been up to in the light of storm eunice.- the light of storm eunice.nice. we got late notification yesterday that i the light of storm eunice. we got| late notification yesterday that all of these schools that we supply were going to be closed today, so all of the food was already made up this week. we had fish fingers, jacket potatoes, vegetable k and chicken korma, so we got hold of social media and bbc radio etc to get the word out and delighted to say that we were able to get rid of every last fish finger, samosa, potato and vegetables today. the last fish finger, samosa, potato and vegetables today.— vegetables today. the point being that ou vegetables today. the point being that you did _ vegetables today. the point being that you did have _ vegetables today. the point being that you did have at _ vegetables today. the point being that you did have at least - vegetables today. the point being that you did have at least advance notice that schools would be shut, so you didn't want it to go to waste, and so it has, what, gone far and wide, to chari

we need to remember that storm eunice is one of those - that storm eunice is one of those storms thattures are designed to withstand by the code of practice much higher when pressures and wind speeds than what we have seen today. specifically in relation to the o2 arena, i obviously need to wait for the results of the forensic investigation but i suspect that there could been a localised failure of a couple of pylons perhaps or the fabric and perhaps that led to a build—up of pressure under the roof, which combined with the suction on the outside could have actually triggered the extensive damage that we have seen in the end it. as i said, if i were to guess, at the starting point for the investigation perhaps would need to be looking at the life span of the material, and perhaps 20 years or 25 years, so it could have been quite close to the end of its life span. and that could have caused the damage to the structure. i have caused the damage to the structure. . , have caused the damage to the structure. ., , ., ., _ structure. i was going to say our assion structure. i was going to s

i'm here in storm eunice tomorrow. i'm here in st ives on the _ storm eunice tomorrow. on the north _ storm eunice tomorrow. i'm here in st ives on the north cornwall - storm eunice tomorrow. i'm here in st ives on the north cornwall coast l st ives on the north cornwall coast and it_ st ives on the north cornwall coast and it is_ st ives on the north cornwall coast and it is expected to be one of the hardest _ and it is expected to be one of the hardest hit — and it is expected to be one of the hardest hit areas in the region. today— hardest hit areas in the region. today it — hardest hit areas in the region. today it has been fairly calm but the region— today it has been fairly calm but the region is bracing itself for a battering _ the region is bracing itself for a battering. businesses and fishermen have been_ battering. businesses and fishermen have been making their preparations for what _ have been making their preparations for what is _ have been making their preparations for what is expected to be one of the worst— for what is expected to be one of the worst s

back to our main story — storm eunice.jet tv — a live youtube stream of planes trying to land at heathrow with commentary from aviation enthusiastjerry dyer. our correspondent david sillito has more. been, shall we say, an interesting day to be an air passenger flying into heathrow. g0 day to be an air passenger flying into heathrow.— day to be an air passenger flying into heathrow._ and | into heathrow. go on, son! and watchin: into heathrow. go on, son! and watching it _ into heathrow. go on, son! and watching it all _ into heathrow. go on, son! and watching it all and _ into heathrow. go on, son! and watching it all and providing - into heathrow. go on, son! and watching it all and providing a l into heathrow. go on, son! and l watching it all and providing a live commentary on the extraordinary skills being displayed, big jet tv live. it has been a day to marvel at the skills of pilots as they've navigated these extraordinary winds, and following it minute by minute, has been jerry and following it minute by minute, ha

storm eunice is moving awa from nick miller. storm eunice is moving away from the _ nick miller. from the uk. a couple - nick miller. storm eunice is moving away from the uk. a couple of - nick miller. storm eunice is moving away from the uk. a couple of daysj away from the uk. a couple of days ago it was a storm that had barely formed on the satellite picture. just in the past 24 hours, look how it took shape. it has moved across the uk. it is now out into the north sea. as it continues to move away, these are strong, damaging winds will continue to ease. we are not there yet, there are still a met office amber warning here in this area, gusts of 60—80 miles para, but as we get deeper through the evening and into tonight at the worst of these wins will be behind us. and there has been slow across parts of scotland, notjust into higher ground, several centimetres to lower levels in places, so, tricky travelling conditions. further patchy rain, sleet and snow in scotland, parts of northern england, especially into higher ground as we go through the night. many places turning clear

