is storm eunice. the strongest of the winds are at the base of the hook. that is why we are starting to see the winds pick up wherejohn is this morning. it is see the winds pick up where john is this morning-— this morning. it is pretty rare to net two this morning. it is pretty rare to get two red _ this morning. it is pretty rare to get two red warnings. _ this morning. it is pretty rare to get two red warnings. it - this morning. it is pretty rare to get two red warnings. it is - this morning. it is pretty rare to get two red warnings. it is the l get two red warnings. it is the first time _ get two red warnings. it is the first time the _ get two red warnings. it is the first time the met _ get two red warnings. it is the first time the met office - get two red warnings. it is the first time the met office has l get two red warnings. it is the - first time the met office has issued a red warning since it started the system back in 2011. it does not come into effect until ten o'clock. then it will last right through to mid—afternoon. we already have those warnings in the west and south—west. there warning system is an impact —based system. different areas will be susceptible to different wins and how strong they will be, what the impact will be. in london and the south—east, the reason that warning is in place is because it is such a highly populated area. that will

have impact on transport, power and plenty of objects to fly around which could cause a danger to life. in terms of the two red warnings but when do you think we will get the peaksin when do you think we will get the peaks in wales and the southwest and later on in the south—east and london? later on in the south-east and london? , , ., , , later on in the south-east and london? , , . , , ., london? the pigs are pushing into the south-west _ london? the pigs are pushing into the south-west and _ london? the pigs are pushing into the south-west and london. - london? the pigs are pushing into - the south-west and london. elsewhere the south—west and london. elsewhere across england and wales, where there is an amber when there could still be disruption. we will show you rough timings of the strong winds. in parts of the midlands and the south—east it will be late morning into early afternoon. very calm at the moment by comparison and the strongest winds will be in the afternoon. . , . ., , ., afternoon. red warnings in wales and the south-west _ afternoon. red warnings in wales and the south-west and _ afternoon. red warnings in wales and the south-west and wales _ afternoon. red warnings in wales and the south-west and wales and - afternoon. red warnings in wales and| the south-west and wales and london the south—west and wales and london later. the whole country pretty much as affected by the storm.— as affected by the storm. across arts of as affected by the storm. across parts of scotland _ as affected by the storm. across parts of scotland and _ as affected by the storm. across parts of scotland and northern l parts of scotland and northern ireland, the far north of england, sneu ireland, the far north of england, snell is the other feature of this.

lots of problem this morning across central and northern scotland. —— snow. things will not properly improve until we get into tonight. even then it will stay very windy. you will be very busy today. thank you very much indeed. and there's another cobra emergency meeting today to discuss the impact of the storms. our political correspondent helen cattjoins me now. what sort of things are they talking about in terms of making preparations?— about in terms of making re arations? , , ,., preparations? this is the government emeruen preparations? this is the government emergency committee, _ preparations? this is the government emergency committee, cobra, - preparations? this is the government| emergency committee, cobra, which gets called when there is an emergency to respond to. there was a meeting yesterday and another this afternoon. the membership of cobra changes depending on the emergency they are responding to. this one will be chaired by cabinet office minister michael ellis. his job will be chaired by cabinet office minister michael ellis. hisjob is to oversee things across the whole

of government. the sort of ministers you are going to get there today will be in the departments affected like the department of the environment which is dealing with flooding, the department of energy which is looking at disruption to energy supplies due to the high winds. there is a lot of predicted disruption to the train network in particular, to roads and bus networks. those are the sort of things they are expecting to be looking at. speaking to a government source this morning, a lot of the preparation work was done yesterday, particularly in terms of dealing with any possible flooding. high water pumps were moved to strategic locations. they have been made to strategic locations which will make it easier to deploy them if they are needed. some of the flood barriers are going up. a lot of the prep work was done in advance. the role. shall government is liaising with those on

