but in cumbria, remote households remain cut off by snow and helicopters have been making drops of foody savage reports. getting to the cut—off communities of the pennines can only be done on foot or quad bike. the ‘farmy army‘ are still doing their bit. the snow was up to the top of the door here, with the window. we had snow all over the front window. just stuck, it was like living in an igloo. gill and her husband have been cut off for a week. so this raf chinook over their home was a welcome sight. it's been doing the rounds in cumbria today, going from isolated hamlets to cut off farms, offering help. they've run out of heating oil here, so a delivery of logs for the burner was very welcome. what is their reaction when you drop in? i think they're quite surprised, but i think they're pleased to see us. we're here to assure them that help is on its way.

danny savage, bbc news, cumbria. now on bbc news, extra time. welcome to extra time.onnet. following the recent death of sir roger bannister, we thought you might like to see, maybe for a second time, a special interview he gave the programme in may 200a. it was recorded on the 50th anniversary of the day when he became the first man to run a sub a—minute mile. and we met on the very same track in oxford where this historic achievement took place. welcome to the special edition of extra time. and here we are... just like may 6, 1954 — high wind, cold. we just need a bit more rain, that's all. it really is very similar, is it, the conditions? absolutely. i mean, it's england, early may. equinoctial upsets in weather, you know, and a really stupid time to try to break a record. i mean, but there we are. john landy was on the way to finland, and wes santee... this was your great rival. two great rivals at the time — wes santee and john landy. we santee was american confidence, he was called the ‘kansas cowboy', and he said, "i'm going to do it, you know, don't worry," an

this is how things started off in cumbria earlier on today.e afoot. an area of low pressure to the south and notices wiggly strip of cloud, one of those weather front that is not coming in ina nice weather front that is not coming in in a nice neat line but will bring pulses of heavy rain. the rain is beginning to make inroads across wales and south—west england and notice we have a number of showers working across scotland, indeed those will continue across western parts of scotland through the rest of the afternoon. 0utbreaks rest of the afternoon. outbreaks of rain will continue to working across southern england and will turn have yet across central southern england and the south—east in time for rush hour so things turning soggy and overnight rain continues to drift further northwards. south—westerly wind will drag in pretty mild air so temperatures by the end of the night ten or 11 for london and cardiff but further north still with clear skies across parts of scotland it will be cold enough for some pockets of frost. quite a contrast ac

clear skies in cumbria today, the cumbrian fells com pletely cumbria today, the cumbrian fells completelyat a beautiful picture thank you for that one. the weather is on the town and if we were down towards the south—west, an area of low pressure and this weather front working in, one of these wiggly weather fans that will bring us bursts of rain and that will move its way down across our neck of the woods. the rain has already arrived across parts of southern england, getting in across wales, the midlands and into east anglia. the rain turning heavier at the moment in central and southern england, the south—east of england and it will be quite wet here over the next couple of hours with some fairly heavy bursts of rain. the band wet weather will continue tojenny north and by the end of the night the rain will have reached northern ireland, getting into northern england as well and the south—westerly winds blowing. it will turn quite windy overnight and those wins will be dredging up some mildly, saw temperatures overnight listening to around ten or 11 degrees london and cardiff by the en

danny savage, bbc news, cumbria.he right to govern the country following yesterday's general election. support for the far—right anti immigration league party also surged to record levels. the eurosceptic five star movement became italy's largest single party — which has won almost a third of the vote. a hung parliament is the most likely outcome with weeks of negotiation and coalition building ahead..0ur europe editor katya adler reports. her report contains flash photography. luigi di maio's populist party has turned italian politics on its head. now, he can't walk up on stage without getting crushed. what a scrum, the press are hungry for him. before the elections, luigi di maio and the five star movement were dismissed by the italian establishment as naive, populist shambles. now he's the man and they are the party of the moment. looking like he couldn't quite believe what's just happened, the 31 year—old declared a new italian republic — of the people, for the people. five star's leaders have holed up in this ro

