this is bbc news. storm eunice hit europe killing several people, with coastal areas buffeted by gusts and huge waves. i buffeted by gusts and huge waves. i don't know what the actual wind speed _ don't know what the actual wind speed is— don't know what the actual wind speed is what you can barely stand up speed is what you can barely stand up in _ speed is what you can barely stand up in it _ speed is what you can barely stand up in it i _ speed is what you can barely stand u- in it. ., ., , ., ., up in it. i am literally at a 45 degrees _ up in it. i am literally at a 45 degrees angle, _ up in it. i am literally at a 45 degrees angle, it _ up in it. i am literally at a 45 degrees angle, it is - up in it. i am literally at a 45 degrees angle, it is crazy. i up in it. i am literally at a 45 i degrees angle, it is crazy. the up in it. i am literally at a 45 - degrees angle, it is crazy. the gale force winds — degrees angle, it is crazy. the gale force winds tore _ degrees angle, it is crazy. the gale force winds tore down _ degrees angle, it is crazy. the gale force winds tore down trees, - degrees angle, it is crazy. the gale force winds tore down trees, and l force winds tore down trees, and caused extensive damage to buildings and parts of the country. applause pilots deserved applause for bumpy landings, relief for many. and as russian drills continue near

ukraine, the united states says russia has built up the most significant military force in europe since the end of world war ii. our international correspondence based in london willjoin me to discuss what lies behind the threat of conflict in ukraine. find out why minsk, munich and beijing are all part of the story, that is on dateline london on bbc news at 7:30pm. wherever you are in the world, welcome to bbc news. good to have your company. two people has died as large parts of the uk were battered by one of the worst storms in decades. there was major damage to buildings

— and millions of people were advised to stay at home — as storm eunice hit. two rarered weather warnings —meaning a danger to life — were issued but have now passed. there is still a serious amber warning in place for a large part of england until 9pm, and less severe yellow alerts a for snow and ice in northern england and scotland. the strongest gust of wind — a blistering 122 miles per hour — was recorded on the isle of wight, at an exposed point of the island. the storm has brought widespread disruption, with flight and train cancellations, school closures, power cuts in some areas, and major bridges being closed. ourfirst report tonight is from our correspondent danny savage in bristol. in bude this morning, a local landmark toppled. oh, my god, i caught that on video! as storm eunice swept in from the atlantic, the water was whipped into huge waves and coastal areas

saw the highest gusts. 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. the sea state along the south coast was frightening. by lunchtime, 10% of homes in cornwall were without power, and the isle of wight had recorded a gust of 122 mph. oh, my god, oh, my god, whoa! it's ok. nobody�*s hurt. it's just hurt the brand—new fence. whoa. and it wasn't just trees falling. that's the spire of st thomas's church in wells being destroyed. near bristol, a speed limit on the m4 prince of wales bridge wasn't enough to keep traffic moving. for what's thought to be the first time ever, both bridges here across the severn estuary have

closed because of the high winds. but the severe flood warnings here have now expired. thankfully, the worst case scenario wasn't realised. temporary flood defences were not tested, but authorities say it isn't over yet. on the back of this, we've got more rain coming, so they 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. as the day wore on, the storm headed east. for the first time ever, the south—east of england and london were also in a red warning area. to see these strong winds inland across the south where we just don't see them that often, that has been one of the biggest factors with storm eunice. one of the good things about the storm is the speed at which it has actually moved through, so it's zipped through pretty smartly, but all storms are different, they all offer different things, but this one has been

particularly intense. red warnings are rare, to have two out on the same day is exceptional. gosh, it's flipped it off. in london, the wind ripped off the roof of the o2 arena. it left a gaping hole. a thousand people had to be evacuated from the site. the north of england and scotland escaped the worst of the storms, but it did get some heavy snow. this morning's rush hour was difficult, but things have now improved. the humber bridge, though, was another crossing closed, unusually, to all traffic rather than just high—sided vehicles. storm eunice will be remembered for its mountainous seas and wind damage. there were fears it could have been much worse. some breaking news from our colleagues at south today in southampton. a third death has been confirmed. police in hampshire say

that a man died and another was seriously injured in an accident at the height of the storm. officers say that a mercedes pick—up van hit a tree in odiham road near alton. a second man is being treated at southampton general. people are appealing for —— police are appealing for —— police are appealing for —— police are appealing for witnesses to that accident on the old odiham road near alton, this lunchtime. in wales, all train services were cancelled for the first time ever. the majority of schools were closed, and tens of thousands of homes were left without power, with eunice damaging homes and properties. our correspondent tomos morgan has been speaking to some of those in the worst affected areas of wales. the sound will never, ever leave me. it was just... heartbreaking to hear my daughter screaming. just before lunchtime, in newport, south wales, holly price's house buckled under pressure from storm eunice.

