disruption, including travel chaos and power cuts. and he's done it! luke littler becomes the youngest ever world darts champion, at the tender age of 17. we anticipated a tight final, in the end it wasn't even close, as the prince of the palace became the king, beating michael van gerwen 7-3. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. hello. one nhs boss says the strain on the health service this winter is the worst in a0 years,

with rising cases of flu partly to blame. and next week could be especially tough, with projections hospitalisations will go up even further, as people return to work and school after the christmas break. there were 5,000 people being treated in hospital in england with flu last sunday, with the average for the week three and half times higher than the same period in 2023. public health scotland says the number of influenza cases is "extraordinary", while the nhs in wales and northern ireland is also under similar pressures. hugh pym has our top story. treating patients, trying to find beds. the daily stresses in a&e. but right now it's looking even harder for staff. how are you feeling? slightly improved. stephen, who's a consultant, is seeing eileen. she's come in and will be

admitted for treatment. huge amount of pressure. there are many, many folk coming into hospital. a lot of people are very unwell this time of year, particularly because of respiratory illnesses. so chest problems. and we're seeing an awful lot of flu in particular. this one's going to go home in the afternoon. at this hospital trust in newcastle there are double the number of flu patients as at the same time last year. and the flu surge started a lot earlier than usual. it's always really busy in hospitals just after the new year, but this time you've got high levels of flu and other viruses, and now predictions of very cold weather. and that could add even more pressure in the days ahead. next week especially, the boss of the trust told me, with flu still a major concern and more people going back to work and school after the holiday. usually that first full working day is really quite difficult for nhs colleagues to deal with. the key is it's not over yet. you know, i think people can think it's over when you've hit christmas.

you don't need to be vaccinated, you don't need to worry about these things, and it can run through right into march. so if you haven't been vaccinated, please do so. if you have got symptoms, keep yourself to yourself. try not to spread it around. the flu vaccine doesn't give 100% cover. it varies depending on the virus strain. but the nhs says it's essential for those who are vulnerable. many hospital leaders have reported extreme pressures, one saying while patient care is still safe, it's the worst winter in a0 years. both ipswich and colchester hospitals are full and we are having to care for some patients in areas that are not designed for in—patient care, so having additional patients on the wards and, sadly, some patients being cared for in corridors. as ambulances bring in new patients, it can be difficult finding beds. moving those who are medically fit out of hospital can be held up by problems with social care. hugh pym, bbc news, newcastle. we are going to get more in a moment

from hugh pym because the met office says large parts of the country will face disruption from heavy snow this weekend. two amber warnings will come into effect tomorrow night, covering northern england, the midlands and much of wales from 6pm, until midnight on sunday. up to 40cm of snow is expected in some places, and temperatures could fall as low as minus ten degrees. snowfall will be heaviest on higher ground. danny savage reports on preparations 1,700 feet up, in north yorkshire. at england's highest pub they know a thing or two about preparing for winter weather. people love...like, as soon as they know there's a weather warning at tan hill they want to come up. they want to be snowed in because they heard about when it happened last time. this is what tan hill looked like four years ago when dozens of people were snowed in. the story reached far and wide, so now they stock up. so this morning when you came in, you would have seen a new log delivery. we've had loads of kindling delivered. we have also got a month's worth of stock in the fridge freezers, cellar. we are fully stocked and prepared.

in 2021 we had over 80 people snowed in for four days. we kept everyone replenished and we took everybody out as soon as we could. how special would it be to be snowed in here? yeah, i suppose it'd be special. like, as long as they're still serving beer, then that'd do for me. tonight, gritters are out across the country as temperatures fall again. there are now amber weather warnings for snow in force across a large part of central and northern england and most of wales. up to 40cm could fall on high ground. we do tailor what the actual gritters are putting on the roads depending on the conditions and temperatures, so it may well be that those at the higher altitudes are putting out more salt than those at lower altitudes, so we do have to take that into account. in 0rkney, a bus left the road in icy conditions, with all services cancelled for the rest of the day. £25 cold weather benefit payments have been triggered in some postcode areas in the north of england.

