if you didn't get that, what yeah. if you didn't get that, what would you have to do? cook it myself, in the microwave. how difficult would that be? very difficult would that be? very difficult at times will stop how important is it, bill, to get company from people like patrick? well, if i didn't have anybody coming, like patrick, iwouldn't have anybody to talk to, only if i phoned my relations will stop how often do you see people during the day? if patrick didn't come, would you see anybody? yes, one of my carers. am i allowed to mention their name? thank you, we won't interrupt your warm meal. it's throwing it down with snow here the bill is one of 300 or so people in this area going to get a hot meal over the next hour or so and as you can tell it's very welcome indeed.

thank you, and bill as well. what more does the weather have in store? here's louise lear. we haven't seen a red warning for snow since 2013 and we had two in consecutive days. today, it's brought southwest wales and south—west england as well and in actualfact, if we south—west england as well and in actual fact, if we look at the snow radar if this clump of snow that's going to be moving up through the channel isles that will cause the issues. we've got a rash of snow showers piling into eastern scotland but it's not as bad as it was yesterday. we've lost the red warning, take action. we still got amber warnings warning, take action. we still got amberwarnings in warning, take action. we still got amber warnings in force for east of scotland, be prepared forfurther disruption. the same for north—east england and northern ireland. down into the south—west we have another red warning, this means take action. we are looking at severe weather for the end of the day, blizzard like conditions here. we will widely see as much as 20 and two metres of

falling snow and we could see more, 30-40 falling snow and we could see more, 30—a0 centimetres to higher ground. it will be awful out there and with strong gusty winds it will blow the snow around. it will move through wales and into northern ireland through the evening and overnight, towards midnight, we still have those snow showers across eastern scotla nd those snow showers across eastern scotland will stop not as heavy or as frequent as yesterday, but still as frequent as yesterday, but still a nuisance and still there. elsewhere, under the bitterly cold night. again, temperatures falling below quite widely. —— falling below freezing. a miserable start to friday morning and although the snow will start to ease away across southern island don't be fooled. there is another pulse of snow circulating around the area of low pressure that will moving across southern counties into south midlands and maybe south wales as well. we keep the snow showers into eastern scotland, sandwiched in between the two something drier and brighter, but still the cold easterly wind making it feel quite more out there. factor in the wind,

we will see a gain a significant wind—chill and it will feel below freezing if you are out and about. it looks as though friday will be the last bitterly cold day. we had this beast from the east all week but as emma comes up from the south—west you will start to see something less cold, lighter blue sta rts something less cold, lighter blue starts to nibble away across northern ireland, england and wales. the real cold air sits across eastern scotland. as we head into the weekend it's still going to be cold, but little less cold across much of england and wales cricket but however any precipitation we still see over the weekend could still see over the weekend could still fall as snow. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. the latest sport this hour. the scottish rugby union says it is

appalled by the abuse suffered by england had coach eddiejones as he returned from edinburgh by train over the weekend. he revealed he was physically and verbally abused on the journey. this is physically and verbally abused on thejourney. this is footage physically and verbally abused on the journey. this is footage taken of him in manchester, when he was also sworn at by a group of men. jones then went to a manchester united match as a guest of sir alex ferguson. when he continued his journey to london by train he was abused again. here is our rugby union reporter. he also spoke about and interview that gavin hastings gave, saying that gavin hastings gave, saying that scotland would love to wind to rub eddie jones's nose that scotland would love to wind to rub eddiejones's nose in the debt. some would say that is kind of typical sparring butjones says it perhaps created this atmosphere of animosity after the game. he was

travelling south from edinburgh to the game between man united and chelsea. we have footage of him being accosted at manchester and then british transport police confirmed there was an incident reported on the train down from manchester to london. the scottish rugby union have sent out a very strong statement saying that they are appalled and disgusted by the actions in the video and the rfu, i understand, while welcoming the statement and appreciating their support, the rfu won't make any further comment. they feel eddie jones said all he had to say yesterday when he spoke to the british newspapers but he may not ta ke british newspapers but he may not take public transport in this way again and they will make sure they will do all they can to ensure his security. they also say thatjones is keen to draw a line under the episode and move on. 0k. the world heavyweight champion

