good morning, welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: heavy snow sweeps across the uk, leaving hundreds of people stranded on roads in cornwall and devon. from getting stuck at 4pm this afternoon, it is now 1:24am in the morning, we haven't seen any gritters, we haven't seen any snowploughs, the traffic is blocking all of the lanes, they were abandoned cars, people leaving their cars. an new amber warning for snow across the thames valley is in place and there's warning of major rush hour disruption. good morning. it has been a bitterly cold night. we have had heavy snowfall and we have a lot of ice around. and for some of us we are expecting more snow flurries across parts of southern england. i will bring you a full picture across the country in about 15 minutes. we'll be live from the areas hardest hit across the uk. us temperatures hit record lows in

the midwest. retail robbery on the rise. shoplifting from grocery stores jumps 7% over the last four years, costing retailers hundreds of millions of pounds. another miserable day for england's cricketers. they collapse again against the west indies, losing their last four wickets forjust nine runs, all out for 187. good morning. it's friday, the 1st of february. our top story: heavy snow has swept across southern england and wales overnight, disrupting travel and leaving hundreds of people trapped in their cars on a major trunk road in cornwall. many simply abandoned their vehicles and walked for miles to seek refuge at a pub high on bodmin moor, while hundreds of students have spent the night at a college nearby. we'll be bringing you all the latest from the worst affected areas throughout the programme. there's an amber warning in place for snow in parts of south—east england this morning,

including reading and oxford, and there are yellow warnings for snow and ice for large parts of the uk, lasting until this afternoon. the south—west of england is worst affected, with 12 centimetres of snow in cornwall. while in london, there are reduced services on south—eastern trains, and a number of short—haul flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport, which is where our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn is this morning. good morning. tell us more about the conditions. well, as you can see, it is not quite the polar vortex, but there is a substantial amount of snow across south england, across west england, and here as welljust outside the capital. and what does snow bring?

it brings destruction. we are hearing about problems at bristol airport this morning. they have suspended flights in and out until at least 8am while they try to clear the runway. here at heathrow you can see there is a dusting here, but they say it is nothing that they can't handle. the airport remains operational. however, some people will be affected. british airways have cancelled around a0 flights, mostly domestic flights, out of heathrow to try to keep things moving. the advice is really to check if you're going anywhere today before you travel. keeping things moving was proving very difficult on the roads last night in devon and cornwall. it might mean a snow day for some, but for these motorists it meant being stranded in subzero temperatures for up to ten hours. more than 100 vehicles were caught up in heavy snowfall on the a30 on bodmin moor in cornwall. emergency services said they made intensive efforts to get people out but conditions were tricky.

paula martin was on her way back home from a business meeting when herjourney stopped abruptly. from getting stuck at four o'clock this afternoon, it's now 1:2a in the morning. we haven't seen any gritters, we haven't seen any snowploughs. the traffic was blocking all of the lanes and there were abandoned cars and people leaving their cars. but where there's a problem there's always some helpers. the famous jamaica inn opened its doors to those in need of shelter, making up beds in the restaurant and bar when the rooms were all taken and providing hospitality for more than 100 walkins. and a00 students at callywith college in bodman had to make it their home for the night because the roads were so treacherous. we left, obviously, when the snow picked up. and it obviously got quite bad quite quick. and we slid into the back of someone on the way back, and deemed it too dangerous to travel home. so we pulled into a petrol station and we called our parents and walked back to the school. many people across the south

and west of england and in wales are waking up to a blanket of white. rail companies are warning commuters that friday morning could be a struggle with many networks operating reduced services. the forecast is for things to improve from lunchtime, although some parts of the uk will see wintry showers into the weekend. and, yes, we are expecting a different —— typical rush hour this morning, rail services really affected, south—western railway running a winter timetable, so that means running a winter timetable, so that m ea ns less running a winter timetable, so that means less services, also southeastern and great western and merseyrail. many of the also saying that passengers could expect much longer journeys today. that passengers could expect much longerjourneys today. some daring to say maybe it's time for a duvet day but most people of course including me not going to be able to get away with that. no, kathryn,

u nfortu nately get away with that. no, kathryn, unfortunately one of the downsides of thejob is unfortunately one of the downsides of the job is you can't get away with it, but we appreciate that you're telling us the latest, thanks very much. and we will with lots of oui’ very much. and we will with lots of our correspondents and db update through the morning. and we will tell you about others caught up with these problems. as we've been hearing, about a00 students were stranded overnight at callywith college in bodmin. let's talk to students chris and indi. very good morning to you. indi, first of all, tell us what happened overnight, what were the problems? well, to begin with we were stuck in oui’ well, to begin with we were stuck in our cars, we well, to begin with we were stuck in ourcars, we had well, to begin with we were stuck in our cars, we had to walk back up from the a30 and then the college told us that the bosses couldn't leave, so we had to stay for the night. you say you were stuck in the cars, did the snow come down very suddenly? what happened? the snow came down when we were in college, and then they told us to leave

within ten minutes of it falling, and then when we got onto the road it was just too seek to drive through. and, chris, tell us about conditions overnight at the college. how money people have been stay in? about 300 people in the sports hall. 0bviously about 300 people in the sports hall. obviously we are good friends, so it is not too bad. they donated us bla nkets is not too bad. they donated us blankets and duvets so we've made the best of a bad situation. and what's the plan? do you know if you're going to be able to get out today, what have you been told? they will serve breakfast at six, should be some toast and hopefully the bus will be out by 7:30am, but that depends on the road conditions. and, indi, what has the atmosphere been like, it sounds like you've had fun, you're with friends, so it hasn't been too much of a problem? yes, it has been pretty noisy in the wall,

eve ryo ne has been pretty noisy in the wall, everyone has been subscribed to pewdiepie. and just when the snow came down and the conditions got worse, what was that like, was it chaotic on the roads, what was happening? yes, there was loads of chaos because the lorries were all trying to get through, and of course the cars were, too, but the lawyers we re the cars were, too, but the lawyers were skidding off the ice and they we re were skidding off the ice and they were sliding back up from up the hill, so no—one could get through. were sliding back up from up the hill, so no—one could get throughlj dare say in some ways you are the lucky ones, chris, because you have managed to get to a place and get some sleep. yes, to be honest, we were. we made the call to stay in the car or to head back and we are quite fortunate that when we hit the traffic jam we quite fortunate that when we hit the trafficjam we were quite close to a petrol station and probably one hour 01’ one petrol station and probably one hour or one and a half hours walk back to college, so we decided to make that decision. it was the right decision in the end because we would have

been freezing. so you were on foot, ididn't been freezing. so you were on foot, i didn't realise you were on foot, you had to make your way back on foot for what sounds like a long walk actually. yes, it was pretty cold, walked down the a30, which is something i always wanted to do. cold, walked down the a30, which is something i always wanted to dom is naga here in the studio, what was the youtube think you are mentioning that you're looking at? we were subscribed to pewdiepie. what is that? that is a youtube account that most people follow and because it is all sort of a community thing eve ryo ne all sort of a community thing everyone is jumping on all sort of a community thing everyone isjumping on to all sort of a community thing everyone is jumping on to subscribe to him so that he has the most subscribers basically. 0h, to him so that he has the most subscribers basically. oh, i see, you see these things go over my head. we have learnt something new. i glad you are safe and well. good luck with the rest of yourjourney. thank you. it sounds like a big fun sleepover. very serious. quite difficult situations. they appear to be safe and well and everything is

0k. please get in touch this morning. we heard from the rac that between 6am and 90 and that's when you will see most problem with cars and of course people having issues getting in and out of work —— 9am. get in touch and tell us it how you are coping, maybe you have some tips, maybe you are snowed in. you can get in touch in the usual ways. e—mailand can get in touch in the usual ways. e—mail and twitter. we look forward to hearing from you. just to keep you up—to—date on the weather in the us. arctic air continues to sweep across much of america's midwest, brought on by a polar vortex. at least eight people have died, with millions told to avoid taking deep breaths and to minimise talking if they're outside. 0ur correspondent chris buckler is in chicago. the snow has been falling in chicago again. and although there are milder temperatures, it's still —16, —17, —18 celsius. it doesn't look much warmer.

look at the chicago river. you can see, it is frozen over still. and there are many warnings about this weather. for example, in some cases, people are worried about falling ice. and beyond that, people are being told to stay out of these kind of conditions for too long because they could get frostbite. to try and demonstrate that, we, along with others, have been using some pieces of clothing, wet pieces of clothing. this wet t—shirt, after a short amount of time, in this weather, is basically frozen solid. and other people have been sharing those kind of pictures on social media of what this weather can do, along with spectacular pictures of what has been across the midwest a frozen wonderland, but a dangerous one at that. further east, in places like new york and boston, they've also been feeling the cold air. but after the freeze quickly is coming the thaw. here in illinois in the last couple of days, temperatures have reached as low as —35 celsius. by next week, by monday,

they could be as much as plus 10 celsius. and that kind of rapid thaw can cause problems in itself. it could lead to potholes and flooding and problems as far as people are concerned, because it could mean burst water mains. chris buckler. all of the three major health screening programmes in england have failed to meet government targets. the biggest problems are with cervical tests, with almost 100,000 women currently waiting longer than they should for results. programmes for breast and bowel cancer are also missing targets for the numbers of people being screened. the department of health says it's committed to making improvements. the united states says north korea has promised to destroy all of its uranium enrichment facilities in a step towards denuclearisation. it comes as donald trump prepares for another meeting with kim jong—un. washington has called on pyongyang to declare all of its nuclear and missile programmes, but warned it has contingency plans if the diplomatic process fails. amazon profits soared over

the christmas period to more than £2 billion. sales at the online shopping giant jumped by 20% in the last three months. the company, which began life as a bookseller 25 years ago, said it was now making even more money from smart speakers and cloud storage. researchers say thousands of lives could be saved each year if more people over the age of 75 took statins to lower cholesterol. there has so far been a lack of evidence about how effective the drugs are for the elderly. but a review of 28 different trials found statins lowered the risk of major cardiovascular disease in all age groups. the time now is 6:13am and sarah will have the weather, we will keep you updated throughout the programme from all around the country as much as we can, but there is a lot going on with the sport as well. good

morning. do you sometimes feel you are repeating yourself when you do the sport?— your headlines: we haven't started. when we were talking about the cricket, you said at one point... england collapsed in the first test, the same in the second against the west indies, but it has been a few days to recover to try to get over the first test. that helped. yes, very bouncy. a lot of bounce in the pitch. in this test match that they are losing at the moment, anything could happen. and some were saving 200 could be a good school. the pitch was so bouncy. england's batting line—up collapsed again in the second test against the west indies. they were bowled out forjust 187, losing their last four wickets for nine runs. remember, they're already 1—0 down in the series. the six nations gets underway tonight, with a humdinger in paris, as france host wales, with the welsh going for their tenth win in a row. at the age of 38, peter crouch

is back in the premier league, after signing for burnley until the end of the season. and wigan warrior's defence of their super league title got off to the worst possible start last night. they were beaten 22—12 away at st helens. more to come in a moment. we will have a look at all the papers for you. but 1st sarah with the weather. we have been talking about snow in the south—west and cold temperatures affecting everywhere in the uk. good morning. we have had wintry weather, the coldest overnight so far. if we look at some of the recent snow depth,... with all that lying snow,

there is some disruption to travel and also potential school closures. your bbc local radio is a good place to keep updated. we have ice and freezing fog patches to content with as well. an amber weather warning in place. across this zone, including the ever a0, ma and emma 3, place. across this zone, including the evera0, ma and emma 3, we place. across this zone, including the ever a0, ma and emma 3, we could see more snow. low pressure moving its see more snow. low pressure moving its way into northern france. this weather front bringing all of the snow overnight. it will be clearing.