what is making storm eunice so is _ photograph. what is making storm eunice so is a _ photograph.hotograph. what is making storm eunice so is a combination of - eunice so is a combination of events, it is being driven an extremely active jet stream, blowing at more than 200 miles an hour, high up at more than 200 miles an hour, high up in the atmosphere. this is creating very strong winds, forecast up creating very strong winds, forecast up to 90 miles an hour in exposed areas, and 70 to 80 miles an hour on land. which is unusualfor the areas, and 70 to 80 miles an hour on land. which is unusual for the south of the uk. the problem is, this is coinciding with a spring tide on friday morning, measuring up to 12.8 metres, that's more than a0 feet in some areas, which could bring storm surges at the coast and result in flooding inland. meteorologists are concerned because the storm will hit in the morning, when people are out and about. the in the morning, when people are out and about. , , and about. the wind strength will be stronuer and about. the wind strength will be stronger th

storm eunice begins to better parts of the uk. with record wind speeds, 3 met office red warning is in place in many areas. schools are shut, transport is disrupted and people are urged to stay at home. i don't know what the actual wind speed is but you can barely stand up in it. lam i am literally a 45 degrees angle, it is crazy. there is major disruption on roads, as well as to rail services and at airports. we've only issued 16 red warnings, so they don't come along very often. to have two in place at the same time is exceptionally rare. we'll have the latest from across the country, on the impact of storm eunice. and the other main stories here this lunchtime: as russia carries out military drills in the black sea, world leaders meet in munich for a security conference, with the ukraine crisis top of the agenda. health leaders call on the government to keep offering free lateral flow tests, as the country moves towards the next phase of living with covid. and team gb's women curlers are in action this lunchtime at the winter o

storm eunice is battering parts of the uk. forecasters say it could be one of the worst storms to hit the country in three decades. i don't know what the actual wind speed is but you can barely stand up in it. i'm literally at a 45—degree angle, it's crazy. the dome of london's 02 has been shredded by the winds, with damage and disruption across the country. a gust of 122mph has been recorded at the needles on the isle of wight — provisionally the highest gust ever recorded in england. you're being urged to avoid travelling if you can. there are snow and ice warnings in northern england, scotland and northern ireland. all trains in wales have been cancelled and there are further cancellations and delays across the uk. you should really consider whether you need to travel today, because we are still expecting extreme weather and that some extreme weather in that zone and the likelihood of flying debris, the likelihood of further power issues — we're already being hit by those — and further travel disruption. as russia carries o

i did wonder why the storm is called eunice. it's such— the storm is called eunice.orm is called eunice. it's such an interesting name. it's not a very frightening _ such an interesting name. it's not a very frightening name. _ such an interesting name. it's not a very frightening name. no - such an interesting name. it's not a i very frightening name. no disrespect to macro's swatch this evening. the ublic and to macro's swatch this evening. the public and nominate names, storms can then _ public and nominate names, storms can then he — public and nominate names, storms can then be called and the met office — can then be called and the met office sifts through peoples nominations and chooses names for storms _ nominations and chooses names for storms. f nominations and chooses names for storms. j .,, ., , , nominations and chooses names for storms. j ., storms. they've obviously chosen eunice for this one. _ storms. they've obviously chosen eunice for this one. we _ storms. they've obviously chosen eunice for this one. we had - storms. they've obviously chosen i eun

some more now on storm eunice.lued to big jet tv, a live youtube stream of planes trying to land at heathrow airport, as david sillito has been finding out. it has been, shall we say, an interesting day to be an air passengerflying into heathrow. easy, easy, easy. go on, son! and watching it all and providing a live commentary on the extraordinary skills being displayed, big jet tv live. it has been a day to marvel at the skills of pilots as they've navigated these extraordinary winds, and following it minute by minute has been jerry here on big jet tv. it's been quite a day. this cockpit footage from qatar airways. 200,000 watched. touched down, at the third attempt. bosh! and in the cabin of this ba flight, you can feel the relief. applause very, very skilled individuals. this is where their training and their years of experience, i say years of experience, some of them are sprogs, aren't they, young pilots who haven't been flying for very long, but, you know, they do a greatjob. crabbing. look at him crabbing, m

