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quite bitter out there. snow as it moves in from the south—west. lives could be at risk. people are told not to travel in the affected parts of scotland. south—west. we wouldn't be advocating people going out in the latest this kind of weather. stay warm, stay safe, and let us come headlines... to you. sub—zero temperatures have blanketed the whole of the freezing conditions mean lives could uk today. thousands of schools have been closed. be put at risk. move into the weekend, accommodation of rain, sleet and snow. be put at risk. of rain, sleet and snow. there've been major problems have blanketed the whole of the uk today with more expected tomorrow. and long tailbacks on today with hopefully not as severe as we're having the moment. take care. 00:00:27,891 --> 306783293:05:40,858 a 306783293:05:40,858 --> 613566586:10:53,825 red 613566586:10:53,825 --> 920349879:16:06,792 alert 920349879:16:06,792 --> 1227133172:21:19,759 in 1227133172:21:19,759 --> 1533916465:26:32,726 scotland, 1533916465:26:32,726 --> 1840699758:31:45,692 as 1840699758:31:45,692 --> 2147483051:36:58,659 heavy 2147483051:36:58,659 --> 2454266344:42:11,627 snow 2454266344:42:11,627 --> 2761049637:47:24,594 hits 2761049637:47:24,594 --> 3067832930:52:37,561 large 3067832930:52:37,561 --> 3374616223:57:50,527 parts 3374616223:57:50,527 --> 3681399517:03:03,494 of 3681399517:03:03,494 --> 3988182810:08:16,461 the 3988182810:08:16,461 --> 4294966103:13:29,428 uk. the roads. more expected tomorrow. after an accident involving 16 cars. arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter. across the rest of the manslaughter. uk. believed to have been killed in the blast. and there is a lot of more snow to come. on a brexit deal. nobody can truly know what the will of the people may then be.
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so let parliament decide, or put the issue back to the people. toys r us and maplin — collapse. rest of their lives. league one rochdale play spurs again in their fa cup fifth—round replay. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. as heavy snow falls and the cold weather
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intensifies. to edinburgh and up to perth — are being told to avoid all travel. across the whole of the uk. 7. in boulmer, in northumberland. and northern ireland. in a moment, we'll hear from danny savage. but first, to lorna gordon. in glasgow.
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and purposes have been grinding to a halt. halt. scotland's big city glasgow, there is now no public transport services. is now no public transport services. motorways, they are almost empty of traffic. traffic. roads like the 80, drivers have been stuck for hours. at the tail end of winter, the highest alert for snow. the driving treacherous, the disruption widespread. heading out in these conditions not advised. warning of this kind. communities could become cut off. is it ok to come in? hello, marjorie.
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the local minister has been looking in on the elderly and formidable. for their neighbours? gesture can be a help. they are safe is important. we wouldn't be advocating people going out in this kind of weather. stay warm, stay safe, and let us come to you. the weather today is brutal. there's freezing temperatures across pretty much the whole of scotland. and when the wind blows, it feels much colder than that. the school here in bishopton shut for the day. across scotland, more than 450,000 children have been missing lessons. so he came with me. take your child to work day, but for weather reasons? yeah.
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and work from home if i could, but we ended up sledging. in search of shelter or food. 0ne measure, perhaps, ofjust how extreme this weather has been. on the scale whilst not unprecedented is unusual. unprecedented is unusual. have to go back a number of years to see an event like this. see an event like this. streets, not the slopes, to get about. about. even the gritters struggling to get through. across most of the uk today. after dozens of road incidents. completely closed. east anglia and north—east england.
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danny savage is in durham. day three of this siberian blast and things just got worse. anywhere in northern and eastern britain. ended up getting stuck. the a46 lincoln bypass was blocked by stranded lorries. as the journey to work took hours. the poor night girls are still on shift. and no—one can get in. got to keep the world running, haven't they? there were numerous cancellations and delays. the snow, the travel, it's been a nightmare. it's been, yeah, it's been a journey. so 17:15 is the current time.
