our transport correspondent victoria fritz is at london bridge station.t stations in the country. how are things there? it has been a busy day at many of the main hotspots for travel because resource has been chucked at the arterial routes in and out of major cities, london being one. as we've been hearing, the bulk of the snow has been hitting the eastern flank of the country so the services that have been affected the most are in essex, kent, sussex and surrey, for example. some of them come through here at london bridge. there have been services disrupted and cancelled. lots of customers coming and saying, what is the fuss about? surely, this is just and saying, what is the fuss about? surely, this isjust the and saying, what is the fuss about? surely, this is just the great british flake out, rather than the beast from the east, to quote a newspaper this morning. the real problem is the cold weather, not necessarily the snow. although d rifts necessarily the snow. although drifts and falling icicles do cause problems. the low temperatures mean the tra

victoria at london bridge, thank you.forecast at the end of the programme. the international trade secretary, liam fox, says any form of customs union with the eu after brexit would be a "complete sell—out" for the uk. he said the uk should not let its future be determined by its past. but his former top official says leaving the customs union in the hope of getting better trade deals with other countries would be like "giving up a three—course mealfor the promise of a packet of crisps." here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar. they are the cabinet's true believers. foreign secretary, does the uk need a very godmother? wishful thinking, say the critics, but senior ministers agree that all of britain, and northern ireland too, will stick together and win, despite all the obstacles and all the doubts. so today the international trade secretary said critics were wrong to say that britain should stay in a european customs union and give up the freedom to strike independent trade deals, notjust wrong... freedom to str

our transport correspondent victoria fritz is at london bridge station.ations and severe disruptions were met with incredulity and even some anger from commuters trying to get into work today. perhaps not even seeing a single snowflake when they started their day. in terms of the amount of disruption on the network, south—eastern, for example, operating trains in out of london bridge here saw cancellations of more than 100 services between kent and london today. southern also had and london today. southern also had a reduced service. and the real big pa rt a reduced service. and the real big part of the transport story today was on the east of england, talking about greater anglia, great northern, c2c, they are all focusing their efforts on trying to get as many people as possible through the arterial train routes and into london and into cambridge. we are going to see lots more disruption coming up later on this week. there isa coming up later on this week. there is a brief reprieve from people working on the train lines and also for passengers across en

i think there was so much happening, especially with the terrorist attacks in manchester and london bridge, the westminster attack that happened more or less at the same time as i was being appointed and those things played into the politics. all the politicians i saw out on the stump and that various demonstrations and things, they seemed very obviously engaged with the public and were there amongst the public and the ones i've met seemed to be great. i mean, from all parties they all have there own passions and beliefs and they were talking to the crowd about that. so that was great. i think individual mps are very lowly paid for a pretty greatjob. most of that was positive. meanwhile, i would for a pretty greatjob. most of that was positive. meanwhile, iwould be walking to the tube are would get off the train in scotland and i couldn't stop photographic homeless people. it seemed like there were 1596 people. it seemed like there were 15% more homeless people in the street than last year. i got bound up those sorts of issues the end. the general public profile. i'm curious to know whethe

tom is at london bridge. the rush hasn't quite happened yet.ked like at the moment. it is just beginning here. at the main entrance to the station, a lot of people coming in but it is relative normality. encouraging signs. looking up at the board, nine trains and two of which were cancelled. there is some disruption. delays looking at the board but every train on that board is running. the picture is not looking bad tonight. there have been cancellations on south western trains, southeastern and services from essex into london. there has been disruption on the london underground but minimal. i've had an e—mailfrom tefl underground but minimal. i've had an e—mail from tefl saying they are looking to try and get services back up looking to try and get services back up to normal. that seems to be the message from train companies tonight. it begs the question, it wasn't quite as bad as people feared and some passengers have been questioning whether the train companies have been too cautious. i spoke to a passenger group and they describe the measur

here in london bridge, trains we re snow.bridge, trains were cancelled, more than 100 between london and kent. southern and gatwick express, they are operating a reduced service earlier and they have largely gone back to normal but it has been the east bank and that has borne the brunt of the disruption on the train network. great northern for example, greater anglia trains and sea to sea. but it comes to greater anglia trains they have lifted all restrictions on that line after the snow actually fell about 20 miles further south than was originally predicted. when it comes to tomorrow, scotland is likely to see the heaviest snowfall and that means that scotrail is advising passengers that they could be last—minute changes to their schedules. why are there all these cancellations? the track and signals operator network rail tries to operate on the basis that it wants to provide the safest and most reliable network for the trains that do run to run and that means that compacted snow can turn into a ice which can affect the poi

