today at 5pm — storm eunice is battering parts of the uk. forecasters say it could be one of the worst storms in three decades. amongst the damage — the dome of london's 02, shredded by the strong winds. london fire brigade and south central ambulance service have both declared major incidents. poeple are being urged not to travel, with snow and ice warnings for northern parts of the uk. no trains at all are running in wales with cancellations and delays on lines across britain. our very strong advice is not to travel unless it is absolutely necessary and if people do need to travel, they should be prepared for very long delays, and secondly check

with their train operator that their train is running. airlines are urging passengers to check before heading to the airport, with hundreds of flights cancelled or delayed. vladimir putin is to oversee military exercises involving russia's nuclear and missile capabilities — as world leaders meet in munich to discuss security. nhs bosses call for free covid testing to continue. three—quarters of senior health service staff want self—isolation rules to remain too. great britain have been stripped of their silver medal in the 4x100 metre relay at last summer's tokyo olympics, after team member cj ujah was found to have committed a doping violation. if you don't do anything pyschotic on this trip, maybe we can have some fun — is that a deal? shake? laughs and coming up, a soldier and a dog journey down the pacific coast —

find out what mark kermode thinks of "dog" and much more, in the film review. that's at 5:45pm. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm jane hill. storm eunice has been battering much of the uk, causing widespread disruption and damage. the south bore the brunt of it this morning with winds of an astonishing 122mph recorded at the needles on the isle of wight. at least two people have been injured, and a man in ireland has died after being hit by a falling tree. a met office red warning for wind has now expired in london and the south—east of england. but amber warnings are in force across much of england and wales

until 9pm, bringing the possibility of power cuts and falling trees. and there are yellow warnings for snow in scotland and northern ireland. rail services, ferry journeys and many flights across the country have been cancelled. emergency services in london and the south have declared a "major incident" in response to the volume of calls. and 200,000 homes across the country are still without power, at the peak of the storm, almost half a million homes had no electricity. 0ur correspondent simonjones looks at how eunice has been affecting us so far. we were warned. as forecast, storm eunice swept in this morning, battering the coast of wales. and in cornwall, a red warning meaning a simple message — the storm so severe that lives are at risk. i don't know what the actual wind speed is, but you can barely stand up in it.

i'm guessing it's 80, 90 mph on top of the cliff. it has caused power cuts... 0h! ..forced hundreds of schools to shut, and businesses to close. red warnings are very rare. since we changed the warning system to make it more impact—based in 2011, we have only issued 16 red warnings. they don't come along very often and to have two in place at the same time is exceptionally rare. oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh! it's falling over! oh, my gosh! whoa! oh, my gosh! gusts strong enough to bring down the street in gloucestershire. it's notjust the wind causing the worry — snow has been falling. it's led to difficult driving conditions in county durham. yellow warnings are in place for much of northern england, scotland and northern ireland. at this traffic control centre in the west midlands, they have been monitoring the roads. it feels like we have less breakdowns than normal on friday so people are heeding the warnings but there will not be a good time to drive today with these horrible conditions so please do not get

into a rush hour related accident, it is not safe. this flight into heathrow had a bit of a bumpy landing. many others have been cancelled. rail companies have been advising people not to travel, and large parts of the network have been shut anyway. if people do need to travel, they should first of all be prepared for very long delays and secondly check with their train operator that the train is running. but in common with other agencies, our strong advice is not to travel. london and the south—east of england are now facing the worst of the weather. the power of the storm clear at the 02 arena the power of the storm clear at the o2 arena with fabric sections of the roof ripped off. in waterloo a man was injured by falling masonry — he's been taken to hospital. in barnet, this shed

was no match for the wind. the london fire brigade has declared a major incident because of the volume of calls it is getting about the storm. ,, ., . , ., , the storm. storm eunice is the worst storm we have _ the storm. storm eunice is the worst storm we have faced _ the storm. storm eunice is the worst storm we have faced in _ the storm. storm eunice is the worst storm we have faced in decades - the storm. storm eunice is the worst storm we have faced in decades in i storm we have faced in decades in london. it is vital that we exercise caution. ., , . london. it is vital that we exercise caution. . . , london. it is vital that we exercise caution. ., . , ., caution. people are exercising a hiuh caution. people are exercising a high degree _ caution. people are exercising a high degree of— caution. people are exercising a high degree of caution, - caution. people are exercising a high degree of caution, not - caution. people are exercising a. high degree of caution, not going out unless— high degree of caution, not going out unless they needed to, so, i think_ out unless they needed to, so, i think the — out unless they needed to, so, i think the public have responded well to this, _ think the public have responded well to this, and — think the public have responded well to this, and that means that we have been able _ to this, and that means that we have been able to— to this, and that means that we have been able to manage this risk. weather— been able to manage this risk. weather warnings remain in place until tonight, and even then, that will not be the end of the story. i don't want to be the bringer of gloom and doom but today, as serious as it is — and it is a serious, severe event today — but on the back of this, we have more rain coming so there could be possibilities of further flooding as the week pans out. so let's get today out of the way

