so the whole ramp used to just sort of parallel essex. and so they were able, and the cars on essex, presumably, able to gauge the merge a long time in advance, and during rush hour it was important to figure out who was going to make that short, very short intersection when. and now that it's going, coming from further west and coming in and coming around, what they say is a building, the caltrans substation there, that blocks their view and of the people on essex from the busses, that's what's necessitates this, because the merge distance is the same, the short merge is the same, but don't have the ability to gauge what's happening on essex street until it's very late. and so it's -- that's the problem, but i don't think that's being communicated adequately. from these things, it seems like everything is the same. but what's the same is the last, you know, 40 yards or so is the same. up until then, it's very different ramp, and that's what the drivers are saying makes their job more difficult in figuring out what's going to happen when

. >> in essex country we have unbelievable relationships with imams and the communities. we're together. bill: >> i just want to make sure we're clear. nobody is saying you can't charge him as a criminal, having committed a terrorist act, the gitmo peace in military court of justice is different. bill: i guess all down to whether you think he is a enemy combatant or not. >> a law creeping its way that could require individual independent small businesses to open their employee bathrooming on people with certain medical conditions. this has happened to everyone, maybe your kids are with you, and they have to use the back room, and local establishment said no, only for employees, we'll bring in our panel break it down, jannette. you know really question, should you force local pizza place to open their bathroom. >> no,. >> they have tiny bathrooms. >> absolutely not, i think that government should have better things to do then get involved in a local business bathroom policy, this bill was introduced in 2010, there is a reason why it has not gone anywhere. if you have a pub

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simon gompertz, bbc news, in essex.rsonal appearances. he's blamed what he called "unforeseen family circumstances", and asked for privacy. tickets for the tour, which had been due to start in april, sold out almost immediately, and extra dates had been added. social media companies could face legal action to prevent what's been called "vile and threatening behaviour" aimed at people standing for public office. an independent ethics committee report, commissioned by the prime minister, found that social media was "the most significant factor" in driving harassment, abuse and intimidation of candidates in the general election earlier this year. here's our media editor amol rajan. many mps have faced horrific abuse on social media platforms. and twitter in particular. stella creasy endured a torrent of hatred after supporting a campaign forjane austen to be on the new £10 note. after posters of maria caulfield mp were defaced, she too suffered a sustained campaign of intimidation on social media. i guess it started around

cla cton clacton in essex to try to find out.d hundreds of houses here to provide homes for those that don't have them. in a way thatis those that don't have them. in a way that is sympathetic to those that do. this is a site that got planning permission over two years ago for a 300 homes, but as you can see nothing has been built. one problem is that developers are not building on land where permission has been granted. are fundamental look needs to happen at planning and how it works. the laws are not working. you can't blame developers for exploiting loopholes. what they found here is that they can land bank, get permission with no intention to develop it any time soon, get the permission, put it in the bank, gabon to the next one and get permission for that. developers say that they find that accusation staggering, that they would be building here now, but this is an example of planning issues stopping house builders from building the homes the country needs. they say: . .. they say:... building is happening but not on the sc

winter on the essex riviera east of london this is bret's hit country so they feel everything is stuck or flowing smoothly in the right direction like many fisherman jack smith wanted breck's it so that he would be allowed to catch more of a bigger quota or feel as if it couldn't be quicker. than in a bit more money with no think. it just takes as long as it takes you to please his customers and remain as if to resume a has taken on board that she can handle. the looks that could spiritually which she does she. is taking forever in a day but i'm not surprised really because you've got britain standing on its own now against the rest of the year and they're all going to walk by you want and you know we're going to become very small fry again one and a half years after the bricks in the country is still divided roughly down the middle opinion polls show that very few people regret their decision that still vote exactly the same way today somehow the prime minister has to bring a divided country together statement the prime minister she believes she's doing that securing last week's deal

