greater anglia trains said they were forced to cancel services.ns they were forced to cancel services. our trains have to go slower, the points can freeze, the signals can freeze. that means that if the points freeze, the train can't go in the right direction. the amber warning also covers north—east england where the problems caused by snow and ice mirrored those further south. crawling traffic, pedestrians slithering through their daily routines. but on tynemouth beach, the swimmers defied subzero temperatures for a dip that was rather more than just bracing. in east yorkshire, the snow swept across york's millennium bridge. white and the sands of scarborough beach, scenes that will become all too familiar. the wind is going to change and push the heaviest snow across north—east england and northern and eastern parts of scotland. there could be some areas that 25-40 scotland. there could be some areas that 25—40 centimetres over the next couple of days alone. back in kent, the snow showers have eased but the dangers remain. ice is likely to form

among those which will be disrupted are greater anglia trains, which will stop by ten o'clock tonighteduced service tomorrow until thursday. stansted express trains to and from london liverpool street will stop running at 25 past ten tonight. and operators say services on the gatwick express, thameslink and southern routes are all likely to be delayed or 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 o

we are talking great northern, for example, greater anglia, and c2c.nglia, 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 that the signals don't change, so that the signals don't change, so that all these problems, despite these widespread efforts, really, to try and counteract this, we are talking about europe's busiest railway

there've been big problems on the railways, with more than 300 cancelled by southeastern and greater anglia of flights were cancelled too. in a moment we'll hear from danny savage in north yorkshire but first this from robert hall from ashford in kent. the warnings had been clear, but the snow which swept in from europe still gave travellers a taste of what this week as in store. 0n still gave travellers a taste of what this week as in store. on this motorway in kent, is drivers filmed traffic gridlock as ice and snow closed roads. the county declared a snow emergency but the freezing weather overwhelmed the efforts of the gritting teams. police reported dozens the gritting teams. police reported d oze ns of the gritting teams. police reported dozens of accidents. these images are from the a120 in colchester, littered with damaged and abandoned vehicles. in lincolnshire, three people died in a collision on the a15 near baston. elsewhere, school children escaped unhurt when their bus veered off the road. across the worst affected southern counties, traffic crawled and journeys lengthened. as

it is not just greater anglia who run trains from the east of england into london, but also great northernlondon and they are all suffering problems because of the weather. it is the engineering problems snow and ice can cause to trains when they are running. points can freeze over, branches that are laden with snow can fall onto overhead power cables. trains that are running often have to run more slowly because of speed restrictions imposed by network rail. that is the company that manages the rail infrastructure, the tracks and the power supplies to the trains that are running. difficulties for commuters and decisions were taken early. perhaps, you might think the snow hasn't been as bad as forecast, but nonetheless, the companies cannot take any chances. thank you very much. we will have more on that throughout the morning. we will be speaking to someone the morning. we will be speaking to someone from greater anglia trains later. who can guide us through everything going on. there is only one person! carol has the very latest on those weather warnings for us now. we're looking at part

going forward, greater anglia who won trains from here and othertrain greater anglia who won trains fromn to services are likely that they will have to run a reduced service overnight. the finishing earlier tonight here certainly than normally would and tomorrow it is likely that there will be further disruption, of course, there will be further disruption, of course , passengers are there will be further disruption, of course, passengers are urged to check online to see what the latest information is. more now on the travel situation. let's talk to my league who was at london bridge. we have had reports in from essex police, where you are that they are dealing with a number of crashes in the last few hours alone. driving conditions rain treacherous and the claims here are the worst affected at the moment. lots of people have decided not to take to the roads if they can. some of the updates coming through from the train companies, several have been hit with delays and cancellations and the remaining services are running very busy. severe weather is suggesting a numberof severe weather is

greater anglia are running a reduced service again this morning.bish collected today. some councils are cancelling bin collections because of the weather. southend borough council said that icy conditions make it unsafe for waste crews to collect. residents should present their waste and recycling for collection next week instead. now let's get the weather with kate. good morning. many of us are waking up to a covering of snow this morning, even in central london. it was a bitterly cold night last night, temperatures widely down at minus four and minus five. further scattered snow showers through the morning and yes, it's going to remain bitterly cold. now the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow showers. could cause some potential disruption on roads and rail. another parts of northern kent and parts of essex, an amber weather warning in place. snow perhaps a little bit more persistent overnight in those areas and a little heavier. the showers will clear away through the day, a dry afternoon, but a bitterly cold, strengthening e