first then let's make sure that all of our infrastructure, all of our defences, are still in good shape to be able to deal with whatever might come for the rest of the week. the battle with the elements is far from over. simon jones, bbc news. in wales, storm eunice has brought strong winds and high waves. there are no trains running anywhere in the country — the first time that has happened, and people are being advised to stay at home. 0ur correspondent tomos morgan is in porthcawl in south wales. storm eunice crashes over porthcawl, and the majority of cabbies and businesses are shut around the south wales coastline as it took the brunt of the weather this morning. gusts over 90 mph have been clocked, as

storm eunice sweeps up everything in its path. i storm eunice sweeps up everything in its ath. ., ., its path. i have lived in porthcawl for many years — its path. i have lived in porthcawl for many years i _ its path. i have lived in porthcawl for many years i never _ its path. i have lived in porthcawl. for many years i never experienced it like this. it is taking my breath away, it is so windy. you can barely walk on the prom. you can't, i'm literally at a 45 degrees angle, it is crazy. literally at a 45 degrees angle, it is cra . , ., , ., literally at a 45 degrees angle, it iscra . , ., , ., , is crazy. the strongest i have seen for a lona is crazy. the strongest i have seen for a long time. _ is crazy. the strongest i have seen for a long time. the _ is crazy. the strongest i have seen for a long time. the lack _ is crazy. the strongest i have seen for a long time. the lack of - is crazy. the strongest i have seen for a long time. the lack of rain i for a long time. the lack of rain was _ for a long time. the lack of rain was a _ for a long time. the lack of rain was a help— for a long time. the lack of rain was a help but i haven't seen the winds— was a help but i haven't seen the winds are — was a help but i haven't seen the winds are strong as this for a while — winds are strong as this for a while. , ., ., ., .., ., while. the seafront in porthcawl or the brunt of— while. the seafront in porthcawl or the brunt of the _ while. the seafront in porthcawl or the brunt of the weather _ while. the seafront in porthcawl or the brunt of the weather is - while. the seafront in porthcawl or the brunt of the weather is within i the brunt of the weather is within one hour of the red weather warning come into force it coincided with high tide, meaning that the waves came crashing over the promenade, here. although the met office's red warning has now ended, the whole of wales is now in an amber alert for wind until this evening. these in holyhead disrupting ferry services across the irish sea. elsewhere on the transport one, storm eunice has impacted the roads, overturning a lorry on the m4, with falling trees damaging a car in swansea and both

severn now closed. all trains have been postponed, for the first time everin been postponed, for the first time ever in wales. in been postponed, for the first time ever in wales.— been postponed, for the first time ever in wales. in 30 years in wales, i do not ever in wales. in 30 years in wales, i do not recall— ever in wales. in 30 years in wales, i do not recall a _ ever in wales. in 30 years in wales, i do not recall a storm _ ever in wales. in 30 years in wales, i do not recall a storm of— ever in wales. in 30 years in wales, i do not recall a storm of this - i do not recall a storm of this magnitude, where we have taken a decision of suspending the service in advance. decision of suspending the service in advance-— decision of suspending the service in advance. :: :: :: ., , ., in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without — in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without power _ in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without power and _ in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without power and that - in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without power and that numberj in advance. over 25,000 homes are l now without power and that number is steadily rising. most schools are closed, half term started a day earlier than planned. as storm eunice still creates a dramatic but dangerous scenery, the advice is to stay indoors, and only travel if absolutely necessary. the south west of england saw the worst of the weather this morning — a red met office warning was in place until midday. that is now amber. that means a severe weather could potentially disrupt plans.

there are flood warnings still in place along the severn estuary, caused primarily by tidal surges following huge waves. 0ur correspondent andrew plant reports from maisemore in gloucestershire. this is sharpness, on the west coast, and it's basically where the bristol channel coming in off the sea becomes the river severn and gets much narrower as it goes north. you can see it is high tide now, it is getting really choppy and really windy as eunice starts to hit, but it is up there in that direction, as it goes into gloucestershire, that is where they are worried it could start to cause flooding. doors with sandbags, and everyone here keeping a close eye on the water man gasps 0n the coast at st ives in cornwall,

the high winds brought big waves i think we are now coming to the eye of it, to be fair. others had to leave their holiday caravans and take shelter inside. we don't know yet if our caravan is ok. it is one or the other, and we are not allowed back on site so i think it is going to be another night in the hotel. eunice arrived later than expected. many hope the threat of flooding may now be receding, but the storm has so far left a trail of destruction behind. andrew plant, bbc news, gloucester.