some villagers in cumbria can only be reached by helicopter.y on a hillside, especially when it's covered in snow. but it gives you an idea of how remote some of these communities are. a beautiful snow—covered landscape, but these are some of the most landscape, but these are some of the m ost re m ote landscape, but these are some of the most remote and it is in the north of england. that's why we've seen the royal marine commandos climbing over the wall, taking supplies to some of these remote farmhouses, these tiny hamlets where people live on the top of the hill. they are delivering shopping, groceries, food, baby food, and staff to keep people warm. bags of call, logs, and heating equipment, because we have heard that some people up here have had to rig up and burned their own furniture just to keep warm. because conditions here have been so harsh and these communities are so remote they have been completely cut off for five days, but now they are finally getting some relief courtesy of the royal marine commandos and the raf or flying that

corner is close, the main trans—pennine route across cumbria. trans—pennine route across cumbria.r that, you could be in trouble. could be in trouble. to take extra care and allow plenty of time for travel. of time for travel. and jon donnison is outside king‘s cross station in central london. cross station in central london. see a little bit of snow falling where you are. where you are. this is causing real problems across the uk. problems across the uk. across the country today, especially in scotland. in scotland. different train companies are running reduced services today. running reduced services today. have also got big problems at the airports. a lot of passengers expect delays. delays. and people sleeping at the airport overnight. overnight. they are currently booked on a flight that is still due to fly. flight that is still due to fly. fact it may get worse, until at least sunday. least sunday. john that king's cross, thank you. cross, thank you. a carjust waiting for something to happen. happen. she is not alone, she said it looked like the car park. like the car park.

also on the roads in cumbria, there has been a 12—car accident in the snow on the a66.e midlands, too. there is more still to come, especially in wales and the southwest tomorrow. further weather warnings are in place. the advice is to check before you travel and to give yourself extra time before you travel and to take precautions. you don't want to be getting stuck in the snow. a reminder, this is dubbed "the mini beast from the east", so hopefully it will not be sticking around as long as the last one, and things should clear up by tuesday. 0n the line is aimee cave, who is with her husband ben on the a66 on the pennines in cumbria. good evening. where are you at the moment and how is it going? we have been the first car on the line to get through, but we have seen at this point, we have been at this point for about two hours. you set off on the a66, road either quite well. where are you trying to go? we live in york and we are visiting friends in penrith for the evening. it sounds like you will probably not make penrith. what happened on the journey? it was fine, th

also on the roads in cumbria, there has been a12 the roads in cumbria, there has been a 12 car accident6. there've also been accidents and or be sure, and in the midlands, too. —— accident in derbyshire. there is more still to come, especially in wales and the southwest tomorrow. further weather warnings are in place. the advice is to check before you travel and to give your south extra time before you travel and to take precautions. you don't want to be getting stuck in the snow. a reminder, this is dubbed the mini beast from the east, so hopefully it will not be sticking around as long as the last one in things should clear up by tuesday. let's take a look at how this blast of wintry weather is affecting other parts of the country. the east coast is worst hit so far. thank you to sam howard for this shot of the harbour at leigh—on—sea in essex blanketed with snow. everton's theo walcott got a snowy beard as his team took on stoke city at the bet365 stadium in stoke. and there were also harsh conditions for fans arriving at the molineux stadium in wolverhapmton for the championship mat

it was a heartbreaking disaster on the m6 in cumbria, and all because of one of these.split second one man died and another had his life altered forever. one year on from a change in the law, we ask why do people still use mobile phones behind the wheel? now, when you are in your car... ..you have really got to keep your eyes peeled. anything could happen. a kid could dash out in front of you, another car could make a sudden manoeuvre, and you certainly should not be doing any of this. i'm just going to let my mate know. hang on. it's not easy looking at this. i can't really keep one eye on the road and this. well, you maybejust think you will get away with it. after all, you could just be going down a nice quiet road. could even be stuck ina trafficjam. or maybe it's somewhere you know really well. of course it does not really matter. because i am not really driving. but if i had been caught with this in my hand that would mean a £200 fine and six points on my licence. but if i had caused an accident i could end up in prison. those penalties doubled a year ago. but is