the ground doing these things. they are liaising with local resilience forums which are organising on the ground the immediate response to these things. these groups involve emergency services, local councils, the nhs. they come together to respond to these. they will be looking at all of those issues. the liberal democrats yesterday were calling on the government to go further. they wanted to see a package of measures for ministers to step in and provide food, emergency accommodation and other essential supplies to vulnerable people on the ground impacted by the storms. we will have to wait to see what else comes out of today. ministers will look at how it lays out today in all those areas. the preparation work has been done. what happens now? let's update you about what is going

on in wales. western power says they have had ten incidents of power cuts with 1800 customers out of power in wales. incidents include 312 customers near lampeter, 279 in llanelli and 215 in port torbert. just to give an idea of the impact on power supplies and travel disruption. martin brennan has been telling us about well problems and some of the worst affected areas. we had some of the worst affected areas. - had taken an unusual step of cancelling. i had been on the railway for 30 years and was and do not recall as preplanning the closure of the network in wales. we been monitoring the storm for the last 48 hours. this red weather warning, we had a number of trees down the storm deadly a couple of days ago. keeping passengers and colleagues safe is the reason for us

taking the decision to suspend the train service today. —— storm dudley. a decision taken jointly. our plan now is to review... we've got over 1000 miles of track we will need to inspect prior to reopening. we will start back overnight first light. the message is, please don't go out there today. you've seen it yourself, those cameras there. and will check the railway tomorrow, start the service back—up and if people need to use their tickets saturday, sunday and monday, then they can. let's just show you the picture in wales in porthcawl, where we were hearing a little bit earlier on from our correspondence getting blown around. that is the view from a camera in porthcawl. you can see their way is really crashing into their way is really crashing into the coastline along porthcawl. let's look at the picture of travel

disruption right around the country. we have had all the red weather warnings. and travel expert simon calder is at paddington station in london. at least you are in the dry and you have got to be grateful for that. what is the travel picture? it is bleak and _ what is the travel picture? it is bleak and it — what is the travel picture? it is bleak and it is _ what is the travel picture? it 3 bleak and it is getting worse, i am afraid. london paddington, normally the main the services in the west of england and south wales. as she were just hearing, all services in that nation cancelled today on the trains. —— as you were hearing. i had just checked, cheltenham spa, hereford and oxford, those departures are not going anywhere. talking to passengers, there has been a constant stream of people at the help desk asking for assistance. they have been very well looked after. generally they had been told you can get to reading and didcot

and then take another train from there. that is the pattern across england. if you take a line south of hull, york and blackpool, you have to assume all trains will be disrupted. all the train operators are saying, do not travel unless it is absolutely necessary. if you are travelling, there is a 50 miles an hour speed limit in much of the country. normally trains will be running at 125 miles an hour. obviously everything will take a lot longer. obviously everything will take a lot loner. . ~' ,, , obviously everything will take a lot loner. . ~ , . roy stokes from the environment agency has been telling us about what they've been able to plan for, in preparation for storm eunice. we've been preparing for this for the last few days, checking all of our sea and coastal defences and putting barriers up all along the river severn. as you've probably seen earlier this week. this morning isjust a case of sitting and watching, really.

we've got high—volume pumps on standby at various locations. the fear is that with the high winds and these high spring tides now that some of the flood defences along the severn estuary could over top, causing some flooding. so it's a worst—case scenario really for us. ifjust the red alert from the met office wasn't enough, we've got ten severe flood warnings out now, which means there is an imminent and serious risk to life, so folks really need to listen to the emergency services, take their advice and act accordingly. our correspondent andrew plant is by the river severn in gloucestershire. very blustery bad. just tell us about the scene. we