let's ta ke let's take a few minutes to talk to people caught up in various situations in various parts of the country. it's thought a 122mph wind gust was recorded at the needles on the isle of wight earlier today. if it is confirmed that will make it the strongest ever gust of wind in england. james 0sman is a farmer at the needles. my my goodness, thank you so much for sparing us the time. tell us what the last day or two has been like for you. the last day or two has been like for ou. , ., ., , the last day or two has been like for ou. , ., , , for you. this morning was pretty brutal, really. _ for you. this morning was pretty brutal, really. 10-11— for you. this morning was pretty brutal, really. 10-11 o'clock - for you. this morning was pretty brutal, really. 10-11 o'clock this | brutal, really. 10—11 o'clock this morning was when the wind was at its peak. those gusts, you could really feel them hitting the buildings and everything and rattling everything. there is a little bit of damage, but we probably got away fairly lightly,

considering how strong it was, to be honest. mr; considering how strong it was, to be honest. g ,, considering how strong it was, to be honest. g , , ., considering how strong it was, to be honest. g ,, ., , , considering how strong it was, to be honest. g ,, ., i, ., honest. my goodness, what type of farm do you — honest. my goodness, what type of farm do you run? _ honest. my goodness, what type of farm do you run? we _ honest. my goodness, what type of farm do you run? we have - honest. my goodness, what type of farm do you run? we have a - honest. my goodness, what type of farm do you run? we have a smalll farm do you run? we have a small beef farm- — farm do you run? we have a small beef farm. the _ farm do you run? we have a small beef farm. the reason _ farm do you run? we have a small beef farm. the reason i'm - farm do you run? we have a small i beef farm. the reason i'm interested in the last couple _ beef farm. the reason i'm interested in the last couple of— beef farm. the reason i'm interested in the last couple of days _ beef farm. the reason i'm interested in the last couple of days is, - beef farm. the reason i'm interested in the last couple of days is, did - in the last couple of days is, did you feel that you had enough morning, where you are out there yesterday trying to just make buildings as secure as they could be and looking after the animals? we did see and looking after the animals? - did see it coming quite a few days before, and we are used to quite strong winds. it is a beautiful place but it is very exposed. we regularly get 100 mile an hour winds recorded. but we knew that this was going to be quite bad, so it isjust a case of feeding the animals, in the windows where the wind has dropped and battening down the hatches for when the weather picked up, really. you hatches for when the weather picked u, reall . ., ., ., ., up, really. you have a little more exoerience _ up, really. you have a little more experience than _ up, really. you have a little more experience than many _ up, really. you have a little more experience than many of- up, really. you have a little more experience than many of us, - up, really. you have a little more experience than many of us, but| experience than many of us, but nonetheless, all of the animals 0k?

everything is fine. we got off lightly. a bit of damage to some buildings, piles and roof lights missing, but if that is the extent of it, then that will be fine. —— roof tiles. it does not seem to be backing down that quickly, so there might be more to come. i backing down that quickly, so there might be more to come.— right in saying it is a family business. i am interested what is perhaps the older generation think about what we have all been going through in the last day or two compared to what they have seen in the past. i compared to what they have seen in the ast. . , . ~ compared to what they have seen in the ast. ., , ., ~ ., compared to what they have seen in the ast. .,, ., ~ ., , the past. i was talking to my mum about storm _ the past. i was talking to my mum about storm of _ the past. i was talking to my mum about storm of 1987, _ the past. i was talking to my mum about storm of 1987, which - the past. i was talking to my mum about storm of 1987, which i - the past. i was talking to my mum| about storm of 1987, which i wasn't quite around for, but apparently, that was really damaging. perhaps the difference here is the direction of the wind today, i think that kind of the wind today, i think that kind of help it do slightly less damage

