a major incident has been declared in parts of wales because of storm daragh . because of storm daraghed—powys police said it was continuing to experience high volumes of calls about fallen trees and poor driving conditions. the storm, which hit the uk overnight, has brought heavy rain and winds of up to 93 miles an hour, causing widespread disruption. counties across south and north wales have been hit hardest, with some areas facing severe weather conditions, including flooding in northern northern ireland, authorities have warned people to undertake only essential travel. trains and some bus services were suspended and nearly 50,000 customers left without power as high winds caused severe damage to the electricity network. the met police has lifted the rare red warning, while yellow and amber alerts are still in place across affected regions . the weather affected regions. the weather has impacted travel, with rail services disrupted , bridges and services disrupted, bridges and roads closed. passengers at some of the uk's biggest airports have also described harrowing landings as a

so storm daragh will move into the near continent, still a big pressure gradient here, you can see these be certainly around coasts with some rain showers. but out towards the west, the sun should come out, the winds will ease and it'll actually be, relatively speaking, a pleasant end to sunday — temperatures will be around single figures on sunday. and then eventually sunday into monday, a high pressure topples over the uk, nasty conditions in the mediterranean, but we've got that high pressure, and that means some sunshine and much calmer weather. do take care wherever you are. live from london, this is bbc news. three million people in wales and the south—west of england are urged to stay at home as storm darragh hits. south korean president yoon suk yeol apologises for declaring martial law, as he faces a potential impeachment vote. rebel forces in syria say they have reached the outskirts of the city of homs. islamist fighters have already captured the cities of aleppo and hama after launching their surprise offensive last week. and five years after it was devastated by fire, notre

so storm daragh will move into the near continent, still a big pressure gradient here, you can see theseund coasts with some rain showers. but out towards the west, the sun should come out, the winds will ease and it'll actually be, relatively speaking, a pleasant end to sunday — temperatures will be around single figures on sunday. and then eventually sunday into monday, a high pressure topples over the uk, nasty conditions in the mediterranean, but we've got that high pressure, and that means some sunshine and much calmer weather. do take care wherever you are. live from washington, this is bbc news. south korea's president is expected to address the nation shortly ahead of an impeachment vote over his failed attempt to impose martial law. meanwhile, protests have continued outside parliament in seoul, this is the scene there live. and a month on from the election, the shape of donald trump's top team is becoming clear. hello, i'm carl nasman, welcome to bbc news. south korea's embattled president yoon suk yeol is set to address the nation in what is his first public appearance since r

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level routes like the a9 and the a83 may get closed tonight as well, so these impacts from storm daraghof the uk, they're going to be pretty widespread. plenty more on those weather warnings on the bbc website. round the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a massive police operation is still under way in new york after a gunman shot dead the chief executive of one america's biggest health insurance companies. police released new photos of "a person of interest," last seen on a bike in central park fleeing the shooting on wednesday morning. unitedhealthcare chief brian thompson was shot in midtown manhattan on his way to the company's investor meeting, and later died in hospital. earlier i spoke to cbs correspondent, jarred hill on the latest. in new york city, you know, maybe a few blocks away, a couple of miles away from the site of this shooting. it's a place that police say that the person of interest stayed for some time before that shooting. there's also some questions here around how exactly and when exactly he got to new york city. we are learning that he was on a greyhoun

so storm daragh will move into the near continent, still a big pressure gradient here, you can see thesebe certainly around coasts with some rain showers. but out towards the west, the sun should come out, the winds will ease and it'll actually be, relatively speaking, a pleasant end to sunday — temperatures will be around single figures on sunday. and then eventually sunday into monday, a high pressure topples over the uk, nasty conditions in the mediterranean, but we've got that high pressure, and that means some sunshine and much calmer weather. do take care wherever you are. live from washington, this is bbc news. but. in a national address, south korean president yoon suk yeol apologises for declaring martial law and says he won't do it again, but does not offer to resign. live pictures there as the president faces an impeachment vote in the coming hours. and a month on from the election, the shape of donald trump's top team is becoming clear. hello, i'm carl nasman. south korea's embattled president yoon suk yeol has apologised in a a dramatic but brief address to the nation — his