this is butter a in cumbria. that looks warm enough to dip your toe, but i wouldn't recommend it.or most of us, we can keep the sunny skies but further west we have thicker cloud working its way into northern ireland. here we have an approaching weather front that could bring the old spit of rain later in the south—west. but the front will be moving in as we go through this evening and overnight to bring all of usa evening and overnight to bring all of us a spell of rain. there will be a change in the weather over the next 12 hours but the cloud we have had over the last couple of hours for scotland, england and wales will melt away later in the day with increasing amounts of sunshine. temperatures not doing too badly. the air is coming from a chilly scandinavia keeping that average is low. the band of rain will be working in and we could see a touch of frost across sheltered parts of north and east scotland as the thicker cloud works in, rain spread throughout the country and temperatures will be rising. for degrees in aberdeen, io temperatures will be rising. for degrees in aber

rain further west, but the main way to the range transfers north towards scotland with heavy rain in cumbrialloway. but very little later in the night towards eastern parts of england and cloud breaks in wales and the south—west. we have strong and the south—west. we have strong and gusty wind so mild night, 5—7d. sunshine across england and wales on friday, the rain clearing in northern england and showers following behind, things improving in northern ireland and more rain across scotland with strong and gusty winds. the winds drop out for a while until we get wet and windy weather in the far south—west by the end of the day. highs of 12, or even 13, degrees. goodbye. you're watching beyond 100 days. donald trump slaps billions of dollars in tariffs on imports from china and warns this isjust the beginning. the european union is still in limbo — it's not clear here in brussels whether they've won an exemption from these american sanctions or not. mr trump said the us trade deficit with china is out of control but financial markets didn't like the announcement. they fell on fears of a trade

this was the scene a fume at ago in buttermere, cumbria. barely a cloud in the sky, thatis cumbria.rts to move in across northern ireland, turning heavy and steady here. there maybe a touch of frost along northern and eastern scotland, but thicker cloud working in, the breeze gets fresh as the frost will tend to left. lows of around four celsius in aberdeen, turning mild bout was the south—west, ken sells his in plymouth, wet weather to content with. and let‘s start for tuesday, a band of rain pushing its way, followed by brighter spells, sunshine for northern ireland, western parts of england and wales, or the mild side, rain reluctant clear from scotland. this is bbc newsroom live — our latest headlines: "enough is enough," sayjewish groups in a letter accusing jeremy corbyn of failing to tackle anti—semitism. a blaze that tore through a shopping centre in a siberian coal mining city has killed at least 64 people, many of whom children. nhs trust southern health has been fined £2 million for health and safety failings after the deaths of two people in its care. focus, the trust sh

and still to come, the raf fly in emergency supplies to communities in cumbria still cut off by the snow across the uk are without water, because of burst pipes caused by last week's freezing temperatures. supplies have been affected in the south of england, wales, the midlands, yorkshire and scotland, with bottled water being handed out in some areas. several water companies are advising customers against all but essential use. emma simpson reports. it's the fallout from the big freeze. burst pipes. and there's lots of them. what is the damaged caused by him? burst water main. this was cheddar in the south—west. this was cheddar in the south—west. this region has had an unprecedented number of burst mains. and here is another one. there have been big problems in parts of wales as well. one resident in carmarthenshire told us one resident in carmarthenshire told us he's been without water since thursday. quite a difficult night. not being able to wash properly, have a shave or wash the dishes. keep the kitchen clean. so i've been collecting rainwater from the downpipe. this mamma has got

lots of people without power, some in cumbria and hartlepool, we are told.ere are still 1000 homes in the midlands cut off and around 400 in wales and the south—west. the company which is responsible for power across the south—west of england and across the midlands was using helicopters yesterday to get to some of the more remote properties which were cut off but they could not because of freezing fog. they will try again today to get out to those properties. with conditions like this, that may be quite difficult for them. thank you for bringing us right up to date. germany's social democratic party has voted in favour ofjoining a grand coalition government with the conservatives, led by chancellor angela merkel. the result ends months of political deadlock following elections in september, and means mrs merkel will be sworn in for a fourth term in office. with me now is our correspondent in berlin, jenny hill. we have been waiting months for this but finally angela merkel has got what she wants. indeed she has and no doubt she will have breathed a sigh of

