me? oh my god! people saying, how am i going to get home?! and as the crew announced... we are now landing. the _ we are now landing. the cheers - we are now landing. the cheers went - we are now landing. the cheers went upl we are now landing. i the cheers went up as we are now landing. - the cheers went up as if we we are now landing. _ the cheers went up as if we had just scored the winning goal in the world cup. it was incredible. the whole place was just hearing. —— just

cheering. another storm is due to hit the uk tomorrow night, storm jostling, bringing strong winds. matt taylor from the weather centre is with us now. this will be the tenth named storm of the season. why have we had so many storms in such quick succession? yes. why have we had so many storms in such quick succession?— such quick succession? yes, it has been an incredibly _ such quick succession? yes, it has been an incredibly stormy - such quick succession? yes, it has been an incredibly stormy season. j been an incredibly stormy season. it is shaping up to be our stormiest speu it is shaping up to be our stormiest spell since the naming of storm started back in 2015. each season is different from the one before last year. we didn't have any through the entirety of autumn, winter and spring, so there is no definite overriding aspect to it, but we have seen two differing weather patterns. 0ver christmas, we saw storms that produced flooding because we had high pressure sitting across parts of scandinavia and greenland, bringing some intense cold weather, but actually stranding areas of low pressure with us. so we saw one area of low pressure after another sit across the uk. but this time, what

we have got is what is happening in the usa driving things. there has been some intense cold air, temperatures dropping down as far south as kentucky to around —29 by night. that has clashed with warm air across the mid—atlantic, firing up air across the mid—atlantic, firing up a particularly livelyjet stream, and that has picked up areas of low pressure, develop them further, and send them our way. our next name storm, jocelyn, is set to push its way in tomorrow.— storm, jocelyn, is set to push its way in tomorrow. and you will be back with a _ way in tomorrow. and you will be back with a full _ way in tomorrow. and you will be back with a full forecast - way in tomorrow. and you will be back with a full forecast later - way in tomorrow. and you will be back with a full forecast later in l back with a full forecast later in the programme. thank you, matt. the news now. teachers at some schools in england say they're struggling to keep children warm in buildings that urgently need repairs. at one primary school in devon, temperatures are so low that children have to keep their gloves and coats on during lessons. the department for education says the safety of pupils and staff is paramount. rahil sheikh reports. this is st peter's primary school in devon. morning, morning, morning! all right? these are our sheds.

i call these affectionally our sheds. they were temporary accommodation that's been here for a long time. they're older than i am. these modular buildings were added in the 1960s to save money when the school expanded. they've never been replaced. temperatures inside have dropped to below seven degrees celsius. it's really cold. i have to wear gloves, and it's really hard to use a pencil or a pen when you've got your gloves on. meanwhile, in manchester, russell scott primary has had problems with flooding and raw sewage. well, we're in manchester, it rains a lot. we have to muck in and we have to fill the wheelbarrows up with the sandbags. we then have to employ extreme cleaning companies to come and rip out the carpets and the bookcases and start again. according to government figures, the average primary school in england needs an estimated £300,000 worth of maintenance or upgrades, while for the average secondary, it's £1.5 million. last year, 276 schools in the uk

had to be partially closed because they'd been built with a dangerous, crumbling concrete known as raac. experts say that's only part of the problem. we could talk about austerity and recession and the pressure on the economy over the last few decades. we only have a finite amount of money. and if you try and save money on that and don't spend enough, it's a false economy, because you end up saving maybe a pound today, but you'll spend £5 next yearor inten years. the department for education says in england, it's allocated £15 billion of capital funding since 2015, including nearly £2 billion committed this year for essential maintenance and improvements. in 2021, the government graded every school in england depending on its condition. the lower the grade, the greater the school's priority forfunding.

and the farcical situation is that we are considered a grade a rated school, which means we're the highest condition band, as in we're the best kept school, even though we have three classrooms that are just sheds that are just not fit for purpose. we're never going to qualify for money from school rebuilding. i'm 65 now, and i should have been retired. but i can't. . .. i can't leave the school in this way until it's rebuilt. the department of education says they will start on a detailed plan for russell scott primary this month. but until then, its wait for a rebuild goes on. rahel sheikh, bbc news. you can see more you can see more on you can see more on that story:... britain's crumbling schools is on bbc iplayer now and bbc one at 8pm. the uk covid inquiry has heard that scotland's chief medical officer told colleagues to clear their whatsapp messages every day during the pandemic. professor sir gregor smith said he erased his own messages