further north, not as much in the way of further snow to come. some sunshine and snow flurries, further south cloud. some of that is no turning back to rein gradually fall kent and so is pushing through as well. after a bitterly cold morning, temperatures as low as —151st thing. more snow and so was through eastern scotland, parts of north east england. some turning back to rein in the far south—east and east anglia. the breeze coming in from the north—east taking the edge off the north—east taking the edge off the temperatures. a little bit milder across parts of the northern

islands. in the evening, snow showers across parts of eastern scotland, eastern england. some turning back to rain. clearer skies further west and another bitterly cold night. temperatures tomorrow morning low freezing for many of us. the watch out for disruption with snow and icy conditions. saturday the weather will be quieter. we have some drier, brighter weather the central and western parts of the uk. further snow showers for the east, east of scotland. rain and sleet and wintry towards the south—east and again and other cold day. plenty of sunshine around in the west. i sunday, eastern parts of the uk should see the drier weather. you will just start to notice

should see the drier weather. you willjust start to notice it should see the drier weather. you will just start to notice it will not be as cold on sunday. through the weekend, although it will stay cold and further wintry showers, things milder with some rain arriving on sunday. for the day, watch out for all that lying snow, ice and freezing fog patches. back to you. it is on the front pages as well. the daily mail describing some mps as workshy. claiming the announcement that pa rliament‘s february recess is effectively cancelled has sparked an outcry. the mail say politicians are refusing to give up their half—term ski holidays to help resolve the brexit deadlock. we are at talking to tom watson later on and i might ask him about

that! the guardian reports that the fear of hard brexit is pushing almost a third of uk firms to consider relocating at least part of their business abroad. the picture you are seeing is of lion park estate. a beautiful picture of the lyme park estate in cheshire in the snow there. the times carries the story about the sunday times journalist, marie colvin, who was killed in syria in 2012. a us court has ruled that she was deliberately targeted by the assad regime. and there's a health story on the front of the daily express. it suggests thousands of deaths could be prevented every year if more elderly people were prescribed the cholesterol—reducing drug, statins. the weather still the main theme of the day. i will talk about and is on later —— and amazon for a company

reporting sales of nearly 180 billion pounds the shares fail because investors are worried about will happen next. people will be confused about that. what are they so upset? it is interesting. what you hear in the results is that will tell you about the year but also a forecast of the year to come and it is that the share prices are looking. sales might start to slow in all markets so that is what investors are concerned about. remember, the man who founded amazon is now worth 130 $1,000,000,000. not bad but he is going through a big divorce. —— 138. this is a test of a

self driving delivery robot. this is japan and it is testing this little machine. it will deliver bits and pieces. i do not know how it will arrive at the front door, a few details to eye about. they've modelled on a toy london bus. autonomous self driving delivery robots. relatively small things. and if you like the look of your neighbours parcel? and ifi order if you like the look of your neighbours parcel? and if i order a mattress? stuck to the roof. you would not be able to order a big matches. that does not help me because of that is mostly what i buy. how many mattresses do you need

to get through! it is not going to get to me on that robot, that is what i am saying. that is the logic for this morning. transfer dateline. the amount spent fell for the 1st time in years. the numberle the amount spent fell for the 1st time in years. the number 24 from paraguay but the biggest deal fort chelsea. peter crouch, going back to the premier league. do you have stairs in your house? when you switch the light of, i am quite weary but how about if you have a workout on the way to bed? he has put a treadmill on the stairs. you

have to fight your way up. it makes it harder to go up the stairs. the opposite of a lift. at the end of lady —— gladiators... opposite of a lift. at the end of lady -- gladiators... i thought it was outrageous. this story in the guardian, not giving up. the motto for anyone. this is david bowie, very young. a new documentary coming out about his early career and how ha rd out about his early career and how hard it was to him. he was involved ina bbc hard it was to him. he was involved in a bbc talent. amateur and out of tune. the band he was performing in,

just a group and a very ordinary. a singer devoid of personality. shows you what the bbc knows! someone tells you your no good, do not listen. get your stories coming in. people who told you would never make it... do it anyway. obviously it is cold and people are going to be wrapped up. but people get cold. my mum used to tell me, there is a traditional indian remedy which could be the answer. we used to gargle salt and water. did you ever

have to do that? anything that would happen, my mum would always have told me to do it. you would see any symptoms would end today sooner than for those who decided to just tough it out. it is a really good cleanser, salt. 3g it out. it is a really good cleanser, salt. 3 g of cornish sea salt, 100 millimetre of boiling water. gargling has gone out of fashion. i seem to do it throughout my childhood. the young people these days just my childhood. the young people these daysjust don't know my childhood. the young people these days just don't know how to gargle. with salt water. it is quite natural. you just had to push it. good morning

from bbc london news, i'm alex bushill. well, there's been some snow overnight and icy conditions on the roads are making travelling in to work more challenging than usual. with that in mind, let's start with the travel and how it's being affected. 0n the tube — there is a good service on all lines. except on the 0verground which is part suspended because of power supply problems caused by ice on the tracks at bushey. 0n the trains, lots of problems to report. disruption for london bound services from portsmouth harbour. southeastern has introduced a saturday timetable today. and great western railway expect their servcies to be disrupted. 0n the roads, in twickenham, there are hazardous driving conditions on the a316 hospital bridge road. and as we've been hearing over a0

flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport. in other news: police are appealing for the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned in newham to come forward, so she can receive medical treatment and support. the baby girl was discovered in a park area close to roman road just after 10pm last night. she is in a stable condition in hospital. the london ambulance service says december was its busiest ever month on record. crews treated more than 100,000 patients — 7000 more than for the same time in 2017. the las says december is traditionally a busy month because more people are out celebrating. winter illnesses and injuries are also a factor. despite this, it was able to reach the most seriously ill in seven minutes. a local authority has sent specially trained staff into the community to tackle fly—tipping. the council is able to issue fines of up to £200 to those caught offending. they say their pilot scheme is already seeing results. 0ver

over the 0ver the 2— over the 2— 3 month process of coming to an area, we have seen a drop in to those of illegal dumping. now, the weather with elizabeth rizzini. good morning in central london the snow continued. a good centimetre in some places. do take care on untreated surfaces. more snow to some areas. another 5— ten centimetres possible. valid until 11 o'clock this morning, the warning. it will turn to rain and sleet and peter out. top temperatures only between 2— ad. a chilly north easterly wind. cold and

cloudy. it will stay cold and cloudy tonight. showers continuing in eastern areas. temperatures dropping below freezing. a cold northerly wind blowing tomorrow. plenty of cloud and of all sunshine on sunday. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's 6:30am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: with heavy snow falling across southern england and wales, and weather warnings in place for large parts of the uk, we'll be keeping you updated with all the latest travel and weather details throughout the morning. labour's deputy leader tom watson lost seven stone as he reversed his type 2 diabetes. now he wants children and young people to reduce their sugar intake by cutting back on fizzy drinks throughout february. he'll be here just after 7:30am.

and almost half of our dogs, cats and rabbits are overweight according to an animal charity. find out why pet obesity is a growing problem. and what owners are trying to do to be better for their pets. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. heavy snow has swept across southern england and wales overnight, disrupting travel and leaving hundreds of people trapped in their cars on a major trunk road in cornwall. there's an amber warning in place for snow in parts of south—east england this morning, including reading and oxford. in london, there are reduced services on southeastern trains, and a number of short—haul flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport, which is where our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn is this morning. bring us right up to date, kathryn.

well, it is still really coming down here at heathrow although you can see behind me that the airport is still very much business as usual this morning. it says it is fully operational, although people should check with their own airlines, because we know that there have been some cancellations, particularly british airways, who have cancelled around a0 domestic flights, they say for their own logistics to keep their end moving. but the majority of flights coming out of heathrow are leaving 0k today. not the case at bristol airport, though. we know that that has suspended flights both in and out until at least at am this morning because of the severe weather that they have been seeing. —— eighta.m.. weather that they have been seeing. —— eight a.m.. many rail services also affected. he mentioned southeastern, south—west and running the winter timetable, and many rail

services are advising passengers to check —— southwes they say they could struggle this morning. we talked about the amber weather warning. going up to basingstoke and 0xford. that means there is a real risk of travel delay. it will be a difficult rush—hourfor risk of travel delay. it will be a difficult rush—hour for many. kathryn, thank you very much. it looks quite thin on the ground compared to a lot of what we are seeing across the country. yes, across the programme this morning we will keep you right up—to—date with all the problems, particularly issues in the south—west, and now what we know overnight is that there was a fairly heavy and sudden outburst of snow, this is in cornwall, in bodmin, traffic brought to as standstill, and then they have to as standstill, and then they have to make their way to a local pub, they stayed overnight, but the problems are being replicated this morning with reports of quite heavy snow in large parts of the south, but also across the uk. so keep

watching this morning. we will make sure you are well versed as to what's going on. you might not have a choice because you might not be able to get out because of the snow. sent in the pictures, tell us what you're up to this morning, how you are tackling the snow and the arctic conditions. arctic air continues to sweep across much of america's midwest, brought on by a polar vortex. at least eight people have died, with millions told to avoid taking deep breaths and to minimise talking if they're outside. temperatures have dropped as low as —a8 celcius but a rapid thaw is expected over the weekend. a baby girl has been found abandoned ina park a baby girl has been found abandoned in a park on what of the coldest nights in winter in east london just after 10pm last night, she was taken to hospital and police say her condition is stable. 0fficers to hospital and police say her condition is stable. officers have appealed for the girl's mother to get in touch as she might need urgent medical attention. all of the three major health screening programmes in england have failed to meet government targets. the biggest problems

are with cervical tests, with almost 100,000 women currently waiting longer than they should for results. programmes for breast and bowel cancer are also missing targets for the numbers of people being screened. the department of health says it's committed to making improvements. all of the screening programmes we look that rely on the gigabits registration system. the government said it is not fit for purpose due to the way the information is collected across a number of different systems so is therefore difficult to track individuals and whether they have had their screening. the united states says north korea has promised to destroy all of its uranium enrichment facilities, in a step towards denuclearisation. it comes as donald trump prepares for another meeting with kim jong—un. washington has called on pyongyang to declare all of its nuclear and missile programmes, but warned it has contingency plans if the diplomatic process fails. amazon profits soared over the christmas period to more than £2 billion. sales at the online shopping giant jumped by 20% in the last three months.

the company, which began life as a bookseller 25 years ago, said it was now making even more money from smart speakers and cloud storage. universities will be required to publish information on what they are doing to tackle disparities between students —— researchers say thousands of lives could be saved each year if more people over the age of 75 took statins to lower cholesterol. there has so far been a lack of evidence about how effective the drugs are for the elderly. but a review of 28 different trials found statins lowered the risk of major cardiovascular disease in all age groups. it is time to find out what's happening with the sport.|j it is time to find out what's happening with the sport. i always feel the six nations rugby heralds the arrival of spring, going into mid—march, cheltenham races where it ends, then we are really into spring. a great feeling. and it is the opening game tonight. france- wales, great way to open up, then

tomorrow scotland— italy and england in ireland, the favourites this year. where is the first match? it is in paris. when you consider the temperatures, but also the challenges, the tackles, they don't wear gloves, do they. they warm up. most of us wouldn't survive two minutes. they make it look easy. i suppose that is what makes it, the ferocity, the intensity, the rivalry. you're going to build it up. i am indeed, absolutely. it's that time of year again. the six nations championship gets underway tonight. wales are in paris to take on france in the opening game. the welsh come in to the event on the back of an impressive run of results, and victory in the french capital would be their tenth win in a row. it is massive. we are not looking at focusing on records. 0bviously it is massive. we are not looking at focusing on records. obviously it would be nice, we will be reminded, like you have, that's fine, we usually have good performances and get results. we are not going focus to on what could be. we know what we

need to do to get the result irreleva nt need to do to get the result irrelevant of records, like i say. manu tuilangi will make his first six nations start in six years for england in tomorrow's match against the reigning champions ireland. he'll play at centre in the absence of ben te'o, who's injured. and glasgow centre sam johnson will make his scotland debut in their game against italy tomorrow. the australian—born player qualified via residency last summer, but he missed the autumn internationals through injury. it was another punishing day for england's batsmen in the west indies. hopes for an improvement after the heavy defeat in barbados were dashed early and quickly in antigua, as patrick gearey reports. antigua can look too good to be true, and for england's batsmen this paradise was a mirage, old problems re—emerged in the heat. lori burns went first and wilted. england's openers keep closing early. john denley on debut will know he should have left this alone. joe root has

