those roads around dartmoor have really had it in the last few weeks. roads around dartmoor have really the last few weeksm roads around dartmoor have really had it in the last few weeks. it is a case of here we go again. it absolutely is. tell us about the picture around dartmoor. overnight we had more snow, about an inch or more on higher ground and an inch where i am. but right across the uk we have a snow, high winds and plummeting temperatures, some down around minus six. around here minus four was the lowest temperature we had. three amber warnings in place in the north west, london and the south—east. and here in the south west right across the region for the best pa rt west right across the region for the best part of the day. at the moment iam best part of the day. at the moment i am close to the a38 were a few weeks ago some drivers were left stranded. once again an emergency plan was put in place. behind me either tractor ploughs, strategically placed to make sure they are there if the snow comes. we are told more snow, around 25 centimetres in some places, could arrive aroun

so, they abandoned their car on the edge of dartmoor and began married life in an emergency rescue centrevery slowly and we just knew we needed to keep each other safe. so, this ended up being the marital bed — on the floor of the school classroom with 80 other rescued motorists. no, wasn't expecting that at all. yeah, lots of potential scenarios go through your mind before your wedding night but never imagine snow in 0kehampton. so, after a night they will never forget, the newlyweds checked out of their unlikely honeymoon suite... retrieved the wedding car, and got their marriage back on track, heading to their hotel in cornwall before another storm arrived. with temperatures falling yet again, and more severe ice predicted, motorists here in the south—west of england are being urged to stay off the moors overnight and not to drive at all after dark. not that mr and mrs lund planned to drive anywhere this evening. they have made it to their hotel in cornwall where the sun has been shining and where tonight they finally have a room to themselves. jon kay, bbc news. britain's paralympic t

devon county council's warning of "treacherous" conditions on many roads on exmoor and dartmoor.lso nine flood alerts in place across devon and cornwall. andy birkett reports. unless you have got one of these, you're not going anywhere. while much of the south west returns to normality, lynton remains cut off. this is a399, ten miles away, deep snow here means the roads are impassable. drifts come to the top of the telegraph poles. it has been a lock in with a difference for this pub owner. he has not had a delivery here since wednesday. this is the main road. it goes from lynton on to the moors and up the top there, you can see the sheep in the field. there is grass they can get to but in other places where the snow has drifted, there is no chance for them at all. efforts are being made to clear the road in and out of the town but it is not expected to happen before midnight. we hope to be able to get in there but there are a lot of snowdrifts, some of them up to 12 foot deep and the snow blowers and snowploughs, it is a horrendous task and it is very treacherous conditions they

bristol channel and into northern somerset, weston—super—mare, into somerset itself, across exmoor and dartmoorn. that bright red zone that you will see on the maps that we have already seen in scotland. notjust we have already seen in scotland. not just heavy snowfall we have already seen in scotland. notjust heavy snowfall but we have already seen in scotland. not just heavy snowfall but also high winds. emma storm is coming from the bay of this gate across the south. —— survey of biscay. it means high winds and drifting conditions, blizzards. the question is working out where that will happen. in this pa rt out where that will happen. in this part of the country there are remote rural communities and keeping roads openin rural communities and keeping roads open in those areas will basically be impossible. they are having to prioritise to work out which routes they can keep running. in most places it is a little bit of dusty snow right now but it will get much heavier as the day goes on and into the evening and then again tomorrow and potentially into tomorrow night as well. that is what they

places in the country. but this is widespread, it is all over the uk. over the uk. particularly in dartmoorve been affected. have been affected. we were talking about the a303 a while ago. about the a303 a while ago. drivers are still stuck. are still stuck. some are stuck in somerset and wiltshire as well. somerset and wiltshire as well. have been stuck for 12 hours in what are very grim circumstances. are very grim circumstances. areas will have something of a respite. respite. help those people with those problems. problems. drinks and blankets and generally trying to look after people. trying to look after people. amongst those terrible circumstances. where you are from our bbc teams across the uk. see you in a couple of minutes. good morning from bbc london news. i'm victoria hollins. snow is expected to fall across the capital this afternoon. when snow blew onto the concourse. and temperatures once again are set to feel bitterly cold. let's have a look at the travel situation right now. there's a fairly good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the trains... turning to the roads... a

some of them had to walk, some of them were given a lift by local rescue groups, dartmoor rescue groupumber of children there as well. so this morning we understand that the road is still closed. a large stretch of it is still closed. they are working ha rd to it is still closed. they are working hard to try and clear it but at the moment a number of these people are still in the rest centre, hopefully having had a bit of a sleep and maybe a nice cup of tea to wake them up maybe a nice cup of tea to wake them up this morning. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. that doesn't seem to be much snow in london but causing problems in some parts of the country? i'm on the in central london, we have a few white rooftops around london but up and down the country really it is a similar pick, a lot of snow and ice around. today i think we will see an improvement in the weather so it will be a most lieb dry day. a return to some sunshine. ice will be a problem because what we will see it is some of the snowfall will ring out during the day and then re— freezing once the sun goes do

it isa dartmoor. we will see 20—30 widely. it is a significant storm. weather forecast but a thought about where we are headed tomorrow morning there will be a lull in proceed, we m&s not forget we have snow showers in north east england, not as heavily or why spread, there will be a lull in things tomorrow morning but then we expect this same storm system to push again, more moisture, so more snow across the south coast, to the south of london, which is a slight question mark, how far north is it going to come into the london area? it looks likely to be mostly to the south of london, into the midland and again, into the south—west of england and south wales and that is later tomorrow. all right. see you shortly for your normal full length weather forecast. thank you for now. we'll have more on the big freeze and a full weather forecast at the end of the programme. and you can keep up to date with the weather and travel situation wherever you are, by visiting the bbc news live page, that's at bbc.co.uk/news. you can also get live updates on the bbc news