hello, you're like bbc news. —— hello, you're live with bbc news. heavy snow and freezing rain are causing widespread disruption across the uk — with amber warnings in place in parts of northern england and the midlands. temperatures overnight fell as low as —11 celsius — leading to train delays and cancellations. after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradford airports have now reopened — but there are warnings of more delays and disruption to come. danny savage reports from scotch corner. at the extremes today's weather, conditions were atrocious. blizzards created drifts here in north yorkshire

and roads became impassable. the pennine areas of northern england seem to be one of the worst affected areas so far today and from my unofficial measurements in this part of the yorkshire dales, we've got about 22 centimetres of snow so far, and it's still falling. in west yorkshire a mountain rescue team near hebden bridge was busy. their various tasks included getting a district nurse to a patient in urgent need of antibiotics. when the snow is like this, it can be impossible because it's so steep here as well. i have to have my injections in a two—hour window, so it's vital she gets here. travel conditions were difficult over a wide area. this bus struggled on the gradients in belmont in lancashire. airports saw diversions and cancellations earlier in the day. this was manchester this morning. but both here and leeds bradford have reopened.

there were delays on trains, too. harrogate was typical of many places in northern england. a taste of winter and people changing their plans. we are going to stay put. we've been driving from scotland down to brighton and we stopped off last night, looked at the weather forecast. we're going to stay put, just enjoy the weather and just travel safely back down south tomorrow. i can't get to the airport. i've booked an uber, but they cancelled it. there was snowfall in parts of wales, too, where people in some areas were warned not to make nonessentialjourneys. but in the worst affected areas, the drifts will need to be cleared tomorrow, along with checks on livestock which may be huddled beneath them. flooding may now become an issue in some areas. heavy rain has led to numerous flood warnings across southern england and the midlands. a few days into the new year and the weather is making many of the headlines. danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire.

the us is bracing for a huge winter storm that could see the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in decades. five states have declared a state of emergency, but at least 25 more are under weather alerts as the storm is expected to begin in the centre of the country before spreading eastwards. our north america correspondent rowan bridge is following developments — and told us the latest on conditions across the us. it really depends where you are in the united states. if you are somewhere like kansas, the weather conditions, the warnings, are pretty dire. the national weather service is warning of treacherous and and potentially life—threatening conditions. talking of a white—out. what you have is a combination of heavy snowfall, up to 35 centimetres being predicted in some places, and potentially high winds as well creating blizzard conditions. extremely treacherous and what you have seen is the knock—on effects. widespread disruption to travel — for example, we have seen amtrak, the american rail network has

had widespread cancellations. flights which is the main way to travel round the us, something like 3,000 flights cancelled. we have had more delayed on top of that so widespread disruption to certain parts of the united states, five states have declared a state of emergency, but those weather alerts go as far south as places like florida. the so—called sunshine state known for mild conditions, which gives you an idea of the extent of what we're talking about. those weather conditions are heading eastwards. even here in washington where it is pretty cold, at the moment the weather is pretty clear. those conditions are due to get a lot worse and other major cities on the east coast of the us, places like baltimore are also likely to be affected severely over the next 2a or 48 hours. places that haven't been affected so far on the east coast are bracing themselves for worse to come. tell us what could happen

in the next few days and how dangerous could it get? these weather conditions are serious. we are talking several centimetres of snow and the united states is used to dealing with cold weather and snow, certainly in northern states, but as you said, we are talking about potentially some of the worst weather conditions this country has seen in a decade. that is likely to cause widespread disruption over an extended period of time, affecting tens of millions of americans. that is a significant weather threat to a large part of the united states, and likely to show widespread disruption across many parts of the united states. while life may be on pause for many as they hunker down for the storm, for the staff at kansas city zoo, there is no time for rest as they continue to look after the hundreds of animals on site. stuart clausen is the zoo's

aquatics director. he told us how it has been. 0ur teams are actually been here since yesterday afternoon, riding out the storm and taking care of ouranimals, making sure the lights stay on and the heat stay on. 0ur teams are wrapping up their routines for the afternoon right now, and currently our weather is pretty severe. as you heard in that previous report, we are experiencing some white out conditions. a lot of our local highways and roads are closed because of those conditions. so we are looking at probably hunkering down and staying safe and making sure our animals are taken care of for the night. and of course, there are the animals that will be hating the cold weather, but others would love it.