no choice asjoseph's delivery was so fierce and it took to matfield is mapped to take it. joss butler next. england were shaken. jonny bairstow knew that he wouldn't last long. batting with the freedom of a condemned man he smashed 52 before he got on with his name on it. on this pitch there are plenty of u na nswera ble this pitch there are plenty of una nswerable questions. this pitch there are plenty of unanswerable questions. shannon gabriel gave ben stokes want to ponder, six down. still there are worse places to watch england batting collapses and ali responded to being thrown in the deep end with some energetic paddling. he carried his team upstream but it showed at a risky cause, always a chance it might end like this, caught off roach for 60. the rest was woozy. then folks got hurt getting bowled. jimmy anderson got out the way in tiley. 187 all out. so england went into the field looking for danger, but found things a strangely peaceful. no wickets taken and england remain in trouble in paradise. well, i think it is about par. it

has been a real tough day. in all my experience of watching and playing test cricket for england, i can't remember a day of test cricket where the ball has lept of a length in the first three hours consistently as it has done today. england batted well, for which is before lunch was a good effort. all in all, 1805 and i think thatis effort. all in all, 1805 and i think that is a pretty fair 5core. that has warmed u5 that has warmed us up, hasn't it, watching the fans watching the cricket from the swimming pool. that i5 cricket from the swimming pool. that is the perfect way. imagine a holiday, amazing. who do you think burnley 5igned, on transfer deadline day? here's a clue. the tall one, married to abbie. peter crouch. well done. who's famous for the robot? it's the former england striker peter crouch — he's back in the premier league at the age of 38! crouch has scored over a hundred goals in the top—flight and he says the older he gets,

the more hungry he gets. he's been a great asset to stoke city too, and his deal until the end of the season involves sam vokes moving in the opposite direction to the championship side. should we explain that, because it was part of the other ties in? peter crouch's claret. did you see that ha5htag? he is like a fine wine. perfect time to drink it. why not, good for him. wigan warriors' defence of their super league title, got off to the worst possible start last night. they were beaten away at st helens. after the saints took the lead early, wigan managed to get the scores back level at the break, but tries from regan grace, and then this one from james roby, sealed a 22—12 win. menna fitzpatrick and her guide jen kehoe have won their second gold medal at the para alpine skiing world championships. aftter victory in wednesday's downill, the pairfollowed up with gold in the visually impaired super—g. fellow britons kelly gallagher and gary smith won two bronze medals in italy. amazing, a5

amazing, as always. this is another reason why i shouldn't interject, because apparently i took it as being crouch dell might like a fine wine, burnley i5 being crouch dell might like a fine wine, burnley is their nickname. 0ver my head, mike. i like my explanation. it is nicer. mature. we are on a learning curve, that is why we are here. that is why we do it. thank you very much. if you think the weather here is cold, conditions in the us are far more challenging. in minneapolis, temperatures dropped to a low of —a8 celcius. 90 million people are now affected by temperatures below minus17, brought on by a polar vortex. the freeze has brought chicago to a standstill. let's see how some of the british expats living there are coping. hi, my name is laura and i have been

living in chicago for four years. hi, my name is laura and i have been living in chicago forfour years. i moved here from che5ter, england. right now it is —36 with the windchill outside and over the past few days it has got down to —56. it i5 few days it has got down to —56. it is so cold it is the kind of cold that takes your breath away. hi, my name is lucy. i used to live in surrey and now i live in the chicago suburbs. it is a balmy —28 degrees today. i am suburbs. it is a balmy —28 degrees today. lam not suburbs. it is a balmy —28 degrees today. i am not letting my little boy outside. sol today. i am not letting my little boy outside. so i am going to stand out here and blow some bubbles for him and we will see if we can get the bubbles to freeze. this hot water here will instantly turn into snow if it is thrown outside, so just watch this. yeah, it is time to get inside, because my hands are freezing and i can't find my gloves. cheers. not the time not to have glove5,

bart. we will talk to him in a second. we also have lucy pask, who lives around 25 miles outside chicago. we will talk to you soon as well. bart, you are inside, it makes perfect sense. funnily enough, we 5aw perfect sense. funnily enough, we saw the frozen water thing done with our correspondent chris buckler in chicago. it all seems fine, but there is a serious element to this. 0ur there is a serious element to this. our people concerned, worried in term5 our people concerned, worried in terms of getting anywhere on the looking after themselves? absolutely. my workplace told us to 5tay absolutely. my workplace told us to stay at home. i think about 12 people have died in the chicago area already. so there is a big problem with people sleeping rough on the 5treet5. ye5, with people sleeping rough on the 5treet5. yes, it is very serious in many respects for short. talk to me about the area you live in. tell me what it is like. you spoke about people living rough on the street. i know as well there was an effort in chicago to get people into warm 5helter5. what about where you are?

iam in 5helter5. what about where you are? i am in logan square and the community has been doing a big rip around to give people coats. you know, there is a lot of neighbourly 5pirit know, there is a lot of neighbourly spirit that is coming out. i had some neighbour5 coming over asking if they could use my washing machine because their pipes had frozen. i have my landlord come over and help with burst pipes. so a lot of people have brought people together that may never have spoken before. yes, it is really lovely to hear how communities come together. u nfortu nately communities come together. unfortunately there are some characters who don't behave well in this kind of weather. talk to me about certain coats being stolen from people. yes, not a good time to wear one of those goo5e coats, i think they are about $1000 here and a people have been robbed so far at gunpoint, so not great, but they are magnets for asking to be robbed. well, no—one wants to be robbed, let's hope people can stay safe, not

be burgled. i understand there is light at the end of the tunnel in some sen5e5. to light at the end of the tunnel in some 5en5es. to us light at the end of the tunnel in some sen5e5. to us it would sound really cold, 0 degrees, but perhaps almost tropical coming your way. that is right, a balmy 20 right now, andi that is right, a balmy 20 right now, and i think it is going to be 1a or 18, -1a and i think it is going to be 1a or 18, —1a or and i think it is going to be 1a or 18, -1a or -18 and i think it is going to be 1a or 18, —1a or —18 tomorrow, so pretty good, i will be going back into work i think, the trains will be running. good to talk to you, bart. stay 5afe. interestingly this a —1a is barmy. lucy is outside of chicago. you have before year—old 5on lucy is outside of chicago. you have before year—old son and a toddler. —— for year—old. before year—old son and a toddler. -- for year-old. the penguin is sitting on the dehumidifier. i am in my basement doing some maintenance.

is that a daily ritual? winters are long and cold and it is hard to keep the machine running but i take issue that chicago brand to a standstill, this city ru n5 that chicago brand to a standstill, this city run5 no matter what. authorities will make sure people get to work. with the exception of schoolchildren and certain businesses, people have still been working. it takes a lot for this city to shut down, this part of the world to shut down. today is 1 of those legendary days when it happened but not quite. we grind to a halt when there is relatively little snow. tell me about the

practicalities. can the kids get to school? i have been stuck in a house with 2 children for the past 72 hours so i am very, very glad it will be nice and warm because it means we can get out tomorrow, go to the indoor park, take them to the park and school and get some sanity back. i am glad we were able to give you a moment of rhys bite and good luck with your hairdryer. —— a break. as lucy said, chicago is used to that kind of weather. u nfortu nately, to that kind of weather. unfortunately, here we have had some disruption. down south but also snow

in the north but the problems on the road more in the south. a weather front bringing heavy state to southern england and wales. further snow forecast today. even at heathrow we have 3 centimetres. widely across the south—west and southern england and it is causing some disruption to travel. if you won any details, go to your local bbc radio. also any potential school closures. an amber warning for further snow and this is the region, across parts of 0xfordshire, down towards north hampshire. we could

see another 5 centimetres falling on top of what we already have out there. snow and ice causing disruption. low pressure moving through parts of northern front. this is the weather front which has brought all the snow overnight. is it towards the south and east by further snow falling across parts of south wales and southern england. further north, more sunshine, still some snow showers. in the south end, further is that to come across the likes of devon, dorset. it will turn back to rain. up towards east anglia as well. sunnier spells moving further north. but some snow in derbyshire. bitterly cold here. the cold is night of the winter so for with temperatures down to —15 in

parts of eastern scotland. snow flurries for north—east england. further south, snow easing through the day and turning back to sleet and rain across the south—east. breeze blowing and it will take the edge off the temperatures. feeling cold that if you are exposed to the north easterly wind. in the early hours, snow for eastern scotland and eastern england. for east anglia, it will mostly be falling as rain. for the west, clear skies overnight and another cold 1. temperatures falling below freezing so cold, potentially icy, frosty start to saturday morning. not quite as many snow showers on saturday. a dry day in the west. showers for eastern

scotla nd the west. showers for eastern scotland and eastern england. rain in the south—east and temperatures on the cold side. highs of only around a— 7d. things will turn milder into the 2nd half of the weekend. some sunshine in the east on sunday. rain moving in form the west. we a re on sunday. rain moving in form the west. we are looking at highs of up to 9d. a bit milder on the way gradually into next week. for the here and now, a cold, wintry rain and do watch out for that snow and ice this morning. we're talking about the latest figures looking at a growing issue for many retailers. twenty police forces in england and wales were asked about shoplifting. good morning. we are looking at the

latest figures. 20 police forces we re latest figures. 20 police forces were asked and figures were pretty stark. it found over the past a years robbery from supermarkets has gone up by 7%. shoplifting is very expensive for our retailers. according to the british retail consortium, xustomer theft cost its members just over half a billion pounds in 2017. more worryingly: there has been a doubling in violence against staff resulting in injury. let's talk to chris noice. he's from the association of convenience stores, they represent over 30,000 small stores. a problem that is getting worse. why is it such a problem? the figures are for supermarkets but it echoes and possibly worse from other areas. the problem is that these are reported figures and the figures

that retailers tell us are higher. they say they are not getting a proper response from police that it needs to be more brazen and more repercussions. convenience stores, often 1 person late at night. pretty scary because they can also threaten violence. shocked theft of an leads to more violent behaviour. if the people are stealing are not seeing any repercussions they think they could try something more serious, try to get away with more. also, people stealing are often part of an organised gang, they might be part ofa group organised gang, they might be part of a group that needs help, intervention, maybe funding a drug habit. if you deal with theft it

stops more of the serious offences police say they are prioritising. big supermarkets may have more resources , big supermarkets may have more resources, if you are a small retailer, how would you cope? resources, if you are a small retailer, how would you cope ?m resources, if you are a small retailer, how would you cope? is -- it is hugely frustrating. retailers really annoyed with the lack of response from police. they will feel they would then have to challenge they would then have to challenge the 5th and that is what leads to violence. —— thieves. we have estimated that the cost of crime and theft is around 07p tax on every transaction done. no 1 theft is around 07p tax on every transaction done. no1 has put the prices up but this is a huge cost to the sector. thank you for talking to

us. 0ur our focus very 0urfocus very much our focus very much on the weather. a big focus on the south—west but lots of problems elsewhere. we will see you shortly. let's find out what is happening where you. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alex bushill. well there's been some snow overnight and, as you can see from this photo, icy conditions on the roads are making travelling in to work more challenging than usual. with that in mind, let's start with the travel and how it's being affected. 0n the tube, there are minor delays southbound on thejubilee line due to a faulty train at dollis hill. the 0verground is suspended between willesden junction and watford junction because of power supply problems caused by ice on the tracks at bushey. and severe delays between gospel oak and barking too. 0n the trains, lots of problems to report.

disruption for london bound services from portsmouth harbour. southeastern has introduced a saturday timetable today. that is in anticipation of the snow which is arriving. and great western railway expect their servcies to be disrupted. 0n the roads, in twickenham, there are hazardous driving conditions on the a316 hospital bridge road towards richmond. a13 is slow going london bound from the goresbrook interchange, dagenham. and the aao is slower into town from the target roundabout, northolt. in other news: police are appealing for the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned in newham to come forward, so she can receive medical treatment and support. the baby girl was discovered in a park area close to roman road just after 10pm last night. she is in a stable condition in hospital. a local authority has sent specially trained staff into the community to tackle fly—tipping.