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thousands of schools were closed for the day. endurance in the biting wind chill. beautiful, but treacherous. come on! in rural areas, much has to be done, regardless of the weather. all these ewes are pregnant. they'll begin lambing in less than three weeks. farmers want this freeze to be over by then. sometimes, the weaker lambs would just freeze to death in it. that's where most of the problem would lie. which ones are in a corner. they don't always lamb where you want them to. and so you'd have to be out looking, finding them in the snow? yes, yeah. up the road, sunderland was one area badly hit this morning.
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as blizzards swept through. which ended up off the road. of like stuck behind a vehicle. in front of you really. it really was. even cornwall got a covering. an opportunity for a different kind of boarding in the south—west. adding to the accumulations in kent and neighbouring counties. for several years, with canals freezing over. the reality again is that the severity of snowfall varied widely. there is no sign of things getting better yet. with that red weather warning
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in place. place. serious situation in other parts of england and wales. england and wales. medical work and getting people to and from hospital. and from hospital. major accident in nottinghamshire, on the a1, 16 vehicles involved. on the a1, 16 vehicles involved. not open until next week because of the severe weather. the severe weather. last train to london from the room was three hours late. was three hours late. people getting around in the uk at the moment. the moment. from durham, thank you. are warnings that the west is not over yet. over yet. weather forecast late in the programme.
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pressure over brexit at home and in brussels. brussels. customs union and like the rest of the uk if no deal can be reached. the uk if no deal can be reached. theresa may said the idea could not be agreed to. be agreed to. her report does contain flash photography. of the uk's exit treaty. are still ongoing? what it still wants to
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be agreed. but not finalised, before christmas. in the eu after brexit. also, the financial settlement, the so—called brexit bill. and to the irish border. haven't even started yet. are particularly controversial. the eu's chief brexit negotiator came out today to defend them. of the good friday agreement.
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forward with details. in a customs agreement with the eu and in parts of the single market. effect in the uk of this northern ireland protocol. is this perhaps intentional, on your part? translation: i'm not trying to provoke or create shock waves. i want these negotiations to be a success. the consequences of this action. but the prime minister was having none of it. the irish sea, and no uk prime minister could ever agree to it.
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on northern ireland's democratic unionist party. politically, for northern ireland to cut off from its biggest market. but this is not where the story ends. then negotiated with the government — which has plenty to say about it. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. in a second referendum. lines are unrealistic.
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speech as "riddled with errors". 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. stop brexit! stop brexit. up a permanent place in westminster might have a new ally. might have a new ally. deal will give you second referendum. referendum. nobody can truly know what the will of the people may then be. of the people may then be. what the will of the people may then be. will of the people may then be. what the will of the people may then be. the will of the people may then be. 0r put the issue back to the people. i don't enjoy being out of step with so many of my party. so many of
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my party. pleasure at all in speaking out as i have today. have today. to speak truth to the people as it is to speak truth to power. is to speak truth to power. decision is far more than a party issue. issue. united kingdom and everyone who lives in it. lives in it. is trapped by her brexiteers, the current plot has a bad ending. current plot has a bad ending. for her to jump and very difficult for the european union tojump. for the european union tojump. leave with no agreement and a very hard brexit. hard brexit. that is not in the interests of this country. interests of this country.
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document and you don't want to accept it. accept it. that is a cheap response to anything that is said. to anything that is said. said by other people even when they believe it to be damaging? believe it to be damaging? that is not real. that is absolutely not real. of course they must speak up. we are a democracy. not also respecting the result of the referendum. the referendum. detail what the outcome of the referendum really meant. referendum really meant. minister relies on the support of a vocal group of brexit backers. vocal group of brexit backers. she, like they, has no truck with another vote. another vote. with what we negotiated or not and that will be it. that will be it. and i think that is the right thing to do. the right thing to do. lead because the british people have said we should leave. said we should leave.
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ministers may gnash their teeth at this intervention. this intervention. troops. john major is right, we should have a free vote. a free vote. of this country must be finished by the people of this country. the people of this country. but is he really helping? complain his predecessor was a back—seat driver? back—seat driver? why should theresa may tolerate what you're doing this afternoon? you're doing this afternoon? this is the first occasion i have spoken on this many months. spoken on this many months. spoke on a weekly basis, not once in many months. many months. stake, there are plenty of scores to settle.
