this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8pm. three people have died after storm eunice swept through parts of the uk. coastal areas in the south were buffeted by gusts and huge waves. i don't know what the actual wind speed is but you can barely stand up in it. i'm literally at a 45 degrees angle. it's crazy. the gale—force winds pulled down trees, tore through buildings, and caused extensive damage in parts of the country. there were bumpy landings and relief for some. in other news, as russian drills continue near ukraine, the us says russia has built up the most significant military force in europe since world war ii. coming up on tonight's newswatch, should the bbc�*s exclusive interview with novak djokovic so dominated

the news agenda on tuesday? join us tonight at 8:45pm here on bbc news. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. three people have died in england after storm eunice brought severe conditions to many parts of the uk. after storm eunice brought severe weather experts say it's likely to have been the worst storm in decades. there was major damage to buildings, and millions of people were advised to stay at home as the storm hit. two rare red 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 for snow and ice in northern england and scotland. the strongest gust of wind, a blistering 122 mph, 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. danny savage, bbc news. 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.

the sound will never, ever leave me. it was just... heartbreaking to hear my daughter screaming. just before lunchtime, in newport, south wales, ellie price's house buckled under pressure from storm eunice. 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, 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 sea front 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 the only travel if absolutely necessary. tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales.

london fire brigade and south central ambulance service both declared major incidents today. james ryan is london fire brigade�*s station commander, and we can talk to him now. thank you very much for speaking to us. i know your day is not over yet or are colleagues days and not over yet. he knows what other problems will be dealing with over the course of the weekend when people identify what is going wrong in their particular part of london. does the prompt for calling this today? figs prompt for calling this today? as the prompt for calling this today? is the storm started to worsen as we expected, because a significant number of calls to a control centre and at 1030 this morning and one p:m., we saw 550 calls which to give some context is more calls than we would receive a 2k hour period. so we took the decision to call it based on the amount of calls we were receiving limited resources we were deploying in the declaration of a

major incident for us means we can focus our resources a little bit more carefully and ensure that we prioritise people who are in immediate danger and life—threatening situations we can respond to other nonemergency calls. is that part of the prompter control and staff that not all the calls are actually emergency calls at all. people just respond to something strange happening and trying to ring 999 as opposed to is this really something that they can actually help with her should be expected to help with her should be expected to help with? we help with her should be expected to hel with? ~ ., . , help with? we do receive those calls on an average _ help with? we do receive those calls on an average day _ help with? we do receive those calls on an average day and _ help with? we do receive those calls on an average day and it _ help with? we do receive those calls on an average day and it is _ on an average day and it is something our control operators are trained to look at and decide whether or not an emergency response that she wanted. but days like this, we do receive a significant amount of calls for something that will be more unusual such as street furniture and collapsing. what we are asking is the public to ensure

that they think carefully before bringing 999 and if there is a genuine emergency, whereas if it's a situation where you had fallen trees or damage to property and asking that situation, if a be more appropriate to contact your council and the authority and if this been damage, keeping that situation is especially your insurance providers are doing that rather than calling 999. we have responded to a huge range of incidents today. incidents that have been involved in a serious threat to life, such as balconies collapsing, cars and vehicles overturning, structural collapses, it's been a very busy day. do overturning, structural collapses, it's been a very busy day.- it's been a very busy day. do you know what _ it's been a very busy day. do you know what the _ it's been a very busy day. do you know what the picture _ it's been a very busy day. do you know what the picture across - it's been a very busy day. do you - know what the picture across london and information, it's still coming back to you from offices on the ground? back to you from offices on the round? ~ .

