good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: nearly one million homes remain without power in the uk and ireland as emergency teams try to fix the damage done by storm eowyn. the the damage done by storm eowyn. clean—up opera northern the clean—up operation here in northern ireland is well and truly under way. hello there. we are waking up as storm _ hello there. we are waking up as storm eowyn is now moving out of the way. storm eowyn is now moving out of the way it _ storm eowyn is now moving out of the way it is _ storm eowyn is now moving out of the way it is a _ storm eowyn is now moving out of the way. it is a slightly calmer prospect— way. it is a slightly calmer prospect for many this saturday but we do _ prospect for many this saturday but we do have — prospect for many this saturday but we do have some more unsettled weather — we do have some more unsettled weather to — we do have some more unsettled weather to come later today and into sunday _ weather to come later today and into sunday i _ weather to come later today and into sunday. i will have more for you coming — sunday. i will have more for you coming up _ president trump visits los angeles to see areas affected by the recent wildfires, saying he'll slash red tape to help communities rebuild quickly.

in the next few hours, four female israeli soldiers are expected to be freed by hamas in exchange for around 200 palestinian prisioners as part of the israel—gaza ceasefire deal. in sport, it's ciao to city for now for kyle walker, who leaves the premier league for the rest of the campaign, his 8—year spell in manchester ends for the moment with a move to italy. good morning. it's saturday 25th january. our main story: buildings damaged, trees downed and nearlyi million properties still left without power — the impact of storm eowyn continues to be felt across the uk and ireland. roads and rail lines remain blocked and with no trains running in scotland until midday at the earliest, many travelling today face significant disruption. our correspondent joe inwood has more. when the storm hit, large parts of the country were brought to a shuddering halt. luckily, no—one was hurt here.

gasps. oh my god! some couldn't believe their eyes. the whole roofjust blow off. others took it more in their stride. that's not good. it was the republic of ireland that was the first to feel the full force of storm eowyn, where the fastest ever wind gusts were recorded — 114 mph. by the end of the day, around 750,000 properties were left without power, around 138,000 people without water. in dublin, almost nothing was left of this ice rink. metal frames and canvas sides no match for the wind. here, it was a costly day for this couple but they know it could've been far worse. we are lucky to be alive. and if this had fallen inside, we would be buried underneath it. about three o'clock, yeah, last night.

it was just the worst nightmare you can have, really. so far, only one death has been reported. 0ne so far, only one death has been reported. one man, killed by a falling tree. the authorities say most people have followed advice and stayed home. it was the first time there was a red weather warning and it was the north that was next in the storm's path. it rolled over this leisure centre, 90 mph winds reducing it to rubble. all schools were closed. northern ireland shut for the day. there were rude awakenings in belfast as eowyn hit in the early hours. it wasjust after 7:00 in the morning, so we had woken up a bit earlier, and it was just a bang, basically. and the building — i came and looked out my window, saw a cross and it was just a, yeah, pile of bricks, masonry on the floor. the whole thing, caught in the wind, came down very quickly.

by the afternoon, the clear—up had begun while in scotland, some places were still in the eye of the storm. another leisure centre destroyed. all trains cancelled. flights landing — onlyjust, on the second attempt. and driving conditions you maybe shouldn't try driving in. but some decided to brave it to help restore power to their neighbours. when we were driving along the coast, at one point a wave crashed up onto the side of the van and took me from the lane i was in straight over to the curb. like, i actually hit the curb. and then, the rain came off the windscreen and i could see i had moved two spaces over. the weather warnings stayed in place overnight and are only now being lifted. while not facing the full force of eowyn, england and wales were not spared the consequences. trees were brought down, trains cancelled, roads blocked and thousands of houses left without power.

