let's catch up on the weather prospects with john hammond.old your breath for much in a way of sunshine, cloudy overnight and night, further dribs and drabs of rain and fog over high ground, more persistent rain pushing up in scotla nd persistent rain pushing up in scotland down to central parts of england and wales later in the night as well. mild for many away from east anglia and the far south—east, where it will be cold, a touch of frost here, a few fog patches. the best of the brightness here through the day. cloudy start elsewhere, wet weather through central parts of england and wales, drierfurther north and west, a bit of brightness across parts of scotland and northern ireland. mild for many of the western areas, nudging double figures, central parts will be chilly, four orfive for figures, central parts will be chilly, four or five for east anglia and the far south—east. over the next few days, the general pattern, most next few days, the general pattern, m ost pla ces next few days, the general pattern, most places mild, away from

john hammond has all the details. a lot of weather coming our way. how bad will it get?r example. some snore around, no settling. but let's get this in perspective. i have just settling. but let's get this in perspective. i havejust been looking back 30 years ago today. we had blizzards across east anglia and the south—east, which i can remember. and daytime highs across many parts of the uk were between —6 and minus eight. it was the coldest day of the 20th century. so, yes, it is called out there, but let's get things in perspective. a little winter, yes, and it has been so mild of course so far —— it is cold out there. it started off so wet. turning to sleep, as you can see there, then in the last hour or so turning to snore. within the m25, a slushy covering, but in the suburbs and hills around london some of this white stuff no depositing a few centimetres of snow —— turning to snow. it will turn to snow. an hour 01’ snow. it will turn to snow. an hour or two back of that will give a good covering, perhaps more. it does not hang around but are starting to clear away

here's john hammond. we'll keep a close eye on conditions on the east coast.s as low as minus ten. winter we show was coming down on the breeze. the winds will continue to moderate. something more like rainer as it turns that little bit milder. —— something more like rain. sunday will be different completely. france from the west will produced cloud and some burst of rain. perhaps no more than 45 degrees but much milder for the best. hello. this is bbc news with christian fraser. the headlines just after 19:30. there are flood warnings along the east coast of england as a tidal surge and strong winds force people from their homes. almost half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of the year, as the health service comes under increasing pressure. the labour mp for stoke—on—trent central, tristram hunt, is resigning from parliament — his departure triggers a by—election. lord snowdon, the photographer and former husband of princess margaret, has died at the age of 86. the environment agency has been warning that high tides around the

that comes from john hammond. hello, john. hello, jane.uch going to melt from here on in. the cold feel continues, down from the north—west. it has delivered scenes like this. snow drifting around in the strong winds. it is the strong winds which have caused problems in the east coast. the combination of strong wind and a high spring tide as well. so, yes, we are keeping very watchful and the conditions down the east coast. only a couple of hours as the high tide leaves its way down is eastern coastal areas. we have severe flood warnings in force, with the possibility of coastal flooding as we head through the evening, moving its way southwards. if you have any concerns about the ongoing situation, check out the flood line number. weather—wise, further wintry showers are expected across the more northern and western areas. further accumulations of snow in some areas, particularly near the coast. some showers creeping in land and parts of the midlands. there are warnings in force from the met office about ice. temperatures widely down to fr

here's john hammond variety is the spice of life and we've had that recently, haven't we?dover. fog thickening up the castle in dover. fog thickening up again tonight, freezing fog patches will cause disruption into the morning. you can go online for the morning. you can go online for the latest updates. cloud shifting across to clear some fog, but more fog behind, wales and down into the southern counties as well. this could be the scene first thing. not everybody waking up to fog, but allow extra time for yourjourney. warnings in force from the met office and temperatures well down, slippery surfaces. far west avoiding the fog, not so much across northern england but some patches around. for northern ireland and scotland it will be much milder, well above freezing. bit of a breeze and some rain around especially across western scotland. no great amounts and lot of dry weather, albeit quite cloudy. best sunshine further south and east to england and wales wants the fog has shifted. for some places, just like today, it may not shift and it will be particularly chilly. my o

here‘s john hammond. from moving pictures to stills. a lovely shot here of the sunsetting. across southern counties up into wales, midland and eastern counties. thick fog and icy conditions as well. further north, milder here with patchy rain. let us concentrate on that freezing fog. it cause issues overnight and tomorrow morning. check out your bbc local radio station. temperatures could be below freezing. it won‘t be foggy everywhere. out west a better chance of sunshine to the far south—west, wales and northern england. it will bea wales and northern england. it will be a reasonable day here. for northern ireland and scotland at 8.00am milder certainly, no frob problem with frost, a lot of cloud, breeze and drizzly rain to the western highlands. most of the rain will stay off shore. cloudy and breezy here. the fog further south and east will lift. it will lift into low cloud. a different day compared with today for some of us. cloudy and chilly. a slice of sunshine from the south—west up into wales and northern england. here it should not feel too bad at all. further nor