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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. earlier, i spoke to warrick dent, safety and operations

thank you very much for talking to us this evening. there's been a loss of life but not on the skill that many would fear. we should be clear, we're not talking about this is an impact of climate change, per se, but we are talking about kind of, being more sensitive to the longer—term trends and weather. how does the store measure up? as it is bad as people of predicted? it has been 'ust bad as people of predicted? it has been just about _ bad as people of predicted? it has been just about as _ bad as people of predicted? it has been just about as bad _ bad as people of predicted? it has been just about as bad as - bad as people of predicted? it 1113 been just about as bad as people have predicted. it's pretty bad. my experience, and in southern england, it's the only one i can think of is comparable. it is a bad storm, it was very will forecast for these five days ahead, we knew something like this was going to happen. not quite aware but certainly a lot of

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be likely to be more of the intense storms as we go on with the temperatures, not every year and certainly there is no sign in the record yet there's more of these intense storms. but when it happens now, because the sea level is higher thanit now, because the sea level is higher than it was, and the impact on the coastal regions is greater and that will continue to happen as we go forward in climate change. in forward in climate change. an interesting point you make about the value and the importance we are now rightly attaching to forecasting of major weather events because we are getting more of them, not by any means does this country, but the implications of that are quite serious, aren't they. because we perhaps have to think —— rethink our approach. because these power lines, we have decades of having power lines above the ground and maybe that's no longer the most sensible approach? if

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and those of us can remember the october 87. and those of us can remember the october87. he and those of us can remember the october 87. he was god. i and those of us can remember the october 87. he was god.— october 87. he was god. i think it should be called _ october 87. he was god. i think it should be called in _ october 87. he was god. i think it should be called in tribute to - october 87. he was god. i think it. should be called in tribute to storm michael fish for and that clip will be played endlessly and it's not going to be that bad and it turned out to be much worse. and i think that's what all forecasters run the risk of paying. it that's what all forecasters run the risk of paying-— that's what all forecasters run the risk of paying. it made his life, he was a superb. _ risk of paying. it made his life, he was a superb, but _ risk of paying. it made his life, he was a superb, but it _ risk of paying. it made his life, he was a superb, but it was - risk of paying. it made his life, he was a superb, but it was a - risk of paying. it made his life, he was a superb, but it was a sign i risk of paying. it made his life, he l was a superb, but it was a sign that there are various reasons. and it was not as good and there were a lot of things that went wrong there. but the way science is gone over the last 30 odd years, the warning for

this was just there, five days before it was which part of the british isles were going to get hit and somewhere was going to be hit. thank you very much and at least we are talking with the severe consequences than we might have feared. notwithstanding the sad loss of life. 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 kph. let's hearfrom anna holligan in the hague. this is pummeling the hague. i'm about to try to secure our garden swing and shed, and there are scenes like these and far worse right across the country. the dutch meteorological institute has issued a code red weather warning. they're expecting gusts of up to 130 kilometers an hour. hundreds of planes have

been grounded and trains have been cancelled. right across the netherlands. schiphol airport in amsterdam is warning passengers to check before they travel and expect delays. hauliers and couriers have been told to stay off the roads, and one food delivery service has cancelled all deliveries to try to protect its moped drivers and cyclists. schools and universities closed early to try to allow students to get home safely, and these ferocious winds are expected to last until the early evening. the emergency services have asked people to only call if it's a real emergency if there is a direct, immediate risk to life, otherwise to stay home and stay safe.

us diplomats say russia has now amassed up to 190,000 personnel around the borders of ukraine, calling it "the most significant military mobilisation in europe since the second world war". moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade ukraine, but there are reports for a second day of shellfire in the east of the country, which is held by russian—backed separatists. world leaders are meeting in munich for a security conference, but russia won't be attending for the first time in two decades. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports now from munich. 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. a product which was designed to deter burglars and protect property is now being used to help victims of domestic abuse. smart water, 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. shiona mccallum, bbc news, wakefield. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. further spells of wind and rain