"on a frequent basis" in line with government policy, and that any important information was recorded in emails. a coroner has ruled that a 13—year—old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river in south wales in july 2019. the coroner said christopher kapessa had been pushed into the water in fernhill, in what he called a "dangerous prank". other children, including the boy found to have pushed him, thenjumped into the river to try to save him. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith is at pontypridd coroner's court. hywel. yes, christopher's mother described him as a boy who is cheeky and full of laughter and broughtjoy to other people's life. he would have turned 18 earlier this month, but his death has left the family in anguish and

feeling like they have been failed. it was in the summer of 2019 when christopher and schoolmates went down to the river to play neil where he lived. none of them knew whether he lived. none of them knew whether he could swim probably or not, but one of the children pushed him from the ledge of the bridge into the water and he fell down and didn't return up. when they saw he was struggling, some of the children including the boy who pushed him, jumped in to try to help, but he could not be rescued. the police did investigate and concluded it was a tragic accident. they didn't bring any charges, a decision reinforced by the high court and today's coroner's conclusion. he said there was no malice or racism behind this event. however, christopher's family have always felt that there was something more at play. they feel like they have been the victims of institutional racism. an independent investigation into the police's actions felt they had not failed in their investigation, but they didn't communicate properly with christopher's family. his mother

says she still cannot grieve properly for her son until he receives justice.— properly for her son until he receives justice. receives 'ustice. thank you very much. the time is 6.17. our top story this evening: the aftermath of storm isha and its ferocious winds — two people are dead and tens of thousands of homes are left without power. and concerns that airport security may not be ready for when the coming up on sports day in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, three days before the start of the series against england, indian * better since he will miss the first two tests because of personal reasons. —— star batter. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza now estimates that more than 25,000 people have been killed there. but what about the living?

how are they coping with the war and surviving? well, some of them have been sending us videos and voice messages. and tonight, we hearfrom khalid, a medical equipment supplier and father—of—five. he's injabalia, in the north of gaza. khalid, his wife and five children have moved three times since october, trying to find somewhere safe. khalid is not a doctor, but he used to sell medical supplies. as gazan hospitals shut down, he turned his home into a makeshift clinic to treat the wounded. his work affects his children. an airstrike hits the next street.

with airstrikes so close, khalid decides it's time to go.

khalid moves his family to shelter near al—shifa, which was the main hospital in northern gaza. families now all live together, in blown—out buildings.

in israel today, relatives of hostages who are still being held in gaza have stormed a meeting at the knesset, israel's parliament. they were calling for more to be done to free their loved ones. banners were held up that said: "you will not sit here, while our children are dying there." meanwhile, other family members of hostages have travelled to the uk to try and persuade the prime minister to put more pressure on those countries involved in negotiating hostage releases. our special correspondent lucy manning has been talking to the father of one teenager still being held.

this is liri freedom and this is liri kidnap. and you see the eyes. they say all, they say she's afraid. and we know that they touch her. to understand theres's something wrong, and the clock is tick—tock. a father who keeps his daughter close, but can't keep her safe. 18—year—old liri albag, held hostage by hamas, taken from nahal 0z on october the 7th. she sent us message, the last message. "father, they're shooting us. "i'm 0k." and from that day, we didn't hear from her. his darkest fears for his daughter. some of the released hostages said they were told directly by other hostages they had been sexually assaulted. it's very difficult even to say this, but they attacked them in a sexual issue. some of the girls. and we are worried.

but why they didn't they release from 18 to 30 years old women? eli doesn't know how his daughter, who loves music and dancing, can get through this ordeal. i'm a strong man and, see, i talk to you like a dead man. so what can say my daughter, 18 years old, she's under the ground, 40 metres, without air, without food, without water and injury in sexual issues? today, eli and otherfamilies of hostages met the prime minister. eli gave him the bring them home chain he wears. they are here to press the uk government to push qatar to do more. we want the help of london. they have a lot of influence about qatar. qatar, they have a lot of power on the hamas. they support them in millions and millions of dollars. qatar says it has done everything it can to help release hostages and will continue to do so.

