thank you for being with us. the met office says large parts of the uk could face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain this weekend. it has issued two amber weather warnings in england and wales, predicting some areas could see up to a0 centimetres of snow and temperatures as low as minus ten celsius. the weather could lead to treacherous driving conditions, power cuts, and even some rural areas being cut off. iamjoined by i am joined by our correspondent in stratford, surrey in malvern. tell us what the picture is where you are and clarify where you are. malvern in worcestershire. this is one of the first place is that it usually snows when snow

is coming. nothing falling at the moment. we are in the heart of the area affected by the amber warning, of the area affected by the amberwarning, we of the area affected by the amber warning, we are talking about probably snow falling much later this evening and into the early hours of tomorrow morning. it may be proceeded as you heard on the weather forecast by freezing rain and that could be worse than snow because you can't see it, it creates a icy surface making driving conditions very bad. you might have snow on top of that making it worse. equally, there is a? as to how long this will last because we have always been told it will turn back to rain, if that turns back to reign in the early hours, by tomorrow morning there may be no snow or ice left and temperatures could rise quickly. a lot of uncertainty about what could happen. you can see people are still going around the saturday evening business, the pubs and restaurants have people in there, it is properly a good idea to come out early if you

are coming out. the forecast is worse for later on tonight and the routers will be out but if it is as bad as predicted to be, a lot of the main routes will get quickly clogged up. but as i said, the first weekend of january is one of the quietest and the property won't be that many people around. the advice is if you don't need to go out don't. it is quiet and at the same time it is the end of the festivities. some of people might be travelling back from breaks and people having to go back to work and back to school. there has been some morning at least. irate school. there has been some morning at least.— school. there has been some morning at least. we have been talkin: morning at least. we have been talking about — morning at least. we have been talking about it _ morning at least. we have been talking about it for _ morning at least. we have been talking about it for days - talking about it for days because those warnings have been out there. sometimes that can knock nastily work out because snow is difficult to predict. in the worst—case scenario there is a massive dump of snow in places like this, later on tonight and well into tomorrow, having a

knocking effect into the evening. in the best case scenario it is gone by the morning and people will be waking up saying what was that about? it is a nightmare to predict, it is probably safe to put the warnings out there and not. but people will be adding back after the holidays or landing at airports, getting back to school at the beginning of next week and back to work. in terms of all those authorities, local councils and transport organisations, we have been talking about this for a while and that does help them prepare. for a while and that does help them prepare-— them prepare. there is a . rittina them prepare. there is a gritting depot _ them prepare. there is a gritting depot up - them prepare. there is a gritting depot up the - them prepare. there is a | gritting depot up the hill, them prepare. there is a - gritting depot up the hill, we are in great malvern and at lower levels the gritting depot, you can see all the vehicles lined up filling up getting ready to go out on the road. it is still above freezing at the moment, around two or three degrees, in shaded areas it has stayed icy and

there has been some ice. what they will do is try to keep the main routes open, they can't go into the side roads. people who main routes open, they can't go into the side roads. people who live in more remote areas, live in more remote areas, particularly in herefordshire particularly in herefordshire and shropshire and parts of and shropshire and parts of wales, there will be more used wales, there will be more used to this than we are in the big to this than we are in the big cities. they will be more used cities. they will be more used to having to cope with heavy to having to cope with heavy snowfalls and even getting cut snowfalls and even getting cut off if that is part of the off if that is part of the warning for those remote rural warning for those remote rural communities. who knows? it is communities. who knows? it is five o'clock, not even a five o'clock, not even a snowflake falling just yet. the snowflake falling just yet. the radar does suggest that there radar does suggest that there is something in the vicinity is something in the vicinity but nothing coming at the but nothing coming at the moment. perhaps in the next moment. perhaps in the next hour or so. moment. perhaps in the next hour or so. moment. perhaps in the next hour or so— hour or so. 0k, we'll be keeping _ hour or so. 0k, we'll be hour or so— hour or so. 0k, we'll be keeping _ hour or so. 0k, we'll be keeping to _ hour or so. 0k, we'll be keeping to date - hour or so. 0k, we'll be keeping to date with - hour or so. 0k, we'll be i keeping to _ hour or so. 0k, we'll be keeping to date - hour or so. 0k, we'll be keeping to date with - hour or so. 0k, we'll be i keeping to date with you. keeping to date with you. i've been speaking with i've been speaking with the travel journalist the travel journalist simon calder — he gave simon calder — he gave