childhood's team spirit has played a large part in essex s. so far this season but it was the stooge of giving evidence at the start of them match against eintracht they were less than two minutes on the clock when you could yo bitch prodded home christmas come early for the benfica loney. but i'm tracked have struggled at home this season and the visit has gradually got back into the match to cash credit ski the hero here his fingertips save in short i'm tracked went into the break a goal to the goods. and there were more goodies in store after half time me at catchin of it specify into the box and sebastian allan app pulled this out of his christmas stocking. more generous defending from the visitors but how about that for improvise asian. erath home when looked on the const but shocker the comeback kings had other ideas sabrina polo picked the perfect time to score his first of the season with eight minutes to go shot at getting their just rewards for some excellent build up play. he desperately tried to get the message out to his team. but

let's get more on this story — arun pillai—essex is senior north america analyst at verisk maplecroftod to see you. i wonder, two weeks is there. it as a stopgap. what are the key sticking points for a longer term deal? it seems there are a number of them. on one side the issue of military spending. republicans want an increase in military spending, around 50 billion. on the democratic side, this is the one legislative area where they have leveraged. in order for a funding bill to be passed, eight democratic senators need to join the republican colleagues. to them they would like to see issues on obamacare, stabilisation of insurance market um issues around undocumented dreamers, young children who were brought here illegally. their protections were taken away by the trump in september. issues that the party has tried to advance, this is one of the areas in which they have influence and leveraged to do so. you are seeing a lot of brinkmanship on both sides because there is a lot to gain for both. a huge amount of work for the next two weeks. let's show you the next two weeks. let's sh

shall because team spirit has played a large part in essex s. so far this season but it was the stairs of giving evidence at the start of their match against eintracht they were less than two minutes. maclaughlin you could use h. trotted home christmas come early for the benfica loney. but i'm tracks have struggled at home this season and the visit has gradually got back into the match you kashrut ski the hero here his fingertips save in short i'm tracked went into the break a goal to the goods. and there were more goodies in store after half time me out gotcha novich pressed into the box and sebastian apples the sounds of his christmas stocking. more generous defending from the visit says but how about that for improvise a second. rat home when looked on the constant sound of the comeback kings had other ideas sabrina picked the perfect time to score his first of the season with eight minutes to go south to getting there just rewards for some excellent buildup play. he desperately tried to get the message out to his team. but it was all in vain

he spent several months in tilbury in essex, which sits within one of the most marginal parliamentary you probably understand britain. so we asked him to make a film about it, for us. it's much excitement of seeing the pigeons come home. pigeons first. or football! as my wife said, pigeons or football first. the kids, grandchildren. anything else? no! charlie lawrence is always gone back to tilbury, a small dog town in essex on the banks of the river thames, 20 miles east of central london. he has lived here in the same council house for 50 years. i have lived in tilbury my life. i love tilbury. i walk out of here, go down this road, don't go down that street and everybody would be like, hello charlie. a real community. charlie knows tilbury better than anyone. he takes me on a tour, but the town he grew up in is now almost unrecognisable. that there is the fire station in front of you. and that has closed down? that has been shut a few years. on the left as you go round here, the blue and grey building, that is the police station. that is now shut. the railway pub used to have good e

also tonight, we visit the essex town of tilbury.s about where we are now and where britain is heading? it does annoy me the fact that how much wealth the port has actually brought into the country, how has that wealth trickled down into the town? and is britain suffering an epidemic of loneliness? we'll hear how it feels and ask how we might help. hello. if you thought voting for brexit meant you'd hear no more about europe, look away now, because there is still lots to talk about. first, this morning, we still didn't know whether we had really resolved phase one of the talks — the divorce terms. it looked sorted on friday, then there were conflicting interpretations of what we'd all signed up to. that storm has been been calmed. but then secondly, there is what to expect from phase two, the trade part of the talks. we know britain wants a deep and special relationship with the eu, but quite what that looks like we don't yet know. this afternoon, the prime minister was in the commons to show she can carve a path on phases one and tw

