thank you for that, danny savage live at| you for that, danny savage live at headingley.e disability employment gap is stubbornly wide, with around half of disabled people in employment, compared to just over 80% of those who are non—disabled. our correspondent nikki fox has been to meet two people trying to find work. my biggest fear is that i could go throughout my life never working, and that really, really frightens me. amrit is blind and has a degree and a postgraduate diploma in psychology and counselling. when her children started secondary school, she started looking for work. it's been five years and she's still not got a job. she's even struggled to get voluntary work. i was told that the office was not suitable for me as a blind person, that they wouldn't be able to accommodate a desk for me and it wouldn't be safe. the difference between the number of disabled people in work compared to non—disabled people is what's known as the disability employment gap. although it has slightly narrowed in the last few years, experts say this is in most part down to the fact

danny savage, bbc news.housands of homes are still without power after 40,000 were left with no electricity at the height of the storm. homes were damaged, with roofs torn from buildings. most schools were closed and train services were cancelled. lorries were blown over and both bridges into wales were shut. the police and coastguard warned people to avoid coastal areas due to the risk to life. the weather system has been moving relatively rapidly from west to east. storm eunice was strengthened by a powerful jet stream, which propelled it across the republic of ireland and the uk. eunice is now moving across northern europe, where it'll give the risk of damaging winds in germany, scandinavia, poland and the baltic states into saturday. as the storm moved into europe, code red weather warnings were issued by the dutch authorities. three people have been killed in the netherlands by falling trees. a man died in belgium afterfalling from his boat. anna holligan reports from the hague. this was no ordinary day

danny savage, bbc news.n in london. 24 hours on, things are nowhere near back to normal, are they? that is right. plenty of delays and cancellations around the country today because storm eunice left lots of trees and other debris on the tracks that needed clearing and other damage that needed to be fixed and a number of train companies today were telling people, please don't travel, including south western railway and the great western railway and the great western railway and greater anglia. it looks like there could be further disruption into tomorrow with those weather warnings in place, great western railway says there will be a speed restriction across its network, and also if trains and delays and cancellations could be expected. —— also fewer trains. they say don't travel unless necessary. trains can be expected to be busy and generally the advice is still to check before you travel. katy austin, thanks forjoining us. a french modelling agent, who was a close associate of paedophilejeffrey epstein, h

danny savage, bbc news.ope, code red weather warnings were issued by the dutch authorities. three people have been killed in the netherlands by falling trees. a man died in belgium afterfalling from his boat. anna holligan reports from the hague. this was no ordinary day at the beach. this was scheveningen on the edge of the hague. coastal areas felt the full force of storm eunice with gusts of up to 130 kilometres an hour. the dutch meteorological institute declared a code red emergency, which lasted well into the evening. just listen to that gale. this football stadium has heard some roars but none as ferocious as eunice. schools and universities closed early to ensure students could get home while the bike paths were still safe. most people realised it was best not to ride. across the border in belgium, transport services were also disrupted. and patients in this hospital had a very lucky escape when a crane collapsed. whilst sunday is expected to bring some calm, another storm is on the horizon. it is fo

danny savage, bbc news.rrests as they move to end a truck drivers�* blockade of the capital, 0ttawa. more than 20 vehicles — including lorries parked outside parliament — have been towed away. drivers spent the last three weeks protesting against mandatory coronavirus vaccinations to cross into the united states. marieke walsh is a reporter with the globe and mail — i pointed out there were scuffles earlier and asked for an update on the situation. certainly, a few skirmishes that we saw, especially later this evening. it is friday in the capital. what you see behind me is this black or darker wall, that is a wall of people facing off with protesters and police. the police are walking towards them very slowly and deliberately, a few steps at a time and all the while, protesters are trying to resist them, facing off with them, sometimes shouting at them. but the police are still moving forward, still pushing forward, they have a lot of back—up, police on horses for example. they have used pepper spray. it is