greater anglia trains were one of the operators who were forced to cancel services. 0ur trains have to points and signals can freeze and that means that if the points freeze, basically the train cannot go in the right direction. the amber warning also covers north—east england where the problems of snow and ice mirrored those further south. crawling traffic, pedestrians slithering through their daily routines. but on tynemouth beach, these swimmers defied sub zero temperatures for a dip that was rather more thanjust bracing. the snow swept across york's millennium bridge. whitened the sands of scarborough beach. scenes that will become all too familiar. the wind is going to change and that will push the heaviest snow across north—east england and parts of scotland where areas will pick up five to ten centimetres of snow. there are areas that could get up to a0 centimetres over the next couple of days alone. back in kent, the snow showers have eased. the dangers remain. ice is likely to form later and snow will bring challenges in the coming days. we are going to have a cross section of

great northern for example, greater anglia trains and sea to sea. 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 these problems despite efforts to try and counteract this. we are talking about your‘s busiest railway network so do expect more disruption tomorrow. lots more severe weather on the

and greater anglia have delays of up to half an hour between romford and liverpool street.s. 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 the usual address. now, though, it's back to the breakfast sofa. bye for now. hello, this is

this is norwich at the far end of the greater anglia rail route.all along this line services will start winding down much earlier tonight in anticipation of the severe weather. scores of schools could be closed over the next few days if the forecast ring true. for parents here in lincoln that's good and bad news. i've been waiting for snow for three years, i'm desperate for it to snow! i have to work tomorrow, and my wife has to go to work, so if one of us would have to call in sick we lose money, so hopefully the school will be open. nearby at raf scampton the red arrows were getting in as much practice as possible before snow grounds them. butjust to show how patchy it is, this was the scene less than 30 miles away in boston. your perception of this winter blast will depend on your postcode. that point illustrated here in lincolnshire, where we are getting flurries, but there is quite a layer of snow in other parts of the country. two amber warnings are in place for the heaviest part of the snow. a large part of northern england and down through

greater anglia trains will also be affected, with reduced and slower services from ipswich, cambridgerctic chill could be deadly for others. rough sleepers are particularly vulnerable. latest estimates in england suggest almost 5,000 people bedding down on the street on any given night. as the temperature drops, charities are urging us all to stay vigilant. we suggest the public do not walk on by, if they are concerned about the welfare of anyone sleeping rough, dial 999 if it is a medical emergency, or contact street link, to get in touch with that person to respond as quickly as possible. how bad could it get? the beast has already hit rome, causing the biggest snowfall in decades. schools are shot, public transport disrupted and flights delayed. the first time i have seen snow like this in years. this was chatham, in kent, today. britain has had the smallest taste of what is to come, but snow are gathering. legislation to cap poor value energy tariffs is being introduced in parliament today. the government says it will protect millions of customers from higher bills. but energy uk,

for these reasons network rail and the train operators greater anglia here, c2c, all other that run the east anglia i'm eating and conferring with one another to try to reinstate trains were possible and paul flynn been to some of the most remote areas up in the east coast, great yarmouth, for example. but also to be realistic about what they can achieve given the ms moore bad weather forecast. we are dealing with extreme temperatures, not average winter weather. our infrastructure, both roads and the rails, they are not bowled for this. we do not normally see temperatures as cold as this, we are normally a warm and dry part of the country. as you heard, there are problems that can be caused for the railways, it is not billed for these extremes railways, it is not billed for these extre m es of railways, it is not billed for these extremes of temperature and everyone here is doing the best that they can. thank you for that, ben ando, oui’ can. thank you for that, ben ando, our correspondent. drivers are being warned to be careful in treacherous conditions. make sure you are only taking

, tfl oi’ companies like greater anglia, tfl or great northern that they would have to be running, there would be speed restrictions and may be problems with points freezing up, all of these things mean the service has to be reduced. the message seems to have got through. there have been plenty of people coming to catch trains but certainly not as many as normal and so certainly not as many as normal and so by planning ahead and letting people know there would be problems, it seems that perhaps some of the difficult scenes with people barging to get onto trains have been avoided. going forward, the company says they hope to reinstate trains is possible because certainly, the snow has not been as bad as forecast but the freezing temperatures are continuing to cause difficulties and that looks likely to be the case, especially with more snow forecast later on. ben ando in essex, there are, robert hall in kent and phil bodmer in yorkshire, many thanks. we will bring you the full weather forecast just before will bring you the full weather forecastjust before 10am. reeta chakrabarti i

c2c and greater anglia have also cancelled services on tuesday and wednesday.rs to check before travelling. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. now the sport with hugh. good morning. manchester city have won their first trophy under manager pep guardiola with a comfortable 3—0 win over arsenal. city captain vincent kompany was on the scoresheet as the premier league's runaway leaders secured the first domestic title of the season. afterwards, guardiola thanked the club for its support during his trophy—less first season. a good win too for the red half of manchester. united came from behind to beat chelsea 2—1 at old trafford in the premier league. after willian‘s opener, united striker romelu lu ka ku levelled things before crossing in for substitute jesse lingard to nod in the winner which takes united back into second place in the table. chelsea, though, slip out of the champions league spots. six nations rugby say they'll investigate an alleged melee before scotland's calcutta cup victory over england on saturday. as the teams returned to the dressing

