serious conditions may have had to wait longer. serious conditions may have had to wait longer-— wait longer. everyone is under immense _ wait longer. everyone is under immense pressure, _ wait longer. everyone is under immense pressure, a - wait longer. everyone is under immense pressure, a lot - wait longer. everyone is underi immense pressure, a lot more wait longer. everyone is under - immense pressure, a lot more people calling it 999. if there is no movement within the hospital, unfortunately the patients are stuck with us in the back of an ambulance. but those like cathy will always be grateful for the help of this team during such testing times. i grateful for the help of this team during such testing times. i think the are during such testing times. i think they are marvellous. _ during such testing times. i think they are marvellous. tomos - during such testing times. i think - they are marvellous. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. _ time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. in the last couple of hours the met office have issued a new storm warning, storm christophe on the way, bringing heavy rain with flooding likely on wednesday and thursday. this cloud we are looking out on the satellite picture, the big problem is it will bring huge falls of rain and of particular concern is the rain going into the

peaks and the pennines where we could see 150 or 200 millimetres of rain in the top of the hills. but rain in the top of the hills. but rain will fall down into the river catchments. where the met office amber weather warning is in force, there are a number of rivers that are already flowing at elevated levels, that is before the rain from christophe has even begun to arrive. as you can imagine we are quite likely to see some pretty big problems over the next few days. today we have some rain edging into the south—west, probably dry for eastern england until after dark, rainy presenters got owned and rain for northern scotland, went three for northern scotland, went three for a time of the high ground overnight. a few clear spells so frost and a few icy stretches a possibility. further south we have the band are brown and it is really just starting to form in a line going across northern ireland into the north wales and across northern ireland and the north midlands. here the rain once it has warmed in that zone isn't going to budge. through tuesday the rain will be heavy and persistent all day across these areas, putting into southern wales and south—west england for a time.

probably not a great deal of rain across the south—east but we have colder air with us in scotland, four or five here. colder air with us in scotland, four orfive here. my utmost length colder air with us in scotland, four or five here. my utmost length that wales. 11, i2 or five here. my utmost length that wales. 11, 12 or 13 with the view brighter spells across south—east england. then we go into the forecast through tuesday night and into wednesday, more rain is on the way and that will get increasingly heavy. all this rain falling on increasingly saturated ground. northern scotland again in the colder air, northern scotland again in the colderair, brighterweather northern scotland again in the colder air, brighter weather here and a few wintry showers, two or three celsius for some. south of england and wales, 11 or 12. we are worried about the rain. wednesday night and thursday, there is no pressure works into the north sea and deepens, the winds get stronger and deepens, the winds get stronger and attract some of the colder end, and attract some of the colder end, a zone of snow across scotland, even down to sea levels, but across the southern uplands there is the potential for some particularly nasty snowfall or cumulation is to build in here. this week, persistent rain, flooding likely, it could be severe flooding across parts of northern england and the midlands to

watch out for as we head towards the middle part of the week, and in scotland heavy snow, potentially drifting in the strong winds, that could cause problems as well to wednesday night and into thursday as well. through destructive weather this week. . ~ well. through destructive weather this week. ., ~ , ., a reminder of our top story... the covid vaccination programme shifts up a gear — with millions more people qualifiying for the jab. we are ramping up the vaccination programme every week as more map vaccines are available this week and it is important we get through those top priority groups as quickly as possible. that's all from the bbc news at one. so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we start with women's football. both england and wales have parted company with their managers today, after phil neville and jayne ludlow left their respective roles. neville is now expected to take over

at david beckham's major league soccer side inter miami in the us. our women's sports news reporter jo curriejoins me now. we've been expecting this phil neville announcement. now it's confirmed. absolutely. the phil neville announcement will come as a surprise to view. i expect inter miami to be announcing him as their new head coachin announcing him as their new head coach in the coming days. his contract with england was meant to run untiljuly this year. the plan was he leave team gp after the postponed olympics. it also means that england are looking for an interim boss. it means team gp need someone to lead them to the olympic games injuly. and people look back at his tenure they had a certain level of success. he took over in

january 2018, has led them to this she believes cup, he took them to the semifinals of the world cup and help qualify team gb in the process. did he develop them in terms of performance and did he develop its own style? that is probably where there are still questions. phil neville was _ there are still questions. phil neville was the _ there are still questions. phil neville was the favourite to take charge a team gp at the olympics. the fa now needs another option. absolutely. the names that you will start hearing about link to this job are jayne ludlow, who announced that she is leaving her post as wales manager. if you want someone with international experience she would be high up the list. casey stoney, the current manchester united manager, she was captain of team gb at london 2012. also emma hayes, the chelsea manager, one of the most successful managers in the woman because my game, she may want to throw her hat in the ring. england

