as soon i got into cornwall, it was heavy rain. turned to thick, thick snow. and itjust came down so quickly, where it was really heavy rain, washing the roads, that suddenly froze and then turned to this snow. within 20 minutes, there must have been two or three inches of snow. within a further half—hour, it was six inches. everything ground to a halt almost immediately. i did not move again for ten hours. ten hours without moving at all. and then after... well, it was about 2.30 this morning that i saw my first snowplough or gritter coming by. that was followed by a couple more, police cars and things, that were eventually able to get through. they were stuck in the same traffic we were stuck in. there was just no way through, the number of abandoned cars and everything else that was in the way. i think what is frightening about weather like this is that conditions look relatively benign, and can suddenly turn. as you say, when you move on to high ground, that is when you get caught out. so, all that time, ten hours you were sitt

the south—west of england is worst affected, with 12 centimetres of snow in cornwall.le in london, there are reduced services on south—eastern trains, and a number of short—haul flights have been cancelled at heathrow airport, which is where our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn is this morning. good morning. tell us more about the conditions. well, as you can see, it is not quite the polar vortex, but there is a substantial amount of snow across south england, across west england, and here as welljust outside the capital. and what does snow bring? it brings destruction. we are hearing about problems at bristol airport this morning. they have suspended flights in and out until at least 8am while they try to clear the runway. here at heathrow you can see there is a dusting here, but they say it is nothing that they can't handle. the airport remains operational. however, some people will be affected. british airways have cancelled around a0 flights, mostly domestic flights, out of heathrow to try to keep things moving. the advice is really to check if you're going anywhere to

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that is the picture in cornwall.her county that has been hard hit by freezing conditions. duncan kennedy reports from berkshire. somewhere out there is the a34. we are heading north into amber weather territory. the black of the a road soon gives way to the white of a b road. this is the border between hampshire and berkshire, and where we meet our first person hampshire and berkshire, and where we meet ourfirst person in difficulty. what are you going to do? turnaround? smiling but struggling. we head on over the m4, where the snow into the hills are adding to the problems. how is it going? you have to concentrate very hard, it takes a lot of effort. i am considering turning back because of the hill. when i have done my work, cani the hill. when i have done my work, can i get back up the hill? i am thinking, shall i turn around? i thinking, shall i turn around? i think i will, actually. we leave him and head on down that hill. we have been driving around berkshire and north hampshire now for several hours, and where

the deepest snow falls were in cornwall, some 12 centimetres falling in parts of cornwall.on but i went down to work at st austell at the children's hospice down there, and i drove down at about, i guess, yesterday morning, no snow, went all the way over the a30. finished about 2:30pm and started driving home. once again, no snow in st austell. and as we got higher up on the road up to bodmin the snow started coming down and it started settling and it just absolutely dumped. and within about half an hour we were completely stuck and traffic queues for miles. yeah, and it was very, very icy and lots of snow. very pretty but not very convenient. so, were you are effectively stranded, then? yeah, i was there from about 3pm, i guess, until about 11:30pm at night. and then we managed to... a snowplough came through, which we followed, and i managed to drive back to exeter and then went back up over the link road over exmoor, which was also quite exciting. so it was a bit of an epicjourney. i got home at about 2:30am this morning. wow, that's a lot of hours! and did you manage to

spend the night at a pub — many sleeping on the floor — after their cars got stuck in the snow in cornwalls have been cancelled, trains and roads are disrupted, and hundreds of schools are closed because of heavy snowfalls overnight. we'll bring you the latest from around the country. and meet the baby cuddlers. yes, i know, i know! my hand is all cold. iam yes, i know, i know! my hand is all cold. i am sorry! volunteers who come in to special care baby units, specifically to cuddle and comfort the babies, are already popular in the united states and now hospitals here doing it too. hello, welcome to the programme. we're live until i! this morning. if you're a student at warwick university, are you going to boycott lectures? what are you going to do to protest to the university about the fact that two male students are being allowed to return to the university much earlier after being involved in online rape threats against some of their fellow students? we want to hear from you. we their fellow students? we want to hearfrom you. we have their fellow students? we want to hear from you. we