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their fault but they only got away with it because of lax political control and one ministry in london bridge. changing is not an effective method of control there has to be people on the ground probably either from the national audit office or the treasury who are independent and charged with ensuring the spent properly and a proper ethical code of conduct is followed if i was a c.e.o. of a charity had replied to you by saying there is a regulator a statutory regulator the charity commission what's the problem they have obviously and manifestly failed every day in the last ten days we've had further the horror stories all of what's happening in the aid agency but also the charity commission is a comparatively small underfunded body the house look after all the charities in the united kingdom the idea that they can supervise charities all over the world is frankly a bit far fetched the government has to supervise it and the government has to realise basically that defeat has got to be absorbed into all foreign policy if such changes were made one of the whole hog and create a peace corps and

their fault but they only got away with it because of lax political control and one ministry in london bridge. changing is not an effective method of control there has to be people on the ground probably either from the national audit office or the treasury who are independent and charged with ensuring the spent properly and a proper ethical code of conduct is followed if i was a c.e.o. of a charity i'd replied to you by saying there is a regulator a statutory regulator the charity commission what's the problem that they have obviously and manifestly failed every day in the last ten days we've had for the horror stories all what's happening in the aid agency but also the charity commission is a comparatively small underfunded body the house look after all the charities in the united kingdom the idea that they can supervise charities all over the world is frankly a bit far fetched the government has to supervise it and the government has to realise basically that defeat has got to be absorbed into all foreign policy if such changes were made one of the whole hog and create a peace corps and do

particular councillor in the rochdale grooming scandal, a focus on the words sadiq khan used on the london bridgeairly obscure march, a focus on the don't look back in anger song being used after the manchester attack, in the month they got into his head and had given him a reason to kill. watching him in court this week the only thing he regrets about the whole affair is that he didn't kill many more. daniel sandford, thank you. the prime minister has held talks with china's president xijinping in beijing. on the second day of her trade mission, theresa may said she hoped her visit would strengthen the "global strategic partnership" between the uk and china. the two leaders also discussed north korea, protecting the environment, and human rights. from beijing, here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. watch what i do, not what others say. theresa may wants you to judge her actions, not her critics' words. taking tea with her husband and one of the most powerful men in the world. lapsang souchong, no less. maybe that's what they drink in numberten. herjourney of thousands of miles has been f

three men who carried out the murders of eight people in the london bridge terror attacks all had steroidsied. toxicology reports submitted to a pre—inquest hearing suggest the men had taken a naturally occurring steroid often used by body builders. khurum butt, rachid redouane and youssef zaghba were shot dead by police minutes after the van and knife attacks lastjune. president trump has praised a former white house aide, who resigned this week because of allegations of domestic abuse. mr trump said he was surprised about the claims against rob porter, whom he said had done a "wonderful job" at the white house and was facing what the president called "a tough time". 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, reports from washington. he was the clean cut, chiseljawed, harvard law 0xford educated rising star of this white house, in charge of controlling the flow of paper across the president's desk, but after three days of confusion and chaos he has quit amid a swirl of domestic abuse allegations. but today the president seemed to be more concerned about porter than his victims. it's a tough tim

let's talk to my league who was at london bridge.us and the claims here are the worst affected at the moment. lots of people have decided not to take to the roads if they can. some of the updates coming through from the train companies, several have been hit with delays and cancellations and the remaining services are running very busy. severe weather is suggesting a numberof severe weather is suggesting a number of companies. south—eastern, which comes into here and the stansted express and tefl rail. this is expected to continue today and into weapons say on thursday as well. they are expecting to reduce some of those services. —— this is expected to continue today and into wednesday. it is real areas that are likely to see the most amount of disruption, they are not putting on extra services and not necessarily putting on replacement buses. the ruble roads that are used less frequently more likely to be clogged up frequently more likely to be clogged up by frequently more likely to be clogged up by the snow. this is expected to co