we have to emphasise that eunice looks _ wins. we have to emphasise that eunice looks like _ wins.ice looks like a _ wins. we have to emphasise that eunice looks like a very - wins. we have to emphasise that. eunice looks like a very dangerous system indeed. mil eunice looks like a very dangerous system indeed.— system indeed. all right, chris, thank you _ system indeed. all right, chris, thank you very _ system indeed. all right, chris, thank you very much. _ we will stay with the issue of whether or affecting people. our correspondent danjohnson has been speaking to people in coxhoe, a village near durham, who struggled to stay warm when they lost power overnight after storm dudley. it was a quiet and a cold night in for chris and baby dylan in south shields, with the challenge of how to warm a bottle. we have a prep machine, so it's, like, electricity—based, and we've rarely made things the old way, so he's been screaming for an hour while we've been doing that. he's been fed now? yeah, he's all right. aren't you, lad? so then dad could also get his food. takeaway deliveries wer

more on storm eunice now.re closed, and tens of thousands of homes were left without power. our correspondent tomos morgan has been speaking to some of those in the worst affected areas. the sound will never, ever leave me. it was just...

storm eunice is bearing down on the uk.ng in force for coastal parts of southwest england and south wales, gusts of to 90mph — damage, disruption, flooding around the coasts all looking likely. but across this broad amber warning area could see gusts of up to 80mph even inaland — and that is quite unusual and will cause issues. so turning increasingly wet and windy through the first part of friday, this rain continuing to drive northwards. snow developing over high ground of northern england, parts of northern ireland, and scotland — that snow will cause some disruption through the day. but further south it's all about the winds — gusts of 80—90mph for some of these western coasts, but even inland spots further east gusting up to between 70—80mph. temperatures the least of our worries, but it will feel really cold in the north — two celsius for aberdeen, 10—11 further south. bye for now. this is bbc news, the headlines. the us secretary of state has ramped up warnings of an imminent russian attack on ukraine — as the un sec

storm eunice is pummeling the hague.r garden swing and shed, and there are scenes like these and far worse right across the country. the dutch meteorological institute has issued a code red weather warning. they're expecting gusts of up to 130 kilometers an hour. hundreds of planes have been grounded and trains have been cancelled. right across the netherlands. schiphol airport in amsterdam is warning passengers to check before they travel and expect delays. hauliers and couriers have been told to stay off the roads, and one food delivery service has cancelled all deliveries to try to protect its moped drivers and cyclists. schools and universities closed early to try to allow students to get home safely, and these ferocious winds are expected to last until the early evening. the emergency services have asked people to only call if it's a real emergency if there is a direct, immediate risk to life, otherwise to stay home and stay safe. a former minnesota police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison over the f

eunice. that is right, but we still do not know _ eunice.ty eunice. that is right, but we still i do not know some of the fragility is in our system that will come back and bite us, where will trees come down, these are activities that local government and their partners will focus on responding to. this is not going to be something for the next 12 hours, the recovery to storm eunice and its impacts will last a few days. these teams will be working countless hours to support all of those in need. it will take time to deal with some of the impacts and you get life back to normal for people who have been affected. it normal for people who have been affected. . normal for people who have been affected. , ., ., , affected. it is not only local government _ affected. it is not only local government and _ affected. it is not only local. government and government affected. it is not only local - government and government who affected. it is not only local _ government and government who have to prepare and the authorities in general, we as individu

back to our main story — storm eunice.outube stream of planes trying to land at heathrow. david sillito has more. it has been, shall we say, an interesting day to be an air passengerflying into heathrow. easy, easy, easy. go on, son! and watching it all and providing a live commentary on the extraordinary skills being displayed, big jet tv live. it has been a day to marvel at the skills of pilots as they've navigated these extraordinary winds, and following it minute by minute has beenjerry here on big jet tv. it's been quite a day. this cockpit footage from qatar airways. 200,000 watched. touched down, at the third attempt. bosh! and in the cabin of this ba flight, you can feel the relief. applause. very, very skilled individuals. this is where their training and their years of experience, i say years of experience, some of them are sprogs, aren't they, young pilots who haven't been flying for very long, but you know, they do a greatjob. crabbing. look at him crabbing, man. crabbing. vectoring. jerry's new viewers have be

