first to simonjones, who is at a depot in the village of aylesford, north of maidstone in kent.e. what is the picture? how serious as the weather? kent cou nty how serious as the weather? kent county council have declared what they are calling a snow emergency. that might sounds drastic but it is because potentially there will be drastic weather conditions overnight. they have got 57 gritters. the big concern is what will happen at around three or four o'clock tomorrow morning. we are told they could be 10—15 centimetres of snow with the snow hits as predicted. if that happens that will cause a lots of problems on the roads, knock on effects with the transport network. it is notjust the snow. it is the fact that it is so—called. standing here this evening it feels freezing. the fact is that temperatures overnight could go as low as “4, and in the wind chill factor, it will feel much colder. in the coming days if we do get the predicted amount of snow, and the wind, we could see blizzard conditions. in kent we have had snow showers through the day but that has not been particular

simonjones reports. the gritters are gearing up as britain braces itself for a big freeze. in from siberia. the met office, in conjunction with nhs england, has issued a level three cold weather alert for the whole of the country, the second most serious level. that means there is a 99% chance of severe weather, icy conditions or heavy snow, between now and thursday. there are additional yellow severe warnings for snow early next week covering most of eastern in britain. that could cause travel problems and power cuts. it is certainly not the first snow we will have this winter. but what makes this cold snap different is it is expected to affect the whole of the uk. temperatures could fall as low as —8, but it will feel much chillier because of the wind. there could be increased pressure on already stretched nhs services and councils are providing extra emergency beds for rough sleepers. in ipswich, it is being done in partnership with the local housing association. the main aim is always to get people off the street and to stop people from dying in the cold weather. and, t

simonjones reports. the gritters are gearing up as britain braces itself.ping in from siberia. a level three cold weather alert has been issued for the whole of the country, the second most serious level. that means there isa most serious level. that means there is a 99% chance of severe weather, icy conditions, - snow, before now icy conditions, and snow, before now and thursday. there are additional yellow severe warnings for snow covering most of eastern britain, causing travel problems and power cuts. it is not the first snow this winter, but what makes a different is it will affect all of the uk. temperatures could fall as low as -8, temperatures could fall as low as —8, but temperatures could fall as low as -8, but it temperatures could fall as low as —8, but it will feel worse because of the wind. it will push the nhs even further. councils are providing extra emergency beds for rush —— rough sleepers. the main aim is to get people off the street. stop get people off the street and stop them from dying in the cold weather. and to date we have been ve

simonjones reports. it may be a palace but one that‘s in desperate need of repair. cost billions, with both the commons and the house of lords having to up sticks, most likely to another part of whitehall. many mps say it‘s the only option. the building‘s crumbling, it needs rewiring and it‘s just not safe. one even said conditions were even worse than down in the pit. there‘s some steel props holding the roof up. it looks like the workplace i used to work in before i came into this building, that was maltby colliery. other mps are reluctant to go, arguing the work should be done around them. there are also concerns about the cost. the lords still have to give their approval and with the proposed departure not until 2025, that is after the next general election, the next parliament may take a different view. simon jones, bbc news. a controversial bill has been passed in poland to outlaw any suggestion of polish complicity in the holocaust. nazi death camps were built and operated after germany invaded poland — home to europe‘s largest jewish community at the time, i

simonjones has this report. flowers to mark two lives lost. two—year—old casper and corey, who was aged six. they were the most loving boys. they did nothing wrong. they were loved by so many people, so cheeky and corey was cheeky, artistic, mischievous, a right wrestler. casper followed his brothers being a wrestler, being mischievous, being cocky. just a normal little toddler. they didn't deserve this. in a statement, the boys' mother louise platt—may said, corey was an amazing boy. his passion in life is football, he will be deeply missed by all who have the pleasure of knowing him. how much he loved them." his smile could light up any room. the two boys were hit by a car yesterday afternoon. that were rushed to hospital with severe injuries, and neither could be saved. the boys' grandfather returned to the scene struggling with what he saw. it's like a war zone, like a bomb exploded, it's terrible. lovely boys taken away, it's so young, it's unbelievable. they have two other brothers struggling to understand what has happened. it is a feel

