and saddened by the death of edward pettifer — killed in the new orleans vehicle attack. he was the son of prince william's former nanny. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. 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. my colleague nicky schiller is in the city of leeds.

tell us what is expected where you are. leads is in the middle of one of the areas that has the amber warning. the amber warning here is for snow but it doesn't come into force until nine o'clock this evening. there is no snow here at the moment, temperatures are dropping. the amber warning for this area covers a large part of west yorkshire and further up of west yorkshire and further up you can go up to northumberland, you can go across to carlisle and cumbria near the scottish borders and that whole pennines area. all that whole pennines area. all that area is under the amber alert which is the second—highest that the met office issues. what it means is that they are concerned that if there is the amount of snow that they think there will be, it will have an impact. it will have an impact on the roads but it could also mean potentially

a risk to life, particularly if some of those rural villages get cut off. we are expecting there could be up to a0 centimetres of snow on those high areas of the pennines over 300 metres. in the other areas, below a 150 metres you can still expect between five and 15 centimetres of snow. that will affect the area widely if we get it. the good news is that this will come down in the middle of the night. the warning doesn't come on until night and the snow will be in the early hours, it does mean when people wake up tomorrow morning there could be a lot of snow in this area. the plus point is that it is a sunday so a lot of people aren't going to be going to work, there will still be concern from authorities. as we were driving up authorities. as we were driving up here, all the way up the mi, there were messages on the motorway signs saying severe weather, the other amber alert

is in the midlands. nottingham, birmingham and those sorts of areas. there it is for snow and ice and are concerned there is that the rain could be turning into ice as it falls and on the road, icy roads would be a real hazard. although they might not get as much snow, if you have temperatures below zero and then you have that rain falling on the roads, that will become like a skating rink, even if it has been treated. there is a concern in the midlands area and across to wales about snow and across to wales about snow and ice. here, the warning is for snow. that doesn't come into force until nine o'clock this evening. thank you for more thank you on this now — i'm joined by our weather presenter ben rich. who's going to be affected? why is this happening? this is

a classic snow _ why is this happening? this is a classic snow making - why is this happening? this is| a classic snow making situation for the uk. i can show you what is going on if we look at the weather graphics. it is that cold air that has been in place across the uk for several days now. in the south of that picture you can see some mild air trying to barge in. air masses don't like to mix so where the cold air and the mild air meat we have a weather system, that will produce some outbreaks of rain but as it runs into that cold air, we will see quite significant snow in areas on the northern edge of the weather system. tell us who is going — of the weather system. tell us who is going to _ of the weather system. tell us who is going to get _ of the weather system. tell us who is going to get affected, l who is going to get affected, there are concerns about people in rural areas. the there are concerns about people in rural areas.— in rural areas. the amber warnings. _ in rural areas. the amber warnings, cover- in rural areas. the amber warnings, cover parts - in rural areas. the amber warnings, cover parts of. in rural areas. the amber - warnings, cover parts of wales and the midlands. as well as the snow we will see freezing rain, super cool water droplets, very cold water falling through the atmosphere landing on cold surfaces,

freezing on impact. that will be part of the mix, that could cause icy conditions on top of the snow that falls. that of the snow that falls. that of the warning in northern england. rural communities over high ground will see 30 or a0 centimetres of snow, we are looking at the risk of power cuts and disruption on rail and roads. this shows the awkward mix because across the south west of england, away from the highest hills it is just raining, turning to snow across wales and the midlands, northern england with those big circulations over the hills, even at lower levels that mix of snow and ice, a bit of snow will get into parts of northern ireland and the eastern side of scotland as we go through scotland, there are warnings in those areas. large parts of the uk are affected.— uk are affected. how long is this likely — uk are affected. how long is this likely to _ uk are affected. how long is this likely to stay _ uk are affected. how long is this likely to stay cold - uk are affected. how long is this likely to stay cold as - uk are affected. how long is this likely to stay cold as it l this likely to stay cold as it is at the moment?- this likely to stay cold as it is at the moment? with this weather coming _ is at the moment? with this weather coming across - is at the moment? with this - weather coming across southern parts, temperatures could get