so just tell us, how are the animals at the zoo coping with what's happening? sure. as you said, we have a wide range of animals here in our collection. everything from elephants to giraffes, which of course are inside in this sort of weather. we have buildings specially constructed for them to make sure that they're warm and comfortable on cold winter days. and then, of course, we have everything from polar bears to penguins. so they're outside, they're enjoying the snow. we actually released our penguins, a few of them out into the snow a little bit today, so they can enjoy some of this weather and had a great time with them. a great time with them, with what we call enrichment. it's a way to give them some mental and physical stimulation. and then now they are back inside and on exhibit, ready to go and get their afternoon meals. and of course, as you mentioned, this is still dangerous weather. just tell us, how did you prepare forfor what's happening now? we were really fortunate. we had a good series of forecasts coming in and we could prepare for the storm. so, all of our staff took a lot of, you know, effort into building up supplies and making sure that,

you know, doors were locked and windows were shut. effort into building up supplies and making sure that doors were locked and windows were shut. all the buildings had their heat sets. doors were locked and windows were shut, all the buildings had their heat sets. we did a lot of insulating of pipes for the cold weather so we didn't have burst pipes. and then we did a lot of stocking of food. we have a commissary here at our zoo, so we have quite a long range of stocked food to be able to feed all of our animals, and we did the same for our staff. we went out and went to the stores a couple of days in advance to make sure that we had plenty of supplies, and so we're ready to go. and stuart, i think we have some pictures of a plough that i understand is working at the zoo. so you've been getting support from other people in the community as well. just tell us about that. yeah, we actually have a wonderful staff here that not onlyjust takes care of the animals, but takes care of our grounds. and so our facilities and maintenance staff were here all through the night, salting and clearing snow from our roads. that allowed us to have access to the animals and their areas so that we could care for them. now to some news that came into us in the last hour —

the first—ever winner of the uk drag race, james lee williams, better known by their stage name �*the vivienne�*, has died, at the age of 32. before we move on, the bbc spoke to the vivienne back in 2019, the day after they were crowned the uk's first winner of rupaul�*s drag race — and they explained how it felt to win the competition. 0h, it'sjust absolutely crazy, isn't it? a dream come true. 12 years of working in dive bars, everything like that, it's alljust come to fruition. and now i've got a crown and i'm drag royalty, i suppose! my colleaguejosh parry joined me — and told us what we know so far.

we have had an announcement from james lee williams, better known as the vivians management company, and they said that that the vivienne has passed away this weekend. they paid tribute and said that james was an incredibly loved, warm hearted and amazing person. they said that their family are heartbroken at the loss of their son, brother and uncle, and that they are so proud of the wonderful things james achieved in their life and career. they have asked for people to respect their privacy at this time, and said that the family needs time to grieve, and that they won't be releasing any further details at the moment. but it is just shocking and saddening news for many people in the lgbt community. james lee williams, better known as the vivienne, was aged just 32 and this has come as quite a shock to many people. earlier, i spoke to andi herring from the liverpool pride foundation, who has known and worked with the vivienne since he was at university. simply shocking. i mean, as a as a young person, when i came to uni in liverpool, viv was a huge part of the scene and a huge advocate for for the safe and welcoming places that we all all know and love. and but then to even through my my uni days,

but also my professional career to to work alongside viv and see the amazing things that they've gone on and done, whether that's through drag race and the amazing things afterwards. it's been amazing to see. so it's it's a huge shock and a huge loss for, so it's it's a huge shock and a huge loss for liverpool and the wider community as well. andi you knew james before they went on to the drag race uk. what was james like before the fame and after the fame? the fame and after the fame? yeah, they were exactly the same in terms of as a person and they were always very, very welcoming. there was never a time when you'd bump into viv on the scene, whether they was viv or as james, and, and they wouldn't be welcoming or supportive of of anyone on the scene, but also just as you're walking into their bar or you're walking into somewhere they're working, or if they're just having a drink, they're more than happy to say hi to anyone and support anyone. and they did that through, through all their work as well. so, yeah, the fame didn't didn't change viv at all. viv was very, very much through and through viv from the start. and what would you say their impact was on the drag culture in the uk, but also around the world? it was huge.

