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in neighbouring county durham, a visit from the energy minister, greg hands.ut when you've been without energy for six days the frustration starts to show. the government has said we will stand behind assistance, we are working closely with the british red cross and making sure that that assistance gets to people. i do think you are kidding yourself. the red cross? i don't see the red cross here, 0k? you can mention whatever you like at your level... yeah.

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our correspondent luxmy gopal is in butterknowle, in county durham. that�*s right.round 200 homes in the villages nearby are without power. in durham county council declared a major incident which allowed the army to be called to help, draughted in to help vulnerable people about 50 miles from here. that�*s exactly what they�*re doing. following on from that northumberland county council did the same. that was over concerns of the welfare of the residents, some of whom have neither power or water. it�*s expected that military personnel may well be draughted to help those efforts. it�*s places like this is where volunteers have been working tirelessly to provide a lifeline for people who are still without power. warm shelter and hot meals, basics provided by volunteers offering a lifeline to those without power in butterknowle in county durham where a major incident has been declared, with around 100 army personnel being sent to help. tommy, a volunteer coordinator, has been out visiting people in the community, including 92—year—old cecil. joanne is a nurse and livs

in a moment we'll speak to danny savage in county durham but first chris page, who's in newcastle in ., chris, what are conditions like there? , ,, ., . chris, what are conditions like there? , ,,., ., ,, there? yes, storm barra is still roarina. there? yes, storm barra is still roaring- for _ there? yes, storm barra is still roaring. for most _ there? yes, storm barra is still roaring. for most of _ there? yes, storm barra is still roaring. for most of the - there? yes, storm barra is still. roaring. for most of the morning there? yes, storm barra is still- roaring. for most of the morning we have been pelted by horizontal rain as well as the strong winds. i am glad to say it is a little dry are now at least, with high tide here in newcastle and county down are showing there is another particular danger, a storm surge. so here on the promenade which is normally a very popular place for walking, as you will see nobody is out for a walk today because these waves really are pelting the seafront. the rnli has told people not to go near the water plasma edge because there is a chance you

luxmy gopal reports from butterknowle in county durham.thout power in butterknowle in county durham where a major incident has been declared, with around 100 army personnel being sent to help. tommy, a volunteer coordinator, has been visiting people in the community, including 92—year—old cecil. joanne is a nurse and ledson harbottle in northumberland. she still has no power, no water and no into —— and lives in harbottle. i power, no water and no into -- and lives in harbottle.— lives in harbottle. i am sleeping in here, lives in harbottle. i am sleeping in here. which _ lives in harbottle. i am sleeping in here. which is— lives in harbottle. i am sleeping in here, which is not _ lives in harbottle. i am sleeping in here, which is not ideal, _ lives in harbottle. i am sleeping in here, which is not ideal, eating . here, which is not ideal, eating what i can, boiling pans of water on the log burner. you can only take so much, i burst into tears, i am the log burner. you can only take so much, i burst into tears, iam not ashamed to say. muc

that follows neighbouring county durham, which did that on thursday, and the reason for doing that is felt it necessary to get the army in and to get people out on the streets because they can't be sure from the northern power grid when exactly all of those homes will have their power reconnected, so the soldiers will be going out, knocking on doors, providing reassurance and we saw them yesterday as county durham also providing food parcel, support and that kind of welfare that people without power might need. to give you an idea of how much longer this problem has to run, northern power grid say that they have around 700 engineering projects left to do — 200 this weekend and another 500 to do next week — so the best guess is the middle of next week before all of this is back to normal. earlier, i spoke to an independent councillorfor rothbury the regulator, 0fgem, is carrying out an urgent review of the response by energy companies. the boss of 0fgem, jonathan brearley, says says the regulator has a range of options it can take to help those affected get some form of compensation. t