to 12 or 13 degrees, that will feel very different. but in northern parts of the uk, cold air will hold on and what we will see in the start of next week is that cold air pushing southwards again. we get back into the deep freeze, part of north of the uk will never get out of it, but in the south will get back into the deep freeze and whenever we see moisture colliding with cold air, we have the chance of further rain, sleet and snow and there could be more of that later in the coming week. we'll keep an eye on that. you later in the coming week. we'll keep an eye on that.— keep an eye on that. you said about areas _ keep an eye on that. you said about areas like _ keep an eye on that. you said about areas like the _ keep an eye on that. you said about areas like the penninesj about areas like the pennines been particularly affected by snow, snow can be unpredictable, how much snow is the ukulele to see?— the ukulele to see? snow fall is very unpredictable - the ukulele to see? snow fall is very unpredictable where l is very unpredictable where mild air and is very unpredictable where mild airand cold is very unpredictable where mild air and cold air collide. all we need is for that mild air to push a little bit further north in what we get is known not rain. the forecast is for 30 or a0 centimetres of snow over high ground in the pennines. also the peak

district, parts of north wales seeing significant snow. at lower levels it mayjust be a few centimetres 3—7 centimetres. as we discussed that will be mixing with some freezing rain, icy conditions, very slushy conditions if that snow starts to melt. it is a really awkward mix that could give widespread impacts. thank ou ve give widespread impacts. thank you very much- _ give widespread impacts. thank you very much. that _ give widespread impacts. thank you very much. that is - give widespread impacts. thank you very much. that is ban - give widespread impacts. thank you very much. that is ban ourl you very much. that is ban our weather presenter. a reminder that we do have a life page and that life page showing updates from colleagues on what is happening as well as the bbc weather team. you can also go to the bbc weather app for all the latest information. we will also be hearing from our colleagues who have been deployed following those weather warnings. the 6—day state funeral of america's 39th president, jimmy carter has began

in his native georgia. 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 where the national park service saluted carter and rang 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 9th. our reporter carl nasman is following the day's

proceedings from the carter center in atlanta georgia. this is a multi—day state funeral here in the united states to honour a former president which doesn't happen very often. a lot of ceremony, p°mp very often. a lot of ceremony, pomp and circumstance around the funeral services ofjimmy carter. we are expecting that motorcade where we saw him pass through georgia, wejust motorcade where we saw him pass through georgia, we just spoke with a neighbour, it is about a three—hour drive but it will properly take longer given the people lining the streets wanting to pay their respects. there will be arriving here in a matter of hours and coming into the carter centre. there will be some private services and then he will rely in repose, the body will be there for the people of atlanta, georgia to pay their respects to the hometown man. he was from georgia but he was the governor of the state. he has a very deep connection to the

state. carter center chief executive, paige alexander has been sharing her thoughts as the funeral arrangements get underway. it is quite honestly a celebration of his life. there has been a lot of coverage which is wonderful because i think the reality is that he is the most consequential president of my lifetime. and to look at that presidency as well as to be able to look at everything he has been able to do since then, coming to atlanta at this point is his final resting place, his final goodbye to his colleagues that he worked with for a0 years. you are the ceo of the carter centre, talk to us a bit - about what makes this unique. not every president. has this much impact after they leave the white houso _ yes, they were voluntarily retired from the white house they decided that they want to set up something that they could continue to do the good work that they had done. so creating the carter centre a0 years ago was an opportunity to bring people together for conflict resolution

and to look at global health concerns and all the work they did, whether travelling to a small village in south sudan or chad, it reminded them of their home in plains. this was a lifetime of service and whether it was public service or private it was what they wanted to do. why do you think- they ended up focusing on the topics they did? a lot of this has to do - with democracy, with infectious diseases, why would those important issues _ for the carters? president carter still had a bully pulpit, after he left the white house there were world leaders who interested conversations with him that they knew they would be discussions that could be carried to the highest levels of government. but also knew they could do it privately. and so to be able to continue doing that and whether it was democracy provision or rule of law, access to information, these were the areas that president carter was interested in. what kind of legacyl do you think you will be remembered for?