this football stadium has heard some roars but none as ferocious as eunice.niversities closed early to ensure students could get home while the bike paths were still safe. most people realised it was best not to ride. across the border in belgium, transport services were also disrupted. and patients in this hospital had a very lucky escape when a crane collapsed. whilst sunday is expected to bring some calm, another storm is on the horizon. it is forecast to hit while the netherlands is still clearing up the carnage caused by eunice. anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. the former minnesota police officer who killed duante wright — a black driver — when she confused her handgun for her taser, has been sentenced to two years in prison. kim potter was convicted of first degree manslaughter for shooting 20—year—old daunte wright outside the city of minneapolis. his death came as another white police officer was standing trialfor the murder of george floyd, and sparked several days of demonstrations. we can now speak to reverend pamela ngunjiri who's co—directo

we eunice is beginning to hit on the west coast-— eunice is beginning to hit on the west coast. ~ , .get more on the situation where you live, do tune in to your bbc local radio station, and you can find details of your nearest station at bbc.co.uk/sounds. and for the picture across the country, head to bbc.co.uk/news. and on our website you can also find some guidance on how to stay safe before and during the storm. among the recommendations issued by the met office, that you secure any loose objects such as garden furniture, ladders or anything else that could be blown around. and during the storm, to stay indoors as much as possible and not drive unless necessary. let's get more on that from matt taylor. we cannot get enough of a weather forecast. taylor. we cannot get enough of a weatherforecast. bring us the latest. weather forecast. bring us the latest. , ., , ., ., latest. things are starting to deteriorate _ latest. things are starting to deteriorate across _ latest. things are starting to deteriorate across the - latest. things are starting to - deteriorate across the south-w

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storm eunice has swept— hello, good morning. storm eunice has swept away now.

storm eunice looks to be a very dangerous system.0 mph. these are going to be damaging, disruptive gusts of wind. there could be some coastal flooding as well. large and battering waves here, too. for wales and much of england, though, covered under this large amber weather warning, the weather could be just as bad. gusts of wind 60—80 mph are strong enough to blow down a large number of trees. we're expecting pretty widespread transport disruption whether that be on the roads, the rails or indeed at the nation's airports. could also see a number of power cuts if any of these falling trees land on the power lines. further north, a different hazard, really. across the high ground of northern ireland, scotland and northern england, heavy snow and blizzards. snowplows and gritters could struggle to keep up with this, so we could see a number of trapped vehicles over higher elevation routes. the met office issues its strongest possible weather warning a threat to life for tomorrow morning, when storm eunice is set to hit. it comes as sco

storm eunice continues to develop.r way. the first signs of rain associated with the storm will be working in overnight across parts of the uk. starting to turn to snow across the high ground in the north. all the while the winds will really start to ramp up as we head into the first part of friday morning. a closer look on these extreme winds. across wales and south—west england we are looking at those gusts of 70—90 mph. flying debris, large and dangerous waves. significant coastal flooding as well. that's why the strong winds will be putting across the midlands into east anglia and south—east england even in the greater london area, quite likely to see gusts into the 70s. a large amount of trees coming down with those strong winds. further north for northern ireland, northern ireland and scotland a different hazard over the high ground, looking at 10—30 centimetres of snow. blizzard conditions. vehicles may become completely trapped and stranded because this snow will come down very heavily. snow clouds and gritters