all as herfive—year—old daughter, olivia, was playing upstairs. opened the door, i could see all the houses, the roofs were hanging off, and i grabbed my daughter, managed to grab any clothes that we could, that we had on and just took her outside. three homes condemned, for now, in this street, and, thankfully, nobody was injured. elsewhere, the seaside town of porthcawl also felt the impact. the majority of its coastline businesses having to shut. the seafront here in porthcawl really bore the brunt of the weather this morning as, within one hour of the red warning coming into force, it coincided with high tide, meaning that waves came crashing over the promenade, here. i have lived in porthcawl many, many years. i have never experienced it like this before. it is even taking my breath away, it's so windy. strongest i've seen for a long time. you know, the lack of rain was a big help, but i haven't seen a wind as strong as this for a while. at its peak this morning, gusts of over 90 mph were clocked,

as eunice turned over anything and everything in its path. for the first time ever today, all trains were cancelled as a precaution. most schools also made the decision to close. half term started a day earlier than planned. over 40,000 homes have been without power across the country and, although the met office's red warning ended at lunchtime, the whole of wales is now under an amber alert for wind until this evening, and the advice remains to stay indoors and to only travel if absolutely necessary. tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales. parts of the o2 arena's roof was ripped off in london today. lucy sloman was evacuated from the arena today. we can talk to her now. a few hours or you have probably calmed down about what was happening but what was it like at the time,

what happened? at but what was it like at the time, what happened?— but what was it like at the time, what happened? at the time i was sho -|n~ what happened? at the time i was showing with _ what happened? at the time i was shepping with my _ what happened? at the time i was shopping with my parents - what happened? at the time i was shopping with my parents in - what happened? at the time i was shopping with my parents in the l what happened? at the time i was | shopping with my parents in the 02 shopping with my parents in the o2 outlet and we suddenly had a row —— allowed bang, like a crashing sound, and within a couple of seconds, the banging continued, and we came out of the shop and looked up to see that the panels of the o2 of the shop and looked up to see that the panels of the 02 group had ripped apart, and at first it was quite a small rip in the roof, but within seconds, the rip was continuing and it was just getting bigger and bigger. at first a security guard wasjust bigger and bigger. at first a security guard was just ushering us out, and then within a few seconds there was an announcement to say that we all had to evacuate the o2 immediately, so we evacuated and, as we were coming out of the o2 immediately, so we evacuated and, as we were coming out of the 02 we looked up to see the material was flying around. it went into the river. it was really frightening and quite scary. river. it was really frightening and quite scary-—

quite scary. and what was the - reaction from people around you? at reaction from people around you? git first everyone was quite shocked, we were looking at the roof, then people started running away from it and running out of the o2. people started running away from it and running out of the 02. the difficulty with _ and running out of the 02. the difficulty with a _ and running out of the 02. the difficulty with a situation like thatis difficulty with a situation like that is that you don't quite know where is the safest place to be. the securi where is the safest place to be. tue: security guards where is the safest place to be. tte: security guards at where is the safest place to be. tt2 security guards at first didn't know quite what to do. it was quite a shock, and then we were all ushered out immediately. mas shock, and then we were all ushered out immediately.— out immediately. was quite a lot of stuffl in: out immediately. was quite a lot of stuff lying around? _ out immediately. was quite a lot of stuff lying around? the _ out immediately. was quite a lot of stuff lying around? the material. out immediately. was quite a lot of| stuff lying around? the material was fl in: stuff lying around? the material was flying around — stuff lying around? the material was flying around outside, _ stuff lying around? the material was flying around outside, with - stuff lying around? the material was flying around outside, with lots - stuff lying around? the material was flying around outside, with lots of i flying around outside, with lots of debris, and other things flying around, so it was very scary. we saw some of your — around, so it was very scary. we saw some of your pictures _ around, so it was very scary. we saw some of your pictures there, - around, so it was very scary. we saw some of your pictures there, and - around, so it was very scary. we saw some of your pictures there, and we | some of your pictures there, and we got some comedy camera teams have been down there during the course of the afternoon. so ijust want been down there during the course of the afternoon. so i just want to been down there during the course of the afternoon. so ijust want to get a sense of what it was like. how did it sound �*s it was really, really loud when you were inside. tt it sound 's it was really, really loud when you were inside. it felt like the material _