so storm daragh will move into the near continent, still a big pressure gradient here, you can see thesecoasts with some rain showers. but out towards the west, the sun should come out, the winds will ease and it'll actually be, relatively speaking, a pleasant end to sunday — temperatures will be around single figures on sunday. and then eventually sunday into monday, a high pressure topples over the uk, nasty conditions in the mediterranean, but we've got that high pressure, and that means some sunshine and much calmer weather. do take care wherever you are. live from washington. this is bbc news thousands flee as syrian rebels reach the city limits of the country's third largest city — homs. new video of the man who killed a top us health executive is released as officials say the manhunt is a multi—state operation. millions of people are warned to brace for storm darragh — which could bring life threatening conditions to parts of the uk. hello, i'm carl nasman. tens of thousands of people are fleeing the syrian city of homs, as rebel islamist fighters close in. it is the third major c

the prince was delayed by storm daragh.he was meant to meet donald trump ahead of the meeting, but will now meet him after the meeting also. he was also meant to meet jill biden, the first lady of the united states. he will now meet the president. he will now meet her at a side chat during the ceremony . that's been confirmed ceremony. that's been confirmed by kensington palace in the last few moments, donald trump, the president elect , and volodymyr president elect, and volodymyr zelenskyy, the ukrainian president, have held trilateral talks with mr macron on the steps of the elysee palace palace in paris. all three posed for pictures and shook hands. the meeting came ahead of that ceremony that is going on right now. volodymyr zelenskyy said that he had a good and productive trilateral meeting with the pair. that's just in as well . before that, french well. before that, french president, mr macron greeted mr trump at the same place on the steps of the elysee palace. the pair also posed for pictures there. mr trump and m

well, millions of people are still being urged to stay indoors as storm daragh continues to wreak havocacross the uk, a rare risk to life red warning for wind was issued this morning with gusts of up to 90 miles an hour already recorded. battering parts of wales and south—west england. that red warning, though , has now expired, but the though, has now expired, but the damage continues as yellow and amber warnings now for wind and rain remain in effect. travel is being severely disrupted, with roads blocked and trains suspended after trees were torn down by the high winds and over 30,000 homes are without power and crews are now working to restore supplies. though there's no word yet on when power will be back up and running. well, our reporter sophie reaper is out in the north—west of the country for us today, and she says there are big concerns for those amber rain alerts which continue to spread well here in the north west. >> what storm daragh means for us is that we've been forecast heavy rain and wind gusts of around 70 to 80mph in certain places yet on when power will no word yet

his plans were disrupted by storm daragh. he had originally been scheduled to meet mr trump before the cathedral event. william is expected to discuss the us, uk relationship with mr trump and mrs. biden . ex—owner elon musk mrs. biden. ex—owner elon musk was among the high profile names from around the world, including italian prime minister giorgia meloni and former french presidents francois hollande and nicolas sarkozy. earlier this afternoon, mr trump and mr macron had met the french president, greeted the us president, greeted the us president elect on the steps of the elysee palace , and the pair the elysee palace, and the pair shook hands and posed for pictures shortly after they met with volodymyr zelenskyy, the ukrainian president, for trilateral talks. mr zelenskyy said he had good and a good and productive meeting with the pair, while mr trump and mr macron addressed reporters this afternoon. here's what the us president elect had to say. it's a great honour and we had a great relationship as everyone knows, we ac