need an interim boss, will need a full—time boss, team gb need a boss and scotland lost their manager over the christmas period, as well. we are not short ofjob opportunities and international woman because my football at the moment. the welsh fa says it's a coincidence, but they also announced today, at exactly the same time, that their manager jayne ludlow is leaving. the timing was interesting, wasn't it? there was a scramble in the newsroom is both announcements came through at the same time. wales fa say this is a decision made by mutual consent. she has overseen over 50 games in charge, no other manager has done that. she has seen them rocket up the rankings. the only disappointment she will live with is that she failed to take them to a major tournament. she came close to getting them to the euros in 2017, and even closer to the world cup in 2019. she was very successful as a player with arsenal.

she won't be short of opportunities as a manager. i wouldn't be surprised to see her name in a full—time post soon. surprised to see her name in a full-time post soon.— surprised to see her name in a full-time post soon. england's cricketers have wrapped up victory in galle, winning the first test against sri lanka by seven wickets. resuming on 38 for 3, dan lawrence and jonny bairstow knocked off the 36 runs required, needing just over half—an—hour. england will hope to wrap up the series with victory in the next test, which starts at the same ground on friday. if we can keep improving all the time, keep learning from this game and the good things, also the little mistakes that we have made, we will also get better and we will be a very hard side to beat. it was really important that we started off strong this winter and i'm really pleased in the manner that we have done it.

nicola sturgeon hasjust given her daily coronavirus press briefing. no new deaths have been recorded but 1,429 new cases have been confirmed in the past 2a hours. the first minister took the opportunity to stress the importance of the stay at home order, and announced a new nhs medical delivery service, small grants for carers and additional funding for taxi drivers. let's have a listen to what she said. we know that some people find it difficult to visit a local pharmacy, either because of clinical conditions or the nearest pharmacy is some way away. that is always true during the winter months when bad weather makes it harder for people to walk to pharmacies, especially if they are required to go outside before being served. many pharmacies offer deliveries to some people but we want to establish a more comprehensive service. we are investing £5 million to establish an nhs medicines delivery service, which will be available to

approximately 1.5 million people across the country, including those who have been shielding and other people that pharmacies believe would benefit from the service. the service will be operational by the end of this month and be available until the end of march, but we will keep that under review. this will reduce the need for some people to go outside for the medicines at a time when transmission rates are still high and it will help people who struggle to get to their nearest pharmacy and ensure that everybody has ready access to the medication that they need. the second issue i want to cover relates to additional support we are providing for carers, those who spend time looking after a family member, loved one orfriend. carers do an exceptionaljob at all time, but the pandemic has increased the pressure that many of them fail. they have had to carry out their caring responsibilities at a time when many of them are worried about the risk to their own health and to the risk to their own health and to the health of the people they care

for. many carers have also placed other difficulties during the pandemic, worries about theirjob and finances. the pandemic means that traditional respite breaks for carers are either heavily restricted or completely unavailable. we are providing additional funding of £750,000 to support carers over the next few months. the funding will be mainly directed to local care centres at the centres will be able to give small grants to carers who can then spend that money on something that might give them a bit of a break during these difficult times. the centres will be able to expand much needed services, such as counselling and support groups. an additional forty million pounds will be made to support students facing financial hardship in wales. the announcement was made a short while ago by the welsh education minister. i am very pleased to announce today that the welsh government will provide an additional £40 million for universities to support students facing financial hardship, helping the students most affected by this pandemic.

universities will be asked to prioritise funding towards the most vulnerable students, as well as strengthening advice and support services. the funding is in addition to over £40 million the welsh government has already provided to help universities this financial year, which included £10 million towards student hardship, mental health support and student unions. education creates opportunities, changes lives, it makes a society fairer and it is vital to long—term economic prosperity. for all students from wales, whether you study here or elsewhere in the united kingdom, we have worked to create the most generous student support package in europe and that living cost reporting grants and loans is guaranteed as it is not changing. i don't want to see anyone drop from education this year because of money problems. with just days to go until the inauguration ofjoe biden as president,