than 1987 or maybe we are more resilient to these things nowadays, but certainly, when you look at the speeds, it was higher than in 1987 but perhaps not for as long. xyour but perhaps not for as long. your arents but perhaps not for as long. your parents knew _ but perhaps not for as long. your parents knew like _ but perhaps not for as long. your parents knew like they _ but perhaps not for as long. your parents knew like they have seen the sort of thing before. you are remarkably sanguine about it all, so i'm getting the sense that you are well prepared, and you can deal with this kind of situation. yes. well prepared, and you can deal with this kind of situation.— this kind of situation. yes, we got off lightly. — this kind of situation. yes, we got off lightly, compared _ this kind of situation. yes, we got off lightly, compared to _ this kind of situation. yes, we got off lightly, compared to some, i this kind of situation. yes, we got| off lightly, compared to some, but this kind of situation. yes, we got l off lightly, compared to some, but i suppose that we are used to it. so we battened down the hatches and hope for the best, really.— we battened down the hatches and hope for the best, really. thanks so much for soaring — hope for the best, really. thanks so much for sparing the _ hope for the best, really. thanks so much for sparing the time. - hope for the best, really. thanks so much for sparing the time. i - hope for the best, really. thanks so much for sparing the time. i know. much for sparing the time. i know that it will be a busy time for you, thank you very much, james 0sman, a farmer at the needles on the isle of wight rather was a gust today of 122 mph. labour has accused the

government of not investing enough in combating climate change or in flood defences. we have heard from the shadow environment secretaryjim mcmahon. brute the shadow environment secretary jim mcmahon. ~ . ., ., mcmahon. we welcome that the government _ mcmahon. we welcome that the government are _ mcmahon. we welcome that the government are talking - mcmahon. we welcome that the government are talking about i mcmahon. we welcome that the i government are talking about this because this is important, but the evidence says we are not investing enoughin evidence says we are not investing enough in climate change, decarbonisation and future investment required to make sure that we reduce the risk of extreme weather events happening in the first place, without seeing investment in flood defences to make sure communities are protected if a flood takes place and we don't see the investment in local public services to reduce the risk of flooding. local governments have had budgets slashed by £15 billion, which reduces maintenance and the ability to respond and has a direct impact on local communities. this is notjust me saying that, the environment agency has warned that if money isn't put into front line resilience and planning, that will have an impact on livelihoods, households and communities. labour's jim mcmahon- —

david renard is the environment lead at the local government association — he's also a conservative councillor and leader of swindon council. is there any merit in whatjim mcmahon is saying? should we be spending and paying more attention to environment and flood defences? councils around the country are spending lots of time looking at climate change and working with government through the local government association, to look at what measures can and should be put in place. councils have to work within the resources that they have available to them, and we spend a lot of time putting together comprehensive plans to cope with any bad weather or other civil emergency, and make priority during a time like this, to ensure that residents are as safe as they can be. �* ., ., , ., , residents are as safe as they can be. �* ., ., , ., be. and what have you been hearing from councils _ be. and what have you been hearing from councils up _ be. and what have you been hearing from councils up and _ be. and what have you been hearing from councils up and down - be. and what have you been hearing from councils up and down the - from councils up and down the country today, or in the last couple

of days, in relation to both dudley and eunice? the of days, in relation to both dudley and eunice?— of days, in relation to both dudley and eunice? .., . , ., ~ ., and eunice? the councils work round the clock to — and eunice? the councils work round the clock to protect _ and eunice? the councils work round the clock to protect residents - and eunice? the councils work round the clock to protect residents and i the clock to protect residents and minimise disruption caused by both of the storms, and i would say that across the country they are doing a remarkable job across the country they are doing a remarkablejob in across the country they are doing a remarkable job in very difficult circumstances. we have got a lot of dedicated staff taking a lot of calls, as you can imagine at the moment, clearing roads, dealing with falling trees, but also, let's not forget we are calling on vulnerable residents and making sure that they are all right the circumstances. do they say to you that they feel they have the resources they need to deal with that sudden spike in demand, for all sorts of services? fin for all sorts of services? on occasions — for all sorts of services? on occasions like _ for all sorts of services? qt occasions like this where for all sorts of services? q�*i occasions like this where we have a civil emergency, resources are diverted from other areas and it is all hands to the pump. we work with other partners and other agencies, and we make sure that things are

prioritised and that the most important matters are dealt with first, but clearly, dealing with the consequences and fallout of an event like this will go on for several days afterwards.— like this will go on for several days afterwards. and in relation to floodin: days afterwards. and in relation to flooding particularly, _ days afterwards. and in relation to flooding particularly, one - days afterwards. and in relation to flooding particularly, one of - days afterwards. and in relation to flooding particularly, one of the i flooding particularly, one of the other things that mentioned was that his party wants government to bring together a flood task force so that people from all different disciplines sit down and prepare together cut, so government departments, local government, which you represent, to make sure that there is a suitable, joint up response and planning for future events like this. is that something that would be helpful, shared information has to be a good thing, doesn't it? ~ , , ., . ., doesn't it? absolutely, and much of that has gone _ doesn't it? absolutely, and much of that has gone on _ doesn't it? absolutely, and much of that has gone on and _ doesn't it? absolutely, and much of that has gone on and continues - doesn't it? absolutely, and much of that has gone on and continues to i doesn't it? absolutely, and much of| that has gone on and continues to go on. the local government association is often writing to government on a whole range of issues, and flooding issues are of grave concern to many

