it's relatively fortunate that storm ciara hit on a sunday.there is further wet and windy weather to come as we go through monday and through the rest of this week with some significant snow as well, so i do think we'll see some further disruption as people head back to work. it's clear, despite a destructive day, we're not out of the woods yet. the wind is continuing to howl around us and it has been raining very heavily. but that is not the end of it. in the coming days, we are expecting snow and ice imposes auckland, northern england and northern ireland. it is going to be a tricky time ahead. one of the areas worst affected by flooding has been the west yorkshire region of the calder valley. for many, storm ciara brought back memories of the devastating floods on boxing day, back in 2015. here's sharon barbour. sirens wail. across the calder valley, residents woke to the grim sound of the flood siren. and the noise of the gale force winds and torrential rain. storm ciara had arrived. i've been here eight and a half years and this is the wo

let's get the latest on storm ciara. 62,000 households are without power this morning after storm ciaraire service more than an hour to cut him out. storm ciara batted every corner of the country for more than 24 hours. that is intense! in some places, the impact was devastating. part of a guesthouse collapses into the river teviot on the scottish borders. its foundations washed away. siren wails. hebden bridge in west yorkshire. the siren — a warning of heavy rain and floods to come. the rain was sideways and relentless. there were some pretty odd sightings, like like this drifting downriver in the yorkshire dales. in ramsbottom in greater manchester, the river irwell burst its banks. across the country there were more than 300 flood warnings. residents in ramsbottom were rescued by the fire service. we just wanted to get out, really. she's most important thing so we just wanted to get out. it is just fully submerged our house, living room's flooded, kitchen, and we had to get the fire boat to get out. ciara has caused widespread travel disruption, battering the coast in particular. th

storm ciara on sunday has the potential to bring severe gales.ts and big waves around the coast. it will they monday and tuesday, not as windy on sunday, but further heavy showers and wintry minerals. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am... if five british people including a child have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france meanwhile, as the number of victims has increased in china, there's been growing anger at the handling of the crisis. six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 5g network. this is not about money any longer. yes, of course you want to have a system that works and not to pay too much, but the truth is, security, the protection of the uk, is the absolute number one priority for any government. 0fficials working on borisjohnson‘s pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers say that they'll actually need to take on more than 50,000, as many are set to leave.

storm ciara has impacted sport too.ostponed scotland against england women's six nations match is under way now, after extreme weather in glasgow meant it couldn't go ahead over the weekend. thanks,jane, and nick miller has the weather. so much weather disruption, simon. storm ciara may be moving away but the disruption continues. more on the disruption continues. more on the way possibly, still windy this week, more of us seeing a bit of show week, more of us seeing a bit of snow falling as well. we will look at all the forecasts, plus how something really strange —— how something really strange —— how something really strange weather connected happened over the weekend in the atlantic. intriguing. thank you very much. also coming up... parasite! ..and it's history at the oscars — south korea's ‘parasite' becomes the first foreign language film to win best picture. a gp practice in brighton has been temporarily closed, after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. patients at the county oak medical centre h

so, storm ciara is going to last through much of today, really. see very strong winds. it's worth noting that as some bands of rain sweep across the country, it's notjust coastal parts that are likely to see gusts of around 70mph to 80mph. but even inland areas, which don't usually see those strengths of wind. so, anywhere could get very strong winds. but after today, it will clear away. however there's further windy weather coming in. we are going to see some wintry showers across parts of scotland in particular, but also some other northern areas, and perhaps feeding a little bit further south as we go into the new working week. so, that brings different hazards. we are likely to see some hail, some lightning, some thunder, but also the risk of some sleet and snow building up over the higher ground, particularly towards the north. you can keep up to date with the changing weather developments in your area today — just head to your local bbc radio station, and of course, the bbc news website. a british man who was in quarantine majorca, suspected

colder air behind ciara.here's ciara pushing into scandinavia to start the new week, but the isobars stay tightly packed, there is no letup in the winds and the other big change is we feed in much colder air right the way across the uk. a chillier feel for monday, a risk of ice in the north with the wintry showers, accumulations of snow possible above 100, 150 metres, showers of rain to the south. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: storm ciara hits the uk — 12,000 people are without power and there is severe travel disruption across the country. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total in the uk to four. a briton in majorca has also contracted the illness. counting is underway in the irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging. sinn fein is a saying it would like to see a government that didn't include the other two parties. it is likely all three will argue about w