yeah, one sugar and your milk. but there are particular concerns for the elderly and those vulnerable to the cold. seems like a lot of people think that when it's cold, theyjust have to keep warm and more warm and more heating. they tend to forget that the heating causes dehydration to their bodies, and the elderly do not need to be dehydrated whatsoever. back on the hills of the north, the camper vans have started arriving. the brave and the optimistic are present. if you were snowed in, could you survive for a while? we could survive for a week, easy. we've got a fridge full of food, gas. the pub. there is, of course, a serious message to all these weather warnings. that's to keep an eye on travel conditions and to wrap up and stay warm. if the forecast is correct, it will soon be looking like this again. danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire. lets get a final word from hugh, who

is with me. the approaching cold weather is bound to make the situation even worse for an nhs already under strain.— situation even worse for an nhs already under strain. that's right, we heard from _ already under strain. that's right, we heard from danny _ already under strain. that's right, we heard from danny about - already under strain. that's right, we heard from danny about real. we heard from danny about real concerns about the health of the most vulnerable but because of the cold weather conditions we've got this relatively high level of flu cases in hospitals, and of course the first week of the new year is generally the busiest time for the nhs, the first full working week, because they have been limited services from gps and social services from gps and social services over the holiday season, so real concern about what might happen on monday, and that's the very day when the government wants to set out plans for planned treatment in england and how it is going to get to its pledge of 92% of people by the end of this parliament being treated or seen within 18 weeks. currently, it's less than 60%. and how to cut this waiting list in england of 7.5 million. some of the plans that will be set out include

direct referrals by gps for some patients, asthma, breathlessness and so on, so they don't have to have consultant appointments first, so to get more people off them the list you don't need to be at all, so we will get more detail on that but i think on monday the question may be what is happening in a&e and our ministers actually paying enough attention to emergency care as well as planned and non—urgent care. hugh as planned and non-urgent care. hugh . m, as planned and non-urgent care. hugh ' m, our as planned and non-urgent care. hugh pym. our health _ as planned and non-urgent care. hugh pym, our health editor, _ as planned and non—urgent care. hugh pym, our health editor, thank you. ajudge has ordered the president—elect donald trump to appear in court a week today to be sentenced over hush money payments to a porn star. the appearnce in new york could be by video link, with his inaugurationjust ten days later. rowan bridge is live in washington for us. just to be clear, there is no possibility he could be going to jail, is there?— jail, is there? no, ithink “ail time looks�* jail, is there? no, ithink “ail time looks extremely �* jail, is there? no, ithinkjaill time looks extremely unlikely jail, is there? no, ithinkjail- time looks extremely unlikely in this case. as you say, this relates to the hush money trial involving

the adult film star stormy daniels, in which donald trump was convicted of 3a counts of falsifying business records and in fact this is the only criminal trial where donald trump, the incoming president, was convicted, and today, thejudge in the case announced the sentencing will take place next week. as you say, donald trump is not required to appear in person. he may appear via video link, for example. we tried to get the charges dismissed. he argued the case was being brought as an attempt to sort of undermine his presidential race for 2024, but he was found guilty by a jury of his peers. thejudge says was found guilty by a jury of his peers. the judge says the decision for the sentencing to take place when it will mean is that trump's team will be able to go forward with any appeals against that conviction, but they also made it clear that the judge thinks it's important that he is sentenced before the inauguration and there are some points he may fight the idea of being sentenced before the inauguration which on

happens january the 20th. rowan brid . e, happens january the 20th. rowan bridge. thank— happens january the 20th. rowan bridge, thank you _ happens january the 20th. rowan bridge, thank you for _ happens january the 20th. rowan bridge, thank you for that, - happens january the 20th. rowan bridge, thank you for that, with l happens january the 20th. rowan l bridge, thank you for that, with the very latest in washington. it's official — luke littler, atjust 17 years of age, is the youngest ever world darts champion. it was the teenager's second consecutive appearance in the final tonight, and his rise to the very top of the sport has sparked a huge surge in interest in the game. natalie pirks reports. it's only one luke littler... all the hype _ it's only one luke littler... all the hype was _ it's only one luke littler... all the hype was around one teenage boy but this was a crowd with split loyalties, between a three—time world champion and a 17—year—old who is drawn in new fans. we world champion and a 17-year-old who is drawn in new fans.— is drawn in new fans. we bought tickets last _ is drawn in new fans. we bought tickets last night. that's - tickets last night. that's the little effect. yes, _ tickets last night. that's the little effect. yes, it is, - tickets last night. that's the i little effect. yes, it is, we are here for— little effect. yes, it is, we are here for him. _ little effect. yes, it is, we are here for him. we'd _ little effect. yes, it is, we are here for him. we'd like - little effect. yes, it is, we are here for him. we'd like to - little effect. yes, it is, we are here for him. we'd like to go | little effect. yes, it is, we are - here for him. we'd like to go with van gerwen _ here for him. we'd like to go with van gerwen because _ here for him. we'd like to go with van gerwen because luke - here for him. we'd like to go with van gerwen because luke is- here for him. we'd like to go with van gerwen because luke is the l van gerwen because luke is the future, — van gerwen because luke is the future, we — van gerwen because luke is the future, we want van gerwen. he lost last ear, future, we want van gerwen. he lost last year. he — future, we want van gerwen. he lost last year. he will _ future, we want van gerwen. he lost