very blustery bad. just tell us about the scene.— very blustery bad. just tell us about the scene. we are in exactly the lace about the scene. we are in exactly the place you _ about the scene. we are in exactly the place you are _ about the scene. we are in exactly the place you are talking _ about the scene. we are in exactly the place you are talking about. i the place you are talking about. people were lulled into a slight sense of security this morning. it was quite sunny and very calm on the west coast. when i wake up at six o'clock there didn't seem to be any storm damage or wind battle. it has become really windy. you can see, this is the river seven, where the bristol channel comes off the sea and comes up and goes into a much narrower passage going in that direction towards gloucestershire. —— river severn. that is where the flood warnings are in place. i am going to turn around because the wind is so strong. up towards gloucestershire is whether flooding problems could potentially be. it does flood fairly often. as he was saying, you have the high spring tide, coupled with extra wind and

then there is real possibility of flooding. lots of people had the police knocking on their doors by giving out leaflets, telling them not to beep going out of their homes in the storms. some people were told to leave their homes and not come back until the storm is over. i am told they have got a shelter set up for people to leave. i think this money people thought, probably the storm was not as bad as it might have been but now it is coming in and the wind is pretty strong. there was advice issued by the met office yesterday for people before the storm to try and secure things that were loose in the garden, garden furniture, trampolines and play equipment, that kind of thing, to securely lock doors and windows and if possible not park their vehicles near things like fences and trees, things which could potentially get

blown over. then there was advice during the storm, pretty obvious stuff. do not go out when the winds are high and do not drive unless you really have to. i had to say the m4 and m48 had very little traffic on. schools across the country have closed as a precaution. this is the high spring tide for the list is as high spring tide for the list is as high as it will get. as you look at the river severn, that is where the flood warnings are in place. the wind is picking up. we will see how we get on. it looks as though storm eunice is beginning to hit on the west coast. we eunice is beginning to hit on the west coast-— eunice is beginning to hit on the west coast. ~ , . ~ west coast. we will be back with him later. to get more on the situation where you live, do tune in to your bbc local radio station, and you can find details of your nearest station

at bbc.co.uk/sounds. and for the picture across the country, head to bbc.co.uk/news. and on our website you can also find some guidance on how to stay safe before and during the storm. among the recommendations issued by the met office, that you secure any loose objects such as garden furniture, ladders or anything else that could be blown around. and during the storm, to stay indoors as much as possible and not drive unless necessary.

let's get more on that from matt taylor. we cannot get enough of a weather forecast. taylor. we cannot get enough of a weatherforecast. bring us the latest. weather forecast. bring us the latest. , ., , ., ., latest. things are starting to deteriorate _ latest. things are starting to deteriorate across _ latest. things are starting to deteriorate across the - latest. things are starting to - deteriorate across the south-west. deteriorate across the south—west. things will change during the day. this is where the met office read weather warnings are in place. risk the potential cost of life and property. even more widely across england and wales we could see extremely strong winds and damaging gusts as well. the other element to the stories we have snow around which could cause problems over scottish hills and lower—level roots in central and eastern areas. the strong winds will transfer it was during the day. a mix of sunshine and showers away from scotland. showers could be and thundery and falling later in the west later. the

wind will start to ease down later. bbc show is continuing the north of the country. the temperature is close to freezing, i surround tomorrow and then another band of wet and windy weather sweeping across the south. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: storm eunice hits the uk, with a warning of a �*danger to life'

and winds reaching up to 90mph in some places. this is the view live in porthcawl in south wales, as you're advised to stay at home if you can. millions of people are under rare red weather warnings in parts of the south west of england and south wales, as well as london and the south east. there are also fears of flooding along the severn estuary. there are fears of flooding along the severn estuary. the red alert from the met office was not enough. we have ten severe flood warnings out now which means there is an imminent and serious risk to life. there's major disruption to travel. all trains in wales have been cancelled, with further cancellations, delays and speed restrictions elsewhere — and a warning not to travel on the road unless it's absolutely necessary. being on the railway in 30 years and