i think as a humanitarian as well as his sincerity and integrity. at the end of the day, you have politician who would say during a debate, the honourable president ford and i disagree on these issues, you don't hear that now. that was a day and time on something he took into the rest of his life. and that moral compass, to be nice to people, to respect people and give people the ability to better themselves was how i think you would like to be remembered. rosalynn passed away. last year, now president carter has passed away. what comes next for the carter. centre without the two of them? they were incredibly intentional, they knew this day would come and as we have been talking about this funeral for decades, he also was making plans internally. we have 3500 staff members who work in the carter centre across 18 officers overseas and here in atlanta. and that combination of expertise, from all of us who learned at the heels

of president carter will continue. and it will continue to be the piecework that we do as do as well as global health. briefly, before i let| you go, a lot of talk about his post—presidency. but his time in the white house is also starting to be _ re—evaluated a bit, isn't it? it is. people say he was the best ex—president. but the reality is he was an amazing president who got more legislation through congress, appointed more african—american women and hispanic leaders to judgeships throughout the united states than all previous presidents combined. the alaska wildlife act, the department of energy, department for education, i could go on. there is such a list and i think people are now reassessing that presidency. and that is really a lovely thing for him to see and his family to have heard. paige, ceo of the i carter centre, thank you for coming by. thank you.

this that was my colleague speaking to the ceo of the carter centre. it's a global story — but a very personal one too for the family and friends ofjimmy carter. i spoke earlier tojill stuckey — a friend and neighbour of the carter family. she reflected on what the president was like. down to earth, easy to talk to. had a wonderful sense of humour and was always asking about the other person. asking about the other person. are there any fond memories that you have of him that you'd like to share with us? well, i was fortunate i got to spend nearly 30 years with my heroes, both jimmy and rosalynn, and i have to say, i love and admire them just as much or even more today after spending 30 years with them. um, one memory that comes to mind is he was over at the house for dinner, and i was standing in the kitchen and i looked up and he was carrying one

of my chairs out the back door, and i said, "what are you doing?" he said, "no, it's broken. "i'll bring it back tomorrow." so the next morning, about 7:30 a:m., he comes through my back door, put the chair back where it belonged, walked out. so he was a former leader of the free world. and my handyman. handyman and a lovely friend. and i believe that the population or residents of plains is around 500 people. so this is quite a small town where i'm sure everyone knows each other. what did it mean for plains to have such a towering figure as a son of the town? so it meant everything to planes. thejimmy carter national historical park where i am sitting today. we're in the high school where both president and mrs carter attended grades one through 11. there wasn't a 12th grade curriculum written then, but the carters were the main presence in town. it wasn't uncommon to see them

walking down the street, riding their bikes down the street, walking into the local stores. he taught sunday school here for a number of decades, and he was a normal fixture. and it's going to be very difficult for the residents of plains to get used to a world that doesn't include presidentjemmy carter. yes, and i was reading that, you know, as he grew older, some people had come to expect that this day would come when he would pass away, and that a some of the memorabilia was actually madejust a few months ago. were you were you preparing for for his death and others there in planes? well, actually, president's death is prepared for since they were elected. so that was nearly 50 years ago. so there have been a lot of preparations. president carter has been in hospice for 22 months. so we have been preparing forfor a very long time.

