we are bringing you continuing coverage of storm bert which has brought heavy snowfall across parts of scotland, northern and central england. heavy winds and rain are also battering the country with flood alerts in place. a number of roads have been closed and some train services have been cancelled. let me show you

pictures from barnard castle in county durham this morning. the snowplough out trying to keep the roads open, but the a66 is closed in both directions between the a67 and the a685 due to the heavy snow in the area. the north—east of england also hit, the airport in newcastle has been affected by the snow as has scotland. we will have all the details coming up. also the m70 87 bridge is closed due to the current wind speed. storm bert could bring up to 30 centimetres of snow as the condition sweep across the country with a hazardous mix of wet and wintry conditions. let me show you where there are alerts in force, the first two amber once after heavy snow and ice are in force across scotland and also covering parts of yorkshire and the north—east of england. that is where we have seen the snow. elsewhere, we have the yellow

wind, rain and snow warnings from the map you can see covering much of the rest of the united kingdom. let's show you the path that storm bert took overnight and into this morning. you can see that rain band coming and covering the country along with the snow, extremely heavy rain expected up extremely heavy rain expected up to 150 millimetres over the high ground. let's show you some of the live pictures. let's go to lyme regis first, this is where the high winds will be causing problems in the western areas. we have seen all morning the fishing boats that would normally be heading out from there are not. they are staying in port. we know that winds of up to 67 mph have been recorded on the isles of scilly and parts of devon. we're also hearing from national grid that nearly 3000 buildings are without power in south—west england wales. around 1577

premises having power cuts in the east midlands. for properties in the northampton area as well as businesses in the west midlands, this is beginning to cause problems with power cuts. let's show you pictures from porthleven down in cornwall. we were talking pictures from porthleven down in cornw brooke were talking pictures from porthleven down in cornw brooke as e talking pictures from porthleven down in cornw brooke as well. ing pictures from porthleven down in cornw brooke as well. those whitwell brooke as well. those in england. if we move into wales, we have seen the number of flood alerts rise in the last couple of hours. there is one flood warning around ammanford, but 28 flood alerts in wales. it is snow causing

the problem at the moment, we have got the winds, but also later there may well be issues as we get the rain, and that is why we have got those flood alerts. let's show you pictures in scotland. this is where the snow has been quite bad this morning. you can see the pictures here from edinburgh. now, there have been really bad road conditions in scotland and particularly around edinburgh. loewe and buses, which is the largest municipal bus operator in the uk, has more than 700 buses operating on more than 70 roots, they have had to suspend all their services in edinburgh and the surrounding areas due to the weather. they say it is not safe at the moment for them to run those services. —— routes. they are apologising for the inconvenience caused and also thanking passengers as their teams work to assess the routes. that is the scene in edinburgh, we have seen some children out there in edinburgh

enjoying the snow, because of course they can, but it is dangerous for people to go out on the roads. we have mentioned that scotland has been hit, but also north—east england and north yorkshire. and north yorkshire is where we are going to head now. let's speak to our news reporter 0livia richward who is in the town of pately bridge in north yorkshire. it is looking cold, give us a sense of what it is like across north yorkshire at the moment. yes, i have been waiting for you to come to me so i can take my hood off, you can understand why i did not take it off before, it is absolutely freezing and the slush is now ankle—deep. people here in north yorkshire woke up to absolutely beautiful scenes, loads of snow, i live about half an away and we had 2.5 inches and was fantastic but it soon turned to rain which has caused a lot of problems. here in pateley bridge we are in a valley and all the roads out of this village is very steep so there were cars sliding all over the place, struggling, and