i am a member from essex. this is not just an issue for the people we represent, but for everyone regardless of age. prices are high. many people find opportunities being limited because they cannot afford the transport they need. going to school, the price of my transport has risen year after year. i'm sure many others have experienced this. i am aware some areas have no problems with transport, however, i believe transport is an important issue that we should [applause] [applause] speaker bercow: i just want to establish if anybody from northern ireland want to speak and this debate -- in this debate. one year that scots got very annoyed. nobody from northern ireland? i am looking for a speaker from yorkshire. been majestic has you waiting at meet with some force is this woman here. >> thank you. issue that needs to be isressed as accessibility -- accessibility. struck with the awful situation of not having a car. we lived miles away. financial support. 10 pounds had to pay per date just to get my sister to

barry fox in essex had a lucky escape.he middle of the countryside. so what was the danger, then? you might have gone there? i might have gone there... with ten grand in your pocket? with £10,000 in my pocket and been knocked over the head with a stick or something. no car there at all? and no car there at all. warned off by the bank, he then got this car instead, from a local dealer. when barry popped into his local bank and asked for £10,000 in cash, there was immediately concern about him. now, banks often find it difficult to explain to customers that they might be being scammed. but under the new arrangements, they were able to call 999, quote banking protocol, and get a police officer round here within half an hour. while in the branch, the police checked out the car. the situation just didn‘t seem right. it wasn‘t where it should have been. this was all happening in blackpool and the car was then registered in bristol. and also we made checks to the business details against ebay. it was the correct business name but

winter on the essex riviera east of london this is brics it country so do they feel everything is stuck or flowing smoothly in the right direction like many fishermen jack smith wanted breck's it so that he would be allowed to catch more of a bigger quota of fillers if he could have at least going to be quicker certainly could but it's worth owning a bit more money with a bit more coaches never think. it just takes as long as it takes the looking. for his customers and remain as one of the if to resume a has taken on board and she can handle it work for you looks back at spiritually which she does she retires because see it is a fight it is taking forever exactly but i'm not surprised really because you've got britain standing on its own now against the rest of the year and narrowed into one by you want and you know we're going to become very small fry again one and a half years off to the brics that vote the country is still divided roughly down the middle opinion polls show that very few people regret their decision that still vote exactly the same way today somehow the prime minister

every friday morning, volunteers from philabundance heads down to the wholesale produce market on essexlevard. they donate 2 million pounds of produce a year. >> if a vendor has a shipment of apples coming in and they have some here in their warehouse they don't want to throw it out. >> and ugly produce. >> the vendors don't want to sell it because it's not asthetcly pleasing. >> they join forces in food and help their neighbors in need. >> campbells soup company is home to a charitable start-up called the soulful project. >> it's a whole some hardy breakfast. we took quinoa and flax seeds and just add water and are you ready to go. >> for every serving of hot cereal you buy we give a serving to a food bank. a way to warm the tummy and the soul. >> they give of theyselves right down to the delivery day. >> we love the project and we love campbell soup company. a great example of what companies should do. >> our mission has two parts to get whole some food to people that need it. for fyi philly i'm karen rogers. >> love it to keep you warm and you'll need it. lets take a look at the wind

what have essex police said in response?much. for strictly come dancing fans, the annual moment has arrived — the culmination of 12 weeks‘ viewing and the terrifying thought that it will soon all be over. it‘s the final tomorrow night, when the 15th series draws to a close. in a moment, we‘ll be talking to some well—known strictly faces and some of the show‘s biggest fans. but first, let‘s take a look back at some of the thrills and spills from this year‘s competition. dancing the cha—cha—cha, the reverend richard coles... sayo na ra sayonara one thing is for sure, she will never pass for a bowl. —— one thing is for sure — she will never pass for a bull. he has won strictly for me. i found it powerful but sensual. strictly as a marathon, not a sprint, andl strictly as a marathon, not a sprint, and i feel like you are here for the long run. i don't think i've ever seen a tango like that from a celebrity. amazing! well done. you will write? —— you all write? you took a big risk. did it pay off with its inventiveness? i think i

