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 abroad in the i9a05 — and who were then abused — should be given financial compensation. so says an inquiry report. coming up on afternoon

live, all the sport. and louise has all the weather. eddiejones got a bit of the verbals. verbal and physical abuse, ona train verbals. verbal and physical abuse, on a trainjourney verbals. verbal and physical abuse, on a train journey back from edinburgh last weekend. he says he's never going to use public transport again. more from you later on. louise lear, the first day of spring. yes, and it doesn't feel like it, it is a winter out there. we've got amber weather warnings, which means be prepared for disruption. a red warning, take action, there is a risk to life because of blizzard conditions expected to arrive in the south—west. more details shortly. also coming up, we'll we'll introduce you to mussa — a baby chimpanzee who has been rescued from poachers in the democratic republic of congo. as you can see, he clearly enjoyed the flight to freedom. hello everyone — this is afternoon live —

i'm simon mccoy. the beast from the east has continued to batter the uk , with more red weather warnings in place for this afternoon. more than 300 drivers have endured freezing conditions stranded in the snow. 0n the m80 in central scotland. some spent as long as 18 hours stuck in their vehicles, after lorries reportedly slid into each other while trying to go uphill. the extreme weather also left drivers stuck for hours on roads in lincolnshire, where many main roads are blocked, and the military has been called in to help. throughout the uk, there is severe disruption to transport and travel. a second red alert — the most severe weather warning, meaning there's a risk to life — has been issued for south west england and south wales from 3 o'clock this afternoon. an amber warning remains in place in the north of england and scotland. let's get the latest from ben brown who's

in the north east of england. we're at the angel of the north in gateshead, we've had some pretty brutal conditions here through the day i have to tell you. subzero temperatures around —8, we've had blizzard this morning, very heavy snowfall as well. and winds of around a0 miles an hour. it hasn't stopped some of those people you can see behind me around the angel of the north just having a bit of fun really on their sledgers, making the most of this very wintry conditions, as you were hearing, even though technically, according to the meteorologists, this is the first day of spring. 0n the roads, this is the a167 just off the a—1. the traffic is moving along. they've had snowploughs and gritters out. there when we came up for a one there were quite a few stranded vehicles and a lot of emergency vehicles as well. nothing like the conditions they

seenin nothing like the conditions they seen in scotland on the m 80 near glasgow, where, as you were saying, hundreds of drivers were stranded for many hours overnight. let's get this report from glasgow and —— catriona renton. gridlock north of glasgow, a main route brought to a standstill. i left aberdeen at a:30pm yesterday afternoon and got stuck here about eight o'clock last night. i've been here ever since. not moved an inch yet. not seen the police but the fire brigade delivered water last night. most of the help has come from locals, delivering cups of tea and coffee and blankets. bottles of water. about a00 metres from me is a motorway bridge where people have set up a tea and coffee stall for anybody needing refreshment. conditions were terrible. at its height, around 1000 vehicles were stuck with tailbacks of approximately eight miles.

at glasgow airport, the departures board says it all. 200 people spend the night in the terminal building because roads were inaccessible and hotels fall. been here since wednesday morning, nothing seems to be happening. no movement. they are still not giving as an answer as to when the next flight is or anything like that. we've been here since yesterday afternoon with our six—month—old son and our daughter. staff say they will get the airport fully open again as soon as it is operationally safe to do so. but as so many fights have been cancelled, it will take some time to get things back to normal. yesterday afternoon, conditions in edinburgh were treacherous. my god! this footage was filmed on a dash cam by a van driver. the red warning, the highest level,

has now been lifted but much of the country is now still on alert at amber. be prepared. a lot of people have heeded advice this morning. looking at the motorway network, it's eerie to see how quiet it is. people have heeded the warning. there is still people out there, i understand there is essential travel. really, if you are doing that, you are putting yourself at risk. this is the scottish borders. with weather warnings still in place, events are being cancelled, including the scottish conservative party conference which was due to start on friday in aberdeen. when the weather improves, it will take time for this deep snow to clear. blizzard conditions, as you can see, here in the north—east, where we have an amber warning, which means more severe weather ahead. it's been

even worse than this, i have to tell you. south of here in lincolnshire in particular, very badly hit by the weather conditions. in fact, the military were drafted in by the nhs to help ferry some hospital workers around and get some patients transported as well. the raf came in with four wheel drives to help in that, as i've been finding out. britain is battling with some of the most brutal winter weather for yea rs. not only the so—called beast from the east but also storm emma coming up from the south. motorists have been stranded in blizzards, heavy snowfalls and subzero conditions. the aa say roads like this one in norfolk are like ice rinks. drivers venture out at their peril. trying to get home. i phoned in to work that i am stuck

in a drift and i won't be in. i am just able to get through in low ratio. this is going to be tricky. i don't know if i have the traction to get through the snow drift. what are you going to do? go home and have a cup of tea. that's the answer. in lincolnshire, police are warning people to think carefully before setting off on anyjourney. it's been a challenge since the early hours. we've seen significant snow drifting, particularly on the east coast and south of lincoln. we seen a number of roads closed due to vehicles that have been stuck. predominantly hdv problem —— hgvs. but there is a problem with high winds. the military have been brought in to help the nhs staff, hospitals and patients. we are coordinating 10 drivers and vehicles from raf wittering to ferry essential

personnel from their home addresses to where they are required. these are primarily health care individuals but also from the emergency services. some people in lincolnshire were determined to get to work, even if it meant walking for several hours. i like a challenge and i wouldn't be defeated. i am dedicated and i wanted to come and relieve the night staff that have been here and let them go home. and obviously to look after patients. and obviously to look after patients. for meteorologists, this is officially the first day of spring. it certainly doesn't feel anything like it. there is a warning that in some parts of the country, very cold conditions could last well into next week. let's talk more about that red warning of possible it's going to be very cold in particular in the south—west of england and south wales, that is where there is a red warning starting from 3pm, which means a

potential risk to life. let's talk more about what the military have been doing, as i said in my report, in lincolnshire the raf really helping out with the nhs in particular. my colleague ben ando is in lincolnshire with the raf. where iam isin in lincolnshire with the raf. where i am is in the emergency control centre in lincoln weather whole thing is being coordinated. the big problem really is that there are large numbers of outlying towns and villages where people are just cut off, that includes vital personnel. nurses, doctors, surgeons, people who work in the nhs in hospitals or in other important areas. what the raf can do is they have number two mechanical transport squadron, they are used to driving in tough conditions. they ferry supplies between raf bases, they are trained for all weathers and have a fleet of four—wheel drive vehicles specifically designed for that sort of thing. they've deployed ten of them here, they arrived very early

this morning, and during the morning they've been waiting here for calls every time a call comes in someone goes out to that knows, that doctor, surgeon, goes out to that knows, that doctor, surgeon, pick them up, take them where they need to go, then later on one presumes they will be available to ta ke one presumes they will be available to take them home again after they've done what they need to do. it's a big operation, it's working well at the moment. that, the rf says, is what they are trained to do and they are happy to help out in circumstances like this. thank you very much. ben ando reporting from lincoln. we've heard that obviously because of these incredibly cold temperatures right around the united kingdom, with storm and the beast from east, people not surprisingly using record supplies of gas to try and themselves warm. more gas than has been used for six years, hearing. the national grid been warning there could be a shortage of supply so they are seeking renewed

supplies for the whole country. for the days ahead. that is the latest from where we are in gateshead. simon... we've obviously lost the picture of ben but we'll return to him later at the angel of the north. weather conditions causing chaos with satellite and all communications. do bear with us as we continue with the story. we'll talk now to now to to rhodri llywelyn in tongwynlais near cardiff. everybody watching their clocks and watches because this thing is about an hour away now. you're right, simon, less than an hour to go till that the red weather warning comes into play here. it's the first time infour into play here. it's the first time in four years by the way there has been a red weather warning issued here in wales. i will say that at the moment it's not too bad here on

the moment it's not too bad here on the outskirts of cardiff, but we are expecting some heavy snow, blizzard conditions and gale force winds, which could lead to drifts of around 20 centimetres of snow. it comes into place at 3pm until 2am tomorrow the weather warning for south—east wales and an amber weather warning is also in place for the rest of south wales and mid wales also. it all means there are around 1000 schools shut across the country. many not expecting to reopen till monday. cardiff council have just advised all schools here to stay shut tomorrow. i'm standing above the aa00 and 70, one of the main roads from some of the south wales valleys a nd roads from some of the south wales valleys and brecon beacons beyond into cardiff, it's surprisingly quiet. usually a very busy congested road. but it's quiet, the vehicles coming in drips and grabs. 0bviously people are heeding advice from the

welsh government not to travel u nless welsh government not to travel unless absolutely necessary. there are various road closures around the rest of the country inaudible staying open. travel problems, as there are across the uk, on the railways. air travel problems in cardiff airport as well. and bus problems. ferry crossings have been cancelled. we expect things to get worse in south wales. at the moment, on saint davids day, the 1st of march, things are ok. conditions very different to what we expect at this time of year. thank you very much. let's go to taunton because fiona is there for us now. before it gets to south wales it gets to you. the road behind you looked pretty empty. yes. i came down on the m5 this morning and it was so quiet.

you can actually still see the five in the background, still a couple of lorries on it, but it's very quiet for this time of day. i'm standing above the main trunk road into a taunton. there are still some cars on it, but much quieter than what you would expect. people are clearly heeding warnings. we've got an hour to go before the red weather warning hits where we are. we're on the outskirts of taunton. we've been speaking to people this morning. people have been buying up bread, milk. i met the gentleman who realised he was nearly out of dog food. people are very much thinking, quick, get out. they are aware of the time and they want to be back inside by 3pm. as we heard earlier, the warning starts at 3pm and is meant to be downgraded at 2am. it's ha rd to meant to be downgraded at 2am. it's hard to know what we will expect. at the moment still seems pretty bearable if i'm honest. yes, it's cold, it's windy, but you have no

idea what is to come. next time i talk to you, that would will be up, i can guarantee you that. let's go to bristol. pete williams from the r acis to bristol. pete williams from the r a c is there. it seems as if people are heeding that advice to stay at home if you can. certainly looks like it on the roads. i'll call centres have been extremely busy. we've seen an 80% increase in the number of reported breakdowns. by lunchtime today we'd attended more than 5000 motorists who died are broken down or run into difficulty in the severe weather conditions. many people out there on the road haven't ever driven in conditions like this before. what advice do you give? most of us, it comes around every five or ten years. most people are very unfamiliar with what to do, how to drive in these conditions. it might seem obvious but it's about

keeping your speed extremely low, leaving distance between your vehicle and the car in front and being careful when you accelerate and brake. that is how it's easy to get into a skid and lose control. we've seen 160% increase in the number of road traffic accidents today alone. 160%? yeah, we're seeing an awful lot of problems. twice as many people experiencing battery failure. diesel owners seeing lots of problems with their fuel as theirfuel seeing lots of problems with their fuel as their fuel lines are clogging up because the diesel will thicken in these low temperatures. even those motorists who haven't topped up properly with a good additive and screen wash are finding their bottles are completely solid, frozen solid. it really would be u nsafe for frozen solid. it really would be unsafe for them to get on the road. we'd encourage people always to use

a good quality additive and make sure their wipers are free and able to clear the screen before switching them an otherwise you cause mechanical problems and blow fuses. what about inside the car, lots of people have been stranded in their carfor many people have been stranded in their car for many hours. we've been talking about carrying an emergency driving kit for some time. in the next a8 hours, it's going to be essential. plenty of warm clothing, waterproof clothing, and sturdy shoes or boots. if you have to get out of your vehicle and tackle the snow, you don't want to be in your sneakers or high heels. a spade or shovel to help you clear the ice and snow, maybe a warning triangle, torch for late on, if fully charged mobile phone. those people who reported being broken down, certainly the end 80 in scotland, is

making sure you have snacks and things to keep you sustained through the night. a flask of tea and coffee. —— m80. these emergency items will be welcome if you run into problems. pete williams from the rac in bristol. we can speak to our transport correspondent who's at paddington station. that was closed, victoria, this morning because there was snow inside. that's right, simon, looks like i'm the grim reaper of the transport network. wherever i am, make alternative arrangements, because when i was here earlier todayit because when i was here earlier today it was snowing inside the train station. it made conditions very dangerous here, so they closed the station and were gritting it, and salting inside the platform. you probably can't see but i'm standing on rubber mats they put down, little gang planks and walkways around the station. lots of the train services have been cancelled. this is the london terminus for great western

railways. those of the train lines that go towards the west country. in the last three hours there have probably been three trains going to heathrow, the heathrow express trains, they've been trying to get them up and running. i'm looking up at the board, the train to reading cancelled, one to heathrow cancelled. there is one to weston—super—mare. frankly a limited service. advice at the moment is if you are trying to get to london from the west country don't bother, the trains are only going as far as reading. great western are not putting on buses or taxis because the roads are too dangerous for those alternative services to work. if you can stay at home, particularly around the wales area for example, they say get home as soon for example, they say get home as soon as for example, they say get home as soon as possible, that is the advice coming from train operators. it's going to be a lot of disruption as we get towards rush—hour. we've got a peak trains coming in at apm to 7pm this evening, so likely to be

plenty more disruption ahead. what is the mood of the passengers, particularly those who weren't going to the west country but whose trains we re to the west country but whose trains were cancelled nevertheless. there's been a lot of angry people here because what i've been hearing increasingly is the information isn't necessarily the same depending on where you go, if you turn up at the train station you may think there is a train because the website has told you there will be and they come here and find the trains have been cancelled. i've heard the apps have crashed, the website have crashed, lots of people wondering what on earth is going on. lots of misinformation going on at the moment, lots of people quite confused. lots of train stations have put on more members of staff to try and deal with the disruption. it's very difficult, we are talking about europe's most congested railway network, the uk network. it means any signal failure, disruption, affects thousands of people every single day. thank you