soldiers follows northumberland yesterday declaring a major incident, that follows neighbouring county durhamlocks further support and it is felt it is necessary to get the army in, to get people out on the streets, because they cannot be sure from northern power grid when exactly all those homes will have the power reconnected, so the soldiers will be going out knocking on doors, providing reassurance and we saw them yesterday in county durham also providing food parcel support, that kind of welfare that people without power might need. to give you an idea of how much longer this problem has to run, northern power grid say they have about 700 engineering projects left to do, 200 this weekend, another 500 to do next week, so the best guess is the middle of next week before this is all back to normal.— all back to normal. peter harris, thank you _ all back to normal. peter harris, thank you so _ all back to normal. peter harris, thank you so much. _ a senior officer who leads police scotland's efforts to counter terrorism and organised crime has been suspended from duty following a criminal al

it is a very wintry scene this morning from county durham.pray making for difficult travelling conditions. a lot of cloud and further outbreaks of rain towards northern and eastern parts of england. there is still some sleet and snow in the hills. a very brisk south easterly wind running into mainly scotland and northeast england adding an extra chill two things. it is still mild towards the southwest. hereit into wales it will brighten up gradually. there are still a few showers. we continue taking some rain, and some snow and sleet over the highest ground overnight. else while the wind will be easing with a lot of low cloud and mist and fog around. while temperatures for many stay above freezing. you canjust while temperatures for many stay above freezing. you can just see some blue in parts of northern england and scotland. you might get a frost. into tomorrow, the northern and western isles having a cloudier day with patchy rain and showers around. another weather system taking outbreaks of rain. northern ireland, some cloud and brighter

durham county council says that as of last night between 4—5,000 properties in the county were still ueninu? , :, :, ,:, happening? this village hall is one of many community _ happening? this village hall is one of many community hubs - happening? this village hall is one of many community hubs across i happening? this village hall is one | of many community hubs across the north of england and in scotland thatis north of england and in scotland that isjumping into north of england and in scotland that is jumping into action to provide emergency refuge, shelter, warm meals, to the thousands of people who are entering their second week now without power following storm arwen. 0fgem, the energy regulator, they have announced it will be launching a review into how the networks carried out their response to the devastation caused by storm arwen and whether their resilience is up to scratch. the network companies have agreed to remove the cap on compensation for people who have been affected and it was £700, the limit, but now customers can get up to £140 for each day that they are affect

the situation has been declared a �*major incident�* by durham county council which has called for more residents. and in scotland, the army has been drafted in to help the recovery effort in aberdeenshire. tim muffet has this report. aberdeenshire council put out an urgent request for military help. that help has now arrived. around 4000 homes will be visited to support those struggling in the aftermath of storm arwen. the infrastructure is pretty fragile. the weather hasn't helped. the high winds that came yesterday have further weakened some places. but we're hoping it gives them that reassurance somebody is looking out for them. joanne is a nurse and lives near harbottle in northumberland. she still has no power, no water and no internet. i'm sleeping in here, which isn't ideal. eating what i can in here. boiling pans of water on the log burner. you know, you can only take so much. do you know what? i burst into tears, i'm not ashamed to say. joanne is now relying on a nearby community centre, along with her neighbour anne. i feel that we've just been left out and forgotten about. i

the situation has been declared a "major incident" by durham county council, which has called for moreat the damage caused to the power networks was far more extensive than anticipated, and the recovery and repairs are taking longer than first expected. durham county council has declared a major incident because they say they needed army resources, extra resources to help their efforts, to help the people who are left without power. that call has been answered because they say that 100 army personnel are coming to help them with that. in aberdeenshire, the army has a ready been deployed to help, as tim moffat reports. aberdeenshire council put out an urgent request for military help. that help has now arrived. around 4,000 homes will be visited to support those struggling in the aftermath of storm arwen. the infrastructure is pretty fragile. the weather hasn�*t helped. the high winds that came yesterday have further weakened some places. but we�*re hoping it gives them that reassurance somebody is looking out for them. joanne is a nurse and lives near harbottle in northumberland. she s