members across the country, and i know many of them would feel that further investment is required, in those flood defences, to protect against those eventualities. dagid against those eventualities. david renard, thank _ against those eventualities. david renard, thank you _ against those eventualities. david renard, thank you very _ against those eventualities. david renard, thank you very much, - against those eventualities. david renard, thank you very much, the environment lead at the local government association. talking about a slightly different element of storm eunice now. more than 2,700 school meals that were set to go to waste in dorset have been offered to charity. let's speak to declan 0'toole who runs forerunner personal catering. he can explain more. tell us your story, what you have been up to in the light of storm eunice. brute story, what you have been up to in the light of storm eunice.- the light of storm eunice. we got late notification _ the light of storm eunice. we got late notification yesterday - the light of storm eunice. we got late notification yesterday that i the light of storm eunice. we got| late notification yesterday that all of these schools that we supply were going to be closed today, so all of

the food was already made up this week. we had fish fingers, jacket potatoes, vegetable k and chicken korma, so we got hold of social media and bbc radio etc to get the word out and delighted to say that we were able to get rid of every last fish finger, samosa, potato and vegetables today. the last fish finger, samosa, potato and vegetables today.— vegetables today. the point being that ou vegetables today. the point being that you did _ vegetables today. the point being that you did have _ vegetables today. the point being that you did have at _ vegetables today. the point being that you did have at least - vegetables today. the point being that you did have at least advance notice that schools would be shut, so you didn't want it to go to waste, and so it has, what, gone far and wide, to charitable bodies? give us a bit more flavour... no pun intended at all, as to where it has gone. intended at all, as to where it has one. ~ . intended at all, as to where it has .one, . ., ., , intended at all, as to where it has one. ~ ., ., , ., intended at all, as to where it has one. ., . ., , gone. we had lots of charities, local food _ gone. we had lots of charities, local food bank _ gone. we had lots of charities, local food bank -type - gone. we had lots of charities, local food bank -type charities| gone. we had lots of charities, - local food bank -type charities and local food bank —type charities and those that help homeless people coming along. we had done this

before the last time there was a big snow dump, so, we know how to go about this now. the most interesting thing that happened today was that for the first time we had actual individualfamilies for the first time we had actual individual families arrive, which we never had before. that was quite moving and very surprising. it was nice to be able to help them and say that they could take as much as they like. that was indicative of the current cost of living, i think. that is extraordinary. and not turning upjust that is extraordinary. and not turning up just because of what had happened with the storm, people who were just delighted to discover that they were able to take some of what you had to offer, take it home with them. , . ,., , you had to offer, take it home with them. , . , ., them. turning up with lunchboxes and tu erware them. turning up with lunchboxes and tupperware boxes _ them. turning up with lunchboxes and tupperware boxes and _ them. turning up with lunchboxes and tupperware boxes and so _ them. turning up with lunchboxes and tupperware boxes and so on - them. turning up with lunchboxes and tupperware boxes and so on and - them. turning up with lunchboxes and tupperware boxes and so on and it - tupperware boxes and so on and it was nice to be able to help those families. many of those would have been free school meal families anyway, which is where all of this food is supposed to go in the first place, so, please to be able to make sure that all of that food was able to go out to the people it was

supposed to be for. to go out to the people it was su osed to be for. ,, ., , supposed to be for. goodness, nobody wishes a day — supposed to be for. goodness, nobody wishes a day like _ supposed to be for. goodness, nobody wishes a day like today _ supposed to be for. goodness, nobody wishes a day like today to _ supposed to be for. goodness, nobody wishes a day like today to come - supposed to be for. goodness, nobody wishes a day like today to come back. wishes a day like today to come back in a hurry, but it sounds like you really, from past experience, you have a template of how to make this work, how to ensure that everything you have prepared doesn't go to waste, and it makes me think that, actually, lots of food businesses, catering businesses, could try to replicate that up and down the country. i replicate that up and down the count . ., ~' replicate that up and down the count . ., ,, ,., ~ replicate that up and down the count . ., ,, . �* country. i would think so. we can't be the only — country. i would think so. we can't be the only people _ country. i would think so. we can't be the only people that _ country. i would think so. we can't be the only people that this - country. i would think so. we can't be the only people that this has i be the only people that this has happened to up and down the country. there must be perhaps millions of school meals that have been not going to schools, so this is what we do, it works very well, we use social media, get the local media involved, that gets everyone on board quickly, and people arrived with buckets and big tubs, and it is a very lovely atmosphere because it is a fun day, as well.—

