katrina renton that we mentioned _ ahead. katrina renton that we mentioned these _ ahead.e mentioned these weather - ahead. katrina renton that we | mentioned these weather alerts are notjust in scotland, there are notjust in scotland, there are other areas affected? i think we have lost contact, may be the wind and the rain has got into the communications with catriona renton. we have a live page up and running on the bbc news website with the latest on these weather warnings. as i mentioned, edinburgh's fireworks have been cancelled but also elsewhere blackpool have cancelled theirs and london, which of course is the very big one in the uk, the fireworks boss says the big enemy is the wind, but they do still think that it will go ahead. confident was the word, but it would go ahead in london. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. to south korea now. and the latest on the fatal crash. the chief executive ofjeju air — has given a news conference — where he said he was "committed to strengthening the compa ny�*s safety and maintenance procedures". it follows

get more now from katrina renton. you can see how windy it is here. it's been very heavy rain here this morning as well, although we're getting a little bit of respite from that at the moment. but as you can see, the conditions are not good and that is why organisers here had to cancel their outdoor events. the world—famous street party, the concert in princes street gardens that was due to be headlined by texas the scottish rock band, of course. and of course, those spectacular fireworks that bring in the bells every year. but sadly not this year. now, the last time that this happened, when the outdoor events were cancelled because of adverse weather was back in 2006. so it's not something that happens very often. and of course there's massive disappointment. but organisers here have done this with a heavy heart, but you can see how difficult it would be today to be preparing in these conditions. and, of course, safety has to come first. it looks like the weather will have cleared up quite significantly by midnight tonight. but the problem is today.

our scotland correspondent, katrina renton is in edinburgh with more on the cancellations.ions. still very windy in edinburgh it's still very windy in edinburgh which is why organisers had to cancel sites outdoor events, the world famous street party, the live music in princes street gardens and the spectacular fireworks that people look forward to every year. but it is not to be this year. this is the time that bad weather has caused the outdoor events to be cancelled since 2006. 16,000 people were planning on attending the party tonight, some of them coming here from all over the world and i met some of them in the city centre who have been telling mejust city centre who have been telling me just how disappointed they are, some who have come from australia, malaysia but also they are realistic that it is windy and still one of the best places in the world to celebrate here whether you are inside or outside. people putting a bright look onto it all. there are still yellow weather warnings in scotland, which covers the south and central belt for wind but still a more seriou

our scotland correspondent, katrina renton is in edinburgh with more on the cancellations.nburgh, and that's the reason why organisers had to cancel tonight's outdoor events. the world—famous street party, the live music in princes street gardens and of course, the spectacular fireworks that people look forward to every year. but it's not to be this year. this is the first time that bad weather has caused the outdoor events to be cancelled since 2006. now, 45,000 people were planning on attending the party tonight. some of them come here from all over the world, and i've met some of them in the city centre who have been telling mejust how disappointed they are. some people that have come from australia and malaysia, but also realistic that it's windy and it's still one of the best places in the world to celebrate hogmanay, whether you're inside or outside. so people putting a bright look onto it all. now there are still yellow weather warnings in scotland. now they cover the south and the central belt and that's for wind. but there's still a more serious amber warning in pl

katrina renton, bbc news, newborough.e's a lot of weather to come between now and christmas. today we have some blustery _ between now and christmas. today we have some blustery wind _ between now and christmas. today we have some blustery wind and - between now and christmas. today we have some blustery wind and some i have some blustery wind and some larger showers around. we are between weather systems, one clearing to the north—east and another approaching from the south—west. some heavy rain spreading in into wales and parts of the midlands going through the afternoon. further north we keep the sunshine and showers. the cost of uk turning colder after mile start. we cling on to the mild airfurther south but going through this evening and tonight that weather that weather where weather pushing east across england and wales with a strong wind through the english channel for the easing through the second half of the night but staying windy across the north of scotland. some wintry showers as colder air will be digging i