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the big names of britain's music industry took to the stage at wednesday's night's bridge awards in london. and grapple tolzien with the other big winners are among the winners in this year's edition taking two trophies each including best female and male solos ed sheeran took to build the success of water which goes into the sea as bestselling british artist. the. move home. other five included best international group for the fighter. and of course do i got the best female singer that in today a germany's highest administer of court is set to hand down a landmark ruling that could lead to a ban on diesel cars in major cities the case was started by an environmental group which says its southern german city of strict guard has not done enough to limit the. by design emissions dozens of german cities have recorded annual levels of nitrogen dioxide emissions above your threshold in the last month toxic air pollution is linked to thousands of premature deaths every year the court's decision would dramatically hit the value of diesel cars on germany's roods. reporter chrysippus fingered is in

on the bridge is set in london in the one nine hundred fifty s. and you'll do this plays a conservative fashion designer. indulged a dyed in the wool bachelor one day stumbles into his life. you have to know. him he is inspired by her and she discovers a whole new world as a waitress she's accustomed to serving others here she finds courage and strength she can take on her new employer and his difficult times i'm just outbursts the warmth of their evolving love is created by friction. i have noticed. her around just. you fed them is a father see of and i what i like about this woman is that she's a feminist in a way that's not obvious at first sight. i find that much more interesting it's very complex and layered and it's an in a strength that doesn't need the approval of others. she knows that she's a great woman and that she's emancipated immature to force. her. dear cuff remark the c.e.o.'s and their strength makes her able to handle this man who is very complicated stuff can be overbearing and angry. not only can she stand up to him she also c

gun, it's not the truck filled with fertilizer, it's not a car driving through a crowd on a bridge in londonr a street in france, it's ultimately a person who has the intent to kill a lot of other people. >> shannon: i want to read something from a piece by brian fisher. it's been met with some controversy. to some people are not happy about the words he wrote. others get it. here's what he said. i suggest when we have mass shootings, school shootings, because we don't have enough god on our campuses, with tragic shootings happened like the one in florida, everyone sends their "thoughts and prayers" to the families and the victims, but we pray before the shootings instead of happening instead of waiting until somebody is dead? for decades there has been a conversation raging about mixing schools, religion, government, where to draw that line and essentially religion has been taken out of all of our schools, public schools, and a lot of people out there say that's the way it was intended, that's the way it should be. we shouldn't be praying or talk about religion in school. what you make abou

copenhagen, dinner in sweden, trips to buckingham palace and kensington pa las and a visit to tower bridge and the londonndsor castle, all on the taxpayer dime. there's more, he took his wife to the wimbledon's final on the trip he said it was okay to accept the tickets because they were from a friend. but when they contacted the friend who provided him with the tickets he admitted to investigators in an interview that she didn't know shulkin's wife's name. and his staff charged taxpayers for $4,000 for which they described as airport parking. where did you park? nobody has explained that one yet. in the course of repairing this report, the inspector general referred him to the chief of staff of staff for altering paperwork, saying he was getting an award, he wasn't getting an award but he changed the e-mails to lie and say he did. the justice department decided not to pursue criminal prosecution. but not secretary shulkin, he suggested last night that maybe that e-mail was doctored by a hacker. huh? this morning secretary arrived on capitol hill for what was supposed to be a budget oversight hearing. wa

london rivals watford. conte has had to deny rumours that he could leave stamford bridge, despite stating that he wants to aty being sacked. i am there was speculation about my being sacked. iam not there was speculation about my being sacked. i am not interested in that. i will continue to work and be focused on my team to try and do the best. well — there was a remarkable finish to the match between liverpool and tottenham at anfield. spurs scored a penalty with virtually the last kick of the match to earn a point. harry kane saved the day, notching his 100th premier league goal. earlier mohammed salah had given liverpool the lead before a fantastic victor wanyama strike pulled it back to 1—all. kane then missed a penalty which would have put spurs ahead. but salah then put liverpool in front in stoppage time! before spurs were then awarded a controversial penalty which kane converted. i don‘t understand both of them. the first one is clear offside, you can say he made a save, that‘s true. i don‘t know how, he was clearly offside, we saw from our position he was offside but we didn‘t see it was that clear.