in the pennines, the hills and scotland and there was this very wintry scene this morning from county durhamer outbreaks of rain towards northern and eastern parts of england and on through scotland as we go on through the rest of the afternoon. a very brisk south—easterly wind running into mainly scotland and northeast england, adding an extra chill to things. it is still mild towards the southwest. here and into wales, it will brighten up gradually. there are still a few showers. we continue taking some rain, and some snow and sleet over the highest ground overnight. elsewhere, the winds will be easing with a lot of low cloud and mist and fog around. while temperatures for many stay above freezing, you canjust see some blue in parts of northern england and scotland. and especially where you've got snow on the ground is where you will get a frost. into tomorrow, the northern and western isles having a cloudier day with patchy rain and showers around. another weather system taking outbreaks of rain further north. northern ireland, some cloud and brighter spells as well. the far north of engl

very wintry scene, though, for boxing day morning in county durham, parts of the pennines and scottishms of rain, since christmas eve into early boxing day, katesbridge in northern ireland, nearly 60mm of rain. northolt in north—west london, about a half a month's worth of rain has fallen in that period, plenty of standing water and spray on the roads. and we have got more rain to come in the week ahead. this area of low pressure running close to the southern parts of the uk will bring some more rain into wales and england as we go on through monday. whilst much of scotland and northern ireland will be staying dry, we'll also see some patchy rain and showers around the northern and western isles. a lot of low cloud, mist and fog to begin the day, and this area of rain as it does move further north and east through england, it is going to turn lighter as it does so, but quite breezy particularly across south wales and southern england, where we have the mildest air, round about six or seven degrees in scotland. now, as we go from monday into tuesday, that system heads away. we'll see an

in the pennines, the hills and scotland and there was this very wintry scene this morning from county durhamks of rain towards northern and eastern parts of england and on through scotland as we go on through the rest of the afternoon. a very brisk south—easterly wind running into mainly scotland and northeast england, adding an extra chill to things. it is still mild towards the southwest. here and into wales, it will brighten up gradually. there are still a few showers. we continue taking some rain, and some snow and sleet over the highest ground overnight. elsewhere the wind will be easing with a lot of low cloud and mist and fog around. while temperatures for many stay above freezing, you canjust see some blue in parts of northern england and scotland. and especially where you've got snow on the ground is where you will get a frost. into tomorrow, the northern and western isles having a cloudier day with patchy rain and showers around. another weather system taking outbreaks of rain further north. northern ireland, some cloud and brighter spells as well. the far north of england, especia

_ they issued an emergency for county durham. ally affected. what's made it— homes were actually affected. what's made it worse is their communications which has raised people's— communications which has raised people's expectations power is coming — people's expectations power is coming on so people have stayed in homes _ coming on so people have stayed in homes when they shouldn't have done, and likewise _ homes when they shouldn't have done, and likewise information now is still not — and likewise information now is still not good. i was even told by an employer last week of northern power— an employer last week of northern power grid to ignore the website, it is complete — power grid to ignore the website, it is complete nonsense. so if they are saying _ is complete nonsense. so if they are saying that, — is complete nonsense. so if they are saying that, what confidence can my constituents have in that. that communication has been appalling and made things worse. the other thing that made _ made things worse. the other thing t

in the pennines, the hills and scotland, and there was this very wintry scene this morning from county durhamconditions. we keep a lot of cloud and further outbreaks of rain towards northern and eastern parts of england and on through scotland, as we go on through the rest of the afternoon. a very brisk south—easterly wind running into mainly scotland and north—east england, adding an extra chill to things. it's still mild towards the south—west. here and into wales, it will brighten up gradually. there are still a few showers. we continue taking some rain, and some snow and sleet over the highest ground overnight. elsewhere, the winds will be easing, with a lot of low cloud and mist and fog around. whilst temperatures for many stay above freezing, you canjust see some blue in parts of northern england and scotland. and especially where you've got snow on the ground is where you will get a frost. into tomorrow, the northern and western isles having a cloudier day, with patchy rainor showers around. another weather system taking outbreaks of rain further north. northern ireland, some cloud and