the council is able to issue fines of up to £200 to those caught offending. they say their pilot scheme is already seeing results. over the 2—3 month process of swat coming to an area, we have seen a drop in two thirds in illegal dumping. lots of snow to deal with. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning, well, in central london the snow turned quickly back to rain but elsewhere there's plenty of lying snow. a good few centimetre in some places. we're all covered by a met office weather warning out for snow and ice. do take care, particularly on untreated surfaces. there could be more snow for some of us this morning. particulalry out towards western areas. parts of buckinhmashire, down through barkshire and surrey as well, in a line from say high wickham all the way through to 0xfordshire. another 5—10 centimetres here possible. that warning is valid until 11 o'clock this morning. for many of us, the snow where we've

still got it will turn to rain and to sleet it will gradually peeter out as well. top temperatures today only between 2—ad celsius with a very chilly north easterly wind. cold and cloudy. and staying cold and cloudy overnight, tonight as well. a few wintry showers continuing towards eastern areas perhaps. temperatures, where we get some clear spells, i think, wil drop below freezing. so a very chilly, frosty start to the day tomorrow. a cold northerly wind blowing tomorrow. plenty of cloud, a bit more sunshine on sunday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. join me then. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: heavy snow sweeps across the uk, leaving hundreds of people stranded on roads in cornwall and devon. from getting stuck at apm this afternoon, it's now 1:2aam

in the morning. we haven't seen any gritters, we haven't seen any snowploughs. the traffic is blocking all of the lanes. there were abandoned cars, people leaving their cars. drivers took refuge at a nearby inn. meanwhile, an amber alert for snow across the thames valley is in place and there's warning of rush hour disruption. we will be live across the uk from some of those hardest—hit areas, and you can see pictures this morning, which might be familiar, if you're looking at your window this morning. we will keep you right up to date. good morning. we have had the heaviest snow of the winter so far in the south, the coldest night of the winter further north. i will bring you all the details for —— further snow across the uk and into the weekend as well in about 15

minutes. in america, the deep freeze sweeps through cities in the midwest, as temperatures hit record lows. sales soar 30% at amazon to a record £180 billion. i'm looking at how the firm that went from bookseller to global supergiant and took over our lives. get ready to rumble, as the six nations championship starts tonight. wales are looking for their tenth win in a row in paris tonight, but ireland are favourites to retain their crown. good morning. it's friday, the 1st of february. our top story: heavy snow has swept across southern england and wales overnight, disrupting travel and leaving hundreds of people trapped in their cars on a major trunk road in cornwall. many simply abandoned their vehicles to seek refuge at a pub high on bodmin moor. we'll be bringing you all the latest from the worst affected areas throughout the programme. there's an amber warning in place for snow in parts of south—east england this morning, including reading and oxford, and there are yellow warnings for snow and ice for large parts of the uk, lasting

until this afternoon. the south—west of england was worst affected yesterday and overnight, with 12 centimetres of snow in cornwall. while in london, there are reduced services on south—eastern trains, and a number of short—haul flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport. this report from kathryn stanczyszyn. it might mean a snow day for some, but for these motorists the wiunter snap meant being stranded in subzero temperatures for up to ten hours. more than 100 vehicles were caught up in heavy snowfall on the a30 on bodmin moor in cornwall. emergency services said they made intensive efforts to get people out but conditions were tricky. paula martin was on her way back home from a business meeting when herjourney stopped abruptly. from getting stuck at four o'clock this afternoon, it's now 1:2a in the morning. we haven't seen any gritters, we haven't seen any snowploughs. the traffic was blocking all of the lanes and there were abandoned cars and people leaving their cars. but where there's a problem there's

always some helpers. the famous jamaica inn opened its doors to those in need of shelter, making up beds in the restaurant and bar when the rooms were all taken, and providing hospitality for more than 100 walk—ins. and a00 students at callywith college in bodmin had to make it their home for the night because the roads were so treacherous. we left, obviously, when the snow picked up. and it obviously got quite bad quite quick. and we slid into the back of someone on the way back, and deemed it too dangerous to travel home. so we pulled into a petrol station and we called our parents and walked back to the school. many people across the south and west of england and in wales are waking up to a blanket of white. rail companies are warning commuters that friday morning could be a struggle with many networks operating reduced services. the forecast is for things to improve from lunchtime, although some parts of the uk will see wintry showers into the weekend. kathryn in at heathrow airport now.

kathryn, just looking behind you, we can see the snow there. what other problems that people facing? well, charlie, actually, the snow seems to have turned to sleeet in the last 15 minutes or so here. you can see, though, by me that there is a dusting of it on the ground at heathrow, nowhere near as bad as other parts of southern england, but it has been snowing heavily over the last few hours, however heathrow is operational, the runways are clear and many flights are coming in and out. not all of them, though, british airways we know have cancelled around a0 domestic flights to keep things moving and that's a similar picture at other southern airports as well. there are delays and cancellations. it is worth definitely checking. we know that bristol airport has said that it will remain closed until at least

8am this morning because of snow on the runway. a difficult rush—hour as well if you travel by train. we know that southwestern have a reduced timetable, southeastern and many other rail services also saying that passengers can expect delays. 0n the roads, looking hairy, especially in the bad areas with the amber warning is, like 0xfordshire and the thames valley, where there is more to come. kathryn, thank you. we will keep you up—to—date with the latest. let's see what the situation is like in south wales. jordan davies is in the brecon beacons. that seemed behind you, we showed that in the headlines, it looks lovely, doesn't it, but the disruption it is causing for many of us around the uk is palpable. -- scene. yes, the picture is the snow building steadily overnight, so people could wake up to around five centimetres of snow. people living in isolated communities have been warned that they could be cut off because of the bad weather. and

essentially people are being warned to check before they travel anywhere this morning. there has been disruption on the roads, particularly in the south wales valleys, there been reports of hazardous driving conditions. but theissue hazardous driving conditions. but the issue appears to be with schools this morning. so, head teachers have been out inspecting their schools and there are around 180 school closures a cross and there are around 180 school closures across south—east this morning. so parents are being urged to check council schools websites before they leave this morning. some buses, some trains, they have been cancelled. cardiff airport has told passengers to expect delays. we know that bristol airport has suspended flights this morning. we are not seeing the same kind of issues in wales as we have been seeing in the south—west of england, but clearly there will be issues for commuters this morning, not least because it was —1 here last night. it was called across the west of wales ——

rest of wales so snow and ice may be an issue this morning. indeed. -1, i am glad to see you have your coat and scarf on. stay warm. thank you very much. joining us now is bbc 5 live's travel reporter, 0rna merchant. very good morning to you. we have heard some people in some difficult circumstances. today, this morning, people trying to find out what's going on. what is the picture?“ people trying to find out what's going on. what is the picture? if we start with last night, what was happening was we had devon and cornwall, lots of road closures coming in! cornwall, lots of road closures coming in i would say about 6:30pm to 7pm last night, then they were coming in as high priority, all of the a roads, we had a closure of the m5 at exeter at junction the a roads, we had a closure of the m5 at exeter atjunction 30 and that is open today, so better news for the m5 this morning, we had an accident atjunction 25 closing a couple of lane. these were pictures of the a30 when it got very problematic, too you know the situation now? it hasn't improved i am afraid, so the a30 hasn't

changed, a long stretch between camborne and at the other end it is a massive stretch of the a30. we heard that vehicles had been abandoned. this morning we have come in and there is no change at all. the problem is that once vehicles are abandoned and you can understand why they do it, it is freezing cold and they have families worried about them, if it causes further disruption the next day? it does. last night they have the gritters and the snowploughs out, but it was too late in the day to prevent the abandoned vehicles, so they have been stuck overnight and then it just compounds the problem for the morning, so people have been going nowhere overnight and it hasn't changed overnight at all. it is an open along that stretch. and any other areas of concern? it is moving further east, so we are looking at the mao, the ma, the m25 between 25 at enfield over 22a, the top

section, we have had a couple of incidents, but we have been warned about the m3 and the mao around 0xfordshire about the m3 and the mao around oxfordshire and the chilton area, high wycombe, that is what we have coming, not good. thank you, as a lwa ys coming, not good. thank you, as always the watchword is check because there are lots of problems still exist in. —— existing. arctic air continues to sweep across much of america's mid west, brought on by a polar vortex. at least eight people have died, with millions told to avoid taking deep breaths and to minimise talking if they're outside. our correspondent chris buckler is in chicago. the snow has been falling in chicago again. and although there are milder temperatures, it's still —16, —17, —18 celsius. it doesn't look much warmer. look at the chicago river. you can see, it is frozen over still. and there are many warnings about this weather. for example, in some cases, people are worried about falling ice. and beyond that, people are being told to stay out of these kind of conditions for too long because they could get frostbite. to try and demonstrate that, we, along with others, have been using some pieces of clothing,

wet pieces of clothing. this wet t—shirt, after a short amount of time, in this weather, is basically frozen solid. and other people have been sharing those kind of pictures on social media of what this weather can do, along with spectacular pictures of what has been across the midwest a frozen wonderland, but a dangerous one at that. further east, in places like new york and boston, they've also been feeling the cold air. but after the freeze quickly is coming the thaw. here in illinois in the last couple of days, temperatures have reached as low as —35 celsius. by next week, by monday, they could be as much as plus 10 celsius. and that kind of rapid thaw can cause problems in itself. it could lead to potholes and flooding and problems as far as people are concerned, because it could mean burst water mains. so, chris buckler reporting from

chicago. we will keep you up—to—date with all the way that related stories here on breakfast this morning. —— weather related. a newborn baby girl has been found abandoned in a park on one of the coldest nights of winter. she was found in newham, east london, just after ten o'clock last night and was taken to hospital. the police say her condition is stable. officers have appealed for the girl's mother to get in touch as she may need urgent medical attention. breaking news from tsb this morning. it's counting the cost of the it crisis it suffered last year. ben's got more on this one for us. just take us through this. you remember last year the massive it failure at tsb that meant people couldn't log into their accounts for weeks, seeing different transactions, some couldn't access paid, the fiasco they have been trying to put right, it has cost

£330 million and has been a real challenge to try to put it right through compensation and the cost of fraud, that has been really expensive for them, it has tipped them into a loss of £105 million last year, that is a stark turnaround from the £162 million profit it made in the year before. and if you look into the detail, this gives a sense of how customers reacted to this, 80,000 left the bank last year, most of those in the wa ke bank last year, most of those in the wake of the it failure. they had just had enough, but they said actually 1a0,000 joined the bank so they gained more customers, down to they gained more customers, down to the fact that they upped the interest rate on a lot of their accounts, so customers were attracted back with a higher interest rate. the boss described it as tsb's most challenging year. that is an understatement. tsb was split from lloyds and has tried to go it alone as a challenge bank to the big rivals. it is owned in spain. the

chief executive will start in spring, because the dos stepped down in the wake of this fiasco. —— boss. they have resolved most of the complaints. in a little nod to the staff who have had to deal with this, each of the stuff on the frontline in branches and other call centre get £1500 as a thank you from the bosses for dealing with all of the bosses for dealing with all of the chaos in their december pay packet. and no bosses will be paid a bonus. that is when it counts, isn't it? thank you very much. as we've been hearing, more than 100 people sought refuge last night at a pub high on bodmin moor, after heavy snowfall hit the a30 in cornwall. many motorists simply abandoned their cars. sammy wheeler works at the jamaica inn. that is where a lot of people sought refuge. good morning, sammy. tell us how things are this morning. they

are fine, everyone is slowly waking up are fine, everyone is slowly waking up and looking forward to a warm brea kfast, up and looking forward to a warm breakfast, yes, trying to get on the roads and heading back home. yes, for those not familiar with the geography, jamaica inn is a refuge for many people, just the one place for many people, just the one place for many people, just the one place for many miles. when did you first realise there were real problems last night? it started early afternoon really, snow started settling on the ground around 3pm and then got very fit very quick. and from about half past apm people we re and from about half past apm people were dropping in all the way through until 5am this morning people were coming in the door. yes, i think you made up the restaurant into a dormitory. take us through what you have managed to achieve. yes, we have managed to achieve. yes, we have 36 bedrooms, and the managers managed to put way more people into the room, at one room had five com plete the room, at one room had five complete strangers who decided to sleep in one room, and then the lower restaurant area was turned into 15 beds, so there was another

