lincolnshire police say the family is being supported by officers. e vehicle were not seriously injured. police say they are investigating the cause of the collision. they said they are considering if this was linked to icy conditions on the carriageway in that area. they are asking for help from anyone who may have seen anything that could help the investigation. lincolnshire police say people can get in touch they would welcome any public help on that. there has been a steady increase in the amount of alcohol—free drinks like wine, beer, or even spirits being drunk in the uk. the hospitality industry is responding by creating a growing number of alternatives, but britain is still far behind much of europe when it comes to consuming alcohol free options. gin, wine, and even something sparkling. this one is a little bit more blood orange and rosemary. i really like this one. the difference is that none of the drinks sold here are alcoholic. this shop and bar is one of several that have sprung up across the uk to cater for a new kind of drinker. it's d

we mentioned the airport in liverpool shut at the moment, also, you can get details on what lincolnshire policee saying the improved slightly overnight but there is still more flooding, that all on the bbc news website and app. heavy snow, freezing rain and sub—zeros temperatures are also facing millions of people across the united states. at least five people have died as a huge winter storm sweeps across the eastern us. tens of thousands have been left without power, with thousands of flights cancelled or delayed and disruption to schools, colleges and businesses. our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. across central and southern states, all the way to the east coast, america is experiencing some of its heaviest snowfalls on record. dumps of up to 16 inches in depth led seven states to declare a state of emergency, and left nearly a quarter of a million people without power, as the temperatures plunged. blizzard conditions caused thousands of flights to either be cancelled or delayed. and at least five people have reportedly died in the storm. and so treacherous are the drivi

thank yon — a seven—month—old baby boy has died after a car lost control on the a1 in lincolnshire and hit a tree. policeageway near grantham late last night was linked to icy conditions. a woman also travelling in the car suffered serious injuries. more than a quarter of the 524 firefighters who attended the blaze at grenfell tower in 2017 are now suffering from long—term health problems including cancer and respiratory diseases, according to new research. the university of central lancaster said most ran out of air at some point and went unprotected from poisonous smoke. the fire brigades union has demanded the introduction of health monitoring. apple has agreed to pay nearly £80 million to settle a case in america alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. the tech giant was accused of using the virtual assistant siri to eavesdrop on customers — with the recordings shared with advertisers. apple didn't admit any wrongdoing. a cyber hacker has pleaded guilty to stealing unreleased music from artists including coldplay, and canadian singer shawn mendes. skylar dalzie

lincolnshire and leicestershire because of severe flooding. leicestershire fire and rescue say they've had numerous calls from people trapped by the rising waters who need rescuing from stranded vehicles or flooded houses. police in north yorkshire say they've recovered the body of a man from an area of flooding in beal. there are nearly 200 flood warnings still in place across england. our midlands correspondent navtej johal is in great glen near leicester. it is an ever—changing and concerning picture here in leicestershire. in the last couple of hours a severe flood warning has been issued for caravan parks on the river saw near barrow. that means there is a danger to life, and that a large scale evacuation is required. this morning, this was the scene of a remarkable rescue. the man who performed that rescue has been commended by the fire service, although they are reminding people to call 999 if they see someone in trouble but as he told me, when he saw the driver of this vehicle in danger, he knew hejust had saw the driver of this vehicle in danger, he knew he just had to act. the moment a woman, stranded in her car, in rising flood water, was rescued by a passer—by. she'd got into trouble in the leicest

lincolnshire police say a baby boy died in a car crash near grantham late last night and are lookingve had this cold weather alert for health care providers suggesting people who are vulnerable to the cold might struggle to stay warm inside their own homes when it is getting so cold outside. so they will need extra support and monitoring. we are hearing some disruption is likely over the weekend because of the snow and ice. rural communities could be cut off, there could be an impact on mobile phone signals and possibly power cuts. here in oldham, this is the salt pile that gets put into the machines to clear the roads, i have a strong feeling by monday morning that will be quite a lot lower. gritting machines were out through the night and into the early hours making sure the roads were clear and safe. back in october when the winter season started here, this whole area was full of salt, and it was as high as the top of the pile you can see there. here, they are constantly monitoring the situation on the roads and the weather forecast, to see how much salt they need to use each day.

seven month old baby has died after a car lost control on a dual carriageway in lincolnshire and then hit a tree, with policenvestigating whether the crash was linked to icy conditions. >> that comes as an amber weather alert warning for snow and freezing rain will bring hazardous travel conditions across much of england and wales that has been issued by the met office today. temperatures are expected to fall as low as minus eight degrees overnight, and the country has been hit by a blast of cold weather, with temperatures already falling as low as —five degrees celsius last night. >> amber alerts are in place until the 8th of january. the number of patients in hospital with flu has quadrupled in the last month, according to new data from the nhs in england. there were just over 5000 patients with flu in hospital on the 29th of december, up from just over 1100 at the end of november. the figures also showed there were 4102 patients in hospital with flu on christmas day, before it rose sharply by almost a quarter. the nhs has warned that the drop in temperatures across the uk, which has led to a rare health a