the weather is affecting roads in the north of england, a lot of rural roads in places like cumbria areked by snow dressed. the cross—country route is closed because of the snow with bm 62, which was closed for more than 24 hours after cars were stranded, that did reopen in the early hours of this morning. the latest news from network rail is that the conditions are still very bad, snow and possible flooding mean that they are asking people to travel only if absolutely necessary. virgin east coast are now running a limited service between england and scotland. cross—country trains also restoring a limited service between england and scotland, that has all happened in the past hour, with virgin west coast train mainline, no trains between carlisle and scotland and no replacement bus service either. the weather beginning to affect health, the cumbria infirmary in carlisle is suspending visiting because of an outbreak of norovirus. there are still two yellow weather warnings in place for england for snow in the north of england until midnightand four snow in the north of england until midn

in the north—west, snow gates on the a 66 remained closed between county durham and cumbria, and justg outside the front door in newcastle was no mean feat. i've been here for quarter of an hour, i've done a quarter of road so i'm making headway. delays at newbury as trains were stopped, railway stations across the country have also seen delays and cancellations. in gloucester sporting fixtures like the anglo welsh cup final were called off because snow stopped play. and as the heaviest snowfall hit the south—west bristol airport stopped flights of exeter airport cancelling flights of exeter airport cancelling flights for most of the day. the snow showed no sign of giving up in devon and know neither did those keeping traffic moving. while snowploughs and bridges cleared major roads some drivers got stuck and there were problems on the m5 and there were problems on the m5 and a roads, motorists seemingly ignoring repeated appeals not to go out to unless it is essential. when people ignore those warnings it does get frustrating because the already stretched resources we have become eve

in the north—west, snow gates on the a66 remain closed between cumbria and county durham.as no mean feat. we have been here fora good hourand i have done a quarter of this road so i am making headway. there were severe delays as trains were stopped in their tracks. railway stations across the country have also seen delays and cancellations. in gloucester, sporting fixtures like the anglo welsh cup final had to be called off for snow stopped play. and as the heaviest snowfall hit the south—west, bristol airport stopped flights, with exeter airport cancelling flights for the rest of the day. the snow showed no sign of giving up in devon and neither did those trying to keep traffic moving. while snowploughs and gritters cleared major roads, some drivers were stuck and there were problems on the m5 and a roads with motorists seemingly ignoring repeated appeals not to go out unless it was essential. it was not all doom and gloom as the so—called ‘mini beast from the east‘ swept through. another snow day play day beckoned. but there is an amber warning in place across the south—

this was one of our weather watchers, and it would be the usual suspects, the high ground of cumbria,g problems as we get on through the week. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. two men — believed to have been members of the islamic state cell known as "the beatles" — complain they can't have a fair trial because the government has stripped them of their british citizenship the senior labour party official, embroiled in an anti—semitism row, has stepped down from the party's ruling body. christine shawcroft will be replaced by eddie izzard. russia has more than doubled the number of british diplomats it plans to expel, because of the blame being placed on moscow over the salisbury nerve agent attack. a private funeral service has taken place in cambridge for stephen hawking. the astronomer royal, lord rees and actor eddie redmayne gave readings at the service on meet the author i will talk to the actor and writer, sir anthony sher, whose new book charts his preparations for playing one of shakespeare's greatest preparations for playing one of sha kespeare‘s greatest roles, prepa

throughout the day, the snow gates on the a66 remained closed between county durham and cumbria, keeping'm trying to get the brough to pick my daughter up, she has been stuck there since last night. it is just a question of getting around. with around 11 centimetres of snow already falling on higher ground like here in west yorkshire, more snow is expected, but the majority tonight and tomorrow morning will be in the south—west of england with amber weather warnings in place until 9am tomorrow. it is not all doom and gloom, though. the so—called mini beast from the east has brought some fun with that too, with all sorts heading out to enjoy the weather. as for when temperatures get back to normal, things should be warming up by tuesday. frankie mccamley, bbc news in west yorkshire. facebook has tonight announced a comprehensive review to determine whether the personal data of 50 million users has been compromised, after reports of misuse by cambridge analytica, the data firm used by donald trump's election campaign. it comes as the head of cambridge analytica has been called back before

