‘ spell of wales, with a windy spell of weather. central and southern parts of england begin the day under the crowd with mist and fog and drizzle. as we had through the course of the day the cold front moves slowly south east and there will be a spell of wet and windy weather affecting many parts of the country and the rain arriving in the south—east in the middle of the afternoon, but towards the north west it is a return to colder conditions, temperatures dropping with a mix of sunshine and blustery wintry showers. the wind and rain clear from the south east through the course of monday evening, and then it will be colder than we have seen as we move into the early hours of tuesday, but enough of a breeze to keep most of us frost free. a few showers in western areas but clear in the east and maybe misting is once again. on tuesday it looks like another largely dry but cloudy day, some rain around on the hills and coasts in the west, anywhere to the east of high ground that is the best bet of catching sunshine, but also

cooler, but in the west we are into double figures. reasonably mild, but in the mid week we waved goodbye to the mild airand in the mid week we waved goodbye to the mild air and that opens the door for the blue colours to come from the arctic and that is colder arriving in the second half of this week. real change in the weather as week. real change in the weather as we have through wednesday onwards, after the mild and damp conditions, things are turning more wintry as we head towards the middle of the month. the queen has attended church after missing services over christmas due to a heavy cold. the professor says she will announce more plans about breakfast plans over the coming weeks. ilori has rammed into israeli soldiers in jerusalem killing four and injuring 15. police are treating the incident asa 15. police are treating the incident as a terror attack. the israeli ambassador in london has apologised after an embassy official was filmed saying he wanted to take down the foreign office minister, sir alan duncan, who is a strong critic of jewish settlements. the queen has

attended church at sandringham after missing services duty a heavy cold. the average amount of unsecured debt has reached a record high of almost £13,000 per uk household. heavy snowfalls and subzero temperatures are continuing across europe and the eastern united states, causing more than 20 deaths and bringing transport chaos. cuba is at a turning point. last year saw the end of decades of isolation from the usa, with tourism needing a new spirit of enterprise here. some sanctions have been lifted, like commercial flights from the us. the wheels are in motion, but everyone‘s wondering exactly where is cuba headed right now? that question is especially poignant after the recent death of fidel castro and election of donald trump to the us presidency.

if the thawing of relations does continue, the economy here may benefit, but is this country in danger of losing its soul? those precious assets that make this place, well, cuba. on my first trip here for nearly 20 years, i'm on a mission to find out. it may be a small island, 90 miles off the coast of florida, but cuba has a unique story to tell. ever since fidel castro and his band of revolutionaries seized control in 1959, the country has followed its own socialist path. the usa imposed a trade embargo on cuba in the early 60s and americans here were told to return home immediately. classic cars like this were left

behind when the rich american playboys left town after the revolution. now, it looks like they're on their way back. the new us president may threaten to reimpose recently lifted sanctions. but right now, driving around havana in vintage cars is a hit among those tourists who're already here. you're restoring this 1958, lovely bel air car. can i help? ok, come on! sit down.

0k. in this moment, we're checking the window. 0k. is it turning? at this moment? open. 0k. perfect. it's incredible, actually going inside these old cars. beautiful! all these wires made in the 40s and 50s. i feel like a master craftsman, even though all i was doing was this... julio was a taxi driver five years ago, with his beloved 1955 chevrolet bel air. now he's taken advantage of government reforms and is a partner in a business that restores and hires out classic vehicles to tourists. there are now 22 cars

in total under their banner. this is such a rewarding thing to do. looks, it's already cleaner. i haven't started painting it. tourists will be important for us, this business particularly. the business brain behind the company isjulio‘s wife. she has already been invited to washington by the us vice—president in recognition of her entrepreneurial acumen. she's lucky. most cubans can't travel. for us, it's very important when we finish the restoration to get money. you get money? we live much better. we can travel. we live like capitalists.

we work a lot, but we live better now. there's only three of these in cuba? only three in the whole of cuba! in a country where even a brain surgeon can earn only $30 a month, running a private enterprise like this can be relatively lucrative. it was julio's wife who quickly saw the appeal of vintage chevrolets to foreigners. beautiful! can we go for a drive? she wasn't always a fan of these vintage vehicles. now she has names for all of them, including herfavourite — lola. at the beginning i didn't like to drive, but now i love to drive. it's very easy, and it's not very common to see a woman driving this kind of car. what's happening here? there is a wi—fi area in this part. and they are connecting

with the internet. oh, wow, so it's like a hotspot that everybody comes to get online? wow. the internet is the revolution that passed cuba by. for most, it's unaffordable and restricted. take a stroll around town and you see more evidence of a gulf in wealth. ration shops, poor housing conditions and two parallel currencies — one for locals and one for tourists. this market trader tried to explain it. this is what? this is convertible peso. this one is cuban, normal peso. why have two different types? we have to find a way to better locate. we are not allowed to use dollars. this is a way to do business in cuba without the dollar. it's going to disappear.