very much. we are hearing the snowstorm sweeping very much. we are hearing the snowstorm sweeping across very much. we are hearing the snowstorm sweeping across the uk has cancelled all flights out of dublin airport, most services not resuming until saturday at the earliest after irish carriers ryanair and aer lingus said they would suspend flight lingus said they would suspend flight operations will stop the airport says all other airlines are suspended operations from about 3pm so suspended operations from about 3pm so in about a0 minutes from now. dublin airport affected by this current wave of weather. let's find out where we are with this, louise lear from out where we are with this, louise learfrom bbc out where we are with this, louise lear from bbc weather is here. everybody says 3pm is when the red alert kicks in but already people are suffering. there are two areas we've got at the moment for everybody, it's that easterly wind, the beast from the east we've been talking about all week, it's making it feel really cold. now gales in exposed places. that is one factor. a second factor is the snow. i want to clarify for people some of the

warnings. if you go on to the bbc website and look, there is a huge yellow across much of the uk. it's a low tier warning and we are national forecasts, we don't tend to mention it, it means be aware there could be snow in your area, that is for everyone. the amber warnings are be prepared. there will be snow showers accompanied by strong, gusty winds. there will be blizzard such times, so there will be blizzard such times, so be prepared for disruption. but the red, as you rightly been saying, is take action. a threat to life. the one across south wales and south—west england. we've only seen two red snow warnings issued since 2013, and the other one was yesterday. it helps emphasise how potentially severe this is. you really do need to take action, don't get in yourcarand really do need to take action, don't get in your car and travel to those areas unless at all necessary. you seem areas unless at all necessary. you seem stranded passengers in scotland. we don't want that, we

wa nt to scotland. we don't want that, we want to avoid that. there is potential risk to life and we need to ta ke potential risk to life and we need to take very seriously. interesting to take very seriously. interesting to hear from the rac is some motorists report their fuel lines are freezing. it really changes the dynamic. we're looking at potential wind—chill of —12, —13 today at least, quite widely across the country. you rightly said it's the first day of march, it could be the cold est first day of march, it could be the coldest record—breaking first day of march we have. we haven't even mentioned that because there's so much going off in the weather but i'm sure we will later when quieten down. as you say, it might be an hour or two before it arrives but it's going to stay through the evening, all night and potentially in the south—west it'll still be there tomorrow as well. this is a prolonged spell. we could see in higher ground, exmoor, dartmouth, 50 centimetres, half a metre of snow, potentially. it is perhaps the worst case scenario. potentially. it is perhaps the worst case scenario. across potentially. it is perhaps the worst case scenario. across the south west

and south wales, we'll see 20 centimetres. you warned about that being followed by frozen rain, is it still an issue? that is still there. it's going to be a difficult one to quantify, because if they get 20 centimetres of snow and you get the frozen rain on top of that, it won't be as severe as getting frozen rain onto hard roads and tarmac. at the moment doesn't look as though the frozen rain is as significant a threat. it'll be the snow, the wind, the blizzard conditions. you will be back soon to give us a forecast. i'll see you very shortly. you're watching afternoon live. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has urged the government to pay compensation within 12 months to all surviving child migrants forced abroad in the years after the second world war. its report published this morning says the sending away of british children from poor backgrounds was "indefensible" and entirely wrong. around a,000 children were sent to australia, canada and elsewhere, some were sexually and physically abused.

our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has more on the inquiry‘s findings. we'll be talking to him later. we can bejoined now by our correspondent leila nathoo who has been following events. give us the background, why were these children sent away? this is a scheme is a series of schemes, that date back well into the 19th century. but stepped up after the second world war. this was poor, vulnerable children, children in care, children from poorfamilies, taken from their care in england and wales and sent. apparently for a better life, into the british colonies. this largely took in australia, canada, new zealand, southern rhodesia, which is now zimbabwe. they were sent to relieve the burden on the state here. when

they got to their destination countries, many of these children claimed they were cruelly treated and suffered sexual abuse. it was the schemes, they were organised by religious institutions, some charities. 0verseen by the government. they were officially sanctioned schemes taking in thousands of children. large scale schemes of sending vulnerable children abroad were looked at by the independent child abuse inquiries. that inquiry was setup in 201a in the wake of thejimmy savile investigations, this is one of 13 strand it's looking at and the report today is the first the inquiry has published. it's pretty strong. it's highly, highly critical of the government, laying the blame squarely at the government for the policy itself, the policy actually existed in the first place of sending thousands of children abroad. and for the fact the government failed to intervene or

stop this scheme when it became apparent these children were being cruelly treated. the inquiry heard a number of allegations it had taken testimony from several of the migrants who were still alive who flown over from australia, largely focusing on about a000 children sent to australia in the post—war period. the inquiry reports details of abuse these migrants allege they were subjected to. it comes to the conclusion the government was responsible forfailing conclusion the government was responsible for failing to stop this, it said it put politics above the welfare of children, talking about the links between politicians and some of these organisations responsible for sending the children abroad. it was a factor in the failure of the government to stop it. i think these are pretty strong recommendations. it's gone as far as it could go. recommending financial compensation is paid to all 2000 surviving migrants. about half of

the children sent, 2000 are still alive. financial compensation, it says, should be paid to all regardless of whether they suffered sexual abuse or not, within the next 12 months. the organisations involved who have not yet issued a public apology should do so. it's pretty strong, clear and critical of the government. some of those involved, some of those subjected to this, were flown over. what sort of reaction has there been. the initial reaction has there been. the initial reaction from some of the victims and those who have been campaigning on this issue for a long time has been a cautious welcome as a first step. it's the first time an official british inquiry has looked at this issue. in some senses their experience has been officially recognised and the abuse they've been subjected to has been officially recognised. they welcome it as officially recognised. they welcome itasa officially recognised. they welcome

it as a first step. he is calling for a judicial review. we also heard in the immediate aftermath of the report being released from norman johnston, one of the survivors. today, after 30 years of seeking justice for what happened to us, finally we have an inquiry that has pointed the finger directly at the british government for their role in the deportation of so many young, vulnerable children that had no voice. it was merely to serve another country, for example, australia, screaming for young, british children, because of the losses during world war ii. and it was a great opportunity for great britain to empty of institutions. we we re britain to empty of institutions. we were the voiceless ones, we had no say whatsoever. the lies and deceit

perpetrated upon us and our families was immeasurable by today's standards. back then, because we we re standards. back then, because we were innocent, ignorant, young children. five, six, seven years old, we never understood the ramifications of what was happening to us. even then we found it enormously traumatic, even though we didn't understand why it was happening stoplight it's worth saying the government under gordon brown issued gordon brown issued a public apology in 2010. the government department for health and social care say they are taking the findings of the report into account. they will respond in due course and have said the scheme was misguided and deeply flawed. they recognise that and successive governments have recognised that. in addition to this individual case of these child

migrant schemes targeting vulnerable children in britain, it will be closely watched by other victims' groups taking part in the child sexual abuse enquiry for the tone. i think the strength of the tone, i think the strength of the tone, i think this report has gone as far as it could go in the strength of its criticism of the government, and it will be interesting to see how it is received by the victims' groups who are part of the wider enquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales stoplight thank you. let's get a full weather forecast with the beast from the east making way for storm emma. severe weather conditions are out there. we have another red warning, take action. that means there is the potential for threat to life due to snow storms expected to arrive. here they are pushing up across the channel isles as we speak. plenty of snow

showers elsewhere, particularly across eastern scotland and north—east england. we aren't quite as severe as yesterday. we've lost red warning here. having said that, these are the amber warnings. be prepared for some disruption across parts of eastern scotland, north—east england and into northern ireland. this red is the real issue over the next few hours and through the evening and overnight tonight. across parts of south wales and the south—west of england we will see blizzard conditions developing, as much as 20 centimetres. it's going to sweep steadily north and west as we go through the evening. thursday evening going into northern ireland. at the same time we still have those snow showers across eastern scotland. towards midnight will still see some fishing in. it's

going to be a cold night, bitterly cold with temperatures falling below freezing on the thermometer —— we will see some pushing end. still some snow showers in eastern scotland. a bit drier in east anglia but despite the main bulk of snow moving away, another pulse pushing up moving away, another pulse pushing up affecting the channel coast, over into south wales and the south—west. you will really need to keep tracking the weather forecast to see where the direction of this snow tends to lie into tomorrow afternoon. factor in the beast from the east, bitterly cold again. i have some good news. that easterly wind, as storm emma comes up from portugal, it will introduce something less cold. you can see how the dark blues revert back up into eastern scotland which means the far eastern scotland which means the far east of scotland stays cold, but as we move into the weekend it will

still be cold but a little less cold is the only glimmer of good news i canfind. we is the only glimmer of good news i can find. we still run the risk of a few snow showers through the weekend as well. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. a red weather warning for heavy snow in south wales and south west england is due to come into force in the next half hour — meaning there is a risk to life. major disruption continues to affect northern parts of the uk — with an amber weather warning in place until tomorrow. the child abuse inquiry for england and wales demands the government pays compensation to victims forcibly sent abroad as children. theresa may is meeting the president of the european council, donald tusk at downing street, ahead of her big speech on brexit tomorrow. and the culture secretary has announced the government is formally closing the leveson inquiry into press standards and regulations. sport now on afternoon live

with 0lly foster and the england rugby union head coach eddiejones say he won't risk getting public transport after a very unpleasant experience last weekend. good afternoon. pretty sad, really, when you look at it. it surrounds a couple of incidents on to train journeys heading back from edinburgh to eddiejones. journeys heading back from edinburgh to eddie jones. england journeys heading back from edinburgh to eddiejones. england beaten by scotla nd to eddiejones. england beaten by scotland on the saturday. this was on the sunday. he was travelling by himself in standard class out of edinburgh. he was apparently abused and jostled on that service. he was off to the manchester united match asa off to the manchester united match as a guest of the alex ferguson. we've received this footage of his arrival at manchester oxford road. posing for some selfies, he's harangued and sworn at by a group of men. after the match he was also subject to abuse on the train

journey to london euston as well. british transport police were made aware of the incident and met the train in euston. no arrests have been made. as much as eddiejones likes to engage with the supporters and the rugby fraternity, he says he can't risk travelling on public transport again. what sort of reaction has there been to this? scottish rugby were quick to say they were absolutely appalled by the verbal abuse and the physical abuse that eddiejones plenty verbal abuse and the physical abuse that eddie jones plenty suffered verbal abuse and the physical abuse that eddiejones plenty suffered on those journeys. they said the disgusting behaviour of those involved doesn't represent the values of our sport or its fans. the rfu said thank you for your support to the scottish rugby union. james has said he would like to draw a line under the incident but he did point towards some of those pre—match comments made from within

the scottish camp, really ramping up the scottish camp, really ramping up the anti—english sentiment before the anti—english sentiment before the calcutta cup clash. you always get it, the english haters. he said that may have helped incite certain behaviours. we'll see how it ramps up behaviours. we'll see how it ramps up ahead of the next clash between the two teams next year in the next six nations. four days ago the knives were out for arsene wenger after arsenal's heavy defeat at the hands of manchester city in the league cup final. they play each other in the leak tonight. the league leaders city can read 16 points clear in the table with a win at the emirates. that would put a further dent in the gunners' fading hopes of qualifying for the champions league. they are ten points off the top four. we are fighting for the most important battle of the season, the premier league, more than the champions league. of course there's enough argument to be focused, still

focused. 0ur argument to be focused, still focused. our next six fixtures are tolerable. we have to win still five, six games. former england lionesses captain casey stoney says phil neville is going to take england to the next level. he takes charge of his first match as head coach tonight against france and she believes —— they are also playing germany in the usa. millie bright is the main injury worry for them, she missed training. that match is live on the bbc red button. also find it through the bbc sport website and the app. defending champion stuart bingham is out of the welsh open snooker, beaten a—1 by matthew stevens. his defeat means he will miss the lucrative players championship. no worries ronnie 0'sullivan, he raced through his third—round match against david

grace. brazenly scored 13 points in the whole game. after his win as sullivan criticised the snooker schedule as having a negative impact on the top players' standards. not really, because i think a lot of them are overplayed. chasing ranking points, trying to find a bit of confidence. if they have a bit of belief in their own ability and stick to getting the game right, but they feel like they have to chase. they've got them on a hamster wheel at the moment. as long as that's going to think you're capable of playing your snooker. that's all the sport for now. 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 three 0' clock 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 but traffic is moving. i'm joined by the man with responsibility for road traffic policing in devon and cornwall. what are you doing given what's about to happen? snowfall already, wind is picking up. we are really concerned from about 3pm where we've got the red weather warning from the met office. that's the first time that sort of weather warning has been issued in devon and cornwall. you've taken on extra four by four vehicles? we've borrowed some from manufacturers to make sure we are able to meet demand and calls the service. we've got officers out there. we've moved shifts around, we got volunteers, we are supported by volunteer groups from the four—wheel drive groups. we've got additional

support out there but we are asking for the public's cooperation. don't make journeys unless they are essential. if you have too, if you are ina essential. if you have too, if you are in a vehicle put some coffee, drink and food. plenty of food, warm clothing, blankets. charged mobile phone, don't use it while driving. make sure you're fully equipped. if you have to stay in the vehicle for some time make sure you are safe until the emergency services can access you. you'll no doubt be monitoring the situation. that's it for now. we will of course have more on what's happening on the roads later on this evening. thank you. theresa may has held talks with the european council president donald tusk in downing street — where they're thought to have discussed a way forward for the future of the irish border after brexit. the meeting comes before the prime minister's speech tomorrow, where she's due to outline more details about the brexit negotiations. 0ur political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. that can't have been an easy