security has been stepped up further in washington. the fbi have begun screening all 25,000 members of the national guard who will be deployed for the ceremony, after concerns some may assist violent protesters. so far no—one has been found to be a threat. over 20 shellfish lorries have parked on roads near downing street in protest at problems exporting fish to the eu due to brexit. many scottish fishermen have not been able to export their stocks to europe because new regulations have added lengthy delays to their delivery times. this has prompted some european buyers to reject them. sir richard branson�*s company, virgin orbit, has put its first satellites into space. they were carried on board a rocket which was launched from under the wing of one of virgin atlantic's retired jumbojets, as it flew over the pacific ocean. the headlines on bbc news:

another five million people in england will be invited for their covid vaccine as the jab is rolled out to the over 70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable. ten new mass vaccination centres open across england from today, as the government attempts to meet its target of offering 15 million people the jab by the middle of february. travellers coming to the uk must now test negative for covid—19 and self—isolate for 10 days on arrival. now on the bbc news channel it's time for your questions answered with martine croxall. viewers have been sending in their questions on the closure of international travel corridors to the uk. it international travel corridors to the uk. , .,., , ., the uk. it is to answer some of those question _ the uk. it is to answer some of those question is _ the uk. it is to answer some of those question is paul - the uk. it is to answer some of those question is paul charles, j those question is paul charles, founder and chief executive of the

pc agency, and rory boland, editor of which travel. good to have a booth here with us this morning, paul and rory. we have quite a lot of questions. people are fascinated about this, and worried, hoping that they will be able to get away at some point this year. paul, from les, i have a holiday booked in may. we'll we still need to provide a negative coronavirus test 72 hours before returning to the uk? it is negative coronavirus test 72 hours before returning to the uk? it is $1 million question. _ before returning to the uk? it is $1 million question. less _ before returning to the uk? it is $1 million question. less like - before returning to the uk? it is $1 million question. less like many i million question. less like many others is asking something that everybody wants to know the answer to. essentially from this morning you have this triple travel lock as i call it coming in. you have the government introducing the need for you to take a test before you come back to the uk, you have the need to fill out the passenger locator form, and you have to secure yourself in self isolation for up to ten days.

this triple lock is now in place from this morning. whether it will still be there in may is up for question. i would still be there in may is up for question. iwould hope still be there in may is up for question. i would hope not, still be there in may is up for question. iwould hope not, because consumers need the confidence to book and this triple lock is stopping people having the confidence to book. the government have said so far it is likely to be in place until the end of lockdown, so that could be ended february, early march, but i would hope that the government stepped —— sets an end date and by may there is no need for this. the problem of course is it all depends on the rates, high vaccination goes, high infection rates come down and crucially what happens in europe itself, or long haul if you are going there. what will the situation be like in may? we are yet to find out. i hope that we will not have to keep testing in place for too much longer than is absolutely necessary.— place for too much longer than is absolutely necessary. while we are talkin: absolutely necessary. while we are talking about _ absolutely necessary. while we are talking about the _ absolutely necessary. while we are talking about the conditions - absolutely necessary. while we are talking about the conditions in - talking about the conditions in place at the moment, you can reduce

your quarantine period in the uk if your quarantine period in the uk if you take a test after a few days. absolutely, it is called test to release. the scheme started a few weeks ago and essentially you can opt to take a test after your faith whole day of isolation. then, if it comes back negative within a couple of days, you can end your self isolation before the statutory ten days. some people have been entering their quarantine after six days to pick up their test results back quickly. there is a lot of demand in those test facilities and the results are not coming back as quickly as people think sometimes. rory, sally asks, i want to know whether the closure of travel corridors includes france. my son needs to pick up her daughter and bring her back to the uk. she is only four years old and can travel only four years old and can travel on her own. i’m only four years old and can travel on her own-— on her own. i'm afraid to say, sall , on her own. i'm afraid to say, sally. you _ on her own. i'm afraid to say, sally. you may _ on her own. i'm afraid to say, sally, you may face _ on her own. i'm afraid to say, sally, you may face some - on her own. i'm afraid to say, - sally, you may face some difficulty. the closure —