says the sport has a huge problem with doping. the american is taking ona cuban, with doping. the american is taking on a cuban, luis 0rtiz, this sunday. he has been banned from the sport. the winner of the fight in las vegas will facejoseph parker or anthony joshua, who also fight this month. he told the bbc he doesn't feel the joshua camp is ready to take on and had this criticism of the british boxefs had this criticism of the british boxer‘s promoter. like they say, anthonyjoshua is like annabel. he is being milked for every dollar. every dollar. my mind wa nts to every dollar. every dollar. my mind wants to see more with the history and what comes but i don't want to sound like that kind of person so i keep my thoughts to myself on that but eddie hearn is afraid because he

knows i'm a danger, a danger to the operation that's been going on. reacting to those comments, eddie told the bbc... in the snooker, the defending champion stuart bingham has been knocked out of the welsh open snooker. he was beaten by four frames to one by welshman matthew stevens. his defeat means he will 110w stevens. his defeat means he will now miss the players championship. and these are live pictures now from cardiff. ronnie 0'sullivan is facing david grace. 0'sullivan is in front 2-0 david grace. 0'sullivan is in front 2—0 after a break in the second frame. nice shot. you can follow this on bbc two wales, the bbc red button and online. that's all the board for now. more online. arlene

foster will have more for you in the next hour. more now on the severe weather, and the met office has upgraded its weather warning for south wales and south—west england, as freezing temperatures and snow affect much of the uk. a red warning, meaning lives are at risk, will come into force at 3:00pm this afternoon. 0ur correspondentjohn henderson is in devon for us this lunchtime. we are quite high up in torbay. you can see some of the snow settling on the road but traffic is moving. we are joined the road but traffic is moving. we arejoined by the man the road but traffic is moving. we are joined by the man with responsibility for road traffic policing in devon and cornwall. what is the situation and what are you doing? you see we have got snow already and wind is picking up. we are concerned from three b onwards when we have the red weather warning from the met office and that is the first time that sort of weather will name has been issued in devon and cornwall. you have taken on extra

four by four vehicles? we have borrowed some from manufacturers to make sure we can meet demand. we have moved shift around, we have volu nteers have moved shift around, we have volunteers from the special co nsta bula ry volunteers from the special constabulary and we are supported by volunteer groups so we've got additional support out there but we are asking for the public‘s corporation. don't make journeys that are anything other than essential. and if you are in a vehicle, but some speed in there, some food and drinks. plenty of blankets, a charge mobile phones, food and drink. make sure you are fully equipped and if you have to stay in the vehicle for some time make sure you are safe until the emergency services can access you. you will no doubt be monitoring the situation. that is it for now and we of course worth a lot more on what is happening on the roads laid on this evening. earlier my colleague annita mcveigh spoke tojohn gent who's been stranded on the m80 for 15 hours.

he told her the moment he realised he was in for a long night. probably an hour after it stopped i thought, if it doesn't get going soon, it was snowing so much that i thought there was little chance of us getting moving again. tell us how you spent the night. i grabbed a few hours sleep here and there through the night, just running the car engine to keep warm and put on warm clothes. i managed to layer up and keep warm. did you have food and water with you ? were you prepared for the possibility that something like this might happen, although not on this scale, probably. not on this scale. i had food shortly before i arrived at the traffic jam. fortunately, the local people from the neighbouring estates have been bringing over bottles of water and there is a motorway bridge around 400 yards away from me and

they have set up an area where they are making tea and coffee for people. who is doing that? the local people. the people that live around here. they have come down to the motorway to help us out. they have been knocking on windows and asking if everyone was all right, handing out blankets and tea and coffee. i'm sure that was much appreciated by all of you stuck there. definitely. nice to know that they are thinking of us. can you give us any idea how many other vehicles are stuck there, as far as you can see? i would say hundreds, if not thousands. i'm not sure. i've been here 15 hours but i've heard people have been here for 16 hours, over two or three hours ago so i would imagine people have been here a lot longer than i have and maybe they