loud when you were inside. it felt like the material was _ loud when you were inside. it felt like the material was flapping - loud when you were inside. tt t2lt like the material was flapping up and down. it was really loud inside and down. it was really loud inside and when we came outside you could hear the strong wind and you could hear the strong wind and you could hear the strong wind and you could hear the material flapping and ripping apart. had hear the material flapping and ripping apart-— hear the material flapping and ripping apart. hear the material flapping and riui-inaart. . ., ., , ripping apart. had you had any doubt about our ripping apart. had you had any doubt about your shopping _ ripping apart. had you had any doubt about your shopping trip _ ripping apart. had you had any doubt about your shopping trip this - about your shopping trip this morning giving the forecast? itritium about your shopping trip this morning giving the forecast? when we left this morning _ morning giving the forecast? when we left this morning it _ morning giving the forecast? when we left this morning it was _ morning giving the forecast? when we left this morning it was actually - left this morning it was actually quite calm so we thought we would be safe inside the shopping centre, but we obviously thought long, and we got the tube back straightaway and came back home.— came back home. mum and dad all riiht? came back home. mum and dad all right? they — came back home. mum and dad all right? they were _ came back home. mum and dad all right? they were both _ came back home. mum and dad all right? they were both frightened l came back home. mum and dad all| right? they were both frightened as well. the right? they were both frightened as well- they came _ right? they were both frightened as well. they came up _ right? they were both frightened as well. they came up to _ right? they were both frightened as well. they came up to visit - right? they were both frightened as well. they came up to visit me - right? they were both frightened asj well. they came up to visit me from devon. we thought it would be a day out in the o2 devon. we thought it would be a day out in the 02 shopping centre but it ended very early. t am out in the 02 shopping centre but it ended very early-— ended very early. i am from devon and ou ended very early. i am from devon and you will— ended very early. i am from devon and you will know, _ ended very early. i am from devon and you will know, we _ ended very early. i am from devon and you will know, we get - ended very early. i am from devon and you will know, we get some i and you will know, we get some cracking storms along the coast there, but we don't lose too many roofs on big public buildings like that. it is pretty scary experience, i should imagine.—

that. it is pretty scary experience, i should imagine. definitely, coming u i i should imagine. definitely, coming u- to i should imagine. definitely, coming up to london — i should imagine. definitely, coming up to london and _ i should imagine. definitely, coming up to london and having _ i should imagine. definitely, coming up to london and having a _ i should imagine. definitely, coming up to london and having a storm - i should imagine. definitely, coming| up to london and having a storm like that in london was quite scary and frightening. that in london was quite scary and frightening-— that in london was quite scary and friiihtenin. , , ., ., , frightening. they will be glad to be back in the country _ frightening. they will be glad to be back in the country when _ frightening. they will be glad to be back in the country when they - frightening. they will be glad to be back in the country when they get l back in the country when they get the chance, lucy, thank you very much, glad all is well with you and yourfamily and that much, glad all is well with you and your family and that no one else was injured which is the most important thing, but it will probably be an expensivejob to repair. thank thing, but it will probably be an expensive job to repair. thank you for talking to us and letting us see your pictures. lucy sloman there. well, storm eunice has also caused travel chaos across the country. planes have struggled to land at airports, and gale force winds brought trees down on railway lines. our correspondent emma simpson reports. travelling into a storm. stomach—churning landings from the skies. the going's rough for this carferry, too. on the roads, the wind too strong for this lorry. and chaos on the rails. a roof lands on the tracks at banbury. the disruption from storm eunice has been far and wide. even before the storm hit, all train

services in wales were cancelled. here's why. carmarthen station roof on the platform. services in the south—west badly disrupted, too. every train operator in england has been dealing with delays and cancellations. disruption on this scale is almost unprecedented. there are trees down all over england and wales. we have got thousands of colleagues out working with chainsaws and other specialist kit, desperately trying to get the railway open as quickly as we can. it's lunchtime here at london's waterloo station. trains were running, and then suddenly every service has been suspended, and every train en route has been told to pull into the nearest stop until the worst has passed. so, we're not going home by train today, no. this group's trying to get home to portsmouth after a birthday trip. i was supposed to come to uni this morning, but they sent an e—mail 20 minutes before the lecture saying that there's no uni,