on the way at the weekend, though thankfully it's not going to be as bad as it's been today. we still have the potential further damaging gusts of wind before things gradually improve as we get deeper into tonight, as storm eunice moves away. we're still left, though, with some rain, sleet and snow impacting parts of scotland and northern england. it'll turn icy, it'll be frosty in places, too, because many places will have clear skies for a time, allowing temperatures to dip away. there's another system moving in on saturday — that's going to bring some rain, may be some hill snow into northern ireland. it'll take some wet weather across much of wales and england and on towards the west and south—west of scotland. the northern flank of this system in wales could produce some snow, and into yorkshire and parts of the midlands to quite low levels, so don't be surprised by that. and the winds pick up again for a time towards south wales and along the south coast of england, maybe gusting 50 to 60 mph. again, not as bad as it's been today, and further wet and windy weather on the way on sunday.

hello, this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines — three people have died after storm eunice swept through parts of the uk. coastal areas in the south were buffeted by gusts and huge waves. i don't know what the actual wind speed is, but you can barely stand up in it. i'm literally at a 45—degrees angle. it's crazy. the gale—force winds pulled down trees, tore through buildings and caused extensive damage in parts of the country. there were bumpy landings and relief for some. applause. in other news, as russian drills continue near ukraine, the foreign office announces it will temporarily relocate the embassy out of the capital kyiv thousands of miles away to the west.

storm eunice has been most strongly felt in wales, the south west of england and southern parts of england. in the south west, winds reached more than 80 mph in newquay and 90 miles in portland. in a moment, we'll hearfrom our reporter in southampton, mike apps, but first let's get a report from bbc spotlight reporter andrea ormsby, who was in bude, cornwall today. a landmark in bude gone. 0h! oh, my god, i caught that on video! we saw the tree swaying slightly, and jowan said just film it... get your camera out, see what we can see. all of a sudden, i clicked to record and it fell, itjust went... like a sack of spuds, it's crazy.

the day started so differently. windy, but quiet. 6:a0am here at the beach in bude. it's high tide right now, and you can see the waves coming up and the sea looking incredibly rough. the wind is absolutely pushing against me, and it's hard sometimes even just to stand up. but the wind is getting even stronger, and suddenly bude doesn't seem quite so calm. just after 9am now, the wind is really picking up. the tiles have been flying off this roof over here, and there's a woman just warning people not to walk on the road. she's called the police. the tiles are coming off the roof. next, eunice makes her way to the public swimming pool, tearing through the roof. you can see the corner of this building. it's splash swimming pool in bude. the roof has lifted off even in the last minute or so. you can tell it's really pulled back further now, and who knows how long it's going to stay attached. it's quite a busy area. there's a supermarket nearby, loads of houses, so potentially quite dangerous. in the pool, all i could hear was something creaking. i had no idea what was going on outside. the lifeguard said, "get out, get changed. please leave quickly." well, that's what we did.

and then i was walking across the road afterwards, i looked up and thought, "christ, you know, the roofs coming off." the fire service is quickly at the scene. just making sure downwind of where it's likely to land, it's cordoned off and keeping people away. we've shut the morrison's shop and garage, and everyone else in their houses nearby, we're telling them to stay indoors, keep windows closed. it's quite scary, actually, yeah. yeah, especially with the roof - looking like it's going to come off and my house just being here, it's a bit concerning. _ and not long after, a section of the roof did come off. no—one is hurt. lunch over, and the clear—up begins. 3pm, and eunice is still making her presence felt very strongly here in bude. the wind is really whipping the sand up off the beach, and it's

just getting in your eyes and on your clothes wherever you go here. now, the tree might soon be gone, but i think this storm will be hanging around for many more hours to come. andrea ormsby, bbc spotlight, bude. we may have been braced for it, but when storm eunice came this morning, it swept through all in its way. portland saw winds reach 82 mph, with debris thrown across the causeway. conditions out at sea were treacherous. the sandbanks ferry was suspended soon after this was filmed. the needles saw record gusts of 122 mph. at the peak, wightlink�*s sailing from fishbourne stayed outside portsmouth because it was too dangerous to enter the harbour. meanwhile, this red funnel ferry, which had no passengers onboard, had to battle 80—knot gusts as it approached the berth in southampton. crossings were later suspended. the master quite skilfully managed to set the vessel down quite gently onto the end fenders of our berth