danny savage, bbc news. a huge clean—up to be down there. that we are covering on our website, also on our that you will want to download. this is bbc news — a reminder of our headlines... ukraine's president says his country would not be provoked into conflict by russia but was determined to protect itself with or without support from western allies. let's get more on that — tom keatinge is director of the centre for financial crime and security studies at the royal united services institute — a nonpartisan think—tank specialising in defence and security. here's what he makes of the west's response so far. the western allies have learned their lesson from 2014, which is you need to make it very clear in advance what these sanctions will be. we're trying to deter vladimir putin. in 2014, the sanctions came after he had acted, so all these messages we're hearing — whether it's from the foreign secretary, the prime minister, lindsey graham there, kamala harris today as well — are really important because there needs to be absolutely no questio

danny savage, bbc news.power, as we mentioned. earlier we heard from ross easton, who's director of external affairs at the energy networks association. they look after power across the uk and ireland. 155,000 people without power at the moment, and the effort really focusing on reconnecting those customers. it's been a mammoth effort. 1.2 million people reconnected. we've got 8000 engineers out there working around the clock to do that as quickly as they safely can, but the challenges are immense. i mean, we've seen the severe weather. we sawjust a second ago a house crushed by a tree. the electricity network also seeing damage from trees and from airborne debris as well. it's very difficult to predict exactly where that damage is going to come in and also, the challenge we've got is that the storm has been so severe. we've seen two rare red weather warnings. that is very unusual, particularly in terms of the geography as well, so it has been extremely challenging, and the weather continues to be challengin

danny savage, bbc news.eople missing after a ferry burst into flames near the greek island of corfu. they are all thought to be lorry drivers from bulgaria, greece, turkey and lithuania. 280 passengers and crew were evacuated from the euroferry 0lympia after a blaze broke out on friday. firefighters still battling to get the blaze under control in the ionian sea. the euro ferry 0lympia was travelling every teen nine—hourjourney from greece to italy when the fire broke out early on friday. in the dark, passengers were woken and told to get into a life raft. their relatives face an agonising wait for information. i spoke to another driver that was also in the hold in the cars. i asked him if he had news of my father. he said they had seen him but after they took us out of the ship the passengers gathered together and we were looking for your father but could not find him anywhere. and not only him, but three others as well. some relatives have criticised the standard on board for lorry drivers. so mikey was af

danny savage, bbc news.addington station in london. things are nowhere near back to normal, are they? that's right. it's not as bad as it was yesterday, but there have been plenty of delays and cancellations today stop a lot of people who wanted to travel yesterday and couldn't have had to rearrange plans again. services have resumed, but a number of train companies including great western railways, south—western railway and greater anglia in the east of england have been asking people not to travel. the reason there is such a knock—on impact is, there has been lots of clearing up the do of trees and other debris that went onto the tracks during the storm. there have been repairs to do to some overhead power lines. and there's the question of getting the trains and train crews back into the right places so that normal services can eventually resume. some of the trains that are running are likely to be very busy, and the general advice remains, to check before you travel. the prime minister has warned that an

our correspondent danny savage has this report from bristol.ing, a local landmark toppled. oh, my god, i caught that on video! as storm eunice swept in from the atlantic, the water was whipped into huge waves and coastal areas saw the highest gusts. i don't know what the actual wind speed is, but you can barely stand up in it. i'm guessing it's 80, 90 mph on top of the cliff. the sea state along the south coast was frightening. by lunchtime, 10% of homes in cornwall were without power, and the isle of wight had recorded a gust of 122 mph. oh, my god, oh, my god, whoa! it's ok. nobody�*s hurt. it's just hurt the brand—new fence. whoa. and it wasn't just trees falling. that's the spire of st thomas's church in wells being destroyed. near bristol, a speed limit on the m4 prince of wales bridge wasn't enough to keep traffic moving. for what's thought to be the first time ever, both bridges here across the severn estuary have closed because of the high winds. but the severe flood warnings here have now expired. thankfully, the worst case scenario wa

