aruna iyengar, thank you _ of harshita. aruna iyengar, thank you so _ of harshita.. aruna iyengar, - thank you so much for bringing us that story. christmas isn't too far away, but some people are already getting into the spirit. these competitors have been taking part in a christmas tree throwing challenge in the south of england. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there! a blast of winter expected across the uk as we head through this week, it's going to be turning a lot colder. already a severe frost this morning across parts of scotland and some freezing fog patches for northwest england too. the risk of further snow and ice tonight and then overnight frost as we head through the rest of the week. but this is where the milder air is still hanging on today across the far south wales and into southern england. a lot colder though further north, those patches of freezing fog slow to lift and clear, some sunshine turning hazier as this cloud and rain tends to spread its way further northwards and eastwards, and still some more wintry showers piling into the far no

that was the bbc�*s aruna iyengar speaking to us from ilford in east london.r construction activities and vehicle movements in the capital delhi — to combat worsening air quality — which has now been categorised as �*severe plus�*. a blanket of toxic smog has covered the city of 30 million people for the past week. pakistan is also facing problems with smog which has spread to the pakistani city of lahore. schools, universities, and parks have been closed, and a lockdown planned in an attempt to try to limit damage. so what is life like inside the city? 0ur pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, has this report. lahore was known as the city of gardens. now you can hardly see the green through the grey. in the last two weeks, air quality has hit unprecedented toxic levels. some cannot escape it. translation: we are compelled to go out i because we have children. if we stay home, what will we do? we have to earn our livelihood. there is no other option. not everyone is a job holder. we are labourers. we need to earn to be able to eat. respiratory problems, eye