sally, you may face some difficulty. the closure of the travel corridor isn't _ the closure of the travel corridor isn't necessarily the problem. you can still_ isn't necessarily the problem. you can still come back to the uk, you williust_ can still come back to the uk, you willjust need to do those things that paul— willjust need to do those things that paul hasjust willjust need to do those things that paul has just outlined. willjust need to do those things that paul hasjust outlined. the problem — that paul hasjust outlined. the problem will be getting into france. since _ problem will be getting into france. since we _ problem will be getting into france. since we left the european union, we are basically a third country and only essential travel can continue into france. you need to be a french national_ into france. you need to be a french national or— into france. you need to be a french national or resident of the european union _ national or resident of the european union to— national or resident of the european union to go— national or resident of the european union to go in. i have lifted some of the _ union to go in. i have lifted some of the exemptions this morning around — of the exemptions this morning around france and even caring for a child _ around france and even caring for a child isn't— around france and even caring for a child isn't on— around france and even caring for a child isn't on there. i think the first— child isn't on there. i think the first step — child isn't on there. i think the first step is _ child isn't on there. i think the first step is going to be to get in touch— first step is going to be to get in touch with — first step is going to be to get in touch with the french embassy and see it— touch with the french embassy and see if there — touch with the french embassy and see if there is a possibility that that exemption isn't on the exemption list but they are able to make _ exemption list but they are able to make it _ exemption list but they are able to make it for— exemption list but they are able to make it for you. if that is possible. _ make it for you. if that is possible, what you will need is that pcr test _ possible, what you will need is that pcr test into france, that is 72 hours — pcr test into france, that is 72 hours before you go. you will need to test _ hours before you go. you will need to test when you come back to the uk, as— to test when you come back to the uk, as well — to test when you come back to the uk, as well. is talk about whether

that is— uk, as well. is talk about whether that is a _ uk, as well. is talk about whether that is a pcr or anti—german tests, the uk _ that is a pcr or anti—german tests, the uk government to set either, but we heard _ the uk government to set either, but we heard this morning people having difficulty— we heard this morning people having difficulty coming back with the antigen— difficulty coming back with the antigen test. quite complicated. get in touch— antigen test. quite complicated. get in touch with the french embassy, see if— in touch with the french embassy, see if there — in touch with the french embassy, see if there is an exemption. if there _ see if there is an exemption. if there is— see if there is an exemption. if there is you would need those tests going _ there is you would need those tests going and _ there is you would need those tests going and coming back. this there is you would need those tests going and coming back.— going and coming back. this is -auttin going and coming back. this is putting people _ going and coming back. this is putting people a _ going and coming back. this is putting people a lot _ going and coming back. this is putting people a lot of- going and coming back. this is putting people a lot of people | going and coming back. this is i putting people a lot of people off travelling. paul, country such as singapore, australia have commissioned hotels to safely quarantine new arrivals to ensure that quarantine happens. the cost is paid by the traveller. why hasn't our government adopted this policy? there has been some pressure for the government to adopt such a policy to prevent infection coming in. over the weekend it emerged that the government has discussed this. both stage and independent groups have been talking about managed isolation, essentially for

travellers coming in for how —— from high—risk countries to be put in a hotel at their own expense and then to quarantine in that hotel. it is donein to quarantine in that hotel. it is done in some countries abroad, it has been very successful in australia, new zealand, and other countries. so far, the government have said it is not appropriate to do that, although they have left it open for them to implement it in due course. the government will want to see what the measure starting this morning, what impact they have before deciding to go down this further step of taking over hotels and putting travellers in them. rory, richard asks how likely is it that countries will demand faxing passport to allow you to go on holiday. passport to allow you to go on holida . , ., ., passport to allow you to go on holida . , . ., ., ., holiday. there is a great deal of discussion _ holiday. there is a great deal of discussion about _ holiday. there is a great deal of discussion about this _ holiday. there is a great deal of discussion about this at - holiday. there is a great deal of discussion about this at the - holiday. there is a great deal of- discussion about this at the moment. the european countries spain, italy and greece — the european countries spain, italy and greece are desperate to have some _ and greece are desperate to have some sort— and greece are desperate to have some sort of summer tourism industry. _ some sort of summer tourism industry. it— some sort of summer tourism industry, it is so essential to their— industry, it is so essential to their economies. we are missing a