last year, he will nail— future, we want van gerwen. he lost last year, he will nail it, _ future, we want van gerwen. he lost last year, he will nail it, even - last year, he will nail it, even though— last year, he will nail it, even though he _ last year, he will nail it, even though he i7~ _ last year, he will nail it, even though he 17. it— last year, he will nail it, even though he 17.— last year, he will nail it, even thou:h he 17. ., , ., , ., though he 17. it was the fairy tale final, all fans _ though he 17. it was the fairy tale final, all fans wanted. _ though he 17. it was the fairy tale final, all fans wanted. the - final, all fans wanted. the experienced icon versus the new idol. two 1805 from the dutchman showed he meant bu5ine55 idol. two 1805 from the dutchman showed he meant business but it was the nuke who settled the fastest. mi55e5 from van gerwen were proving costly and littler wa5 mi55e5 from van gerwen were proving costly and littler was making hay. plenty to ponder for mvg. costly and littler was making hay. plenty to ponderfor mvg. and costly and littler was making hay. plenty to ponder for mvg. and with his trusty double 10, littler had raced into a fourth 5et lead. {line his trusty double 10, littler had raced into a fourth set lead. one of the greatest _ raced into a fourth set lead. one of the greatest players _ raced into a fourth set lead. one of the greatest players ever— raced into a fourth set lead. one of the greatest players ever to - raced into a fourth set lead. one of the greatest players ever to throwl raced into a fourth set lead. one of| the greatest players ever to throw a the greatest player5 ever to throw a dart i5 the greatest player5 ever to throw a dart is getting a hiding from the 17—year—old at the moment. 25am 17-year-old at the moment. van gerwen wasn't — 17—year—old at the moment. van gerwen wasn't going to take this lying down though. luke could be forgiven for doubts creeping in, was a comeback on the cards? van gerwen had pulled it back to 6—3, but as the crowd 5en5ed something special littler had pulled away, deep breaths. he was nowju5t one dart

from sporting immortality. the -uncture from sporting immortality. the puncture has — from sporting immortality. tie: puncture has been burst. from sporting immortality. the i puncture has been burst. teenage tears for the _ puncture has been burst. teenage tears for the boy _ puncture has been burst. teenage tears for the boy wonder. - tears for the boy wonder. well, there have been endless word5 there have been endless words written about the luke littler effect on the sport of dart5, but tonight he showed ju5t effect on the sport of dart5, but tonight he showed just why la5t tonight he showed just why last year's final wa5 tonight he showed just why last year's final was no fluke for the nuke. he is now the youngest world champion in the history of the sport and what is more remarkable, i5 and what is more remarkable, is really how easy he made it look. the final is a really different level, it's a different atmosphere. it's a different kind of pressure and michael van gerwen i5 different kind of pressure and michael van gerwen is a seasoned pro. he hit nine 1805 by the fifth 5et pro. he hit nine 1805 by the fifth set yet he couldn't hold his throw and littler had raced into a 4—0 lead before the dutchman could 5cratch his head and find out what was going on up there. littler i5 5cratch his head and find out what was going on up there. littler is a really special talent. it's notjust in terms of his ability on the oche, his ability to deal with us, to deal with the media spotlight and the

focus on him up there at 17. he dreamt of lifting the trophy since he first through a magnetic dart at the age of 18 months wearing a nappy and no magnets have been replaced by tungsten and it seems the midas touch. he told me last night he had never touched this trophy because he believed you shouldn't touch it until you had earned it. tonight, he finally got his hands on the biggest prize in dart5, a cheque for £500,000 no less and a place in the history books. stillju5t 17, all history books. stilljust17, all right, natalie pirk5, thank you, live at ally pally in north london. president biden says he's been speaking to some of the families who lost loved ones in the new year's day attack in new orleans, and he's planning to visit the city on monday. it comes as one of the first funerals has taken place of one of the 14 victims. kareem badawi, an 18—year—old, was in the city celebrating with friends. tom bateman has the latest. allahu akbar. an american community brought together in grief,

