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you'll remember 2a hours ago we brought you the story of the 60 customers and staff marooned by snow in britain's highest altitude pub — the tan hill inn — in the yorkshire dales in england. that night and oasis tribute band was playing and the musicians were stuck there, too. danny savage reports. welcome to what many people this weekend saw as the most enviable location in the land. this weekend saw as the most at the tan hill inn, they sorted their priorities, by digging through the snowdrifts to the front door and then locking it. they'd come to see an oasis tribute band, who — some might say — had a good weekend. but there's worse places to be stuck, you know what i mean? and everyone was just brilliant. staff were brilliant, the customers were brilliant... yeah, yeah. they looked after everyone. and it's been almost like blitz spirit again, you know?

it's magical, really. lifetime of memories as well. we'll do a reunion, but we'll do it in the summer next time! yeah. take care! it's been lovely! nicola, the pub manager, was sorry to see them go. she realised late on friday night that this was going to be a weekend like no other. so, the drifts were causing most of the issues, more i than anything, ratherthanjust there being the snow. - and i thought, "yeah, these| people are not going home." we've been doing karaoke, watching movies, playing l board games, pub quizzes, chilling out. _ today, the road outjust about became passable and a fourth night at the inn was avoided. lots of people saying this must have been the best weekend of your life, locked into a pub for three nights. has it been? heaven. it's something i'll never ever forget. what was it like with a load of strangers, stuck in a remote pub? it wasjust fantastic community spirit, honestly. really good. that talk about having a reunion, _

i'm not sure i'll be back! and so they dispersed, three days later than planned, but what a weekend they had. danny savage, bbc news, tan hill. now on bbc news, it's time for mothers reborn — the story of a group of women in poland who are becoming mothers to fake babies.

they have clothes, my goals. this — they have clothes, my goals. this is— they have clothes, my goals.

this is my— they have clothes, my goals. this is my favourite, so beautiful, so sweet. this doll had blonde hair, so this was perfect _

the process takes many steps to finish such a doll. i am a midwife. everybody that goes in and out

of the hospital, automatically loses part of their humanity. we have a way of thinking about a patient, somebody who is under the doctors and the midwives. that is why i finished working in the hospital. my price range is between 500 and $900. they can be found cheaper and much, much higher prices. the sky is the limit how much collectors want to pay, they pay. the things i use are heat set paints.

i have changed my mind, give me the epidural, please! each doll comes with some close, magnetic pacifiers. a certificate of authenticity, edition and sign of sculptor. i am not a fan of treating dolls like babies. they are not babies. i would be afraid it would be harmful. some people who buy reborn dolls do it because they have lonely souls.

they want to care and nurture in so many ways, that doll is not enough.

i am not ashamed at what i am doing here. i know it brings joy to someone else after i have finished. to hold, play?

hello there. it certainly has been a cold few days across the uk. but in recent hours, things have been changing — more cloud has been rolling its way in from the west, and with that, we've seen some milderair pushing in, these westerly winds bringing those milder conditions for most of us, away from the far north of scotland. so for the majority, tuesday morning is starting with a very different feel — temperatures in liverpool, in plymouth, around i! celsius. but with that, we have more in the way of cloud, and we have some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle. now, through the day, that cloud should thin and break a little bit to give some sunny spells, particularly across england and wales. and then through the afternoon, we'll see a band of heavier rain pushing in from the west, getting into parts of northern ireland and western scotland with strengthening winds. but top temperatures 10—12 celsius in most places —

it will stay quite chilly in the far north of scotland, just three there in lerwick. now, through tuesday night, we're watching this area of low pressure — it's likely to deepen a little as it slides across the uk. so, as well as outbreaks of rain, we do have the potential for some quite strong winds. now, it certainly doesn't look like we'll see anything as windy as we had over the weekend, but still, the potential for some really strong winds for western coasts, perhaps for parts of eastern scotland and northeast england, those gusts could touch gale force in places. temperatures between 5—9 celsius, so starting to drop away again, you'll notice, and that is a sign of things to come on wednesday because the winds will be coming down from the north. and that will reintroduce some relatively cold air — probably not as cold as it has been, but yes, a chillier day to come on wednesday. we'll see areas of showers, or longer spells of rain pushing southwards, wintry showers even to quite low levels across the northern half of scotland, so some more snow

likely to settle here. temperatures by the afternoon between 3—10 celsius, an increasingly cold feel as we go through the day. now, we have those northerly winds, they will ease a little as we get into thursday. as this ridge of high pressure builds in, some dry weather for a time. and then, this frontal system pushes in from the west, briefly maybe some snow — but, as milder air works in, that will tend to turn back to rain. so, temperatures really up and down this week, quite a chilly day to come on thursday, a slightly milder one likely on friday.

welcome to bbc news — i'm rich preston. our top stories. 0n the eve of becoming the world's newest republic — barbados prepares to swear in its first president as it loses queen elizabeth as head of state. and i am in national heroes square in britain as we head towards the presidential inauguration. —— bridge ten. —— bridge ten. more cases of the new coronavirus variant and more travel restrictions — but us president joe biden urges calm. this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. british socialite ghislaine maxwell goes

on trial in new york — she's accused of trafficking