meeting. no. they are having this meeting. no. they are having this meeting ahead of theresa may laying out what is said to be in much more detail about the future relationship that she wants. what's interesting is donald tusk and michel barnier who is currently making a speech as well in brussels, they both have the same message ahead of that speech tomorrow. they say if you look at what the british government has said so far, its so—called red lines that we are leaving the single market, leaving the customs union, both of them are saying inevitably that means there will be more barriers to trade. there will be more friction between the two blocks because, they say, that is what is going to happen. there's no other way. michel barnier has said what we are talking about now, if we respect what the uk government says, is a free trade agreement is now the only option. you don't want to be in that customs union. the whole point of the

customs union is that the goods can throw back and forth with no checks at borders. —— flow back and forth. theresa may and the government are sticking to the line they've always had witches they are after a bespoke deal. they are looking to the eu to give the uk something that hasn't been done before. their argument for why that should happen is that the uk is why that should happen is that the ukisa why that should happen is that the uk is a huge market. there is a huge amount of trade between the eu and the uk and why with the eu want to make itself poorer, as they see it. theresa may held that cabinet meeting this morning. it went on for two hours and all cabinet ministers had a paper copy of the speech she will give tomorrow. they read it for half an hour will give tomorrow. they read it for halfan hourand will give tomorrow. they read it for half an hour and then every member of the cabinet contributed to the discussion. they apparently agreed that this speech will be a step forward in negotiations. thank you. a woman who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer has won a bid to challenge her conviction at the court of appeal. sally challen's lawyers say she was the victim

of "coercive control". let's speak to charlotte gallagher who's been at the court of appeal. tell us what happened. the judges at the court of appeal today decided that sally challen could appeal that murder conviction and possibly reduce it to manslaughter. her legal tea m reduce it to manslaughter. her legal team argued that sally challen was a victim of coercive control, a type of psychological abuse. her legal tea m of psychological abuse. her legal team and her sons say that her husband controlled her, humiliated and degraded her over a long period of time, and that's what led to the killing. i spoke to sally challen's ‘s sun david who gave his reaction to the decision. overcome, overjoyed, most of all thankful. thankful we're getting this chance,

thankful that the justice victim acknowledges an issue might have been overlooked or not properly investigated. —— justice system. thank you to our solicitor and her team, harriet, she's been fantastic. happy team, harriet, she's been fantastic. happy to tell my mum, i haven't told her yet. i want to stay level, this isa her yet. i want to stay level, this is a first step on a road to investigating this issue properly, because not enough research has been put into it but we all know the facts and the evidence are there, and we just need to put the pieces together to help my mum and thousands of other women and men that are suffering from coercive control and mental abuse. what happens now? this is the first step in what could be quite a long process for sally challen and her family. they will now go to a formal appeal. her lawyer told me that could take between four and eight months. they are hoping they wind this appeal and that her conviction

is reduced to manslaughter. because of the time sally challen has already served, if she wins that appeal that could mean she walks free from prison. it's a very, very early but that's what they are hoping for. when i spoke to her son david he said he still hadn't spoken to his mum and told her what happened. she was trying to telephone him while we were talking and he said he was desperate to tell her what happened at court today. thank you. almost two thirds of students and graduates have experienced sexual violence at uk universities, according to a new report. revolt sexual assault — a national campaign giving a voice to student survivors of sexual violence, used snapchat videos to give students a platform to tell their story with anonymity through the apps facial and voice obscuration software. joining me now is hannah price, founder or revolt sexual assault. it's very striking, almost two

thirds. i think if you are a student it probably isn't that striking because you can speak to a student who has either been affected will know someone who has. that's one of the reasons why we wanted to get some real data. we were hearing from stu d e nts some real data. we were hearing from students that it's happening, but there are no recent studies at all. in order to get universities acknowledge it you need the data. how did you collate this? we put together a survey based on some of the ones that have taken place in australia by their government. we pitted out there ourselves, we put it on pitted out there ourselves, we put itona pitted out there ourselves, we put it on a social media. we got an overwhelming response, and i think that's telling in itself that a500 stu d e nts that's telling in itself that a500 students felt that strongly about theissue students felt that strongly about the issue that they wanted to answer it. looking at some of the examples you had from snapchat, one of the

reasons we aren't showing them is they look a bit incongruous because people are talking about some serious things. but it's the anonymity that has helped you compile the information. anonymity that has helped you compile the informationlj anonymity that has helped you compile the information. i think the reason why one of the most shocking statistics out of our survey is how many students don't report it to the police or the university, only 10%. it's because of the university bubble where we are living, socialising and working with the same people, so that makes reporting something without any support in place so difficult. you're going to bump into them. at the moment there's not that level of or policy or anything in place. a lot of universities have absolutely nothing, or use the same policies they use for plagiarism for reporting a rape which isn't good enough. is this down to universities or down to the government? what do you want to see happen?” or down to the government? what do you want to see happen? i think universities are scared to approach this issue because if report rates

go this issue because if report rates 9° up this issue because if report rates go up it could reflect badly on them. in our opinion if you have a high report rate it's because your stu d e nts high report rate it's because your students feel supported. i think universities need to stop feeling scared of that but also there needs to bea scared of that but also there needs to be a national minimum standard of ca re to be a national minimum standard of care and guidelines on the issue. 0therwise care and guidelines on the issue. otherwise it won't be consistent and one student will have a really dramatic experience, whereas one might have an ok one. if no one is enforcing the guidelines or saying this is something you should be tackling, they aren't going to tackle it and it's not going to be with students at the heart of it. when you talk about an ok experience, that's an inverted commas. yes, at the moment people are suppressing their experiences to get to university. when you're playing £9,000 and it's your first time living away from home you should be able to leave the house without being scared of running into someone without being scared of running into

someone that sexually assaulted you. thank you very much. the government has announced this morning that it will not press ahead with the second part of the leveson inquiry into press standards and regulation. here's the culture secretary matt hancock speaking in the house of commons. the foundation of any successful democracy is a sound basis for democratic discourse, and this is under threat from these new forces and that requires urgent attention. these are today's challenges, and this is where we need to focus. especially as over £a8 million was spent on the police investigations and the enquiry. during the consultation, 12% of direct respondents were in favour of reopening the letters and enquiry, with 66% against —— levenson enquiry. sir brian, who i thank for his service, agrees that the enquiry

should not proceed on the current terms of reference but believes it should continue in an amended form. we do not believe that reopening this costly and time—consuming public enquiry is the right way forward. in a moment the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. red weather alerts — meaning there is a risk to life — have been issued for an hour's time — 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. also — british children who were forced to settle abroad in the 19a05 and who were abused should be given financial compensation, says a new report. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. 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 £a million compared with previous expectations

of £1a million. did i hear that we are running out of gas? the national grid has said they are worried we might have that situation on our hands. today there has been a 30% increase in the demand for gas. clearly because of weather conditions. we've also had some supply outages in norway and also wales. a decrease in supply and an increase in demand which means there's a deficit. it doesn't mean when you make your your dinner this evening and you turn on your cooker it's going to be working, we haven't got a crisis on our hands but it's something the national grid is warning that perhaps in future could bea warning that perhaps in future could be a problem. we've spoken earlier to the ceo talking about how renewable energies are quite important. we haven't got that right

now. let's talk about the snow issues... the scottish conservatives have cancelled their conference up north. lots of people are not getting to work. i've had my gloves on in this building! lots of people will be wondering what their rights might be if they can't get to work. joining us now is anna mccaffrey, employment lawyer at taylor wessing. what people's rights if they can't get to work? if your employer has decided to close the workplace then generally speaking you would be paid as normal. but if your workplace is open and it's a case that some aren't able to make it into work because of travel disruption, it's not as clear—cut. generally speaking there is no automatic right to be paid for that day unless something

specific is agreed on a contract or there is a workplace policy. although it is not obligatory, most employers take a pragmatic approach in these circumstances and may voluntarily choose to agree with people they can work from home or ta ke people they can work from home or take the day as holiday or perhaps make up the time elsewhere. thank you very much. a baby chimpanzee saved from poachers in the democratic republic of congo has found a new home, with his adorable ride to safety captured on film. the baby chimpanzee named mussa was recently saved from poachers by rescue organization lwiro primates in the democratic republic of congo, along with the help of virunga national park. mussa was the third successful rescue of 2018 for lwiro primates

i hope that the taste smile on your face. —— i hope that that put a smile on yourface! time for a look at the weather. we haven't had a red weather warning issued for snow since 2013 and we had two in consecutive days. today we've got a red weather warning for the south west and wales as well. it means take action. we will see significant snow and blizzard like conditions through the latter stages of the day spreading up into northern ireland. at the same time some snow showers across eastern scotla nd some snow showers across eastern scotland with a cold start on friday morning. snow showers in the east are likely to continue but not as widespread as they have been. some sunny moments across northern england and the midlands, but still the threat of some snow across

southern england, south midlands and stretching into wales through the afternoon. that is going to cause some significant travel disruption. a cold afternoon particularly with the easterly wind. temperatures may say 1—2 on the thermometer but it will feel more like —6 or —9. wrap up will feel more like —6 or —9. wrap up warm. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 3: a red weather alert has just come into force for south west england and south wales. people there are warned the coming storm is a risk to life , and they should avoid

all but essential travel. we've got staff on, we're asking the public to do their bit and not take unnecessary risks. storm emma is meeting the "beast from the east" weather front — still causing major disruption in northern parts of the uk. i'm ben brown reporting live from just outside gateshead in the north—east of england where there is currently an amber weather warning of severe weather conditions, lizards and blustery winds. —— blizzards. british children forcibly sent abroad in the 19a05 — and then abused — should be given financial compensation. so says an inquiry report. we have no parents, no relatives, there was no where we could go. these paedophiles must have thought they were in hog heaven. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — 0lly eddiejones had

eddie jones had a eddiejones had a very unpleasant journey south from scotland over the weekend, he was physically and verbally abused. he says he'll never ta ke verbally abused. he says he'll never take public transport again. louise has all the weather. we haven't had a severe weather warning for snow issued since 2013 and now we've had two in consecutive days, today it is the south wales and south—west england. i'll tell you about the blizzards and what it entails shortly. thanks louise. also coming up — we'll introduce you to mussa — a baby chimpanzee who has been rescued from poachers in the democratic republic of congo. as you can see, he clearly enjoyed the flight to freedom. he got on rather well with his pilot. hello everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. a red weather warning has just come into force in the south—west of england and south wales , meaning there is a risk to life.

the warning runs from the south west of the uk , up toward the welsh capital cardiff. devon and cornwall police have declared a major incident with storm emma approaching. it's the second red weather warning in as many days. storm emma will meet the beast from the east , with many parts of the uk still covered by amber , be prepared warnings. the snow storm has caused major disruption across the country , with roads, rail and airports affected. motorists were stranded on the m80 in scotland last night. hundreds of schools are closed across the country. and troops have been deployed to help emergency services in lincolnshire. let's get the latest from ben brown who's in the north east of england. we're just outside gateshead in the north—east of england. —8 is the temperature here at the moment. we've had a0 mile an hour winds. pretty blizzard conditions at the

moment as well. we've got an amber weather warning. 0ne down from that red warning which has just come into force in parts of the of england and also south wales. red means a potential threat to life. that is very serious indeed. let's go to phil mackie, who can bring us up to date. you're in herefordshire.” phil mackie, who can bring us up to date. you're in herefordshire. i am, i'm in the lovely bustling, normally bustling, market town of ledbury in herefordshire but it's really quiet at the moment. the snow has been falling pretty much all day, still this light snow, we expect much heavier weather to come in in the next couple of hours. normally if you come to ledbury on an afternoon you come to ledbury on an afternoon you would be lucky to find a parking space, plenty to choose from today. you can see what the problem is, whilst there isn't a lot on the ground, it's blowing across the roads all the time, not much traffic about, that it effectively means it's not really getting churned up.

it's beginning to get speedy and slippery driving around. a lot of shops have shut, books, due to the poor weather conditions they've had to close early. —— boots. schools and businesses have been shutting because of the weather conditions and the forecast of what is to come. what would normally be a very busy day in herefordshire is a quiet one because of that. still minus three degrees. the snow isn't really melting. it isn't amounting to much just yet but looking at the radar there is a whole lot more to come. thank you very much indeed. phil mackie. where we are just outside gateshead, we are close to the a—1. you can down there, some of the traffic moving along the a—1 now. when we were up earlier, parts of it we re when we were up earlier, parts of it were pretty treacherous and we saw

several stranded vehicles and a lot of emergency vehicles. now the a—1 seems to be moving 0k around the country. we know there have been massive transport disruptions, flights delayed and cancelled, trains also delayed or cancelled. some roads really impassable as well. huge problems in particular on the m80 near glasgow where hundreds of motorists were stranded overnight for many hours because of some vehicles that got stuck there and lorries that got jackknifed. vehicles that got stuck there and lorries that gotjackknifed. that is the picture around the country. we've had the beast from the east meetings storm are coming from the south. this double whammy. and now this red warning coming into force in parts of the south—west england and south wales. rhodri morgan is near cardiff. how worried are people

there by this red warning now in force this afternoon? obviously worried. it was an amber warning until mid—morning. it was upgraded to read. i'm to the north of cardiff very to read. i'm to the north of cardiff very near to read. i'm to the north of cardiff very near the tip of the area, the zone where there is a red weather warning in force until two o'clock tomorrow morning. it's been snowing steadily but getting heavier over the last few hours. not too wild yet, not too wild as things stand. the weather warning is in force across south east wales come across other parts of south wales and mid wales there is an amber warning, stay in place until 8am tomorrow morning. further north in gwinnett, there are rivers and lakes frozen over. the temperature at the summit of snowdon is around —20 celsius. as far as disruption is concerned, we've got over 1000 schools shut in

wales at the moment, many not expecting to reopen until monday. many health boards have cancelled their appointments and on rail travel specifically reeva trains wales have said they are stopping their services early this afternoon and advice is that all those who need to catch a train shithead home early. —— arriva. the brecon beacons and beyond remains open but within the half hour the snow is starting to settle, as we see, on the inside lane. it's not too busy there. much less busy than it would be on a usual afternoon, thursday afternoon, at around 3pm. maybe people are listening to the advice of the welsh government earlier today to stay at home, not travel unless absolutely necessary. there we go, the red

weather warning is in place here. it will remain in place until 2am tomorrow morning. really blustery here, i have to say. the winds have been picking up through the day, around 30—a0 mph. heavy snowfalls earlier in the day as well. let's go now to taunton. we can join fiona landon who is there. what is the picture there where you are, fiona? yes, welcome in the last half—hour i would say the snow definitely is picking up here. a locked thicker and is definitely beginning to settle on the road. we just had to move our cars. even in 20 minutes suddenly the roads were a lot more slippy. the gritters are out, trying to keep as many roads open. the advice is very much to stay inside if you can. there is a little jam

behind me but normally this road would be chock—a—block. if you look on the other side there is hardly any traffic at all. it's heading towards the m5. that is the park and ride, normally that would be full of cars parking without going into taunton. it's empty, its shut, as are the schools in somerset. we've also been told musgrove park has been closed, unless it is emergency. it's been closed for routine operations. this isjust the it's been closed for routine operations. this is just the start of it. we're going to wait and see what happens. i've been speaking to a few people out and about, nobody walking about now but earlier people we re walking about now but earlier people were getting their last bits and bobs because the shops are just behind us. people getting bread, milk, a gentleman was stocking up on dog food. because people don't really know quite how bad it's going to be. thank you very much indeed. fiona landon reporting from taunton.