somewhere under here is the a66 in cumbria. even the gritters aren't venturing out this far.be a busy dual carriageway over the pennines but it has been shut for days. it probably won't open for days yet and it's all because of these gale force winds just blowing the snow constantly across the carriageway. police are patrolling the roads to discourage people from ignoring the closures. these conditions are some of the worst i've seen for many years. the a66 is always one that's a problem area. as you can see today, this is particularly bad. trying to get this open is impossible at the moment. in hampshire, the 17:05 waterloo to weymouth train last night unintentionally turned into a sleeper service. passengers were stuck on board for 13 hours as the train lost power. the heating then failed in the freezing conditions. they managed to restore power so we had lights but we had no heating and things like the buffet car had run out of food and drink earlier on in the evening. so, it was a pretty cold night. in shropshire, huge snowdrifts blocked country roads as an army of farmer

danjohnson, bbc news in cumbria. now on bbc news, our world.club, the opposition candidate makes her pitch to the capital's cultural elite. russian democracy is a strange and sometimes dangerous beast. it's a fake election. it is a fake election? yes, i am always telling that. explain what you mean. i mean like in a casino, when the win is always on the house. in russian elections, it is always on putin's side. so i'm not trying to win, i have no illusions about that. i am taking part to be heard. once upon a time, in the former capital of the czars, a girl was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. when the communist empire collapsed, it produced an alchemy that turned silver into gold for some. ksenia sobcha k‘s family was among those few. her father, one of the founders of russia's new democracy, became the mayor of st petersburg. he would later die in uncertain circumstances, while his former deputy, a once unknown kgb officer, would become the most powerful man in russia. he was the person who gave who gave putin his firstjob. i was a litt

this is the river avon and it will be the usual suspects, the high ground of cumbria they could havethis is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: two men accused of carrying out beheadings for the so—called islamic state complain that they won't get a fair trial after losing their british citizenship. the senior labour party official embroiled in an anti—semitism row has stepped down from the party's ruling executive. more british diplomats have been ordered to leave moscow by the kremlin in the continuing row over the use of a nerve agent in salisbury. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. relatives of western hostages beheaded by the islamic state

heavier rain on the hills spreading towards cumbria, northern england and north wales later.in northern england with cloud in place. even here, milder air on thursday which pushes in off the atlantic. by the end of the week still, winds off the atlantic so nowhere near as cold. after patchy rain into thursday, it brightens up to eastern areas with sunny spells. clouding over in the west without breaks of rain later, strung together. all in double figure temperatures, 12, 13, 1a celsius in some parts of eastern scotland. rain on thursday night and into friday which clears eastern areas on friday, sunny spells here and showers from the west. they could be heavy with hail and thunder, blustery day with longer spells of rain into western scotland and the north of northern ireland later. temperatures still into double figures. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at eight: the british company accused of influencing the presidential election by using facebook data, suspends its ceo, meanwhile mps have requested a face to face with facebook, calling on founder mark zuckerb

heavy rain in dumfries and galloway and cumbria. not much in the east of england.nd wales but it is windy. sunny spells developing across england and wales. rain in northern ireland and scotland. strong winds pushing up to the north—east of scotland and one or two showers in north—west of england and north wales. most of england should be tried with sunny spells. 13 degrees pretty good. some rain arriving in the south—west of the backis arriving in the south—west of the back is by strong winds across cornwall possibly into devon. that continues overnight. the rain is very much lighter. it becomes drier in scotland and northern ireland. the touch of frost and icy patches around much milder further south across the uk put it into the weekend the rain will clear away. good sunny spells developing. temperatures rarely should be at this time of year. dahl, damp sort of day across the south—east of england. the rain, light and patchy, clearing away from the south—west and wales. towards the north west there could be a few blustery showers that made be a touch of snow in

cumbria, did you not, hugh, or played a part in it —— the review. played a part in it —— the review.e night. job, as it turned out, on the night. we were told forthrightly that on the night it didn't bear any... any importance. importance. but they were over the radio and by different means —— out of force. different means —— out of force. they had had the locations of them, but they haven't. but they haven't. it's something that needs to be looked at. that needs to be looked at. job will it be to put it right, i suppose, is the question? suppose, is the question? office, in discussion with the police forces. police forces. i think we do have recommendations in our report for the home office. in our report for the home office. i have mentioned two of them. have mentioned two of them. one being to ensure that rode phone never make the same mistake again. never make the same mistake again. up the issues that you have just raised —— vodafone. up the issues that you have just raised -- vodafone. thank you. there any other questions that colleagues want to raise? colleagues want to raise?