cold snap will affect the whole of the uk from sunday night, with temperatures expected to drop simonjoness are gearing up as britain braces itself for a big freeze. the so—called beast from the east is sweeping in from siberia. the met office, in conjunction with nhs england, has issued a level three cold weather alert for the whole of the country, the second most serious level. that means there is a 99919 icy conditions or heavy snow, between now and thursday. covering most of eastern in britain. it is certainly not the first snow we will have this winter. but what makes this cold snap different is it is expected to affect the whole of the uk. temperatures could fall as low as —8, but it will feel much chillier because of the wind. there could be increased pressure on already stretched nhs services and councils are providing extra emergency beds for rough sleepers. housing association. the main aim is always to get people off the street and to stop people from dying in the cold weather. and, to date, we have been pretty successful. next thursday is the meteorological start of spring. but

simonjones reports. finally, the world war ii bomb that caused so much chaos is history. city airport. it forced all flights to be cancelled on monday and the evacuation of nearby homes after an exclusion zone was put in place. the bomb had to be duck dog out the bed of silk 50 metres underwater. has been very, very testing for the entire team. it has been very hard work underwater, long days, not a lot of sleep. the bomb finally arrived at the royal navy the ascension shri ness. the disposal had to be postponed because of high winds are busy swell. it is the fourth 500 kilograms bomb that the fourth 500 kilograms bomb that the mod has had to deal with in the last 15 months, one day, local residents and airport passengers will be glad to see the back of. stand—by for the bbc news at six. at night, the weather. clearing out of the way overnight, it will be a chilly night tonight. we had temperatures down to about minus seven. a little bit of frost in the countryside so some icy stretches to watch out for. thursday will be a day of temperature contrasts. an area of low pres

simonjones reports. it may be a palace but one that‘s in desperate need of repair.ce i used to work in before i came into this building, that was maltby colliery. other mps are reluctant to go, arguing the work should be done around them. there are also concerns about the cost. the lords still have to give their approval and with the proposed departure not until 2025, that is after the next general election, the next parliament may take a different view. simon jones, bbc news. for a full summary of the news you can go to our website where you‘ll be able to get more details on the day‘s stories. now let us go to the weather forecast. good afternoon. some crisp sunshine to look out for but we have showers and they have been driven end today by a north—westerly wind. most of them would be across north—western parts of the country. there are few down the eastern coast as well with temperatures between five and seven celsius. overnight tonight, there is the risk of a few icy patches particularly where we have seen this temperatures drop. temperatures tonight between two

our correspondent simonjones has been at a gritting depot near maidstone in kent. be worst in the southeast in the early hours of tomorrow morning. this is one of 57 gritters that is taking to the roads to ensure they remain safe. if the depot looks pretty quiet, that is because all the other gritters are already out. they will be treating the major roads but only one third of roads will be treated so a number, particularly small roads, could become very icy. and the big worry is overnight at around 3am, when heavy snow showers could occur. we are told they could be up to 15 centimetres of snow coming down. if that happens, there is likely to be big knock—on effects for transport and getting around on rail services. it is not just and getting around on rail services. it is notjust the snow there could be the issue. it is the fact that the temperature is so cold. standing here, it is so cold! it could go as low as minus four degrees since it —— selfies tonight and at the winter that, and if they get —— celsius tonight and add to that the wind chill. you could face a

simonjones reports. it may be a palace but one that is in desperate need of repair.ng work done on our home will know it can be stressful but mps are now facing the prospect of moving the several years while it is carried out. it will cost billions, with both the commons and the house of lords having to up sticks, most likely to another part of whitehall. many mps say it is the only option. the building is crumbling, it needs rewiring and it's not safe. conditions were even worse than down the pit. there are some steel props holding the roof up. it looks like the workplace are used to work in the fray came into this building, in the colliery. 0ther mps are reluctant to go, arguing the work should be done around them. the right concerns about the cost. the laws still had to give their approval and with the proposed departure not until 2025, thatis proposed departure not until 2025, that is after the next general election, the next parliament may ta ke election, the next parliament may take a different view. it is 6:10 a.m.. let's find out what is happening in sport. t