"we just we just want our children back," says eli. lucy manning, bbc news. india's prime minister narendra modi has inaugurated a grand temple to the hindu god ram on a site where a mosque was destroyed more than 30 years ago. a hindu nationalist mob demolished the mosque in 1992, sparking widespread riots. it had stood in the city of ayodhya since the sixteenth century. today, mr modi said the new hindhu temple on the site represents "a new era" for india. nhs england has launched a new campaign to encourage parents to book their children in for mmr vaccinations. some of the uk's biggest airports could miss the government's deadline for installing new technology which is designed to make life easier for passengers by ending the strict limit on liquids that can be carried in hand luggage. the department for transport is considering penalising airports which do miss thejune deadline. katy austin reports. since 2006, getting ready for a flight has meant checking

you comply with strict rules. at the moment, any liquids you take through airport security have to be in containers of no more than 100 millilitres, and they have to go inside a clear plastic bag. new high—tech ct scanners should mean the end of those rules. they're already used in some other countries and at some airports in the uk. people we spoke to were keen for things to change. it's just a faff, isn't it? because you have to kind of think about what you're taking and then you forget to do something and it's your most favourite expensive perfume. when i travel and when i go, when i see like people around me all the time, they are not, they don't necessarily know that there is this rule. the 1st ofjune is the date set by the government for all major uk airports to get the new equipment in place. gatwick and manchester airports insist they've made a lot of progress, but won't complete the job until next year. britain's biggest airport, heathrow, can't guarantee hitting the deadline either. they're very heavy. sometimes, the floors in the actual

terminal have to be reinforced. - the cost is really high for these particular scanners. _ it's the latest technology. there are supply—chain issues in being able to source - the correct parts and get . those functioning properly. and also, airports have to retrain their staff. i the upshot is that instead of the liquid rules being completely eased in time for the summer holidays, it's likely to be a mixed picture. at some places, you will need to get the liquids out in advance. in others, you won't. and that has the potential to create further confusion and create further delays. you only need a couple of passengers to not be prepared to end up having to wait an extra 10, 20, 30 minutes. if you are flying this summer, even if the airport you'll be leaving from has eased its liquid rules, the one you come home from may not have, so do check. new scanners should eventually make the airportjourney much smoother, but there could be some turbulence along the way.

katy austin, bbc news. the composer lauriejohnson, who provided some of britain's best—loved television themes and film music, has died at the age of 96. among his most memorable compositions was this one... the 1960s tv series the avengers was shown around the world in 90 countries. and then, there was this... this is your life was shown on tv for over 40 years, telling the life stories of celebrities. but for a certain generation of children, lauriejohnson will be remembered for the bbc�*s animal magic. just some of the music composed by lauriejohnson, who's died at the age of 96.

the home of a disabled pensioner which was covered in mould and infested with rats has been transformed, after voluteers helped to clean and refurbish it. the 70—year—old called pat had struggled during lockdown and was too embarrassed to ask for help. 0ur correspondent danjohnson has the story of how one community in swindon came together for their neighbour. it was black, smelly, disgusting. it's hard to believe pat was living like this. the rats, i would bang the radiator in the hallway and hope that they would run, so i could go and make a cup of tea. the pandemic stopped pat having visitors. then a leak sparked more problems. and even after lockdown, she didn't know where to turn. i was helpless, desperate, embarrassed. but then her friend jan got involved. i was absolutely mortified. i could not believe anyone was living like that.

it was the most shocking thing i've ever seen. i was in here for barely 30 seconds and i had to get out of the house because it was unbearable. the call went out and help arrived. all the rooms right back to the floor again. - concrete. it's just horrendous. the whole property is destroyed, basically, the floor is so dangerous. . more than 150 volunteers worked together to have a look. and two months later, pat's back where she belongs. the fire is so beautiful. everything's brand—new. and i could stand here and just stroke it all day. it's so nice. oh, my goah. this is community spirit. it works as well. it's notjust changing rooms, but transforming a life. 20 degrees. that was my saddest part of life. no hot water. it's a miracle. everyone has been involved.

the generosity of the public, it'sjust been outstanding, really. i'd like to thank them from the bottom of my heart. and i am so, so grateful to them all. you're safe. you're well, you're warm. there's no rats. there's no mice. this could have been a tale of social isolation, but instead, it's a story and a home now full of warmth and generosity. thanks so much for all of you. and hope. donjohnson, bbc news, swindon. time for a look at the weather, here's matt taylor. the next time not far away and will be with us tomorrow. i mentioned the contrast in north america, driving things. arctic air all this —— all the way south to florida and temperatures in the morning with sub zero. those temperature contrasts to the south of florida have been firing up strong and active jet stream. they have developed areas of

low pressure, and this