in cornwall, a hundred drivers have been stuck on bodmin moor. police say they have been making intensive efforts to reach them. with traffic, that stands as far as the eye can see uphill and as far as the eye can see in the distance. if these vehicles don't get moved, this could be a major incident, depending on how long we are stuck here, really. parts of mid wales have had a pasting and, with more heavy snow due tonight, some rural communities are at risk of being cut off. on snowdonia, a warning for climbers and walkers. the wind chill factor at the top, you're talking about —20 degrees. so we are trying to emphasise the importance of preparing well before going out. in devon and cornwall, those who can are turning out to help. they are expecting to work right through the night. this is nothing like as bad as the beast from the east last year. this is just the wet stuff from the west. but, after a relatively mild few months, the snow seems to have taken many of us by surprise. i'm waiting for my husband, in his 4x4. so, hopefully he'll be abl

more than 100 vehicles were caught up in heavy snowfall on the 830 on bodmin moor in cornwall.ut but conditions were tricky. paul aiton was on her way back home from a business meeting when her journey back home from a business meeting when herjourney stopped abruptly —— paula martin. from getting stuck at four o'clock this afternoon, it is 110w four o'clock this afternoon, it is now 1:20 four o'clock this afternoon, it is now1:20 a.m.. we four o'clock this afternoon, it is now 1:20 a.m.. we have not seen any critters or snowploughs. the traffic we re critters or snowploughs. the traffic were stopping all of the lanes there we re were stopping all of the lanes there were abandoned cars and people leaving their cars. but where there isa leaving their cars. but where there is a problem there are always helpers. the famous jamaica inn opened its doors to those in need of shelter, making up beds in the restau ra nt shelter, making up beds in the restaurant and bar when the rooms we re restaurant and bar when the rooms were all providing hospitality for more than 100 walkins. and 40

the heaviest labels was seen in cornwall, i2 centimetres —— heaviest snowfall.ere stranded at a pub called the jamaica in. let's get the report on a day of freezing temperatures through the uk. it may not be a polar vortex but it's pretty parky. and for millions of people, a difficult and for some impossible journey to work. if you have to go out, take extreme care. drive with caution, take everything nice and gentle, the throttle, the brakes, the steering. the road is very, very treacherous indeed. my advice personally would be, stay at home. some, though, did not follow such advice. overnight on the a30 on bodmin moor in cornwall, hundreds of drivers had to abandon their vehicles after being stuck for hours in freezing temperatures. we've been in the car since about 4pm, we left redruth. so we've gone about 30 miles in... what's that, nine hours? nine and a little bit hours. and in the last about six hours, we've probably moved about less than 100 yards or so. the famous jamaica inn opened its doors to those in need of shelter, making up beds in the restaurant

perhaps the worst overnight, as we were reporting, was in cornwall. stuck on the m30 and many of them because they were stranded having to take refuge at the jamaica inn. 0ur correspondence has been there. a travellers haven for three centuries, last night again the right place at the right time. the lights of the end were a beacon for drivers. the only way i can describe it as armageddon. i have lived in norway for three months of the year the last nine years and i haven't seen anything like this. lorries jackknifed all over the road. vehicles everywhere. taking their ca i’s vehicles everywhere. taking their cars out this morning, workmates richer than david. richard had set off to the inn on foot. the road was a standstill so decided to ditch it and the jamaica inn about a mile away. it was busy and they were setting up beds and were really helpful. through the night, cold and hungry travellers trudged up the hill to find warmth. staff gathered mattresses and bedding as chefs dug into their reserves of food. the staff has been amazing. cannot praise

yes, including here in cornwall. not eve ryo ne yes, including here in cornwall.e that it was quite reluctant to clear away with temperatures of around eight celsius, some places getting up to 18 celsius. some cloud in the north—west, we keep some that through the night, quite windy in the north—west and further south and east, into the midlands, looking to turn quite cloudy, misty and murky. even where we have clear spells, it will not be a desperately cold night. into tomorrow, quite misty and murky with fog patches, parts of the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire, many places seeing sunshine but he was a new movement with a weather front coming into the isle of man. west cornwall as well. that brings patchy rain but, for many, another day of sunshine and warmth. on sunday, similar weather. mostly dry after what could be quite a foggy start. this is bbc news. the headlines: ajudge rules the identity of the teenage boy who raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail to be revealed — he's16—year—old aaron campbell. ian austin has become the ninth mp to quit l