while storm eowyn may now have passed, the full extent of the damage is just beginning to emerge, the clear—up onlyjust under way. joe inwood, bbc news. 0ur reporter kelly bonner is in belfast for us now. kelly, good morning to you. i can see it is still quite windy there but i wonder if there is some relief because the red alert is just so serious, isn't it? because the red alert is “ust so serious, isn't it?* because the red alert is 'ust so serious, isn't it? yes, it is windy and it's also _ serious, isn't it? yes, it is windy and it's also just _ serious, isn't it? yes, it is windy and it's also just started - serious, isn't it? yes, it is windy and it's also just started to - serious, isn't it? yes, it is windyj and it's also just started to snow for dramatic effect here this morning. this is of the most intense storms to hit northern ireland and the republic of ireland for many, many years and we are standing in bangor actually, this is a multimillion—pound facility here thatis multimillion—pound facility here that is newly built but it could not withstand the 90 mile an hour winds that were ripped across this time yesterday and it took with it the roof of this multimillion—pound

leisure facility. now, it seems like all across northern ireland yesterday, this was kind of the scene all across northern ireland — hundreds of homes were effect. actually in county antrim where a tree had crashed through the back of a woman's home, taking with it half of the house. it actually split right through the home. at the peak of yesterday's storm we saw 283,000 homes without power all across northern ireland. that figure this morning, i understand, northern ireland. that figure this morning, iunderstand, is northern ireland. that figure this morning, i understand, is sitting at 214,000 homes without power. but northern ireland electricity actually telling us it could take up to ten days for all of the power to come back here in northern ireland. let's take a look at the republic of ireland. several hundred thousand homes are still without power all across the republic and 60,000 homes are without water. it's going to be very busy day here in northern ireland for all of the team is trying to up this mess. for the

moment. _ trying to up this mess. for the moment, thanks _ trying to up this mess. for the moment, thanks very - trying to up this mess. for the moment, thanks very much. l trying to up this mess. for the i moment, thanks very much. we trying to up this mess. for the - moment, thanks very much. we will get more obviously throughout the day. that is kelly bonner in bangaar. —— bangor. charlie, we will take our focus across the atlantic? yes. president trump has made his first visit to california since the deadly wildfires which destroyed thousands of homes in los angeles earlier this month. having previously criticised the california governor, the president promised to work with him to fix the situation so that it would not happen again. here's more from our los angeles correspondent, emma vardy. president trump was given a bird's—eye view of the fire ravaged areas before his plane landed. then he and the first lady millennia for the damak to pacific palisades up close. more than 10,000 buildings were destroyed during the wildfires and now i must recovery operation is under way. the and now i must recovery operation is under wa . , �*, under way. the fire took place, it's nice and cool— under way. the fire took place, it's

nice and cool there _ under way. the fire took place, it's nice and cool there now— under way. the fire took place, it's nice and cool there now and - under way. the fire took place, it's nice and cool there now and they l nice and cool there now and they want to start taking the debris, they want to take the debris, they want to do everything, they get rid of everything, the older would buy their own hand. and you're going to see some amazing things happen so we are waving the federal permits either way of them or give them so rapidly it is not going to be essentially the same thing but we're going to waive them.— going to waive them. crews are still battlin: going to waive them. crews are still battling multiple _ going to waive them. crews are still battling multiple fires _ going to waive them. crews are still battling multiple fires in _ going to waive them. crews are still battling multiple fires in the - going to waive them. crews are still battling multiple fires in the hills i battling multiple fires in the hills around la but rain is forecast over the weekend. when the first fires broke out, donald trump had criticised the california governor gavin newsom and the democrat —controlled la authorities for the management of water supplies but today, he met the governor and la mayor and said he would cut government red tape to speed up rebuilding. the california governor said it had been a positive talk and that la would need the president's help during the massive rebuilding operation as thousands of new homes are needed to replace the areas destroyed. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. we can now speak to our senior north america correspondent,

gary 0'donoghue. good morning to you, gary. we see the pictures there of donald trump meeting some of those emergency workers. important moment for california, of course, but his ivory much on other issues as well. —— his eye very much. much on other issues as well. -- his eye very much-— eye very much. there's a lot going on in these — eye very much. there's a lot going on in these first _ eye very much. there's a lot going on in these first few _ eye very much. there's a lot going on in these first few days. - eye very much. there's a lot going on in these first few days. it - eye very much. there's a lot going on in these first few days. it has . on in these first few days. it has been a blizzard of activity for donald trump. he has got some good news tonight, though. he has had his controversial pick for defence secretary confirmed by the us senate. pete hegseth was split 50—50 in the senate, the vote for him, and the casting vote had to be made by d the casting vote had to be made by jd vance the vice president to get him through so donald trump does now have a defence secretary. also pretty controversially, the administration announcing a freeze, administration announcing a freeze, a total freeze on foreign aid for the time being. aside from some emergency food funding and military