danny savage, bbc news.s found to have broken the law by police investigating downing street parties. he said "i can't comment about a process that is under way." when asked by sophie raworth for the bbc�*s sunday morning politics programme. she also asked how he'd feel about his own mps calling for a vote of no—confidence. (gfx ff)he said: i am fortunate to be the prime minister of a free independent democratic country where people can take that sort of decision, and where i do face that sort of pressure, that's a wonderful thing. this is bbc news — a reminder of our headlines... borisjohnson warns europe could be on the verge of the biggest conflict since the second world war — if russia invades ukraine. canadian police defend their use of pepper spray and stun grenades to clear demonstrators from outside parliament. the search is continuing for 12 people missing after a ferry burst into flames near the greek island of corfu. they are all thought to be lorry drivers from bulgaria, greece, turkey and lithua

danny savage, bbc news.ament building. officers said they'd been met with aggression by those who remain. for their part, protesters — who object to covid manadates — claim the police have been heavy—handed. dozens of arrests have been made. let's hear from the acting chief of police in ottawa. residents, we're focused on your safety. we are not going anywhere until you have your streets back. we are aware of protesters leaving the parliamentary precinct moving to surrounding neighbourhoods. we are working with our partners and we will remove these protesters peacefully from your area. this operation is still moving forward. it is not over and it will take more time until we have achieved our goals. let's speak to steve scherer, ottawa bureau chief for reuters. thank you forjoining us. take us through the significance of what happened today. through the significance of what happened today-— happened today. today, police continued what _ happened today. today, police continued what they _ happened today. toda

danny savage, bbc news.rks association who look after power across the uk and ireland. thank you so much forjoining us on what must be an incredibly busy day for you. talk me through the challenges that are ahead, how are you feeling? we challenges that are ahead, how are you feeling?— challenges that are ahead, how are ou feelin: ? ~ ., ., , you feeling? we have got the number down since your _ you feeling? we have got the number down since your report _ you feeling? we have got the number down since your report there. - down since your report there. 155,000 people without power at the moment and the effort really focusing on reconnecting those customers. it has been a mammoth effort, 1.2 million people reconnected. we had 8000 engineers out there working around the clock to do that as quickly as they safely can, but the challenges are immense. we have seen the severe weather, we saw a second ago a house crushed by the tree. the electricity network also seeing damage from and airborne debris as well. itruii

danny savage, bbc news, harrogate.roop royal horse artillery fired a 41—gun salute at green park in london, there were also gun salutes at edinburgh castle and the tower of london. day three of the winter olympics in beijing, and there was disappointment for team gb's curling mixed—doubles pair, when they were narrowly beaten in a tough semifinal against norway. jen dodds and bruce mouat lost 6—5, ending their hopes of a gold or silver medal. with more on this and the rest of the day's 0lympic action, here's laura scott. their faces said it all. as they watched their hopes of a guaranteed olympic medal slide away. even more agonising for bruce mouat and jen dodds, given their strong start. has she done it? i think she has! but late on, norway struck. pressure on the british pair. listen to their yells getting more distressed. curl! got to curl a lot. look at the stone refusing to curl, and feel the despair of dodds. a semifinal lost, while norway's husband and wife team celebrated. it's very tough to get over but we ha

danny savage, bbc news. river? yes, you can see those temporary flood barriers - the river? yes, you can see those temporary flood barriers that i the river? yes, you can see those | temporary flood barriers that have gone up behind us, they go up a couple of times a year, but this time does feel different because everyone living those —— behind those barriers has been advised to leave their homes and people either side had been told it might be a goodidea side had been told it might be a good idea to have a bag packed and ready to go in case they need to live in a hurry, and it is the swollen river levels that are the problem. we were up the river earlier today and river severn has already burst its banks and surrounding some homes and there is this delay, the extra river we are saying here fell over the welsh hills mall is way over the weekend and takes 48 hours or so to come down screen and that is really the problem. that means these levels are still rising and we are told they might not peak until this