so i'm here for no reason and now i can't get home! at gatwick airport, some planes aborted landings. across the uk, more than a50 flights have been cancelled today. jane anson was en route here, but didn't make it. the pilot came on again and said that there were no places to land in any of the other london airports, it wouldn't be possible to land there. they considered amsterdam, but that was closed. they considered edinburgh, but they said it was too snowy up there. so we turned around and came back to bordeaux. at dover, ferry crossings also closed. the last boats to beat the storm tugged into safety as storm eunice passes through with all its force. emma simpson, bbc news. we arejoined by we are joined by the safety director for lner hours. what has been the

impact on services? —— for lner railways. impact on services? -- for lner railwa s. ~ g impact on services? -- for lner railwa s. ~ ~' ., , ., , railways. we knew about the storm is comini and railways. we knew about the storm is coming and be _ railways. we knew about the storm is coming and be put — railways. we knew about the storm is coming and be put in _ railways. we knew about the storm is coming and be put in place _ coming and be put in place contingency plans which saw a large amount of trains cancelled and an emergency timetable which was planned to reduce the speed of the trains, but we were obviously therefore expecting an amount of disruption today but we really have seen a huge amount of events, very dynamic by its nature, and prolonged, so we have been dealing with debris, sheds, trampolines, trees and the lights on the lines from roundabout 10am, and we are still dealing with it as we speak. it is an enormous amount of track i know that you have got to work with those responsible for the track and you are the service provider, but part of yourjob is using your drivers and train crew to kind of pass the intelligence back, so that the people who have to maintain stations and track know whether

obstacles are.— obstacles are. yeah, we get information _ obstacles are. yeah, we get information from _ obstacles are. yeah, we get information from numerous| obstacles are. yeah, we get - information from numerous sources, whether that be front line teams, often from neighbours, we had reports from neighbours this evening about an unsafe tree so we had to send network rail teams enter make that situation safe, and whilst we do that, we don't run the train because safety being our number one priority it is essential we keep colleagues and customers safe at all times. ~ , ., . g, times. where is that particular train ou times. where is that particular train you are — times. where is that particular train you are talking _ times. where is that particular train you are talking about? i times. where is that particular| train you are talking about? we times. where is that particular - train you are talking about? we have lost our train you are talking about? we have lost your picture _ train you are talking about? we have lost your picture at _ train you are talking about? we have lost your picture at the _ train you are talking about? we have lost your picture at the moment, - train you are talking about? we have lost your picture at the moment, we | lost your picture at the moment, we will try and get it back. in lost your picture at the moment, we will try and get it back.— will try and get it back. in the meantime. — will try and get it back. in the meantime, what _ will try and get it back. in the meantime, what are - will try and get it back. in the meantime, what are the - will try and get it back. in the - meantime, what are the challenges for the next couple of days? presumably you have got to clear the maintenance. is it fair to say some trains, they will not be where they

would normally start the day because they didn't finish the day. that would normally start the day because they didn't finish the day.— they didn't finish the day. that is an excellent _ they didn't finish the day. that is an excellent question. _ they didn't finish the day. that is an excellent question. clearly, . they didn't finish the day. that is i an excellent question. clearly, the challenge for us is to get all of the crew and customers to their destinations this evening but inevitably there will be quite a lot of displacement, so we have got quite a job in here overnight to try to balance our resources, so that we can get into a state of preparation for tomorrow but i will take the opportunity to say that it is likely that there will be some disruption through the weekend, so we have been keen to emphasise to customers that, if they can avoid trouble, that would be great, i would allow until tuesday, but certainly keep an eye on social media, our website, for updates on service levels. just one final point- — updates on service levels. just one final point- is— updates on service levels. just one final point. is there _ updates on service levels. just one final point. is there a _ updates on service levels. just one final point. is there a reasonable i final point. is there a reasonable chance some services will be running