there have been a few accidents, in cumbria there has been a 12 car accident and in derbyshire, the snake of congestion due to the snow. the highways agency are saying to take care especially with the winds up to 70 mph. give yourself time, wrap up warm, take blankets, make sure you are prepared because that still will come down thick and heavy overnight. into tomorrow, there will be lots more snow, especially in the midlands, wales, even in devon and cornwall police are saying it will be heavy overnight. this is... the mini based on these. it is not expected to last as long as last time. thank you so much. you can see that snow drifting behind you, blowing in the wind and affecting our signal to you. we believe that therefore now. thank you very much. let's take a look at how this blast of wintry weather is affecting other parts of the country. the east coast is worst hit so far. thank you to sam howard for this shot of the harbour at leigh—on—sea in essex blanketed with snow. everton‘s theo walcott got a snowy beard as his team took on stoke city at the bet365 stadium in stoke. and ther

danjohnson, bbc news in cumbria.ave been a challenge for people across the uk, but they've also inspired many examples of community spirit. jon kay reports now from north devon, which has also seen particularly heavy snow falls. this is the a39, now being cleared one scoop at a time. miles of snow have to go to free this part of devon. we need to dig through to get the roads open again. volunteers are helping council and highway staff on exmoor so supplies can come in and villagers can get out. what's happened here is that the high winds have brought all this snow in off the moors and it's basically become trapped on the road by the high trees and the bushes and it can't go anywhere. it can't get away. compare it, look, with the hills at the side. there, the snow has pretty much melted now, but on the road itself — completely blocked. people are running low on supplies and i think that worries people in this day and age when we are not used to those sort of circumstances. there is so much to do. the nearest town, lyn

somewhere under here is the a66 in cumbria. even the gritters aren‘t venturing out this far. worst i‘ve seen for many years. the a66 is always one that‘s a problem area. as you can see today, this is particularly bad. trying to get this open is impossible at the moment. in hampshire, the 17:05 waterloo to weymouth train last night unintentionally turned into a sleeper service. passengers were stuck on board for 13 hours as the train lost power. the heating then failed in the freezing conditions. they managed to restore power so we had lights but we had no heating and things like the buffet car had run out of food and drink earlier on in the evening. so, it was a pretty cold night. in shropshire, huge snowdrifts blocked country roads as an army of farmers set out across britain to try and clear them. neighbouring worcestershire also saw several inches of snow. across the border into wales, three people were rescued after getting buried by drifts in their car near cowbridge. they had to sound their horn to guide searchers in. in ebbw vale, firefighters were called in to dig the

there is an amber warning across the northern, eastern and southern scotland, parts of cumbria and waleshe north and east of the country, north—east england, with snow across south east england into the midlands but this is more patchy. more significant snow is coming in across the south west and wales. here we could well see up to 20 centimetres, eight inches. locally we might see even more than double that with the added hazard of freezing rain. it will be very windy. the fact these might be the temperatures you see on your thermometer, if you add on the wind chill, it will feel much colder, in birmingham it will feel more like minus 13. heading through the evening, we continue with the snow across the north and eastern parts a respite in the southeast but more snow across the southeast but more snow across the southeast but more snow across the south west and wales. a cold night, very much the risk of ice. tomorrow the snow will let out a touch in the snuff —— in the south. by touch in the snuff —— in the south. by the end of friday, we are looking ata by the end of friday, we are loo

in the north—west, snow gates on the a 66 remain closed between cumbria and counted on and just gettingmean feat. we have been here for a good hour and i have done a quarter of this road so iam making have done a quarter of this road so i am making headway. there were severe delays as trains were stopped in their tracks. railway stations across the country have also seen delays and cancellations. in gloucester, sporting fixtures like the anglo welsh cup final had to be called off for snow stopped play. and as the heaviest snowfall hit the south—west, bristol airport stopped flights with exeter airport cancelling flights for the rest of the day. the snow showed no sign of giving up in devon and neither did those trying to keep traffic moving. while snowploughs and critters cleared major roads, some drivers we re cleared major roads, some drivers were stuck and there were problems on the m5 and a roads with murderous seemingly ignoring repeated appeals not to go out unless it was essential. when people ignore those warnings it does get frustrating because the already stretched resources a