seeking strength in prayer. allahu akbar. one of the 14 families left 5hattered on new year's day, now among the first saying the goodbye no parent ever 5hould. kareem badawi was just 18, a college student from this loui5iana city of baton rouge. he left that night with a simple goodbye, a promise to be careful, and went to celebrate in new orleans. his family's future now emptied of their 5hining 5tar by a single act of hate. his father, belal, told me they went to the city to search for him. we just couldn't believe and live with it and we couldn'tjust understand why this happened, you know, that somebody took our loved one. he is my little 5on, my little son, and, you know the little 5on,

just, like, the most beautiful that we love in the house, so kareem was just so close to us and we all got touched, you know, by him, not with us any more. karim had graduated from school last summer. described as a smart, popular kid, he loved football. a rock on his high school team and close to his older brother, 0mar. a couple of days ago, as well, we were talking about how we were getting old and stuff, and how, like, a few years, i'm 21 now, in a few years when he graduates college i'll be 24, 25, we were talking about that, and obviously that's not the case no more, anything like that. that's the last few memories i have of him, the last few conversations. this attack leaves a trail of communities devastated. the new year spent in mourning, having to let go of the ones they loved. tom bateman, bbc news,

baton rouge, louisiana. the health secretary, we5 streeting, has defended the timescale for reforming adult social care in england. proposals on long—term funding are unlikely to be delivered before 2028. councils and care providers say that's too long to wait, with vital 5ervice5 already on their knees. here's alison holt. craig can spend hours each week driving the 100 miles between his home and his parents to help look after them. his mother anne has dementia and needs con5tant care. his father is also struggling. we visited the family a year ago. then they were getting nhs help. now the family is paying the £1,500 a week bill for her care. the new independent commission aims to draw up a blueprint for an affordable care system for the future. but the pressures of staff shortages and underfunding are there now. mum's savings will run out at some

point, clearly, so that's a worry. she's not going to get better, sadly, and if anything, dad's going to deteriorate as well. in england, anyone with savings or assets of more than £23,250 pays for all their care. 0n bbc 5 live today, caller after caller described how frightening costs could be. i don't think people realise how much it costs. why would it cost £3,000 a week to keep my mum at home, £3,000 a week to keep my mum at home with 24—hour care? my wife had a stroke in 2012. i'm a 24/7 carer, actually. it's absolutely intolerable what i have to do. sometimes it's unbearable. hopefully we'll be able i to make a real difference. the health and care secretary, visiting a care home in carlisle today, says the commission will provide its first reforms by 2026 and a final report into the funding and organisation of care in 2028. he wants to build political

and public consensus. we've got a plan notjust for the next few years, which this government will deliver on, but a plan for the next three decades that all parties can sign up to. that's the level of ambition we have and that's how we're going to break out of the short—term sticking plaster politics. over the past 25 years, there have been many inquiries, reports and commissions into reforming adult social care in england. most plans have failed to get far. the exception is the 2011 dilnot commission proposal that the care costs any individual faces should be capped or limited. legislation was put in place in 2014 but plans to introduce it were delayed several times because councils said they would need more money to implement the changes. in 2021, the conservative government increased national insurance by 1.25% to help pay for an £85,000 care cap. a year later that increase was cut.

and when labour won the 2024 election, it said no money had been set aside for the reform, so scrapped the plans. and the cost of social care is the really knotty issue here. at the moment, councils in england fund most support for older and disabled people. as this chart shows, on average, 39p in every pound of their spending is on adult social care. in some areas that figure is much higher. the government says an ageing population means the cost of care is going to double in the next 20 years and care experts say change is needed as soon as possible. the worry is if we're waiting until 2028 for a commission to read out, we get caught up in the next election, it's an opportunity for more delay. and quite frankly, we can't wait. the government insists it's already changing social care, with announcements today on training for care workers to do health checks and more money to adapt homes

for people with disabilities. alison's here along with vicki young. lots of discussion today about why it's going to take so long. so many governments have said they will do something but they have not. what has been the response from this government? the timescale is perplexing and partly because the government has a massive parliamentary majority after the election, they could get on with it pretty quickly and get a three with no problem through parliament and the response is to say they want to build consensus across political division, they say changes to a long time and they want to get it right and they point out that it could be as late as 2028 for the final report but there will be interim recommendations in 2026 so we will not be sitting around waiting for things, things will be done earlier.

