holyhead's port is a ghost town. a partial collapse of one of its terminals, forcing it to shut for safety reasons. it's inflicted a headache for many families. mum's 91. she's very independent. she lives in her own home. anne was meant to be visiting her elderly mother just outside dublin, but living on anglesey and other commitments meant the alternative crossings from liverpool or west walesjust weren't an option. we were only going for two days. the distance, if we were going for a week, yes, i would have definitely considered them because i would have lost two days travelling. yeah, i'm very disappointed. on average, two million passengers use holyhead each year and, every day, usually, over 1,000 lorries and trailers also make the crossing. this haulage company's depot on the island is full of vehicles, as you can see. and of course it shouldn't be, especially at this time of year. and even though there are alternative routes available from liverpool and pembroke dock over the irish sea, this company, bm transp

north wales, nothing running on the line from chester to holyhead, but if you did manage to get to holyheadn't do you much good, if you were aiming for ireland because there are no ferries sailing today as far as i can see, anywhere on the irish sea. further problems at the airports. my goodness. it has been a horrible day for lots of people. just checking belfast city airport, it has not seen a plane in or out all day. bristol airport has been heavily diverted, the first plane in this morning, ryanairfrom venice, ended up in stansted, and there are an awful lot of people getting used to some strange surroundings. air canada from calgary, american airlines from dallas, delta air lines from atlanta, all diverted from heathrow because of strong winds there. they have been diverted through to brussels, and they will be getting back to heathrow, but anybody waiting to fly to those locations is going to find that they are having a very difficult and delayed, lots of delays, and british airways, over 70 cancellations to and from london heathrow, and many other airlines, lufthansa, frankfurt, muni

no trains whatsoever on the north coast of wales from chester across to holyhead in anglesey, or in southarthen. transport for wales also warning there are problems on the cardiff to manchester line, severe disruption there, and great western railway, who possibly have had more problems than anyone else, other passengers have, nothing running on the local wines in devon and cornwall and nothing going west of plymouth to penzance. furthermore, if you are travelling on that line, great western railways urges you not to, you should expect to be delayed because of speed restrictions. that is the story across the country, putting in restrictions in case they encountered debris that has been blown onto the track or indeed trees and there are loads of these mile away from here. lots of problems to portsmouth.— here. lots of problems to portsmouth. good to talk to ou, portsmouth. good to talk to you. thank _ portsmouth. good to talk to you. thank you _ portsmouth. good to talk to you, thank you very - portsmouth. good to talk to you, thank you very much, i you, thank you very much, simon. let's g

also in wales, we have the holyhead sailing club. of course, as you can see, the wind is blowing thereoud shot there. we understand around 35,000 premises have been affected by power cuts in wales and this year is somerset as you can see, the winds battering the shoreline there and the boats that have been docked there. a little earlier, i spoke to nick johnson was down as one of the biggest transport hubs in the south—west of england. biggest transport hubs in the south-west of england. which is one of the _ south-west of england. which is one of the major _ south-west of england. which is one of the major rail _ south-west of england. which is one of the major rail helps. - midlands, the north and london as well as south wales. most of those services between bristol and cardiff have been delayed, or now cancelled the most of the rest of the day. specific lines themselves, no trains gwr says between plymouth and penzance until at least one o'clock today. between bristol temple meads and portsmouth, no services because of debris on the line near westbury. those delays are likely to get

we've got no trains whatsoever on the north coast of wales, from chester right across to holyhead in cardiff across to swansea and to carmarthen. transport for wales also warning that there's problems on the cardiff to manchester line, severe disruption there. and great western railway, who possibly have had more problems than anyone else, or at least their passengers have, nothing running on the local lines in devon and cornwall and nothing going west of plymouth to penzance. furthermore, if you are travelling on that line, and great western railways urges you not to, then you should expect to be delayed because of speed restrictions. and that's the story pretty much across the country, putting in restrictions in case they encounter debris that's been blown onto the track or indeed trees. and by the way, there's loads of those about a mile away from here at london waterloo. lots of problems getting to portsmouth. that was simon calder at waterloo station. let's get the latest on how the roads have been affected from rac spokesperson simon williams. the impact of the storm on drivers

we were due to sail from holyhead to dublin.has now become around 12 hours via pembroke dock on monday. it's not ideal and, yeah, it's going to be a long journey when we get there. obviously, the kids will be exhausted. and we had a few plans booked for the first day, but, you know, we just need to reschedule those. but it will be ok. although they can still reach ireland, they're still yet to hear if and when they'll be coming home. on average, two million passengers use holyhead each year, but, every day, there are also usually over 1,000 lorries and trailers making the crossing. but at the moment, nobody�*s going anywhere. this haulage company's depot on the island is full of vehicles, as you can see. and, of course, it shouldn't be, especially at this time of year. and even though there are alternative routes available from liverpool and pembroke dock over the irish sea, this company, bm transport, says it's still only able to operate at half capacity. every day that goes by at the present time, we're having shipments not be

this is the seen live in holyhead today. south korea's opposition fails in its effort to impeach president yoon suk yeol for his short—lived declaration of martial law. the national assembly motion fell short by a handful of votes. and five years after it was devastated by fire the notre dame cathedral reopens in paris. hello, i'm martine croxall. breaking news from syria. a rebel groups eitherjust ten rebel groups either just ten kilometres rebel groups eitherjust ten kilometres from the centre of damascus after gaining control. it shows them driving in a seized vehicle. others are advancing from the north to the city of homs. the civil war began in 2011 but the rebels outside homs were forced into retreat five years later. now, in just ten days, rebels have taken the whole of syria's second largest city, aleppo. another major city hama fell to hts. fighting there is said to be intense. the uk—based war monitor site air strikes have killed 21 civilians. let's get more with our correspondence. it's hard to stress just how fa

avanti has suspended all services between holyhead and chester, while routes around wolverhampton and across the network are heavily affected. critics, though, have said this morning that the chaos highlights a lack of preparedness for extreme weather, leaving passengers stranded and frustrated . prince stranded and frustrated. prince william is set to meet donald trump in paris today ahead of notre dame's cathedral grand reopening ceremony. the prince of wales will discuss the uk us special relationship with the president elect and meet outgoing first lady jill biden , outgoing first lady jill biden, while the ceremony, hosted by the french president, features the french president, features the opening of the cathedral's huge doors, the reawakening of its organ and the first mass there since its restoration. it's also prince william's first visit to the capital of france since 2017. following his trip after the brexit referendum . after the brexit referendum. here. meanwhile, protesters are set to gather outside downing street this afternoon demanding de—escalation between russia and

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