this is chris cornelius. take us to the story. this is chris cornelius-— take us to the story. cornelius. remember all of the much disputed wells in lancashire - cornelius. remember all of the much disputed wells in lancashire and - disputed wells in lancashire and they're talking about this and people were chaining themselves to the railings and all of a sudden went on for months and months. this is chris cornelius of founder of this and a founding member of the whole thing and said that he doesn't believe there's any chance of fracking in the uk in the near term. he thinks the government are basically and it's really a political gesture from the government and as you point out, there's been quite a song and dance from liz truss about signing the new licenses about her new energy plan is part of dealing with new energy crisis and part of not getting back into the situation every year and not being dependent on outside sources and making our energy supply and dependent and dealing with the soaring global costs and fracking it's been a central part of the governments plan of liz

that opinion is supported by chris cornelius, the exploration geologist who founded cuadrilla resourcesmpany itself has welcomed the decision. it told the bbc that the first gas could be flowing in six months, although that would depend on local planning approvals. that's it for this half of outside source. plenty more to come in a few minutes on the bbc. hello. it's been a bit grey and rainy for some of us today. i think the chances are it'll be a little bit better tomorrow. but here's the headline — in the next few days, it is going to turn colder — significantly, infact, particularly across northern parts of the uk. cold enough for thick coats, as temperatures may struggle to reach ten degrees. now, right now a cold front is crossing the uk. this is the first of two which will be crossing the uk over the next few days. now, this one has brought the wet weather to northern parts of the country through thursday. and actually, as we go through the course of this evening and into tomorrow, this cold front will reach southern parts of the uk, where it will actually stall for a while. so h