soon? when the embargo lifts? i hope so. from that explanation i'm going to give you a tip! thank you very much, you're kind! take care! on the flipside, there is a strong sense of national pride here, of pulling through, and many local communities have thriving cultural scenes. the chaleco de hamel, complete with murals and crazy artworks, is a shrine to cuba's african roots. this is the voice of black cuba. raw, intense, even sometimes angry. always emotional and passionate.

this street is the brainchild of local artist salvador. he encountered opposition from the authorities, who accused him of promoting dangerous, mystical beliefs. and then, rather rashly perhaps, the performers let mejoin in. from the raw and passionate to the sublime.

the cuban national ballet school, founded in 1962, today with some 3,000 students, is the biggest of its kind in the world. this couple are partners on and off stage, and they feel ballet has a unique place in the cuban way of life. as rising stars, annette and danny live in a nice part of town

with their young daughter. but they say there is no sense of celebrity here. but people recognise you? in the street? they say "it's danny"? and as night falls in the city, old havana loves to celebrate its artistic side. the gran teatro de la habana, a havana landmark since 1838. but with the castro government's

belief in arts for all, it's become a theatre for the people, not just the privileged. it's a big charity gala tonight. the talk of the town. and choreographed by the living legend of cuban ballet, alicia alonso. danny and annette get themselves ready. applause and so to the centrepiece of tonight's show. annette and danny perform a sequence from the ballet giselle. it may look effortless, but this is the result of years of dedication, and a passion i've already noticed so many cubans share. head out of havana, and there's

an awful lot more to discover about the cuban archipelago. my next destination is trinidad, the sugar town, halfway along the coast of the main island, some 350km from the capital. one really cool thing i've noticed about cuba, there's hardly any traffic. we've been driving down some of the main arteries in the island on our way to trinidad, and i've hardly seen any cars. this is what perpetuates the notion that cuba is stuck in a time warp. a perfectly preserved, spanish—era colonial settlement.

tourism is cuba's biggest industry and is currently booming, fuelled by the rush of new tourists — many from the usa. hotel rooms in the capital are now heavily booked, which leaves the traveller on a limited budget with a very cuban option of casas particulares. this is basically the airbnb prototype, whereby people lease out their spare rooms to tourists. and for many, this is a lifeline out of poverty. but where is the man who actually runs this b&b? hola! how are you? very well! welcome! hello, julio. who's this? let me introduce you.

luno. my favourite horse! turns outjulio has several strings to his bow. notjust a hotelier, but also a horse whisperer. and you're going to show me how to keep the horse calm and make her trained? fantastic. i will show you right now. you can see... starting to be nervous. the neck goes up? yes. and of course, the restlessness can reveal itself in other ways. nice! really nice! you actually talk into the ear? no! there's no whispering? this is the funny thing, we never whisper! we establish leadership, then you see the body language. i have a solution for you. you and me, we lose the hair!

i know the hair transplants are expensive, but you can do this! you look like a heavy metal rock star. appropriate, as julio's favourite band is iron maiden. very cheap, the only thing you need is a horse and a cheap hat! on a more serious note, julio and his wife, a trained accountant, are more proof of the entrepreneurial spirit that is blossoming all around the island. he's an ambitious man. ineed... freedom to do business. i am not afraid, because i know cubans are smart enough and won't lose the cuban identity. some americans, i work a lot with them, they say soon you'll have mcdonald's, starbucks... maybe we can have things similar,

but in our cuban style. i like good burgers and good coffee, but in our style. julio took me on a trip around trinidad by horse and cart. on the town's cobbled streets, it's the most practical way. would you like to try? sure! you're doing very well! common—sense will tell you... common sense is everything. the trick is soft hands... and our man of many talents isn't finished yet. julio runs photography

courses for tourists too. this is an interesting location. what do you like about it? this kind of photography is like hunting. but no rifle, you're using a camera instead. not like this. julio actually likens his style to a gunslinger. the john wayne technique, he calls it. in the cowboy movies, before shooting they do it like this with the fingers. this is the feeling you should have. feel the adrenaline. and the movement. this is the way to keep the camera. vertical! very good! julio finds his perfect shot.

