we're about five miles from leeds bradford airport and you can see why that runway is closed. e snow is still coming down here in leeds. this is in the amber warning area for snow. and this covers a large part of northern england, including north yorkshire, west yorkshire. it goes up to northumberland and across to cumbria and those borders near scotland. so a large area of england expecting and some areas already getting snow. you mentioned that 40cm of snow. there is a concern that that will be in the pennines area which is high up, but we are already seeing 12cm of snow in bingley and ten centimetres of snow in shap in cumbria. and you can just see if i show you my boot here that this is quite deep here. this has been settling overnight and you know, i can get my hand clearly into there so you can see the amount of snow that has fallen here. and it's been falling like this for a good 3 or 4 hours now. now the issues with the airports are beginning to ease, as you mentioned, in manchester and liverpool, but we are now looking at disruption on the trains because of course, whe

over at leeds bradford we are up 0ver at leeds bradford we are up to— over at leeds bradford we are upo 20 cancellations, which is not great, but most of those are due — is not great, but most of those are due to— is not great, but most of those are due to aer lingus, taking the decision earlier on cancelling all of their flights to about belfast and dublin. we and ryanair going to romania and ryanair going to romania and also — and ryanair going to romania and also klm going to amsterdam. but honestly, i calculated that they were about 10,000 — calculated that they were about 10,000 people who are not where they need — 10,000 people who are not where they need to be.— they need to be. very briefly, simon, they need to be. very briefly, simon. on — they need to be. very briefly, simon, on the _ they need to be. very briefly, simon, on the trains... - they need to be. very briefly, simon, on the trains... as . they need to be. very briefly, | simon, on the trains... as you sa , simon, on the trains... as you say. north _ simon, on the trains. .. as you say. north of— simon, on the train

yes, you l mentioned it leeds a bradford airport and we are about five miles from there. u see why it is code, there's no it is still coming down here in leeds and this is the amber warning area for snow and this covers a large part of northern england, including north yorkshire, west yorkshire. it goes up to northumberland and across to cumbria and those borders near scotland so a large area of england and some areas already getting snow. you mentioned that 40 getting snow. you mentioned that a0 centimetres of snow and there is concern that that will be in the pennines area, which is high up, but we are already seeing 12 centimetres of snow in beenleigh and ten centimetres in cambria. you can just see, if i show you my boot here that this has been saddling overnight and i can get my hand clearly into there. you can see the amount of snow falling here and it has been falling here and it has been falling like this for a good three orfour falling like this for a good three or four hours at now. the issues with the apples are beginning to ease as he mentioned in manchester an

the runway at leeds bradford airport is closed due to snow and ice — but an announcement is expectedn on whether or not it will be reopened. after earlier closures, the runways at liverpool and manchester airports have now reopened — but there are warnings of more delays and disruption to come. sharon barbour reports. after days of waiting, it finally arrived overnight, creating picturesque but also hazardous scenes. yorkshire had some of the heaviest snowfall. this is leeds. and rotherham was completely carpeted. north wales has also received some of the thickest snowfall where police have advised against any non—essential travel. here in yorkshire we woke up to very beautiful scenes, but it's very treacherous on the pavement and especially in places on the roads and warnings, of course, to take care if you have to head out. many are enjoying the snow here, but some are worried about their journeys ahead. it was actually quite exciting because i love doing snowballs with my sister, but it's a bit hard because we're going today and we don't want it to be too icy. well, i'm not enjoyi

this was manchester this morning, but both here and leeds bradford have now reopened.ere delays on trains too. harrogate was typical of many places in northern england. a taste 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, parti

at leeds bradford we are _ mayhem there. at leeds bradford we are up— mayhem there.ch isn't _ we are up to 20 cancellations, which isn't great. most of those _ which isn't great. most of those were aer lingus, who took the decision very early on that were — the decision very early on that were going to cancel all their flights— were going to cancel all their flights to and from belfast and dublin — flights to and from belfast and dublin. we have a couple of cancellations on ryanair and wiz are _ cancellations on ryanair and wiz are going to romania and klm — wiz are going to romania and klm going to amsterdam. i calculated that there are about 10,000 — calculated that there are about 10,000 people who are not where they don't— 10,000 people who are not where they don't need to be. the travel expert _ they don't need to be. the travel expert from - they don't need to be. the travel expert from the - travel expert from the independent there. just seeing on the bbc news life page which is up and running that as the snow has started to fall, there are problems on the rai

airport and that was— at leeds bradford airport and that was meant to be this morning.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 room — is what has happened here. that has room some people's plans he wanted _ has room some people's plans he wanted to— has room some people's plans he wanted to travel. if you want to still— wante