you are right in the path of storm eunice. how are people preparing? the path of storm eunice.e. how are people preparing? today it has been fairl calm people preparing? today it has been fairly calm but _ people preparing? today it has been fairly calm but the _ people preparing? today it has been fairly calm but the reason _ people preparing? today it has been fairly calm but the reason is - fairly calm but the reason is preparing itself or a battering. so, today, businesses, fishermen may have been securing the property, securing their equipment, a number of schools have announced in cornwall that they won't be opening tomorrow. and what we are expecting if you heard in that package is perhaps the strongest storm come worst storm since 2014, which was when we saw those iconic images of the railway in dollars in devon collapsing into the sea. that was left on the region was hit by such bad weather. now we are expecting the bad weather, the strong wind to come in from around 7am tomorrow, between seven a:m.— noon, and midday we expect really strong winds and it's this combinat

storm eunice turned out to be every bit as powerful and damaging as anticipated.rds across the uk, with the strongest winds on its southern flank, across the southern half of the uk. the strongest gust, at needles on the isle of wight, was 122 mph, provisionally the strongest wind gust ever recorded in england, but plenty of other places, including gatwick and heathrow airport, had their strongest winds in around 15 or 20 years. and further north, winds were less of a feature, but snow came down, turning parts of scotland into a winter wonderland. now, our storm system is sliding quickly away eastwards, but there is more unsettled weather on the way for the weekend. we will have more wet and windy weather, but nothing quite as stormy as we've seen of the last 2a hours or so. so, during saturday, outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west, snow over high ground in wales, the north midlands, north england, potentially even to low levels. some snow for parts of northern ireland and southern scotland as well. gales accompanying this weather feature across some souther

storm eunice i will stay very windy. storm eunice will stay very windy. looks particularly dangerous-— eunice which looks particularly dangerous. eunice which looks particularly dancerous. , ., ., dangerous. chris, good to have you with us. thank _ dangerous. chris, good to have you with us. thank you _ dangerous. chris, good to have you with us. thank you for _ dangerous. chris, good to have you with us. thank you for that - dangerous. chris, good to have you with us. thank you for that update. | joining me now is liz bently who is the meteologist and the chief executive at the royal meteorological society. good to have you with us, professor. i don't know if you are listening to what chris was saying. he was giving a sense of what to expect from a red storm and suggesting this is quite rare. is this your view, as well absolutely so, yes. the strength of winds we are likely to see across the southern half of the uk, it is yellow and i felt very rare to see inland gusts of 70 80 per hour across the southern half of the uk, bats and one half but not the so

storm eunice will now be followed by storm franklin.arning for storm franklin, actually for the north coast of northern ireland, valid from midnight tonight until 7am on monday morning, when we are going to see potential gusts of wind in excess of 80 mph. but i also want to stress that we could see damaging gusts of wind once again across southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales. in 0magh in northern ireland, water levels have risen and the wider area now braces for the strong winds of storm franklin. james reynolds, bbc news. we arejust seeing we are just seeing another consequence of sturm franklin over the past few minutes, hearing that the past few minutes, hearing that the runway lights at gatwick airport were knocked out for a short time. accordingly system at 6:29pm. very unusual. the airport says the outage doesn't have an impact on flights and flights are arriving and departing as normal. some delays and cancellations because of high winds and we have seen that in the last few days at many airports across the uk a

eunice is very much here in aberystwyth.have come into us in the last little while. you may recognise this. it is the millennium dome. we are being told that a section of the ref has been lifted off by the strength of the wind. that is extraordinary in itself that has even happened. so many parts of the country affected, millions of people in different parts of the country hit. this just reminds us of what meteorologists have been telling us, that it is a very rare to get winds of less strength and speed in the capital. you can see one whole slice of that white roof ripped off the millennium dome in east london. famous for concerts and more besides. goodness, thatis concerts and more besides. goodness, that is a real shredding of the riff they are. a red weather warning currently in place to live for one thing and the south—east of england. that is the latest images in there. you can keep up to dates with local information on bbc radio. and on our website you can also find some guidance on how to stay safe before and during

storm eunice is bearing down on the uk.ce red warning is in force — that means there's a danger to life. the storm system has been developing — you can see it here on the earlier satellite picture, this hook of cloud indicative of a storm that's been deepening and strengthening rapidly. this area of low pressure passing across the uk — and on its southern flank with all the isobars, the white tour line squeezing together — that is where we have the potential for damaging winds. early especially across coastal parts of southwest england and south wales — met office red warning here, gusts of up to 90mph, very rough seas and coastal flooding are likely. and then, we also have this much bigger amber warning area. and still the potential for some really disruptive and dangerous weather here, as well — gusts of wind up to 80mph. rain and wind quickly spreading northwards through the early part of friday, snow for western counties of northern ireland, high ground of northern england, and up into scotland, as well. but the winds p

what are the origins of storm eunice? ht origins of storm eunice?