andjill, i understand that you will be at the funeral service that will be held there in plains on thursday. what are your thoughts as you watch the next few days, next few days of ceremonies happening there in georgia, but also in washington, dc? what's going through your mind at the moment? so an end of an era. um, again, like i mentioned, i don't know how we're going to get used to a world without president carter of him calling our cell phones or him dropping by the house to have a glass of wine, or to just chat about, usually a project to help somebody, because that's what he and rosalynn were fixated on how to help others. and they were like that in until the day they passed. we continue to follow that

motorcade that is carrying the body of former presidentjimmy carter. it left its home town and is headed to atlanta, the capital of georgia. in around a5 minutes or so, a0 minutes it should arrive in atlanta where it will be a moment of silence outside the state capital. attended by the current governor. after that there will be a private service at the carter presidential centre. we are following all those developments for you in georgia with our colleagues on the ground. join us as it happens. staying in the us, the state department has notified congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to israel. the weapons consignment, which needs approvalfrom house and senate committees, includes missiles, shells and other munitions. the move comes just over a fortnight before president

joe biden leaves office. north america correspondent rowan bridgejoins me now from washington. tell us what details we have on this latest announcement? i think the reason that this is newsworthy and made headlines is because this is a peek behind the curtain of the arms sales deals between the united states and israel. these things going on a regular basis but we don't normally get this level of detail as to what those sales involve. we know that this one involves things like ammunition forfighterjets, ammunition for fighter jets, air to air ammunition forfighterjets, airto air missiles ammunition forfighterjets, air to air missiles for shooting down drones, something that israel has been worried about in the war in gaza. precision guidance kit for missiles. the money for all of thatis missiles. the money for all of that is likely to come from money that the united states already provides to israel in terms of military aid. they have seen a surge in military funding since the war in gaza

started. the money may not be new but what is new is the detail that what those arms sales lookalikes. the conflict in gaza was _ sales lookalikes. the conflict in gaza was a _ sales lookalikes. the conflict in gaza was a polarising - sales lookalikes. the conflict| in gaza was a polarising issue in gaza was a polarising issue in the last presidential election.— in the last presidential election. , . . , election. very much so. it was a very difficult _ election. very much so. it was a very difficult issue _ election. very much so. it was a very difficult issue for - a very difficult issue for kamala harris certainly in key states. for example michigan which had a large arab american community. there was a feeling among arab american voters that joe biden had been too cosy with israel and had not taken a hard line with them, that they had been too willing to provide military aid. and if you look at the acknowledgement that came out with this, they took a similar line thatjoe biden took talking about israel's right to defend itself consistent with international law. israel's critics say that

they aren't being held to that standard. ~ ., ., , , standard. what does this latest announcement _ standard. what does this latest announcement of _ standard. what does this latest announcement of more - standard. what does this latest announcement of more military support for israel, what is the focus of the biden administration. he is due to leave office in two weeks. what ou have leave office in two weeks. what you have seen _ leave office in two weeks. what you have seen with _ leave office in two weeks. what you have seen with joe - leave office in two weeks. what you have seen with joe biden i leave office in two weeks. “twat you have seen withjoe biden in recent weeks is an attempt to cement his legacy as much as he can, knowing that the incoming administration is likely to take a very different tack on a number of issues. for example if you look at ukraine, there has been a surge in military funding because of concerns about what that might look like when donald trump is in the white house. if you look at the number ofjudges that have been confirmed to the federal bench, they are political appointees, he has been confirming a record number ofjudges. if you look at commutation of people on federal death row, most of the people on federal death row have had their sentences

changed to life without the possibility of parole, undermining donald trump“s use of the death penalty when he comes into power.— of the death penalty when he comes into power. that is our correspondent _ comes into power. that is our correspondent in _ comes into power. that is ourj correspondent in washington. the prince of wales has released a statement on the death of his former nanny“s step—son in the new orleans vehicle attack. 31—year—old edward pettifer from west london was among ia people killed in the new year's day attack. he was the stepson of alexandra pettifer, previously known as tiggy legge—bourke, who was nanny to prince william and his brother prince harry. our correspondent frances read reports. another victim of what the fbi says was a premeditated and evil act. edward pettifer, from chelsea, in london was 31, and one of ia who died in new orleans on new year's day. he was the stepson of a former royal assistant. alexandra pettifer, known as tiggy legge—bourke before her marriage, worked for the royal family when prince william and harry were children.

