what is storm arwen bringing?- in parts of the country. what is storm arwen bringing? yes, thank ou. storm arwen bringing? yes, thank yom large — storm arwen bringing? yes, thank you. large swathes _ storm arwen bringing? yes, thank you. large swathes of _ storm arwen bringing? yes, thank you. large swathes of the - storm arwen bringing? yes, thank you. large swathes of the uk - storm arwen bringing? yes, thank you. large swathes of the uk have been affected by disruptive and damaging winds. there's been snow around in places as well but the story for the rest of the weekend is for things to very slowly calm down. it is still going to be blustery through the rest of today. a mix of rain, sleet and snow across eastern england. those are the gusts through the middle part of the afternoon, not as windy as it has been for some. for northern and western parts of the uk, there will be good sunshine. wintry showers even to low levels in scotland, feeling really cold out there as well. talking of cold, as we go through tonight, where we have this slice of clear sky, temperatur

storm arwen bringing? yes, thank you- large — storm arwen bringing? yes, thank you. yes, thank you. large swathes of the uk - storm arwen bringing? yes, thank you. large swathes of the uk have been affected by disruptive and damaging winds. there's been snow around in places as well but the story for the rest of the weekend is for things to very slowly calm down. it is still going to be blustery through the rest of today. a mix of rain, sleet and snow across eastern england. those are the gusts through the middle part of the afternoon, not as windy as it has been for some. for northern and western parts of the uk, there will be good sunshine. wintry showers even to low levels in scotland, feeling really cold out there as well. talking of cold, as we go through tonight, where we have this slice of clear sky, temperatures will plummet. some places in northern england up into scotland could get 2—6 c but there will be a widespread frost, potentially eyes as well tomorrow morning. still some wintry showers

yes, storm arwen may have — than it is here! yes, storm arwen may have cleared _ than it is here!, storm arwen may have cleared at _ than it is here! yes, storm arwen may have cleared at the - than it is here! yes, storm arwen may have cleared at the weekendi than it is here! yes, storm arwen - may have cleared at the weekend but we are still quite literally feeling the legacy of that storm. take a look at this, —9 in cumbria this morning. a bitterly cold start. quite a warmerfront morning. a bitterly cold start. quite a warmer front moving morning. a bitterly cold start. quite a warmerfront moving in, and actually this colder air, as the wind direction changes to westerly riding in milderair, is going wind direction changes to westerly riding in milder air, is going to move steadily east. quite a dramatic rise in the temperatures through the day—to—day and overnight tonight. temperatures are going to climb. first thing tomorrow morning, we are going to see nine degrees quite widely across the country he has that warm front bringing that cloud and rain across scotland. it's a lega

this swirl of cloud here, that was storm arwen, that has cleared out into the near continent.here are plenty of wintry showers around continuing to affect eastern coasts of england as we go through the day. one or two across north—east scotland. northern ireland looking fairly bright through the afternoon but this clump of rain, sleet and snow could give someone wintry weather to quite low levels across parts of east wales and the midlands. by the afternoon temperatures in aberdeen getting up to just two degrees. still one or two showers clipping that east coast of scotland and affecting parts of north—east england as well. these wintry over high ground, yes, but perhaps to relatively low levels. mainly dry and bright for northern ireland. some of those wintry showers affecting east anglia again, to quite low levels. we could see a little bit of snow and this area of wet and wintry weather through parts of the west midlands into wales, that could well give some snow, again to quite low levels. not as windy as it was yesterday, still quite breezy for those eastern coasts. as we

yes, storm arwen may have — than it is here! yes, storm arwen may have cleared _ than it is here!torm arwen may have cleared at the weekendj than it is here! yes, storm arwen i may have cleared at the weekend but we are still quite literally feeling the legacy of that storm. take a look at this, —9 in cumbria this morning. a bitterly cold start. quite a warmerfront morning. a bitterly cold start. quite a warmer front moving morning. a bitterly cold start. quite a warmerfront moving in, and actually this colder air, as the wind direction changes to westerly riding in milderair, is going wind direction changes to westerly riding in milder air, is going to move steadily east. quite a dramatic rise in the temperatures through the day—to—day and overnight tonight. temperatures are going to climb. first thing tomorrow morning, we are

the storm arwen we were prepared for this in i arwen we were prepared for this in terms of getting 800,000these challenges. in fact, our networks are�* members are looking at the next five years for their business plans and they are making sure that in those next five years we are setting aside plans to invest in their resilience side of things and take into account extreme weather, working with off gym, government and other partners. it is a aood government and other partners. it is a good start. — government and other partners. it is a good start, the use of the drones. ross easton, thank you for that update. tv critic, scott bryan is with me.

storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage.adly affected and tens of thousands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village of low row, but it's also disrupting life, especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86. she lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power�*s been off since half past ten last night. it's cold, very cold. now, i've got some... somebody brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees. and i've got two jumpers on. winds of more than 90mph battered the north—east coast of scotland and trains were cancelled across the uk. it's a fluid situation. we're going to try and keep people moving wherever we can. but in many parts of the country we are encouraging people not to travel at all and certainly to check on the websites, on the apps, and for live information before they do set off. on one train in the north of scotland, passengers were stranded overnight. well, i got on the train at elgin just at the back of 3pm yesterday afternoon and about five

let's have a look at the weather now with storm arwen affecting the region quite badly. he is the forecast with ben rich. hello. after the damage and disruption storm arwen has brought to many parts of the uk, things are slowly beginning to calm down now. it will stay quite blustery this afternoon, but not as windy as it has been for those exposed coasts in the north—east and indeed in the west of the uk. those are the gusts we are expecting for the middle of the afternoon. still some rain, sleet and snow for eastern england. some wintry showers into parts of scotland and northern ireland. sunny spells elsewhere. it will feel really cold. highs between three and eight degrees. tonight, still some rain, sleet and snow for a time in eastern england. cloud will bring rain back into northern ireland and snow into north—west scotland. a few showers for west wales and for cornwall. in between, though, largely clear skies allowing temperatures to dip to —6 or —7 celsius, so a widespread frost and ice looking likely tomorrow morning. still some wintry showers in eastern england,

because of storm arwen. — show in north wales. because of storm arwen, for _ show in north wales. storm arwen, for the first - show in north wales. because of storm arwen, for the first time | show in north wales. because of. storm arwen, for the first time ever we are not coming to you live. ila. we are not coming to you live. no, this show was _ we are not coming to you live. no, this show was recorded earlier this evening _ this show was recorded earlier this evening because weather conditions are forecast to get worse. with further weather _ are forecast to get worse. in further weather warnings in are forecast to get worse. ii further weather warnings in place across the uk today, more disruption is likely. an amber weather warning remains in place for the north—east of england. our reporter alison freeman is in whitely bay for us. iam i am looking at what you're wearing and clearly it is pretty blowy. tell us about conditions there. charlie, the north-east _ us about conditions there. charlie, the north-east coast _ us about conditions there. charlie, the north-east coast ha

and snow from storm arwen cuts off a pub in northern england. we'll be there as customers spend their third night at the bar. live from our studio in singapore— this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in south africa, where president cyril ramaphosa has condemned the decision by countries including the us, europe, and parts of asia to ban flights from southern africa after the confirmation of the presence of the new omicron variant of covid—19. the variant was first identified by south african scientists, although it isn't known where it originated. mr ramaphosa has called the moves unjustified. he said increased vaccination was the best way to tackle the new variant. these restrictions are completely unjustified and unfairly discriminate against our country and our southern african sister countries. the prohibition of travel is not informed by science, nor will it be effective in preventing the spread of this variant. the only thing the prohibition on travel will do is to further damage the economies of the

and weather warnings are still in place in parts of the uk — as the clean up from storm arwen continueswelcome to bbc news. the uk health secretary, sajid javid, is due to give more details about the government's new covid measures aimed at combatting the omicron variant — that's the variant discovered in southern africa. it comes after two cases were detected in essex and nottingham. from tuesday — all international travellers arriving in the country must now take a pcr test within two days, and self—isolate, until they get a negative result. all those who've been in contact with someone who has the omicron variant, will also have to self—isolate for ten days, regardless of whether they've been vaccinated. face coverings will once again become compulsory in shops and on public transport in england from next week. in scotland, wales and northern ireland they're already mandatory on public transport and in many indoor areas. katharine da costa reports. it is hard to believe just a week ago no—one had even heard of omicron, a highly mutated covid variant that may spread more rapidly and c