today, the business secretary visited county durham. we completely accept that this was wrong.ed to invest in infrastructure there could well be enforcement action. as work goes on to get power back after storm arwen, the met office has now issued a new weather warning. storm barra is due to hit northern england and scotland on tuesday. peter harris, bbc news, northumberland. tensions are high after indian security forces have killed at least 13 civilians in a botched ambush near the myanmar border. on saturday, an army patrol opened fire on a group of miners returning home in nagaland after mistaking them for militants. angry villagers have set fire to vehicles belonging to security forces following the incident. 0ur south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan gave us more details. on saturday evening, a group of coal miners were returning from the northeastern indian state of nagaland which borders myanmar, and the indian army says it was acting on a specific intelligence input and they asked a van to stop, but they did not stop till they opened fire. they later realised there were

snow in the pennines, the hills in scotland and this is a very wintry scene this morning from county durhamg difficult travel conditions. we keep a lot of cloud and rain towards the northern and eastern parts of england and on through scotland, and sleet and snow in the hills this afternoon. a brisk south—easterly wind running into scotland and north—east england, adding chill. but it is still mild towards the south—west and wales, and gradually brighten up. brighter in northern ireland before the end of the day as well. rain and sleet and snow northwards through scotland overnight. elsewhere, wind ease. low cloud, mist and fog. temperatures stay above freezing for many, but part of scotland and northern england is where you get a frost. into tomorrow, the northern and western isles in scotland having a cloudy day, patchy rain and showers. another weather system bringing outbreaks of rain in england, scotland and wales. northern ireland, some cloud but brighter spells and in the far north of england and scotland we will sing see some sunny spells. 0utbreaks england and scotland we will sing

today, the business secretary was visiting county durham. very directly to the northern power grid company and we will have a review. we'll make sure that if they have failed to invest in infrastructure, there could well be enforcement action. as work goes on to get power back after storm arwen, the met office has now issued a new weather warning. storm barra is due to hit northern england and scotland on tuesday. peter harris, bbc news, northumberland. time to catch up with all the day's sports news, including lewis hamilton's great day on the racing track. here's karthi gna nasegaram. hello, thank you very much. it has been one of the most intriguing seasons in formula one's history and it will all come down to the final race next weekend. lewis hamilton and max verstappen are now level on points after hamilton won today's chaotic and controversial saudi arabian grand prix. adam wild reports. just two races left and still two drivers could become world champion. the battle between lewis hamilton and max verstappen, the rivalry for the ages

described the number of homes without power is completely unacceptable on a visit to a community in county durham friends who are also dancers at the nupur arts dance academy in leicester have all won parts in a hollywood blockbuster. they responded to an advert and found themselves in the latest marvel movie — eternals. heidi booth went to meet them. a show—stopping slice of bollywood thanks to some hard work from leicester. shreya, nidi, and sanjay have danced their way into a massive hollywood blockbuster. being on set and being around these people, that�*s something i hadn�*t really experienced on that scale ever before. so, for me, as a dancer, to get that chance to be a part of something that i love watching so much... like, if someone told me you�*re going to be in a marvel movie doing bollywood dancing, i would never have believed it. it�*s unreal. the friends responded to an advert looking for professional south asian dancers. they had no idea it was for a marvel film until they got to the auditions. once we found out it was marvel, it was just the thrill of knowing we're going to be in