i do not recall a storm of this magnitude where we had taken the decision to suspend the service in advance. elsewhere today, children are waiting longer for hospital treatment, cancer care and mental health support — as new data shows the impact of the pandemic on children's treatment times. and the head of the international olympic committee says it was �*chilling' to see the way russian skater, kamila valieva, was treated by her coach after she failed to win a medal at the winter olympics. sport and here's a full round up from the bbc sport centre: kicking off with rangers. i watched that game last night. what a special night it was. there is still a second leg to come, but whatever happens, it was a famous night for rangers in germany, one that will be

talked about long after this season. going to one of the giants of german football, and borussia dortmund and tearing them apart in the eurpoa league knock out round, first leg whenjohn lundstrum, applied the finishing to a flowing team move, it made it 3—0. rangers in dreamland, the pocketful of travelling fans made their absolute jubilation clear. the second leg takes place at ibrox next thursday. rangers are in the driving seat. in complete contrast, it was a night to forget for celtic in the europa conference as they were beaten, at home, 3—1 by norwegian champions bodo glimt. they'll have it all to do in the second leg, when they travel to norway. meanwhile, leicester cruised to a 4—1victory over danish side randers in the europa conference league. kiernan dewsbury—hall, capping off the scoring with this effort to give them a comfortable lead, after the first leg. england's women had to settle for a draw against canada in their opening match of the arnold clark cup. millie bright opened the scoring after 20 minutes, with this impressive effort to give

the lionesses the lead, but canada hit back with a cracker of their own. 1—1 the final score. now at the winter olympics, we now know that — at last — team gb are guaranteed a medal. the men's curling team will play sweden, in the final tomorrow morning at about 6.05. a win will secure the gold. they'll get silver if they lose. and the team gb women will today try to follow suit. their victory over the russian olympic committee booked them a place in the semi finals. they will face sweden in the last four at 12.05 this afternoon. overnight there was disappointment in the halfpipe finalfor team gb�*s, zoe atkin. she fell on two of her three runs, eventually finishing ninth — disappointing as she had qualified in fourth for the final. china's18—year—old

eileen gu took the gold. she's the first freestyle skier to win olympic medals in three different events. gu — who's known as the �*snow princess', added to her big air gold and slopestyle silver. there was widespread concern over the way the 15—year—old russian skater, at the centre of a doping controversy, was treated by her coach, after a series of falls in the figure skating routine in the individual final. kamila valieva was under enormous pressure — weighed down by a doping scandal and questions over the wisdom of allowing her to compete — came 4th after a string of mistakes. it was uncomfortable to watch, but afterwards, there was no hug, and no comfort for the 15—year—old, instead, she was asked, "why did you stop fighting?" and this has led to strong critisim from the international olympic committee. when i afterwards saw how she was received by her closest entourage,

with what appeared to be a tremendous coldness, it was chilling to see this — rather than giving her comfort, rather than to try to help her. now to finish — the young fan who stole the show even before kick off, in the superleague victory for warrington over castleford last night. so here he is. what a moment for the young mascot, with the honour of delivering the match ball ahead of kick off, but whizzy rascal lived up to his name, driving straight passed the players and referee. eventually he did manage to stop and needed a little help to have a second go and this time surely... well, either the brakes were a bit tempermental, or he was just having

too much fun. he sailed on past. there is no stopping him and he is enjoying his moment. the players enjoyed it as well. a great moment for the fans to enjoy. the animal mascot got the ball and the game got started and they went on to win. that's all the sport for now. these are the latest pictures live from porthcawl. some of the wind speeds we have just had in from porthcawl. some of the wind speeds we havejust had in in from porthcawl. some of the wind speeds we have just had in in terms of recorded wind speeds in the last few minutes, 92 miles per error, the

scilly isles, 79 miles per r, pembrey sands, 79 mph, barry hurd, plymouth, miles per error. an idea of those wind speeds of storm eunice and we have got to red weather warnings in wales and the south west and later on in the south—east of england including london. already, we have had power we have heard about power plants in somerset, 768 properties have been hit by a power cut in south somerset according to western power distribution. another 50 properties without power in wellington. already having an impact. let's go to alex from the met office. let's talk to alex deakin from the met office. red warnings are very rare, since we

