leeds and harrogate is currently no— nil.he bbc sport website now. —— — leeson harrogate is currently 0—0. the fourth round of the women's fa cup is also underway, but brighton's tie with durham was postponed due to a frozen pitch, despite kick off being moved back an hour and a half in an attempt to help the fixture take place. that's one of five women's fa cup postponements this weekend. the day's other game has gone ahead, between manchester united and west brom. it is currently 0—0 there. 01— zero there. there's a host of fixtures to come tomorrow, including fulham against london city lionesses, live on the bbc sport website from midday. a late burst of goals saw celtic stretch their lead at the top of the scottish premiership to a whopping18 points, after they beat ross county 4—1 in dingwall. brendan rodgers praised his side's performance, which came in below freezing temperatures, as dan ogunshakin now reports. as ross county and celtic prepared to meet, this amounts —— thermometer read a frosty -9. —— thermometer read

nickjohnson in harrogate.ts, as well as posts from other accounts which have large numbers of followers. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. who is doing the monitoring and why? who is doing the monitoring and wh ? , , ., , who is doing the monitoring and wh? _ why? this story was broken by the mirror— why? this story was broken by the mirror newspaper - why? this story was broken by the mirror newspaper this - the mirror newspaper this morning, it is understood there are officials within a team inside the home office known as the homeland security group looking at elon musk�*s tweets and those of other accounts with large numbers of followers, as you said. this team is responsible for reducing national security risks and according to its website focuses on the highest harm risks to the homeland. they are looking notjust up the tweets themselves but the reach, how far they are going, who is seeing them and who is engaging with them. the home office is not commenting on this but a source s

i was speaking to a woman — harrogate.t was— at leeds bradford airport and that was meant to be this morning. she has not been told there _ morning. she has not been told there will— morning. she has not been told there will be later this afternoon. that is because of the runway closure. a number of runways— the runway closure. a number of runways have been closed at several — runways have been closed at several airports including leeds— several airports including leeds bradford, liverpool, manchester international. that runwav — manchester international. that runway has reopened, the one in manchester, so hopefully passengers trying to leave the country — passengers trying to leave the country can do so later this afternoon, even they will be delayed _ afternoon, even they will be delayed. inevitably, there are cancellations as well. we were told that — cancellations as well. we were told that the north of england who gets a lot of snow and that is what — who gets a lot of snow and that is what has happened here. that has

there are people who are parked up who are trying to leave harrogate. was speaking to one woman earlier who has got a flight at leeds bradford airport, and that was meant to be this morning. she's now been told that will be later this afternoon. that's because of that runway closure. a number of runways have been closed at several airports, including leeds, bradford, liverpool, john lennon and manchester international airport as well. that runway has reopened, the one in manchester, so hopefully passengers who are trying to leave the country can do so later this afternoon, even though there will be delays and inevitably, there are cancellations as well. now, we were told that the north of england would get a particularly bad, would bear the brunt of the heavy snow. and you can see that is exactly what has happened here. that's had obviously ruined some people's plans who may want to travel. that is, if you want to still travel in these conditions. the advice, of course, is to take something with you, like a blanket or a shovel or some food, just in case

my colleague is in harrogate and has this update for us.can see, it is snowing here in harrogate in north yorkshire. i was just listening to to that interview about snow ploughs and we've seen plenty of those here. in fact, at one stage there was one particular snow plough that got stuck. its wheels were going round and round for a good minute or so. so that gives you an idea of what the conditions are like here. that snow is settling and the chances are perhaps there'll be some rain later on to clear it. but at the moment, there's a lot of effort being made to clear some of the snow off close to buildings. there are people who are parked up who are trying to to leave harrogate. i was speaking to one woman earlier who has got a flight at leeds bradford airport, and that was meant to be this morning. she's now been told that will be later this afternoon. that's because of that runway closure. a number of runways have been closed at several airports, including leeds, bradford, liverpool, john lennon and manchester international airport as wel