and manoeuvre the vessel round into position. she probably was using, you know, 80, 85, maybe 90% of her engine power. so, yeah, she managed to get her alongside with no damage to the vessel or the infrastructure in the terminal. many areas experienced flooding, like here in christchurch, where water rapidly advanced across the quayside. just along the coast at mudeford, the seawater also carried inland. on the isle of wight, at one point, it was hard to tell where the sea ended and cowes promenade began, with water flowing in to nearby roads. the seafront at freshwater also took a battering. solar panels attached to this roof in southampton struggled to cling on. responding to the damage and disruption was a major task.

south central ambulance service declared a major incident caused by demand and travel problems from the storm. scottish and southern electricity networks had staff out dealing with damage to power lines. we currently have over 100,000 customers without without power across our southern region. we restored power to homes where we rerouted the network. storm eunice leaves having made its mark on the south. storm eunice has caused a great deal of structural damage to homes, businesses and other buildings. in the coming days, as we reflect on the damage storm eunice has caused, what more can be done to improve the structural integrity of our buildings across the uk? we can speak now to stefano cammelli, technical director

and head of wind engineering at wsp uk. wsp is a consulting firm whose protfolio include many tall building designs, such as the shard and 22 bishopsgate in the city of london. thanks very much forjoining us. we have seen interesting examples of building damage here. we saw in cornwall the corrugated root ripped off. we had a church in wales which stood for hundreds of years where part of the spire came off and of course we had what happened with what i recall as the millennium dome and now the o2 arena losing the heart of its route. what are the lessons here? it means those buildings lost their roofs but there may be plenty of others that did not book could have done if the winds had continued. we book could have done if the winds had continued.— book could have done if the winds had continued. ~ ., , had continued. we need to remember that storm eunice _ had continued. we need to remember that storm eunice is _ had continued. we need to remember that storm eunice is one _ had continued. we need to remember that storm eunice is one of— had continued. we need to remember that storm eunice is one of those - that storm eunice is one of those storms that comes along every few decades. so extreme everything. we

do remember that structures are designed to withstand by the code of practice much higher when pressures and wind speeds than what we have seen today. specifically in relation to the o2 arena, i obviously need to wait for the results of the forensic investigation but i suspect that there could been a localised failure of a couple of pylons perhaps or the fabric and perhaps that led to a build—up of pressure under the roof, which combined with the suction on the outside could have actually triggered the extensive damage that we have seen in the end it. as i said, if i were to guess, at the starting point for the investigation perhaps would need to be looking at the life span of the material, and

perhaps 20 years or 25 years, so it could have been quite close to the end of its life span. and that could have caused the damage to the structure. i have caused the damage to the structure. . , have caused the damage to the structure. ., , ., ., _ structure. i was going to say our assion structure. i was going to say our passion certainly _ structure. i was going to say our passion certainly in _ structure. i was going to say our passion certainly in london - structure. i was going to say our. passion certainly in london remains undiminished for a building ever taller buildings. what sort of challenges does that pose for your industry? i challenges does that pose for your indust ? ., , , , industry? i mean, these buildings are designed _ industry? i mean, these buildings are designed to _ industry? i mean, these buildings are designed to accommodate - are designed to accommodate movements. you know, there is no doubt that people live in high—rises in london other parts of the country and they would've experienced a certain amount of movement, but buildings are designed to accommodate those. and the fabric in the envelope of a building is designed to accommodate it. we have to remember is that most of this is more with modern structures the rebuilding today are so unique and special, they are notjust designed