storm ciara hits the uk — it's causing huge disruption across the country.t's brought gale—force winds and torrential rain. travel has been badly affected with cancelled flights and rail companies warning of disrupted services. yesterday saw gusts of up to 75mph across wales. there is predicted to be gusts even quicker today, up to 90 mph. quicker today, up to 90mph. a person is being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total in the uk to four. a briton in majorca has also contracted the illness. meanwhile, 200 evacuees from wuhan have been brought back to britain and taken to milton keynes to be quarantined. counting is under way in the irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging. and in half an hour, click is in los angeles for the oscars, looking at technology and the movies. the uk is facing a day of disruption as storm ciara sweeps in, bringing damaging winds and widespread heavy rain. flights, ferries and train services are all disrupted, while

simonjones has ourfirst report tonight on storm ciara. storm ciara unleashes herfull force, battering the entire country. this spot in the yorkshire dales is normally popular with walkers — not today. submerged. gale force winds and rain combining to cause chaos. in bainbridge, the rising water led to rising concerns. hundreds of thousands of homes in the uk were left without power and more than 250 flood warnings were issued. the power of the storm was also clear to see on the coast, from blackpool, to aberystwyth. in wales, there were gusts of more than 90 miles an hour. and in dover the highly unusual decision was taken to halt all ferries. it was just too dangerous to head to sea. here on the coast at times the gusts of wind are so strong it's almost difficult to stay on your feet. add into that the lashing rain coming down too, it's hardly surprising that the advice is stay indoors if you can. what makes this bad weather unusual is that the whole country is feeling its effects. we reinforce what we say to people. respect it, look at

all courtesy of storm ciara, which will arrive on sunday.ing to see the strongest winds, with met office warnings already in force. these could yet be updated through the weekend so make sure you stay in touch with the forecast over the course of the weekend. now, storm ciara itself will develop under an incredibly strong jet stream, one of the strongest atlanticjet streams i've seen, with the winds in the jet stream 250 miles an hour. that is what will make this intense area of low pressure on sunday, which is storm ciara. before we get there, over the next few hours, we will see the winds pick up as well. it will become quite blowy. a band of rain pushes east in intensity, followed by some blustery showers across western areas. because it has been quite a windy start on saturday morning. temperatures between 4—8 celsius. the rest of saturday, there'll be a fair bit of sunshine for a time, especially across england and wales, but further north across ireland and scotland, the cloud will thicken through the afternoon. outbreaks of rain and h

people have had to brave the weather of storm ciara to brave the weather of storm ciara to go and caste negotiations after the results are counted tomorrow. four rare mountain gorillas, including a pregnant female, have died in uganda after being hit by lightning, a conservation group says. the three adult females and a male infant were found in uganda's mgahinga national park with gross lesions on their bodies, indicating electrocution. there are just over 1,000 mountain gorillas in existence. earlier i spoke to journalist jack losh, who has been following nearby gorillas in south—western uganda, and he explained what a devastating loss this incident is to the conservation effort. it's a very sad moment for the conservation community. if we go back to the i980s, there were just 250 of these iconic primates left in the world. over the next few decades, through a combination of local engagement, national efforts and transnational partnerships, the number today now stands over i,000 mountain gorillas, moving them from critically endangered to endangered. this sad news happened just a few

there ciara is pushing into scandinavia, the isoba rs ciara., accumulations of snow possible above 100 or 150 metres or so, some showers of rain to the south. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... storm ciara hits the uk with winds of more than 90 miles an hour, causing severe travel disruption across the country. there is widespread flooding, and two severe warnings, meaning a danger to life, are in place in north wales. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total in the uk to four. counting is underway in the irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging. in the next quarter of an hour, viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round—up of the news with clive myrie. but first, let's go to to the bbc sports centre. hello and thanks forjoining us. england's cricketers have drawn the one day series against south africa, after winning the final 0di by two wickets in johannesburg. adam wild reports. in south africa today is pink

ciara is way up in norway.trong wind certainly, but that is probably the most wintry weather we have had across the northern british isles this winter, with snow fall down to really quite low levels across the north of england, northern ireland, scotla nd north of england, northern ireland, scotland as well. and there will be a covering, so scotland as well. and there will be a covering, so some scotland as well. and there will be a covering, so some roots people may have skipped along for most of this winter could be really very tricky indeed. so it is notjust what winter could be really very tricky indeed. so it is not just what we have already had, it is the fact we have already had, it is the fact we have had that and then the added effect of these winds, so they may be weaker, but that doesn't mean they won't cause structural damage. thus tomorrow of around 60 mph, so a bit of a feature going on across the southern part of england tomorrow —— gusts. so wet and windy weather there. which is why some of the