change the system in 200011, we have only issued 16 red warnings, to have only issued 16 red warnings, to have two in place at the same time is exceptionally unusual. it is not uncommon to have two storms in a week like we have seen this week, what is unusual about monty is that we named two storms in the same day, we named two storms in the same day, we have never done that before. and beak and serious weather. we we have never done that before. and beak and serious weather.— beak and serious weather. we have known about _ beak and serious weather. we have known about storm _ beak and serious weather. we have known about storm eunice - beak and serious weather. we have known about storm eunice for - beak and serious weather. we have j known about storm eunice for quite beak and serious weather. we have l known about storm eunice for quite a while, it is testament to the skills of the forecasters like you. this while, it is testament to the skills of the forecasters like you.- of the forecasters like you. this is one of the — of the forecasters like you. this is one of the benefits _ of the forecasters like you. this is one of the benefits of _ of the forecasters like you. this isj one of the benefits of technology, we are getting better at forecasting. we are getting better at communicating. that is why we named storms, to get the message out better, it lands better with people across social media. we are getting better at getting the message out flagged this on monday gives people more time to prepare, be aware of it, and the rail network to prepare, and to plan theirjourneys. that is the message today. do you really

need to go out? not even if you are in the red warning areas and the amber warning which covers most of england and all of wales, you should really consider whether you need to travel today, we are expecting extreme weather in that area, and the likelihood of flying debris, power issues, and further travel disruption. along with the issue on the coast, very large waves. the message is, please do not go to the coast. they are busy enough as it is. it is very unusual and a very busy day. it isa it is a beast of a storm. what are the meteorological origins? storm dudle had the meteorological origins? storm dudley had a _ the meteorological origins? storm dudley had a different _ the meteorological origins? storm dudley had a different angle - the meteorological origins? storm dudley had a different angle of- dudley had a different angle of attack, came in from the north—west, scotland and northern england were worst affected. this has come from the south—west, driven by the same thing, thejet the south—west, driven by the same thing, the jet stream, the south—west, driven by the same thing, thejet stream, the river of air high up in the atmosphere which

picks up weather systems and intensifies them. for most of january, thejet intensifies them. for most of january, the jet stream was to the north of the uk and high pressure sat across us and the weather was calm and we had sunshine and not a lot of rain. it has shifted south, and has been energised, and this is and has been energised, and this is a wriggling jet stream which picked up a wriggling jet stream which picked up storm eunice yesterday. 48 hours ago, if you looked in the atlantic, you would not have seen any sign of it, it formed yesterday and intensifies overnight. it is called explosive cyclogenesis, intensifying the storm, and it has spun up in the last 12 to 24 hours into a potent storm which is hitting the uk at the wrong time at most powerful. talking about climate — wrong time at most powerful. talking about climate change, _ wrong time at most powerful. talking about climate change, are _ wrong time at most powerful. talking about climate change, are these - about climate change, are these storms more common, more frequent? there is little evidence comparing storms and wind strength to climate change, if you go back over the years, there is not evidence either

way if we are seeing stronger wind. we are expecting more rain, climate change lets the base layer of temperature, when it is hot it gets hotter and when it rains it rains harder. it will pack more of the punch in terms of rainfall, but there is no evidence at this stage for seeing more storms are more intense storms. climate change intensifies hurricanes more rapidly, but in terms of these kind of storms, there is not a great deal of evidence. we have seen stance before, we will continue to see storms, this is an exceptional storm and it is a wind event, it will bring more rain than it would have done otherwise if we had not had climate change and that exacerbates more likely flooding further down the rain as you see more weight and windy weather through the course of the weekend. no direct link between the weekend. no direct link between the intensity of storms and climate change. the intensity of storms and climate chance. . ~ the intensity of storms and climate chance. ., ~ i. ., the intensity of storms and climate chance. . ~' ., ., the intensity of storms and climate chance. . ~ ., ., change. thank you to you and your brilliant colleagues _ change. thank you to you and your brilliant colleagues your _ brilliant colleagues your forecasting work. people in many