i was talking earlier about those problems in scotland where they also had a red warning as well. and on the m80 motorway between glasgow and stirling, hundreds of motorists getting stranded for many hours overnight. because of jackknifed lorries and other vehicles littering the motorway. and causing real problems. catriona renton reports from glasgow. gridlock north of glasgow, a main route brought to a standstill. i left aberdeen at a:30pm yesterday afternoon and got stuck here about eight o'clock last night. i've been here ever since. not moved an inch yet. not seen the police but the fire brigade delivered water last night.

most of the help has come from locals, delivering cups of tea and coffee and blankets. bottles of water. about a00 metres from me is a motorway bridge where people have set up a tea and coffee stall for anybody needing refreshment. conditions were terrible. at its height, around 1000 vehicles were stuck with tailbacks of approximately eight miles. at glasgow airport, the departures board says it all. 200 people spent the night in the terminal building because roads were inaccessible and hotels fall. inaccessible and hotels full. been here since wednesday morning, nothing seems to be happening. no movement. they are still not giving as an answer as to when the next flight is or anything like that. we've been here since yesterday afternoon with our six—month—old son and our daughter. staff say they will get the airport fully open again as soon as it is operationally safe to do so. but as so many fights have been cancelled, it will take some time to get

things back to normal. yesterday afternoon, conditions in edinburgh were treacherous. my god! this footage was filmed on a dash cam by a van driver. the red warning, the highest level, has now been lifted but much of the country is now still on alert at amber. be prepared. a lot of people have heeded advice this morning. looking at the motorway network, it's eerie to see how quiet it is. at this time in the morning. people have heeded the warning. there is still people out there, i understand there is essential travel. really, if you are doing that, you are putting yourself at risk. this is the scottish borders. with weather warnings still in place, events are being cancelled, including the scottish conservative party conference which was due to start on friday in aberdeen. when the weather improves, it will take time for this deep snow to clear.

so many problems around the country. we're here at the angel of the north outside gateshead. you can probably see some of the children, people having a bit of fun in the snow actually, making the most of it. enjoying themselves on their slides and toboggans down the hill. it isn't all doom and gloom. real problems south of here around lincolnshire in particular. where people have had a lot of trouble getting around and, indeed, the raf have been brought in with a—wheel drives to help move nhs staff around hospitals and to move patients as well, as i've been finding out. britain is battling with some of the most brutal winter weather for yea rs. not only the so—called beast from the east but also storm emma coming up from the south.

motorists have been stranded in blizzards, heavy snowfalls and subzero conditions. the aa say roads like this one in norfolk are like ice rinks. drivers venture out at their peril. trying to get home. i phoned in to work that i am stuck in a drift and i won't be in. i am just able to get through in low ratio. this is going to be tricky. i don't know if i have the traction to get through the snow drift. what are you going to do? go home and have a cup of tea. that's the answer. in lincolnshire, police are warning people to think carefully before setting off on anyjourney. it's been a challenge since the early hours. we've seen significant snow drifting, particularly on the east coast and south of lincoln. we seen a number of roads closed due to vehicles that have been stuck. predominantly hdv problem —— hgvs. predominantly hgvs.

there is a real challenge today with lower temperatures and high wind. and patients. we are coordinating 10 drivers and vehicles from raf wittering to ferry essential personnel from their home addresses to where they are required. these are primarily health care individuals but also from the emergency services. some people in lincolnshire were determined to get to work, even if it meant walking for several hours. i like a challenge and i wouldn't be defeated. i am dedicated and i wanted to come and relieve the night staff that have been here and let them go home. and obviously to look after patients. for meteorologists, this is officially the first day of spring. it certainly doesn't feel anything like it. there is a warning that in some parts of the country, very cold conditions could last

well into next week. it's going to be very cold in particular in the south—west of england and south wales, that is where there is a red warning starting from 3pm, which means a potential risk to life. victoria fritz is that paddington station, the gateway to the west. and parts of the south west and wales are where we now have that red alert at the moment, meaning there isa alert at the moment, meaning there is a potential risk to life. what is the situation? they've had real problems that paddington. that had real problems, you're right, this morning they closed the station com pletely morning they closed the station completely because it was snowing inside the station. it was too slippery and too dangerous for inside the station. it was too slippery am to to dangerous for is down, sear'é be to

g some 5 to g some of f to g 0ne'ne offito pa rt v;- " part of egg-cg part of the a heathrow express train. part of the problem today has been trying to get to some of the major airports. though heathrow is open, it's cancelled more than 200 flights, we're expected to see yet more problems there tomorrow. it is virtually impossible to i and get have to i have it’s not just the expected. it's notjust the south—west being affected in terms of the transport network, we've also got problems in the scotland and south wales. not to mention the north—east, problems around leeds. every single part of the transport network which is in the pincer grip between the beast from the east and

storm mr coming from the south—west. we're talking about europe's most congested network, that is why we have so many problems when it comes to the railways. it's very difficult to the railways. it's very difficult to things fixed on time because we are heavy users of the train network. 0ne are heavy users of the train network. one of the problems we've had is train companies have been finding it very difficult to get new information to passengers, it means the information on the website might not necessarily be on the app, which nike not necessarily be on the boards. —— might not be. what tends to be happening if you turn up at train stations is they are only putting up the information on the trains that are running. they are not putting up information about cancelled trains. lots of travel restrictions have been lifted on tickets, so you can travel different times of the day, perhaps even the next day or the day after. the train companies are trying to be very flexible about the tickets you have.

if you are in or around the south—west of england, the update from the companies at the moment is, do not try and travel. 0r from the companies at the moment is, do not try and travel. or if you are trying to travel travel home as soon as possible. all like victoria, thank you very much, victoria fritz our transport correspondent. britain in the grip of this freezing weather. no surprise that people are using a lot more gas. record quantities of gas being consumed as people try to keep warm in their homes and offices. a warning from the national grid they are facing what they call a supply deficit situation, which means they've got to seek more sources of gas to replace those that have been used. no suggestion the gas is going to run out exactly, but they are looking for more of it. that is the latest from here in gateshead, back to you in that nice, warm studio, simon. rivera just had my second copy.

thank you very much, ben. —— yeah, i just had my second coffee. you can keep up—to—date with the weather and travel situation wherever you are by visiting the bbc news live page. bee continuing coverage on crossland told radio wales, scotland and radio ulster. —— radio scotland, radio wales and radio ulster. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has urged the government to pay compensation within 12 months to all surviving child migrants forced abroad in the years after the second world war. its report published this morning says the sending away of british children from poor backgrounds was "indefensible" and entirely wrong. around a,000 children were sent to australia, canada and elsewhere, some were sexually and physically abused. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has more on the inquiry‘s findings. they've been called britain's lost

children. at the end of their lives they are still blighted by the horrors they faced when very young. the line as dubious arrives from great britain with 931 new migrants to this country. many were in care when sent in the post—war years to live abroad, as they were told, in the sunshine. but some ended up in places like this, the boys school in western australia. the inquiry was told it was run by paedophiles who used their position to inflict vicious abuse. we were 60 miles from perth, we had no parents, we had no relatives, there was no where we could go. these brothers, these paedophiles must have thought they we re paedophiles must have thought they were in hog heaven. the child-abuse inquiry‘s verdict today, the migrant scheme should never have happened. successive governments failed to end it and surviving victims should be paid compensation within 12 months.

this was their reaction... now that the finger has squarely been pointed in the direction of the british government, it cannot be let to stop there. we need now to pursue this issue. there is a time span on those of us that are left. we're all getting past use by date. we want to die knowing justice has been served. the evidence of what went on has beenin the evidence of what went on has been in the national archives ever since. but was neverfully considered in this country until this inquiry. because of that, many of the lost children have not lived to see this day. when finally the scale of their suffering has been recognised. tom symons, bbc news, at the child—abuse inquiry. theresa may has been holding talks with the european council president donald tusk in downing street — where they're thought to have discussed a way forward for the future of the irish border after brexit. the meeting comes before the prime minister's speech tomorrow, where she's due to outline more details about the brexit negotiations.

but in a speech in brussels this afternoon, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, has warned the uk it is ‘closing the door‘ on its options. vicki young is in westminster, but first a adam fleming in brussels. the language seems to be hardening up, we seem the language seems to be hardening up, we seem to be reaching a stand—off. up, we seem to be reaching a stand-off. michel barnier, this is the third time we've seen him this week. he's been very active. what he was doing today was setting the scene on was doing today was setting the scene on his terms in advance of the prime minister's speech she would give tomorrow about what she hopes the future relationship with the eu would be like. mr barnier didn't mention theresa may by name but said people in the uk had to abandon ideas that were just not true. ideas like, you didn't have to make a decision about what kind of relationship you wanted with the eu, you could wait and it would work out fine. you could do an amazing free trade arrangement with the eu and it would come with no consequences. 0r the idea brexit would come with no cost or consequences at all. this is

what he had to say about the uk leaving the now infamous customs union. uk wants to have complete freedom to decide its trade policy. 0r freedom to decide its trade policy. or does it want to continue to benefit from a customs union? the uk government wishes to regain its autonomy in terms of negotiating international agreements. it has indicated its intention to leave the customs union and this choice, this choice has consequences. being outside of the customs union always involves customs procedures. and checks. for example, to ensure compliance with preferential rules of origin, which is a very key point

for industry and services. pretty technical, that is some of the technicalities it comes down to. on the other big news story, that ireland protocol in the draft brexit treaty. i asked if he'd made a mistake on the language he used a method, remember what i told you yesterday, be calm and pragmatic. vicki young is in westminster. a special cabinet meeting this morning. that's right, head of that speech theresa may will make tomorrow. the cabinet met, they discussed it for two hours. before that each cabinet member was given a paper copy of the speech she is going to make. they had half an hour to read through it and afterwards downing street said cabinet ministers held a detailed and positive discussion. we know every cabinet minister contributed to that and agreed the speech would represent a real step forward in negotiations. theresa may told her cabin at what she was seeking was an ambitious economic partnership with

the european union. —— told her cabinet. we've heard people saying, you may want that, but that's not what you're going to get. the response from downing street has been, this is the beginning of the negotiations about the future relationship. and it would be incredibly surprising at this point if both sides agreed on everything. clearly what the uk government is still pushing for is a so—called bespoke deal, something that hasn't been done before. they are hoping the european union will grant them that. the reason they think it will happen is because, as theresa may put it, given the size of the uk marketplace, for the eu, why wouldn't they want to have frictionless trade? of course the argument from the british government is the whole issue of a border on the island of ireland could well be solved if they sort out the future relationship and if there is some kind of customs arrangement. we're a long way off all of that, people

still looking at the interim transitional period for example and how that's going to be solved. to many people in westminster thinking theresa may may well outline more detail about what it is she'll be asking for. it after be quite a rabbit out of quite a hat. there is a danger expectation is being ramped up a danger expectation is being ramped up too high. we've had big set piece speeches before at lancaster house, the speech in florence which did progress things a certain amount. what we still don't know is in detail what was agreed at that cabinet awayday. there was still some suggestion from ministers i've been speaking to they are not entirely clear everything has been nailed down in the cabinet. there we re nailed down in the cabinet. there were phrases about divergences ambitious divergences all these things which in the end people will say, what does that mean? again i

suppose the government would say, it depends on the negotiations. we don't yet know how far the sides will go in order to get this new arrangement. thank you very much. let's get the weather update with louise lear. we haven't had a red severe weather warning issued since 2013 and we've had two in consecutive days. today, a red weather warning towards the south—west. for wales as well. it means take action. we're going to see significant snow, blizzard conditions through the latter stages of the day, spreading up into northern ireland overnight. so shall the eastern scotland, a cold start of the friday morning. snow showers in the east are likely to continue but not as widespread as they have been. some bright, sunny moments across much of northern england, delhi to the midlands. still a threat of snow across southern england, south midlands and stretching into through the afternoon. that is still going to cause significant travel

disruptions. a cold afternoon, particularly with the easterly wind, temperatures may say 1—2d on the thermometer but it'll feel more like -6, thermometer but it'll feel more like —6, minus nine degrees. wrap up warm. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. a red weather warning for heavy snow in south wales and south west england has come into force — meaning there is a risk to life. major disruption continues to affect northern parts of the uk — with an amber weather warning in place until tomorrow. the child abuse inquiry for england and wales demands the government pays compensation to victims forcibly sent abroad as children. the president of the european council, donald tusk has left downing street after meeting theresa may to discuss brexit. and the culture secretary has announced the government is formally closing the leveson inquiry into press standards and regulations. sport now on afternoon live.