is a fun day, as well. well, that's fantastic. — is a fun day, as well. well, that's fantastic, great _ is a fun day, as well. well, that's fantastic, great to _ is a fun day, as well. well, that's fantastic, great to hear— is a fun day, as well. well, that's fantastic, great to hear that - is a fun day, as well. well, that'sl fantastic, great to hear that story, and thank you for everything you do, to you, that's declan 0'toole, who runs forerunner personal catering in bournemouth and as he said, not one single fish finger went to waste. absolutely everything they had prepared was given to worthy causes. must have something to smile about on a difficult day. just to remind you to get more than a situation where you live, tune into bbc local radio stations. you can find all of the details at... that is for the local picture. what a picture across the country, keep up—to—date on the website... there is a continually updated live page they are with updated live page they are with updated information all of the time on the bbc website. we will talk a little bit more about that in the next half an hour. right now we will turn to one of the other main stories today, which is the

continuing uncertainty about the situation in ukraine. russia's president vladimir putin is to oversee further military drills tomorrow, involving ballistic missiles and cruise missile launches. it comes as ukraine's defence minister says about 150,000 russian troops are now encircling the country, despite russia's claims that some have been pulled back. world leaders are meeting in munich today for a security conference, which russia didn't attend for the first time since 1999. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. russia's military exercises in belarus are almost over, designed to show off moscow's raw power in the most unambiguous way. 0ther drills out in the black sea. rarely has russia displayed its military might in so many places at the same time. it's mesmerised and profoundly alarmed the west, and perhaps that's the point. some equipment is going back

to bases close to ukraine. western officials say they want to see other units being moved much further away before there can be any meaningful talk of de—escalation. although russia has announced that it is moving its forces back to garrison, we have yet to see that. in fact, we see more forces moving into that region, that border region. in eastern ukraine, a potentially dangerous escalation. ukrainian soldiers inspecting the damage from yesterday's explosion at a kindergarten. exchanges of fire overnight, some of the biggest in recent years. the front lines here have barely changed after long years of war. this is where a wider conflict could erupt. a mistake or a provocation might prove disastrous. the threat to this country remains very real. vladimir putin could invade ukraine at a moment's notice, but whatever he decides to do, the sheer theatricality

of his muscle flexing in recent weeks has completely transformed the west's understanding of russia as a global power. even if war is averted, and it hasn't been yet, this crisis is not going to be forgotten for a long, long time. least of all the politicians and leaders gathering for a security conference in munich, the west still scrambling to formulate its response to the challenge from moscow. at the kremlin, mr putin held talks with the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, the man playing host to the drills which finish on sunday. military exercises are active right now. tomorrow we will even participate together in an important part of this whole complex of military cooperation. ukrainian soldiers already involved in fighting know that something much bigger could still be looming. russia insists it has no plans to attack.

no—one here is relaxing their guard. paul adams, bbc news. coast guards now say 11 people are missing after a ferry caught fire off the greek island of corfu. greek officials had earlier said all 288 passengers were transferred to rescue boats and that there were no deaths or serious injuries. the italian—flagged euroferry 0lympia was travelling from greece to brindisi in italy. video shared on social media showed the whole vessel on fire. the cause of the blaze is unknown. several major health charities in england are calling for children's health services to be prioritised, as the country emerges from the pandemic. a report from the nuffield trust and the health foundation for england highlights growing waits for planned care, delays to cancer diagnoses — and a surge in demand for mental health services.

this from our health correspondent, katharine da costa. some days she couldn't walk. 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. 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 he have been seen? 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. as well as disruption to some cancer care, there has been unprecedented demand for children's mental health services and the waiting list for planned hospital treatment grew to more than 300,000 in november — 1,000 young people waiting over two years. 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. i was really frustrated by the situation. ijust want to be able to be normal and that and not have any pain in my legs.

cerys 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. 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. now it's time for a look at the weather. all important they come from then rich. storm eunice has caused huge

amounts of disruption, damage across some parts of the country. that storm system is slowly starting to move east. still for the next few hours, bits met office amber warning enforcement gas at 260 miles an hour. furtherwintry enforcement gas at 260 miles an hour. further wintry showers across scotland, northern england and northern ireland overnight. the winds will ease overnight. temperatures will drop by widely close to freezing. tomorrow, not as stormy as today but still a lot going on with the weather. snow in wales, the midlands and northern ireland getting up into southern scotland. there will be spells of sunshine. mild for cardiff and plymouth. four in aberdeen. sunday still quite windy. the could hamper any clearer efforts. there will be