haven't got enough fuel in their car to keep the engine running and keep warm as well. i don't know if you can perhaps turn your phone around and show us what you are seeing. we will see if it works. just while you do that, have you been given any indication about when you might be able to get moving? none at all really. no, we've had very little information. i've seen police cars driving around near here that no one has stopped to talk to us. we saw the fire brigade last night, delivering bottles of water, but nobody gave us any idea of when we might be on the move. although i did go to get a cup of tea a minute ago from the local people and there was talk that it was moving at the front of the queue but i'm not sure if that is true or not. i'm sure you are keeping everything crossed for that and a long journey ahead. there are red warnings in devon so i will have to rethink my plan. i have friends i might hopefully get to

stay with. mailman. with heavy snow expected across south wales this afternoon, a number of health boards have cancelled appointments. nhs staff say they are willing to go the extra mile to help patients. the bbc wales health correspondent is at newport. it is and has been snowing a fair deal here in newport and very severe weather warnings are expected in the next few hours. the snails in particular, which has an impact on providing front—line services. i am at the royal gwent hospital and joined by nick wood. what are the pressures in particular? we need to ensure we've got enough staff on light and in our community services to continue to provide services to continue to provide services to continue to provide services to the public. what are the biggest challenges? getting staff in?

the question today is whether we get stuff into the organisation. we have transport contingency plans and winter plans, all of which have been enacted so we have had a huge response from staff who have arrived as normal. and staff bringing in overnight bags for example. many of our doctors and nurses have arrived with overnight bags, ready to stay on—site overnight if necessary. we have food and provision for them to stay overnight and will continue to provide the service that way. you have cancelled outpatient appointments and scheduled treatments. why is that? because of the weather warnings. 0ur priority is the safety of our staff and patients and therefore we do not want patients to travel and necessarily. you are not unique in that. what is your message to people? 0ur your message to people? our services are open and are there and ready to provide the service that don't come unless it is absolutely necessary because we

wouldn't want people to come for appointments that have been cancelled and put themselves risk. thank you. dealing with situations like this are part of nhs plans. the australian government says 55,000 firearms were handed in giving an amnesty last year. the good hand in weapons without fear of persecution. this amnesty meant that for three months last year, anyone could take inafirearm months last year, anyone could take in a firearm to a police station without having to give their details and without fear of prosecution. the whole idea was to get rid of the grey market in guns — unregistered firearms which could be heirlooms and things people had without really having the paperwork so people were encouraged to get rid of that because that is always a risk in terms of criminals getting their hands on them. tragically, we heard about the siege in sydney a few

yea rs about the siege in sydney a few years ago. the gun used then was acquired in that way. the total number was bigger than authorities anticipated and within the hall there were nearly 3000 handguns, two and a half thousand semiautomatic weapons and a rocket launcher. it is understood that was recovered from a tip and brought in to a licensed and ste na tip and brought in to a licensed and stena —— licensed arms dealer. around a third of these firearms have already been destroyed and others have now been registered and handed back to the owners while another part of that paul has been put on for resale. there is still concern here in australia that although there are relatively tight gun controls. there are some people calling for another amnesty to take place to follow on from last year. in a moment a summary of the business news

this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news: travel misery for many as more than a foot of snow falls theresa may is meeting the european council leader in downing st, ahead of a big brexit speech tomorrow. british children who were forced to settle abroad in the 19405 and who were abused should be given financial compensation, says a new report. i'm vishala sripathma — in the business news: our top story today, national grid has warned it may not have enough gas to meet uk demand today as it hits a six—year high. the grid has asked suppliers to provide more. if there is a gap between supply and demand, large gas users like industry and big businesses will be asked to use less. consumers will only be asked to reduce their use as a last resort. we've got the latest pmi figures for february — the purchasing managers index is seen as an indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector.