marine spouse crystal cornwall spoke of issues she had at camp pendleton, and other families experiencedcamp lejeune. >> i have felt the helplessness of a fellow marine corps spouse as she held her new baby and sobbed while we stood under a collapsing, moldy ceiling in her home at camp lejeune. >> reporter: cornwall helped organize a facebook group that now has nearly 2,000 members who have shared their horror stories. >> it's so disgusting, those are termites! >> reporter: airman josh saindon and his wife, lacy, have lived in this house at fort meade in maryland for over two years. >> we started noticing issues from... almost the very beginning. >> reporter: appliances started breaking, siding on their eight- year-old house was warped. >> you can see all along this wall. >> reporter: and they suspected mold growing on the floor and walls was affecting their children's health. the saindon's rent is covered by the air force, which pays a basic housing allowance of nearly $2,200 a month directly to contractor corvias military living. the company's c.e.o. was at today's hearing, one of seve

robert hall reporting from cornwall.el information and advice, as well as the weather forecast, you can log on to the website, bbc.com/news. and of course, if you haven't already done so, you can also download the bbc weather app on your smartphone. a woman from east london has become the first person to be convicted of female genital mutilation in the uk. the old bailey heard that the accused, who is originally from uganda, cut her daughter, who was three at the time. the woman also believed she could silence the police and prosecutors by practicing withcraft. the girl's father was found not guilty. adina campbell reports. it is a crime that has been illegal in the uk for more than 30 years. today, a mother has been found guilty of cutting her three—year—old daughter, the first conviction for female genital mutilation in the uk. at the heart of this case is a three—year—old girl who was caused serious injury as a result of her mother's actions. we can only imagine how much pain she suffered, and how terrified she was. d

into cornwall.. other than that it will be dry, but lots of sunshine. for the weekend there will bea sunshine. for the weekend there will be a lot of sunshine around, wintry showers in the north and east, and into sunday weather system moves of the atlantic which will bring in some rain. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7pm. heavy snow causes hundreds of schools to close across wales and southern england — and more snow is on the way. millions of commuters face nightmare journeys as some places are hit with several inches of snow. drivers are told not to travel. it was like armageddon, lorries jackknifed all up this road. vehicles everywhere. we have been driving around hampshire and berkshire all day and the snow simply hasn't stopped falling. in a landmark ruling — the mother of a three—year—old girl has become the first person in the uk to be found guilty of female genital mutilation. the search continues for the mother of a newborn baby girl found abandoned in a london park

property still a few showers left over for the far west of wales and running into cornwall for a timetty well scattered. the many areas in land, certainly, a lot of sunshine, especially across northern parts of the uk. but after that cold, i see, frosty start, temperatures are going to be struggling and through the afternoon we are looking at high for many of us of around four agrees celsius or so. now, many of us of around four agrees celsius orso. now, saturday many of us of around four agrees celsius or so. now, saturday evening the skies clear so it will be another cold one, a few more wintry showers, some wintry snow coming and going across parts of eastern england. another cold night but then we will start to see a weather system bumping into that cold air in northern ireland. and this is the some wintry weather. as we going to sunday, we see this front pushing into the cold air and it is going to bea into the cold air and it is going to be a risk of snow. snow over the high ground in northern ireland but could get down to lower levels across the northern end in area and into sc

robert hall, bbc news, cornwall.l get the latest from duncan kennedy in whitchurch, in hampshire, but first, let's speak to scott ellis at bristol airport. scott, a lot of problems were due throughout the day. that is right, they are still working behind me here and you cannot see the tarmac on the runway, that has not been the case for most of the day. the snow, again last night, this is the second—highest airport in the uk, 20 centimetres of snow, subzero temperatures and 130 flights were cancelled, that is all of them throughout the day. disruption for 20,000 passengers, many of them rugby fans heading over to paris for tonight's game or dublin for tomorrowmatch. and giving it isa dublin for tomorrowmatch. and giving it is a rider, as their view stag do is not going to schedule. they are on the tarmac, they can get a ntifreeze on the tarmac, they can get antifreeze on and flights should start again in the morning and there should be of full schedule, but check before you travel. scott ellis at bristol airport. dun