abandon their vehicles. it is an improving picture is at least as far as the roads are concerned. it is a solid rain with loads of slush underfoot so the roads are still hazardous because they're are big piles of slush and snow collecting in places and bits of flooding. across the north, there has been some disruption. we talked about the cancellations, delays and diversions that have been taking place in newcastle airport. i understand planes are now landing there again and hopefully things will be getting back to normal. there has also been a football fixture called off in blackburn, they were due to play portsmouth. may be the away fans will be pleased that fixture has been cancelled and will be rearranged. also you mentioned power cuts. we think there is about 1500 homes in west and north yorkshire without power and northern power grid are working as hard as they can to restore power, but conditions are very unpleasant and some roads are very inaccessible. the little side roads are still very inaccessible. if you pateley

bridge in terms of driving it is at least an improving picture, albeit not nice to be standing out here at all. absolutely, 0livia. give us a sense, because i knew you set off with your crew from leeds this morning, what was it like as he travelled along some of those roasted a?— those roasted a? well, this morning. — those roasted a? well, this morning. it _ those roasted a? well, this morning, it was _ those roasted a? well, this morning, it was extremely | morning, it was extremely hazardous. —— max some of those roads. as soon as the snow turned to rain, it started melting so it was an improving picture, but we drove yet very carefully. it is very unpleasant, i would not go on anyjourneys unless you any journeys unless you absolutely anyjourneys unless you absolutely have to, that's what i would say. but you can drive about, but really, unless you have to, i really wouldn't. it's unpleasant. it have to, i really wouldn't. it's unpleasant.— have to, i really wouldn't. it's unpleasant. it does seem behind you — it's unpleasant. it does seem behind you the _ it's unpleasant. it does seem behind you the locals - it's unpleasant. it does seem behind you the locals are - it's unpleasant. it does seem behind you the locals are out| behind you the locals are out and about where you are. well, the are and about where you are. well, they are very — and about where you are. well, they are very stoic _ and about where you are. well, they are very stoic here - and about where you are. well, they are very stoic here in - and about where you are. well, they are very stoic here in the l they are very stoic here in the yorkshire dales. i have seen people in ski suits today. it

has got everything you need in the village, so people are coming here and going about their daily business and it is an improving picture. what people are concerned about now is the heavy rain that is forecast, because so far everything that has forecast has panned out as it was forecast. the heavy snow, then the heavy rain, we don't have any wind here yet, but we will see how much rain falls in weather that leads to flooding. the key question is, is there a nice yorkshire pub with a fire thatis nice yorkshire pub with a fire that is going to warm you up? i very much hope so! we - that is going to warm you up? i very much hope so! we will. that is going to warm you up? i very much hope so! we will let| very much hope so! we will let ou and very much hope so! we will let you and your — very much hope so! we will let you and your crew _ very much hope so! we will let you and your crew try - very much hope so! we will let you and your crew try and - very much hope so! we will let you and your crew try and find | you and your crew try and find one. 0livia with the very latest on the snow in yorkshire. the snow has hit yorkshire. the snow has hit yorkshire and the north—east we are hearing as 0livia is saying that newcastle airport has been struggling to keep the runway open but flights are now starting to take off. we will get the picture a little later from scotland. i want to move briefly away from the travel

disruption, because we are getting a line to do with public transport, the british transport police and london metropolitan police saying that they are investigating a suspect package near euston station, and that there is a police cordoned in place as a precaution while officers investigate that. they could be travel disruption not due to the weather around london euston, but the railways have been hit by the conditions, both the wind, rain and snow and a little earlier we spoke to travel journalist. .. traveljournalist simon calder has made his way to middlesbrough. he filled us in on the transport disruptions. we have got now actually a lot of problems which at second level problems due to the high winds. let me run through a couple of them. thanet parkway in kent, the line from ramsgate

cross to canterbury and then onto london, that is blocked because of a fallen tree. network app rail are on the way to move the tree, but at the moment there is nothing moving to the east of that tree. birmingham new street, absolutely the busiest train station outside london, problems there because of an object caught in the overhead wires, presumably because of the high winds. and ifear later on we might well get those trampolines blowing from people's back gardens onto railway lines which always seem to occur 1523 00:10:37,911