so storm daragh will move into the near continent, still a big pressure gradient here, you can see thesers are tightly packed, so gale force winds will be certainly around coasts with some rain showers. but out towards the west, the sun should come out, the winds will ease and it'll actually be, relatively speaking, a pleasant end to sunday — temperatures will be around single figures on sunday. and then eventually sunday into monday, a high pressure topples over the uk, nasty conditions in the mediterranean, but we've got that high pressure, and that means some sunshine and much calmer weather. do take care wherever you are. live from washington, this is bbc news. in a national address, south korean president yoon suk yeol apologises for declaring martial law and says he won't do it again, but does not offer to resign. thousands flee as syrian rebels reach the city limits of the country's third largest city, homs. new video of the man who killed a top us health executive is released as officials say the man—hunt is a multi—state operation. hello. i'm carl nasman. welcome to the programm

storm daragh will hit the west coast of scotland to cornwall and across northern ireland in the earlys of saturday morning. a yellow warning also covers much of england, wales and southern scotland from friday afternoon until early sunday. forecasters say the storm could bring potentially damaging gusts and travel disruption . well, those travel disruption. well, those are the latest gb news headlines for now i'm cameron walker. now it's back to dawn for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts . or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you very much, cameron, and thank you for your company. this afternoon. really appreciate it. now, as his popularity continues to tumble, sir keir starmer, should we just drop the sir. this afternoon keir starmer has today been unveiling more details of his plan for change as he looks to reset his government . reset his government. >> and this is a big job. pfisons >> and this is a big job. prisons overflowing the nhs on its knees. a £22 billion black hole in our public fina

and trains, planes, bridges, sports, festivals and festive events have been disrupted as storm daragh is bringing a risk to life weather alert across parts of the uk. that rare red warning is in place with gusts of more than 90 miles an hour recorded overnight in wales, leaving over 30,000 homes without power so far. the government sent a mobile phone alert to 3 million people, warning residents to stay indoors, but some claimed they didn't receive that message well. passengers have also been describing terrifying descents and harrowing landings in those strong winds as air traffic restrictions are currently in place at heathrow and gatwick airport, and heavy rain is also expected across much of the uk, with amber warnings for flooding in wales and disruption forecast throughout most of this weekend . throughout most of this weekend. and turning to the rails where passengers across the uk are facing wide, widespread disruption, as well as services struggle to cope with the impact of the storm. cancellations, delays and suspensions are in place as operators including crosscountry, grea

his plans were disrupted by storm daragh. he had originally been scheduled to meet mr trump before the cathedral event. he's expected to discuss further the us—uk relationship with mr trump and jill biden. ex—owner elon musk is among the high profile names from around the world, including italian prime minister giorgia meloni and former french president francois hollande and nicolas sarkozy . earlier this nicolas sarkozy. earlier this afternoon, mr trump and mr macron had met the french president, greeted the us president, greeted the us president elect on the steps of the elysee palace and the pair shook hands and posed for pictures shortly after they met with volodymyr zelenskyy, the ukrainian president, for trilateral talks. mr zelenskyy said he had a good and productive meeting with the pair , productive meeting with the pair, while mr trump and mr macron addressed reporters earlier this afternoon. here's what the us president elect had to say . president elect had to say. >> a great honour and we had a great relationship

weather warnings issued as storm daragh batters parts of the uk with winds of up to 90 miles.hour. >> around 3 million people have been urged to stay indoors after the met office issued a rare red weather warning in parts of wales and south—west of england. >> well, brits are braced for a weekend of chaos. delayed flights cancelled, trains postponed, christmas parties as well, of course. >> we're joined now by meteorologist john hammond. good morning john. has the weather kept you awake all night? i could hear a sort of storm raging all night. >> i know i could hear it outside all night long. and the good news is. or should i say the bad news is that the forecast is going exactly according to plan . so, yeah, the according to plan. so, yeah, the height of the storm over the next few hours. in fact, just over the last hour or two, we've had those 90 mile an hour gusts slamming into the west coast of wales, 91 miles an hour at one station, actually. but yeah , station, actually. but yeah, winds quite widely over 70 miles an hour now across a good chunk of west wales and funnelli