as i say, i know, i know viv through my uni days, but also through when we worked through prides gone past. a kinf of a person that was always on that stage all the time through and would always be supportive of the community, but then also would set the tone, would always be that advocate for being welcoming, being an advocate for the community, whether that's drag, whether that is just being safe, welcoming lgbt venues. so yeah, it's a huge shock. but also, a huge person to live up to for a lot of us. elon musk has called for nigel farage to be replaced as the leader of reform uk, just weeks after reports that the billionaire was considering donating millions of pounds to the party. helen catt reports. nigel farage has been keen to publicise the support that he has had from the world's richest man. here they are photographed together last month. there had been talk that elon musk was considering donating money to reform uk. in a broadcast this morning, mr farage said these backing had bought other benefits. he may well give us money,

whether he does or not i will tell you what he gives us. with huge numbers of young people, he makes us look cool. is the reason you hope he is going to give you money, is that way don't want to criticise him? i made it perfectly clear that i don't agree with everything he stands for, but i do believe in free speech. i believe he is a hero and i said that well before any money was offered. but this afternoon, the tech billionaire appears to have turned on mr farage, he posted on x that "the reform party needs a new leader, farage doesn't have what it takes." the rift seems to have come over mr musk�*s support for far right activist stephen yaxley—lennon, also known as tommy robinson. responding to the post this afternoon, mr farage said...

mr musk has posted a series of inflammatory messages about senior labour politicians on the issue of grooming gangs. he's accused the prime minister of complicity and called jess phillips a "rape apologist" after she declined to hold an inquiry in to child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. it is a disgraceful smear. keir starmer and jess phillips have been on the receiving end of ill—founded criticism are people who have done in their professional lives more than most people ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife—beaters and every other kind of scumbag in our society. there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, sexual abuse, including in rotherham, telford and a seven—year national review published in 2022. labour says that tories didn't put in place recommendations of that review, the conservatives argued it wasn't robust enough.

the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over- 500 arrests of gang rape - perpetrators and uncovered, this problem has not finished. for those reasons, it's- important we have a proper national inquiry looking at all of this. _ when donald trump returns to the white house later, elon musk will be with him. his influence will increase more — a development that will be watched closely by politicians who are now dealing with the tricky consequences of his unpredictable interventions. earlier i spoke to veteran uk political correspondent michael crick, who is the author of �*0ne party after another: the disruptive life of nigel farage�*. i asked him how influential musk is when it comes to uk politics. i don't think anything... 0n next as you call his business,

is going to be any different. but this row with farage is interesting because the talk, he went over to mar—a—lago to meet muscat. it was a you to musk giving a donation to with —— reform. well, that doesn't look very likely now. but who knows! people like elon musk say one thing one day and another thing another day. he is not a political preacher. you may be a brilliant businessman, he may be extraordinary pioneer when it comes to electric cars and space pictures, but has the politicaljudgment of a political judgment of a caterpillar. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says israeli air strikes have killed more than 200 people since thursday.

the attacks have continued as qatar hosts indirect talks aimed at securing a ceasefire. israel says it's targeting hamas fighters and infrastructure. jonah fisher has the latest from jerusalem. the last few days have been devastating, even by this war�*s terrible standards. israel says this week and it struck more than 100 what it calls terror targets in gaza. one of those hit was the zood family home. destroyed by an israeli air strike on gaza city last night. this morning, they were looking for bodies. amar, a cousin, explains that the bodies of seven family members have been recovered. he says they're looking for four more, three of them children. israel is not allowing western journalists into gaza. it says its strikes this week and eliminated dozens of hamas terrorists. the gaza health ministry says more than 200 people have been killed and many more injured since thursday. not all of them are fighters.