though manchester, liverpool and leeds bradford airports have reopened their runways after temporarilyhire is one of the worst hit areas. bradford has reopened the airport in the last half an hour but there is still a do not travel alert in force for northern rail. snow is also spreading across parts of the us. weather warnings affecting 60 million people have been issued for a storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall in over a decade. reports of further israeli strikes overnight in gaza. local officials say areas of the central part of the strip have been hit. the uk health secretary, wes streeting hits back at tech billionaire, elon musk, after his social media attacks on the uk government's response to grooming gangs. the 82nd golden globes will take place in los angeles later — wicked, emilia perez, conclave, and the brutalist are all in the running for top prizes. hello, i'm martine croxall. heavy snow and freezing rain is causing widespread disruption across the uk with amber warnings in place in parts of northern england and the midlands. forecasters say up to a0 centimetres

but both here and leeds bradford have reopened. there were delays on trains, too. typical of many places in northern england. a taste of winter 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 an

leeds bradford airport isjust charge was mobile phone.nd going to remain closed until further notice. they are trying to get rid of the snow that has come down over the last two hours from the runway, but the officials that there are telling us that they are so many people in the departure lounge at the moment that they may well have to limit the number of people that go through security once they reopen the airport, but we do not have a time when they will reopen it. manchester and john lennon airport are back opened but they are one of delays. a similar situation on the trains are where there are cancellations and i've just had a look on the app and for leeds, there are loads of cancellations and delays, particularly on northern and trans— pennine, the latter you would expect with that is a lot that were a lot of the snow is. they was one winners of scott road delays and gwr. —— are warnings of scott to rail delays. 16 centimetres of snowfall in bingley here in west yorkshire overnight and into this morning, my york she is on the other

after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradford airportse atrocious. blizzards created drifts here in north yorkshire

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the runway at leeds bradford airport is closed due to snow and ice, but an announcement is expected soone runways at liverpool and manchester airports have now reopened — but there are warnings of more delays and disruption to come.

cancellations after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradfordd disruption to come. danny savage reports from scotch corner. at the extremes of today's weather, conditions were atrocious. blizzards created drifts here in north yorkshire and roads became impassable. the snowfall had been accurately forecast, and most people decided to stay put and try and make the most of it. pennine areas of northern england seem to be one

is out of the very serious amber warning area and manchester airport is just on the edge and leeds and bradfordo be functioning fairly well. we've got some delays in belfast international, birmingham and in aberdeen but they appear not to be related to be severe weather. to be related to be severe weather-— to be related to be severe weather. ~ ., ., m weather. what about roads? as we've been _ weather. what about roads? as we've been hearing, _ weather. what about roads? as we've been hearing, lots - weather. what about roads? as we've been hearing, lots of - we've been hearing, lots of warnings in place and just to take around the country, we have been warned about problems in the pennines, about one foot, 30 centimetres of snow there. in mid to north wales, on higher ground, scotland, not so badly affected although the borders area, south and east of edinburgh is included in the warnings and a course in northern ireland, they are saying and the mountains of antrim, they could get four inches, about 12 centimetres of snow there. it is very much a question of prepare for your journey, consider

and this morning manchester, liverpooljohn lennon and leeds bradford have all closed runways.end of the show. but the papers are pick and mix today. the independent on sunday splashes on the costs of brexit. the sunday times' lead is about holes in britain's defences, and wes streeting's plans for patient choice we'll talk about later. the express predicts thousands of extra deaths because of a&e delays and the mail front page features another bad opinion poll for keir staarmer — a six month anniversary present. something strange has been happening, repeated attacks by elon musk, world's richest man, political pal of nigel farage and donald trump, attacking in quite inflammatory terms the prime minister and the labour government over what some people see as an action over the grooming scandal. what do you make of what he is up to and what should labour do about it? it is orwellian. joejoel spoke about 1984, four years later, but in 1984, ignorance is strength —— george orwell. there was a public inquiry into grooming, took seven years, cost 200 million, why is the leader of th

very much out of the really serious amber warning area, manchester airportjust on the edge, leeds and bradford we have some delays in belfast international, in birmingham, and in aberdeen, but they appear not to be related to the severe weather. a reminder before we go — as new yellow and amber warnings for snow and ice come into force across much of england and all of wales — you can continue to follow the latest developments on the bbc news app and website, where we're running a live page. with the entries from our colleagues in areas affected but also are experts at the bbc weather centre. you can go to the bbc news website as well as our apps to keep up—to—date with developments as it comes to news — weather news in uk. jimmy carter's son, james, reflected that he had developed a close friendship with his father later in his life. i was lucky, seven years ago, five years, i went to see my parents, three nights, two days, a little plus, every week, for five years. i took over the farm from him. he liked that because he was able to boss me around every day. but i actually was able during tha

very much out of the really serious amber warning area, manchester airportjust on the edge, leeds and bradfordinternational, in birmingham and in aberdeen but they appear not to be related to the severe weather. he also explained how road travel could be affected. we have been warned of problems in the pennines, over one foot 30 centimetres of snow there. also in mid—to north wales, and on higher ground, scotland not so badly affected although the borders area, basically south and east of edinburgh is included in the warnings. in northern ireland, they are saying the mountains of antrim and mourne, they could get about 12 centimetres of snow there. it is very much a question of prepare for yourjourney, consider if it is necessary, you will be far less at risk if you were to take the train rather than to drive. simon calder advises that while it's best to avoid road travel at this time, train journeys are not guaranteed to be free of disruption either. there are lots of people completing long journeys today because they are returning from wherever they spent christmas and new year, ready to sta