if you live in the south—east, east anglia, lincolnshire, some snow showers coming in, could be settling already but particularly kent, sussex, essex, maybe the greater the morning and this could coincide with the rush—hour, maybe some snow already lying there before the rush—hour, so not great news for the travellers but i think across many western and central areas it starts bright and cold. here are the snow showers again across kent, parts of east anglia and one or two flurries affecting these eastern counties closer to the north sea. elsewhere it's looking dry, partly cloudy skies and pretty frosty in towns and cities, it will be around freezing oi’ cities, it will be around freezing or below. a bit milder around the western isles with a weather front approaching. what can we expect for monday? not much change from the morning, the best of the weather again in western and northern areas, beautiful in cumbria, the southern uplands, glasgow and edinburgh getting plenty of sunshine but partly cloudy skies in much of the midlands, eastern areas, the south, and occasional passing showers, some will be wintry and it's going to be cold. let's go from m

anglia and the south—east, in the early hours, 80 north—easterly wind will drag in snow showers. do not be surprised if this was covering around suffolk, essex, kent is specially. possibly the greaterarea. you know what happens when we get snow on busy motorways. there could be delays. the rest of the country looking fine, some snow affecting easter nears, and a couple of degrees above freezing in belfast. chile and partly cloudy sky. that is monday morning's rush hour. how about the afternoon? the wintry showers will continue across this corner the country. across the north west it will be bright, and in the north—east, it will be sunny, newcastle, edinburgh. around three degrees, so certainly on the chilly side. london getting up to about five. a chance of some flakes of snow moving through the capital. watch what happens on monday night into tuesday. a weather front moves to end potentially bring snow across northern and western areas. probably not a lot, it will snow itself out by the time the weather front is across the midlands. but northern ireland, scotland, the north west on into wales, they could get a covering into towns and cities. maybe the centimetres across the penni

anglia, where you could stay dry after some morning brightness. but grey, gloomy, cold, damp and a little bit wintry in places for many, with temperatures at lunchtime only about 2—3 degrees. the greaternow mixed in with rain will be across the hills. through the afternoon, the patchy rain and drizzle, sleet and snow, gradually fizzles out. most will stick with the cloud and that will be of course evidenced if you're going to and from cardiff for the start of the six nations. maybe a little bit damp here. a bit drier in paris, but here it will be similarly cold. as the weather front starts to lose a bit of oomph into sunday, we'll see a few more clear skies develop and there could be ice into sunday morning. this is the temperature profile across europe on sunday. the blue colours are the coldest conditions, towards the east. that's significant because it's an easterly wind which will develop particularly for england and wales into sunday and to take us into the start of next week. pushing the weather front back westwards again. that means brighter skies across much of england on sunday. brightness also breaking through at times in scotland and northern ireland, where the winds will b

anglia, and into lincolnshire. wintry showers blowing off the north sea of the past few hours. there a covering just in time for the rush hour, particularly in kent and sussex, essex, and the greaters. the further west you are the bright it will be. it will be cold. temperatures in towns and sittings, around freezing that make cities. one or two flecks of snow likely into the north—east of england as well. the rest of the country, northern ireland, the rest of england, scotland, waking to frosty weather but mostly bright if frfizta weathereéfimzfla agate ~ — —— l7, not 1; us during a during the r; during the course? during the course of happening during the course of monday. the best of the weather will be across western areas, most of the sunshine, beautifulfor be across western areas, most of the sunshine, beautiful for the lowlands of scotland, the lake district, into wales, partly cloudy skies across central and eastern areas and from time to time we will continue to have those wintry showers. not too many of them. for the rest of europe, it is cold for many of the major centres across parts of western europe. look at madrid. three celsius. very chilly. some of the cold air has g

anglia, where you just about stay dry after morning brightness, but grey, gloomy, cold, damp and a little bit wintry in places for many, with temperatures at lunchtime only about 2—3 degrees. the greater afternoon, the patchy rain and drizzle, sleet and snow, gradually fizzles out. most will stick with the cloud and that will be of course evidenced if your‘e going to and from cardiff for the start of the six nations. maybe a little bit damp here. a bit drier in paris, but here it will be similarly cold. the weather front starts to lose a bit of oomph into sunday. we see more clear skies and there could be ice into sunday morning. this is the temperature profile across europe on sunday. the blue colours are the coldest conditions, towards the east. that's significant because it's an easterly wind which will develop especially for england and wales into sunday and to take us into next week. pushing the weather front back westwards. that means brighter skies across much of england on sunday. brightness also breaking through in scotland and northern ireland, where the winds will be lightest. but that south—eastern quadrant of england is where we'll see showers coming in on the raw wind. t