storm arwen, will bring some very strong winds, widespread gates, in fact. friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel even colder than that. the winds will be a real future of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into saturday morning. so through the overnight period, then, this area of sleet and snow, and rain at low levels pushes its way southwards and eastwards, followed by more wintry showers packing in from the north. 0vernight temperatures for most of

storm arwen has been buffeting the uk over recent hours.icking up a top gust of 78mph. not too far behind, northumberland — 74mph gust of wind here. those wind gusts strong enough to bring down some trees, no doubt some transport disruption out and about as we head into saturday. the peak red weather warning lapses, though, during the early hours of saturday and, as our low pressure moves southward, we'll be left with two regions of strong winds — one affecting eastern areas of scotland and north—east england, and another for wales and south—west england. both of these areas will see gusts of wind around about 60—70mph, so still strong enough to bring down some trees. we could see some further disruption — and, as well as that, we've got some rain, some heavy snow over high ground, particularly the southern uplands and into the high highlands and over the high parts of the pennines, the cheviots, as well. could see some disruptive falls of snow high up. even low down, you might see a little bit of snowjust for a time as we head into the fir

100,000 homes across the uk remain without power this afternoon after gale force winds created by storm arwenoperties in parts of scotland, wales and northern england are affected. power companies say they hope to restore supplies to the majority of homes later today. european ministers — minus the uk home secretary priti patel — are at a meeting in calais to discuss how to stop migrants crossing the channel. also this hour — author chimamanda ngozi adichie talks about the responsibilities that come with being seen by many as a �*feminist icon�* in 100 women in conversation. that's in half an hour's time at 2.30 here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary sajid javid says the government "could not have acted more swiftly" in its response the the new 0mnicron coronavirus variant. he's called on people to come forward for booster vaccinations and is urgently considering widening the booster programme. two people who tested positive for the new variant remain in isolation — as our health correspondent anna collinson reports. the borders have already been breach

storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage.nds of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village, but it is also disrupting life especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86 and lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power has been off since half past ten last night. it is her power has been off since half past ten last night.— past ten last night. it is cold, very cold- — past ten last night. it is cold, very cold. now— past ten last night. it is cold, very cold. now i _ past ten last night. it is cold, very cold. now i have - past ten last night. it is cold, very cold. nowl have got, i past ten last night. it is cold, - very cold. nowl have got, someone very cold. now i have got, someone brought me a hot water bottle for my knees. i have got two jumpers on. winds of more than 90mph battered the north—east coast of scotland. trains were cancelled across the uk. it is a fluid situation, we will try and keep— it is a fluid situation, we will try and keep people moving if

the effects of storm arwen are being felt across the uk.orders, around 800 grey seals have perished. in aberdeenshire residents in torphins are bracing themselves for a third cold night. stores have been set up with hot food and drinks. in abergele in conway, itv have confirmed the i'm a celebrity programme will be scrapped for a third night while work continues to repair damage there. back at the nursing home, more help has arrived. a massive generator donated by the local funfair. i'd just like to give something back, you know. idon't mind. kindness is keeping them going. in these pandemic times it's the community once again that's helping to keep people safe. fiona trott, bbc news, county durham. the father of the youngest victim of the manchester arena attack in 2017 has said that the response of the emergency services on the night was shameful and inadequate. saffie—rose roussos was eight years old when she was killed in the bomb attack. her father andrew said the response should go down in history as "one of the worst failures from st