transport badly affected across england, lots of minor roads, little roads in the high grounds of cumbriaorkshire completely impassable because of snow drifts. the a66 is shot but the m62 reopened in the early hours of this morning. as far as real goes 20 real companies tell us they are operating on a reduced service with cross—country and the virgin east coast reducing services between england and scotland but as we understand that the west coast mainline between england and scotla nd mainline between england and scotland is still running. 500 people in yorkshire are still without power although the authorities tell us they were hoping to get them back online about now. a thousand people in the north—west of england also without power. and a thousand people in the north west have had their power restored. we are also getting reports that down in somerset and number of people, about ten people have been rescued from snowdrifts in cards or from walking on exmoor and the authorities tell us that had those people not been rescued they would have died. goodness. thank you very much. and the g

another road that has been closed is the a66 from scotch corner, across the pennines, to brough, in cumbriaacross the pennines opened earlier this morning, so there are some of the main routes starting to open up. the emergency services are though saying, please try to avoid travelling if you have two and take care on the roads if you do need to travel. alison freeman in northumberland. let's go to glasgow now and speak to catriona renton. glasgow has had a rough time. what is the emerging picture for today? things are certainly slowly on the mend here. we are not too bad where we are this morning at all. having travelled around the city today, you can see the main routes is pretty accessible. it is still a bit slippy in some places underfoot. it is more the areas where the gritters have not been able to get to yet that are difficult. my own street is pretty difficult. my own street is pretty difficult at the moment and that is because the pavement is slippy, the snow is compacting underfoot, it is still freezing at night and starting to become like an ice rink in some places. the advice fo

that will come and go through the day, a heavier burst on the hills, spreading towards parts of cumbriaeast of scotland. cloud breaks in the afternoon, the cricket 12 degrees in aberdeenshire. england and wales after that, a chilly start. 7—10, but it will still feel cold in northern england with cloud in place. but even here, mild air in place for thursday. you can see it pushed in off the atlantic. it cools down a touch by the end of the week, but wind off the atlantic, so not as cold as we started with. after patchy rain through the night into thursday, it brightens up in eastern areas, clouding over in the west with outbreaks of rain later in the day, strong gale force winds through the day. double figure temperatures, 12, 13, maybe 1a in parts of scotland and eastern england. rain across the country through thursday night into friday. good, long sunny spells, but showers get going in the west. in the south, heavy with hail and fund, fairly blustery day by and large, longer spells of rain pushing into western scotland and the north of northern ireland later. temperatures still, thou

danjohnson, bbc news in cumbria.manslaughter and arson following an explosion in leicester last sunday. five people were killed, and several more injured, in the blast, in the hinkley road area of the city. a supermarket and the flat above it were demolished. let's get more now on our story that video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's football world cup in russia after the game's lawmakers unanimously approved the use of the technology. tim vickery is in rio dejaneiro. iam i am ridiculously excited about speaking to you, tim. as i am about speaking to you, tim. as i am about speaking about the world cup. will it work? luna it might be too bold. remember when var the referee was first introduced, many people thought it would be a panacea and solve all problems. —— it might be too bold. we are seeing an element of rejection. 47% of the players in germany don't want it. they have seen it in operation. they are not happy at all. in terms of the world cup, this leaves us with two problems. one is short—

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somewhere under here is the a66 in cumbria. even the gritters are not venturing out this far.ould normally be a busy dual carriageway over the pennines, but it's been shut for days. it probably won't open for days yet. and it's all because of these gale force winds just blowing the snow constantly across the carriageway. police are patrolling the roads to discourage people from ignoring the closures. these conditions are some of the worst i've seen for many years. the a66 is always a problem area but today this is particularly bad. trying to get this open is impossible at the moment. in hampshire, the 17.05 waterloo to weymouth train last night unintentionally turned into a sleeper service. passengers were stuck on board for 13 hours as the train lost power. the heating then failed in the freezing conditions. they managed to restore power so we had lights, but we had no heating, and things like the buffet car had run out of food and drink earlier in the evening. so it was a pretty cold night. in shropshire, huge snowdrifts blocked country roads, as an army of farmers set out a