simon gompertz, bbc news, in essex.ct, her deputy — damian green. mr green is being investigated because of claims of inappropriate behaviour. some newspapers are speculating that a cabinet office inquiry could clear him on the basis that none of his alleged misdeeds took place when he was a minister. mr green strongly denies doing anything wrong. in a moment we'll speak tojess phillips, but first he's a small extract of her open letter. —— but first years. that is a section of the matter. let's speak tojess phillips. shejoins us from she joins us from westminster. thank you forjoining us. your thoughts in penning this open letter, what is meant to achieve? i suppose i'm trying to appeal to theresa may, not necessarily as the prime minister but as a woman who i believe cares about the rights of women and other people at work. i want to ask her to ask herself a series of questions about whether she would solder... —— whether she would tolerate this if it was happening in business in her constituency, if she thinks the ac

blue skies widely available not just in pretty decent day, blue skies widely available notjust in essexthat was a very pleasant day indeed. 0ut west there was always more cloud and had enough about it to produce the odd shower. i think as we get on through the evening and overnight, so again if the rain may fill in across the north of scotland, the wind more noticeable, but further south it could be that with the not too much in the way of breeze, there could be some mist and fog and cloud brea ks could be some mist and fog and cloud breaks but he we go again on tuesday. a lot of settled weather. quite a lot of cloud but hints of brightness here and there. temperatures on the part of why we have been through monday. and again, the wettest of weather in the north of scotland. the plan for the week was always to see monday and tuesday is the settled days and then the middle part of the week things turn increasingly wet and windy from the west. by the end of the week, look at something cold. this is wednesday, and for the greater part of the day it will be northern and western parts that w

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this picture was taken in essex, where the rain turned into sleet and snow.day here in wales. moving away from the south—east, so skies are clearing and temperatures are falling. i think we will lose those it showers in the scotland, but some still going in the west of england and west wales, and in the southern counties as well. for most of us, very cold, very frosty, headline temperatures down to around —13 over those fields. a much colder night in the south—east. potentially an icy start to tomorrow. showers in the south west tomorrow. increasing cloud in the west, and later some rain in northern ireland and western scotland. ahead of that, winds will be light, it will be dry, with some freezing fog patches. coming into the cold air tomorrow evening, this cold front threatens the hills in scotla nd cold front threatens the hills in scotland and northern england. it allows us to draw in a westerly wind for wednesday, so quite a change. much more cloud around on wednesday and quite heavy rain as it pushes eastwards. the showers will turn a touch wintry, but

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not as cold as that but amateurs call —— close to freezing in essex, more of a slushy mix.oming treacherous in the night. low pressure coming into the south—east bringing a mixture of rain, sleet and snow in the south—east. that will withdraw towards the near continent and should become drier, allowing temperatures to drop. this afternoon, not very warm, those numbers may not get above freezing. into the evening, some wintry showers across east and and the south—east. those should clear and temperatures will drop. showers wandering into western wales and the south—west. inland, it is already icy and frosty. wintry showers along the north sea coast and northern scotland. mostly rain in northern ireland this evening. many places will become dry. the confirmation of lying snow and wet weather, it means ice will bea and wet weather, it means ice will be a major concern on untreated roads and pavements. temperatures fall quickly, we lose the showers, clearer skies in northern ireland and scotland. most showers down the eastern side of england. a cold night. look at that, -12 eng

my colleague sophie long has been to clacton in essex to try to find out. clacton—on—sea.ses here to provide homes for those that don't have them in a way that is sympathetic to those that do. well, this is a site that got planning permission two years ago for 300 homes, but as you can see, nothing is being built yet... one problem is that developers are not building on land where permission has been granted. what needs to happen is a fundamental look, i think, at planning and how it works, because the planning system, the planning laws are not working. you can't blame developers who are exploiting loopholes that they manage to find. the loophole they found here is that they can land bank, they can get permission on land with no intention of developing at any time soon, get the permission, put it in the bank, go on to the next site, get permission for that one. the developers say they find that accusation staggering, that they would be building here now but this is a textbook example of local planning issues stopping house—builders from building the homes that the country