manchester, liverpool and now leeds bradford airports have all reopened their runways.ds bradford said some disruption is expected to continue throughout the day due to a backlog of departing flights, but the airport expected the situation to improve. the met office had issued two amber weather warnings for england and wales, forecasting 3 to 7cm of snow with rain in lower areas. one warning covering most of northern england, including leeds, sheffield and the lake district, is in place until midnight tonight. rural communities have been warned they could be cut off due to the weather, with some areas facing up to a foot of snowfall. the uk health security agency has issued cold weather health alerts, which remain in place for all of england ahead of a week of low temperatures. in other news, more nhs patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they're treated under new government plans to cut waiting lists. this falls under the new upgrades coming to the nhs app, which health secretary wes streeting says will shift the nhs into the digital age. experts

leeds bradford, which is about five miles up the road there, is still shut and it will be closed untiladford airport telling people to check before they head to the airport to find out if their flight has been delayed or cancelled. you do need to be careful there. conditions here on the roads are not great so the advice is, if you are heading out on the roads, you do need to think about what you take with you. whether that be a blanket or if you have got water, you need a fully charged mobile phone as well. so be careful if you are deciding to head out onto the roads because you do need to be a little bit careful in these conditions. you can see here the snow is still falling. you can get a full forecast wherever you are on the bbc website or app. so let's get more on the conditions on the road. christopher wood is an aa patrolman, thank you for joining us here. there are cars out and about here in leeds, people are going to venture out today, what is the advice that he would give them? the biggest advice is plan _ he would give them? the biggest advice is plan your— he would give them

manchester and liverpool airport have now reopened their runways, but leeds bradford airport's runways remain closed until further nofice remain closed until further notice and they're cleared of the snow. the met office has issued two amber weather warnings for england and wales, forecasting 3 to 7cm of snow and rain in lower areas. one warning covering most of northern england, including leeds, sheffield and the lake district, is still in place until midnight tonight. rural communities have been warned that they could be cut off due to the weather, with some areas facing up to a foot of snowfall. uk health security agency had issued cold weather health alerts, which will remain in place for all of england ahead of a week of low temperatures. more nhs patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under new government plans to cut waiting lists. this falls under the new upgrades coming to the nhs app, which health secretary wes streeting says will shift the nhs into the digital age. experts have welcomed the move, but warned that digital innovations must

but leeds bradford airport runways remain temporarily closed until they're cleared of snow. the met office has issued two amber weather warnings for england and wales, forecasting 3 to 7cm of snow with rain in lower areas, one warning covering much of wales and the midlands up to manchester is in effect until midday today, and the second warning covering most of northern england, including leeds, sheffield and the lake district, is in place until midnight tonight. rural communities have been warned that they could be cut off due to the weather, with some areas facing up to a foot of snowfall. the uk health security agency has issued cold weather health alerts, which will remain in place for all of england ahead of a week of low temperatures. more nhs patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under new government plans to cut waiting lists. this falls under the new upgrades coming to the nhs app, which health secretary wes streeting says will shift the nhs into the digital age. experts have welcomed the move, but warned that digital innovat

and despite the leeds bradford airport runway reopening earlier this afternoon, no plane is yet to land there. the met office had issued two amber weather warnings for england and wales, forecasting 3 to 7cm of snow in some areas. a number of flood warnings are also in place across south england. there are also more than 200 flood alerts which deem flooding possible in several areas of england and in wales. the uk health security agency has issued cold weather health alerts, which remain in place for all of england , and place for all of england, and former rupaul's drag race uk winnerjames lee former rupaul's drag race uk winner james lee williams, former rupaul's drag race uk winnerjames lee williams, known winner james lee williams, known as the vivienne, has died at the age of 32. rupaul's drag race has paid tribute to the vivienne, saying they were deeply saddened to learn of the death. the vivienne had risen to prominence in 2015 after becoming the uk drag ambassador for the american series of the drag race. the vivienne later competed in the first uk series of the show. and those

manchester, liverpool and leeds bradford airports have all now reopened their runways. the met office has issued two amber weather warnings for england and wales, forecasting 3 to 7cm of snow in some areas. parts of south england have also been warned of flooding. rural communities have been warned they could be cut off due to the weather, with some areas facing up to a foot of snowfall. the uk health security agency has issued cold weather health alerts, which remain in place for all of england. in other news, gb news can exclusively reveal the prime minister ignored a rotherham whistleblower jayne senior. s bullying complaint after she exposed child abuse and corruption while he was leader of the opposition in 2020. gb news national reporter charlie peters reports. >> we've seen correspondence sent by sir keir starmer's office that simply says unfortunately, we won't be able to facilitate a meeting. oh, but here is an online form for processing complaints. but fundamentally, i think what we've seen as a political reaction to this story, with both kemi badenoch from th

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