eddiejones says he's not going to ta ke eddiejones says he's not going to take transport again. —— public transport again. there were incidents on two train journeys heading back from edinburgh. england were beaten by scotland on the saturday, this was on the sunday. travelling by himself in standard class, where he was apparently abused and jostled on the edinburgh to manchester service. he was breaking his journey beacsue he was off to a manchester united match as a guest of sir alex ferguson. this is footage we have received of his arrival at manchester oxford road. he is harangued and sworn at by a group of men. and after the match he was also subject to abuse on the train journey to london euston.

british tranport police were made aware of the incident, and met the train, but no arrests made but their enquiries are continuing. eddiejones sasy he can't risk travelling by public transport again. scottish rugby union say they are appalled by the verbal abuse and the physical abuse that jones suffered on those journeys. they say the disgusting behaviour of those involved doesn't represent the values of the sport or its fans. the rfu say thanks very much for that statement. jones would like to draw a line under it, but he did point toward some of those pre—match comments made from within the scottish camp. their prop had a feud things to say about the anti—english sentiment leading up to the match. gavin hastings, a former scottish legend of the game who really ramped up legend of the game who really ramped up that anti—english sentiment has

well. jones says that might contribute to inciting certain behaviours. four days ago, the knives were out for arsene wenger after arsenal's lane defeat at the hands of manchester city in the league cup final. they play each other again in the league tonight. another defeat would put another dent in the gunners' fading hopes of qualifying for the champions league. city can move 16 points clear at the top of the table with a win at the emirates. we are fighting for the most important title of the season, the premier league, more than the champions league. of course there's enough argument to be focused, still focused. our next six fixtures are tolerable. we have to win still five, six games. casey stoney says phil neville is

going to take england to the next level. he takes charge of his first match as head coach tonight. they are in the states playing france in 0hio. they've also got germany and the usa coming up in that tournament. defender millie bright is the main injury worry. she missed training. that matches live from the bbc red button, bbc sport website and the app as well. defending champion stuart bingham is out of the welsh 0pen snooker. that defeat means he's going to miss the lucrative players championship. no worries ronnie 0'sullivan. he raced through his third—round match against david grace, who scored only 13 points in the whole match. after his win over sullivan criticised the snooker schedule is having a negative impact on the top players standards. not really, because i think a lot

of them are overplayed. chasing ranking points, trying to find a bit of confidence. if they have a bit of belief in their own ability and stick to getting the game right, but they feel like they have to chase. they've got them on a hamster wheel at the moment. as long as that's going i don't think you're capable of playing your best snooker. ronnie 0'sullivan says he's on a hamster wheel, it sounds familiar doesn't it? laughter breaking news coming in from county food manner. police have recovered a fourth body from a scene at a house. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were initially found dead after eight blaze there on tuesday. police say it is appears to be the body of a

young child bringing the number of deadin young child bringing the number of dead in that fire to two. more now on the severe weather, and a red weather warning has come into force in the south—west of england and south wales, meaning there is a risk to life. the warning runs from the south west of the uk, up towards and beyond the welsh capital cardiff. devon and cornwall police have declared a major incident with storm emma approaching. it's the second red weather warning in as many days.> in south wales a number of health boards have cancelled appointments for the next two days. but nhs staff say they are willing to go the extra mile to help patients. bbc wales health correspondent 0wain clarke is at newport hospital. as you can see it has been snowing a fair bit here in newport, and very severe weather warnings are expected in the next few hours for south—east wales in particular. that has an impact on providing front—line nhs services. i'm joined by the chief operating officer nick wood. what other pressures on the system today? the pressures for us are in ensuring

we've got enough staff on site and in our community services to continue to provide services for the public. is the biggest challenge getting staff in? the biggest challenge will be getting staff into the organisation. we have winter plans, transport contingency plans which have been enacted. we've had huge response from our staff who have arrived today as normal. staff bringing in overnight bags for examples. absolutely. many doctors and nurses have arrived ready to stay overnight if necessary. we have food and provision for them to stay overnight, and we will continue to provide the service that way. you've taken the decision to cancel outpatient appointments and schedule treatments, why? because of the weather warnings. 0ur priority is the safety of staff and patients. therefore we do not want patients to travel unnecessarily. other health boards have done the same. what is

your message to people? our services are open and are there and ready to provide the service, but don't come u nless provide the service, but don't come unless it is absolutely necessary. we didn't want people to come for appointments that are being cancelled and put themselves at risk. dealing with situations like this are part of the nhs winter plans. meanwhile — military personnel have been drafted in to support nhs services as my colleague ben ando explained from the raf control centre in lincolnshire. where i am is in the emergency control centre in lincoln. this is where the whole thing is being coordinated. the big problem is there an large numbers of outlying towns and villages where people are cut off. that includes vital personnel, nurses, doctors, surgeons, people who work in the nhs in hospitals or other important areas. what the raf can do is they have number two mechanical transport squadron. they are used to driving in tough conditions. they take

supplies between raf bases and they have a fleet of four—wheel drive vehicles specifically designed for that sort of thing. they've deployed ten of them, they arrived early this morning. during the morning they'd been waiting for calls. every time a cool comes in, someone goes out to that nurse, doctor, surgeons. they pick them up, take them where they need to go. later on one presumes they will be available to take them home again. it's a big operation, it's working well at the moment and that, the raf, says it's what they are trained to do and they are happy to help out in circumstances like this. a woman who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer has won the right to challenge her conviction at the court of appeal. sally challen's lawyers say she was the victim of ‘coercive control‘. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher has been at the court of appeal. the judges at the court of appeal today decided that sally challen could appeal that murder conviction, and possibly reduce it to one of

manslaughter. her legal team argued that sally challen was a victim of coercive control, a type of psychological abuse. her legal team and her sons say that her husband controlled her, humiliated and degraded her over a long period of time. that‘s what led to the killing. i spoke to sally challen‘s son david challen who gave his reaction to the decision today. overcome, overjoyed, most of all thankful. thankful we're getting this chance, thankful that the justice system acknowledges an issue might have been overlooked or not properly investigated. thank you to our solicitor and herteam, harriet, she's been fantastic. happy to tell my mum, i haven't told her yet. we want to stay level, this is a first step on a road to investigating this issue properly, because not enough research has been put into it.

but we all know the facts and the evidence are there, and we just need to put the pieces together to help my mum and thousands of other women and men that are suffering from coercive control and mental abuse. what happens now? this isjust the first step in what could be quite a long process for sally challen and herfamily. long process for sally challen and her family. they will now go to a formal appeal and her lawyer told me that could take between four and eight months. they are hoping they win this appeal and her conviction is reduced to manslaughter. because of the time sally challen has already served, if she wins the appeal that could mean she walks free from prison. it‘s a very, very early but that‘s what they are hoping for. when i spoke to david challen he said he still hadn‘t even spoken to his mum and told her what happened. she was trying to ring him

while we were talking, and he said he was desperate to tell his mum what had happened at court today. as we‘ve been hearing the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has urged the government to pay compensation within 12 months to all surviving child migrants forced abroad in the years after the second world war. its report — published this morning — says the sending away of british children from poor backgrounds was "indefensible" and entirely wrong. joining me now from central london is margaret humphreys, director of the child migrants trust, a specialist service for britain‘s former child migrants. thank you forjoining us. it‘s fair to say this has been your life‘s work, getting justice. i to say this has been your life‘s work, gettingjustice. iwonder to say this has been your life‘s work, getting justice. i wonder how you are feeling today. it has taken 30 years of campaigning. child migrants are saying that they see this as a day ofjustice, and mainly a day of truth actually. it‘s eight

yea rs a day of truth actually. it‘s eight years since the past by minister gordon brown apologised, actually eight weeks this year apologised for the child migration programmes, for the child migration programmes, for the distress and hurt it caused thousands of british children and theirfamilies. he‘s thousands of british children and their families. he‘s taken... thousands of british children and theirfamilies. he‘s taken... the apology was seen as the start of change. truth and justice were to follow. that has taken eight years. nevertheless, this report outlines very clearly where the responsibility lies. that‘s a huge step forward. i want to take you back to that moment you realised you we re back to that moment you realised you were only scratching the surface and beginning to please some of the stories together. some of those stories together. some of those stories were horrific. horrendous. the consequences of child migration are lifelong for child migrants and theirfamilies. the

are lifelong for child migrants and their families. the sexual abuse of young children was endemic. lots of children were abused here, very young children, before they were sent, and then sent into orphanages and children‘s homes where the abuse and children‘s homes where the abuse and particularly sexual abuse continued. many of them were told their parents were dead, when they went. that was part of my early work, that they had been told they we re work, that they had been told they were orphans and their parents were dead. the greatest betrayal of all, really. 30 yea rs dead. the greatest betrayal of all, really. 30 years ago in terms of helping people find their families, restore their identity, there was so much hope. funding was very limited for the first ten, 20 years. yet again we would call that secondary abuse, there we were saying this is abuse, there we were saying this is a problem, this is what british policy has done, this is what we need to do to help. and that help

wasn‘t forthcoming during those early years. it's all very well to say the government was to blame, i wonder in terms of compensation what would anybody who‘s been through that find comfortable? that sake of good question, of course —— that is a good question, of course. when we talk about blame we need to talk about responsibility. i don‘t think blame is a good way to go on that. i think it‘s accountability. compensation is about a range of redress matters. 0n compensation is about a range of redress matters. on its own i don‘t think it‘s that important, it‘s part ofa think it‘s that important, it‘s part of a range of acknowledgement and re—dress. of a range of acknowledgement and re-dress. is there one person you have in mind, after all these years, for whom this justice is something you are most proud of achieving? it's you are most proud of achieving? it‘s been said many times today we are here now, we are at this point and it needs to move forward

quickly. 0ur and it needs to move forward quickly. our thoughts are with those that are no longer here, who fought tirelessly for justice and recognition. 0ur tirelessly for justice and recognition. our thoughts have been with them, but we need to act quickly. norman johnston from with them, but we need to act quickly. normanjohnston from the international association has called for theresa may to meet with him as soon as possible to discuss the way forward following this report. thank you. in a moment the business news with vishala sri—pathma. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. a red weather alert has just come into force for south west england and south wales. people there are warned the coming storm is a risk to life, and they should avoid all but essential travel. storm emma is meeting the "beast from the east" weather front — still causing major disruption in northern parts of the uk. british children forcibly sent abroad in the 19a05 — and then abused — should be given financial compensation, so says an inquiry report. here‘s your business

headlines on afternoon live. 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. uk house prices have recorded their first month—on—month fall since august, according to the nationwide. according to the building society, average uk property prices in february were 0.3% down on the previous month. a warning about gas and possibly

running out, this comes from the national grid. it's not a crisis at the moment. they say they are a bit worried about whether they have enough gas supplies to meet demand. we‘ve seen demand increased. enough gas supplies to meet demand. we've seen demand increased. they said maybe by the end of today.” we've seen demand increased. they said maybe by the end of today. i do think when you go home tonight and turn on your cooker, it‘s probably going to be working. there is into crisis at the moment but they are worried future supplies might be a problem. it‘s their way of taking measures to put pressure on the big users like big businesses and industry to try and curtail their usage. they don‘t want to pass it the consumer, as they said today. if you are worried about energy prices we arejoined if you are worried about energy prices we are joined by pete mori

from which. lots of people will be worried about their price of energy going up as they start to use more. what can they do? is important to say there is no suggestion there are shortages for consumers on their gas or electricity or any suggestion that they are going to be further price rises yet. we are going through a very extended cold snap. for many people at home they will be very worried about their energy bills. it‘s important that they know there are things they can do. first and foremost for those people who have never switched their energy supplier, they could be saving hundreds of pounds. they could save £300 switching from a standard tariff to one of the cheapest deals on the market. when people are worried about their energy bills because of this extended cold snap, they should take action. what can they should take action. what can the government do? there is government help available, what is it? there is something called cold

weather payments that people on a certain kind of benefit should get into their benefit payments if there is a cold snap that goes over seven days and where the temperature doesn‘t get above zero. that will be the case for many people out there. they shouldn‘t have to do anything to receive that but if they think they are owed money for a cold weather payment of £25 which could help with their energy bills, and they haven‘t received it, they should follow that up with their localjob centre. should follow that up with their local job centre. also should follow that up with their localjob centre. also people should be contacting their energy suppliers if they are struggling with energy bills. ask them if you are on the cheapest deal or if there is any other help they can provide. for some people this can get as serious as having to choose between heating or eating and we don‘t want anyone in that situation. thank you. top hip hop artists, we‘ve got a list out of the richest ones, and a return from eminem to the top five. i‘ve got a bit of a quiz for you,

simon. do any of these names ring a bell? we should have pictures coming up. who‘s that? bell? we should have pictures coming up. who's that? next. jay-z. he's the top grossing hip—hop artist, married to beyonce. next picture... p married to beyonce. next picture... p diddy? married to beyonce. next picture... p diddy? there you go! and the third one. . . p diddy? there you go! and the third one... dr dre. you're so good at this! i've got such a trendy director! laughter top grossing artists, $900 millionjay—z has. we are joined artists, $900 millionjay—z has. we arejoined by our guest artists, $900 millionjay—z has. we are joined by our guest from forbes. no surprises about jay—z, he‘s got a

diverse business empire, but what other surprises in the list? i think it's actually a bit of a surprise that jay—z is number one, despite the fact we know what a great businessman he is. he has all these interests in a diverse range of products, he's never been number one on our hip—hop net worth list. he has ove rta ke n on our hip—hop net worth list. he has overtaken diddy. with streaming around, artists like taylor swift say this is hurting our revenues and profits. do artists make money solely from their music these days or is it through other business interests ? or is it through other business interests? over the last year, artists that i'd interviewed had started to say we've turned a corner. we are making money off streaming. however, jay—z, diddy and