between scotland and england tomorrow?— between scotland and england tomorrow? , ., ., .., , tomorrow? yes, the weather forecast is showin: tomorrow? yes, the weather forecast is showing that _ tomorrow? yes, the weather forecast is showing that the _ tomorrow? yes, the weather forecast is showing that the winds _ tomorrow? yes, the weather forecast is showing that the winds will - tomorrow? yes, the weather forecast is showing that the winds will drop i is showing that the winds will drop overnight, so, yeah, the intention is to run a service tomorrow. we already know that we have got some heavy loadings tomorrow so it is important people check the system before they travel but the team will do their magic and we will be able to run a reasonable service tomorrow. to run a reasonable service tomorrow-— to run a reasonable service tomorrow. ~ g , , tomorrow. we will keep fingers crossed, warwick _ tomorrow. we will keep fingers crossed, warwick ten, - tomorrow. we will keep fingers crossed, warwick ten, safety i crossed, warwick ten, safety directorfor crossed, warwick ten, safety director for lner, crossed, warwick ten, safety directorfor lner, thank you. crossed, warwick ten, safety director for lner, thank you. thank ou. three people have been killed by falling trees in the netherlands as storm eunice moved on to northern europe. another person has died in ireland, the first country to be hit by gusts of almost 200 kilometres per hour. let's hearfrom anna holligan in the hague.

where is the storm at the moment? mainly coastal areas affected at the moment but those deaths you mentioned where in amsterdam. the gas were up to 130 kilometres an hour. we are all inside the emergency services have asked people to stay inside, to not go out unless there is a threat to life, —— not call them. so the code red in place for the whole of the country and coastal areas, curd amber for the rest, trees falling all over the country, and not farfrom rest, trees falling all over the country, and not far from where rest, trees falling all over the country, and not farfrom where i am here down at the hague, down at the beach, the stone defences have been built up, with heavy machinery moving sand into position. storm surges and the steeple of a church is looking unsteady as well. 360 flights were cancelled at tshibola airport. all of the trains were

cancelled. the schools as you might hear, there is some background noise —— at schiphol airport. they were trying to keep students safe. we expect this to last now probably into this evening.— expect this to last now probably into this evening. they are rather nois , into this evening. they are rather noisy. i'm — into this evening. they are rather noisy. i'm sure — into this evening. they are rather noisy, i'm sure that _ into this evening. they are rather noisy, i'm sure that you - into this evening. they are rather noisy, i'm sure that you are - noisy, i'm sure that you are grateful that your family and neighbours are safe inside. how long is the netherland is expected to be facing this severe patch of the storm? is it going to pass through quite quickly?— quite quickly? interestingly, it is iioin to quite quickly? interestingly, it is going to be _ quite quickly? interestingly, it is going to be an — quite quickly? interestingly, it is going to be an unusual- quite quickly? interestingly, it is going to be an unusual situation | going to be an unusual situation because there will be three over the course of this week, and the netherlands is particularly vulnerable, as you know as a low—lying nation and what might surprise people today is that one of those who died as a result of the fallen tree was cycling at the time. that is what has caught so many

people are unaware, because these costs are so ferocious. we were cycling around earlier today but from tpm, everything really shut down to try to avoid these situations. —— from two o'clock. knew that by late tonight, i have seen predictions of around midnight the storm should have passed over the storm should have passed over the netherlands, but again, on monday, we are expecting another to hit, just when they would be hoping to have cleared up all of the damage that has been caused over the last 12 hours or so. that has been caused over the last 12 hours or so-_ that has been caused over the last 12 hours or so. anna holligan in the haiue, 12 hours or so. anna holligan in the hague. keep _ 12 hours or so. anna holligan in the hague. keep safe. _ 12 hours or so. anna holligan in the hague, keep safe, thank— 12 hours or so. anna holligan in the hague, keep safe, thank you - 12 hours or so. anna holligan in the hague, keep safe, thank you very i hague, keep safe, thank you very much. and we have an update from our correspondentjessica parker in correspondent jessica parker in brussels. correspondentjessica parker in brussels. tt correspondent jessica parker in brussels. , ., ., brussels. it is in the north and west of the — brussels. it is in the north and west of the country _ brussels. it is in the north and west of the country where - brussels. it is in the north and west of the country where the | brussels. it is in the north and - west of the country where the most severe weather warnings are in place. gusts of up to 140 miles an hour as storm eunice comes in across the north sea. there are warnings of possible damage, travel disruption

as well. some public transport has already closed and in parts of the country where the weather is not expected to be as bad, lower speed limits have been set for trains. there have been school closures. the university of antwerp suspended lectures and lessons as of lunchtime on friday and in brussels, the winds are already picking up, and they have closed parks in the city. this is a storm notice that due to winds faster than 80 kilometres an hour, the park is temporarily closed, because of the risk of trees and branches for them. across the country people are being urged to take care and be cautious.- take care and be cautious. jessica parker in brussels. _ take care and be cautious. jessica parker in brussels. us— take care and be cautious. jessica parker in brussels. us diplomats| take care and be cautious. jessica i parker in brussels. us diplomats say russia has amassed up to 190,000 personnel at the borders of ukraine, calling it the most significant mobilisation in europe since world war ii. moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade ukraine but there are reports of a second day of shelling and east of the country which is held by russian backed separatists. world leaders have been