the a66 is a very important trans—pennine route, linking north yorkshire with penrith in cumbria, vitalt for five days because of the snow, but the highways agency say after hard work by their crews, it has reopened. driving conditions still very bad, it has been snowing and sleeting here today and there is a lot of fog around as well. the weather also still affecting trans—pennine rail routes, there is a replacement bus service on the carlisle to a replacement bus service on the ca rlisle to newcastle a replacement bus service on the carlisle to newcastle route and the leads to carlisle route is affected, too. as far as the east coast mainline goes, they did get some trains running last night, but today, still no trains on the west coast mainline. there is a replacement bus service there. within scotland itself, scotrail say their services are nearly normal, although there will be alterations to timetables within scotland tomorrow. in fact, to timetables within scotland tomorrow. infact, rail companies across the uk saying that the weather has been so bad, it is causing cancellations t

it was a heartbreaking disaster on the m6 in cumbria, and all because of one of these.ple still use mobile phones behind the wheel. now, when you are in your car... ..you have really got to keep your eyes peeled. anything could happen. a kid could dash out in front of you, another car could make a sudden manoeuvre, and you certainly should not be doing any of this. i'm just going to let my mate know. hang on. it's not easy looking at this. i can't really keep one eye on the road and this. well, you maybejust think you will get away with it. after all, you could just be going down a nice quiet road. could even be stuck ina trafficjam. or maybe it's somewhere you know really well. of course it does not really matter. because i am not really driving. but if i had been caught with this in my hand that would mean a £200 fine and six points on my licence. but if i had caused an accident i could end up in prison. those penalties doubled a year ago. but is anyone taking it more seriously? in carlisle, it's rush—hour. he is on his phone. that will do for me. pc dan beige is on t

this is the main a66 which links scotch corner in north yorkshire to penrith in cumbria.ays because of the snow but the last couple of hours it has reopened. the highways agency said that the crews worked very hard to open it. driving conditions are very poor not just because open it. driving conditions are very poor notjust because of the snow but fog as well. the weather affecting tra ns—pennine railway routes from newcastle to carlisle. no trains but a replacement bus service. the leeds and lancaster to carlisle route is also affected. as the maine coast links between england and scotland, the east coast main line did get trains running again yesterday but there are no trains on the west coast today because of a rail replacement bus service. railway companies across the uk so the weather has been so bad that they have been making cancellations and delays throughout the country, and that continues to be the case tomorrow. you should check before you try to make any rail journeys. check before you try to make any railjourneys. a check before you try to make any rail jour

great dun fell in cumbria, the daytime high today reached —7.1 celsius with wind dusts in excess of 85tting warmer? good evening to you. the prospects are actually that as we go through into the coming week things will turn warmer. but we have another day or two to wait. and some more snow to come in places. i have a couple of silly pictures for you as well, this one from kent earlier on from one of our weather watchers. snow scene clone to sheffield as well and more snow to come. this is the radar picture from earlier on. can see just how many snow showers there are adhered, plenty. it thick and fast and then down here to the south, some more persistent snow that is drifting its way westwards. a couple of met office be prepared warnings in force for parts of east yorkshire, lincolnshire to the north midlands. to the south—east and the london area and those warnings will bejoined by london area and those warnings will be joined by another warning, london area and those warnings will bejoined by another warning, valid during sunday across the south—west and the south—east of wales. here

somewhere under here is the a66 in cumbria. even the gritters aren't venturing out this far.s should normally be a busy dual carriageway over the pennines but it has been shut for days. it probably won't open for days yet and it's all because of these gale force winds just blowing the snow constantly across the carriageway. police are patrolling the roads to discourage people from ignoring the closures. these conditions are some of the worst i've seen for many years. the a66 is always one that's a problem area. as you can see today, this is particularly bad. trying to get this open is impossible at the moment. in hampshire, the 17:05 waterloo to weymouth train last night unintentionally turned into a sleeper service. passengers were stuck on board for 13 hours as the train lost power. the heating then failed in the freezing conditions. they managed to restore power so we had lights but we had no heating and things like the buffet car had run out of food and drink earlier on in the evening. so, it was a pretty cold night. in shropshire, huge snowdrifts blocked country roads as