dawlish isa will be put back together.losed for two months because of storm damage previously, and there have been lots of calls for the route across the centre of devon to be reopened so that cornwall and devon don't get caught off again. huge problems on the railways elsewhere, nothing running in dorset as far as i can see. arriva trains says do not travel anywhere in the southern part of the country if you can avoid it. the line from worcester to oxford is close, greater anglia, all the usual brand swainston shrugged it, skegness cut—off for five days by rail, would you believe. trans—pennine trains are not running, that is the trains across the pennines, and still no sign of trains running between england and scotland. the west coast and east coast lines have been cut for days. in scotland, scotrail has its best day for several days, but still hundreds of cancellations if you are travelling anywhere in the uk by rail do check in advance. just as you say that, there are pictures of dawlish, we did see a train passing th

this is dawlish on the south—west coast.k what the trains have to plough through in scotland. we are actually hopeful of a near normal service tomorrow, which will set everything up for people going back to work on monday morning. very hopeful we can provide a really good service come monday. hundreds of homes across wales were without power. leaking boilers have only added to the misery. bedding is damaged, the bed itself is gone, soaking wet, the carpet's saturated. some supermarkets are running short — after the beast from the east, the hysteria from siberia. back in bewcastle, there are signs of warmer climes. the long, slow thaw might have started, but that doesn't mean the problems are over. some of the heaviest snow of the last week has been in scotland. our correspondent catriona renton has the latest from glasgow. it has been far from a normal saturday here in glasgow. places have felt a lot quieter than normal but things are starting to get back on track. we were out at glasgow central rail station earlier today an

and the rail line dawlish hasjust closed due to flooding because of high tides.d morning it's saturday 3rd march. also this morning: facing up to "some hard facts" the prime minister says neither side will get everything they want from brexit but argues the uk and eu are close to a deal on transition. the remote colony of penguins — discovered thanks to their droppings. in sport it is going to the wire for england and new zealand. the kiwis are fighting back. and we'll have the weather. it is looking like a cold and frosty start, a big risk of ice, take it easy on the road. there will be more snow to come across northern areas but will not be as heavy as in recent days and will start to turn less cold from the south—west through the weekend. good morning. first, our main story. weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place across much of the uk — that's despite temperatures being expected to gradually rise in many areas. 2,000 homes are without power and motorists and rail passengers face further disruption on the road and rail network. in the last few minute

this is dawlish on the south—west coast.rains have to plough through in scotland. we are actually hopeful of a near normal service tomorrow, which will set everything of people going back to work on monday morning. very hopeful we can provide a really good service come monday. hundreds of homes across wales were without power. leaking boilers have only added to the misery. bedding is damaged, the bed itself is gone, soaking wet, the carpet such rated. soaking wet, the carpet saturated. some supermarkets are running short after the beast from the east, the hysteria from siberia. there are signs of warmer climes back in bewcastle. the long, slow thaw might have started, that doesn't mean the problems are over. an operation‘s underway tonight to reach people at lynton in north devon, who've been completely cut off by huge snowdrifts. devon county council's warning of "treacherous" conditions on many roads on exmoor and dartmoor. meanwhile there are also nine flood alerts in place across devon and cornwall. andy birkett reports.

every train operator in the country has been affected by the weather in some weight today here at dawlishe train line runs right next to the sea it is particularly bad. at the moment no trains can come through because of flooding we had earlier caused by storm emma. that means the far south—west of england is cut off from the rest of the rail network. nowhere near as bad as it was four yea rs nowhere near as bad as it was four years ago in the floods when the train line was left hanging in midair. this time it should be fixed within about 36 hours, fingers crossed full stop this incident is a reminder ofjust how crossed full stop this incident is a reminder of just how vulnerable crossed full stop this incident is a reminder ofjust how vulnerable this stretch of track is and this in the very week that politicians have been debating what to do about the long—term resilience, the long—term future of this infrastructure. tonight in the short term i can tell you that temperatures are rising in south devon, the icy snow melting and thawing quickly. for people who live around here, they are loo

high tides and flooding are now a real risk after the sea threatened the great western main line at dawlishre now able to run again. in scotland, this is what rail services had to plough their way through. we're actually hopeful of a near—normal service tomorrow which will set everything up for people going back to work on monday morning. the weather caused problems across wales, too. hundreds of homes were without power and leaking boilers added to the misery for some. all the bedding's all damaged. the bed itself is all gone — it's soaking wet. the carpets are saturated. in a few places, people stocking up on essentials has left supermarkets short of supplies. more snow is possible in some areas tomorrow. back in bewcastle, there are signs of warmer climes. the long, slow thaw has started but with flood warnings in place from the south—west to the north—east, more problems could still come. danjohnson, bbc news in cumbria. now on bbc news, our world. in a moscow nightclub, the opposition candidate makes her pitch to the capital's cultural elite. russian democracy is a strange and sometime

high tides and flooding are now a real risk after the sea threatened the great western main line at dawlishble to run again. in scotland, this is what rail services had to plough their way through. we're actually hopeful of a near—normal service tomorrow which will set everything up for people going back to work on monday morning. the weather caused problems across wales, too. hundreds of homes were without power and leaking boilers added to the misery for some. all the bedding's all damaged. the bed itself is all gone — it's soaking wet. the carpets are saturated. in a few places, people stocking up on essentials has left supermarkets short of supplies. more snow is possible in some areas tomorrow. back in bewcastle, there are signs of warmer climes. the long, slow thaw has started but with flood warnings in place from the south—west to the north—east, more problems could still come. danjohnson, bbc news in cumbria. the freezing conditions have 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

the sea threatens the great western mail with a full main line at dawlish.otland, this is what rail services have to plough their way through. we're actually hopeful of a near—normal service tomorrow which will set everything up for people going back to work monday morning. the weather caused problems across wales, too. hundreds of homes without power. leaking boilers have only added to the misery. all the bedding's all damaged, the bed itself is all gone, it's soaking wet. the carpets are saturated. inafew in a few places, people stocking up on essentials have left supermarkets short of supplies. more snow is possible in some areas tomorrow. back in bewcastle, there are signs of warmer climes. the long, slow thaw may have started. but with flood warnings in place in the south—west to the north—east, or problems could still come. danjohnson, bbc news, cumbria. north devon has seen particularly heavy snow and there too some remote villages have been cut off for days. jon kay has sent this report. this is the a39, now being cleared, one scoop at a time. miles

warnings have been issued for parts of england due to high tides and strong winds, the rail line at dawlishs partly closed after the sea wall was breached. good news for motorists in the north—east as the main route to scotland, the ai, has been reopened, but drivers are still being told to ta ke but drivers are still being told to take care. in other news, facing up to ha rd take care. in other news, facing up to hard facts. the prime minister says neither side will get everything they want from brexit, but argues the eu and the uk are close to the deal on transition. loveit close to the deal on transition. love it or loathe it, var is here to stay. the body that sets the rules for world bowl is set to approve the use of video replay technology throughout the game when it meets later. severe weather is continuing to cause disruption, with warnings for ice or snow today across much of the country, despite a gradual rise in temperatures. and the environment agency has issued 15 flood warnings in coastal areas of the north east and the south west, with strong winds along the coasts expected t