this was the scene this evening in dartford, where snow and ice alerts are still in place.e more frequent later and weather warnings will remain in place until tomorrow afternoon. our reporter simon jones has the latest from dartford in kent where snow and ice warnings are still in place. it has been dubbed the mini ‘beast from the east‘, the snow here in north kent has been coming down throughout the evening, eating heavier as time goes by. what a difference a day makes because yesterday, temperatures reached around 15 degrees. today in many areas where the snow and the biting wind, they have dropped below freezing and when you add in the windchill factor in areas here like da rtfo rd , windchill factor in areas here like dartford, the temperature has felt more like minus nine. now there is an amber weather warning in place for much of kent, london, the midlands, and also the north—west and it continues throughout the night into tomorrow morning. we are told in certain areas they could be up told in certain areas they could be up to 15 centimetres of snow and it could make

this was the scene in dartford.w showers will become more frequent later, and weather warnings will remain in place until tomorrow afternoon. the former fbi deputy director, andrew mccabe, has accused the trump administration of acting with political malice after he was fired just days before he was due to retire. an internal review said that mr mccabe leaked information and misled investigators — claims he has denied. president trump called his sacking "a great day for democracy". let's go live now to our washington correspondent, chris buckler. clearly, mr mccabe has decided he is not going to go quietly. he was fired by the attorney general, not president trump directly but he said it was as a direct result of presidential pressure and it was intended not just to presidential pressure and it was intended notjust to paint him but to discredit the fbi, law—enforcement agencies and the investigation by the special counsel into allegations of russian interference in the presidential election back in 2016. and certain

this was the scene earlier in dartford, where snow and ice alerts are still in place.ome more frequent later, and weather warnings will remain in place until later on sunday afternoon. the severe weather has brought with it some extremely high tides, and in norfolk, that has left some clifftop homes in danger of falling into the sea. emergency services have been asking residents in the town of hemsby, near great yarmouth, to leave. louise hubball sent this report. this is just how close these homes are to the cliff edge. this the most vulnerable, being checked by the coxswain of hemsby lifeboat. concerns were raised last night after an exceptionally high tide, this one of six houses at risk. the owner here left yesterday evening. at the other properties, we just constantly visit them throughout the evening, or will do this evening, to make sure that they are safe, that they have got appropriate measures in place, they've got a grab bag in the event that they decide to evac fairly quickly. in 2013, the largest tidal surge in 60 years saw three homes washed away in hemsb

the m25 is slow anticlockwise towards the dartford tunnel after a breakdown earlier.nt day of weather, and we'll see some good spells of sunshine around. the breeze will gradually lighten. so a weather front is moving its way eastwards. by the time we to the end of the morning rush hour, it should have gone, and the sky will brighten behind it. we'll see some good spells of sunshine develop. just the small chance of one or two isolated showers through the afternoon, but i think most of us are likely to stay dry. the sunshine turning a bit hazier with the arrival of more high cloud a bit later on through the day. top temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees celsius. now, through this evening and overnight, again it's likely to be frost—free. but, as you can see, we're likely to see some outbreaks of rain. it will be quite light and patchy into tomorrow morning. a lot of cloud, lows of four or five degrees celsius. over the weekend, we're keeping that cloud on saturday. again some outbreaks of light, patchy rain and drizzle. don't forget the clocks spring forward one hour on su