robert hall on bodmin moor, in cornwall.owing the moment a dam burst in brazil, releasing millions of tonnes of mining waste that engulfed nearby buildings, has been uncovered. 115 people are now known to have died in the disaster, which happened in the state of minas gerais last month. hundreds of people are still missing. 0ur science editor david shukman reports from the site of the dam at brumadinho, in the south east of brazil. first, a long cloud of dust. then a nightmare vision of an unrelenting torrent of sludge. the waste from decades of mining, racing towards hundreds of unsuspecting people down below. the catastrophe unfolded a week ago but only now has this video come to light, adding to the sense of loss and of outrage. and difficult for you? this red cross volunteer, henato silveira, leads me to the edge of the disaster zone. seis corpos. six bodies? he alone has found six bodies. any hope of reaching survivors in this endless sea of mud was quickly dashed. emergency workers are now scouting for any signs of bod

fringing at a west wales and west cornwall before the day is done.l day long in parts of eastern england. that will pick temperatures back but for the majority in the sunshine it is another very warm day for the time of year. this fronted the west will weaken, it tries to stagger further eastwards and introduces the potential for cloud and fog as temperatures drop away. early on sunday morning we could well start off at the touch of frost across the south—east, also the north—east of scotla nd south—east, also the north—east of scotland saw a chillier start on sunday morning. potential as we can see some patches of cloud and fog which tend to clear and by sunday afternoon we should be looking at sunny skies for the most part. temperatures may be down a little bit but 12-15, still temperatures may be down a little bit but 12—15, still way above average at this point and late friday. next week starts off with high pressure still in charge but slowly, surely, a high—pressure retreat and there is the increasing chance by the end of the week that the atla

in cornwall, a hundred drivers have been stuck on bodmin moor.

also, wintry showers across the mothers of devon and cornwall, particularly cornwall.gland. so the eastern pennines, east of england and the north of scotland. we had more sunshine than we had yesterday, lighter wind, fewer snow showers. it will feel a little more pleasa nt showers. it will feel a little more pleasant than it did this time yesterday. it is pretty chilly, isn't it? if you're going out this evening to stargaze overnight, bearing in mind that temperatures will drop like a stone. even some of the towns and cities in western areas temperatures are expected to get below freezing, which is unusual to see london at minus three degrees. it is —6 in newcastle. in the countryside, take off another five or six. probably the coldest night of the year so far. but it all changes tomorrow, because we start to get the atlantic influence in. from northern ireland the beautiful start goes quickly downhill, with snow at low levels. it will be the south and east where we see the least of the rain, sleet and snow, but it will come in, through the evening as well. so there w

marine spouse crystal cornwall spoke of issues she had at camp pendleton and other families experiencedejeune. >> i have felt the helplessness of a fellow marine corps spouse as she held her new baby and sobbed while we stood under a collapsing moldy ceiling in her home at camp lejeune. >> reporter: cornwall helped organize a facebook group that now has nearly 2,000 members who have shared their horror stories. >> those are termites. >> reporter: airman josh sanden and his wife lacy have lived in this house at fort meade in maryland for over two years. >> we started noticing issues from almost the very beginning. >> reporter: appliances started breaking. siding on their 8-year-old house was warped. >> you can see all along this wall. >> reporter: and they suspected mold growing on the floor and walls was affecting their children's health. the sandens' rent is covered by the air force which pays a basic housing allowance of nearly $2,200 to contractor. the company's ceo was at today's hearing. one of several housing company executive grilled by senators. >> we let down some of our reside

headlines today: heavy snow sweeps across the uk, leaving hundreds of people stranded on roads in cornwallthis afternoon, it is now 1:24am in the morning, we haven't seen any gritters, we haven't seen any snowploughs, the traffic is blocking all of the lanes, they were abandoned cars, people leaving their cars. an new amber warning for snow across the thames valley is in place and there's warning of major rush hour disruption. good morning. it has been a bitterly cold night. we have had heavy snowfall and we have a lot

of sunshine in the south, but a line of showers running down the irish sea into pembrokeshire and cornwallowers will be wintry over the higher ground and accumulations there and in the north east of england. plenty of snow showers piling into the north west of scotland. in the afternoon for many areas it stays dry away from the north and east. it will be a cold day, no higher than four or five. as we head into saturday night we continue with the snow showers in northern and eastern areas. elsewhere largely clear skies, but the temperatures will fall like a stone. another cold night to come. into sunday we start to see a change and this area of low pressure moves in and of the atlantic and it will bring a band of cloud and rain and there will be some hill slow at times. hills slow in northern ireland in the morning and that band of rain pushes into western britain. then into the pennines and scotland and some of it will be heavy, but it will be mainly over the hills. brighter behind it in northern ireland and ahead of it it should stay dry until after dark. a lot of crisp, winter sunshine a