here in the uk, 300 people are spending the night at stansted airport in essex after flights were cancelledy bedding is being handed out, but angry passengers say there is no food, blankets or support being provided. the united nations children's fund says the scale of attacks on children in the world's conflict zones has reached shocking levels this year. in a new report, unicef says all sides blatantly disregard international laws designed to protect the most vulnerable. it says children are being targeted and exposed to attacks and brutal violence in their homes, schools and playgrounds. more than a0 british doctors, nurses and firefighters from the uk's emergency medical team are making their way to bangladesh to help thousands of rohingya refugees who are at risk from a rapid and deadly outbreak of diphtheria. it follows a request from the world health organization. the uk's latest response follows a formal request for assistance from the world health organisation and the government of bangladesh after a suspected 1,a70. this is the president of refugees international. we can speak to

well earlier we spoke to claire finkelstein who is the the rector of essex and the rule of law at the university of pennsylvania law school she said any attempts by the president to protect himself from the investigation may be an obstruction of justice. there are two ways that the president may attempt to protect himself here and i think we'll start to see increased pressure in this regard first of all there's a worry of course of the president may try to fire robert muller now it's rather a light plea deal here for michael flynn but it's an important plea because the fact is that the law is that when told the f.b.i. involved the russia pros suggest that if president trump now attempts to fire robert muller he may very well be obstructing justice in doing that the same would hold for a pardon if he tries to pardon michael flynn. for these charges that may seem to deepen the suggestion that he is engaging in obstruction of justice so wallaces as they say or rather light plead for michael flynn it is an important it's important that it contains reference to the russia probe itself as t

not as cold as that but amateurs call —— close to freezing in essex, more of a slushy mix.rain, sleet and snow in the south—east. that will withdraw

the same was the case for stansted, not far up in essex, it's too had to shut the runway down temporarilyppears as if the heavy snow. it appears as if the heavy snow is turning to more slush and wetness and as a result, people should be able to get things back to normal. in terms of... there have been snow clouds over some airports which is a real sign of the seasonal conditions. but practicalities of this for airports, you said it's the ru nways a re this for airports, you said it's the runways are still wet, the services are wet now that temperatures have risen a bit and the snow had melted. how big a problem about peter lydon tomorrow, potentially? that a big issue, the backlog. -- tonight and tomorrow morning. and eyes. but the logistical side first, hundreds of recovery and flights were cancelled at heathrow this morning, but could double, who knows. —— over 100 flights were cancelled. people will need to be put on later flight the next day, that is the backlog issue. as for the meteorological issue of that slush freezing overnight, that again poses problems for the airport but they

in essex, the runway at stansted airport was closed for a while so snow and ice could be cleared.rts. as many took to the roads again after the christmas break, heading home or back to work, these were the conditions people were facing in bristol. for the emergency services, the wintry weather meant numerous call—outs, crashes, breakdowns and jackknifed lorries kept the police busy. torrential rain overnight has become snow in many areas and that has led to some pretty grim conditions on the roads. many are slushy, there's ice in a lot of areas. notjust the minor roads, but motorways have been affected, too. particularly hard hit was the a14 near kettering, a series of crashes led to some drivers being stuck for hours. i'm on the a14, trying to go eastbound to northampton. i set off from my house in hinckley at 6am this morning. i've been on the a14 for three hours now. as you can see, there's nothing going in the other direction. a bit cross! those who braved the conditions to get to stansted airport found flights disrupted or cancelled, after the runway had to be shut. the snow