here's john hammond. snow, people being evacuated on the east coast a lot going on.wintry and some of that snow has been drifting around courtesy of the blustery wind which is causing problems on the east coast. the combination of those strong winds and high tide moving down the east coast in the next few hours, they will be critical as that surge of water heads towards the thames street. if you have any concerns about conditions, check out the flood line number. weather—wise, it is cold and if you have snow on the ground you will do in the morning because things are not going to melt overnight. an icy night, further wintry showers in the north and west and some of those will creep in into the midlands also temperatures close to or below freezing but no doubt in some scottish glens we could get as low as —10. another chilly day tomorrow, more wintry showers on the east coast and the gales will continue. further west, more showers but they will turn back to rain, something a bit milder creeping in to western areas in northern ireland and wales and west of england. sev

the latest edale is from john hammond. —— latest details. of sunshine. you can see the extent of the cloud cover on the satellite picture, that has been producing rain through today. cribs and drives time this evening, then more persistent rain washing down through the heart of england and wales. —— cribs and —— dribs and drabs of rain. further east, it will be chilly, cold enough for a touch of frost across the far south—east. into the midlands, it is damp, up through northern england it is damp as well, somewhat more dry through northern ireland and scotland mild as well, eight or 9 degrees. even here, not much in the way brightness. there will be some glimpses of blue sky through the day, particularly across parts of east anglia and the far south—east, hopefully across parts of and northern ireland it will cheer up, but we will continue with this thicker cloud through the central area. quitea thicker cloud through the central area. quite a contrast in temperatures, many places mild, a theme that continues through the week. a touch of fros

with me is the bbc weather presenter, john hammond. how bad is it going to get?been so mild up to now, it has arrived, with a vengeance across the south—east. can show you a picture from an hour or two ago. and there you go, biggin hill, more an inch or two of snow, it is still snowing in parts of surrey, kent, essex and suffolk and places like that, so we are not talking about a dusting, because it is the south—east, has higher impact than other parts of the country. particularly scotland no doubt laugh at it but it does make a difference. millions are trying to get home right now. the radar picture shows it was a wet day until round four or 5.00 when it turned to snow. you can see the snow pushing through the round london area, it will clear away and then we focus on wintry showers in the north—west, temperatures are falling away kick quickly so ice is the name of game from here on in, where you have the further wintry showers in the north and west, the wintry theme continues for the next few days, as we heard in the report, we are worried about a storm surgeon

it is time for a look at the weather with john hammond. necessarily the case. damp and dismal across scotla nd the case. damp and dismal across scotland and the rain pushing through the spine of england and wales. dry on either side. a touch of frost for parts of east anglia. so the across south—eastern areas but generally milder further north and west. the problems with frost for the north—west of ukip. a lot of cloud to start the day. dampness for central areas. stilljust cloud to start the day. dampness for central areas. still just and jobs left behind —— the north—west of the uk. this is where the lowest temperatures will be. italy viewing day with five or six celsius. the further north and west it will be milder and hopefully with a bit of brightness for northern ireland and scotland. a lot of dry weather to come for the week ahead and for most of us it shouldn't field too cold. more detail in herflower. —— more detail and have an hour. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: the us president—elect, donald trump, says leaving the

john hammond is here, live and dangerous with the weather forecast.he weather forecast. i think i am a friendly weatherman, but the weather is not very friendly out there. we've had snow across the london area over the last few hours andi london area over the last few hours and i have seen some wet weather pictures from the north downs. several centimetres of snow. how much snow you have got probably depends on how high you are. it will clear away. it will —— but that is only part of the story because as the skies clear, that amateurs will fall like a stone. it will all freeze later on in the night. a very icy night out there. further wintry showers across the north and west. a blizzard blowing across northern ireland of scotland. —— the northern islands of scotland. there is a warning in force from the met office, warning of slippery services. —— slippery surfaces. i will be back with more in half an hour. hello, this is the bbc news with martine croxhall. the headlines at 7.30pm: donald trump's nominee for cia chief praises the work of the intellige

turn our attention is again to the weather and get the latest forecast on our very busy day for john hammondt rain turning to snow and that will continue over the next couple of hours. it's been snowing all day across parts of scotla nd snowing all day across parts of scotland and northern ireland, the hills of wales but it is this wet weather here across the london area which will be critical because with tens of millions of people trying to get home what we don't want is some of the white stuff and it looks like we will see some snow, big question about how much settles in the middle of london but on the outskirts and over the high ground you can expect some centimetres. one siddall clears through it will turn very icy. i use could be a more widespread problem as we head into the middle of the night. snow showers continuing north and west. this could well be a typical scene where you are first thing tomorrow, warnings have been issued and we will update you with more details and half an hour. this is bbc news. with simon mackay and jane hill. the us director of national intelligence has de

with me is our weather presenter, john hammond. what is going on?all about. it has been pouring with rain all day long and now it is turning to snow. in the middle of london we will see flakes of snow in westminster. weather it settles is a moot point. with traffic and air temperature, it will never be as cold in the centre of london as the outskirts. but millions of people need to travel home and it is the side roads which will get clogged if it keeps on snowing for the next few hours. although it is not settling much at the moment, over the next couple of hours it will start to do so. couple of hours it will start to do so. inside the m25, notjust the children's, but areas where people live, where lots of people live, it will start to sit. —— notjust the chilterns. above, in high ground, there will be a good covering. once it clears through, we are in the same icy boat. polar air is coming in. temperatures will fall like a stone after midnight. the rest of the uk is clear, and there have been major problems in other parts. absolutely. you can see