it will take more than storm ciara to keep home fans away from bramall lane.e having a campaign to remember with their sights set on qualifying for european football. bournemouth have had a different season, relegation battle looming. back—to—back wins have given them hope that is only increased when callum wilson gave the away side an early lead. it was an advantage that was almost immediately wiped out by billy sharp, inches away from equalising. sharp would have to wait until first half stoppage time for his next chance, no mistake this time. his first goal since the opening day of the season. back to september for the last time ryan fraser scored, a superb save from dean henderson meant his drought would continue. a third goal came for the home side, led from snatching victory with five minutes to go. we have just rolled on to the next game, we go again, a bit of a break now, go again and it has to be that way. we want to achieve something this season. we don't want to just take the foot off the gas, i won't allow that and the players understand that. defe

we know that storm ciara is coming m, we know that storm ciara is coming in, and!and i think there will be plenty of plaster on the pitch. before that game kicks off this evening, ireland host reigning champions wales in dublin. after winning their opening games last weekend, the grand slam is still on for both sides, but ireland know that they'll have to improve on their performance last weekend, when theyjust about got over the line against scotland. it's been a trademark of the irish team over the last few years, to be physically dominant, and i thought last week we had in part, probably won't as consistent as we usually are in that aspect of the game. look, we know we're going to have to step it up a little bit this week and find that consistency so we don't let teams off the hook, and just keep putting pressure on in terms of dominance. they're a very, very physical team and if you let them get on the front foot, they're very, very dangerous so we've got to be very careful about the areas we play in and make sure that we match that physicality that's obviously

storm ciara has hit the length and breadth of britain.le opened up in manchester, while this one swallowed a car in essex. weather experts say the worst of the storm is now over but counting the cost will continue well into the days and weeks to come. thank myska, bbc news. —— sangita myska. in a moment we'll speak to danny savage in hebden bridge, but first, alexandra mckenzie is in glasgow. what is the travel picture there? well, their travel is the main story today because we have got yellow weather warnings in place for much of scotla nd weather warnings in place for much of scotland until the end of wednesday. that is for snow, ice and wind. that is causing a lot of disruption, particularly here at glasgow central station. people are having to go by bus, people on the west coast main line, are having to be bused between here and carlisle because of disruption there, due to flooding. we spoke to some people who said they had been waiting for a bus for over an hour, so not a great start to their journey, bus for over an hour, so not a

colder airfloating behind ciara.the winds and there is no letup in the winds and the other big change is we feed in much colder air at right the way across the uk. so a chilly feel for monday, a risk of ice in the north with the wintry showers, accumulations of snow possible above 100, 150 metres, showers of rain to the south. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: storm ciara hits the uk — 12,000 people are without power and there is severe travel disruption across the country. there is widespread flooding and a severe warning mean a danger to life, has been issued in north yorkshire. at times, the gusts are so strong you are almost blown off your feet and in the past few minutes we've also had lashing rain into the mix, too. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total in the uk to four. a briton in majorca has also contracted the illness. counting is underway in the irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main

all in all, storm ciara is bringing the damaging wind5 storm ciara is bringing the damaging winds andower cuts and we are likely to see more as the day goes on. the strong winds don't ea5e likely to see more as the day goes on. the strong winds don't ease in a hurry this evening and overnight, it remains very windy. although the mo5t remains very windy. although the most of the storm clears off towards the east. heavy showers tonight will be falling a5 sleet and snow over the higher ground of scotland, northern ireland and northern england so an icy start to monday here. another day of sunshine and showers with a very strong winds once again. particularly later in the day along the south coast, we could see more lo55 the day along the south coast, we could see more loss of 70 mph. strong, damaging wind5 today and the 5trong strong, damaging wind5 today and the strong winds do not ea5e strong, damaging wind5 today and the strong winds do not ease in a hurry tomorrow. goodbye. this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at ten... storm ciara hits the uk with gale—force wind5 an