20 or 30 people down there. and the residents lounge had another five beds in it, and then everybody else fell asleep at the bar on the floor with blankets and duvets galore. sammy, i know these conditions are treacherous, but it sounds like there has been a wonderful atmosphere there. have people been distressed by what's been going on? no, people have been very good and incredibly high—spirited. we were trying to give them as much information as possible because the highway was so busy, not everyone was aware will what was going on. as soon as people were here they were being fed. we kept the kitchen open all night. spirits were lifted and they were playing games in the bar until the early hours of this morning. and, sammy, just one thought for us, trying to keep people posted on the road conditions this morning. what do you know about the a30 and whether people can get anywhere? it is open, they have managed to clear it. the issues they

have at the moment is trying to get the fritters three continuously so they are asking people who have abandoned their cars to make their way back and recovery vehicles are on the roads waiting to help people through the —— gritters. they are managing to get through. it is just ice that is a problem. thank you very much. thank you for helping those people caught out last night. an amber warning an amberwarning in an amber warning in place in south—east england. john, you are outside the ma. a very crucial road in terms of commuting to that area? good morning. not as busy as you would expect the m a to beat but it is moving pretty clearly. things developed yesterday evening when the snow fell in isolated spots. it seemed to dump in a small spot. in

bristol, its node until about 9:30, much later than forecast. the amber warning about an hour in that direction and in it is a large bubble, working to the east and oxford. conditions good on the motorways. of course the big challenge on any snow day is how you 1st get to the roads treated by councils and highways england. 1 of the other issues, when the temperatures plunge, you have to think about the people living rough on our streets. early on, before the snow hit i went to see some volu nteers snow hit i went to see some volunteers in bristol to find out how they were preparing for the weather. beef is due? volunteers

gather in the centre of bristol to feed, clothe and help the homeless, whatever the weather. they bring hot drinks, hot food. if! whatever the weather. they bring hot drinks, hot food. if i need boots when it is raining, they have given mea when it is raining, they have given me a lovely pair of boots. these people are brilliant. without them, i would not be able to live the way i live. everything i need, they bring mejust to keep me alive. normally, the team would expect to see around 80 people tonight there are only 50. many have really been given shelter as the council launched its severe weather programme. how important is it to be

here? it is vital tonight because of the temperatures are dropping. it is imperative that someone help these people. many tell me this is a lifesaver. it is absolutely terrible. i could not sleep last night, it was that cold. i have a sleeping bag, iwas night, it was that cold. i have a sleeping bag, i was sleeping night, it was that cold. i have a sleeping bag, iwas sleeping in these clothes, scarf, hat on. you know what i mean. you can't get used to it. it is a case of having to. they do a fantasticjob and let soak some of those people find somewhere warm to sleep. i cannot match the cheek of throwing boiling water and watch it turn to ice. but as you can see, the motorway and the m5 all

running well this morning, of course, the usual caveats to take ca re of before course, the usual caveats to take care of before setting out. what is next? sarah has our answers. looking at some of the snow depth, in southern england and south wales, 5- in southern england and south wales, 5— ten centimetres of snow. more than that on the high ground, 1a here. ice around this morning on some untreated roads. geneva ii bbc local radio for the latest and potential travel disruptions and also any possible school closures. the amber warning across these

psion, parts of 0xfordshire, bucks, and that area contains the m 3, m a and that area contains the m 3, m a and am a0 motorways. —— m matt forte. a deep area of pressure of moving towards northern front. this front bringing all the snow overnight. it will be gradually easing but still more snow flurries to come across parts of southern england and south wales. further north, some snow flurries but also some sunshine. cloudier skies further south. up towards the london region. some rain showers for the 5 south—east. further north, sunshine or northern england and wales. snow coming in all parts of yorkshire and derbyshire. the bitterly cold start.

then. —15d. some missed and freezing fog patches in parts of scotland as well. further south, the snow will increasingly turn to rain and sleet across east anglia and the south—east. snow flurries further north. an easterly breeze, quite cold. 3— 6 degrees celsius. with the wind, it will feel colder than that. some of the snow showers lingering across parts of eastern scotland, north—east england. clearer skies further west. again, sub 0 temperatures so bitterly cold start to your weekend. likely to be some ice and snow lying around 1st thing saturday morning. through the day on saturday, quieter than today with a breach of high pressure building in.

dry weather for many western parts of the uk. in the east snow flurries for north—east england, north scotla nd for north—east england, north scotland as well. rain and sleet across the east anglia and the south—east. skies further west. top temperatures and be reaching 3— 7d. only the 2nd half of the weekend, a return of the sunshine for sunday. more rain and hill snow for the west later on in the day. those temperatures will not be quite as cold by sunday. a— 9d on sunday. generally cold with lying snow through the weekend. sunshine and further wintry showers but the rain will i be later on sunday setting us up will i be later on sunday setting us upfora will i be later on sunday setting us up for a milder week next week. we cannot be careful enough today. many of us will have some

old medicines lurking in the back of a cupboard and, for those who require treatment for a variety of issues, the packets of tablets can soon stack up. in north yorkshire, a "medicines amnesty" is underway, to encourage people to return drugs they no longer need. and patients are being encouraged to have an annual review, to make sure they are on the right medication. our health correspondent dominic hughes has been to harrogate to find out more. we probably all have them tucked away in cupboards at home, medicines we know longer use. they can really pile up. what have we got here? this is medicines that have been returned to us today from 1 patient...fi patient! proximally 5- 6 months worth of medication that the patient has not been taking routinely. you do not get the best outcomes from

the medications. staff have been busy collecting the medicines handed in during quiet they are calling a medicines amnesty. boxes of banks filled with older tablets, creams and gels. it has only been going a few days and they have already collected all these boxes of used and out of date medicines. around £25,000,000,000 spent. if they managed to save just 1%, a £25,000,000,000 spent. if they managed to savejust1%, a quarter of £1,000,000, eating go straight back into local help. it is notjust about saving money. it is also an opportunity for gps to talk to patients to look at all the medicines they take every day. patients to look at all the medicines they take every daym patients to look at all the medicines they take every day. it is very important to know that gps and pharmacists can review medications asa pharmacists can review medications as a whole and asked the patient how

they are managing. sometimes you can change how we prescribed the ta blets, change how we prescribed the tablets, the timing, the type of medication so that the medications get used in the way they are designed. i need to make sure i am on the right medicine and make my life easier. it is important that my tablets are correct. the medicines amnesty and the chance to review what is being prescribed also present a big opportunity for the wider nhs. a per cent of admissions at medicine related. 30% are not taken the way they are men. they are here to help patient take the right medicines. around £20,000,000,000 is spent on prescribed medicine per year. it could save cash and also

improve care. it makes you think how much is stored up in those cabinets. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alex bushill. well there's been some snow overnight and, as you can see from this photo, icy conditions on the roads are making travelling in to work more challenging than usual. with that in mind, let's start with the travel and how it's being affected. on the tube there are minor delays southbound on thejubilee line due to a faulty train at dollis hill. the 0verground is suspended between willesden junction and watford junction because of power supply problems caused by ice on the tracks at bushey. and severe delays between gospel oak and barking too. on the trains: lots of problems to report. south western railway: trains between havant and guildford are disruption after a points problem. south western railway services are disrupted between weybridge and earlsfield due to over—running engineering works. southeastern have introduced

a winter weather timetable today. disruption for london bound services from portsmouth harbour. southeastern has introduced a winter weather timetable today. on the roads, in twickenham, there are hazardous driving conditions on the a316 hospital bridge road towards richmond. a13 is slow going london bound from the goresbrook interchange, dagenham. and the aao is slower into town from the target roundabout, northolt. it is pretty icy out there so do ta ke it is pretty icy out there so do take care. in other news: police are appealing for the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned in newham to come forward, so she can receive medical treatment and support. the baby girl was discovered in a park area close to roman road just after 10pm last night. she is in a stable condition in hospital. a local authority has sent specially trained staff into the community to tackle fly—tipping. the council is able to issue fines of up to £200 to those caught offending. they say their pilot scheme is already seeing results. over the 2—3 month process of swat coming to an area,

we have seen a drop in two thirds in illegal dumping. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning, well, in central london the snow turned quickly back to rain but elsewhere there's plenty of lying snow. a good few centimetre in some places. we're all covered by a met office weather warning out for snow and ice. do take care, particularly on untreated surfaces. there could be more snow for some of us this morning. particulalry out towards western areas. parts of buckinhmashire, down through barkshire and surrey as well, in a line from say high wickham all the way through to 0xfordshire. another 5—10 centimetres here possible. that warning is valid until 11 o'clock this morning. for many of us, the snow where we've still got it will turn to rain and to sleet it will gradually peter out as well. top temperatures today only between 2—a degrees celsius with a very chilly north easterly wind. cold and cloudy.

and staying cold and cloudy overnight, tonight as well. a few wintry showers continuing towards eastern areas perhaps. temperatures, where we get some clear spells, i think, wil drop below freezing. so a very chilly, frosty start to the day tomorrow. a cold northerly wind blowing tomorrow. plenty of cloud, a bit more sunshine on sunday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's just gone 7:30am. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. heavy snow has swept across southern england and wales, with an amber warning in place this morning for parts of south—east england, including reading and oxford. travel has been disrupted overnight, with hundreds of people trapped in their cars on a major trunk road in cornwall. in london, there are reduced services on southeastern trains, and a number of short—haul flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport, which is where our reporter

kathryn stanczyszyn is now. very cold, i can see, snowing where you are in there is a lot of snow behind you as or disrupting flights of course. well, naga, i spoke too soon, i said of course. well, naga, i spoke too soon, isaid it of course. well, naga, i spoke too soon, i said it would turn to sleet, it has started to snow again and it is likely to continue possibly for the next couple of hours, however heathrow despite the snow is running well, they say they are managing to clear the runways and everything is working fine although there are still some cancellations here. the vast majority of those are british airways domestic flights that they have decided to merge or cancelled today to try to keep things running. there is a similar picture as well

at other southern airports at luton and gatwick and city as well. there are some delays and cancellations, so it's worth checking before you travel. bristol airport has been the most affected. they saw a lot snowfall yesterday and last night. we are waiting for an update to find out if they will open soon. they are closed at the moment. lots of disruption on the railways. lots of disruption on the railways. lots of disruption on the roads. i reckon there will be quite a lot of people working from home today. watching us. it is a good excuse to watch us this morning and be gratefulfor us. it is a good excuse to watch us this morning and be grateful for not working. thank you. and we will keep you across any changes in conditions on the roads this morning wherever you are in the uk. arctic air continues to sweep across much of america's mid west, brought on by a polar vortex. at least eight people have died, with millions told to avoid taking deep breaths and to minimise talking if they're outside. temperatures have dropped as low as —a8 degrees celcius, but a rapid thaw is expected over the weekend. a newborn baby girl has been found abandoned in a park on one

of the coldest nights of winter. she was found in newham, east london, just after ten o'clock last night and was taken to hospital. the police say her condition is stable. officers have appealed for the girl's mother to get in touch as she may need urgent medical attention. all of the three major health screening programmes in england have failed to meet government targets. the biggest problems are with cervical tests, with almost 100,000 women currently waiting longer than they should for results. programmes for breast and bowel cancer are also missing targets for the numbers of people being screened. the department of health says it's committed to making improvements. all of the screening programmes we look that rely on the gp registration system. the government said it is not fit for purpose due to the way the information is collected across a number of different systems, so is therefore difficult to track individuals and whether they have had their screening. tsb says the it failure it suffered last year cost it more

than £100 million. about 80,000 customers switched their current account away from the bank after online and mobile customers couldn't access their accounts in april due to an it system transfer which went wrong. researchers say thousands of lives could be saved each year if more people over the age of 75 took statins to lower cholesterol. there has so far been a lack of evidence about how effective the drugs are for the elderly. but a review of 28 different trials found statins lowered the risk of major cardiovascular disease in all age groups. and those are the main stories this morning. coming up, we'll get the weather with sarah. mike is here with the sport. yes, good morning. that huge sporting event to marked the start of spring, six nations takes us through to midnight, much older than the football world cup, takes us