it is forecast to hit is still clearing up the carnage caused by eunice.an police have clashed with protestors and made more than a hundred arrests — while trying to clear a demonstration that has brought the capital to a standstill. the anti—covid restriction movement has used lorries to block roads in ottawa for three weeks. aru na iyengar reports. in freezing temperatures and snow police work together in a planned action pushing into crowds of demonstrators to clear them from the streets of downtown 0ttawa. so far the protests have not been violent but now scuffles are breaking out. we are focused on returning a city to the place we love. we will get the city back. they were tense moments. criticisms of police on horseback trampling a demonstrator. the police said that the protester threw a bike at a horse. others had their hands tied. this footage shows police moving protesters away from a junction. dozens of trucks still remain but some were moved away. three of the main organisers were arrested before the weekend. 0fficers set up roadblocks near the

storm eunice is bearing down on the uk.orce — that means there's a danger to life. the storm system has been developing — you can see it here on the earlier satellite picture, this hook of cloud indicative of a storm that's been deepening and strengthening rapidly. this area of low pressure passing across the uk — and on its southern flank with all the isobars, the white line squeezing together — that is where we have the potential for damaging winds. especially across coastal parts of southwest england and south wales — met office red warning here, gusts of up to 90mph, very rough seas and coastal flooding are likely. and then, we also have this much bigger amber warning area. and still the potential for some really disruptive and dangerous weather here, as well — gusts of wind up to 80mph. rain and wind quickly spreading northwards through the early part of friday, snow for western counties of northern ireland, high ground of northern england, and up into scotland, as well. but the winds peaking through the morning across

reporter: storm eunice is pummeling the hague. about to try to secure our garden swing and shed. there are scenes like these and far worse right across the country. the dutch meteorological institute has issued a code red weather warning. they're expecting gusts of up to 130 kilometers an hour. hundreds of planes have been grounded and trains have been canceled right across the netherlands. an airport in amsterdam is warning passengers to check before they travel and expect delays. couriers have been told to stay off the roads and one food delivery service has canceled all deliveries to try to protect its moped drivers and cyclists. schools and universities closed early to try to allow students to get home safely and these fecious winds are expected to last until the early evening. the emergency services have asked people to only callf it's a real emergency. if there is a direct, immediate risk to life. otherwise to stay home and stay safe. >> the bbc there. weather warnings are also in place in belgium where one man has died. our

this is eunice developing this on friday morning and just the peak there. well, the trough of these lines is where the strongest winds were to picture shown here. impulse cor, when the winds are about a 120 kilometers per hour left to sweep across land, of course. now, at the day progresses, the night falls next day comes along. this is where the winds will be. so they're already read warnings out for the low countries. sudden thought of denmark, northern germany, and there was damage actually from dudley. yes. you know, 2448 out to 4 in central and southern poland. it's moving quickly, but that will destroy wrong with some snow company on the north ledges. so that's a picture in northern europe. really wind is the big story of damaging wind that elsewhere as quite caught in comparison. yes. is bit windy in places, measurement the sun is predominant here. however, things will start to change the next storm developing on sunday. that's going to be windiest a bit further north, but it is driving in to northern europe is driving again to low countries and germ

storm eunice. have more significant snow potentially on friday across northern ireland, central and southern scotland and we could see as much as 30 centimetres before the storm clears. it will gradually drift eastwards, perhaps the snow not reaching the north—west of the great glen, the western and northern isles, but to the south of the centre of the low is where we are likely to see the strongest winds come on the southern flank. yes, some showers in england and wales, but thickly to the west of the pennines but here it is the strength of the winds that will have a significant impact. gusts in excess of 90 or even 100 mph on exposed coasts and inland we could see gusts of 70 or 80 mph. and that could have quite a significant impact.— quite a significant impact. louise, thank you- _ a reminder of our top story... police investigate prince charles�*s charity, the prince's foundation, over allegations of cash for honours. that's it. i'm back again at 10pm, but now on bbc one, time for the news wher