storm ciara is causing significant damage and disruption for the rest of today.and wales for those severe gales for scotland and northern ireland, also having a wind warning for very strong winds. gusts, 60 to 80mph, even stronger around the coasts, up to 85mph across parts of scotland later this afternoon, the risk is really picking up. lots of heavy rain, we have had flooding quite widely. the heaviest rain will be coming south across england and wales during the afternoon with strengthening winds up afternoon with strengthening winds up to 80mph through the english channel. it is mild and windy with heavy rain around. storm ciara bringing a combination of damaging winds, torrential rain, a lot of disruption to travel. large waves around the coast. the winds will ease this evening and tonight but not ina ease this evening and tonight but not in a hurry, it remains very windy indeed with further heavy showers, wintry over the higher ground in the north, and it will be a cold and icy start to tomorrow morning. hello, this is bbc news with maxine croxall. the head

in the midst of storm ciara, any hint ofa in the midst of storm ciara, any hint of a six nations challengehis season was hint of a six nations challenge this season was blown away. england head of the conditions just that little bit better, and on this foulest of days one try was always likely to be enough to win the calcutta cup. two defeats to start the tournament and a bad defeat for gregor was made worse on sunday when you read the scathing comments about him giving to the study times by his exiled star fly half. then russell to the study times by his exiled starfly half. then russell said eight years of adam as a coach i obviously any player that does not wa nt to obviously any player that does not want to be involved in playing for scotland, that is their choice stop a player that leaves out of the group and states publicly they don't wa nt to group and states publicly they don't want to be involved in the current environment, that is absolutely their choice. you can't make them was yellow not at all. you have the privilege of playing for your country and it's one that you have got t

storm ciara will last through much of the day, we will see very strong winds. rain sweep across the country, it is not just coastal parts rain sweep across the country, it is notjust coastal parts like the dizzy gusts of 70 or 80 mph, and land areas which do not usually seal of ones, so anywhere could get strong winds, but after today it will clear, however there is further windy weather coming in. we will see some wintry showers across parts of scotland, in particular, but also over other areas of the north and feeding a little bit south as we go into the new working week. that brings different hazards, likely to see some hail, lightning, thunder. but also the risk of sleet and snow building up of a higher ground, particularly towards the north. alex, thank you very much for joining us. the headlines on bbc news... storm ciara hits the uk with gale—force winds and torrential rain — it's set to cause huge disruption across the country. the coronavirus crisis — a flight bringing 200 evacuees from wuhan back to britain lands at raf brize norton. a soldier who kil

ciara arrives on sunday and the whole of the country, can be up and the whole of the country, can beke sure you stay tuned to the latest weather warnings. as far as ciara goes, it is one of the strongest suggestions i've seen with the winds 250 miles an hour. six miles above the earths atmosphere, thatis miles above the earths atmosphere, that is what makes this intensity of low pressure. you'll feel the impacts from during sunday. and bentivegna is weakening across the uk bentivegna is weakening across the u k followed bentivegna is weakening across the uk followed by the west later on but it left the court temperature fall toa it left the court temperature fall to a degree celsius or something like that. saturday morning, the sun will come out for a time, across england and wales, but then later on, for northern ireland in western scotland, cloudy with heavy outbreaks of rain and gusts of 70 miles an hour northern ireland and scotla nd miles an hour northern ireland and scotland and that is strong enough to cause some disruption and as well as that there will be some snow over the

our headlines today: storm ciara causes chaos across the uk.tial rain has brought flooding and major travel disruption. today, travel disruption. once again, the met office has today, once again, the met office has weather warnings out across scotla nd has weather warnings out across scotland and northern ireland for wind, snow, potentialfor blizzard in higher ground wind, snow, potentialfor blizzard in higherground and wind, snow, potentialfor blizzard in higher ground and northern ireland for ice and snow in southern ireland for ice and snow in southern ireland for ice and snow in southern ireland for gusty winds. more details in 15 minutes. history made at the oscars as parasite wins best picture —

storm ciara has hit the length and breadth of britain.wallowed a car in essex. weather experts say the worst of the storm is now over, but counting the cost will continue well into the days and weeks to come. sangita myska, bbc news. our reporter alexandra mackenzie is outside glasgow central station. what has been the impact there? quite serious. the sleet and rain has just started, indeed we have a yellow weather warning across most of scotla nd yellow weather warning across most of scotland until wednesday and it has indeed been a day of travel disruption. here at central station most of the local trains have been fine for much of the day, it is the west coast main line that has been the main problem because of the flooding at carlisle. trains have not been able to get past carlisle so not been able to get past carlisle so people have been travelling on replacement buses between glasgow and carlisle. replacement buses between glasgow and ca rlisle. in replacement buses between glasgow and carlisle. in the last hour, one train at least