for this and they will go into extensive investigation into facilities. like the investigation that use for formula 1 cars so the roof structures built inside the chamber, and these will see how it performs. so there is an extra layer of complexity there that ensures that design. we of complexity there that ensures that design-— that design. we are talking to someone earlier _ that design. we are talking to someone earlier in _ that design. we are talking to someone earlier in the - that design. we are talking to someone earlier in the hour l that design. we are talking to - someone earlier in the hour about the longer—term issues of weather and climate and a particular the fact that we know that we are going to get more extreme in a bigger number a more extreme weather events, whether because of the warming of the planet and therefore some of the heat related damage becomes much greater light forest fires and all the rest, but in terms of buildings, wind damage, violent storms, are they things that we are not giving in the country at the moment that you think we now need to be exploring? particularly in terms

of our resilience, the infrastructure that we have to have, the electricity supplies, the networks for the internet, the kind of basics of survival, reliable water supply and all the rest of it that we have to think about? that's ri . ht. i that we have to think about? that's right- ithink— that we have to think about? that's right. | think that _ that we have to think about? that's right. i think that there _ that we have to think about? that's right. i think that there is _ right. i think that there is definitely a trend to reflect not just the life of a structure but also the intensity of the storms to be increasing a little bit around structures these days. and perhaps that something that should be looked at and a bit more closely for those very special structures. there are going to be much more critical weather events like today for the structures. weather events like today for the structures-— weather events like today for the structures. . . ., . ., structures. technical director there for wind engineering, _ structures. technical director there for wind engineering, fascinating . for wind engineering, fascinating area and one i'm sure it will be hearing a lot more about in the

coming months and years. thank you very much forjoining us this evening. very much for “oining us this evenina. . ., very much for “oining us this evenina. ., ,, i. great britain have been officially stripped of the silver medal they won in the men's ltx100m relay at last year's tokyo olympics. it comes after sprinter cj ujah, who ran the first leg of the relay, was found to have failed a drugs test. the 27—year—old says he "unknowingly consumed a contaminated substance" and the situation is one he "will regret for the rest of his life". not least because it means the other medalists in the team are also stripped of their silver metal. back to our main story, storm eunice. as the worst of the storm hit britain, thousands were glued to big jet tv, a live youtube stream of planes trying to land at heathrow with commentary from aviation enthusiastjerry dyer. our correspondent david sillito has more. it has been, shall we say, an interesting day

to be an air passenger flying into heathrow. easy, easy, easy... go on, son! and watching it all and providing a live commentary on the extraordinary skills being displayed, big jet tv live. it has been a day to marvel at the skills of pilots as they've navigated these extraordinary winds, and following it minute by minute has beenjerry here on big jet tv. this is where the skill of the pilot really comes in. during the worst of the weather, more than 200,000 people were watching on youtube this minute—by—minute coverage of the landings. take this flight from prague at 9:13am this morning. inside the cabin, a certain hush as it made its approach. and then, touchdown.

you could feel the relief. applause. very, very skilled individuals. this is where their training and their years of experience, some of them are young pilots who haven't been flying for very long, but they do a greatjob. you can do it! come on! crabbing, vectoring — jerry's new viewers have been introduced to all sorts of new terms on a day when pilots have truly proved their mettle, and one that many passengers won't forget in a hurry. david sillito, bbc news, heathrow. oh, yes! having the time of his life even if the pilot was not. now on bbc news, it's time for newswatch. hello, and welcome to newswatch

with me, samira ahmed. should the bbc�*s self—declared exclusive interview with novak djokovic have so dominated the news agenda on tuesday? and could the coverage of the tennis star have discouraged some people from taking a covid vaccine? the first clue that bbc news thought it had something big to share with the world came with a tweet on monday evening from amol rajan promising a... from the following morning, amol rajan�*s interview with novak djokovic was played out extensively on multiple bbc outlets, including a hastily scheduled half—hour special that evening on bbc one. and the subject occupied the first ten minutes of the news at one. are you prepared to forgo the chance to be the greatest player that ever picked up a racket statistically because you feel so strongly about this jab? yes. i do.

why, novak, why?