a cold, frosty icy night to come, storm arwen�*s slowly moving away.oderating but impacts and disruption still being felt and windiest overnight still along this north sea coast and further showers, some more snow out of these into the north york moors. a few showers clipping cornwall, pembrokeshire, increasing cloud in northern ireland and north—west scotland later in the night. for many, though, it's clear, cold, frosty — a sharp penetrating frost and icy as well where we've seen some wet weather, particularly across scotland, northern and eastern england as we start the day tomorrow. still some of these showers running along this north sea coast and for northern ireland a cloudier day, some patchy rain is possible here and an area of rain, sleet and some snow pushing out of scotland into parts of northern england as we go on through the day. either side of that you'll get to see some sunshine. these are your average wind speeds. there will be higher gusts, but overall it is much less windy than it's been to start the weekend. it's still going to fee

last night's show couldn't be live, they had to record it because of storm arwen.s been damaged by that stormy weather. that is a statement in from itv. when the taliban swept to power in afghanistan, they inherited an economy which was heavily reliant on foreign aid — large parts of the health service were entirely funded by the world bank. all of that has now changed. staff at local clinics haven't been paid in three months, with warnings that medicines are running out. the bbc�*s world affairs editor, john simpson, travelled to a clinic in the hills south of kabul to see the impact the taliban's international isolation is having on ordinary afghans. this clinic is typical of the local health care system that was built up in the last 20 years with foreign help. not much to look at maybe, but highly effective. and then the taliban got back into power. instantly the world bank, which had been paying for almost the whole of afghanistan's health care, cut off the flow of cash to the country. this is the result. up to nine million people could be on the verge of famin

thank lee nothing as better storm arwen on the way.een a really mild data the month of november. you can see the rain swinging into western scotland and northern ireland, that rain will sweep its way eastwards as we had to this evening and tonight with strengthening wins, particularly gusty winds around some of these eastern coast, western parts of england, wales, northern ireland and through the english channel. as the winds start to turn northerly, it will turn colder as the night wears on. some of this wet weather will start to turn to snow in the north of scotland to markham at snow to low levels. showers of rain pushing southwards across most other areas, but a few wintry flurries developing by the end of the day. gusts of 40-50 by the end of the day. gusts of 40—50 mph particularly around the coast, and it'll be feeling increasingly cold, we are heading back into a period of rather chilly weather through tomorrow and indeed into thursday. at those temperatures are set to climb again by friday, a milder end to the week. hello, thi

of thousands of homes and businesses are still without electricity in the uk — in the wake of storm arwen european countries agree to deploy a plane to patrol the french coast — to help prevent migrants crossing the sea to britain. and sir frank williams — who created one of the great formula 1 teams — has died aged 79. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. britain is to convene an urgent meeting of g7 health ministers on monday to discuss developments relating to the new omicron coronavirus variant. it comes as the netherlands, denmark and australia are the latest countries to confirm cases of the new strain and as new travel restrictions are brought in worldwide to limit its spread. the dutch authorities have said that at least 13 tested positive for the new variant after arriving recently from south africa. coronavirus variant. it comes as the netherlands, denmark and australia are the latest countries to confirm cases of the new strain and as new travel restrictions are brought in worldwide to limit its spread. the dutch authorities have said that at leas

twp people are killed as storm arwen battles the uk, with strong winds, rain and snow. the former england cricket captain michael vaughan says he's sorry for all the hurt azeem rafiq went through during the yorkshire racism scandal. i played for yorkshire county cricket club for 18 years, and if any way, shape or form cricket club for 18 years, and if any way, shape orform i'm responsible for any of his hurt, i apologise for that. one of the 27 people who drowned in the channel on wednesday is named as 24—year—old maryam nuri mohammed from northern iraq. # i could be free in america... and the legendary us composer and songwriter stephen sondheim, who was behind some of broadway's best—known musicals, has died at the age of 91. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the united states, australia and brazil have joined the growning list of countries to impose travel restrictions on southern african countries in response to warnings about a new covid—19 variant known as omicron. an increasing number of world leaders have announced tighter borde

storm arwen brought winds of over 90 mph. the damage caused was extensive.re blown onto power lines. in the town of kintore in aberdeenshire, people are doing what they can to stay warm and fed. but they don't know when their electricity will be restored. we've had no power since friday night, when some big trees took down the cables beside our house. so we've got my 97—year—old dad, he's is in the village, so he's got power now, thankfully. but it doesn't look as though we'll be getting any power any time soon. thousands of people in wales are also without power. carmarthenshire is one of the worst—affected areas, and attempts to resolve the problem resumed early this morning. we rely heavily on electric for everything in the household now. we can't even make a cup of tea. the simple things in life have been taken away from us. it's also been a struggle across parts of the north of england. you can't eat, you can't cook. you can't have a drink, you can't have a shower or anything. so we've just been surviving off the last bits of the hot water. and then we'