storm eunice leaves a trail of destruction across europe. dozen people been killed — and millions are without power. pushing back against the protesters — canadian police use pepper spray and stun grenades to clear demonstrators from outside parliament. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. in an exclusive interview with bbc news, borisjohnson has said evidence suggests russia is planning the biggest war in europe since 1916. mrjohnson also told a security conference of world leaders in munich that the military alliance nato, a group of 30 nations, was united at "a moment of extreme danger". ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky — who was also in munich — said his country would not be provoked into conflict by russia but was determined to protect itself with or without support from western allies. paul adams has the latest from kyiv. no need to panic yet. a country already at war for eight years still somehow taking this crisis in its stride. i am not scared but my friends, some of them are nervous a little, but i

eunice comes straight after another storm, dudley.cked, and in south wales, this wind turbine couldn't cope with the costs. but is climate change affecting storms? the met office says they haven't seen compelling trends of increased storminess, but the impact of warming may become clearer over time. this was the damage caused by the great storm of 1987, where winds reached more than 100 miles an hour. forecasters say storm eunice shouldn't be as bad, but it could still be the strongest storm we've seen for many years. we have got the army on standby, so if they are needed, they will be able to swing into action, so everyone, all of our emergency teams, are keeping in very close contact. the defences are at the ready. schools are closing and train services cancelled. the country is bracing itself for what lies ahead. rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: letting it all out — meet the us �*moms' who get rid of pent—up stress by screaming at the tops of their lungs. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going i

storm eunice has been swept away towards the baltic sea. are going to say. we are seeing snow. although i down into the peak district, more snow there. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across northern ireland. this is going into northern ireland. this is going into northern ireland. this is going into northern ireland and northern england. driven on by some strengthening wins in coastal areas. sunshine follows behind. scotland will be mainly dry, and the wins lighter but it will be cold. we will get an early frosting eastern scotland and that is because the wind is going to strengthen more wildly and we will see some stronger winds in scotland. a mild start to sunday for many parts of the country. temperatures may start in double figures. we got another area in low figures in the north of the uk. in between these two weather fronts, not only do we have more clout and rain but pocket of warm air before it gets colder. 0n clout and rain but pocket of warm air before it gets colder. on sunday we start with cloud, outbreaks of rain, wetter wea

let's take you back to storm eunice l let's take you back to storm eunice now which has been blamed ford europe. amsterdam's famous tree—lined streets were transformed into death traps. four people were killed by falling trunks, including someone riding a bicycle. coastal areas experienced the most intense winds, with gusts of up to 90 mph. this was scheveningen, on the edge of the hague. the highest code red weather warning has been lifted, for now. this is just one garden in one city, but people are clearing up scenes like these and far, far worse right across the netherlands this lunchtime. over the border in belgium, 80 mile an hour winds sent the tip of a crane crashing through the roof of a hospital in tournai. according to local media, none of the patients were killed, but some were injured. across the continent, storm eunice will remain in the memories long after these winds have subsided. the netherlands is taking a breath and bracing for storm franklin, which is forecast to hit tomorrow. anna holligan, bbc news in the hague. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport ce

three people were killed in the ferocious gales of storm eunice yesterday.rain services across the country, and the severn bridge remains shut. insurance payouts for damage could reach up to £350 million, according to one estimate. and there are more weather warnings in place for tomorrow — a less—severe yellow wind warning for most of the uk, with heavy rain also expected in north west england. danny savage has the latest. it has been a day of assessing storm damage right across the country. in brentwood in essex, a 400—year—old oak tree came crashing down on a family home, causing extensive damage. all of us were working from home. it was about 11.30 yesterday morning, probably the height of the wind speed, i would say. we just felt the house move and that was a big gust of wind, and seconds later, the tree just crashed into the house and we were covered in dust and just general debris. and we ran outside to see what had happened and we were confronted with what you can see behind us. 140 miles away in gloucestershire, aston on carrant near tewkesbury, ast