the same was the case for stansted, not far up in essex, it too had to shut the runway down temporarilyf snow. it appears as if the heavy snow is turning to more slush and wetness and as a result, people should be able to get things back to normal. in terms of... there have been snow clouds over some airports which is a real sign of the seasonal conditions. we can see some of that from heathrow right now. but practicalities of this for airports, you said the runways are still wet, the surfaces are wet now that temperatures have risen a bit and the snow had melted. how big a problem will that be tonight and tomorrow morning, potentially? that's the real issue, the backlog. because if, for example... and also ice. ice, if it freezes again, yes. but focus on the logistical side first, 119 flights were cancelled at heathrow this morning. they are not giving me a numberfrom noon onwards, we are nowjust after three o'clock, it could double, who knows. those people will need to be put on later flight the next day, that is the backlog issue. as for the meteorological issue of that slush freezin

extended its amber weather warning to large areas of the south, including buckinghamshire, hertfordshire, essexgloucestershire, wiltshire and 0xfordshire. there have been up to 12 centimetres of snow at high wycombe, just 15 miles from where i am. plenty of snow and related disruption in the south, perhaps more than was expected. thank you, jessica. matthew richards is in llangollen in wales, huge snowfalls where you are? it has been snowing very, very heavily across north and mid wales for much of the morning. it does not show much sign of abating. we have had over a foot in some places in powys. a hospital just had over a foot in some places in powys. a hospitaljust over the border in shropshire has appealed for drivers of four by four vehicles to ferry staff in and out of their shifts, and hospitals across north wales have been using the red cross to help transport blood supplies under the medical equipment between hospitals. people are keeping a close eye on the weather to make sure it does not get worse. thank you, matthew richards, and thanks to jessica parker at the thank you, matthew ri

liverpool street station and the main lineout to ethics, suffolk —— —— essex.p towards london, the main line is closed to much for the new year. as is the link on the west coast main line from preston up to lancaster. also problems between birmingham and wolverhampton. if the engineering works don't get you, these strikes might. we have strikes today and wednesday. country trains. 0ther strikes coming up later in the week. you'd better tell them behind you. —— those people behind you. new guidance on how local autorities combat anti—social behaviour has been issued by the government, following concerns that some councils are misusing the measures. critics say so—called public spaces protection 0rders have been used inapproriately to target groups such as rough sleepers and dog—owners. andy moore reports. some charities working with the homeless say the new powers can be used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. others say so—called public spaces protection 0rders, which can cover large areas, are being used to target groups like buskers or dog walkers. but

in the south of england, it's been snowing in buckinghamshire, hertfordshire, gloucestershire and essexis severe rail disruption in parts of the south. tube disruption as well into central london. in terms of the airports in the south, we havejust london. in terms of the airports in the south, we have just heard the ru nway the south, we have just heard the runway at luton airport has just reopened but obviously that means there are serious delays at luton airport and reported delays and problems as well at heathrow. in terms of the amount of snowfall we have had in the south of england, yesterday we weren't maybe expecting some but up to 12 centimetres in high wycombe you with isn't far from here, we have seen a high level of snow and as i say there is disruption on the m25 but if you go up disruption on the m25 but if you go up the road to smaller roads off the main roads there really is heavy snow making some of the roads impassable. all right. thank you. many thanks to all of you for braving the snow and ice and chilly conditions! here in the warmth of the studio it's me and simon c

dangerous driving, actual bodily harm and common assault following the shocking incident in colchester in essexhospital treatment but his injuries were not serious. british homes and businesses will have a legal right to high—speed broadband by 2020 as part of plans to improve broadband speeds in rural areas. under the proposals, broadband providers will face a legal requirement to provide high—speed broadband to anyone requesting it, subject to a cost threshold. the government has decided to regulate the industry rather than have a voluntary agreement. the european court ofjustice has decided that the taxi hailing app uber should be considered a transport company. the ruling means that the firm should be subjected to tighter eu regulation in the countries in which it operates. 0nly countries in which it operates. only 62% of the british population will spend most of the christmas day with their closest relatives a survey suggests. the poll of 2,000 people by yougov for the stand alone charity which helps people estranged from theirfamilies charity which helps people estranged from their famili