the —— meeting in munich for the annual security conference. russia is not attending, the first time that has in two decades. please do set reports from the munich security conference. the closest the war in europe for years. these shots being fired in russia's naval exercises in the black sea. but so close to ukraine's southern coast, and much bigger than ukraine's home fleet. a shot across the bow of kyiv. and the country now surrounded by moscow's military might. on the northern border, another show of force. exercises with belarus. today in moscow president putin met the belarusian leader, closest of friends. the long table used for visiting western leaders was gone. president putin tells him they will both participate in new drills tomorrow and sends a message to nato, too.

translation: i must state that these exercises - are purely defensive in nature and do not threaten anyone. a much different message here in munich. us and nato allies shoulder to shoulder, condemning what they call russian aggression. no wonder russia's foreign minister stayed away this year. i think president putin has been a little bit surprised at the way that nato has come together, the european union has come together. we have come together individually, as partners, institutionally. either way, whichever path president putin chooses, we will be ready to respond. one big question dominates this conference. will russia invade ukraine again? the nato secretary general has seen the same intelligence as the us and british officials who believe it's imminent. there is no certainty about the intentions of russia.

but a high probability that there could be something tomorrow, given what you have seen in the intelligence? i think it is very important to just describe the facts. the facts are that we have russian armed forces amassed at the border of ukraine, that are ready to invade without any warning time. and that is a very dangerous situation. a great danger lies here, eastern ukraine, now a wasteland along russia's border, where russian—backed separatists exchange fire with ukrainian forces. last night's shelling was some of the worst in years. ukrainian troops inspect the damage here. even a kindergarten got hit. each side blaming the other. nato accuses russia of seeking a pretext to attack. and russia releases images like this, to show it is pulling out its tanks, pulling away from this brink. but this crisis still teeters dangerously on the edge.

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. you're watching bbc news. time for a look at the weather ahead. here is nick miller. look at the weather ahead. here is nick miller-— look at the weather ahead. here is nick miller. ,, ., . , ., nick miller. storm eunice is moving awa from nick miller. storm eunice is moving away from the _ nick miller. storm eunice is moving away from the uk. _ nick miller. storm eunice is moving away from the uk. a _ nick miller. storm eunice is moving away from the uk. a couple - nick miller. storm eunice is moving away from the uk. a couple of - nick miller. storm eunice is moving away from the uk. a couple of daysj away from the uk. a couple of days ago it was a storm that had barely formed on the satellite picture. just in the past 24 hours, look how it took shape. it has moved across the uk. it is now out into the north sea. as it continues to move away, these are strong, damaging winds will continue to ease. we are not there yet, there are still a met office amber warning here in this area, gusts of 60—80 miles para, but as we get deeper through the evening and into tonight at the worst of these wins will be behind us. and there has been slow across parts of scotland, notjust into higher

ground, several centimetres to lower levels in places, so, tricky travelling conditions. further patchy rain, sleet and snow in scotland, parts of northern england, especially into higher ground as we go through the night. many places turning clear, cold and frosty and where you have seen some wet weather todayit where you have seen some wet weather today it will be icy as well. now we have further wet and windy weather into the weekend. not as bad as we have seen, but the winds will pick up have seen, but the winds will pick up around the system taking wet weather into wales and england, the northern flank of this could bring snow to relatively low levels, and also move through northern ireland and western scotland with some rain, and western scotland with some rain, and some hill snow, and for a time towards the curse of south wales in southern england, we could see gusts of 50-60 southern england, we could see gusts of 50—60 mph. not quite on the scale of 50—60 mph. not quite on the scale of today but hampering clean—up efforts. most places with temperatures in single figures compared with today. we will then see more wet weather heading our way going through saturday night and into sunday, this front, then

another front coming in from the west on sunday. that will take outbreaks of rain slowly southwards, not so much towards the far south—east during daylight hours. wintry showers following on behind through the pennines. and a more widely windy day on sunday, with gusts and parts of scotland and northern ireland, and i receive curse, seeing gusts of in excess of 60 mph, so we need to be aware of that. i somewhat milder day on sunday before that system plays away, it will turn colder. things will not be as bad as they have been today but there will be further wet and windy weather around over the weekend.

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