danny savage, bbc news.barriers have been told they should leave their homes, those living nearby have been told it would be a good idea to have a bag packed just in case they have to go in a hurry. the fear is the water comes over the barriers. hopefully you can just see how swollen the river severn is. we've been half an hour upriver earlier today and there are homes beginning to flood and people leaving. there is a delayed reaction, all the extra water fell on the welsh hills over the weekend and it takes 48 hours for the effects of that to be seen. what it means is this water hasn't finished rising. we are told it could be this time tomorrow before it peaks and what that means is there will be a very nervous evening and anxious night for the people here and everyone living alongside this river. . ~ everyone living alongside this river. ., ~' , ., everyone living alongside this river. ., ,, , ., ., , everyone living alongside this river. ., , river. thank you. in the last couple of minutes- — river. thank

his victims are calling for him to be stripped of his title. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been being made today in the wake of the sentencing, danny? today in the wake of the sentencing, dann ? , , ., ., i. ., danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case — danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case where _ danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case where both _ danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case where both the judge i a court case where both the judge and the defendant can both technically be called your lord or my lordship, but today we had exactly that. with lord ahmed of rotherham in the dock and being sentenced to 5.5 years in prison. he was tried under his name nazir ahmed. that trial ended last month and it was the sentencing hearing today. he assaulted two children, a boy and girl, back in the 1970s when he himself was a teenager. they, the victims and other pressure groups, have now been saying since he was found guilty that he should not be allowed to keep his title of lord. he will go to prison as a lord, he will come out from his sen

danny savage reports from bristol. cornwall was one of the first areas hit this morning.om the atlantic, the water was whipped into huge waves, and coastal areas saw the highest gusts. i don't know what the actual wind speed is, but you can barely stand up in it. i'm guessing it's 80, 90 mph. the sea state along the south coast was frightening. the isle of wight recorded a gust of 122 mph. in hampshire, a man in his 20s died when the van he was in hit a tree. the driver was also seriously injured. oh, my gosh! oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh! and it wasn'tjust trees falling. that is the spire of st thomas's church in wells being destroyed. near bristol, a speed limit on the m4 prince of wales bridge wasn't enough to keep traffic moving. for what's thought to be the first time ever, both bridges here across the severn estuary are closed because of the high winds. but the severe flood warnings here have now expired. thankfully, the worst—case scenario wasn't realised. temporary flood defences were not tested. but authorities say it isn't over yet. today, as serious as it is, and i

our first report tonight is from our correspondent danny savage.he first areas hit this morning. as storm eunice swept in from the atlantic, the water was whipped into huge waves, and coastal areas saw the highest gusts. i don't know what the actual wind speed is, but you can barely stand up in it. the sea state along the south coast was frightening. the isle of wight had recorded a gust of 122 mph. hampshire a hampshirea man hampshire a man in his 20s died when the van he was in hit a tree. the driver was also seriously injured. oh my gosh. oh my gosh. oh my gosh. and it wasn'tjust oh my gosh. oh my gosh. oh my gosh. and it wasn't just trees falling. that is the spire of st thomas�*s church in wells being destroyed. near bristol, a speed limit on the m4 prince of wales bridge wasn't enough to keep traffic moving. for what is thought to be the first time ever both bridges here across the severn estuary are closed because of the high winds. but the severe flood warnings here have now expired. thankfully, the worst case scenario wasn't realised. temp

ourfirst report tonight is from our correspondent, danny savage, in bristol.bude this morning, a local landmark toppled. oh, my god, i caught that on video! as storm eunice swept in from the atlantic, the water was whipped into huge waves and coastal areas saw the highest gusts. i don't know what the actual wind speed is, but you can barely stand up in it. i'm guessing it's 80, 90 mph on top of the cliff. the sea state along the south coast was frightening. by lunchtime, 10% of homes in cornwall were without power, and the isle of wight had recorded a gust of 122 mph. oh, my god, oh, my god, whoa! it's ok. nobody�*s hurt. it's just hurt the brand—new fence. whoa. and it wasn't just trees falling. that's the spire of st thomas's church in wells being destroyed. near bristol, a speed limit on the m4 prince of wales bridge wasn't enough to keep traffic moving. for what's thought to be the first time ever, both bridges here across the severn estuary have closed because of the high winds. but the severe flood warnings here have now expired. thankfully, the worst ca