the conservatives are urging the government to be bold and ambitious and the liberal democrats say this could all be wrapped up in one year. it is certainly the case that there is a lot of cynicism around this issue and it is understandable because social care reform is an issue that has really been littered with failures over the decades, i have reported on this for a long time. 2010, cross—party talks broke down in acrimony and theresa may almost lost the election of litt and borisjohnson said he had a plan ready to go and here we are in 2025 similarly starting from scratch and in the end the funding is the most contentious part of this. a politician is going to have to make a decision one way or another. it is going to upset some people and politicians don't like doing that. alison, what are the options that the commission is likely to look at, that we could end up seeing in 2028? we have very little detail on exactly _ we have very little detail on exactly what they will be looking at but there _ exactly what they will be looking at

but there are plenty of ideas out there _ but there are plenty of ideas out there. ideas that we have heard of in the _ there. ideas that we have heard of in the past — there. ideas that we have heard of in the past like the deal commission cup and _ in the past like the deal commission cup and in _ in the past like the deal commission cup and in 2000, the early 20005 there _ cup and in 2000, the early 20005 there were — cup and in 2000, the early 20005 there were proposals for free personal— there were proposals for free personal care and were partially adopted — personal care and were partially adopted in scotland and rejected in england _ adopted in scotland and rejected in england and we had other proposals in 2010 _ england and we had other proposals in 2010 which would have led to the funding _ in 2010 which would have led to the funding of— in 2010 which would have led to the funding of social care through a £10,000 — funding of social care through a £10,000 charge on people's estates after they— £10,000 charge on people's estates after they die. £10,000 charge on people's estates afterthey die. in £10,000 charge on people's estates after they die. in the end it is about— after they die. in the end it is about how— after they die. in the end it is about how much help should the state be giving _ about how much help should the state be giving people when it comes to social— be giving people when it comes to social care? should it be like the nhs, _ social care? should it be like the nhs, free — social care? should it be like the nhs, free at the point of use? 0r nhs, free at the point of use? or should _ nhs, free at the point of use? or should it — nhs, free at the point of use? or should it be down to the individual to sort— should it be down to the individual to sort out— should it be down to the individual to sort out their own care, which is the case _ to sort out their own care, which is the case for— to sort out their own care, which is the case for many people at the moment— the case for many people at the moment stop where should we sit alone _ moment stop where should we sit alone that — moment stop where should we sit alone that spectrum of social care provision — alone that spectrum of social care provision as a society? once you have _ provision as a society? once you have decided that, we need to get on with it and _ have decided that, we need to get on with it and the issue is the funding _ with it and the issue is the funding. so farthat with it and the issue is the funding. so far that has been the stumbling — funding. so far that has been the stumbling block. but these are pleasures in social care that are not going — pleasures in social care that are not going to go away. they will get more _ not going to go away. they will get more acute —

not going to go away. they will get more acute and they will cost more, so there _ more acute and they will cost more, so there are — more acute and they will cost more, so there are consequences to doing nothing _ so there are consequences to doing nothing. the prize, if we can get it right, _ nothing. the prize, if we can get it right, is_ nothing. the prize, if we can get it right, is improve people's lives, take _ right, is improve people's lives, take pressure off the nhs and make a difference _ take pressure off the nhs and make a difference to all of us buy a better functioning health and care system. alison— functioning health and care system. alison holt, the health editor, and vicki young, many thanks. investigators in south korea have called off, for now, an attempt to arrest president yoon suk—yeol, who's already been impeached. around 150 officers tried to take him in for questioning at his home in seoul earlier today, but they were blocked by his security team. mr yoon is accused of abusing his power and inciting an insurrection, when he tried to impose martial law last month, but his arrest warrant expires on monday. jean mackenzie has the latest from seoul. the standoff started before dawn. police blocked the roads around the president's home, pushing back his incensed supporters.