dr dre found another way of doing it which was to buy into the streaming services. dr dre had his beatz m empire which included beatz music. jay—z bought tidal a couple of years ago. diddy bought a stake in spotify. these guys have interests not only in their own music but in the platforms themselves. that has been their blueprint across all categories through getting as wealthy as they are now. looking at the top five, jay—z still makes a few songs, his wife clearly very active in the music industry. but dr dre, puff daddy, they haven‘t released songs in ages. the music formed the basis for their recognition, for how people know them, but it was the businesses they

built off that recognition that have made them as wealthy as they are. nearly billionaires as are today. dr dre is a perfect example. he's any released three full—length solo studio albums in his career but it was his decision to start beatz that pushed him over the line. when apple by that your company you don't need to make much more music. thank you. lots of notes! laughter a former royal marine has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years for murdering an 83 year—old dog—walker in norfolk last year. peter wrighton was stabbed a5 times before his body was dumped in undergrowth near east harling. alexander palmer had previously told mental health professionals that he wanted to kill a stranger. he was given a life sentence

at nottingham crown court today. walmart has become the second big retailer in the united states to restrict the sale of guns. the company said it was acting in "the light of recent events" — a reference to the shooting at a school in florida that has led to growing demands for tougher controls on firearms. walmart says it will not sell weapons and ammunition to people under 21, which follows a decision by another chain store, dick‘s, to stop selling assault—style rifles. a baby chimpanzee saved from poachers in the democratic republic of congo has found a new home, with his flight to safety captured on film. the baby chimpanzee named "mussa" was recently saved from poachers by rescue organization lwiro primates in the democratic republic of congo — along with the help of virunga national park. mussa was the third successful rescue of 2018 for the charity. anthony caere, the anti—poaching pilot at virunga national park, also posted the video on his instagram page adding "great

teamwork to save this baby out of the hands of poachers. this looks cute but is actually a sad story. he should be with his mum. but happy we could give him a new good home!" the little chimp enjoying the view and the company of his new friend. time for a look at the weather. here‘s louise lear. we‘ve had blizzard like conditions with a red warning out meaning take action. look at the snow that has started to arrive with wind is picking up, whipping the snow around. it will continue through the next few hours. we still have amber weather warnings in force for eastern scotland. that means still be aware there could be some

disruption through the area. still some frequent snow showers. the south—west is going to take a battering over the next few hours. a red warning, the top tier which means take action. there is a risk potentially to lie. blizzard conditions continuing across south—west england and south wales in the next few hours. then that snow will move steadily north. we could see as much as 20 centimetres accumulating at lower levels. snow showers arrived into northern ireland, we keep the potentialfor some showers into eastern scotland does well overnight tonight. not as severe as it has been. there will be afairamount of a fair amount of cloud so perhaps temperature is not falling quite as low as the previous night. nevertheless we are looking at widespread —2 to —a across the country which is an indication of how cold it has been. although we will see more significant snow during the early hours across southern ireland, a brief lull

before the next batch arrives potentially across the channel coast and into south wales again. further north it is a great, green day with some showers across the east coast of scotland. factor in the biting easterly wind that we‘ve seen recently, again, feeling bitter out there. it feels like value of —5 to minus nine. i suspect that could be the last biting cold beast from the east day. a slight pulse of milder air starting to show its hand as we see the snow pushing in. it‘s not going to be beautiful this weekend, it will still feel pretty cold but the real cold air looks likely to sit in the north and east of scotland. that means for us across much of england and wales in particular a little less cold than it has been. still the risk of some snow showers. if you‘re going to be out and about in the next 2a hours

it will feel more like —12 in places. wrap up warm. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live. a red weather alert has just come into force for south west england and south wales. people there are warned the coming storm is a risk to life, and they should avoid all but essential travel. we‘ve got staff on, we‘re asking the public to do their bit and not take unnecessary risks. storm emma is meeting the "beast from the east" weather front — iam ben i am ben brown, reporting from the north—east of england, near gateshead, where there are currently blizzard conditions, brutal wind and subzero temperatures. british children forcibly sent abroad in the 19a05 and then abused should be given financial compensation, so says an inquiry report. we had no parents, we had no relatives,

there was nowhere we could go — these paedophiles must have thought they were in hog heaven. and we have all of the sport with will perry. we are going to be talking about scottish rugby, saint are appalled to hear that england coach eddiejones was physically and verbally abused on his way back from scotland. jones says he will not use public transport again. and it is the first day of spring? yes, this is how it feels across the country, with gusts of wind unexposed east coasts in excess of ao with gusts of wind unexposed east coasts in excess of 40 or 50 mph. it isa coasts in excess of 40 or 50 mph. it is a bitterly cold day for all. snow for some, and i will have more detail than 30 minutes. also coming up, we‘ll introduce you to mussa — a baby chimpanzee who has been rescued from poachers in the democratic republic of congo.

as you can see, he clearly enjoyed the flight to freedom. he also enjoyed talking to the pilot! the severe weather that‘s blasting across the uk has seen a significant worsening with a new red weather warning for the south—west of england and south wales. the highest level of alert means there‘s a risk to life. this new warning runs from the south west of the uk up towards and beyond the welsh capital cardiff. devon and cornwall police have declared a major incident with storm emma approaching. storm emma is coming up from southern europe and meeting the beast from the east, with many parts of the uk still covered by amber "be prepared" warnings. the snow storm has already caused major disruption with roads, rail and airports affected. motorists were stranded on the m80 in scotland last night. hundreds of schools are closed

across the country. and troops have been deployed to help emergency services in lincolnshire. let‘s get the latest from ben brown who‘s in the north east of england. yes, simon, we arejust outside gateshead in the north—east of england, where there is currently an amberwarning. england, where there is currently an amber warning. that is one down from red, which is what we have in south wales and parts of the south west of england. i have to say, it is pretty brutal here at the moment, really biting wind of around 30 to a0 mph. we were told it feels like —8, and it certainly feels like that or maybe even worse. certainly subzero temperatures, high wind and very heavy snowfall. some blizzard conditions as well through the day. asi conditions as well through the day. as i say, the red warning has now come into force as from 3pm in south wales and parts of south west

england. let‘s go to my colleague fiona langdon in taunton. yes, thank you. we are on the edge of the red weather warning. in the last hour, the snow has definitely begun to settle. behind me, the road is definitely getting quieter and the ca rs definitely getting quieter and the cars that are coming down here are going a lot more carefully. the road has been gritted, but these are the ca rs has been gritted, but these are the cars coming from the m5. many cars are not even going the m5. we have been told highways england have asked people not to drive in this area in the south west, between 8pm until2am. area in the south west, between 8pm until 2am. ourselves, we area in the south west, between 8pm until2am. ourselves, we had to area in the south west, between 8pm until 2am. ourselves, we had to move the carand until 2am. ourselves, we had to move the car and how and a half ago. even the car and how and a half ago. even the roads that were gritted, it was really dicey. if you can stay at home and don't need to go in your vehicle, that is the advice people are giving. if i can show you across

the other side of the road, that is the other side of the road, that is the park and ride. people are high —— heeding the advice. normally it would be completely full. the other thing that is rather strange, at the moment there are no people around here. around the corner is a big shopping centre. obviously at the moment, people are staying inside, they are waiting to see what happens with the storm. we have been told that musgrove park has closed for any routine operations. it is only doing a&e and emergency operations. people down here in the south west are reallyjust people down here in the south west are really just hunkering people down here in the south west are reallyjust hunkering down and waiting to see what happens. ok, thank you. back here outside gateshead in the north—east, we are almost being blown off our feet at the moment by these really strong, bitingly cold winds of up to a0 mph. just behind me is the a1. it is

actually moving, earlier on when we we re actually moving, earlier on when we were coming up it, there were a fair few vehicles stranded and we saw some emergency vehicles going to rescue them and help out. it seems to be moving 0k rescue them and help out. it seems to be moving ok now. a lot of gritters and snowploughs have been out. let‘s go back to the south—west, phil mackie is in ledbury, and what is the picture there? has been snowing all day, but it isa there? has been snowing all day, but it is a very light snow that is not accumulating. there has been more snow already this winter, in december there was more on the ground. what is to come is what is coming a concern. we are on the very edge of the heavy snow which is gradually tracking north from storm hanna. fiona is in the middle of it and it is coming this way. you can see the town is required. normally it would be exceptionally busy. you would not get a parking space. most of the shops and cafes have shut. the road down here, you can see that

pa rt the road down here, you can see that part of the problem is that nobody is coming out, because they are worried about the snow, trying to get home early. there is not enough traffic to churn and that snow. it is becoming compacted. it is blowing onto the road from the roofs, and then you get a strong gust of wind and blows back on, and that is where potential hazards are. in the next few hours i think things are going to get worse. people are prepared and are taking precautions. hopefully, everybody will get where they need to be before it gets really bad later on this evening. we will be heading out of this particular part and trying to bring you a different location in the next hour. things are beginning to get a little treacherous in the very south of the west midlands for getting around. everybody has been told just to keep an eye out, try to get back to keep an eye out, try to get back to where you need to be before the heavy snow comes in in the next couple of hours. ok, certainly there

are warnings of and down the country for people only to make journeys if they have to. the aa have said that it is like an ice rink in places. let‘s get the latest in south wales. rhodri llewellyn is near cardiff. yes, a similar story to what you have there, i think. i am at the northern tip of this red area, the area covered by the red weather warning of extreme weather. it is not that much worse than it was an hour ago. we have reporters across south—east wales, the area covered by the weather warning. they are saying something similar. yes, it is snowing, yes, there is disruption, but not the chaos that we were expecting. saying that, i am aware that the situation is much worse in south—west england and the weather could well be on its way here. the red warning covers south—east wales.

there is an amber weather warning in place for the rest of south wales and mid wales. reporters in aberystwyth a re and mid wales. reporters in aberystwyth are saying that there is no snow whatsoever. a little snow further east. about 70 miles up this road, the aa70, stretching the length of wales, the snow is starting to drift across the carriageway. here, it is starting to stick on the inside lane as you can see. as far as disruption is concerned, we have over 1000 schools shut across wales. many of them are not expected to reopen until monday. rail travel specifically, the riva trains wales say they are stopping services early today, and the advice is to head for home early from the centre of cardiff. —— avira trains. more health boards are announcing that operations and appointments for

tomorrow are being cancelled. until about two hours ago, you used to be able to see the mountains behind me. but the weather is closing in. that might bea but the weather is closing in. that might be a sign of things to come. thank you, rhodri llewellyn, fiona landon and phil mackie, our correspondence around the country. the wind is still blowing brutally cold in the north—east of england. it has been really bad across the east of england, of course in lincolnshire we have seen people being dug out of snowdrifts, we have seen being dug out of snowdrifts, we have seen the raf coming in to help hospital workers getting into work. in scotland, we have also had a red alert earlier on, a warning of potential risk to life. along the m80 motorway, between glasgow and

stirling, dreadful scenes, where hundreds of motorists were stuck in their vehicles for many hours because the motorway was blocked with jackknifed lorries and other vehicles. katrina renton has this report from glasgow, and all of the other problems there have been in scotland. gridlock on the m80 north of glasgow, a main route brought to a standstill. i left aberdeen at a:30pm yesterday afternoon and got stuck here about eight o‘clock last night. i‘ve been here ever since. not moved an inch yet. not seen the police but the fire brigade delivered water last night. most of the help has come from locals, delivering cups of tea and coffee and blankets and bottles of water. about a00 metres from me is a motorway bridge where people have set up a tea and coffee stall for anybody needing refreshment. the conditions were terrible.

at its height, around 1000 vehicles were stuck with tailbacks of approximately eight miles. at glasgow airport, the departures board says it all. 200 people spent the night in the terminal building because roads were inaccessible and hotels full. been here since wednesday morning, nothing seems to be happening. no movement. they are still not giving us an answer as to when the next flight is or anything like that. we‘ve been here since yesterday afternoon with our six—month—old son and our daughter. staff say they will get the airport fully open again as soon as it is operationally safe to do so. but as so many flights have been cancelled, it will take some time to get things back to normal. yesterday afternoon, conditions in edinburgh were treacherous. my god! oh my god! this footage was filmed on a dash

cam by a van driver. no, no, no! the red warning, the highest level, has now been lifted, but much of the country is now still on alert at amber. be prepared. a lot of people have heeded advice this morning. looking at the motorway network around scotland, it‘s eerie to see how quiet it is. people have heeded the warning. there are people still out there, i understand there is essential travel. but really, if you are doing that, you are putting yourself at risk. avoid travel. this is the picture in the scottish borders. with weather warnings still in place, events are being cancelled, including the scottish conservative party conference which was due to start on friday in aberdeen. even when the weather improves, it will take time for this deep snow to clear. catriona renton, bbc news. icy rejoin us live outside

gateshead, we are just by the angel of the north, the iconic structure outside gateshead. there have been people here enjoying the snow, sliding down the hill, but they have gone home. i think they have had enough of the very, very cold subzero temperatures we have been experiencing. i have been taking a look at the situation across the region today. britain is battling with some of the most brutal weather for years. not only the so—called beast from the east, but storm enough, coming from the south. —— storm emma. motorists have been stranded in blizzards, heavy snowfalls and subzero conditions. the aa say that roads like this one in norfolk are like ice rinks, and drivers venture out at their peril. trying to get home! i have phoned in to work to say i can‘t make it

because i am stuck. ijust can‘t get home. it is really deep, i was only just able to get through in my range rover. it is going to be tricky and i don't think i have enough traction to poll the car through the snow drift. what are you going to do? go home and have a cup of tea, that is the answer to everything! in lincolnshire, which has been especially hard hit, police are warning people to think very carefully before they set off on any kind of journey. carefully before they set off on any kind ofjourney. has been a challenge since the early hours. we have seen significant snow drifting across the county, particularly on the east coast and the south—east of lincoln. we have seen a number of rows that have been closed due to vehicles that have been stuck, predominantly hdvs. it is so bad in lincolnshire that the military have been brought in to help the nhs transport hospital staff and patients. we are coordinating ten drivers and vehicles from raf were