storm arwen has been buffeting the uk over recent hours.sts i've seen have been across coastal regions of aberdeenshire. inverbervie picking up a top gust of 78mph. not too far behind, northumberland — 74mph gust of wind here. those wind gusts strong enough to bring down some trees, no doubt some transport disruption out and about as we head into saturday. the peak red weather warning lapses, though, during the early hours of saturday and, as our low pressure moves southward, we'll be left with two regions of strong winds — one affecting eastern areas of scotland and north—east england, and another for wales and south—west england. both of these areas will see gusts of wind around about 60—70mph, so still strong enough to bring down some trees. we could see some further disruption — and, as well as that, we've got some rain, some heavy snow over high ground, particularly the southern uplands and into the high highlands and over the high parts of the pennines, the cheviots, as well. could see some disruptive falls of snow high up. even low d

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday, the high ground in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers coming in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland like the sperrin mountains. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real feature of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into saturd

storm arwen brought winds of over 90 mph. the damage caused was extensive.s were blown onto power lines. in the town of kintore in aberdeenshire, people are doing what they can to stay warm and fed. but they don't know when their electricity will be restored. we've had no power since friday night, when some big trees took down the cables beside our house. so we've got my 97—year—old dad, he's is in the village, so he's got power now, thankfully. but it doesn't look as though we'll be getting any power any time soon. thousands of people in wales are also without power. carmarthenshire is one of the worst—affected areas, and attempts to resolve the problem resumed early this morning. we rely heavily on electric for everything in the household now. we can't even make a cup of tea. the simple things in life have been taken away from us. it's also been a struggle across parts of the north of england. you can't eat, you can't cook. you can't have a drink, you can't have a shower or anything. so we've just been surviving off the last bits of the hot water. and then

the storm itself, arwen, drifting drifting down into the southern north sea, will drag down strongerss pretty much the whole of the country. and we still have amber wind warnings more widely across eastern scotland, the northeast of england until the middle part of saturday morning — but also across the north and west of wales, and far southwest of england. the winds could be gusting 60—70 mph overnight into saturday morning. we also have an added hazard — we've seen snow already in scotland, that'll move down onto the pennines, could be some significant falls here perhaps into the welsh hills, and a mixture of rain, sleet and snow moving down across the midlands into southern england — meaning temperatures later in the night will be not far away from freezing. the strength of the wind perhaps more significant for much of the country, notjust windy in the northeast but widely very windy, especially also down some of those irish sea coasts. we still have that mixture of rain, but also some sleet and snow perhaps mainly over the hills, and that wetter weather will push its way towards

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday,und in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong the high ground in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers coming in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland like the sperrin mountains. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real feature of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast eng

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storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday,er the high ground in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so, for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real feature of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into saturday morning. so, through the ove

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tie: effects of storm arwen are felt across the uk.d cold night. stores have been set up with hot food and drinks. in abergele and conway itv have confirmed that i'm a celebrity programme will be scrapped for a third night while work continues to repair damage there. back at the nursing home, more help has arrived. a massive generator donated by the local fu nfair. a massive generator donated by the localfunfair. i a massive generator donated by the local funfair-— local funfair. i would 'ust like to live local funfair. i would 'ust like to give something h local funfair. i would just like to give something back. _ local funfair. i would just like to give something back. i- local funfair. i would just like to give something back. i don't - local funfair. i would just like to i give something back. i don't mind. tightness is keeping them going. in these pandemic times it is the community once again helping to keep people safe —— kindness is keeping them going. fiona trott, bbc news, county durham. the time is quarter past six. our top s