in neighbouring county durham, a visit from the energy minister, greg hands.n you've been without energy for six days the frustration starts to show. the government has said we will stand behind assistance, we are working closely with the british red cross and making sure that that assistance gets to people. i do think you are kidding yourself. the red cross? i don't see the red cross here, 0k? you can mention whatever you like at your level... yeah. but you are talking a different world to my level. rolo, come here. these farming communities are a world away from westminster. the challenge here in doddington is milking 300 cows twice a day and relying on one generator. we have to have electricityl to run the machines to milk cows, and it won't wait. otherwise they get very uncomfortable, you get health problems, mastitis, etc in aberdeenshire, this couple in torphins are relying on one fire in one room. as time has gone on, i think we've become more and more ragged and exhausted. no lighting. and so, it's really been a struggle, and slowly this granite buildi

mr kwarteng has been visiting those affected in county durham. this is totally unacceptable and it's wrong and bad for people to be off power for such a long time and that is why i am here, to make sure we get people back on as quickly as possible. as i said, for 99.5% of people they are back on but for the ones having to put up with this, it is unacceptable. meanwhile army troops will continue to support residents in remote areas. mark mcalindon sent this report from northumberland. on saturday, royal artillery troops arrived at the west hartford fire station near cramlington to be briefed on battle plans of an unfamiliar kind. we're a very flexible organisation. we're trained and prepared for a range of tasks, be it abroad or at home. and, in this case, you know, in this period of goodwill, what better... what more rewarding task could there be than, you know, providing support and comfort to our local towns and villages? here to meet them was the mp for the enormous berwick—on—tweed constituency, where many have endured more than a week withou

stuart whincup gave us this update from county durham. he chance of a hot meal. now, a major incident was declared this afternoon, and i've been finding out from the council what that means and what difference will make. it means we will have assistance from government. we've asked for assistance, we hope the army will be brought in. northern power can't actually tell us when all these properties will be up and that is why we have had to do this and hopefully the army to come in and everybody is working together. if people think it is not happening, it's happening. yes, it's slow because some of these pace free places are in far out reaching places. more personnel, does that mean more money? it should mean more money, should mean more help, but the main thing is to get vulnerable people sorted out. northern power are helping by relocating people to hotels if they're vulnerable. we have county council staff going door—to—door to see if anyone needs help, and everybody is just working for the greater good. the latest figures we have is there

in neighbouring county durham, a visit from the energy minister, greg hands.he frustration starts to show. the government has said - we will stand behind assistance, we are working closely i with the british red cross and making sure that that| assistance gets to people. i do think you are kidding yourself. the red cross? i don't see the red cross here, ok? you can mention whatever you like at your level... yeah. but you are talking a different world to my level. rolo, come here. these farming communities are a world away from westminster. the challenge here in doddington is milking 300 cows twice a day and relying on one generator. we have to have electricity to run the machines to milk cows, and it won't wait. otherwise they get very uncomfortable, you get health problems, mastitis, etc. in aberdeenshire, this couple in torphins are relying on one fire in one room. as time has gone on, _ i think we've become more and more ragged and exhausted. no lighting. and so, it's really been a struggle, and slowly this granite building - is getting colder and colder. i

and some snow into the pennines, in scotland as well, and a very wintry scene this morning from county durhamgive a lot of cloud and further outbreaks of rain, easterly parts of england, and through scotland, sleet and snow to the hills going through the rest of the hills going through the rest of the afternoon and a very brisk south—easterly wind running into scotland and north—east england, adding an extra chill to the things but it is still mild, here and into wales, it will gradually be brightening up. may be brighter in northern ireland as well before the end of the day, we continue taking some rain, perhaps some sleet and snow into the higher ground, north and has gotten down overnight, elsewhere wins easing with lots of low cloud and mist and fog around, and while purchase of any of the above freezing, blue in parts of scotland and especially when you've got snow on the ground, bringing a frost. so to tomorrow, the western isles and scotland having a cloudy day with patchy rain and showers around and another weather system bringing outbreaks of rain and wales during the day, northern i