storm eunice, a nasty —looking storm. the uk on friday. this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines. russia claims it's withdrawn more troops after months of tension over ukraine — but there's some scepticism from western leaders. prince charles' charity, the prince's foundation, is investigated by police over claims of cash for honours. more pressure on hou5ehold5 grappling with the rising cost of living as inflation reaches another 30—year high. there are now calls for an independent investigation into bullying and 5exi5m at a police force. a5 parts of the uk brace themselves for storm dudley. and tribute5 are paid to the king of bollywood disco

more on storm eunice now. in wales, all train services were cancelled for the first time ever on friday. the majority of schools were closed, and tens of thousands of homes were left without power. our correspondent tomos morgan has been speaking to some of those in the worst affected areas. the sound will never, ever leave me. it was just... ..heartbreaking to hear my daughter screaming. just before lunchtime, in newport, south wales, holly price's house buckled under pressure from storm eunice. herfive—year—old daughter, olivia, was playing upstairs. opened the door, i could see all the houses, the roofs were hanging off, and i grabbed my daughter, managed to grab any clothes that we could, that we had on, and just took her outside. three homes condemned, for now, in this street, and, thankfully, nobody was injured. elsewhere, the seaside town of porthcawl also felt the impact. the majority of its coastline businesses having to shut. the sea front here in porthcawl really bore the brunt of the weather this m

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storm eunice leaves a trail of destruction across europe.ver a dozen people been killed , and millions are without power. pushing back against the protesters — canadian police use pepper spray and stun grenades to clear demonstrators from outside parliament. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. in an exclusive interview with bbc news, the british prime minister has warned that a russian invasion of ukraine would be the biggest conflict in europe since the second world war. earlier, borisjohnson told a security conference of world leaders in munich that the military alliance nato, a group of 30 nations, was united at "a moment of extreme danger". ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky — who was also in munich — said it was difficult for him tojudge the us intelligence behind the warnings of an imminent attack. but he said his country is determined to protect itself from russia —— with or without the support of western allies. paul adams has the latest from kyiv. no need to panic yet. a country already at war fo

here is eunice continuing to develop. fierce winds, but then they spread to the midlands, central, southern england, east anglia and the south east. the winds for these areas strong enough to blow down a large number of trees. there'll be widespread disruption to travel, both road, rail and at the airports. and as well as that, quite a high chance of getting some power cuts as well. further north, with that snow continuing to affect the high ground of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, there'll be blizzards. and because the snow�*s going to come down so quickly, in those blizzard conditions, gritters and snowplows may struggle to keep up. we may well see a number of vehicles stranded on those high—level routes. so, multiple hazards from this dangerous storm system for friday. it's bringing the strong winds to europe into the weekend, but we get another area of low pressure chasing its way in. now, this is going to continue the theme of very windy weather, with gales or even some severe gales around through satu

counting the cost of storm eunice. the rain is hampering efforts to repair storm damage and to restore power to people's homes. ukraine's president says international rules, protecting countries from attack, are no longer working, amid fears of a russian invasion. translation: the security architecture of our world i is brittle, obsolete. the security rules that have agreed to dozens years ago by the world

but as you can see, storm eunice has shredded a huge great hole in its fabric skin. really rip it apart. it's going to be some effort to fix that, want to think. and then there was the disruption travelers anxiously watched information boards as train off, the train was cancelled. there was gridlock on many roads. this tailback was caused by the closure of the dark bridge, part of london's m. 25 orbital mate away. $400.00 plus flights are grounded to now every disaster needs a hero and come with the hour. come a big jets tv. the ation enthusiasts live web stream isn't used to large audiences, but more than 200000 locked down as host jerry dies, live commentary went viral, cherry on planes as they struggled to land at heathrow. oh, okay. to be picked. oh, yeah. big swing by eunice has moved fast, sweeping across the u. k. and ireland in less than a day. now the rest of northern europe is taking its turn. rory talents out his era . london farm is in part of india and this kashmir, a warning about the crops out to a sink hole swallowed a stream. environmental say it's a