storm ciara moving its way gradually towards the east.es, some heavy rain. heavy rain already piling into northern ireland, scotland, england and wales. some thunder and lightning and snow over the mountains of scotland. very heavy rainfall causing some flooding. exceptionally strong winds. gusts of 60 miles per. higher than that across scotland and the coastlines. lots of heavy rain moving south. the main band of rain followed by heavy showers with hail and thunder across northern ireland and thunder across northern ireland and scotland. a squeeze in those winds through the central belt. 80 mph. heavy showers across northern england. heavy and persistent rain lingering across southern england. very strong winds gusting at more than 80 mph are likely through the english channel. it is mild out there. temperatures between nine and 14 there. temperatures between nine and 11! degrees this afternoon. add on the strength of the wind and those heavy downpours, it is not going to feel very pleasant at all. to summarise storm ciara today, we have

here is storm ciara.ave the gales, transport is likely to be disrupted and the potential for power because with trees down, large waves around the coast could bring coastalflooding. it stays pretty stormy for monday into tuesday. not as windy as it will be on sunday but strong winds. we see the arrival of wintry showers over high ground in the north. keep tuned to the latest forecast. and all the weather warnings are our website. naga and charlie. thanks for bringing us up—to—date. we‘ll be back with the headlines at 8am. now it‘s time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. tonight, we are leaving the european union. borisjohnson addresses the nation via social media on the night we finally leave the eu. why didn‘t the bbc broadcast his speech? and why did the bbc turn its new studio blue and yellow for brexit night? last friday was the night we left the european union and the bbc had an extended news programme at 10pm, to mark the occasion. viewers got in touch to say they

why two sirens to warn of the danger of storm ciara.e country with the rain and dust of went more than 90 mph. this is west yorkshire counting the cost, tens of thousands of homes have been left without electricity. it has been a long process. the power of the storm was clear to see on the coast from blackpool to aberystwyth, wales but the shoreline. unusual decision to halt all ferries, just two dangers to head out to sea. here on the coast at times the gas are so strong it was almost difficult to stay on your feet. add enter that the lashing rain coming down, it is hardly surprising that the advice is stay indoors if you can. what makes this bad weather unusual is that the whole country is feeling its effects. i have never seen an amber wind warning as large as we had today, covering the belt of england and also all of wales. it goes to show how widespread the impact was forecast to be and having reality been, and we have a yellow wind warning which covers the whole of the uk and it really has been a widespread feature. on the roads,

storm ciara is forecast to bring wind speeds of up to 80mph.of flights coming into heathrow and gatwick tomorrow. rail passengers are being asked to travel only if absolutely necessary. polls have closed in the irish general election. the current irish prime minister leo varadkar has been trying to win a third term for his party in government. our correspondent emma vardy is in dublin. emma, what's the latest? vardy is in dublin. the vardy is in dublin. exit poll has been published in the the exit poll has been published in the last 20 minutes and things are looking extremely tight, and it predicts that leo varadkar‘s fine gael party are tied with their opponents fianna fail, so impossible to say who will be forming the next government. votes are not counted overnight, they will be counted tomorrow, and then it is likely a coalition negotiation will take place between the parties. coalitions are the norm in ireland. leo varadkar has had a big international profile in the last three years, he is the youngest ever leader in ireland and has had a

there are severe weather warnings as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 56 network. why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat? i don't know of anything else anywhere else in the world that would do that. england reignite their six nations title hopes after beating scotland. earlier, ireland beat wales. after the caliphate was conquered, quentin sommerville tracks down is fighters. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. a soldier in thailand has gone on the rampage shooting dead at least 20 people. reports are that 31 people have been injured with 10 being treated in hospital. the gunman is believed to now be holed up in a shopping mall in the city of korat where gunshots have been heard in the last ten minutes. the sergeant—major began his attack by killing his commanding officer at an army barracks — before stealing guns, ammunition and a military vehicle. he opened fire at a buddhist

storm ciara has impacted sport too.