people remain without power across scotland — two days after the gale force winds created by storm arwenthere are about 16,000 properties still without power in the north west of england, the majority in cumbria. israel says it will ban the entry of all foreigners — making it the first country to shut its borders completely in response to the new 0micron variant. european ministers — minus the uk home secretary priti patel — meet for talks in calais today about how to stop migrants crossing the channel. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: buying a forest on the blockchain — yes, it is �*nftrees�*. a one—minute covid test, and that's no gag. we'll take a call from the past — if we can lift the handset. and it's mars, it's the moon, it's the country that is out of this world. are you ready for today's teaser? go on, then! right, what does this penguin, this building in iceland, a huge digital artwork and this slamming basketball block all have in common? ah, our most loyal viewers might know! yes, they will. they've all turned up in our attempts to explain the blockchain — the

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday,kely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real future of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into saturday morning. so through the overnight period, then, this area of sleet and snow,

across aberdeenshire, people have been grappling with the aftermath of storm arwen.viving? it's a nightmare, isn't it? it is. i've got three layers on and i'm freezing. all thse houses around here are granite, so when they get cold, they get really, really cold. in areas right along the east coast, power was lost and communities have been pulling together. but here in rothbury in northumberland, they're now asking why more help has not been forthcoming. i've got residents in the area that i'm aware of that are taking water from the river or streams near their properties to actually wash. i have to ask the question why, maybe, the emergency services and local authority haven't declared a major incident by now. and patience is wearing thin. it's getting to breaking point. like, it's hard, especially when you've got a little one in the house, and not knowing or getting a straight answer. fallen trees bringing down lines, and hampering access in restoring supplies. many communities are feeling cut off and wondering what choices they have the longer this continues. lorna

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday,igh ground in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real future of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into saturday morning. so through the overnight peri

storm arwen brought wind gusts close to 100mph across northumberland. west, the winds will continue to ease, but sunday will be another cold day, further wintry showers in the forecast and the risk of ice through sunday morning and an area of rain, sleet and snow originally across scotland and just clipping northern ireland, will move into the north of england and into the midlands and wales by the end of the afternoon. on either side of this there will be some good spells of sunshine but further wintry showers just clipping the east coast and more cloud pushing into northern ireland, but we will see some late afternoon sunshine here. by comparison to saturday, the winds will be much lighter but still fairly gusty down these eastern coasts for a large part of the day and in that way and it is going to continue to feel cold. temperatures for some struggling to get much above two or 3 c and we could see seven or 8 c for some western coast. the area of rain, sleet and snow starting to move its way south through sunday evening, clear skies behind it, anothe

that area of low pressure is storm arwen pushing away to the east.wintry weather around. you can see this area of snowfall, mixed of rain and sleet across parts of scotland, wintry showers towards the west and thaticy wintry showers towards the west and that icy start potentially across scotland into northern and eastern parts of england. through the day, we will keep some wintry showers in eastern england. snow at quite low levels in east anglia for a time. this again it would be a mix of rain, sleet and snow but could see slow at quite low levels. —— snow. many of us will get to see sunshine. it will feel cold at that. 2— eight degrees in the south—west. some wintry showers in eastern parts of england through the evening. some snow on the leading edge. but actually things are turning milder into the west by the end of the night. still though, a touch of frosted takers entered tomorrow morning. fortomorrow, an frosted takers entered tomorrow morning. for tomorrow, an area of cloud and rain. it will mostly be rain advancing southward ands words. the

the storm itself, arwen, drifting drifting down into the southern north sea, will drag down strongerle of the country. and we still have amber wind warnings more widely across eastern scotland, the northeast of england until the middle part of saturday morning — but also across the north and west of wales, and far southwest of england. the winds could be gusting 60—70 mph overnight into saturday morning. we also have an added hazard — we've seen snow already in scotland, that'll move down onto the pennines, could be some significant falls here perhaps into the welsh hills, and a mixture of rain, sleet and snow moving down across the midlands into southern england — meaning temperatures later in the night will be not far away from freezing. the strength of the wind perhaps more significant for much of the country, notjust windy in the northeast but widely very windy, especially also down some of those irish sea coasts. we still have that mixture of rain, but also some sleet and snow perhaps mainly over the hills, and that wetter weather will push its way towards more eastern parts of