is fringing into western scotland and may be just on the doorsteps of south—west wales and west cornwallrt to mist and fog, quite stubborn or relu cta nt to to mist and fog, quite stubborn or reluctant to clear but for the majority, tomorrow afternoon we are going to see more sunshine, moral ones as well. 16—17d. this cloud and rain will limita ones as well. 16—17d. this cloud and rain will limit a bit further east. weakening all the while, introduces more moisture so the increased chances of fog and temperatures dropping away towards the south—east and also the north—east of the uk. we could see frost on sunday morning. the idea of patches of fog to greet you on sunday, some of the fog could be quite reluctant to clear, may stay cloudy and one or two places but most are going to see sunny skies during sunday, once again temperatures still well above where they should be for february, 12-15d. next where they should be for february, 12—15d. next week starts off under the influence of high pressure, so it be fine at first but we will be watching the atlantic because slowly but surely, fron

a few showers affecting cornwall but other than that it will be a drier afternoon. east and into saturday, and weather system moving in off of the olympic which will bring rain but also hail snow in the north. hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines... heavy snow causes hundreds of schools to close across wales and southern england, and more snow is on the way. millions of commuters face nightmare journeys as some places are hit with several inches of snow. drivers are told not to travel. jackknifed all across the road. these vehicles are everywhere. in a landmark verdict the mother of a 3—year—old girl has become the first person in the uk to be found guilty of female genital mutilation. the search continues for the mother of a newborn baby girl found abandoned in a london park on one of the coldest nights of winter. dramatic footage has emerged of the dam collapse last week in brazil that left more than 300 people dead or missing. i come from a very large family indeed, mammals in fact. and remembering jeremy hardy —— the award winning comedian,

our correspondent robert hall is on bodmin moor in cornwall, one of the areas most badly hit by the poorsilent and frozen. images filmed by drivers as winter closed its trap on one of the uk's most exposed stretches of road. on the hillside above, jamaica inn. a travellers' haven for 300 years. last night it was once again in the right place at the right time. below, vehicles short of fuel and drivers short of food. the lights of the inn were a beacon to those who set off into the snow to reach them. the only way i could describe it was like armageddon. i have lived in norway for three months of the year for the last nine years and i haven't seen anything like this. there were lorries jackknifed all up this road, vehicles everywhere. alone and in groups, more and more travellers trudged up the icy hill to find warmth. eventually they filled every available corner of the hotel as kitchen staff raided their reserves for hot food. there were about 100 people and they had to make up beds and sofa beds and beds in the dining room and sitting room. because it all happened quite suddenly? the f

cities in the east, but the weather is turning in the southwest so perhaps some rain getting into cornwall in the morning. and then basically through the course of the day, that rain will push across the southern half of the country. won't be raining all the time, there will be a little bit of brightness here and there, but it will be a lot, lot cooler. now friday, temporarily, the weather's actually going to improve. there will be some brightness around, particularly across these western areas later in the afternoon, before later in the day, this weather front sweeps across ireland, northern ireland and then reaches the west of the country. still 14 degrees, i mean it's still really mild for the time of the year, but it won't feel like it because of the cloud, the rain and the increasing wind. now look at this, big low—pressure swings in off the atlantic for saturday. that's when the really big change is going to come in, so the low—pressure spins in, gale—force winds, maybe 50—60 mph on some exposed coasts, around the hills, too. the rain will sweep right across the country, but look at

this was earlier today in cornwall. almost across the board in double figures. that said, they will drop away where it is clear overnight, particularly in parts of england and wales. a lot of cloud in north wales, the north midlands, northern england, northern ireland and scotla nd england, northern ireland and scotland and some outbreaks of rain in western isles, north—west scotla nd in western isles, north—west scotland and the northern isles. a range of temperatures, where you have the cloud, the temperatures stay up and it could be nine or 10 degrees in the western owls but with clearer skies, frost on the way for some “— clearer skies, frost on the way for some —— in the western isles. maybe even below freezing in the countryside. the same flow of air coming in tomorrow but a drier aspect to it which means less cloud. still some in scotland and northern ireland but less compared to today. some sunny spells and any early rain in the northwest will push away to the north and increasing sunshine across england and wal