now the weather and john hammond has the latest. a foggy night to come. main concern is the fog. thickening fog and it will cause travel disruption tomorrow morning. the fog area grouse through this evening from southern england up through parts of the midlands. further north and west, no such problems. enough breeze and enough cloud to prevent much in the way of cloud. further south and east, cold and ice around within the foggy zones as well. some slippery surfaces. the fog will linger through the morning, but it will only lift into low cloud. a greyer day tomorrow. cloudier skies again for scotland and northern ireland. most of the rain holding off. still mild here, nine orten, but chilly further south and east and thursday looks an especially cold day. back in halfan looks an especially cold day. back in half an hour. we're going to take you to the oval office. there is donald trump and he has just office. there is donald trump and he hasjust signing office. there is donald trump and he has just signing executive orders. let's hear from has just signi

john hammond has the details.ll return tonight. check out your local radio or go online for details. the fog is initially across parts of the west country and the midlands, drifting further north and eastwards. getting the detail will not be easy. there will be some areas of cloud which prevent temperatures from falling too low, but some places across the south eastern half of the uk locally will get very cold indeed. a com pletely will get very cold indeed. a completely different story across northern ireland and scotland. much milder here, with patchy rain to start the day. but a lot of dry weather as well. sunshine south and east if the fog clears. and in a few places, it won't. otherwise, five or 6 degrees typically. much milder out west. then the file returns tomorrow night. —— the fog returns tomorrow night. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the defence secretary avoids questions in parliament over how much the prime minister knew about the reported misfiring of a trident missile during a test. the pri

john hammond has the details. where the fog lingered it has been chilly indeed.stern counties. so again, warnings have been issued. disruption possible, nailing down the detail of the fog is never easy, but the potential is there. check out the bbc local radio station. some ice around too. so slippery surfaces perhaps. now, not all of us seeing fog. across western parts of england and up through wales, much of northern england probably escaping, but temperatures getting close to freezing so there could be a touch of frost, but sunshine. all the while, as we have seen in the last day or so, northern ireland and scotland, it is milder, no problems with frost except for sheltered glens. the odd spot of rain, but dry. a bit of a breeze here, but nothing too excessive. further south, and east, the dry theme continues. i think much of that fog will lift, but into low cloud. so for some a different day compared with today and if you've got low cloud and a breeze coming in, it will feel chilly, four or five celsius. further north, sunshine and it shouldn't feel too bad.

time for a look at the weather with john hammond.r some, for the all—day, the fog more extensive into evening, some freezing fog and problems with travel, go online for the latest. early fog and an area of cloud drifting across before more folk images across the west country, parts of wales, the midlands and seven counties. much milder with patchy rain here, the contrast in temperatures north—west to south—east. in some southern and eastern areas some spots could get very cold indeed, minus six degrees, freezing fog first thing will take some shifting and for some areas it won't shift and temperatures will stay close to freezing. much of england and wales will enjoy brightness, mired here, double figures in some places, chile further south and east particularly where that frog is around. hello. the headlines atjust after 8.30. theresa may has reaffirmed her ‘absolute faith‘ in the trident nuclear deterrent, and has refused to confirm or deny reports that an unarmed missile veered off course during a test last year. i'm regularly brie

it's time for the weather forecast withjohn it's time for the weather forecast with john hammond. saw a white covering to the ground and that frost is not shifting it will stay all day long and despite the sunshine it will never be warm. cloudy across devon and cornwall and production and northern ireland but for most areas, no more than 2—5d before temperatures fall again in the evening especially in england and wales, ha rd frost evening especially in england and wales, hard frost and freezing fog. for northern ireland and scotland, wet with strong winds. some of that rain edging into the far north—west of england and wales, potentially modish year, in places a foggy start, that will turn into low cloud, limited sunshine tomorrow, that rain spreading from northern ireland and scotland through england and wales, it will take all day to arrive across east anglia and the south east, temperatures slow to rise, eventually turning milder further north and west. back in half an hour. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines at 11.30am: the number of new cars sold in the uk hit an all t

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the area includes the constituencies of chancellor philip hammond and health secretaryjeremy hunt, as our deputy political editor johnre? councils pay most and one's had enough of government cuts, of paying for more with less. £170 million less since 2010. surrey‘s asking council taxpayers yes or no to a 15% increase for social care. i think it's important that politicians stand up and tell the truth and be honest with the residents, and tell them what it costs to run these services. we have to pay for the services. it's not easy finding people here who are keen to pay what will be nearly £200 a year more on an average home, though no one could call surrey hard up. hi there. good afternoon. the council want a 15% increase. so i believe, i heard it on the one 0'clock news today. how about some more of that money for council for social care? certainly not. that's totally obscene. there's lots of money in surrey but that doesn't mean that, you know, we're going to accept a 15% rate increase. it's not on. i think it's a very bad idea. i can't afford to pay because my pension is frozen. more council tax to pay for social