outbreaks of heavy rain at times. this is bbc news. the headlines... storm eunice is battering parts of the uk. forecasters say it could be one of the worst storms in three decades. amongst the damage — the dome of london's 02, shredded by the strong winds. london fire brigade and south central ambulance service have both declared major incidents. people are being urged not to travel, with snow and ice warnings for northern parts of the uk. no trains at all are running in wales, with cancellations and delays on lines across britain. our very strong advice is not to travel unless it is absolutely necessary and if people do need to travel, they should be prepared for very long delays, and secondly check with their train operator that their train is running. airlines are urging

passengers to check before heading to the airport, with hundreds of flights cancelled or delayed. in the rest of the day's news... vladimir putin is to oversee military exercises involving russia's nuclear and missile capabilities as world leaders meet in munich to discuss security. nhs bosses calls for free covid testing to continue. three quarters of senior health service staff want self—isolation rules to remain too. great britain have been stripped of their silver medal in the 4x100 metre relay at last summer's tokyo 0lympics, after team member cj ujah was found to have committed a doping violation. more to come on the storm. right now, time for the sport.

great britain are guaranteed another curling medal at the winter olympics. the women's team came through a tense semifinal to knock out the reigning champions sweden. eve muirhead's team were 8—7 down in the ninth end but the skip put them 11—8 up with this terrific final stone. sweden still managed to level the match in the 10th, so it went to an extra end, sudden death, crucially team gb, had the hammer, the final stone, but they didn't need it. sweden were wayward with their last attempt. they go through 12—11 to sunday's final to face japan who beat switzerland. the men face sweden in theirfinal tomorrow. muirhead won a bronze medal in 2014 but this is herfirst final at her fourth games. i have lost two semifinals before and i was desperate for it, because these moments and opportunities don't come around very often and i really, really was so, so proud of these girls.

it is such team game out there and all week, we have really dug so deep and not even just this event, i think the whole season, from a squad of nine down to playing in the olympic qualifier, and yeah, i am pretty speechless right now, but what a moment. it sounds amazing to say that we are in the olympic final. great britain have been officially stripped of the silver medal they won in the men's 4x100m relay at last year's tokyo summer olympics. cj ujah who ran the first leg in the final, tested positive for two banned substances after the race. the case was then referred to the court of arbitration for sport who have ruled that the relay team is stripped of their medals because of a doping violation. ujah never challenged the finding, but argued that a contaminated suppplememt was the cause. zharnel hughes, richard kilty and nethaneel mitchell—blake will lose their medals as well.

ujah will now go through world athletics disciplinary proceedings to find out the length of any ban. up to four years. in a statement ujah, says he accepts the decision "with sadness" and says... tomorrow night sees the all british grudge match between former world champions amir khan and kell brook. we've had the weigh—in ahead of the fight at the manchester arena. it's a catchweight fight with no titles on the line, that's when both boxers agree on the weight that suits both, 10 stone 9 the limit, just a couple of pounds over the normal welterweight mark. brook was just under with khan a pound lighter than his opponent. both are 35 now, and the boxing fans have been clamouring for this fight for the past decade. manchester united boss ralf rangnick has played down

any talk of a of a falling out between captain harry maguire and cristiano ronaldo. they take on leeds united on sunday but rumours of a rift between the players have dominated the build up. this is absolutely nonsense. i have never spoken with any player about a possible change of captaincy and harry is fully aware of that and so is cristiano this has never been an issue for me, it is me who decides who is captain a and there is no reason for me to speak about that with any other person. harry is our captain and he will stay are capped until the end of the season and there is nothing else to say to add onto that. —— stay our captain. before i go, just to let you know

tonight's championship match between bournemouth and nottingham forest is off, bournemouth's stadium has been damaged by storm eunice and has been deemed unsafe. let's get more now on our top story, and storm eunice which has been battering parts of the uk causing disruption and damage. it's been a busy day for the emergency services and earlier my colleague rebecca jones spoke to gavin ellis, assistant chief fire officer for devon and somerset fire and rescue service. we dealt with a range of incidents ranging from lorries topping over and water overtopping some of our estuaries and also our coastal towns. many around dangerous stretches to reefs being ripped off buildings, commercial

buildings. but also garden furniture, such as trampolines, sheds, things like that have been blown around. so we've had some significant incidents with that. one of the ones that stands out most prominently is the steeple being blown off of the church in the cathedral city of wells this afternoon. oh, my goodness! tell me a bit more about that. certainly. i think there are pictures circulating on social media around it. the very top of the church was blown off quite dramatically. fortunately, the steeple landed within the grounds of the church but it does pose as a timely reminder for people that the winds, although the red wind has passed but we are still on amber wins at the moment and it still does pose significant danger to people. so the advice is still to reduce your travel