hidden but not forgotten, there are still israeli hostages inside gaza. among them, liri albag, a 19—year—old soldier. this was her before. this is her now, in a still from a video that has been posted online. proof for her parents that she is still alive. translation: we aren't giving up. don't you give up, either. keep fighting and surviving. you're strong and you're capable. we're fighting for you. i love you so much and miss you terribly and am waiting to hug you.

liri's dad and that moment mightjust be inching closer. an israeli delegation is currently in qatar for talks with mediators on a possible ceasefire. authorities in new orleans have been giving an update on their investigation into the car ramming attack which killed 14 people in the city — in the early hours of new year's day. the fbi officer leading the investigation said his team still believe a2—year old shamsud—dinjabbar acted alone, but they were still working to determine if any other domestic or foreign actors were involved in the planning of the attack. the team also showed unseen cctv footage of the suspect placing improvised explosive devices into coolers in the area where he later carried out the attack. the devices were later recovered by police. jabbar placed the first ied in the cooler at bourbon and st peter street at 1:53am. someone on bourbon street — who we have no reason to believe was involved — dragged the cooler a block to bourbon and 0rleans where our team found it after the attack. jabbar placed the second ied in a bucket—type cooler at 2:20am on bourbon and toulouse street. in the videos, you see jabbar wear the long brown coat we showed

you in a photo released earlier. that coat was recovered in a rented fi—50. in the videos, you see jabbar wear the long brown coat we showed you in a photo released earlier. that coat was recovered in a rented fi—50. the first big film awards of the season take place later — with the 82nd golden globes in los angeles. a win at the globes can boost a film's profile just as bafta and oscar voters are preparing to make their nominations. 0ur correspondent emma vardy at the red carpet has more. this is where it's all happening. the red carpet is a hive of activity at the moment. all the broadcasters are just

getting ready because very soon all those big a—list celebrities are going to be making their way down the red carpet. the ceremony gets under way in a few hours, and they're hoping to pick up those career—boosting awards. now, the golden globes, as we said, kicks off hollywood's red carpet season on the road to the oscars. and this event is a bit different because it's a mix of film and television categories. so a really wide range of stars attend tonight, and there's almost like a bigger range of categories and ones that they can win, rather than the sort of narrower awards at the oscars. so, who are the front—runners? it's a little more open this year. if we think back to the golden globes last year. well, 0ppenheimer was really sweeping the board, dominating lots of categories. it's a little bit harder to predict this year, but we can talk about wicked. that's a show that's been delighting audiences as a stage show for two decades now. it's one of the biggest films of the year, and it stars cynthia erivo and ariana grande are both up for acting awards,

and it's in the best musical or comedy film category here. but it's up against a more unusual entry. that's emilia perez, and that's this kind of dark musical about a transgender drug lord that the critics have been praising a lot, too. so a real interesting battle between those two. now, on the drama film front, we think the frontrunners are the brutalist and conclave. we've got british actor ralph fiennes up for best actor in the papal thriller the conclave, too. so lots of interesting battles to be had in there tonight. and of course, everyone will be looking at this as to see who does well. and does that give us any clues as to who might win at the oscars later in the year? and emma, a battle also expected in the best film female actor in a drama movie category. we have some big hitters there, don't we? we have pamela anderson, nicole kidman, angelina jolie. i'm sure everyone is going to be looking at who wins that category. that's right. it's your classic hollywood heavyweights, isn't it? but we've had this sort of return to hollywood,

a bit of a throwback for the likes of pamela anderson and demi moore — both of them up for acting awards tonight. pamela anderson, it would be herfirst golden globes nomination. she's up for her role in the last showgirl. so a real star—studded line—up to come tonight. there are so many journalists waiting to talk to the celebrities. we are hoping that they stop for a little chat with us. and emma, just give us a sense of the mood there. i watched your report a little earlier. it's also about how stars appear on the red carpet and how sometimes it can change people's career. change people's career if you do have a great photo at the golden globes. yeah, absolutely. look, this is a shallow world at the end of the day, of the day, isn't it? there's a lot of pressure on how you look, on what dress you wear and who's getting the attention when it comes to the snaps in the magazine. so, what happens in this red carpet? let me talk you through it. there's this really grand entrance with these beautiful chandeliers. it's quite a long walk. the celebrities are going to get their steps in, but they make their way all the way up here, and they're just