she was often seen playing with the young princes, taking on nannying duties and having a long—standing relationship with the family. edward's half brother tom is prince william's godson, he was a pageboy at william and catherine wedding in 2011. palace sources have said that the king has been informed of edwards death and he has been in touch with the family to share personal condolences. the prince of wales said that his and catherine's thoughts and prayers were with the pettifer family and all the innocent people who were tragically impacted. in a statement, edward pettifer“s relatives said... this is the horrifying attack that changed their lives. a pick—up truck rammed into a new year's crowd

in new orleans at speed. the driver named by the fbi as shamsud—dinjabbar was shot dead in a gunfight with the police. families of the victims were at the place where it happened. the former partner of reggie hunter, who was also killed, paid tribute to him. it is devastating. this is my child's father. my son's 11 years old. it is devastating to come and see what someone would do to other people and they don't deserve it. the police said family liaison officers were helping edward pettifer“s family with a process of returning his body to the uk. a reminder before we go as a new amber warning for snow and ice come into force across much of england and all of wales you can continue to follow the latest developments s on the bbc news app and website, where we're running a live page.

there are all the latest updates from england and wales, affected by those weather warnings. you are watching bbc news, stay with us. hello there. our quiet but cold weather is being replaced as we speak. there's a weather front pushing in from the southwest. as it bumps into the bitterly cold air that we've been experiencing just recently, there will be a spell of snow and ice. so the met office has issued amber warnings. it's because of this warmer air mass moving in from the southwest. now on the leading edge of that, as it bumps into that cold air, that's where we're likely to see some significant and disruptive snow for a time. it then changes back to rain quite readily behind it, with much noticeably milder air. so snow and ice an issue through wales and the midlands until tomorrow lunchtime. snow potentially a disruptive issue across northern england.

and that amber weather warning remains in force until the end of sunday, so you can see how readily the snow is turning back to rain across the southeast. we'll see a spell of potentially freezing rain possible in the midlands and north wales, snow to higher ground and accumulations starting to really gather across the pennines, where we could have as much as a0cm of snow before the system eases through. it's going to stay cold to the north, but look at the difference. milder air tucking in behind double, digits first thing tomorrow morning. so it's a showery, mild mess first thing in the morning across the far south east, our snow lingers to higher ground, but it will turn readily back to rain at lower levels, the far north of scotland staying in the sunshine, but in that colder air as well. so two degrees the high here, we're looking at around four or fivedegrees at lower levels. obviously, higher ground will still stay cold, but further south that mild air stays in place. it is not going to last, though.

the northerly wind pushes the mild air over to the near continent, that cooler air source is set to return as we move through the week ahead. so some early morning rain and a mild start on monday, but then colder air kicking in behind, temperatures falling away through the day. a rash of showers, some of them wintry in nature, draped along the coast, but sunny spells further inland. two or three degrees just in scotland, four to six elsewhere. now, as we look further ahead, that colder air is going to stay with us. that means that some of the showers could continue to be wintry. but that quieter story as well. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines: weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for parts of the uk. the met office says heavy snow over the weekend could affect travel. the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales. former us president jimmy carter's six—day state funeral starts with a procession through georgia. it follows his death at age 100 last sunday. the prince and princess

of wales say they are "shocked and saddened" by the death of edward pettifer, killed in the new orleans vehicle attack. he was the son of prince william's former nanny. now on bbc news, it“s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening: the angriest he's ever been in his career. we'll tell you why ange postecoglou ended spurs“ defeat to newcastle so furious, and how he got that message across. have manchetser city turned the corner? four goals, their striker firing, and the champions have won two in a row,

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