also a few wintry showers across cornwall, pembrokeshire and into north wales and lincolnshire.in the afternoon towards the west. a ridge of high pressure is coming in, so most of the snowfall is through the early part of the day, then it will be around about four to six celsius for mid—afternoon, which is a little higher than it has been, but give there is some sunshine and light winds, it will not feel as raw as has recently. it will be the coldest night of the winter so far. starry skies for any except northern ireland. temperatures in london, cardiff and birmingham expected to get to “i! —5, which is very unusual. -12 get to “i! —5, which is very unusual. —12 over the snowfields of scotland, and —10 over northern ireland, but that does not last, because from tomorrow we are getting a succession of cold weather systems, so a change. it is very cold to start with, and i see, but then it clears over northern ireland, and the west of scotland. it should stay dry from then on until after dark, but it will not be particularly warm, cold beer sitting on the ground. it will ton—a0 o

we are seeing further wintry showers down the east coast, parts of pembrokeshire and into cornwall andrth. away from these areas, plenty of crisp, winter sunshine but it does feel cold. that northerly wind certainly not helping the temperatures. by night where we've had those wintry showers, a little bit of snow melt, we've got the risk of some icy patches. under starry skies, temperatures are going to drop away. a hard, sharp frost expected. where we've have that lying snow, we could see temperatures fall as low as —12 celsius in parts of southern england. so a cold start to sunday. we are going to start to see rain edge its way in from the west, affecting parts of northern ireland and then into north—west england and up into scotland. falling as snow for a time as it hits the cold air, but gradually as we go through the day, it does look as though the snow will be confined to higher ground. away from that, increasing amounts of cloud and temperatures just picking up slightly in far south—west. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: nissan is expected to announce over the next week th

is a view from cornwall with some sunny spells.h—west scotland. it is windy and the western isles with average speeds of around 50 miles an hour through tonight. temperatures almost across the ball into double figures. that said they will drop away overnight and that is especially across parts of england and wales. a lot of cloud for north wales, north midlands, northern ireland and scotland. some outbreaks of rain elsewhere as well. a range of temperatures, we have got to the cloud, temperatures stay up. to be around nine or 10 degrees in the western isles but when you have the clear sky in parts of england and wales, there is frost on the way. i will be below freezing in the countryside with some mist and fog patches as well. same flow of air into tomorrow but there is a drier aspect of this air which means it is less in the way of cloud around. there will still be some cloud into scotla nd there will still be some cloud into scotland and northern ireland but less compared to today. some sunny spells and any rain towards north—we

far south—west of wales, western pa rt edging into the far south—west of wales, western part of cornwallain will come and go and not eve ryo ne rain will come and go and not everyone will see it across parts of wales, scotland, western england. it fades with that cloud as it works its way into central and eastern parts of england and scotland as we go into the afternoon. western areas brightening up quite substantially. evenif brightening up quite substantially. even if you get a bit of morning rain here, the afternoon will be much sunnier. south—westerly breeze, still on the mild side. after the morning sunshine and so missed in fog patches, central and southern england, south—east and east anglia, cloudy this afternoon. can't rule out a shower, most will be dry. sunny spells in scotland, with of rain in orkney and shetland. that will gradually clear as well, and even will gradually clear as well, and eve n a cross will gradually clear as well, and even across scotland temperatures well above where they should be for the time of year. through the night, well, we will still sit with a cl

through the night and we will see the next weather system preaching to the far south and west of cornwallland, but away from that it looks like we are expecting frost. it will not be as cold as it has been on recent nights. early morning sunshine around first thing on tuesday morning. dense fog patches should lift quickly as the winds strength and, as the cloud increases and we start to see outbreaks of rain in the far south and west. temperatures not doing badly, double figures are high single figures the further north you are. tuesday night into wednesday, low pressure in the north and west, feeding in these weather fronts. this cold front may linger longer in the south and east through wednesday. away from that, fine, dry, bright weather, some showers make feeding in on the south—westerly breeze, which may be wintry over scotland, but it will be mailed for most places. into thursday and it is a case of spot the difference. this low pressure is feeding in the weather fronts. thursday will be decent for many areas on thursday. lengthy spells of sunshine, quite breezy and some showers whi