trained to ferry essential personnel from home addresses to where they are required. these personnel are primarily health care individuals, but also for the emergency services. it is absolutely freezing. some people in lincolnshire were determined to get to work, even if it meant walking for several hours. i like it meant walking for several hours. ilikea it meant walking for several hours. i like a challenge. i am dedicated andi i like a challenge. i am dedicated and i wanted to come and relieve the night staff that were still here, so that they could go home. obviously so that they could go home. obviously soi that they could go home. obviously so i could look after patients. for meteorologists, this is officially the first day of spring. it certainly does not feel anything like it and there is a warning that in some parts of the country these very cold conditions could last well into next week. as you would expect, massive disruption around the country. airports closed from a flight is delayed or cancelled. trains were delayed or cancelled. trains were delayed and cancelled as well. as we have seen, problems on the roads and

motorways as well. let‘s get the latest from our transport correspondent, victoria fritz, at paddington station in london. hello, yes, as you say, every single part of the transport network has been hit. we have problems with trains in and around leeds in the north—east, we have problems in scotland. we also had problems grow a across the south—west. people here that would be using this train station, london paddington, to embark on their journey is going west, well, this is a very, very quiet station for a:30pm. normally we would be ramping up a:30pm. normally we would be ramping up and into peak time. a:30pm. normally we would be ramping up and into peaktime. it a:30pm. normally we would be ramping up and into peak time. it is pretty much deserted at the moment. no surprise, really. many of the train services today have been cancelled. lots of people are replanning their journeys and some new data for you that has just come out and has just been sent to me, national rail inquiries, where people have been

going for information, it had its busiest day ever for website inquiries yesterday, 11.6 million journeys were planned using the website yesterday. thousands of people were trying to work around the clock at national rail to try to get people to where they need to go. at one point, between 7am and 8am this morning, 1.a millionjourneys we re this morning, 1.a millionjourneys were planned using the national rail inquiries website. there have been lots of problems when it comes to information. just at this train station alone there have been issues around travel restrictions, for example. the boards are showing that there are travel restrictions in place on some of the services, saying that off—peak tickets will not be accepted. that is not true. i have spoken to the station manager and he says all travel restrictions have been taken off great western railway train services today. whether you have a ticket for earlier or later, you can reboot and

do it for tomorrow instead. the advice is to get home when you can come as early as you can, and your ticket will still be valid. good advice, victoria. thank you very much indeed. victoria fritz, talking about the transport situation. a quick word about the energy situation, because obviously everybody is trying to keep warm in this big freeze that is hitting britain. that means a lot of gas is being consumed, a six—year high in terms of gas consumption. the national grid have warned that there isa national grid have warned that there is a possible supply problem that they are working on at the moment. i am not saying now running out of gas, exactly, but they are trying to source more gas, exactly, but they are trying to source more supplies for the coming days. simon, from here outside gateshead, back to you in the studio. the headlines... a red weather alert has come into force for south—western and in south wales. people are warned the coming storm

isa people are warned the coming storm is a risk to life and they should avoid all but essential travel. some will eu storm emma is meeting the beast from the east weather front, still causing disruption in northern parts of the uk. it is children forcibly sent abroad in the 19a05 and abused should be given financial compensation, so says an inquiry report. in sport, scottish rugby say they are appalled to hear that eddie jones was physically and verbally abused after their win over england. the england head coach was confronted by a group of men outside a train station in manchester after posing for a picture. there was another incident on his journey to london. he says he will never use public transport again. arsenal are taking on manchester city tonight with arsene wenger in the firing line again, four days after their league cup defeat at wembley. and ronnie 0‘sullivan reaches the fourth round of the welsh open snooker. grace only managed to score four points against him in the whole match. i will be back with more on

those stories later. see you then. lets get more on the extreme weather affecting large parts of the country, as storm emma starts to belt. —— bite. robert hall is next to the m3 in winchester? it is bad. it is interesting, it is like two countries. we started this morning in sussex, i started in maidstone, kent, pretty much clear. then it began to snow around about lunchtime. as we have been making our way along the south coast, by the time we got to portsmouth, a lot of the traffic on the m27, going parallel to the coast, was at a standstill. it has really got progressively worse, with traffic stop and start right up to the m3 junction. where we are here, the sign says it, it is a traffic intersection that is always very busy, it is where you turn north to go through the a3a. that was closed

bya go through the a3a. that was closed by a serious accident earlier. the latest we have heard is that the highways agency are doing repairs and they hope to get that open later this afternoon. these pictures give you an indication, my producer shot them in the last 30 minutes or so. the snow is going to drift, we are heading west down the a303 into wiltshire, and we will see when we come back to you how bad it has got. a big contrast between the major routes, where there is a lot of traffic running, and smaller routes like this hill, leading down into the city winchester, which are not so the city winchester, which are not so heavily salted and gritted, where the snow is settling. once again, we have been saying this so much for the last couple of days, in the next couple of hours the temperature is going to go down again as darkness falls and we are going to get freezing services. we will see what happens in the next hour. i am expecting more trouble ahead as the sun goes down. you are getting me in trouble, a lot of people are asking

me what our correspondence are doing on the roads, are they not at risk? i keep reassuring people that we ta ke i keep reassuring people that we take this seriously? absolutely, we do. i have been saying it on live reports for a long time. the thing about snow is that you just drive steadily and allow plenty of space. if you are concerned about the state of the road, you really need to get off it all stopped, or have a think. don‘t just blindly off it all stopped, or have a think. don‘tjust blindly go on driving and don‘t necessarily think, as i did this morning, that your sat—nav is going to take you the way that will be say. the country roads had not been gritted, and they were hazardous. the sat—nav might have taken you down a route in the past that cut off some miles, but you might end up with hours more on your journey because you are stuck. you do need to take great care. take care, we willjoin you later. you

area care, we willjoin you later. you a re a loss care, we willjoin you later. you are a loss to traffic reporting! we will see you later. theresa may has been holding talks with the european council president donald tusk in downing street — where they‘re thought to have discussed a way forward for the future of the irish border after brexit. but first let‘s chat to adam fleming in brussels. the mood music is very negative from thereafter moment? well, ever since thereafter moment? well, ever since the start of 2018, the strategy in public and private by the eu 27 has been to say to the uk, you‘re redlined severely curtail how good a deal you can get the eu after brexit. what we saw today was the culmination of that strategy, with michel barnier giving a speech on

the eve of theresa may‘s big speech, where he set out the big question is, the big challenges and trade—offs that the british government is facing in terms of how much power the uk could have, against how much sovereignty it would have to share with the eu, what power it would have to do its own trade deals in future, versus the access it would lose with the eu in future, what kind of country at once to be, one that sticks to the eu way of doing things or a com pletely eu way of doing things or a completely different way of doing things that would have an impact on its relationship. here is how he summed it up, speaking, unusually, entirely in english. does the uk want to have complete freedom to decide its trade policy, or does it want to continue to benefit from a comprehensive customs union? the uk government wishes to regain its autonomy in terms of negotiating international agreements. it has indicated its intention to leave the customs union,

and this choice has consequences. being outside of the customs union always involves customs procedures and checks. for example, to ensure compliance with preferential rules of origin, which is a key point for industry and services. he was getting quite technical there, because he was speaking to an audience of business people from all across europe about the sort of things they are concerned about. he did not mention theresa may by nate, but he said people in the uk had to abandon some of their ideas, ideas like the fact that you would get a free trade agreement with the eu that would not come with any obligations, that there wasn‘t any cost to brexit at all, that it was cost to brexit at all, that it was cost free, or even that you have to make any big choices about what the future would look like. the other

thing that has been brewing over the last few days, this protocol and the d raft last few days, this protocol and the draft brexit tricky about making the island of ireland one big regulatory area that is sticking to eu regulations for good, he was unapologetic, he said he would repeat what he said yesterday, be calm and pragmatic. those are our watchwords! vicki young is in westminster. the mood music from downing street is slightly more upbeat? that has been a pattern throughout the negotiations. we heard from a downing street spokesman throughout the negotiations. we heard from a downing street since that meeting, it went on longer than expected, he was in there for about two hours. afterwards, a spokesman said it was a positive and constructive meeting. we hear that quite a lot. they talked about the significant progress that has been made. i think there is a thought there that people are focusing on there that people are focusing on theissues there that people are focusing on the issues that are causing the problems and the obstacles, but they

wa nt to problems and the obstacles, but they want to point out that there has been a certain amount of progress, particularly when it comes to the interim or transitional period. they talked about the issue of the border between northern ireland and ireland, spokesman saying that the prime minister, and the government, they remained steadfast in their commitment to avoiding a hard border, but repeating the point made by the prime minister yesterday in stark terms that the proposal that the eu was talking about is com pletely completely unacceptable to the united kingdom, the idea that northern ireland would be in some of customs arrangements with ireland, but not with the united kingdom. they talked about the ambitious economic partnership that the prime minister wants, that is what she will be talking about in more detail tomorrow. there was a special cabinet meeting this morning and went on for a couple of hours. all of the cabinet ministers there were given a paper copy of the speech, they had 30 minutes to read it and we are told there is agreement that the speech would be a step forward in the negotiations. probably the most exciting details of all, the

lunch today between donald tusk and theresa may, they were eating poached fillets of lemon sole with brown shrimp and a chocolate pavlova. but that they have a drink? i would not have thought so! let‘s catch up with the weather forecast. that sums it up? blizzards arriving in the south—west, poor robert hall was standing there. he loves it, don't say poor robert! i know, i am sending him down something to clean the camera, he will need it. we will see the snow started to arrive. we are being attacked from two ends. we have the showers from the east, the beast from the east we have been talking about, but look at this in the next few hours, starting to push up. this is storm emma, and that is the reason for the red warning, the top alert. is that now? this is now,

what is happening. potentially it will move all of the way like this through the night, and up into northern ireland. that is what we are concerned about. you had better tell us what is in store? difficult, for everybody it is freezing out there. the easterly wind making it feel bitingly cold. we still have weather warnings out across eastern scotla nd weather warnings out across eastern scotland and northern ireland, amber warnings. be prepared for some disruption. the wet showers that we are showing you on the radar, they are showing you on the radar, they are still continuing. not as heavy or widespread as they have been, but falling on some snow. this is where the red warning is enforced through parts of south wales and south—west england. we are likely to see blizzard conditions through this evening as the storm system continues to track steadily north and west. it will move through wales. we are looking at at least 20 centimetres, maybe more on high ground, maybe as much as a0 or 50 centimetres, that is how severe it

could be. we will see some snow moving into northern ireland by the end of the night. showers in scotla nd end of the night. showers in scotland still continuing as well. they are feeding in off the north sea. there will be a fair amount of cloud through the night with the easterly wind. potentially, not as cold. i can‘t believe i am saying that when i am pointing at temperatures of —2 or minus five degrees. still cold, perhaps not as cold as the nightjust passed. i rather grey, dreary start to friday. again, feeling bitterly cold, again, the easterly wind will really dig deep right across the country and we could see more snow pushing across the channel and into the south midlands, maybe into wales, by the end of the afternoon. this is something else to keep an eye out for the friday evening rush hour. not great news. cold, adding in the strength of the wind, feeling more like —5 or minus nine degrees. absolutely perish in the freezing out there. it does look as though the beast from the east is going to get shunted further north, because the milder air that is just

get shunted further north, because the milder air that isjust behind that snow, with storm emma, it becomes less cold. it is a lighter blue, it is messy. a lighter blue across england and northern ireland, the darker blue is in the north—east. all that basically means that, for some, northern ireland, england, wales, we might see a little less cold for the start of the weekend, but we could still see a few snow showers around. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. a red weather warning for heavy snow in south wales and south west england has come into force — meaning there is a risk to life. major disruption continues to affect northern parts of the uk — with an amber weather warning in place until tomorrow. the child abuse inquiry for england and wales demands the government pays compensation to victims forcibly sent abroad as children. the president of the european council, donald tusk has left downing street after meeting theresa may to discuss brexit. and the culture secretary has announced the government is formally closing the leveson inquiry into press standards and regulations. sport now on afternoon live.