parts of the country have been advised not to drive. nina warhurst has spent the morning at the headquarters of one of the country's leading motoring organisations. brea kd owns breakdowns are a good indicator of what is happening today. the white squares and dots represent customers who have broken down or are being helped. our ecr on patrol or heading to orfrom a job. a busy day, but everybody is busy. you have worked here for more than 50 years. the weather warnings, here for more than 50 years. the weatherwarnings, how here for more than 50 years. the weather warnings, how extreme are they? taste weather warnings, how extreme are the ? ~ ., , ., weather warnings, how extreme are the? ., , ., they? we have been through massive thins but they? we have been through massive things but this _ they? we have been through massive things but this is _ they? we have been through massive things but this is unique _ they? we have been through massive things but this is unique because - things but this is unique because you have got snow in the northern part of the country and extreme hurricane —like wins in other parts of the country. it is unique today. you fine people hear the warning and

realise it's serious but disconnected with their own lives, they take a chance by making a journey. they take a chance by making a “ourne . ,, ., ., . ,, journey. strong advice, unless you really have — journey. strong advice, unless you really have to _ journey. strong advice, unless you really have to go _ journey. strong advice, unless you really have to go out, _ journey. strong advice, unless you i really have to go out, stay-at-home. really have to go out, stay—at—home. these conditions are very dangerous. if you go out, be extra vigilant, leave extra time, two hands on the wheel, the winds are very strong, extra space between you and the car in front to break safely.— in front to break safely. these are exceptional _ in front to break safely. these are exceptional circumstances, - in front to break safely. these are exceptional circumstances, only i exceptional circumstances, only travel at all unless you absolutely have to, even if the road seemed quiet because people are heeding the advice. many train cancellations. if you are going to the airport, check your flight. you are going to the airport, check yourflight. we you are going to the airport, check your flight. we will reiterate this throughout the day, stay—at—home. while children are at very low risk from covid itself, the pandemic has had a profound impact on their health and wellbeing. data shared exclusively with the bbc by the nuffield trust and the health foundation show growing waits for planned care,

access to cancer treatment and an unprecedented surge in demand for mental health services. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. some days she couldn't walk. her behaviour was changing, getting angry, she was crying sometimes. the children caught up in delays and disruption caused by the covid pandemic. sometimes ijust see tears rolling down his face, just sitting and watching him gone from the child he was to pretty much a recluse. he's more interested in your fingers. eight—year—old thomas from leeds was diagnosed with leukaemia three years ago. his fortnightly hospital appointments moved to monthly video calls during the pandemic. his mother says, without face—to—face checkups, problems with his bladder and liver weren't spotted. it's like all the time in the back of my head,

how long has this been going on? would it have been detected sooner had it been seen? because i'm not trained, i'm not medical, i don't know what to look for. gemma said thomas's chemotherapy is affecting his mobility and use of his hands, but he's not seen an occupational therapist since before covid hit and they are still waiting for an appointment. as a mother, i want to take this pain away from him. i don't want to sit and watch him in this pain. but i can't do anything. i just feel completely helpless. sorry. while children are at very low risk from covid itself, the pandemic has had a profound impact on their health and well—being. as well as disruption to some cancer care, there's been unprecendented demand for children's mental health services. and the waiting list for planned