to the right of me. there's a little kind of cut through where they go through. and then there's this beautiful backdrop of flowers, and they stand and do what's called the step and repeat. so that's where all the snappers are. and they kind of, you know, strike a few poses and kind of show off for the cameras there. and that's such an important bit before you get into the awards, because what you wear, how you look and present yourself, that's all about part of your image, kind of elevating your stardom. i believe the awards will start about two hours. our colleagues will bejoining us at about two hours. our colleagues will be joining us at the top of the hour, and i'm sure they'll be following the latest coming in from los angeles. 0f coming in from los angeles. of course, this will be the 82nd golden globes which kick—start

the film awards season. you're watching bbc news with me. stay with us. hello there. sunday was a day of snow, a day of disruption for some, and now the met office has extended the amber weather warning. it's going to be valid until 6am on monday morning. they've shrunk the area a little, it includes the lake district. some areas could see as much as ten io—iscm of further snow, on top of already significant snowfall and blizzard like conditions, with strong winds close to the centre of the low. we'll continue to see some snow showers through the night across northeast scotland, across the peaks and pennines as well, across the north of england. rain elsewhere, but with temperatures here in rural spots falling below freezing, ice could be an issue

as well first thing. so an icy start, be careful if you're going to be out on the roads early on, particularly if the snow showers are set to continue. as we go through the morning, there'll be further snow showers driven along by strong north to north westerly winds. some of those will run down through wales and into the midlands here. a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow. south of the m4 corridor, some brightness, but look at the gusts of winds, gusts in excess quite widely of 40—45 miles an hour, and coming from a north westerly direction, that is going to make it feel cold. so your thermometer might suggest three 3—6 celsius, but factor in the strength and the direction of the wind, for many of us, it will feel subzero. that cold air stays in place as well as we move through tuesday. still pretty windy with it, and that will continue to drive in a rash of snow showers draped along the coast, some pushing further inland as well. the best of any brightness further south, but again, another cold story.

now, as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, the winds will fall a little lighter as the low pressure moves off to scandinavia. but we'll need to keep an eye on this frontal system moving in from the south. it could be a little bit further north and run the risk of bringing some rain across channel coasts, but certainly it will bring a little bit more in the way of cloud and spoil the sunshine. a northerly wind continues to drive in some showers to the far north of scotland. sunshine elsewhere, but temperatures, again, really struggling. so as we go through the week ahead, it looks likely that this cold spell will continue, and icy starts for many, cold wintry showers continuing and a widespread frost.

this is bbc news. the headlines. a severe weather alert is in place for parts of northern england after heavy snow overnight. the conditions are causing travel disruptions on roads and railways — as well as power cuts aross the country. millions of americans are in the grips of a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade. elon musk has taken aim at reform uk leader, nigel farage — writing on x that he "doesn't have what it takes" to lead the party. mr farage has responded to the comments, calling them a surprise james lee williams, better known as drag artist the vivienne,

has died, at the age of 32. and the red carpet is ready to welcome the stars for the 82nd golden globes which take place in los angeles later. and now, newscast, the bbc s daily news podcast, looks at elon musk s involvement in uk politics. recorded this morning — just before musk said he thinks nigel farage should be replaced as the leader of reform uk. paddy, paddy, paddy, is so nice to see you in person. it's nice to see you, too. just back from cheltenham racecourse. chelmsford. oh, yes, i'm sorry. also a lovely place. also great races. the voice you are hearing is personally used to work from nigel farage until... not that long ago. december, until about then. until what happened then? i was fired. and then he became really popular.

yes! forgive me, this is what happens on a newscast.