packed to 1883 —— mid—march. it was the five nations. ireland start as favourite. where does it kickoff? paris tonight on the bbc! wales are in paris to take on france in the opening game. the welsh come in to the event on the back of an impressive run of results, and victory in the french capital would be their tenth win in a row. it is massive. we are not looking at focusing on records. obviously it would be nice, we will be reminded, like you have, that's fine, we usually have good performances and get results. we are not going focus to on what could be. we know what we need to do to get the result irrelevant of records, like i say. manu tuilangi will make his first six nations start in six years for england in tomorrow's match against the reigning champions ireland. he'll play at centre in the absence of ben te'o, who's injured. and glasgow centre sam johnson will make his scotland debut in their game against italy tomorrow. the australian—born player qualified via residency last summer. shall we warm you up? shall we take

you to a warm place where fans watch their sporting a cage and from the swimming pool? can you imagine? how nice without there? -- sporting occasion from the swimming pool? it was another punishing day for england's batsmen in the west indies. hopes for an improvement after the heavy defeat in barbados were dashed early and quickly in antigua, as patrick gearey reports. antigua can look too good to be true, and for england's batsmen this paradise was a mirage. old problems re—emerged in the heat. rory burns went first, and wilted. england's openers keep closing early. john denley on debut, aged 32, will know he should have left this well alone. joe root has no such choice, alzarri joseph's delivery was so fearsome it took two fielders just to get hold of it. joss butler followed. england were being shaken. having seen all that, jonny bairstow knew that he might not last long. so, batting with the freedom of a condemned man, he smashed 52 before he got one with his name on it. on this pitch, there are plenty

of una nswerable questions. shannon gabriel gave ben stokes one to ponder. six down. still, there are worse places to watch england batting collapses, and moeen ali responded to being thrown in the deep—end with some energetic paddling. he carried his team upstream, but had chosen a risky course. always a chance it might end like this, caught off kemar roach for 60. the rest was a woozy whirl. ben foakes got hurt getting bowled. jimmy anderson got out the way entirely. 187 all out. so, england went into the field in the evening looking for danger, but found thingsstrangely peaceful. no wickets taken, and england remain in trouble in paradise. who do you think burnley signed on transfer deadline day? here's a clue. yes. who's famous for the robot? it's the former england striker peter crouch. he's back in the premier league at the age of 38.

there he is. crouch has scored over 100 goals in the top—flight and he says the older he gets the more hungry he gets. he's been a great asset to stoke city too, and his deal until the end of the season involves sam vokes moving in the opposite direction to the championship side. menna fitzpatrick and her guide jen kehoe have won their second gold medal at the para alpine skiing world championships. after victory in wednesday's downill, the pairfollowed up with gold in the visually impaired super—g. fellow britons kelly gallagher and gary smith won two bronze medals in italy. always ta kes always takes my breath away. amazing. real bravery. thank you very much. see you later. when labour's deputy leader tom watson realised that he needed to do something about his weight and lifestyle, he set about some dramatic changes. he's seven stone lighter, and has also reversed his type—2 diabetes. now he's encouraging all of us,

particularly children, to cut back on sugary drinks for a "fizz free february". before we talk to him, here he is spreading the message to a group of primary school children. i like fizzy drinks because they taste good. i hate fizzy drinks because they make my belly hurt. after when you drink a fizzy drink you need to brush your teeth because it can hurt your teeth. it will make your teeth rot. which of these drinks is your favourite drink?m is too much sugar in them and even with sugarfree fizzy drinks there is too many added sweeteners. and who in this room is going to do this

fizz free february? good on you all! fizz free february? good on you all! fizz free february? good on you all! fizz free february! and tom joins us now. good morning to you. good morning. feeling well? fantastic, thank you. yes. it has transformed your life, just taking stock of how you behave with food and exercise. yeah, i feel more chilled out, i am fit, i have more chilled out, i am fit, i have more time for people and i feel i have my life back. fizz free february, i must say when i read this i was like, wejust had dry january. anyway, it is sugary drinks of course, very important. when you are ina of course, very important. when you are in a position like you are and you have done this, dramatic weight loss, you can make a difference. so what are you doing with your experience? this campaign is a campaign that was set up in southern

council in london and i thought it was so clever and so good that i wa nted was so clever and so good that i wanted to give eto'o a little bit of a boost nationally and it is really about teaching kids —— i wanted to give it a little bit of a boost. the leading brand of cola you have nine sugar cubes in one can. if you have a candidate for a month you have the equivalent of a kilogram of sugar. even sugar addicts know that that is too much. up and down the country councils are going into schools, trying to say to kids, take sugar drinks out of your diet. and they are doing that because the biggest source of sugar for teenagers are ca ns source of sugar for teenagers are cans of pop. so we saw you doing about? coburg school in southwark and those kids were an absolute delight. i think you were doing the explainer with the sugar lumps. were they aware, what's the reaction you get? do they listen to you and, do

you know what, i want one anyway? when i got there the teachers had done it with them, so they were more aware than most. but the kids were saying to me, my dad drinks can of cola every day and i'm going to tell him he shouldn't do that because i wa nt him he shouldn't do that because i want him to be healthy. so i did feel bit sorry. the parents have just given up alcohol for dry january. this is focused on the kids. it is really important. does this include die out, because they do diet versions? you are anti— fizz. i come at this from an obesity and diabetes approach. actually the campaign is about diet drinks as well because the british dental association say that it is the sugarfree drinks that are very bad for people's dental health. we can see a picture of you with an extra seven stone on you. how much were you drinking in terms of fizzy drinks, and how open were you, more importantly i suppose, to the

alternatives? to be honest a glass of water isn't as appealing as a sweet, tasty fizzy drink? you know for me it was in phases but i would have got up and guzzled from a plastic bottle of cola and eaten cold pizza when i was that size. these days i am sort of more moderate. how did you make the change? to say to someone, get rid of fizzy drinks. i am not saying it is bad. of course it is. but to drink water. well i refer to myself asa drink water. well i refer to myself as a reformed sugar addict. i was onto a three hour cycle where i was having sugar spikes and drops. so when i took refined sugar at of my diet, ijust stopped being hungry. —— out of my diet. after 30 years of being hungry every minute of every hour of every day i stopped being hungry. and all of the good things that happened in my life have stemmed from that. and i want other people to feel the joy that a slight

nutritional change can give their lives. i ensure people will very much have enjoyed hearing you talk about something other than brexit, but now we are going to talk about brexit. you are the labour party deputy leader, your views are important, we are in an extraordinary time. a lot of people are very bored of the process. we are very bored of the process. we are where we are and it's important regardless. can i ask a straightforward question, we have another meaningful vote in two weeks, on wednesday, do you know how you are going to vote right now?|j don't you are going to vote right now?” don't know that because theresa may has offered a potential concession strategy meaning there could be broader consensus made in parliament, and that is whyjeremy corbyn met theresa may this week, he laid down labour's red lines, i don't need to repeat them all, i am sure you've heard them before, essentially what she has said is if she can come closer to us on a customs union that would allow manufacturers to get their goods into the european market, we would

talk about it top white let's be clear on this, no—one is confused, at this point in time there is no indication she will do that. well, they have had one meeting. she invited jeromy and the other leaders to talk to her. we have been very clear for two years we have red lines on this. at the door is being closed to us. so i don't think it's unreasonable that there is a little bit of time where they can establish whether there is a middle ground. when did they meet? are they making ain? when did they meet? are they making again? i don't know if they are meeting again or if there is a date by there are officials and staff talking about what could be potentially achieved. do you understand and appreciate the frustration that so much of the electorate has looking at our politicians, representatives, placing party politics above the point of brexit, above moving brexit forward ? point of brexit, above moving brexit forward? i will give you an example, one story on the front of the times newspaper today, still being followed up. there are accusations,

not accusations, john mann has told the bbc that leave supporting labour mp5 might back the prime minister in exchange for financial benefits to their constituencies. do you know anything about this? it would be wrong but i do not think any mp5 would take a bright. i suspect what he is saying and maybe he got his words mumbled, the reason why so many constituents voted for brexit is because of the economic divide and the opportunities in those areas. after the brexit negotiations as well. lots of interviews across the bbc talking about the backstop. you did not vote for the brady and amendment, 1 of 2 that went through parliament, asking theresa may to get more negotiations and get more alternatives to the

backstop suggested so far but no 1 has any ideas about what to come back with. what we said to her is the idea of an irish border — we are obviously against it— but the problem is diminished if you get nearer to a deal that you are more reliant on a single market. there is a potential political solution if we can persuade the prime minister to come closer to our position on a customs union. when she goes to brussels she's get to talk about the areas around the axe top, some form of guarantee, legal or otherwise, that can be put into plan a, which has not changed. she is wasting her time as faras has not changed. she is wasting her time as far as the labour vote is concerned. you mentioned the customs

union, that is your area of concern. this business of the extra clauses around the backstop irrelevant to the next boat? i can only say having looked at the backstop position and her position, it has been rejected to all 3 times by the eu negotiators, the british government has rejected it, unless there is something we do not know about, the likelihood is she will come back without any comfort on it. it is almost like the prime minister has her head in the sand on this 1. even her head in the sand on this 1. even her ministers are telling her she needs to widen the base of support and concede on some of the issues that other parties think is important to their constituents. we wish you luck on your campaign. the viewers will not know this but you have a bowl of porridge, i hope

there is no sugar in it. natural sweetness and raisins. very good. no pot under that, you are doing all right. and a banana. all healthy. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. snow will cause disruption around the country? we have a bit of disruption of because of the snow. it is causing some disruption to some roads. a good place to go is your bbc local radio for more details and any potential school closures as well. an amber snow warning covering this

area. another 5 centimetres falling before 11 o'clock this morning. low pressure moving this morning. that will linger for a pressure moving this morning. that will lingerfor a time in the pressure moving this morning. that will linger for a time in the south. cold cloudy conditions in the south. further north, more in the way of sunshine but still some snow coming and a brisk breeze. snow flurries across parts of devon. most will turn to rain for the likes of kent and to the north of that more sunshine into northern england and wales. much of northern ireland and central scotland seeing a dry day after a bitterly cold start. temperatures have been as low as —15 in aberdeenshire. north—east england more snow. further south it will be falling as rain and sleet. a brisk

breeze. temperatures only 3— 5d. it will feel cold if you are exposed to the brisk north—easterly breeze. snow flurries across areas. in the south east. further west, snow flurries across areas. in the south east. furtherwest, more places dry. 1 of 2 coastal wintry showers. a cold sub 0 start to saturday morning. you will have that lying snow to start of your weekend. this bridge of high—pressure nudging its way in from the west. for north east scotland and north east england, some rain. further west, more likely to stay dry. not quite as cold with temperatures around for— 5d. a bit milderfor the rest of us for sunday. for the here and

now watch out for the snow and ice. for anyone watching we are available on iplayer. building any extra time for your journey on iplayer. building any extra time for yourjourney is. on iplayer. building any extra time for your journey is. right on iplayer. building any extra time for yourjourney is. right now, a guest to talk amazon about and shopping. amazon turns 25 and has just reported record figures. if you have spent any money on christmas presents some of it may have gone to amazon sales to last year were up by a staggering 31%. 180 billion pounds. how did it change itself like that? 199a, when it began, a

man settled on a new thing. selling music and film. in 2005 it launched its amazon prime, unlimited next date postage. then kindle e—reader, the tablet, tv and movie streaming and then alexa, the virtual assistant. as well as being on line, they brought whole foods supermarket chains and it has its fingers on a lot of pies. the question is when and what next? nice to see you. 25 yea rs and what next? nice to see you. 25 years and it is absolutely changing the way we shop. it is hard to avoid it. absolutely, it has really been

able to post on the success of increased popularity. 199a selling books on this little thing called the worldwide web and our most of the worldwide web and our most of the worldwide web and our most of the world is coming on line with mobile internet access as well. as a result, it has now become the worldposmac1st result, it has now become the worldposmac 1st trillion dollar company. 1 of the biggest retailers in america. it matches to work out what we need before we needed, not what we need before we needed, not what we need before we needed, not what we want to buy but in terms of services. cloud compute inc, the alexa, all those things changing the way we live in. what we have found is that it has focused more on how and not so much what it sells. focusing on how sells what it sells

it has allowed its marketplace business to sell everything. we can go on amazon an arabic in get pretty much anything we want. it has really usedit much anything we want. it has really used it allergy in terms of pushing the head of how it sells. were we go on their website, we use google, it leads us to amazon. the cloud computing arm as well. it is giving them the infrastructure and technology expertise to really be able to use data to predict how next moves. the data is staggering. it is the sort of data most retailers would cry out for but also the way they have managed to harvest some of it. if you type into the search box, it. if you type into the search box, it will know what you are looking for. it gives so many insights.