business and energy minister greg hands visited county durham yesterday.esidents was blunt. you're an mp, i want to hear from you that you are going to go back and, bluntly, kick ass. what i would expect from my government is to go back and say, right, where did it go wrong and how do we know it went wrong? it makes no difference to us, does it really? we need people who are going to do something, not people are going to walk around the village, have a chat and move on. electricity might be elusive, but hot food and drink is on offerfrom some power companies. bloody cold. to be honest, it's been very cold. by sunday night we had run out of candles. our camping gas cylinders gave out. we had one that was a dud. so after, we cooked our meal on a frying pan on an open log fire. boiling water in a pan on an open log fire. challenging, that was! it worked. it did work. we're not dead. we haven't starved. it's nearly a week since storm arwen struck. yet many communities are still struggling. tim muffett, bbc news. joining me now is david wallis and robbie bartin

they've seen a major incident declared in neighbouring county durham today, something they have beenorthern power grid there say they can't confirm when electricity will be restored to all homes. here it is a different story. northwest electricity have set an ambitious target, hoping to get the remaining 2000 or so homes back on the grid by tomorrow, and people say it couldn't come too soon. more freezing weather is expected. it is the seventh night for some of them without electricity. fiona trott, thank you. thousands of disabled people are struggling to recruit personal assistants, who help them live independently, because of pressures in the social care system. pas, as they're known, help with vital day to day tasks — but with more than 100,000 vacancies in the care sector, many disabled people are finding it difficult to get the suppport they need. 0ur disability news correspondent nikki fox reports. when you have a disability, independence is crucial, and it usually requires a bit of support. one option is to take control yourself. like thousands of other disabled people, i emp

the latest figures we have is there are still 10,000 homes across county durham that are still without back on, really, | if the communication had been better, it would've been... - ..better able to deal with the situation. . i think from my perspective, as a vulnerable person, i was registered with the power grid, with the council, i have a social worker, but there'sjust been nobody. i phoned social services to come down and my social worker. northern powerhouse says its engineers are working round the clock to restore power, but it accepts that some people in isolated areas will not have the power reconnected into after the weekend. stuart whincup, bbc look north. the oil giant shell has pulled out of the controversial cambo oil field development west of shetland. the company had a 30% stake in the field, which has come in for sustained criticism ftom environmentalists. the majority stakeholder siccar point says it'll continue talks with the uk government over the future development of the field. finally tonight, move over richard curtis there's a new christmas romcom in cinemas this

once in a generation event remains just that. 0ur correspondent luxmy gopal is in butterknowle in county durham is it there tonight? sophie, this is the village hall in - this is the village hall in butterknowle, and it's one of many community hubs across the north of england and scotland that's been providing hot meals to people who are now entering an eighth night without power. volunteers here have been working hard all day and all week and apparently preparing meals, some of which are going to be delivered to people here and some are going to be packed up and taken out to some of the 200 homes in nearby villages that are still without electricity. we have been speaking to some residents who are in their 90s and say they simply wouldn't have been able to cope the freezing conditions and the lack of power in their home if it wasn't for these helpers checking in on them and bringing them food. volunteers say they have been hearing harrowing tales from people about their experience in freezing homes, and people have been breaking down in tears. part of it is the uncertainty, because at the mome

in upper teesdale in county durham, malcolm _ colder.ation. no heating, no water, no sanitary~ we — medication. no heating, no water, no sanitary. we have had to put snow into the _ sanitary. we have had to put snow into the pans. sanitary. we have had to put snow into the pans-— into the pans. community spirit is no substitute _ into the pans. community spirit is no substitute for _ into the pans. community spirit is no substitute for electricity i into the pans. community spirit is no substitute for electricity and i no substitute for electricity and water, but volunteers are trying to plug the gap. water, but volunteers are trying to plug the gap-— water, but volunteers are trying to plug the gap. since the power went off last week. _ plug the gap. since the power went off last week, we _ plug the gap. since the power went off last week, we have _ plug the gap. since the power went off last week, we have been - plug the gap. since the power went off last week, we have been out i off last week, we have been out distributing camping sto