anglia, you could stay dry after some morning brightness. but grey, gloomy, cold, damp and a little bit wintry in places for many, with temperatures at lunchtime only about 2—3 degrees. the greater afternoon, the patchy rain and drizzle, sleet and snow, gradually fizzles out. most will stick with the cloud and that will be of course evidenced if you're going to and from cardiff for the start of the six nations. maybe a little bit damp here. a bit drier in paris, but here it will be similarly cold. as the weather front starts to lose a bit of oomph into sunday, we'll see a few more clear skies develop and there could be ice into sunday morning. this is the temperature profile across europe on sunday. the blue colours are the coldest conditions, towards the east. that's significant because it's an easterly wind which will develop particularly for england and wales into sunday and to take us into the start of next week. pushing the weather front back westwards again. that means brighter skies across much of england on sunday. brightness also breaking through at times in scotland and northern ireland, where the winds will be lightest. but that south—eastern quadrant of england is wh

anglia. rain showers across parts of south wales and south—west england. snow flurries in the pennines and cumbrian fells. the greater—— seeing the northern lights. but the cloud will come and go, as it will do tomorrow, and the showers merging into longer spells of rain, not as much snow tomorrow because temperatures will be lifting. the bulk of the country, a dry day on friday, showers in the west to begin with, best of the brightness in eastern areas. temperatures of around 7—10d. cool start of the weekend on saturday with mist and fog patches in the south. a weak weather in scotland on saturday, from northern ireland and north wales potentially as well. it could be damp, drizzly and murky in places. to the north, and to the south, sunshine. staying mild on sunday. the big question mark is how active the next weather system is. as it looks at the moment, england and wales could see cloud. much of scotla nd and wales could see cloud. much of scotland and northern ireland looking dry, the rain band may be further north, but even if it isn't, temperatures on sunday around 9—12d, warmer than it has been of late. what

this is norwich at the far end of the greater anglia rail route.ter, and all along this line services will start winding down much earlier tonight in anticipation of the severe weather. scores of schools could be closed over the next few days if the forecast ring true. for parents here in lincoln that's good and bad news. i've been waiting for snow for three years, i'm desperate for it to snow! i have to work tomorrow, and my wife has to go to work, so if one of us would have to call in sick we lose money, so hopefully the school will be open. nearby at raf scampton the red arrows were getting in as much practice as possible before snow grounds them. butjust to show how patchy it is, this was the scene less than 30 miles away in boston. your perception of this winter blast will depend on your postcode. our correspondent simonjones has been at a gritting depot near maidstone in kent. he says the weather could be worst in the southeast in the early hours of tomorrow morning. this is one of 57 gritters that is taking to the roads to ensure they remain

on the trains, disruption on greater anglia, between liverpool street and cheshunt. time of morning. let's have a check on the weather now with lucy martin. good morning. it's a cold start to the day with some of us waking up to a total frost, as temperatures dip low freezing and a few spots. they will be dry and bright, with plenty of wintry sunshine. the best of that through this morning. a cold but bright start. we will see the sunshine perhaps turning hazy as we move into the afternoon. some high clouds pushing in from the south. staying dry and bright with highs of 10 degrees and light south—westerly wind. through this evening and overnight it will stay dry. perhaps still some high—level cloud, but with clear spells we are looking at a chilly night tonight. temperatures falling to an overnight low of two celsius and freezing. we could see a total frost to start the day tomorrow and a couple of patches of mist and fog. but it will be a bright start to saturday. the best of the sunshine first thing. turning cloudier into the afternoon, with the risk of a light sho

anglia, where you could stay dry after some morning brightness. but grey, gloomy, cold, damp and a little bit wintry in places for many, with temperatures at lunchtime only about 2—3 degrees. the greaterrain will be across the hills. through the afternoon, the patchy rain and drizzle, sleet and snow, gradually fizzles out. most will stick with the cloud and that will be of course evidenced if you're going to and from cardiff for the start of the six nations. maybe a little bit damp here. a bit drier in paris, but here it will be similarly cold. as the weather front starts to lose a bit of oomph into sunday, we'll see a few more clear skies develop and there could be ice into sunday morning. this is the temperature profile across europe on sunday. the blue colours are the coldest conditions, towards the east. that's significant because it's an easterly wind which will develop particularly for england and wales into sunday and to take us into the start of next week. pushing the weather front back westwards again. that means brighter skies across much of england on sunday. brightness also breaking through at times in scotland and northern ireland, where the winds will be lightest. but th