so i real mark of effect here in harrogate. —— a real knock on.e best it can. the record for overnight temperature we've just been evacuated. we've just been evacuated from this good samaritan's car. you got it, dad. we're having to walk. this is crazy. there's a fire right outside our car. we got it. no, not that way. dad! my father in law has parkinson's. he can barely move. this was a heroic effort on his part. very wobbly. here, let me try to get you some help. which way do i go? this way. to the sidewalk. i went outside, i saw smoke and fire near my father—in—law�*s house and realised we need to go. the problem is, we didn't have a car. by circumstance, we had no car in the house. i ran up and down the street where he was, glen haven, finally found a neighbour who was willing to swing by and pick us up. most people had already gone at that point, and at that point, i grabbed his medicine. that's the only thing i could think to grab. turn around, dad, we got this. and at that point, wejumped in his car. this guyjeff, a neighbour we'd never met

let's speak to nickjohnson, who's in harrogate, north yorkshire.he conditions like more widely?— what are the conditions like more widely? it is chilly here, it was about _ more widely? it is chilly here, it was about -4, _ more widely? it is chilly here, it was about -4, minus - more widely? it is chilly here, it was about -4, minus five i it was about —4, minus five degrees, we think, overnight, probably around —2 and we think it will get to around plus two at around midday. this scene, it really is lovely, it feels like a winter wonderland and we are seeing many people enjoying it this morning but there has not been a fresh flake of snow here since sunday, but because the temperatures have been so bitter everything has frozen over. one of these pavements here right in the middle of town, more like a skate wing, we have seen people really struggling to negotiate that this morning —— more like a skating rink. this is in the middle of town next to the shops, we have heard the snow and ice has had a real impact on businesses. we heard from somebody

harrogate was typical of many places in northern england.nter and people changing their plans. we are going to stay put. we've been driving from scotland down to brighton and we stopped off last night, looked at the weather forecast. we're going to stay put, just enjoy the weather and just travel safely back down south tomorrow. i can't get to the airport. i've booked an uber, but they cancelled it. there was snowfall in parts of wales, too, where people in some areas were warned not to make nonessentialjourneys. but in the worst affected areas, the drifts will need to be cleared tomorrow, along with checks on livestock which may be huddled beneath them. flooding may now become an issue in some areas. heavy rain has led to numerous flood warnings across southern england and the midlands. a few days into the new year and the weather is making many of the headlines. danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire. the us is bracing for a huge winter storm that could see the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in decades. five states have declar

in nearby harrogate, the snow ploughs have been out, but people have already had their travel plans disrupted're going to stay put. we've been driving from scotland down to brighton and we stopped off last night. looked at the weather forecast. but we're going to stay put, just enjoy the weather and then just travel safely back down south tomorrow. i can't get to the airport. i've booked an uber but they've cancelled it and i'm trying to book another one and i'm waiting for a driver to appear. manchester airport has now reopened after being closed overnight, but train services are being affected across the north and the west, and how long it will last remains to be seen. sharon barbour, bbc news. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. i hope you have put your gloves on. it's no whether to be barehanded. what's it like now? we have had some good news in the last half an hour because leeds bradford airport which has been closed or morning has reopened. we saw pictures of the snowplough is trying to clear the runway. that has now happened. h

iam here i am here in harrogate in north yorkshire, where people are waking up yorkshire, where peopless parts of north wales, the north midlands and especially northern england, which i think will see the brunt of the heavy snow. as it turns into rain, icy conditions and freezing rain for some of us. i will have all the details for you here on bbc breakfast. reform uk leader nigel farage defends tech billionaire elon musk over a series of critical posts about the british government. free speech is back. we may find it offensive, but it's a good thing, not a bad thing. ceremonies honouring the former us presidentjimmy carter, who died last week, have begun in his home state of georgia. avoiding hospital backlogs. we take a look at the frailty unit aiming to help elderly patients get seen quicker and sent home from hospital. a frustrating day for the teams chasing liverpool in the premier league title race. both arsenal and chelsea are held to draws away from home. leaders liverpool will go eight points clear if they beat manchester united later. snow has been falling across large parts