as the sun rose, officers moved in on his house to make the arrest, but they were unable to get in, blocked by the president's security team, who formed a human chain to keep them out. at lunchtime, they gave up. an arrest was impossible, they said, and they were concerned for their safety. it's been exactly a month since president yoon plunged his country into crisis, imposing martial law, ordering troops to storm the parliament. he was soon suspended and is being investigated for starting an insurrection, but he's refused to cooperate. he's ignored all requests to come in for questioning. through this, mr yoon's supporters have stayed loyal, surrounding his home — they, too, trying to block his arrest. this is totally unchartered territory for south korea.

it is the first time a sitting president has ever faced arrest and there is no rule book for this. the president has supposedly been stripped of his power, but the fact that you have law enforcement officers trying to carry out a legal arrest warrant, and yet they're being blocked by the president's security team, well, it raises serious questions about who is in charge here. victorious and emboldened, they chant the same unfounded conspiracy theories mr yoon himself has alluded to — that the last elections were rigged and the country has been infiltrated by pro—north korea forces. if they come again, i will come again, and i will stop them. they have to kill me first before they arrest president yoon. i'm ready to lie down and be killed by the communist elements.

mr yoon swore he'd fight this to the end, and this is exactly what he, his security, and his supporters are now doing. jean mckenzie, bbc news, seoul. a cyber—hacker has pleaded guilty to stealing unreleased music from artists including coldplay. skylar dalziel, who's from luton, made tens of thousands of pounds selling the tracks online. here's joe inwood. # i used to roll the dice...# this theft involves some of the biggest names in music, but tracks of theirs you've never heard of. it started in 2021 when sony realised that the online storage of one of their artists, upsahl, had been hacked and unreleased songs stolen and were being sold on the dark web. they told an industry body, who told the city of london police.

when police raided skylar dalziel�*s house, they found nearly 300,000 tracks — many of them unreleased — stored on hard drives. they also found detailed records of how she had sold them, how she had taken the money on paypal — around £42,000 of it — and transferred it to bank accounts in the uk and the us. the 22—year—old hacker pleaded guilty to 11 copyright offences but was spared jail. because of that, police have not released her image. but in a statement did say... "today's sentencing sends a clear message that we have the ability and tools to locate cyber—criminals and hold him to account for their actions." the music industry say crimes like these don'tjust hurt their big—name artists butjeopardise an industry worth billions to the uk economy. joe inwood, bbc news. a charity's appealing for volunteers to help raise the next generation of guide dogs. the guide dogs for the blind association says more than 1,000

people who are visually impaired are waiting for assistance dogs. new host families will have the pups for a year, getting them used to a variety social situations that they'll experience as working guide dogs. time for the all—important forecast for the weekend. if only the weather was as cute! here's ben. not as cute as that and we could see problems from this weekend and so there is a met office amber warning, in fact a couple of them already issued for snow and ice likely to cause some disruption, particularly if you have travel plans. the warnings covering parts of wales, the midlands up into northern england, particularly through saturday night and into sunday. a mix of snow and ice but also rain in the mix, it is quite a complex set “p the mix, it is quite a complex set up with this really cold air in place right now but milder air

trying to push in from the south west and where they meet, this weather front, west and where they meet, this weatherfront, as it bumps into the cold air, is where we have the risk for significant snow but also rain as this weather system eventually brings milder air into the south through the weekend. but certainly not mild right now, really cold tonight and some wintry showers across northern and western parts and fog patches forming the south and fog patches forming the south and some freezing fog, temperature is already below freezing and they will continue to drop in some places towards tomorrow morning. tomorrow, relatively quiet with wintry showers towards the north and west and those freezing fog patches to the south and some of those could struggle to lift and clear and at the same time as we see more clouds rolling in from the south, it could end up being quite a grey day in southern parts. more sunshine further north but temperatures know better than freezing in aberdeen, maybe 5 degrees further south and into the cold air we bring this weather system. tomorrow evening, rain and may be hill snow for the south west but more widely snow developing

across wales, the midlands and northern england, over higher ground, maybe 40 centimetres over the tops of the pennines through sunday but notice, some of that at low levels is starting to turn back to rain as a milder air taxi and so it will be an awkward mix through the day. snow into eastern scotland and eastern northern ireland and cold in the north but much milder for their south. what will wind? milder, cold air? this chart tells a story, the weather system is worlds away, cold air digs back and so it stays cold throughout next week and there should be a fair bit of sunshine but still the chance of some wintry showers. if you are travelling this weekend, bear in mind the risk of snow, ice and disruption. that's it. now on bbc one, let's join our colleagues for the news where you are. have a peaceful night. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme.