to enter downtown manhattan force top. you are with bbc news. good to have your company snow and ice have bought some disruption across the uk amber weather warnings in place in parts of northern england the midlands and wales. the met officers says up to a0 centimetres of snow could fall in some areas temperatures could drop as low as —10 and 20 celsius. some airports have already seen disruption and there is a warning more delays are possible. simonjones. the snow has been falling fast. drivers want to travel only if

necessary. this was the scene at gatwick airport birmingham airport had to suspend flights to clear runways and some passengers due to fly to stansted ended up far away. figs stansted ended up far away. as i stansted ended up far away. sis itook stansted ended up far away. is i took off from dublin at 1130 we were supposed to land at stansted because of ice and snow they tried to clear away we flew around there for a while but then it got to a point where we couldn't land because we didn't have the fuel. we diverted to manchester and flew straight manchester ended up diverting us again to glasgow. ended up diverting us again to glas~ow. . , ended up diverting us again to glas~ow. _ ,, . , glasgow. emergency services her face challenges _ glasgow. emergency services her face challenges footage _ glasgow. emergency services her face challenges footage from - face challenges footage from the national police service showing the moment a family lost dark and freezing conditions on the moors near 0ldham were located and helped to safety. in the lake district some people had to be rescued from vehicles and it's already been a busy time for the north yorkshire fire and rescue. conditions have caused issues

around road traffic collisions, people have not taken the weather into account. this was the scene _ weather into account. this was the scene overnight _ weather into account. this was the scene overnight in - weather into account. this was the scene overnight in redhilll the scene overnight in redhill and surrey. there is been covering in and kent. power cuts were birmingham bristol and cardiff blamed on the weather. in liverpool critters have been out and about and they have listed the help of quad bikes. they have listed the help of quad bikes-_ quad bikes. bikes used in the city centre — quad bikes. bikes used in the city centre to _ quad bikes. bikes used in the city centre to get _ quad bikes. bikes used in the city centre to get to - quad bikes. bikes used in the city centre to get to those - city centre to get to those more pedestrian areas to try to keep the city centre on the move and they use a liquid salt solution so that's quite unusual, we can deal with the city centre and main roads. much of the uk remains under yellow warnings will snow ice and ran but the serious warnings i amberfor snow in northern england and snow and ice for wales and most of the midlands. the amount of snow areas have seen already has varied, this is leeds this morning. south swanston and hampshire some of the white stuff. in scotland the big

concern is ice. in other areas in snow has already turned to rain. in redhilland in snow has already turned to rain. in redhill and surrey this skier was making my the most of conditions, while they lasted. simonjones bbc news. don't forget you can check the bbc weather website and at the information about conditions where you are stuck with us on bbc news, we will keep you posted. let's go to the us in six days of funeral events are under way for the former presidentjimmy carter who died last sunday at the age of 100. his body was taken through his of plains and state of georgia on saturday and ended with a private ceremony at the carter presidential centre where he will remain until tuesday. carl mason is there.— will remain until tuesday. carl mason is there. today's funeral proceedings— mason is there. today's funeral proceedings ending _

mason is there. today's funeral proceedings ending at - mason is there. today's funeral proceedings ending at the - proceedings ending at the carter centre in atlanta with an emotional private service among family members ofjimmy carter as well as members of the carter centre, this has been a day with the motorcade retrace the steps almost literally of the former president throughout his home state getting where he was born and raised in plains, georgia on a small peanut farm and working his way through crowds of people lining streets and highways towards atlanta stopping for a moment of silence at the georgia capital, where he was once governor and now the public will get their chance, there will be filing behind us to the carter centre to see his body in repose over the next couple of days. looking ahead the multi— day state funeral will continue come tuesday in washington, dc. the 39th president will be flown there and laid to rest for two days in the capital rotunda and then we will see that national funeral take place on january that national funeral take place onjanuary nine, four lawmakers and politicians and

presidents, will be not only the 0bama �*s and the clintons but also the current president in the future president donald trump has said he will be there despite acrimony between him andjimmy carter over the and jimmy carter over the years. we andjimmy carter over the years. we also and jimmy carter over the years. we also know andjimmy carter over the years. we also knoinmmy carter has been a friend and ally ofjoe biden over the years, joe biden is a senator was the first democrat to endorsejimmy carter during his endorse jimmy carter during his presidential endorsejimmy carter during his presidential run in 1976. something carter never forgot before he passed away he requested joe biden give the eulogy at that funeral.- eulogy at that funeral. let's take you — eulogy at that funeral. let's take you live _ eulogy at that funeral. let's take you live now _ eulogy at that funeral. let's take you live now to - eulogy at that funeral. let's| take you live now to georgia where it is just on take you live now to georgia where it isjust on midnight. that is the casket there with the guard of honour. it has just gone midnight and you can still see people filing past. as they pay respects to president carter he lies in repose and is casket, he will go to washington where he will

line state before he is private the taken back to georgia. a vigil has been held in new orleans to remember the victims of the new year's day terrorist attack. mourners gathered on bourban street where 1a people were killed when shamsud—dinjabbar, a a2—year—old texas resident, drove a rental truck at high speed into a crowd. families and members of the community gathered to remember the dead and a minute's silence was held. photos and candles were left at the memorial, and a jazz band played to honour the dead — a nod to the city's musical history. an american college football player, a young nurse and a mother of a a year—old were among the victims of the attack. here in the uk... the leader of reform uk, nigel farage, has defended elon musk in an interview with the bbc after the tech billionaire made a series of comments criticising british

politicians on his social media platform x. it comes amid rumours that mr musk may donate a significant amount of money to mr farage's party. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has the story. he is the richest man in the world, best known as a tech billionaire. the owner of social media site x and electric car maker tesla and soon to be part of the us government. but elon musk has also been weighing in on the uk politics. he has backed nigel farage snatch together at mar—a—lago with reports he is considering donating a sizeable sum to reform uk. but he has also been highly critical of keir starmer�*s government in increasingly provocative social media posts. speaking to the bbc, mr farris defended the right to say what he chooses. in public life, tough things get said. get said by both of the debate. this man happens to

be the richest man in the world but equally... equally the fact he has bought twitter, it now gives us a place where we have a proper open debate about many things, and, hey, even facebook, letter, adjusting to the model world stop —— modern world. the model world stop -- modern world. ~ ., world. we may find it offensive. _ world. we may find it offensive. in - world. we may find it offensive. in recent l world. we may find it - offensive. in recent days, mr musk has a cruise the prime minister of being complicit in the scandal of grooming gangs. she has also accused the government ministerjess phillips of being a rape apologist for refusing a national enquiry into the issue. but he has called for tommy robinson to be released from prison. that is likely to be uncomfortable for mr barrage was repeatedly made it clear he does not support the former head of the english defence league. nigel farage has been keen to highlight his political friendship with one of the world's most influential billionaires and his proximity to american power. while he stresses he and mr musk don't always agree, things will get

much trickier when mr musk continued his controversial intervention into politics the side of the pond. helen catt, bbc news. plans for an upgraded nhs app to allow more patients in england to book treatments and appointments will be part of a package of measures unveiled by the government on monday. the changes will allow patients who need non—emergency elective treatment to choose from a range of providers, including the private sector. ministers and nhs leaders are due to publish what's been described as an elective reform plan, designed to speed up planned treatment. but the doctors' union, the british medical association, says there is a risk the policy would "discriminate or alienate" patients without access to technology. let's go to east asia now. us secretary of state antony blinken is due in south korea after authorities tried and failed to arrest impeached president yoon suk yeol. after a dramatic six—hour stand—off, police called off an attempt to arrest

the suspended president. mr yoon�*s security team formed a human wall and used vehicles to block the arrest team's path. it has been an unprecedented month for south korean politics. president yoon�*s short—lived martial law order was followed by an impeachment vote and then a criminal investigation and now, a warrant for his arrest. let's speak tojen moon, a journalist based in seoul. good afternoon. good to see you. thank you for being with us. quite the month for south korean politics. martial law, three impeachments, a failed arrest. talk us through the mood of the country at the moment. mood of the country at the moment-— mood of the country at the moment. , . ., ., . i. moment. pretty chaotic if you will. thousands _ moment. pretty chaotic if you will. thousands of _ moment. pretty chaotic if you will. thousands of protesters | will. thousands of protesters gathered in front of the residence and major roads in seoul overnight where it is snowing heavily, urging a snow warning actually and many are calling for his arrest or impeachment to be declared

invalid. the vast majority of south koreans, those who need to carry out their everyday lives, going to work, paying their bills agree they think their bills agree they think the martial law was wrong and he needs to be held accountable. what they cannot agree on is what accountability looks like. they disagree over process, procedure and legal basis, adding to the current clinical insurgency.- clinical insurgency. as we mentioned, _ clinical insurgency. as we mentioned, antony - clinical insurgency. as we i mentioned, antony blinken clinical insurgency. as we - mentioned, antony blinken is on his way to solve. what difference how we effecting him to make —— seoul. what is he hoping to achieve from this visit? ~ . ' . visit? what difference will it make on the _ visit? what difference will it make on the impeachment. visit? what difference will it - make on the impeachment drama? probably not so much. but we need to remember north korea wasted no time in reporting the political drama unfolding in south korea to state media and there is concern that north korea might seek to exploit this to political turmoil in south korea in order to advance

their own security interests, which is probably why us secretary of state lincoln is due for a visit here in seoul, and this visit i believe is designed to get a sense of reassurance in a time of political uncertainty here in south korea. it is very important for the americans to make sure that the us south korea alliance remains, as american is to say repeatedly, ironclad, especially due to the security concerns in this part of 1534