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view, he chooses his interventions and words carefully, and rarely. and words carefully, and rarely. over, they may well give some comfort. comfort. them being put to her door in her own big brexit speech on friday. the time is just after 6:15. a red alert in scotland as heavy snow hits large parts of the uk. lives could be at risk. worried about plastic pollution? this is the first supermarket in europe to open a plastic—free aisle. ben stokes is back making the difference for england. in the second one day international.
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toys r us has 3000 staff. maplin employs two and a half thousand people. competition from online retailers. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. # it's called toys‘r'us!... today, the magic‘s long gone. some stores were already closing to cut costs. but it wasn't enough. it's a shame, but it's not probably a great surprise. it's been on the cards for a while. because it's cheaper.
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to come here for their toys, so it's a shame. so what went wrong for toys‘r'us? they are too reliant on these large out—of—town stores. but a lot of their problems are actually self—inflicted. of toy sales take place. and perhaps more importantly, they've neglected their stores. by huge amounts of debt. in the states last autumn. running out of cash. that wouldn't be easy. someone will come through.
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in its existing format. maplin also collapsed today with more than 200 stores. it blamed a slowdown in consumer spending and higher costs. it's been a bleak winter for many retailers. today, two big casualties, and thousands ofjobs on the line. the shops are still trading, but for how much longer? emma simpson, bbc news. following its suspension from the recent winter olympics. under a neutralflag. after the remaining tests came back negative. pupils and teachers died in a shooting a fortnight ago.
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stoneman douglas high school to resume classes. with 17 counts of murder. superstar, sridevi kapoor, who died at the weekend in dubai. with full state honours. after losing consciousness. and had appeared in about 300 films. and consumers to cut down on the amount of plastic we use. amount of plastic we use. the first in europe to open a plastic free i'll. plastic free i'll. and johnson went along to find out more.
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on these shelves, all is not what it seems. seems. wear all the packaging is plastic free. this looks like plastic and feels like plastic. but it isn't. it's just biomaterials and it will compost completely. and quickly? within 12 weeks. supermarket boss opening plastic free aisles across the netherlands. free aisles across the netherlands. it is what the consumer wants. you want as a citizen and for your children for the next generation. children for the next generation. it should be just as simple as that. should be just as simple as that. this is the future... five years, starting with paperboard ready meal trays. ready meal trays. at that is still not entirely plastic free. not entirely plastic free. have a lining on this material to protect it, and also for sealing it. protect it, and also for sealing it. we are determined to remove that quickly.
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quickly. it is a chance to catch up with supermarkets. supermarkets. there are huge changes in all sorts of things. i'm not sure. sure. plastic free implies stripping it all away. it all away. is still there, it'sjust comes in a different name. different name. big debate about the best way to kick our habit. engagement together. to prince harry in may. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. for decades to come. they talked about their mission.
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and grandparents had achieved. and relevant for our generation. talking about female empowerment. "you're helping women find their voices. need to find a voice. and people need to be encouraged to listen. support them, men included in that. after her wedding. sitting next to her, her future sister—in—law. so how is it working as a foursome?
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working as family does have its challenges, of course it does. exactly what it's like. for the rest of our lives, so... togetherness at its finest. togetherness, yeah, yeah. together and seeking to make a difference. nicholas witchell, bbc news. here's louise lear. whole of the uk first thing this morning but it feels colder. is miserable and will spay cold for the
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next few days. the next few days. about national, that means to be aware four issues. aware four issues. only get one or two of these issued a year. a year. slow was in 2013, this means take action. action. forecast is going to be really hideous. hideous. centimetres, perhaps, as we go through the night. through the night. don't travel in these areas unless you have to. these areas unless you have to. freezing, any lying snow will freeze over. over.
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wales and may be behind it and we have freezing rain. have freezing rain. across the south—west into wales and northern ireland. northern ireland. of the working week if you have significant travel plans. significant travel plans. emphasis could still change slightly. slightly. continue to track north and east as we go through the day. we go through the day. comparison, and a better day across the north—east of england. the north—east of england. the next few days, keep watching the weather forecast. we will update you. and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s
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