there predict if capability is second to none. —— predict if. the spent more than any other company on research and development. they have a laser interest on the customer. traditional retailers were more focused on getting the products rather than how we buy those products. so nice to see you. it is absolutely fascinating looking at that. 25 years, just a little bookseller to this. staggering. that. 25 years, just a little booksellerto this. staggering. more prime minister samaras later. a few people might be stuck at home today. if you are one of those people, let us know. we are keeping an eye on

the weather and transport. find out what is happening where you are see you at the clock. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alex bushill. well, there's been some snow overnight. and, as you can see from this photo, icy conditions on the roads are making travelling in to work more challenging than usual. with that in mind, let's start with the travel and how it's being affected. on the tube, there are minor delays southbound on thejubilee line due to a faulty train at dollis hill. the 0verground is suspended between willesden junction and watford junction because of power supply problems caused by ice on the tracks at bushey. and severe delays between gospel oak and barking too. on the trains, lots of problems to report. south western railway, trains between havant and guildford and between weybridge and earlsfield are all disrupted. southeastern have introduced their winter weather timetable today. i suspect more problems developing

this morning on the trains. on the roads, in twickenham, there are hazardous driving conditions on the a316 hospital bridge road towards richmond. i suspect a similar picture elsewhere. a13 is slow going london bound from the goresbrook interchange at dagenham. and the aao is slower into town from the target roundabout northolt. in other news, police are appealing for the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned in newham to come forward, so she can receive medical treatment and support. the baby girl was discovered in a park area close to roman road just after 10pm last night. she is in a stable condition in hospital. a local authority has sent specially trained staff into the community to tackle fly—tipping. the council is able to issue fines of up to £200 to those caught offending. they say their pilot scheme is already seeing results. over the 2—3 month process of swat coming to an area, we have seen a drop in two thirds in illegal dumping. now, the weather with

elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning, well, in central london the snow turned quickly back to rain but elsewhere there's plenty of lying snow. a good few centimetre in some places. we're all covered by a met office weather warning out for snow and ice. do take care, particularly on untreated surfaces. there could be more snow for some of us this morning. particulalry out towards western areas. parts of buckinhmashire, down through barkshire and surrey as well, in a line from say high wickham all the way through to 0xfordshire. another 5—10 centimetres here possible. that warning is valid until 11 o'clock this morning. for many of us, the snow where we've still got it will turn to rain and to sleet it will gradually peter out as well. top temperatures today only between 2—a degrees celsius with a very chilly north easterly wind. cold and cloudy. and staying cold and cloudy overnight, tonight as well. a few wintry showers continuing towards eastern areas perhaps. temperatures, where we get some clear spells, i think, wil drop below freezing.

will drop below freezing. so a very chilly, frosty start to the day tomorrow. a cold northerly wind blowing tomorrow. plenty of cloud, a bit more sunshine on sunday. that weather warning still in place. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: heavy snow sweeps across the uk, leaving hundreds of people stranded on roads in cornwall and devon. from getting stuck at four o'clock this afternoon, it is now 1:2aam. we haven't seen any creators, we haven't seen any creators, we haven't seen any snowploughs, the traffic was blocking all of the lanes, abandoned cars, people leaving their cars. drivers took refuge at a nearby inn. meanwhile, an amber alert for snow across the thames valley

is in place, and there's warning of rush—hour disruption. here on the ma in wiltshire, people setting off for their first early morning commute since the snowstorms, conditions, as you can see, farfrom ideal. snowstorms, conditions, as you can see, far from ideal. it has been a very wintry night, more snow in the forecast today, heavy snow already in the south, whereas further north it has been the coldest night of the winter so far, temperatures of minus 15.a degrees across parts of scotland. a full forecast in about 15 minutes. in america, the deep freeze sweeps through cities in the midwest, as temperatures hit record lows. counting the cost of an it failure. £100 million loss for tsb after its massive computer outage last year cost it money and customers. get ready to rumble, as the six nations championship starts tonight. wales are looking for their tenth win in a row in paris later, but ireland are favourites

to retain their crown. it's friday 1st february, our top story: heavy snow has swept across southern england and wales overnight, disrupting travel and leaving hundreds of people trapped in theircars on a major trunk road in cornwall. many simply abandoned their vehicles to seek refuge at a pub high on bodmin moor. we'll be bringing you all the latest from the worst affected areas throughout the programme. there's an amber warning in place for snow in parts of south—east england this morning — including reading and oxford — and there are yellow warnings for snow and ice for large parts of the uk, lasting until this afternoon. the south—west of england was worst affected yesterday and overnight, with 12 centimetres of snow in cornwall. in london, there are reduced services on southeastern trains, and a number of short—haul flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport. this report from kathryn stanczyszyn.

it might mean a snow day for some, but for these motorists the winter snap meant being stranded in subzero temperatures for up to ten hours. more than 100 vehicles were caught up in heavy snowfall on the a30 on bodmin moor in cornwall. emergency services said they made intensive efforts to get people out but conditions were tricky. paula martin was on her way back home from a business meeting when herjourney stopped abruptly. from getting stuck at four o'clock this afternoon, it's now 1:2a in the morning. we haven't seen any gritters, we haven't seen any snowploughs. the traffic was blocking all of the lanes, and there were abandoned cars and people leaving their cars. but where there's a problem, there's always some helpers. the famous jamaica inn opened its doors to those in need of shelter, making up beds in the restaurant and bar when the rooms were all taken, and providing hospitality for more than 100 walk—ins. and a00 students at callywith college in bodmin had to make it their home

for the night because the roads were so treacherous. we left, obviously, when the snow picked up. and it obviously got quite bad quite quick. and we slid into the back of someone on the way back, and deemed it too dangerous to travel home. so we pulled into a petrol station, and we called our parents and walked back to the school. many people across the south and west of england and in wales are waking up to a blanket of white. rail companies are warning commuters that friday morning could be a struggle, with many networks operating reduced services. the forecast is for things to improve from lunchtime, although some parts of the uk will see wintry showers into the weekend. we have just heard as well, mainly in the south wales valleys area, there are a23 schools closed in wales at the moment, i am sure if it

is affecting you, stay in touch, let us know what is happening where you are. kathryn is at heathrow airport, as we look behind you, kathryn, we can see some of the problems, give us the big picture. well, not quite the polar vortex here, but substantial disruption after that snowfall and parts of western england, southern england, and wales as well. here at heathrow, most flights are operational, we know that, although there are some cancellations, particularly from british airways who have cancelled about a0 domestic flights. add bristol airport, the problems are bigger, that has remained closed all morning, and they have just said it will remain shut until midday today, thatis will remain shut until midday today, that is why don't they try to clear those runways. we are expecting more snow in the thames valley, looking at snowfall throughout the rest of the morning, there is an amber warning there. much of the country, of course, is running just fine, but

for some definitely an excuse for a duvet day. kathryn, thank you very much for that. we are joined by 0rna merchant from bbc radio 5 live, talking about the schools closed in wales, not surprising, lots of people having real problems getting to the shops even, let alone doing a day at work, and the a30 has real problems. it has been horrendous, it came into us last night, a huge stretch, looking at the map, between camborne and launceston, it goes across bodmin moor, so we have been hearing this morning that many people have been stranded overnight. a crucial trunk road. these are the pictures we are seeing at the moment, it is very exposed, anyone who has been on the road will know. there are very few motorways in the area, so it is a well travelled route. how is it this morning? no change, no improvement,

so the whole stretch from camborne to launceston, that whole stretch over bodmin moor, nothing open at all, they are advising you not to go near it, and all of the vehicles are still at the scene, they have not been rescued, no improvement at all. we spoke tojohn, who was out and about earlier, our reporter was near the ma, and it was moving, but that area around west and south—west of london, the commuter belt, basically, is seeing problems as well. that is where the snow is forecast, problems already, the m3, just before i came to you, they are holding traffic back from the m25 at junction three at bagshot on the southbound side heading out of london, but all of those motorways that feed into the m25, the ma... for anyone who doesn't know, the big motorway around london, they all come into that big one. elsewhere in the country, problems as course. the

mao, issues around 0xfordshire, high wycombe atjunction four, and on the m1, as you head north, starting to look pretty bad around northampton and milton keynes, so along that stretch from bedford, that is coming through now, and problems in lancashire again, on the m6, so it seems widespread, although we have had reports that people have had no snow at all, and they are very frustrated we are talking about it! there are always those variations, john was saying from the south—west, there are pockets with a lot of snow and not elsewhere. thank you very much, the watchword is check before you start on yourjourney, there are some problematic conditions for some people. you are going to be busy today! arctic air continues to sweep across much of america's midwest, brought on by a polar vortex. at least eight people have died, with millions told to avoid taking deep breaths and to minimise talking if they're outside. our correspondent chris buckler is in chicago. the snow has been falling in chicago again. and although there are milder temperatures,

it's still minus 16, minus 17, minus 18 celsius. it doesn't look much warmer. look at the chicago river. you can see it is frozen over still. and there are many warnings about this weather. for example, in some cases, people are worried about falling ice. and beyond that, people are being told to stay out of these kind of conditions for too long because they could get frostbite. to try and demonstrate that, we, along with others, have been using some pieces of clothing, wet pieces of clothing. this wet t—shirt, after a short amount of time in this weather, is basically frozen solid. and other people have been sharing those kind of pictures on social media of what this weather can do, along with spectacular pictures of what has been across the midwest a frozen wonderland, but a dangerous one at that. further east, in places like new york and boston, they've also been feeling the cold air. but after the freeze quickly is coming the thaw.