it looks at factors including new orders, inventory levels, and employment. any figure over 50 shows growth — the figure for last month is 55.2 — but it was 55.3 injan and this latest figure is the second—lowest level since the brexit vote. carpetright‘s share price has plunged as much as 30% this morning after they issued their second profit warning of the year and admitted they are in talks with their banks, which they say "remain fully supportive". in january the retailer warned that full—year profits would be between 2 to £4 million compared with previous expectations of £14m. afternoon. welcome to the business news. more now on our top story. national grid has issued a warning that it might not have enough gas to meet demand as we're all continuing to feel the effects of cold weather. it's asked suppliers to provide more and requested large gas users to use less. joining us now is peter bance, ceo of origami energy. peter, this is warning that

a deficit could be on the cards, but for now there's enough in the tank to keep going? it isa it is a warning that there is a bit ofa it is a warning that there is a bit of a perfect storm going on. not only is it cold and that is pretty typical in winter but there is also supply problems for those things together mean the energy system is under pressure. it has asked large users to stop using as much. how can it hold them accountable? you want to keep the consumer protected in the home so you start with asking gas—fired power stations to shut down and then maybe industrial users as well so you need a system, both regulatory and economicjewish that happens because otherwise the little guy picks up the slack. —— and economic sanctions

that happens because otherwise the little guy picks up the slack. if you look at the economic levers at your disposal, you need to deliver system flexibility. you need to get people ready to change the way they use energy so you are not stranded at the last—minute. and the fact the national grid has issued a warning today, what does it mean for the long—term? what are they seeing? i think they are saying that energy systems in general are under strain. we want to go green and use less coal and gas is green and we want to use more renewa bles is green and we want to use more renewables because that is cleaner still so the long—term direction of travel is to use less fossil fuel. traditionally where the flexibility came from in the energy system was from the fossil fuels that can read up from the fossil fuels that can read up and down easily the challenge is to keep the energy system seeing other without the prices going haywire as we decarbonise. that is

the challenge for the government and the challenge for the government and the national grid. interesting that you think it will put pressure on the government and businesses to look at more renewable resources ? yes, and also more flexibility. usually these price hikes are because of a physical reason behind it so if you can invest in technologies and part of that is just intelligence, knowing what is going on and being able to respond quickly, energy flexibility is a big pa rt quickly, energy flexibility is a big part of the solution here. otherwise you will have to build your way out of the problem because you can think your way out of the problem. thank you. let's talk about the advertising business now — because the world's biggest ad firm, wpp, has just reported its results for 2017. it has seen a fall in the amount it bills clients. but it denies, as some have suggested, that this is a sign of a broader decline in the industry as the likes of google and facebook take an ever bigger share of global advertising spending.

very patchy and as i said, and you said, nota very patchy and as i said, and you said, not a very pretty year. we have a couple of things going on. from a long—term point of view, technological disruption, whether it be in production, in media or in distribution with amazon for example. they are changing the dynamics of all industries. secondly, there are short—term pressures on cost, zero—based budgeting, as it is called. activists putting on pressure, although a lot of them called for increased investment in advertising and branding and innovation and last but not least, private equity models that look on cost in the short term. that was the ceo. now a look at the markets. burberry‘s choice of a new chief creative officer ricardo tisci, seems to have gone down well with the markets. the company's shares are up more than 5% on the ftse 100. at the other end of the index, ad agency wpp is still the biggest loser, down nearly 13% as investors

continue to brood on the company's underwhelming 2017 results. that's all the business news. harvey weinstein was once one of the most successful producers in hollywood. but behind the accolades, there was a dark story of threats, bullying and allegations of sexual assault. tonight, panorama reveals the extraordinary efforts he made to keep his secrets hidden. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. harvey weinstein. once one of the most powerful men in hollywood. he has denied allegations of nonconsensual sex after dozens of women came forward with stories of sexual harassment and assault. one actress says he invited her into his house and entered the room in a bathrobe, requesting a massage. isaid no, i'm not comfortable. at one point he said, if you won't let me kiss you or touch you or something, i don't know,