time last week, we brought you news of hundreds of motorists stranded in heavy snow on the a30 in cornwalle award. naomi dymond has the story. this was the a30 just last thursday, cars stuck and heavy snow and going nowhere. many had no choice but to hike through the night to safety and that is where the staff at the jamaica inn stepped up. you can see that it is very much a restaurant now. a little different to a week ago but we literallyjust cleared this area and all the chairs went and all the tables went and i went and grabbed mattresses from everywhere possible. a lot of the feds and the other hotel rooms, we took all of them out and made the floor a dormitory. a lot of the z bags from other hotel rooms. just a small token of our thanks for all the hard work you guys have put in. today, sammy and her team recommended by highways in england and the first and the country to receive a brand—new award to services for the welfare of motorists. for us it really isjust about recognising the spirit, it is a community spirit. and i am really proud of looking after the region's network and that

at london fashion week the duchess of cornwall joined others in paying her respects to fashion royalty. and then went on the. cape eclipse to be like a nick street style things something that they knew that but you know pretty sad news for you is going to it's already close friends and. benetton the struggling italian brand that could do with like a felch might just touch remembered him too as they showed off their latest collection. i will keep very close to my hoss is the example of a mom who knew how to be an extraordinary artistic director six excuse a father of all artistic directors just. many will try but few will leave a legacy like color the other head they're closer to the relegation play off that they are qualified for europe again but one thing that both teams feature our master my coach is actually b.f. sound for both coaches let's take a listen to what the coaches at the say had of this match up. this is. where the clear underdogs in this game and that's understandable. i'm still we deserve to be in the round of sixteen so we're to mostly finish the mature as you say and

across western scotland to parts of northern ireland as well, and close to the western fringes of cornwallavy rain around through the morning but drying out and brightening up in northern ireland as we go through the second half of the morning. as the rain spreads its way into england and wales, it sta rts way into england and wales, it starts to fade, nothing more than a strip of cloud by the end of the afternoon drew the channel islands, lincolnshire and east yorkshire. one or two isolated spots of rain but much of east of england, a bright morning and cloudy afternoon. western areas, sunshine out to the afternoon and northern ireland not a bad afternoon at all. scotland and northern ireland brightening up, re m na nts of northern ireland brightening up, remnants of that weather front in across orkney and producing one or two showers across orkney and producing one or two s howe rs a cross across orkney and producing one or two showers across eastern scotland. temperatures across the uk, double figures for most, up to 1a or 15 degrees for a few of you. into the night, the remnants of tod

. —— homecoming in cornwall. this is bbc world news today.francis is in the united arab emirates on the first—ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula — the birthplace of islam. staying with our top story — the visit of pope francis to the gulf. the rev hani aziz of the national evangelical church of bahrain told me that all christians in the region would welcome the arrival of the pontiff. for the a pope to come to the emirates, it's not only for the catholics. it's for all the christian, for all of the catholic, protestant, orthodox, all of us, we are so, so happy to see the emirates invite the pope to their land. and beyond the symbolism of it, what do you hope the practical changes might be that come about from this visit? it doesn't have any change, but, when you see the arab gulf area, you will see the grandparents, they are open, they have tolerance, they have coexistence. from the grandparents, you can see now in the parents. after, you will see it in the son and from time to time from nations to nations. this is, it has it from befo

country, with the south—west the worst affected so far. 12 centimetres of snow has been recorded in cornwalld treacherous driving conditions in many parts — and british airways has warned that some short—haul flights to and from heathrow airport on friday morning have been cancelled or merged. the icy conditions are expected to last into the afternoon. the number of dead from the burst dam in brazil last week the 300 dead. many are still missing. in the state where the collapse happened, at least 200 dams are classified by the government as having a high potential for damage if there was a collapse. devastation as far as the i can see. this is waste from iron ore mining in golfing houses, trees, trucks, and hundreds of people believed to be buried under the mud. the dam, owned by mining giant vale collapsed. just over three days ago another dam collapsed. 0nly collapsed. just over three days ago another dam collapsed. only a kilometres away. now attention turns to neighbouring cities, like this one, into one of the biggest dams in latin america. this dam is owned by csm. it is right next to