sunday, storm ciara brings the impact of the wind.aging winds by the time we get to sunday but for the here and now, i pressure still with us. here and now, i pressure still with us. slipping away towards the east, and it will open the doors for weather fronts to move in. and it will open the doors for weatherfronts to move in. if and it will open the doors for weather fronts to move in. if you're stepping out, it's a chilly start. frost and dense fog patches around, particularly around england, wales and southern scotland. mist and fog should lift unclear so quite a lot of dry sunny weather on the cards. later in the day, the cloud will increase, bringing a few showers and bridges around about 5— 10 degrees, so bridges around about 5— 10 degrees, so not too bad in the sunshine but into the latter part of the afternoon and evening, the wind sta rts afternoon and evening, the wind starts to pick up, particularly for the west and scotland. they will move through the course of tonight. with the breeze and cloud in the showers, not as col

storm ciara on sunday has the potential to bring severe gales.travel, as well as power cuts and big waves around the coast. it stays windy for monday and tuesday, not as windy as sunday, but with fairly heavy showers and wintry in the north. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two: five british people, including a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. at least 12 people have died and several others have been wounded in a mass shooting in thailand. six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 5g network. why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat? i don't know of anywhere else that would do that. 0fficials working on boris johnson's pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers say that they'll actually need to take on more than 50,000 as many are set to leave. the met office issues severe weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from

but ta ke ciara feeds in from the west.ake a look at the white lines on the map, the isobars, it is the winds that we are concerned about. it is looking windy widely across the country. 60 to 70 mph england. to the north and west, it will be locally windier than that. and it comes accompanied with heavy rainfall which gradually sinks south and east. behind it, blustery showers feeding in. there could be big waves for western coastal areas, very strong winds across the board could cause disruption and damage, it is worth staying across the forecast. thank you, lucy. a reminder of our top story... the scottish finance secretary steps down, after sending personal messages to a 16—year—old boy on social media. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, i'm katie shanahan, it'sjust gone 1.30pm, and here's your latest sports news. we'll start with the news that head coach eddiejones has made five changes to england's starting 15 for

all courtesy of storm ciara, which will arrive on sunday.y in force. these could yet be updated through the weekend so make sure you stay in touch with the forecast over the course of the weekend. now, storm ciara itself will develop under an incredibly strong jet stream, one of the strongest atlanticjet streams i've seen, with the winds in the jet stream 250 miles an hour. that is what will make this intense area of low pressure on sunday, which is storm ciara. before we get there, over the next few hours, we will see the winds pick up as well. it will become quite blowy. a band of rain pushes east in intensity, followed by some blustery showers across western areas. because it has been quite a windy start on saturday morning. temperatures between 4—8 celsius. the rest of saturday, there'll be a fair bit of sunshine for a time, especially across england and wales, but further north across ireland and scotland, the cloud will thicken through the afternoon. outbreaks of rain and hill snow in scotland and strong gusts of wind. northern ireland

www two sirens to warn of the danger of storm ciara.ring the entire country with the rain and dust of went more than 90 mph. this is west yorkshire counting the cost, tens of thousands of homes have been left without electricity. i've been here eight and a half yea rs, i've been here eight and a half years, and this is the worst. i've never had this before. i'm feeling very sad right now. set for the people that have been flooded yet again. sad that the barrier was not finished in time. it has been a long process. the power of the storm was clear to see on the coast from blackpool to aberystwyth, wales but the shoreline. and in dover the highly unusual decision to hold all fairies, it was just too dangerous to head out to sea. here on the coast at times the gas are so strong it was almost difficult to stay on your feet. add enter that the lashing rain coming down, it is hardly surprising that the advice is stay indoors if you can. what makes this bad weather unusual is that the whole country is feeling its effects. i have never seen an

storm ciara is starting to ease, but it left major disruption, damaging gusts of winds, flooding rains, and significant disruption to power and transport, right across the country. it is starting to move its way steadily south and east into the near continent, taking damaging gusts of wind and rain south—east as well. behind it, though, a somewhat noticeable difference to the feel of the weather as we see cool air pushing down from the north—west. the winds will remain a feature as well and that will continue to drive in frequent showers, particularly across exposed west facing coasts, but many further inland. some of them falling as snow. icy stretches could be an issue in scotland with temperatures close to freezing by dawn on monday. so a treacherous commute here, and it does look as though we will keep plenty of isobars across the uk for the start of the new working week. a windy monday morning for all, plenty of showers rushing in from the west, and again, these will continue to be of snow above 100, 150 metres in scotland, northern ireland and northern england. a cool feel to the