where necessary, only travel when absolutely necessary, but also remain indoors when you can. let's speak to matt pavitt, hm coastguard area commander based at dover, leading a team covering most of the south east of england. it will be a day to remember, i'm sure. we have seen impact right across the south of england. teams have been busy since the early hours of this morning.— have been busy since the early hours of this morning. what are your teams tellin: of this morning. what are your teams telling you? — of this morning. what are your teams telling you? i— of this morning. what are your teams telling you? i suppose _ of this morning. what are your teams telling you? i suppose i _ of this morning. what are your teams telling you? i suppose i should - of this morning. what are your teams telling you? i suppose i should be - telling you? i suppose i should be saying, how your team is telling you some members of the public have not heeded the warnings they should have done? ., ., , ., , ., done? unfortunately, we have seen a number of people _ done? unfortunately, we have seen a number of people who _ done? unfortunately, we have seen a number of people who have _ done? unfortunately, we have seen a number of people who have chosen . done? unfortunately, we have seen a i number of people who have chosen not to acknowledge the warnings that had been out there. some people surprised it was windy today. i spoke to a couple of people at half past eight this morning who were surprised it was windy and could not

understand why i was not keen on them going open water swimming. some people struggled to get the message across. , ., ., across. everyone all right ultimately, _ across. everyone all right ultimately, i— across. everyone all right ultimately, i hope. - across. everyone all right ultimately, i hope. then| across. everyone all right. ultimately, i hope. then and across. everyone all right - ultimately, i hope. then and the members of your staff.— members of your staff. indeed. thankfully. _ members of your staff. indeed. thankfully, we _ members of your staff. indeed. thankfully, we have _ members of your staff. indeed. thankfully, we have been - members of your staff. indeed. thankfully, we have been veryl members of your staff. indeed. - thankfully, we have been very lucky at the moment. not many serious injuries around the country. it is a timely reminder will stop these things do not come around very often, we do not get red warnings very often. if somebody had ended up in the sea today we would be amazingly lucky to get out alive. we just ask people just to heed that advice. no selfie meant no exciting adventure is where risking your life for. ., , . , ., for. your experience in this. have ou one for. your experience in this. have you gone through _ for. your experience in this. have you gone through intensity - for. your experience in this. have you gone through intensity of- for. your experience in this. have i

you gone through intensity of storms or surges like this before? we you gone through intensity of storms or surges like this before?— or surges like this before? we see them every _ or surges like this before? we see them every now — or surges like this before? we see them every now and _ or surges like this before? we see them every now and then, - or surges like this before? we see them every now and then, they i or surges like this before? we see| them every now and then, they did come through. what has been interesting is the intensity of the red and a wind that came through, the four aloe window where it particularly was very intense and that has cleared three. as colin said and the fire service said before, we are still seeing significant wins. there are amber weather warnings out there. just because the worst of the weather has gone through, people still need to be careful. ., ., , be careful. thanks for everything ou and be careful. thanks for everything you and your _ be careful. thanks for everything you and your teams _ be careful. thanks for everything you and your teams have - be careful. thanks for everything you and your teams have been i be careful. thanks for everything - you and your teams have been doing. the headlines on bbc news... storm eunice is battering parts of the uk — forecasters say it could be one of the worst storms in three decades. we're being urged not to travel, with snow and ice warnings for northern parts of the uk and major

cancellations and delays on rail lines across britain. vladimir putin is to oversee military exercises involving russia's nuclear and missile capabilities, as world leaders meet in munich to discuss security. coming up on bbc news, plenty to bring you at 6:30pm in the sport. in beijing gb had guaranteed themselves a second medal of the games. great britain lose their four by 100 metres relay medal after a test for a banned substance. harry maguire has denied he is being undermined by cristiano ronaldo in the united dressing room. all aired cristiano ronaldo in the united dressing room. allaired in cristiano ronaldo in the united dressing room. all aired in the sport at 6:30pm. now it is time for the film review. .

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. hello. what are you watching? we have do , hello. what are you watching? we have dog. in _ hello. what are you watching? we have dog, in which _ hello. what are you watching? we have dog, in which channing - hello. what are you watching? we l have dog, in which channing tatum co—starred with a dog. 0ld henry, which is a western. and here before starring andrea rice breath. do you like channing tatum? iie starring andrea rice breath. do you like channing tatum?— like channing tatum? he stars and co-directs- — like channing tatum? he stars and co-directs. there _ like channing tatum? he stars and co-directs. there comes _ like channing tatum? he stars and co-directs. there comes a - like channing tatum? he stars and co-directs. there comes a point i like channing tatum? he stars and co-directs. there comes a point in| co—directs. there comes a point in every leading actor's live, i must co—starred with a dog. richard gere

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