some pretty unpleasant scenes around eddiejones. there were incidents on two train journeys heading back from edinburgh. england were beaten by scotland on the saturday, this was on the sunday. travelling by himself in standard class, where he was apparently abused and jostled on the edinburgh to manchester service. he was breaking hisjourney because he was off to a manchester united match as a guest of sir alex ferguson. this is footage we have received of his arrival at manchester oxford road. he is harangued and sworn at by a group of men. opening the door, throwing more

abuse at him. but went on and on. and after the match he was also subject to abuse on the train journey to london euston. british tranport police were made aware of the incodent, and met the train, but no arrests made but their enquiries are continuing. eddiejones say he can‘t risk travelling by public transport again. four days ago, the knives were out for arsene wenger after arsenal‘s lame defeat at the hands of manchester city in the league cup final. they play each other in the league tonight anotheer defeat would put a further dent in the gunners‘ fading hopes of qualifying for the champions league. they are ten points off the top four. city can move 16 points clear at the top of the table with a win at the emirates. former england lionesses captain casey stoney says phil neville is going to take england to the next level. he takes charge of his first match as head coach. tonight against france in the she believes cup in ohio. they‘ll also face germany and the usa in the tournament. lucy bronze will captain her country for the first time this evening. it's

it‘s a huge honour. anyone who‘s ever been captain of the country will say being captain is a huge honour but this week especially, we are playing the top teams in the world. there‘s a bit more responsibility on it. we‘ve got a new manager, a new squad. there‘s a bit more to it this week but it‘s definitely a huge honour and i‘ll do my best. i always do and hopefully it works out well. the defending champion stuart bingham is out of the the welsh open snooker. he was beaten by four frames to one by welshman matthew stevens. his defeat means he‘ll now miss the players championship in llandudno. no worries for ronnie 0‘sullivan who raced through his third round match against david grace, a-o. grace only scored 13 points in the whole match. after his win, 0‘sullivan criticised the snooker schedule as having a negative impact on the top players standards. not really, because i think a lot of them are overplayed. chasing ranking points,

trying to find a bit of confidence. if they have a bit of belief in their own ability and stick to getting the game right, but they feel like they have to chase. they‘ve got them on a hamster wheel at the moment. as long as that‘s going i don‘t think you‘re capable of playing your best snooker. the only time you‘ll probably play your best snooker is when you go out there and relax and play, and enjoy the game because of the game. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. now on afternoon live — let‘s go nationwide — and see what‘s happening around the country — in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. matthew bone from bbc look north is near the m180 motorway in north lincolnshire, one of the worst affected areas of the uk. how bad is it? a combination of very

significant snow, high winds and very low temperatures have caused serious disruption in lincolnshire. more than a hundred schools have been closed for a second day and many hospital appointments cancelled. the biggest disruption has been on the roads. the a18 is one of the few roads that is still passable through lincolnshire. many of the major raids have been closed and are impassable. a lot of the problems are down to the high winds with drifts coming across the roads. some villagers have been cut off and the army has been called in to access those. some people have been stranded on the roads, most notably on the a52a near skegness people we re on the a52a near skegness people were stranded overnight and had to be rescued. is there any evidence people have been staying off the roads? the advice has been to only

travel if absolutely necessary through lincolnshire. where we are standing at the moment is a very popular truckstop. some of the few lorries that have arrived, many have needed help moving of the car park. some of the people here have only signed up here because they‘ve been stranded somewhere else. i spoke to a man who was driving a large tractor off the road, he had to get help to move on. many people have taken advice and stayed off the roads completely. there are still people having to go out to travel, what about them ? people having to go out to travel, what about them? we've got some really good stories of people, especially nhs staff who have gone above and beyond. one lady walked for three hours through the snow to get to lincoln county hospital. she met a colleague on the way who had fallen and injured herself. helped her into the hospital. a colleague

had a rib injury, they both worked through the night and then slept in the restaurant so they were ready continue. i knew that the ward i work on, the night staff were still there and they can't work over 12 hours. they staff couldn't get in. i thought i would do my best to get in and it was a challenge, but i got there in the end. we've heard other exa m ples of there in the end. we've heard other examples of people helping, people who were stranded on the roads. there was a four by ford dealership in lincoln driving through the night to help people. examples of farmers heading out to rescue stranded vehicles and people —— four by four dealership in lincoln. if you would like to see more on any of those stories you can access them via bbc i play. we go nationwide every

weekday afternoon at a:30pm an afternoon live —— bbc iplayer. an independent enquiry into child sexual abuse has urged the government to pay compensation within 12 months to child migrants sent abroad after the second world war. the report says it was indefensible and entirely wrong. around a000 children were sent to australia, canada and elsewhere. some were sexually and physically abused. they have been called britain‘s lost children. at the end of their lives, they are still blighted by the horrors they faced when very young. the liner arrives at fremantle from great britain with 931 new migrants... many were in care when sent in the post—war years to live abroad, as they were told, in the sunshine. but some ended up in places like this the boys school in western australia.

the enquiry was told it was run by paedophiles who used their position to inflict vicious abuse. we were 60 miles from perth. we had no parents, we had no relatives and there was no where we could go. these brothers, these paedophiles must have felt they were in heaven. the enquiry heard horrific evidence, but also the failure of the british government to detect and stop it. successive governments failed to end the scheme and surviving victims should be paid compensation within 12 months. this was their reaction. now that the finger has squarely been pointed in the direction of the british government, it cannot be let to stop there. we need now to pursue this issue. there is a timespan on those of us that are left. we are all getting past are used by date. we wa nt all getting past are used by date. we want to die knowing thatjustice has been served.

the evidence has been in the national archives ever since but was never fully considered until this enquiry. many of the lost children haven‘t lived to see this day, when finally the scale of their suffering has been recognised. a woman who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer has won the right to challenge her conviction at the court of appeal. sally challen‘s lawyers say she was the victim of "coercive control". our correspondent charlotte gallagher has been at the court of appeal. the judges at the court of appeal today decided that sally challen could appeal that murder conviction, and possibly reduce it to one of manslaughter. her legal team argued that sally challen was a victim of coercive control, a type of psychological abuse. her legal team and her sons say that her husband controlled her, humiliated and degraded her over a long period of time. that‘s what led to the killing.

i spoke to sally challen‘s son david challen who gave his reaction to the decision today. overcome, overjoyed, most of all thankful. thankful we're getting this chance, thankful that the justice system acknowledges an issue might have been overlooked or not properly investigated. thank you to our solicitor and herteam, harriet, she's been fantastic. happy to tell my mum, i haven't told her yet. we want to stay level, this is a first step on a road to investigating this issue properly, because not enough research has been put into it. but we all know the facts and the evidence are there, and we just need to put the pieces together to help my mum and thousands of other women and men that are suffering from coercive control and mental abuse. what happens now?

this is just the first step in what could be quite a long process for sally challen and her family. they will now go to a formal appeal and her lawyer told me that could take between four and eight months. they are hoping they win this appeal and her conviction is reduced to manslaughter. because of the time sally challen has already served, if she wins the appeal that could mean she walks free from prison. it‘s a very, very early but that‘s what they are hoping for. when i spoke to david challen he said he still hadn‘t even spoken to his mum and told her what happened. she was trying to ring him while we were talking, and he said he was desperate to tell his mum what had happened at court today. a fourth body has been recovered from the scene of a fire at a house in county fermanagh. police say it appears to be the body of a young child. a man was arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were initially found dead

following the fire at the property in derrylin earlier this week. in a moment the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. a red weather alert has just come into force for south west england and south wales. people there are warned the coming storm is a risk to life, and they should avoid all but essential travel. storm emma is meeting the "beast from the east" weather front — still causing major disruption in northern parts of the uk. british children forcibly sent abroad in the 19a05 — and then abused — should be given financial compensation, so says an inquiry report. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. 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.

uk house prices have recorded their first carpet right have admitted they are in talks with banks which they say remain fully supportive. in january the retailer warned profits would be between two million and £a million. uk house prices have recorded their first month—on—month fall since august, according to the nationwide. the average uk property prices in february were 0.3% down on the previous month. crypto—currencies are killing people in a "fairly direct way", microsoft founder bill gates has said. he was referring to the way digital currencies like bitcoin are used to buy drugs like synthetic opioid fentanyl. he said that the anonymity of digital currencies meant they were linked to terrorist funding and money laundering. sky will make netflix available

through its latest box in an attempt to tackle the threat posed by the popular streaming service. if you can‘t beat them, join them. netflix a huge threat to the likes of traditional broadcasters like sky. now netflix will be available on the sky box. they‘ve got 180 million subscribers worldwide, so clearly sky want a piece of the action. spotify listed on the new york stock exchange. i'm sure you're very interested in this. spotify are quite interesting because they aren‘t actually making a lot of money but analysts are predicting the value to be about £16.7 billion which is quite considerable. it into context, they‘ve got 71 globally and apple has 36. wpp with share price

plunging. not a great day for them. they said they‘d seen a stem in spending of multinational companies which is why they aren‘t confident about the future, causing their share price to fall. we spoke to the ceo and can hearfrom him now. share price to fall. we spoke to the ceo and can hear from him now. very patchy, and as i said not a very pretty year. there are a couple of things going on. one is from a long term point a few technological disruption, weather in production, media or distribution with amazon and ali ba bar. media or distribution with amazon and ali babar. they are obviously changing the dynamics of all industries. secondly, they are a short—term pressures on cost. to be faira lot of short—term pressures on cost. to be fair a lot of the activists called for increased investment in advertising and marketing and branding and certainly innovation.

private equity models last but not least, which look at cost in the short—term. least, which look at cost in the short-term. that was the ceo of wpp. joining us now is russ mould, investment director at aj bell. when advertising spending is at risk, it‘s not a great indication for the wider economy. is that correct or a bit far off at the moment? it's always been the case. after some of wpp‘s big international peers and rivals forecast 2—3% sales growth, i think there was an expectation wpp would do the same. when it suggested things would be flat despite the football world cup, despite the us mid—term elections, that‘s one of the reasons why i think the shares got hit so hard. listen to sir martin, you don‘t need me to tell you what‘s going wrong. he‘s admitting that a lot of media buyers are cutting out the agencies like

wpp and going straight to facebook and google instead. there is price pressure on unilever, procter and gamble. they are cutting costs. there was a big discussion about weather advertisements on social media were placed next appropriate content. there is a long—term problem in terms of how that the bigger agencies fit in in a social media world. it is a story on spotify. they are directly listing on the new york stock exchange which is an unusual move. but is also strange, and this happens quite a bit with big technology companies, they aren‘t making huge amounts of money but the value is about £16.7 billion. how do those things tally? it will be fascinating. we‘ve seen the share prices of twitter and snap be extremely volatile. their

customers don‘t pay to use the service. spotify has 71 million people who do. it is going to be a massive challenge. i think spotify is dropping strong hints it is looking to move into other areas. it has a big customer base, market leadership and the great library of content in its favour. the negatives are it doesn‘t make any money, it‘s got fierce competitors, apple has just bought shazam to try and catch up just bought shazam to try and catch up and the spotify model isn‘t scalable. it can sell a piece of music but will also have to pay a royalty. it‘s not the most straightforward model. it will be a fascinating test of market appetite for risk after the twitter and snap volatility, after the fall in the valuation of uber and the fact stock markets have become so much more volatile. another streaming company thatis

volatile. another streaming company that is bringing home the bacon is netflix. sky have said they are going to make it available on its cue box. simon mentioned they‘ve beenin cue box. simon mentioned they‘ve been in the news quite a bit with various people wanting to buy them. the two connected? i think it is pa rt the two connected? i think it is part of sky‘s ongoing strategy. one of its big uk rivals, bt, already offers netflix. sky is doing the same. i think it is a canny move. it helps to neutralise the direct threat from netflix itself. sky has a relationship with spotify as well. it isa a relationship with spotify as well. it is a canny move from sky and that murdoch family. whether it is directly influenced by this fight for sky i‘m not quite sure but i think it‘s part of an ongoing stream to try and embed its competitive

position. thank you. a lot of televisions, with netflix and amazon available as well. let‘s move on. burglary doing quite well today, because it‘s got a new design on—board —— burberry is doing quite well today. the pound against the euro, down and down. it's not doing very well against the dollar either because the head of the central bank in the us has said he‘s sticking to interest rates hikes throughout the year as well. thank you. shoppers have until midnight tonight to spend any old £10 notes before

they cease to be legal tender. they were replaced by polymer notes depicting jane austen last september. a baby chimpanzee saved from poachers in the democratic republic of congo has found a new home, with his flight to safety captured on film. the baby chimpanzee named "mussa" was recently saved from poachers by rescue organization lwiro primates in the democratic republic of congo — along with the help of virunga national park. as you can see, he‘s rather enjoying the view. he takes control of the plane at one point. he has a remarkable relationship with the pilot. we‘ll bring you the weather in a moment but in the meantime, i want to bring you some news. a seven—year—old girl has been killed after a car collided with a house in

cornwall. that‘s coming in from devon and cornwall police. a seven—year—old girl has been killed after a car crashed into a house. that‘s it from your afternoon live team for today, next the bbc news at five. time for a look at the weather. we‘ve seen some pretty cold weather of late. we‘ve been talking about the beast from the east. this has been the feel of things. minus 12. today could be a record—breaking day in terms of the coldest march day. looking to the south—west, you can see the snow that is starting to arrive. blizzard like conditions where we‘ve got a red weather warning. elsewhere amber remaining in force with snow showers coming in across eastern scotland, north—east

england. also for parts of northern ireland. moving further south, for the second consecutive day we have a red warning. the top tier has been issued by the met office. this means ta ke issued by the met office. this means take action. this means there is the potential for the weather to be severe enough for the loss of life. blizzard conditions driving in across the channel into the south—west and up into wales. in fa ct we south—west and up into wales. in fact we could see as much as 20 centimetres, maybe more. maybe 50 centimetres, maybe more. maybe 50 centimetres before the system players through. then it moves into northern ireland and overnight we‘ve still got snow showers across eastern scotland. still those snow showers are going to be driven along by this easterly wind which keeps a fairamount of by this easterly wind which keeps a fair amount of cloud around. it prevents temperatures from falling as low as last night but still down to minus four. a great, big cold start to friday morning. still some snow showers coming into the north—east. not as heavy as they

have been but as we move through the afternoon a potential for more snow pushing across the channel coast of the saab of london and into the south midlands. —— south of london. that easterly wind staying with us. that easterly wind staying with us. that will make it feel like —5 to —9 out there. bitter. i have a glimmer of good news. the beast from the east looks as though it‘s going to be pushed further north. the darker blue moving north and slightly less cold as we see storm moving through. the winds will swing round to a milder source, more of a southall south—westerly. moving into the weekend it‘s still going to be cold but perhaps not as cold in the south and still the risk of a few snow showers. take care. today at five, parts of the uk are warned to prepare for blizzard conditions,

as storm emma sweeps in to meet the beast from the east. a red weather warning for south—west england and south wales moons conditions pose a risk to life. people are warned travel only if necessary. snow and ice continue to wreak havoc across the uk, hundreds of drivers were left stranded in scotland overnight, and travel chaos looms for many. we‘ve got staff on, we‘re asking the public to do their bit and not take unnecessary risks. iam ben i am ben brown, iam ben brown, i i am ben brown, i will be reporting live from gateshead in the north east, where it has