.— the last hour a major incidents been declared by counsel officials in county durham after storm areto help people affected in the north of scotland. 0ur reporter ben philip has this up update from aberdeen share. aberdeen confirmed that's up to 130 military personnel who will be arriving here in northeast scotland following a formal request for assistance to the uk government for that were being told that they will focus on door—to—door welfare checks in more remote communities particularly for vulnerable residents of the community. in fact it's a short time ago we saw a minibus of soldiers depart from here in the aberdeenshire village. minibus of soldiers depart from here in the aberdeenshire village. of course on residents in this region have now been without power for six nights which is obviously less than ideal given that the amount of snow we had here overnight for that were being told that personnel will be deployed to 11 locations across the region, that includes hotly and stone haven and others. the latest energy providers says that more than 3,000 customers are still witho

sean is now setting up a charity in county durham to keep youngsters out of trouble.n spark so much division. find experience. social media can spark so much division.— experience. social media can spark so much division. and good news for sean and his — so much division. and good news for sean and his family _ so much division. and good news for sean and his family obviously, - so much division. and good news for sean and his family obviously, backl sean and his family obviously, back in their home for christmas, which is excellent. the in their home for christmas, which is excellent-— is excellent. the generosity of strangers- _ matt is in the studio today with the weather. the wind will ease down a little bit this morning. chilly out there this morning, even some ice across parts of scotland and northern ireland. just this afternoon generally around mid to single figures at a snotty bit below what you would expect at this stage in december, butjust take a look at what is coming our way, the same spots by the time we get to sunday, milder than it has been for quite a

in a moment, we'll speak to danny savage, who's near barnard castle in county durham but first, james74. there was horizontal snow because of the strong winds and it appeared to be building up on the motorway and around it as well. really harsh conditions on this particularly high part of the m74, which is a key route connecting england, glasgow and carlisle south of the border. but now, it appears that storm barra has passed. the wind has died down, the snow has stopped falling sometime ago, but they have to assess what damage there has been. threes have fallen on roads —— trees. one has fallen on the west coast mainline between england and scotland. at the moment, no services are running on that section of the west coast. so, there has been impact on schools. but if you compare it to storm arwen a week ago, really, the impact of storm barra seems to be much less. the northeast suffered the worst of storm arwen last week. here in the north of england, the worst— here in the north of england, the worst areas affected by storm arwen have missed it the worst of the weather — have missed

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county case. >> i want to ask you about the john durham case. in the last few weeks there have been two indictments. do those incitement go through the same dues do those indictments go through the same process as an ordinary indictment? mr. garland: the regulations regarding special counsel are pretty clear about what mr. durham does. i don't want to say anything beyond what is in the regulations but we are following the regulations. >> thank you. mr. >> what is your reaction is a chief law enforcement officer in the country to see the rise in crime? in chicago more than 1000 people killed. what is your reaction? what is the plan? mr. garland: it is a terrible thing. a rise in crime began last year and has continued into this year. i visited my home city of chicago. i met with the chief of police and all the federal law enforcement and i met with state and local law enforcement. last may, we announced an anti-violent crime initiative which focuses very much on establishing these joint tax forces with state and local -- task forces with state an

in a moment we'll hear from danny savage in county durham, but first chris page, who's in newcastle iny it is a bit drier now at least, with high tide here in newcastle and county down showing that there is another particular danger, a storm surge, so here on the promenade, which is usually a very popular place for walking, nobody is out for a walk today because these waves really are pelting the seafront. people have been told not to go down to the edge of the water because there is a chance it —— that they could be swept away by a wave. we are slightly elevated here so we are in a safe place but you can certainly see the risk when you look at the scene behind me. across the border in the irish republic, the conditions are even worse, there most severe weather warning of all for some south—eastern parts and in a number of coastal areas, the government is saying that schools should close today to enable everybody to stay safe. well, this is what storm barra is doing to the high pennines at the moment. this is the a66, behind me you go into cumbria and in this direction is county durham