crucial— their economies. we are missing a crucial hit — their economies. we are missing a crucial hit of — their economies. we are missing a crucial bit of information about the vaccines— crucial bit of information about the vaccines that should emerge in the coming _ vaccines that should emerge in the coming weeks as more people have had it. coming weeks as more people have had it we _ coming weeks as more people have had it we don't _ coming weeks as more people have had it. we don't know whether after you have had _ it. we don't know whether after you have had the vaccine if you can still transmit the disease. we are hopeful— still transmit the disease. we are hopeful you can't or it is reduced, in that— hopeful you can't or it is reduced, in that case — hopeful you can't or it is reduced, in that case vaccines will become essential— in that case vaccines will become essential to travel. if you can still— essential to travel. if you can still transmit the disease, then we are not— still transmit the disease, then we are not making a great deal of progress — are not making a great deal of progress with opening travel up again — progress with opening travel up again it — progress with opening travel up again. it may be that we rely on testing — again. it may be that we rely on testing for— again. it may be that we rely on testing for a greater period, both testing _ testing for a greater period, both testing before you go, testing when you come _ testing before you go, testing when you come back, and that is complicated, that will not get holidays — complicated, that will not get holidays back on their feet. vaccines— holidays back on their feet. vaccines and testing are going to be essential— vaccines and testing are going to be essential over the summer period. we have heard _ essential over the summer period. we have heard qantas talking about that once vaccines for people who go on board _ once vaccines for people who go on board their— once vaccines for people who go on board their planes, the greek government is talking about a faxing passport— government is talking about a faxing passport for arrival into that country _ passport for arrival into that country. the short answer is, probably— country. the short answer is, probably yes, you will be asked for either— probably yes, you will be asked for either proof of a vaccine, or if you're — either proof of a vaccine, or if you're not— either proof of a vaccine, or if

you're not able to take the vaccine, and the _ you're not able to take the vaccine, and the crucial phrase is not able, you may— and the crucial phrase is not able, you may he — and the crucial phrase is not able, you may be able to use testing instead — you may be able to use testing instead to get in and out of countries. we do need that little bit more — countries. we do need that little bit more information about whether the vaccine — bit more information about whether the vaccine prevents transmission first _ the vaccine prevents transmission first. ,, ., ., ., �* ~ ., first. still a lot we don't know about this _ first. still a lot we don't know about this virus _ first. still a lot we don't know about this virus and _ first. still a lot we don't know about this virus and the - first. still a lot we don't know i about this virus and the variants that keep cropping up. paul, jeremy asks i am a uk resident and working can year and will be going back next week. dam can year and will be going back next week. �* ., ., ., ., , week. am i allowed to travel? this raises a number _ week. am i allowed to travel? this raises a number of _ week. am i allowed to travel? this raises a number of questions. - week. am i allowed to travel? this raises a number of questions. first of all, jeremy, what is the job that you do? is it on the government has exemption list? it is a huge list, impossible to memorise, but there are lots ofjobs on it from bus and coach drivers to aircraft crew, aerospace engineers, to government contractors. it depends on the job you do as to whether you are on the exempt list. look on the gulf .uk

website. it also depends on how often you work abroad. is this a regular trip that you do, perhaps once a week? this severity of the criticality of the job will determine whether you are allowed to go and whether your employer has issued a specific letter that entitles you to travel. the other thing to bear in mind is the roots on candy itself. it is notjust about the rules in place leaving the uk, it is about those that occur when you arrive. kenny itself is letting people in, but as long as the rules themselves are critical or if you have a need to go. there is a curfew in place and candy, something else to bear in mind. they have an overnight curfew that has been a place for some weeks that means a lot of facilities are closed, so if you travel do you need to make other plans to make sure that you can cope with the fact there is a curfew in place. a, with the fact there is a curfew in lace. �* ., ., . ., , with the fact there is a curfew in lace. �* ., ., . . , place. a lot of uncertainties you need to check— place. a lot of uncertainties you need to check out _ place. a lot of uncertainties you need to check out as _ place. a lot of uncertainties you need to check out as best - place. a lot of uncertainties you need to check out as best you i place. a lot of uncertainties you i need to check out as best you can

before you go. rory, amy asked i am travelling back to sydney from the uk -- i travelling back to sydney from the uk —— i need to get back to the uk asi uk —— i need to get back to the uk as i have been living in australia on a temporary visa. i am approaching the end of pregnancy and will be able to fly any later. there is a restriction on how pregnant you can be and still get on a plane. that's right. without wanting to dodge _ that's right. without wanting to dodge the question, the time between now and _ dodge the question, the time between now and april is huge in terms of how quickly— now and april is huge in terms of how quickly the rules and regulations are changing. certainly at the _ regulations are changing. certainly at the moment, rules and regulations, australia will let you leave _ regulations, australia will let you leave and — regulations, australia will let you leave and the uk will allow you to enter~ _ leave and the uk will allow you to enter~ you — leave and the uk will allow you to enter. you will have to follow the tests. _ enter. you will have to follow the tests. the — enter. you will have to follow the tests, the quarantine, but there is nothing _ tests, the quarantine, but there is nothing preventing you from travelling. there are some practical problems— travelling. there are some practical problems that you will need to look into. problems that you will need to look into there — problems that you will need to look into. there are very few flights from _ into. there are very few flights from australia, australia has almost closed _ from australia, australia has almost closed all _ from australia, australia has almost closed all international travel. there — closed all international travel. there are _ closed all international travel. there are some flights coming back