the beautiful tower is the symbol of trinidad. i shoot with the camera. i'll reach that point! show me. one shot is enough. wow, bang! he's on a roll here... no change the picture. the picture will come to you. you love who? iron maiden! what's your favourite song? all of them, but... run to the hills? how does that go again? run to the hiiilllsss! just down the coast, 180km south east of havana,

is cienaga de zapata. this is where you find the historically significant bay of pigs. the scene of the failed invasion by cuban opponents to castro in 1961, backed by the us government. any invasion these days is from a new rush of tourists to sample the island's nature. which potentially itself creates a new problem. because until now, cuba has been protective of its environment and wildlife. that includes protecting this fella. the critically endangered cu ban crocodile.

this breeding farm was created at the behest of fidel castro in 1962. there are 4,000 crocs here in total, separated by age and size. wow. check this out. obviously they can't bite now. but the colours and markings of the skin, are they distinctive? yes, one of the characteristics of the cuban crocodile. one of the things that make them different from the american. wow! one movement from me! when they get bigger, i'll be jumping! cross breeding with the thriving american crocodile is the biggest current threat to the cuban crocs‘ survival. we are prepared.

they need the area for warmth, sun, and for shadow. they need water and land. and this is what makes the cuban crocodile so unique — they jump for their food. he canjump his size, using his tail. all of this is to protect the species of the cuban crocodile. yes. and to stop it being overrun by american crocodiles. do you think there's something symbolic here? i don't know. maybe! my time in cuba is about to end, but sunrise in the morning gives me one more special glimpse of the island's wildlife. this is the biggest

swampland in the caribbean. it's also home to 33 kinds of aquatic birds, including one of the most glamorous — the pink flamingo. they come and go as they please. now, not all residents of cuba enjoy that kind of freedom of course, and certainly not over how their country is run. recent changes may now take another twist with the new us administration, and the death of the original revolutionary leader of the flock, fidel castro, has been a watershed moment. there's no turning back now for cuba, and the rest of the world will watch with keen interest to see how this feisty, proud island negotiates its journey into the unknown. you can that if this thing is around

there, some low cloud. many of us are struggling to break up the crowd through the afternoon. with high pressure in charge, no greater changes today. we have got low— pressure changes today. we have got low—pressure approaching from the atlantic. it is all change over the next 2a hours. this afternoon cloudy skies, we will see mist and fog patches forming, especially across england and wales. scotland and northern ireland will see increasing wind and rain rolling in through monday. they wet and windy start. severe gales in the far north of scotland. england and wales stood on the month" note. tomorrow morning, by peter clarke, across much of scotla nd by peter clarke, across much of scotland it is a return to clear spells, colder conditions and showers which will turn wintry over the high ground. if you showers in northern ireland but the bulk of the rink will move into england and north west and wales. further south and east it is still murky, mode and

cloudy with if you mist and fog patches and a bit of drizzle. as we had to d—day, the cold front aux ptits fade gradually for the south—east, bringing windy and wet weather across much of england and wales, arriving in the south—east in the middle of the afternoon. from the middle of the afternoon. from the north—west, a change in weather type. a return to mostly showers, some wintriness over higher ground. a dip in temperature behind the high rain. the win moves to the south—east, the government introduced that we have enough of a breeze and cloud around so that most of us are looking frost free on tuesday morning. some frosting is around rural eastern areas. more cloud further west, bringing a few splashes of light rain over hills and coasts. your best bet of catching some sunshine is anywhere to the east of higher ground. for eastern england, eastern scotland, to the east of wales. temperatures around seven or eight in the east, ten or 11 further west. while there

is at the moment. from midweek that gets cleared to disarm the open the doors for a northerly or north westerly airflow by the end of the week. a rain change in weather type. pretty unsettled, light and breezy into wednesday but by thursday, with winds turning to in orderly direction, things will feel more wintry as we look to the end of the week. this is bbc news. the headlines at two. the prime minister says she will announce more details about her brexit plans over the coming weeks, insisting that britain will get the right deal. i think it is wrong to look at this as just i think it is wrong to look at this asjust a binary i think it is wrong to look at this as just a binary issue, i think it is wrong to look at this asjust a binary issue, as i think it is wrong to look at this as just a binary issue, as to either you have control of immigration, or you have control of immigration, or you have control of immigration, or you have a good trade deal. i do not see it as a binary issue. a lorry has rammed into a group of israeli soldiers injerusalem, killing four and injuring 15.

a political adviser at the israeli embassy has been secretly recorded saying he wants to "take down" the foreign office minister sir alan duncan, who is a strong critic ofjewish settlements. the queen has attended church at sandringham after missing services over christmas and the new year because of a heavy cold.