funding for israel and egypt, that's tens of billions of dollars of programmes around the world that deal with sanitation, water supply, health education, immunisation, all of these kinds of things that they want to review over the next three months to decide if that kind of spending is in line with donald trump's america first foreign policy. trump's america first foreign oli . , trump's america first foreign oli . ., ., ., ~' policy. gary, for the moment, thank ou ve policy. gary, for the moment, thank you very much- _ the chancellor says the uk needs "more positivity" and that its best days lie ahead. in an interview with the times, rachel reeves said britain should be "shouting from the rooftops" about its strengths including ai, technology and clean energy. it comes after she attended the world economic forum in davos this week, meeting global investors in a bid to boost the uk economy. the foreign secretary has announced an additional £20 million of funding to support refugees fleeing the 21—month—long civil war in sudan. david lammy said he plans to convene a meeting of sudan's neighbours and other international partners to "broker the peace". during a three—day visit to the region, he spent time in a camp across the border

in chad speaking to those who had been displaced. it's some of the most terrific things i've ever heard and seen in my life. and amongst it all, famine, hunger, such unbelievable plight. and they are urging, they are urging me, asa and they are urging, they are urging me, as a western politician, to come together with others to do more to alleviate the suffering and more to bring about a ceasefire and peace and stability in sudan and this region. four female israeli soldiers are expected to be freed this morning as part of the gaza ceasefire deal. they were all working at an army base on the border with gaza when hamas attacked israel in october 2023. in return, around 200 palestinian prisoners held by israel will be released. 0ur correspondent nick beake has

the latest from tel aviv. the four hostages set to be released were all serving with the israeli military in nahal 0z. that is a place just over the fence from gaza, and it was overrun by hamas fighters on october 7. some videos were taken by those fighters as they seized people, seized hostages, and took them to gaza. the four women being released were part of this unit and they had warned — because they were spotters — there'd been suspicious signs that there was possibly some sort of assault coming, and it does seem that those warnings were not acted upon. the four women's families, it's thought they have obviously welcomed the news but they now have this anxious wait to see whether or not their loved ones will actually be released. the choreography will be that a few hours after the release, there will be a number of palestinian prisoners who have been held in israeli jails who will themselves be freed.

the figure we are looking at is between about 180 and 200. this is all, of course, part of the ceasefire deal that's been in operation since last sunday. we know it's a very fragile truce but for now, it seems to be holding. but i think this is going to be a pivotal weekend because also this weekend, hamas are set to give details of 26 other hostages who are due to be released in this, the first phase of the ceasefire deal. hamas will say whether those people are living or, in fact, dead. let's have a look at the weather. helen, still all eyes on storm conditions. this is not over by any means? the clean—up continues but the amber warning hasjust lapsed the clean—up continues but the amber warning has just lapsed from the met office and storm eowyn, gusts of 80 miles an hour in fair isle in the last hour, is starting to move away so the winds will ease off as we go

through the day and actually, we should see some good spells of sunshine. a few showers as well. they show is late in the day will be accompanied by school the winds as well but it has been a very stormy period. some incredibly high wind speed, record—breaking in some areas, in the republic of ireland those are record—breaking winds that we had here and many areas even around the coast and inland had high gusts lively wind through yesterday and, of course, through the night as well. this is the storm system circulating, still have the hang back of cloud and showers in the north and this is what is heading our way later in the day, a band of squally showers and although there are still wind warnings out across scotland now, yellow wind warnings, we are warning now of icy conditions and wintry weather across scotland, northern ireland and across parts of england and wales so as we clear our clout in the south and east, many areas will have dry and bright weathers, the showers diminish further north but this is on the

cards later in the day for northern ireland after some sunny weather in the elliot daly. entry on the hills, the elliot daly. entry on the hills, the temperature is not too spectacular today, about six or seven degrees for most of us but actually, it is a lot more calm that it was yesterday. and then through this evening overnight forget that a i was pushing eastwards hail and thunder with it, some really squally winds and significant snow over the hills and temperatures as you can see as we go through the night not dropping as low but it will be some icy patches around a few places but look what is heading in as we head towards tomorrow. this is another storm named by the spanish met services and it will bring more wet and windy weather in, 1432