because _ there are some flights coming back because there are flights going and returning _ because there are flights going and returning australian residents. you need _ returning australian residents. you need to— returning australian residents. you need to book a ticket. the difficulty you will face is looking at second through the right transit city. at second through the right transit city the _ at second through the right transit city. the last i can remember, you can travel— city. the last i can remember, you can travel through hong kong and singapore, but that is changing rapidly— singapore, but that is changing rapidly and quickly, so those countries _ rapidly and quickly, so those countries have repeatedly restricted the availability of transit rights for uk — the availability of transit rights for uk residents. my advice would be to look— for uk residents. my advice would be to look at— for uk residents. my advice would be to look at dubai, which has been a bit more _ to look at dubai, which has been a bit more reliable, a bit more accessible to uk residents transiting through there. all that said, _ transiting through there. all that said. if— transiting through there. all that said, if you do raise the possibility for disruption, so you should _ possibility for disruption, so you should prepare yourself mentally for that. there is nothing else you can do. that. there is nothing else you can do the _ that. there is nothing else you can do. the rules change so quickly. at the moment— do. the rules change so quickly. at the moment it is possible and you should _ the moment it is possible and you should be — the moment it is possible and you should be able to get home. paul, jeff asked why _ should be able to get home. paul, jeff asked why can _ should be able to get home. paul, jeff asked why can critical - should be able to get home. fall jeff asked why can critical workers beissued jeff asked why can critical workers be issued with travel permits by their employers to travel abroad?

their employers to travel abroad ? this their employers to travel abroad? this goes back again to this exemption list and what is on it. the government in a way is trying to make it simplerfor those the government in a way is trying to make it simpler for those that are in criticaljobs, so if you are in the critical category, if you do meet the needs, then obviously your employer will be able to issue a letter and indeed you will be able to secure easier access. it is interesting that this question has come up this morning because the government this morning has entered the exemption list on the website. they have removed some categories from the exemption list. for example, if you work in the television production or high—end tv and film sector, then no longer are you exempt. if you are a business traveller that happens to be bringing in over £100 million worth of investment into the uk at a very senior level, of course, then you are no longer exempt. the rules are changing very frequently and it is

important to check the website for the exemption list. in terms of permits, it is easier for the government to issue a list of exemptions, then you look at that to see if you are on that list before you travel. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, there. very heavy and persistent rain is on the way to parts of north wales, northern england and the midlands and this will cause problems. the met office have named this area of low pressure storm christophe. it will bring huge folds of rain. particularly for concerns across parts of the peak district and the pennines, where we could see in excess of 150 millimetres of rain. across a swathe of northern england and the midlands where the met office amber weather one is in force. rivers are already running at elevated levels, and that

is even before the rain from storm christophe begins to arrive. it will begin to arrive in the latter stages of monday. initially light and patchy, but through this evening and overnight the rain will become increasingly heavy and persistent, particularly across north wales over the peaks and the pennines of northern england. all the while, it is now to the start up front, colder air in the north, wintry showers here and the risk of icy stretches as the frost sets in across parts of scotland. tuesday, frosty, wintry showers for northern scotland. it is this panto of rain that will cause big problems across a swathe of northern england and wales. a bit of rain for the south—west of england. not much rain in the south—east. cold in the north, mild in the south. tuesday night into wednesday, the weather front does not budge. the rain will be relentless. hour by hour at the risk of flooding and

probably some severe flooding will tend to increase. it looks like we will see some big problems across this part of the world. we still have the big temperature contrast on wednesday. this area of low pressure will move northwards. into thursday, while deepening, the rain will significantly turn to heavy snow in scotland. this snow will come right out to sea level. we will see large snowfall totals building in, especially in the southern uplands where there will be strong winds, as well. so disruptive weather this week. northern england and the midlands likely to see flooding, and it could be severe. we have heavy snow for wednesday night into thursday in parts of scotland.

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