will you at least lift up your shirt? this time he came back and he was fully naked. his representatives told panorama that katherine kendall's claims are untrue. the programme also explains how he fought back against allegations made against him. he hired a corporate intelligence firm, k2, who told panorama they never comment on client matters, to undermine an italian model who told ny police that she had been assaulted by harvey weinstein. damaging stories about her were in the press and no charges were brought against harvey weinstein. a journalist investigating him was approached by someone saying she was one of his victims. i met with her and she leaned forward the entire time. i was suspicious that she was secretly recording. we found out she works

for an israeli intelligence firm. the woman also met with actress rose mcgowan, who had accused harvey weinstein of rape. black cube says it never discusses its clients. weinstein said he hired them to show that no abuse ever occurred. people who worked with him say they wish they have done more to stop him. paul webster became president of miramax in 1995. i think looking back that i did know and i chose to suppress it. i chose to hide from that fact. i didn't have the guts to do anything about it. i think the deal i made with the devil was to my advantage. weinstein's pr team say he is in therapy and hopes to make a comeback. women who say they are victims of him say it is good the scandal has resulted in increased attention of the treatment of women in all industries.

you can see more on the harvey weinstein scandal on panorama tonight at 9 o'clock on bbc one. hope hicks has stood down. appearing at the enquiry over whether the trump campaign colluded with russia, hope hicks admitted telling white lies to protect the president although she insisted none of this was in relation to the russia enquiry. now time for a look at the weather. the first day of march has felt anything but springlike. it has been miserable out there with a significant wind—chill and still widespread snow. we have weather

warning it remaining in force for heavy snow and blizzards and another red warning. if you take a look at where the snow has been falling it is this significant snow pushing into the south—west that could be the real issue. further snow showers piling in of the east coast, affecting scotland. we have lost the highest red warning but amber warnings remain in place for eastern scotla nd warnings remain in place for eastern scotland so be prepared for some disruption, a similar story in northern ireland as well. amber warnings in south wales and the south—west but we have a read, which means take action. the weather could turn really quite disruptive as we go through the evening. now, we could see as much as 20 centimetres or maybe more across parts of the higher ground in the south—west. that snow will drift its way into northern ireland. this is midnight. we keep some showers into eastern scotla nd we keep some showers into eastern scotland as well so we shouldn't miss that but the snow showers will be slightly lighter than they have been. it will be a cold night with

any lying snow and freezing over. what a great start to friday morning yet again that we still need to look at what is happening down into the south—west. this is the remnants of storm emma, moving up through portugal. still producing some snow over portugal. still producing some snow over parts of western england and the south of england, to the midlands and into wales as we go through the day. further north it will be slightly quieter with a few isolated showers into eastern scotland. still windy and it will feel pretty cold out there. your thermometer might say one or 2 degrees but it will feel more like -6 -9 degrees but it will feel more like —6 —9 so wrapped up. things will start to change into the weekend. we have had this beast from the east over have had this beast from the east over the last few days but as emma pushes up from the south—west it introduces something a little less cold. look at the difference in the tones of the blue. the dark blue shifts north and slightly lighter blue behind which translates into a

glimmer of good news into the weekend. it will be cold for all of us but not quite as cold in the south perhaps. risk of snow remains. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. red weather alerts — meaning there is a risk to life — have been issued for three o'clock this afternoon in south—west england and south wales, as storm emma approaches. it will meet the "beast from the east" weather front — still causing major disruption in northern parts of the uk. people are still stranded on a motorway in scotland. i left aberdeen at half four yesterday afternoon and i got stuck here about eight o'clock last night. been here ever since, not moved an inch yet. i'm ben brown reporting

from the angel of the north in gateshead where there have been blizzard conditions, a0 mile an hour winds and subzero temperatures. british children who were forcibly sent