all courtesy of storm ciara, which will arrive on sunday.ings already in force. these could yet be updated through the weekend so make sure you stay in touch with the forecast over the course of the weekend. now, storm ciara itself will develop under an incredibly strong jet stream, one of the strongest atlanticjet streams i've seen, with the winds in the jet stream 250 miles an hour. that is what will make this intense area of low pressure on sunday, which is storm ciara. before we get there, over the next few hours, we will see the winds pick up as well. it will become quite blowy. a band of rain pushes east in intensity, followed by some blustery showers across western areas. because it has been quite a windy start on saturday morning. temperatures between 4—8 celsius. the rest of saturday, there'll be a fair bit of sunshine for a time, especially across england and wales, but further north across ireland and scotland, the cloud will thicken through the afternoon. outbreaks of rain and hill snow in scotland and strong gusts of wind. north

but here is the area of low pressure that is storm ciara.rong winds anywhere. we are anticipating 60—80 mph gust of wind just about anywhere, and for a central swathe of scotla nd anywhere, and for a central swathe of scotland later in the day, those wins could peak at up to 85 mph. it will be windy throughout the day, there will be a spell of heavy rain first thing, squally showers with the hail and thunder following first thing, squally showers with the hail and thunderfollowing on behind, and notice how the isobars squeeze through the evening. it is that period, a—6 pm where we could get exceptionally strong winds in what would be an already very windy day. elsewhere, of course, a windy story as well, a band of rain clears through the morning but then plenty of showers for behind. localised flooding, coastal flooding of showers for behind. localised flooding, coastalflooding due to high tides and the strength of the wind, and the damaging wind, the big thing to factor in for your day. it could mean disruption to transport, and power cuts

the headlines: storm ciara hits the uk, causing huge disruption across the country.t's brought gale force winds and torrential rain. travel has been badly affected, with cancelled flights and rail companies warning of disrupted services. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total in the uk to four. a briton in majorca has also contracted the illness meanwhile, 200 evacuees from wuhan have been brought back to britain and taken to milton keynes to be quarantined. counting is underway in the irish general election, as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging. a soldier who killed 26 people in a mass shooting in northern thailand, has been shot dead by the security forces. charolais will be with you at two o'clock. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show, coming up on this week's travel show: i'm in the maldives, meeting the people working to protect a unique underwater environment. and go swimming with sharks but live to tell the tale. even though you know they'

the headlines: ciara batters britain... thousands of households spend the night without power — travel disruption and flood warnings remain in place. the uk government declares coronavirus a "serious and imminent threat to public health", in order to stop those who have returned from the infected area leaving quarantine facilities. a european spacecraft blasts off from florida, on a mission to take the closest ever photos of the sun. sinn fein‘s election surge. irish prime minister leo varadkar says coalition talks will be complicated. vote counting is still under way. and we'll have all the results and action from the biggest night in hollywood. join me, jane hill, and the film criticjason solomons, as we discuss the oscars, coming up at 9:30. good morning — and welcome to the bbc news at 9. more travel disruption is expected today as the after—effects of storm ciara continue to be felt across the uk. 62,000 households are without power. more than 200 flood warnings remain in place, 150 of them in england. yellow weather w

storm ciara has brought heavy rain and flooding, with rivers bursting their banks.inds in excess of 90 miles an hour have led to power outtages right across england and parts of south wales. in scotland, part of a guest house collapsed into a river in hawick, in the borders area. simonjones reports. siren blares. world war ii sirens called into action to warn of the danger of storm ciara, battering the entire country with rain and gusts of wind more than 90 miles an hour. this is west yorkshire counting the cost. parts of the calder valley became a no—go area. tens of thousands of homes have been left without electricity. i've been here eight and half years and this is the worst. never, never had this before. i'm feeling very sad right now. sad for the people that have been flooded yet again. sad that the barrier wasn't finished in time. you know, it's been a long process. the power of the storm was clear to see on the coast — from blackpool... ..to aberystwyth waves battered the shoreline. and in dover, the highly unusual decision to halt all ferries — it was just

storm ciara on sunday has the potential to bring severe gales. power cuts and big waves around the coast. it stays windy for monday and tuesday, not as windy as sunday, but with fairly heavy showers and wintry in the north. goodbye for now. good afternoon. five british people — including a child — have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus while on holiday in the french alps. they were all staying in the same chalet in a ski resort in the savoie region. elsewhere, a british family are in hospital in majorca as a precaution, after they reportedly came into contact with a coronavirus patient. more than 700 people have died from the virus in china since the outbreak started. andy moore reports. a picturesque ski resort in the french alps the unlikely setting for this new cluster of coronavirus cases.