at london fashion week the duchess of cornwall joined others in paying her respects to fashion royalty the. man for all of. outside to his presence is everywhere and thoughts about what his death will mean for sure now. how the art world i don't know what i should say but it's. people are missing him keep it up keep it classy cubicles as we wore the classic chanel. cape eclipse and you had to be like a next trick star oprah and they knew that but you know pretty sad news for you. it's already close friends of. benetton the struggling italian brand that could do with like a felt midas touch remembered him too as they showed off their latest collection. is it again i will keep very close to my hoss is the example of a man who knew how to be an extraordinary artistic director to stick it's a father of all artistic directors just. many will try but you will leave a legacy like karl lagerfeld. and for more on karl lagerfeld legacy i'm very pleased to welcome a jet to europe she herself is a fashion and jewelry designer welcome to you play you've met on lagerfeld many times what are your bli

queen is still somebody of note there are there elites are still running the show and they think cornwall did i'm sorry cromwell i also get those two confused i love pasties. revolution and fifteen something or other and so they're going to be crashed into the twenty first century and are going to watch people like their g.p.s. monitors are showing you know playing the. in the wrong direction a whole nation of sixty five million people are going to be bumping into walls no medicine can eat it's going to be the most entertaining thing ever well my thought is that when you looked at kim jong un before he got any attention from the united states he came on lobbing off missiles nobody would pay attention to him under the obama administration whatever he did because everybody would instead focus on coffee because of coffee at oil which is north korea have a border with china and obama's like i ain't going there so then finally he got some attention by doing enough crazy stuff so nobody will pay attention to the u.k. right now and people don't care about it and they're like oh you know every on

wintry showers in cornwall, pembrokeshire and perhaps into north wales. 0ne pembrokeshire and perhapscontinuing in the north. the ridge of high pressure is the reason with most of the snowfall through the early part of the day and then around 4—6dc from mid afternoon, which is higher than it has been. with sunshine and light winds, it will not feel as cold as recently, but it will turn very cold overnight, we think the coldest night of the winter so far. starry skies for many except perhaps northern ireland. —12 potentially over the snowfields of scotland and -io over the snowfields of scotland and —10 over the snowfields in the south and that is very cold indeed but it does not last. from tomorrow we have low pressure systems and atlantic weather fronts coming in. low pressure systems and atlantic weatherfronts coming in. yes, cold to start with and icy, but then we have sleet and snow in the hills of northern ireland, scotland, northern england. here it should stay dry over central and southern areas of england and wales still after dark but a day of change and not particularly warm

london fashion week a minute of silence was held in honor of lagerfeld with britain's duchess of cornwall in attendance. and back in his native germany many are also mourning his death. even though he created a slick and elegance fashion he always transgress the boundary is a fashion and his own very refined way. fine a texan i've rankings lipsticks a day it's too bad he really influence the fashion world press every life must end some time in the political. celebrities flock to social media to express their condolences and their admiration for lagerfeld his one time use claudia schiffer wrote karl was my magic dust he transformed me from a shy german girl into a supermodel he taught me about fashion style and survival in the fashion business what warhol was to art he was to fashion he is irreplaceable he is the only person who could make black and white colorful i will be eternally grateful to him designer donatella vest wrote karl your genius touched the lives of so many especially gianni and i we will never forget your incredible talent and endless inspiration we were always learning f

victorian age the queen is still somebody of note their elites are still running the show they think cornwall did i'm sorry cromwell i also get those two confused i love pasties. revolution and fifteen something or other and so they're going to be crashed into the twenty first time.

more than a hundred people sought refuge for the night at a pub on bodmin moor in cornwall after their spend the night. we slid into the back of someone on the way back and deemed it too dangerous to travel home, so we

showers to today, this is the rate a picture from earlier, a you shower through pembrokeshire into cornwallsp winter sunshine around. it does feel cold. if you are heading to either of the rugby matches that are taking place through this afternoon or a little bit late on this evening, it is worth wrapping up. it will be dry, but under those close guys, the temperatures are going to be reaching low single figures at best. that is really the story across the board. northerly wind not helping at those temperatures. we've seen snow melt and wintry showers feed and, by nights there can be some icy stretches. it is going to be cold, further which are showers feeding into the far north and west and in southern england, we have that light snow, temperatures can dip away as low as —12 celsius. it is going to bea low as —12 celsius. it is going to be a cold night, a hard sharp frost expected. a cold start to sunday morning but it changes our effort. we begin to look to the atlantic for oui’ we begin to look to the atlantic for our weather systems, gradually starting to import something a little bit m