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much out of the serious amber warning area, manchester airport just warning area, manchester airportjust on the edge, leeds and bradford clearly in that. but at the moment, the airports seem to be functioning. we have some delays in belfast international, in birmingham and in aberdeen but they appear not to be related to the severe weather. ~ ., not to be related to the severe weather. ~ . ., ,., not to be related to the severe weather. ~ . ., not to be related to the severe | weather-_ as weather. what about roads? as weather. what about roads? as we have been — weather. what about roads? as we have been hearing, - weather. what about roads? as we have been hearing, lots - weather. what about roads? as we have been hearing, lots of l we have been hearing, lots of warnings in place and just to take you around the country, we have been warned of problems in the pennines, over 30 centimetres of snow there. also in mid—to north wales, and on higher ground, scotland not so badly affected although the borders area, basically south and east of edinburgh is included in the warnings. in

northern ireland, they are saying the mountains of antrim, they could get about 12 centimetres of snow there. it is very much a question of prepare for yourjourney, prepare for your journey, consider if prepare for yourjourney, consider if it is necessary, you will be far less at risk if you will be far less at risk if you were to take the train rather than to drive. train journeys aren't completely assured either.— journeys aren't completely assured either. yes, it is the end of the — assured either. yes, it is the end of the festive _ assured either. yes, it is the end of the festive period, i assured either. yes, it is the i end of the festive period, some people will be returning back from family breaks, coming back to work and school. what about the rail network?— the rail network? exactly as ou the rail network? exactly as you say. — the rail network? exactly as you say. there _ the rail network? exactly as you say, there are - the rail network? exactly as you say, there are lots - the rail network? exactly as you say, there are lots of. you say, there are lots of people completing long journeys today because they are returning from wherever they spent christmas and new year to start the working year on monday. very busy weekend, so far, we have seen the sort of disruption that pops up any

time. for example on the east coast main line there was a broken down train, and track inspection that slowed things down. same on the west coast main line between rugby and coventry. we still have festive engineering works that are happening in places around cambridge and on the main line from london to southampton. those aren't known about but what we have seen in the past few hours is warnings put out by trans pennine express, they run the intercity network in the north of england and southern scotland and they say we will try and run trains and the east midlands railway say to be prepared for last—minute cancellations. if you are going to be making a journey, leaving it for the very last train tonight or hoping you will be travelling on the first train tomorrow could be over optimistic and on top of that we will see, undoubtedly,

cancellations in north—west england on northern trains because it is sunday and we always do because the train guards on the west of the pennine are working for northern don't have to work on sundays. northern don't have to work on sunda s. ,, ., ., ,, , ., northern don't have to work on sunda s. ,, ., . ~ sundays. simon, thank you so much. sundays. simon, thank you so much- your— sundays. simon, thank you so much. your insight _ sundays. simon, thank you so much. your insight you - sundays. simon, thank you so much. your insight you could l much. your insight you could acknowledge is amazing. it is supposed to be sunshine on saturday where people book their holidays. it is a day to stay in. their holidays. it is a day to sta in. ., , , their holidays. it is a day to sta in. . , , , stay in. the travel industry is how can i _ stay in. the travel industry is how can i put _ stay in. the travel industry is how can i put it? _ stay in. the travel industry is how can i put it? they are i how can i put it? they are never too upset injanuary how can i put it? they are never too upset in january when the weather is bad because people are looking for something to look forward to. ever knowledgeable. the latest update _ forward to. ever knowledgeable. the latest update that _ forward to. ever knowledgeable. the latest update that we - forward to. ever knowledgeable. the latest update that we have l the latest update that we have about an hour ago from heathrow, they say their winter resilience plans are in place in case they are needed and they are keeping an eye on the situation on the ground but as things stand it hasn't snowed and there is no fog so things are running as normal and they haven't requested any changes

of schedules to airlines. that was the latest update from heathrow about an hour ago. the six—day state funeral of america's 39th president, jimmy carter, has began in his native georgia. he died last week at the age of 100. former and current secret service agents assigned to the carter protective division transported the former president's remains to the hearse. crowds lined the streets to pay their repects as the motorcade passed through mr carter's hometown of plains and on to his childhood home. bell rings the historic farm bell 39 times. his motorcade will travel to atlanta to the carter presidential center, where he will lie in repose until early tuesday. the body will then be flown to washington, dc, where he will lie in state at the capitol rotunda. his national funeral will be held at the national

cathedral on january 9. let's speak to our news correspondent carl nasman, who's at the carter center in the city of atlanta. following today's proceedings for us. it has been quite a ceremony already. days to come, as the us honoursjimmy carter who reached the incredible age of 100. , ., , who reached the incredible age of100. , ~ of 100. yes, he was america's oldest living — of 100. yes, he was america's oldest living president. - of 100. yes, he was america's oldest living president. 100 i oldest living president. 100 years of age, we are in atlanta outside the carter centre which was the headquarters of his post—presidency where he did so much work for decades after leaving the white house. there is already a bit of a memorial outside here, people leaving flowers in front of the sign, there was a box of peanuts for there was a box of peanuts for the peanut farmer for georgia.

from his boyhood farm. there are also people here who knew the former president, we will be speaking with one of them now. doctorjenny lincoln senior adviser at the carter centre. ., ~' , ., senior adviser at the carter centre. ., ,, , ., ., ., centre. thank you for having me. it centre. thank you for having me- it is _ centre. thank you for having me