hospital treatment grew to more than 300,000 in november. 1000 young people waiting over two years. researchers say too many children are facing unacceptable delays. early diagnosis and intervention is so important for young people, and delays to their treatment can have a huge impact on their physical, mental and developmental health. and we're really calling for a greater involvement of health care services for children and young people. remember, crutch first! every day has been a struggle for 13—year—old cerys from nottingham. she has a condition which means that one leg is longer than the other. last summer, she was put on a waiting list for an operation but it was cancelled twice because of covid. there you go, sweetheart, and your laptop as well. thank you. i was really angry and frustrated by the situation. my legs have been really painful. ijust want to be able to be

normal, and do not have any pain with my legs. she finally had the operation last month to fit a frame on her leg that will help it to grow. it's a relief it's all over. the last minute cancellations caused a huge amount of anxiety. the whole situation of this, re—booking and cancelling, it's not fair on cerys, she was losing school days. i was losing work days, which i wasn't getting paid for. and it was horrible. it really was. in response to thomas's case, leeds teaching hospital trust told us it is committed to achieving timely and safe care for all patients. all four uk nations have said they will continue to prioritise children's care with extra investment in both mental and physical health services. katharine da costa, bbc news. covid passes for those entering cinemas, nightclubs and other large scale events in wales are to be

dropped from today. under the change, venues will no longer be required by law to ask customers for proof of their vaccine status or a recent negative test result, but may continue to do so, if they wish. a group representing nhs bosses has asked for free covered 19 tests to be resumed. according to the nhs confederation, three quarters of senior staff in england do not want self isolation rules to end. police in canada have arrested two of the organisers of a protest against covid vaccine requirements for truck drivers. the demonstrators have been camped in around 400 heavy trucks on the streets of ottawa for almost three weeks. prime ministerjustin trudeau has invoked an emergency law banning public assembly in certain places and threatening to seize the bank funds of people

who donate to the protestors. aru na iyengar reports. this is for freedom! police putting up fencing around | government buildings. around 400 trucks are still here. the centre still paralysed. leaflets are handed out telling the truckers to leave the area now or risk arrest and we have been bolstering our resources, developing clear plans and preparing to take action. past few days, we have been communicating directly with unlawful protesters. we are told and they must leave we have warned and the consequences of disobeying these rules. justin trudeau defended his decision to use the rarely invoked emergencies act. it gives them a wide range of temporary powers to deal with the protesters. because that is what leadership

| requires us to do. for the goodj of all canadians, the illegal. blockades and operations have |to stop and the borders have to remain open. a secured area with almost 100 to checkpoints. only those with a lawful purpose will be able to enter. that excludes anyone wanting to 'oin the demonstration._ government starts to become tyrannical government that is what gives us the right to stand up and we have that in law. we are going to win. we i are winning. the protest began as opposition to mandatory vaccines for truckers crossing the border but has broadened out to against pandemic restrictions and justin trudeau's government.

it was cleared last weekend. this weekend, bad weather could complicate any policing in foot at 30 centimetres of snow is expected to fall. a product which was designed to deter burglars and protect property is now being used to help victims of domestic abuse. smartwater, when sprayed, makes an invisible mark on a perpetrator that can't be removed. the coded liquid means police can instantly link criminals to a crime scene as shiona mccallum's been finding out. this can is filled with a forensic spray which for the first time is being used to stop domestic violence. to show how it works i volunteered to be sprayed with it. you cannot see it with the naked eye but switch on the uv lights and you will see i have been marked. for years, this substance has been used to protect property and deter thieves but now for the first time it's been used to convict someone for harassment. a man in wakefield in west yorkshire has beenjailed for breaching his

non—molestation order. he had been told to stay away from his ex—partner and her house so when he turned up, she sprayed him with the solution. three police forces in england have been giving these canisters filled with smart water to victims of domestic abuse, harassment and stalking and if it sprayed on a person, it can put them at the scene of a crime. each batch of the liquid has a unique formulation. at this lab in telford they mix different chemical elements... and there's more than a billion possible combinations. technicians can analyse the tiniest of samples so from just one drop of this stuff they can tell exactly what bottle it came from. i can't tell you the secret source of smart water but it's made up of a combination of rare elements that would never be found naturally anywhere else in the world. each batch is unique. we know categorically that smart

water was registered to that person and can be linked to the crime. what about something like cctv, would that not be good enough? cctv might not categorically identify a person if they were wearing something like a balaclava, the element of doubt is there and you cannot prove that, whereas there is no element of doubt in something like smart water. the idea has been around for a while. it was featured on the bbc in 1996 but using it to deter domestic abuse is a new idea and police say it is working. this is what forensic marking is doing, we are saying to the perpetrator, if you go back to that address and breach these conditions and commit offences, you will be forensically marked. we can prove that as a police service and we will bring you tojustice. how pleased are you that you got the conviction in yorkshire? during that incident the victim was able to safely deploy that canister at her home address and during the subsequent investigation we could forensically

see that the individual was marked with the spray. the following day the perpetrator was convicted and received 24 weeks' imprisonment for breach of a non—molestation order which we are really pleased about. it's sad the offence has taken place because we want to deter it, part of our objectives is to prevent, but if it doesn't, we need to have the best possible evidence to bring perpetrators tojustice and this is what the initiative has done. over 200 women across the uk now have smart water in their homes. the majority of them are telling the police they feel safer as a result of having a tool, and are also saying the perpetrators are not visiting them any more. victims say they can go out to work and just have peace of mind. currently west yorkshire, south yorkshire and staffordshire police forces are using the tech as part of their domestic violence

strategy but it's thought forensic marking will be trialled by other forces across the country in the hope of securing more convictions and deterring more crimes. an update on storm eunice, all car ferry services between southampton and the isle of wight are currently suspended. and the isle of wight are currently suspended-— and the isle of wight are currently susended. ., ., ., ,~ ., services also suspended. let's have the latest weather forecast. the winds are ramping up across england and wales. the storm system, storm eunice, also snow across some parts of scotland at the moment and will

continue to fall through much of the day. as i said, the wind picking up, rough seas across the south west, a while ago. wind gusts are getting very close to mine 90 mph on the south bank of wales, and we are seeing gusts of 60 to 70 to 80 miles per. in the red warning areas. look at the satellite image, the storm is pushing its way in, the massive hook is where the storm is that it's worse which is pushing and across southern england. the isobars are tightly packed where the strongest winds are, going east during the day, if your day is calm at the moment, the win will get worse, pushing east. it is not only win, but potential title surge up the bristol channel into the severn estuary, severe flood warnings by the environment agency, red warning from the met office. the wind may

not be as strong across london and the south—east but will have a major impact. best advice not to travel. more impact elsewhere across wales and england as the wind in line tops 60 to 80 miles per error. lots of rain, not today, we are going to see sunshine, longershowers rain, not today, we are going to see sunshine, longer showers in northern england, wintry at times, the snow will be relentless through the trossachs to the grampians. rain around the coast of aberdeenshire and angus. brighter conditions, wind easing in the west later, called in the north, things will clear up as we go into this evening and overnight. still some showers and blustery, the wind will fall lighter and there is a chance of frost and ice on saturday morning. after the icy start, bright for many, have to

watch this, another spell of windy weather on the southern half of england and wales, some heavy rain, some snow on the northern edge, a brighter white start to the weekend the further north.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. as fears continue of a russian invasion of ukraine, there are further diplomatic efforts to ease tensions. president biden is due to host a call with world leaders, including from the eu and nato. meanwhile, us vice president, kamala harris is amongst western leaders gathering for the munich security conference. we'll have the latest from there as it happens. storm eunice hits the uk, with rare warning of a �*danger to life' in some areas. this is the view live in porthcawl in south wales, where winds could reach up to 90 miles per hour. all trains in wales have been cancelled, with further disruption across the uk and there's

a warning not to travel on the road unless it's absolutely necessary.