here in illinois in the last couple of days, temperatures have reached as low as minus 35 celsius. by next week, by monday, they could be as much as plus ten celsius. and that kind of rapid thaw can cause problems in itself. it could lead to potholes and flooding and problems as far as people are concerned, because it could mean burst water mains. a newborn baby girl has been found abandoned in a park on one of the coldest nights of winter. she was found in newham, east london, just after ten o'clock last night and was taken to hospital. the police say her condition is stable. officers have appealed for the girl's mother to get in touch as she may need urgent medical attention. all of the three major health screening programmes in england have failed to meet government targets. the biggest problems are with cervical tests — with almost 100,000 women currently waiting longer than they should for results. programmes for breast and bowel cancer are also missing targets for the numbers of people being screened. the department of health says it's

committed to making improvements. all of the screening programmes we looked at rely on a gp registration system. the government said it is not fit for purpose due to the way the information is collected across a number of different systems, so is therefore difficult to track individuals and whether they have had their screening. researchers say thousands of lives could be saved each year if more people over the age of 75 took statins to lower cholesterol. there has so far been a lack of evidence about how effective the drugs are for the elderly. but a review of 28 different trials found statins lowered the risk of major cardiovascular disease in all age groups. we have mike with the sport in a few minutes, but our focus for now is

back on the snow and wintry conditions. as we've been hearing, hundreds of cars were stranded on a major trunk road in cornwall last night, as around 12 centimetres of snow fell in south—west england. paula martin was stuck on the a30 at bodmin for ten hours before making it home, and we can talk to her now. do you want to tell us what happened? yes, good morning, naga, i was in the midlands yesterday for a business meeting about cornwall air ambulance's new helicopter, and the journey back from gloucester airport in cheltenham down the m5 and the a30 would normally take me three and a half hours? and i left in good time at one o'clock, i watched the weather warnings, i was prepared for the travel, and unfortunately got just about as far as jamaica in, which lots of people spent the night there, and the rain and the plus

four degrees on the dashboard of my car turned to minus two degrees and heavy snow really, really quickly. what was happening around you, you are not the only one forced to not spend the night at home? yes, that's right, and the main problem, really, was a mix of these suddenness with which the snow event arrived, the fa ct which the snow event arrived, the fact that the roads were not treated, and also the fact that quite a lot of lorries go in and out of cornwall, up over bodmin moor, lots of dips and rises and steep hills, and unfortunately snow and lorries and steep hills don't mix very well, and traffic very quickly started to get into trouble, and eventually came to a complete halt, and then the resulting miles ofjams behind me, and as far as and then the resulting miles ofjams behind me, and as faras i and then the resulting miles ofjams behind me, and as far as i could see in front of me as well. such a

crucial road, the a30, in terms of getting access — we have had a tweet from nicola who says that she could see the a30, it is moving where she is seeing it, but obviously we were hearing from 0rna that abandoned ca rs are hearing from 0rna that abandoned cars are still causing problems. what is your advice, stay at home? it seems to be the case, and i consider myself one of the lucky ones, to get home at 1:30am. the last five miles of the journey, i could see the carnage on the eastbound carriageway, and where all the blue light response was, where all the gritters were. clearly, the problem going eastbound were worse than we had going westbound, so i felt a bit guilty, actually, for getting on twitter and having a bit ofa moan getting on twitter and having a bit of a moan after ten hours about, where are the gritters? because i think we had it easy on the westbound carriageway, even at ten hours. if you can say that, you have

a —— you are a very positive person! thank you very much. so people seeking refuge as conditions worsened. staying in bodmin, and around a00 students spent the night at their sixth form college. the principal of callywith college is mark wardle. good morning to you, we were just hearing how quickly conditions worsened, this was about your stu d e nts worsened, this was about your students not able to get anywhere, they had to sleep over, tell us the story. yes, at about 3:15pm, the snow came down really heavy, the stu d e nts snow came down really heavy, the students were unable to leave the site. one or two were hoping to drive home did try to leave but didn't get much further than the start of the a30 and then either had to abandon their cars to come back orjust managed to abandon their cars to come back or just managed to to abandon their cars to come back orjust managed to turn around and get back to the college. in the end, we had just over three 300 students staying the night. everyone ok? i understand the conditions were

pretty grim for a time. everyone is fine, they have been fed and watered, they had a good night's sleep, for a teenager, two or three hours! we were very grateful to asda who donated bedding to support the stu d e nts who donated bedding to support the students and provide as cosy as environment as we could provide for them. what do you know about conditions this morning? yeah, well, it doesn't seem to be worsening, but we are waiting for our bus company to arrive this morning to assess whether it will be possible to get the students home this morning. so you are just trying to get them home, really, no—one coming into school today? we are closed to stu d e nts school today? we are closed to students today in terms of those coming infor students today in terms of those coming in for lessons, just waiting to try to get everybody else home safely. it looks very busy, we will leave you to it, thank you for your time this morning. i'm like lots of people in generally very good spirits, aren't they? i know, you think about certain circumstances, a bunch of students

coming back to school, it is kind of exciting. afun exciting. a fun sleepover, isn't it? an amber warning is in place for parts of south—east england. breakfast‘s john maguire is on the ma at chippenham, just outside the affected area. i hope you are wrapped up, john, morning! morning, i certainly am, i can tell you the conditions have become worse over the last hour or so. when we spoke to you just after seven o'clock, it wasn't too bad, but as you can probably tell, the wind has picked up, the snow, and there is a lot of spin drift as well. friday morning, not as busy as it would be of a weekday early in the week, but london that direction eastbound, the amber weather warning is in effect, but there are only two lane is being used by the drivers on

the motorway at the moment. the outside lane, lane three, has got snow in it, and the motorways are normally the best prepared roads. some of the roads we have been hearing about in cornwall had problems yesterday afternoon, some of the minor roads will not have been treated, so it is getting onto the major road network that is the problem for people. thinking about some of the other effects that this weather has, spare a thought for homeless people and indeed the volu nteers homeless people and indeed the volunteers that are going the extra mile to ensure they are as well fed and warm as they can be in these conditions, before snow hit this pa rt conditions, before snow hit this part of the world last night, i went to see some volunteers to talk about the really urgent, vital work they are doing to help homeless folk in the centre of bristol. did you want a bread roll with that? are you sure? every thursday night, a team of volunteers gather in the centre of bristol to feed, clothe and help the homeless — whatever the

weather. we basically bring sleeping bags, hot drinks, hot food. if! need boots when it is raining and pouring with rain, they have given mea pouring with rain, they have given me a lovely pair of boots. so yeah, these people are brilliant, yeah? without them, i wouldn't be able to live the way i live, live homeless, everything i needed they bring, just to keep me alive, yeah? normally, the team would expect to see around 80 people. tonight there are only 50. it is hoped that many who would normally sleep rough have already been given shelter as bristol city council has launched its severe weather emergency programme. how important to be here on a night like tonight? i think it is vital tonight, because the temperatures are dropping, it is imperative that someone helps these people. many here tonight tell me this is a life—saver. what is it like on the streets ? life—saver. what is it like on the

streets? it is absolutely terrible, i couldn't sleep last night, i was that cold. i have a sleeping bag, andl that cold. i have a sleeping bag, and i ate being funny, sleeping in these clothes, just to keep warm, gloves and scars, do you know what i mean? that is how it is, knight, you can't even get used to it, it is a case of having to. i know that some of those people managed to find somewhere warm to sleep last night, and indeed they needed to, it was the coldest night for seven years, the coldest winter night last night. what is going to happen in the days and i was to come, what is happening in the rest of the uk? sarah keith—lucas can tell us. we can see the extent of the snow on the motorway there, a lot of lying snow is causing quite a bit of disruption this morning and bringing scenes of a winter wonderland, this was taken in devon. we have got

quite widely between 5—10 centimetres of snow across southern and south—west england, more than that over the higher ground, 1a centimetres at dunc as well airfield this morning. the snow is causing disruption, as is the ice, and we have got patchy freezing fog to contend with, so your bbc local radio station will keep you up to date with any travel disruption as well as any potential school closures. this is the region with the amber weather warning, 0xfordshire, buckinghamshire, down towards north hampshire, you can see the major motorways all in that amber warning the major motorways all in that amberwarning area. no the major motorways all in that amber warning area. no pressure to the south is drifting into northern france, we have this occluded weather front that has brought overnight snow, it will be drifting towards the south—east, but more flurries to come in the south over

the next few hours. more sunshine further north after that bitterly cold start this morning, but at ten o'clock this morning further snow flurries through devon and cornwall, up flurries through devon and cornwall, up towards the london region, mostly falling as rain in kent and east anglia. brighter skies drifting north across the uk, still snow flurries for north wales, north—east england too, but for northern ireland and central scotland, you have blue skies and sunshine after that very cold start, with temperatures down to minus 15.a celsius at braemar. further snow showers working in across the north and north—east of scotland, north—east england, down towards the south—east, mostly sleet and rain showers here. further west, south—east, mostly sleet and rain showers here. furtherwest, dry south—east, mostly sleet and rain showers here. further west, dry into the afternoon, but quite a brisk north—easterly wind, and although temperatures will be at around about 3-5 temperatures will be at around about 3—5 degrees at their warmest today, it will feel significantly colder than that where you are exposed to the chili north—easterly wind. into

the chili north—easterly wind. into the evening hours, further snow showers for eastern scotland, north—east england, rain showers further south across east anglia at the far south—east. further west, one or two coastal flurries, but most one or two coastal flurries, but m ost pla ces one or two coastal flurries, but most places dry and clear, again very cold tonight, not as cold as the previous night but still temperatures widely below freezing, soi temperatures widely below freezing, so i see start to saturday morning. a ridge of high pressure building in tomorrow will bring a quieter, drier day for most places, still expecting snow showers to linger in the east, particularly for eastern scotland and north—east england too. sleet and north—east england too. sleet and rain showers down towards the south—east. further west, the lion's share of the sunshine. again, pretty chilly, 3—7 degrees on saturday, not as cold by sunday, an improved day in the south and east, staying mostly dry here. more rain and hills no working in from the north—west later on sunday, temperatures a degree or so less cold than they have been, for nine degrees on

sunday. quite a cold, wintry feeling weekend, still wintry flurries, but rain arriving in the north—west on sunday should set us up for a milder week ahead. but for the here and now, certainly quite a snowy and icy picture this morning. to you. something tells me people will be paying close attention to your words this morning! if you want to keep across what is going on but you can't stay at home and keep watching, you can watch us while you are on the move, tablets and phones as well as the iplayer. ben is talking about something people will remember, the it crisis at tsb, and now we know the fallout. yes, you will remember, a lot of people were not able to access their bank accounts, they weren't able to login and see payments, they weren't able to make payments, and a real challenge for the bank was how to put that right. they have had a loss of £105 million last year, and that

co m pa res to of £105 million last year, and that compares to a profit of 162 million in the year before, and you are quite right, it is that it failure that really cost them dear, they say it has cost them £330 million to put right, in compensation to customers and the associated costs, fraud and things that increased at the time of the outage. as far as customers are concerned, 80,000 customers left the bank in the wake of that problem, they said, we have had enough, we are off. but interestingly 1a0,000 joint tsb because to try and put this right, they raised the interest rate on their current accounts. tsb have described it as their most challenging year, their new chief executive will join in challenging year, their new chief executive willjoin in the spring, because we know that the old boss quite in the wake of that outage. they say they have drawn a line

under most of it, about 90% of the complaints have been put right, they have dealt with 200,000 related to that it failure, and a bit of a nod to how hard it has been full staff on the front line to deal with this in the branches or in the call centres. tsb will pay them £1500 each for dealing with angry customers as a thank you, and interestingly bosses are not getting that, just front line staff, so no bonuses paid to management, just staff, £1500 on a december pay packet. very aware of how it can look if the bosses are paid and the workers don't. and they are very much on the front line in this. all eyes on the weather for you this morning, we will keep you up to date with all the problems across the uk. find out what is happening where you are this morning, that is chippenham. it is now on, there is no underground. find out what it is like what you are, we will see you inafew like what you are, we will see you in a few minutes. good morning. we had a lot of snow

overnight across parts of southern england and south wales and there is more snow through this morning. so, we are likely to see quite a bit of disruption because of the flying snow and ice. the snow is still falling out there and the met office has an amberwarning falling out there and the met office has an amber warning around part of 0xfordshire, box —— berkshire, northamptonshire. that is the second—highest warning and is likely to cause some problems. the snow is coming from this weather front situated towards the south of the uk. it is going to bring a bit of snow, as we mentioned, across southern areas. gradually it will start to fizzle away and improve. still, as we go the afternoon, wintry flurries. around parts of

norfolk and suffolk, mainly rain as it moves its way through. sunshine across much of wales. still wintry showers coming across the pennines, the north—eastern parts of england, and some snow showers from scotland. a very cold start across scotland and northern ireland, the coldest night of the winter so far. temperatures down to —15 degrees first thing this morning. a cold day wherever you are. maximum temperatures three or 5 degrees. through this evening and overnight, wintry showers across the south clearing away. we still have that feed of snow showers coming into north—eastern areas. that will give a fresh covering in places across the north—east of england, particularly through the pennines. more in the way of rain, sleet and a bit of wet snow down to the south—east overnight tonight. another cold want to come. temperatures widely below freezing. into the start of the weekend, a ridge of high pressure keeping things relatively settled on

saturday. another weather system pushing in during sunday. that will give rain and hill snow across northern and western parts. take ca re if northern and western parts. take care if you are travelling today. this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and victoria fritz. amazon delivers a bumper christmas, but a hangover too: with a forecast of slower sales in the current quarter. live from london, that's our top story on friday 1st february. shares in amazon slide in after—hours trading, after sending a chill through investors with a forecast of slower growth for the start of 2019. also in the programme... india announces a multi—billion dollar package to help crisis—hit farmers, ahead of prime minister narendra modi's re—election bid.