the bbc�*s danny savage reports from bristol. the sea state along the south coast was frightening.of 122 miles an hour. in hampshire, a man in his 20s died when a van hit history. the driver was seriously injured. the driver was seriously injured-— the driver was seriously in'ured. g , ~y injured. my gosh, my gosh! my cosh! injured. my gosh, my gosh! my gosh! and _ injured. my gosh, my gosh! my gosh! and it — injured. my gosh, my gosh! my gosh! and it was _ injured. my gosh, my gosh! my gosh! and it was not _ injured. my gosh, my gosh! my gosh! and it was not just - injured. my gosh, my gosh! my gosh! and it was not just trees| gosh! and it was not 'ust trees fallin: . gosh! and it was not 'ust trees falling. that h gosh! and it was not 'ust trees falling. that is _ gosh! and it was not 'ust trees falling. that is the _ gosh! and it was not just trees falling. that is the spire - gosh! and it was not just trees falling. that is the spire of - falling. that is the spire of st thomas church in wells being destroyed. near bristol, eight speed limit on the m4 prince of wales bridge was

danny savage, bbc news.e people living behind those defences advised to leave their homes and those living nearby told it would be a good idea to have a bag packed in case they need to get going in a hurry. and the worry is that the river levels will continue to get so high that they eventually overtop these barriers. that's why they've told people to be on red alert here. i don't know if you can just see the water in the background, there, even though we're losing the light here? but it is a very swollen river severn. we've been up the river, about half an hour up river today, and there are homes there beginning to flood and people beginning to leave. and that's basically because of the delayed reaction on this water. essentially, all this extra water you're seeing here on the river severn here fell on the welsh hills over the weekend and that sort of 48 hour delay means that this river is continuing to get high. in fact, we're told it may not even peak until around this time tomorrow evening. and what that

our correspondent danny savage joins us now. t tell us more of the background to this case. this was a terrible incident _ background to this case. this was a terrible incident at _ background to this case. this was a terrible incident at the _ background to this case. this was a terrible incident at the end - background to this case. this was a terrible incident at the end of- background to this case. this was a terrible incident at the end of may. terrible incident at the end of may last year here in lincoln sheer, when daniel boulton had bombarded his former partner bethany vincent with 900 messages on facebook over a weekend, overa with 900 messages on facebook over a weekend, over a saturday and sunday —— lincolnshire. then on the monday he wants 28 miles, on foot, from skegness, where he was staying in a hostile, to bethany vincent's home, and when he got there, he loitered outside before going and killing both bethany and her son darren henson, who was nine years old. he stabbed them both to death. following that, he went

our correspondent danny savage has more. a half years in prison. part of this case is that the victims are calling for him to be stripped of his title of lord ahmed of rotherham. he was tried under his name of nazir ahmed but still carries that title. he goes to prison today as a lord. he will be released as things stand in about two and a half years' time halfway through his sentence still able to use that title. what some people are saying is there now needs to be a change in the law to strip him of that title so he cannot benefit in the future by using it or making any financial gain. so that is part of the crux of this matter — should he now lose his title after being sentenced today to prison for five and a half years. one of his victims gave an impact statement today saying how it had affected her life. she said, "he is a paedophile who feels no personal shame but in the end all tyrants fall." he was wearing a suit in the dock, listening to the sentencing remarks from the judge today. he turned and waved to his family,

imposed by private car park operators are to be capped at £50 in england, scotland and wales — as danny savageails into an automated system where he was allowed to park. he is now contesting the £2000 the private parking company says he owes. the biggest frustration is not being able to deal with anybody. it's just a faceless organisation. they just try to maximise the payments they can get from me. it is prime land. we need it for our guests for the hotel. we don't have enough spaces as it is. but businesses which use private parking firms say they have an important role. at this hotel they will pass your details onto a company to pursue you for £100, but only as a last resort. if you are not booked in with us, a ticket goes on. but it clearly also explains you have an opportunity to come into the hotel and pay the normal parking rate, so no extra fine, just settle for your ticket. we don't want people coming here and dumping cars. and just before this interview we saw somebody did exactly that, trying to go and do her shopping! you can be pursued through the civil courts for a parking charge