and operators say services on the gatwick express, thameslink and southern routes are all likely to ber cancelled tonight. lots of people have been out in the cold with their cameras capturing some of the wintry sights. ian heard got this picture of the frozen sea front at weston—super—mare in somerset. very unusual to see salt water freeze like this. a burst water pipe in highworth, wiltshire created this icy display, taken byjohn gray. ben birchall hiked to this frozen waterfall near pen y fan mountain in the brecon beacon national park, wales. and a magical scene in central london, with snow falling heavily on st paul's cathedral, photographed by daniel sorabji. in a moment we'll talk to leanne brown who is at a gritting depot in the village of sturton by stow, north of lincoln. first to simonjones, who is at a depot in the village of aylesford, north of maidstone in kent. and up—to—date. what is the picture? how serious as the weather? kent cou nty how serious as the weather? kent county council have declared what they are calling a snow emergency. that might sounds drastic but it

on the trains, southern gatwick express and thameslink have delays of up to ten mins londonbound.t. on the roads, the a13 is slow westbound from dagenham to barking. expect the usual delays. chelsea embankment is closed westbound for roadworks from chelsea bridge to battersea bridge. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. a cold and frosty start. last night, —4, minus five degrees. a similar looking data yesterday. there should be more sunshine through the morning. —— day to. especially in western areas. more cloud in eastern areas coming in on the bitterly cold easterly wind. it will will feel more cold. windchill factors in. highs of only five celsius. overnight tonight, very cold. hard frost. saturday, a pretty looking day. a lot of blue sky and sunshine. the easterly wind will be stronger. bitterly cold. sunday, between one and four celsius with the air coming from siberia. the met office has now issued a weather warning with snow showers on monday and tuesday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at th

now, sudden and gatwick express were operating a reduced service earlier on today. —— southern.k to normal, but it has been the east of england that has borne the brunt of the disruption on the train network. we are talking great northern, for example, greater anglia, and c2c. when it comes to greater anglia, they have now lifted all distractions on the line after the snow fell about 20 miles further south than was originally predicted. when it comes to tomorrow, scotland is likely to see the heaviest snowfall, and that means that scotrail is now advising passengers that they could be last—minute changes to their schedules. so why are there all these cancellations in the first place? well, the track and signals operator, network rail, tries to operate on the basis that it wants to provide the safest and the most reliable network for the trains that do run to run, and that means that compacted snow can turn into ice, that can affect points and stop them working, we could see freezing temperatures, so we don't even need any snow at all, that can make the rails freeze, which means

southern and gatwick express, they are operating a reduced service earlier and they have largely gonebut it has been the east bank and that has borne the brunt of the disruption on the train network. great northern for example, greater anglia trains and sea to sea. but it comes to greater anglia trains they have lifted all restrictions on that line after the snow actually fell about 20 miles further south than was originally predicted. when it comes to tomorrow, scotland is likely to see the heaviest snowfall and that means that scotrail is advising passengers that they could be last—minute changes to their schedules. why are there all these cancellations? the track and signals operator network rail tries to operate on the basis that it wants to provide the safest and most reliable network for the trains that do run to run and that means that compacted snow can turn into a ice which can affect the points and stop them working. we can see freezing temperatures, we do not need any snow at all, that can make the rails freeze and it means that the signals do not change and there are all t

and services on the southern, thameslink and gatwick express routes are all likely to be delayed or cancelledrators. they have all advised passengers to complete journeys by early evening to avoid disruption. as the cold air crept in from the east with it came the snow. showers and flurries so far, but more is on the way, say forecasters. first time i've seen snow like this in years. it was settling in north kent earlier as a stream of showers merged into a longer spell. hi, david? extra checks are being made on the elderly. there were no problems delivering meals in lincolnshire today, but tomorrow could be different, although everyone is optimistic. it doesn't bother me, really. provided you are prepared for it. you've got stuff in the fridge and you've got everything like that, you've got to make sure you've got your boots ready, and things like that. by the middle of today, which is when we are delivering, there's not really a problem. i think there would be if we had to be there at seven o'clock in the morning, or ten o'clock at night. up and down the eastern flank of the uk, snow has be