and although storm ciara is starting to leave the shores of the uk, it does look as though the week aheadl remain very windy indeed, with a frequent rash of showers, some of them turning to snow on northern hills because it is turning colder. we can see the first signs of that over the next few hours in scotland with some snow showers here, and as temperatures fall close to freezing there could be some icy stretches first thing in the morning. fewer showers further south and these will be of rain, but nevertheless, it will be a windy start for all of us because as ciara eases away, we still have plenty of isobars on the chart, driving in a frequent rash of showers and the wind direction coming all the way up from the north, so colder air floods right across the country. so we could have blizzard conditions for a time across scotland, northern ireland and the hills of northern england as well. further south, some of those showers could be heavy and squally. top temperatures disappointing, 3—8 degrees. hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: storm ciara hits the uk with winds

all courtesy of storm ciara, which will arrive on sunday.y in force. these could yet be updated through the weekend so make sure you stay in touch with the forecast over the course of the weekend. now, storm ciara itself will develop under an incredibly strong jet stream, one of the strongest atlanticjet streams i've seen, with the winds in the jet stream 250 miles an hour. that is what will make this intense area of low pressure on sunday, which is storm ciara. before we get there, over the next few hours, we will see the winds pick up as well. it will become quite blowy. a band of rain pushes east in intensity, followed by some blustery showers across western areas. because it has been quite a windy start on saturday morning. temperatures between 4—8 celsius. the rest of saturday, there'll be a fair bit of sunshine for a time, especially across england and wales, but further north across ireland and scotland, the cloud will thicken through the afternoon. outbreaks of rain and hill snow in scotland and strong gusts of wind. northern ireland

the headlines at two: storm ciara hits the uk, causing widespread travel disruption. it's brought gale—force winds and torrential rain. travel has been badly affected, with flights and rail services being cancelled. at times, the gusts are so strong, you are almost blown off your feet and we have had lashing rain in the next is well over the past few minutes. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london, after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total in the uk to four. a briton in majorca has also contracted the illness. counting is under way in the irish general election, as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level—pegging. thousands of mourners in thailand hold a vigil for 26 people shot dead by a rogue soldier. holywood gears up for the 92nd academy awards being held tonight. take the end of the hat with your right hand and a forward, a good forward projection. and in half an hour, the week in parliament provides a comprehensive guide to that key aspect of the british constitution, ceremonial hat—doffing. good afternoon

all courtesy of storm ciara, which will arrive on sunday.e. these could yet be updated through the weekend so make sure you stay in touch with the forecast over the course of the weekend. now, storm ciara itself will develop under an incredibly strong jet stream, one of the strongest atlanticjet streams i've seen, with the winds in the jet stream 250 miles an hour. that is what will make this intense area of low pressure on sunday, which is storm ciara. before we get there, over the next few hours, we will see the winds pick up as well. it will become quite blowy. a band of rain pushes east in intensity, followed by some blustery showers across western areas. because it has been quite a windy start on saturday morning. temperatures between 4—8 celsius. the rest of saturday, there'll be a fair bit of sunshine for a time, especially across england and wales, but further north across ireland and scotland, the cloud will thicken through the afternoon. outbreaks of rain and hill snow in scotland and strong gusts of wind. northern ireland and scot

sunday was all about the windy weather thanks to storm ciara. today weather thanks to storm ciara. snow particularly along the hills. storm ciara across scandinavia now. still strong winds and cold air mass now. the cold air is coming all the way from greenland. a cold start to tuesday. where we had show was overnight, a risk of ice the first few hours. further snow showers reduce and in some areas it will come in and fast. about 150 metres, likely accumulations of snow, maybe as far south as the moors of the south is with still strong and gusty, blizzard conditions and snow showers and drifting but not as strong as a sunday. temperatures on the chilly side. don't forget you need to factor in the winter. it is a pretty cold day to be had. through the evening and overnight, the showers keep on packing and into the northern half of the uk. largely fine to the south. the wind still here. wide spread frost. showers into wednesday morning. wednesday data, lighter winds, notable into wednesday morning. wednesday data, lighterwinds, notable winds but still some wintry showers in the north