chris wood from aa roadside patrol in harrogate gave us his best advice for drivers out in the snowyroute planner that we're asking people to check before you head out. obviously, there is a lot of delays and diversions on the road today, and so just plan your route before you go and try to stick to the major routes, which are now getting gritted and ploughed. and a lot of the minor minor routes are still, you know, quite heavily blocked with snow. and so they are quite treacherous. so yeah, it's a case of stick to the major routes where you can do. so if you do go out and as you said, stick to the main routes, what is the advice in terms of driving in this sort of weather? so first of all it's making sure your vehicle's ready for it. prepared for it. so clear all the snow from your vehicle. if it's iced over, make sure it's completely de—iced. your screens are completely misted, so you've got full visibility. make sure your lights are working as well. make sure they're switched on with this weather. you know you want to be visible. actually driving in the weather, you just want to t

harrogate was typical of many places in northern england. of winter had people changing their plans. we're going to stay put. we've been driving from scotland down to brighton and we stopped off last night, looked at the the weather forecast, but we're going to stay put, just enjoy the weather, and then just travel safely back down south tomorrow. i can't get to the airport. i've booked to neuberg, but they've cancelled it. this was rotherham in south yorkshire this morning. there was snowfall in parts of wales too, where people in some areas were warned not to make non—essentialjourneys. but in the worst—affected areas, the drifts will need to be cleared tomorrow, along with checks on livestock which may be huddled beneath them. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. what's the situation where you are nicky? iam in i am in leeds and as you can see the rain is falling here. that is a concern, particularly for the morning rush hour tomorrow. with the water that is on the ground, it will f

now, i put my mum back on a train from harrogate down to london _ on a train from harrogate down to londonuld have done, i've never seen somebody more broken. they are both _ seen somebody more broken. they are both knocking on 80 and i've are both knocking on 80 and i've never— are both knocking on 80 and i've never seen someone more broken _ i've never seen someone more broken who was going home to rescue — broken who was going home to rescue her— broken who was going home to rescue her husband from a care home _ rescue her husband from a care home that _ rescue her husband from a care home that was miles from where she lived — home that was miles from where she lived i— 1510 00:10:19,682

nickjohnson, bbc news, harrogate.uk gas levels have fallen to "concerningly low" levels. nick is with us live. nick, what does that mean for us heating our homes? essentially the government has told us not to panic, but let me bring you more of what centrica, the owner of british gas, said. its chief executive said the uk's gas storage levels are concerning lee—lo and we are and i —— and outlierfrom the rest of europe when it comes to the role of storage and our energy system, we are now seeing the implications of that. the company says stocks at uk gas storage sites are around 26% lower than this period last year, it says those levels have come under pressure from not only the cold weather but the end of the supply of russian pipeline gas through ukraine which happened at the end of last month. i will bring you more on what the government search, it says we are confident we will have a sufficient gas supply and electricity capacity to meet demand this winter due to our diverse and resilient energy system. so there wa

in a moment we'll be joined by our reporter nickjohnson, who is in harrogate. in aberdeenshire. ben, braemar holds the record for the lowest temperature recorded in the uk. yes we are a long way off the record this morning. it is still cold, minus five celsius at the moment. colder temperatures overnight in the highlands. one area minus 10.3 celsius. the north of scotland is no stranger to winter weather. it has been under this yellow snow and ice morning for almost two weeks with hundreds of schools closed for days. travel disruption. it keeps snowing. the yellow warning here expires at ten o'clock this morning. we are in for another cold day. we hear it is going to struggle to get above freezing today. tonight, we could see temperatures in some areas, perhaps in highland glens, as low as -20 perhaps in highland glens, as low as —20 celsius. with ice warnings in place for other parts of the uk, england, wales and northern ireland, the advice at the moment is to try to stay warm and safe and ultimately be prepared. to stay warm and safe and ultimately be prepar

there were delays on trains too — harrogate was typical of many places in northern england.er had people changing their plans. we're going to stay put. we've been driving from scotland down to brighton and we stopped off last night, looked at the the weather forecast, but we're going to stay put, just enjoy the weather, and then just travel safely back down south tomorrow. i can't get to the airport. i've booked to neuberg, but they've cancelled it. this was rotherham in south yorkshire this morning. there was snowfall in parts of wales too, where people in some areas were warned not to make non—essentialjourneys. but in the worst—affected areas, the drifts will need to be cleared tomorrow, along with checks on livestock which may be huddled beneath them. the us is bracing for a huge winter storm that could see the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in decades. five states have declared a state of emergency but at least 25 more are under weather alerts as the storm is expected to begin in the centre of the country before spreading eastwards. our north america corresp