i don‘t know if it happens often, but there are bridges in london, every evening, the starlings do thisnear misses, that is what the olympics is all about. time now to get the news, travel and weather where good morning, we had a frost free nights, temperatures for all of us we re nights, temperatures for all of us were above freezing but the downside to that as we have lots of cloud around at the moment and some ad brea ks around at the moment and some ad breaks of rain. rain is courtesy of this warm front which is just struggling eastern areas of the uk the moment but with that weather system we have got some mild air which is pushing its way in which is why today will feel quite pleasant if you get some sunshine, and that is most favoured towards northern ireland, western areas of scotland, even ireland, western areas of scotland, eve n a cross ireland, western areas of scotland, even across west wales and the far south—west of england, a bit of sunshine here. further east will stay cloudy, gloomy with some rain at times and temperatures more like seven to ten or 11 degrees. there wi

paul's cathedral, a visit to tower bridge and shakespeare's globe theater, a trip on the london eye,el thing, another trip to the windsor castle, all on the taxpayers' dime. he took his wife to the wimbledon championship. he said it was okay to take the ticket because they were a gift from a personal friend. that person admitted in an interview that she didn't even know shulkin's wife's name. his staff apparently charged taxpayers $4,000 for what they inexplicably described airport parking. where'd you park? no one's explained that one yet. in the course of preparing the report, the inspector general referred the chief of staff to the justice department for altering internal e-mails for making it seemed like he was going to get an award in denmark, which would have justified for his plane ticket. he wasn't going to get an award but he changed the e-mails to say he did. the justice department decided not to pursue prosecution at this time. maybe the justice department would let that go but not secretary shulkin. he suggested that maybe that e-mail was doctored by a hacker. huh? well,

conservatives who revived the east end of london with the canary wharf project and it was margaret thatcher who green—lighted the first channel tunnel. a bridgeeing spent on sports? that too few of us actually play? several mps have claimed up basketball is a popular sport that has been unfairly deprived of funds by the uk sport government body which helps recruit promote. a london labour mps said basketball is very important for inner—city youngsters. almost 60% of adults in this sport are from black, asian or minority ethnic backgrounds. 75% if you look at the figure for adult men particularly. that is staggering. what that is in reality is role models i desperately need. you cannot have role models if there is no prospect of making it elite. and so i say to the minister, when i look at the figures, i have to ask for this urban sport and this sport which attracts black, asian and minority ethnic members in the number that it does, why is it that hockey received 28.1 million and the rugby league received 51.6 million? why is it that canoeing, equestrian, cycling, rowing all do so much better? where is the equity in that formula? and can she

bridge to j31. in south—east london, denmark hill is partly blocked at champion park, following a collision near king'sy of cloud seeping in, as well. but, to begin with, lots of sunshine here on the map. yes, a very chilly start. then we'll see the cloud develop from the north—west. that's going to push through, it will also bring with it some milder air, and the breeze will pick up. by the time get to the end of the afternoon, we'll be up up to seven, maybe eight degrees celsius in central london. now, overnight tonight, dry at first, then we've got some rain coming through. some of that rain will turn out to be quite heavy in the small hours of tomorrow morning. but a milder night to come, with lows of 3—6 degrees celsius. any rain will clear away quickly. it will leave behind it, once more, some cold air. there will be some sunny spells around, a north—westerly wind. some showers, some of which could turn out to be a bit wintry times. there'll be further outbreaks of rain over the course of the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our websit

and in west london, chelsea embankment remains closed westbound for roadworks between chelsea bridgerolled explosion today. the device was found at the king george v dock at the weekend. it was safely moved and towed to the essex coast, where bomb disposal experts have been waiting for the weather to improve. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. we start the day with a bit ofa good morning. we start the day with a bit of a hangover of cloud from the night before and we will have a bright spell for a time but it will be shortly as cloud builds from the west ahead of rain in the afternoon and evening. it will be windy today as well. we could see gusts of up to 35 mph through the day. you can see the cloud building through the morning and then the rain following in the afternoon. fairly fragmented at first, but there will be a heavier spell for a time. temperatures up to about 7—8 celsius, the southerly wind persisting. into the night of the rain moves into the east and then we are rain moves into the east and then we a re left rain moves into the

by the london mosque is facing support from the federal can occasions commission -- the plan by elon musk. satellite technology will reach americans in rural and heart to serve areas, and bridgemericans' digital divide. scarlet: how low volatility etf's have performed during the recent market turbulence. what about --? plus, an etf for trump and for lovers. ♪ scarlet: this is bloomberg markets. it is time for our smart data etf report. what the recent market upheaval means for low volatility etf's. joining me is carillion a wilson. -- is carolina wilson. about spl v, for instance. calm,er a long period of eyes were on the low volatility etf's. we saw the ball spike. to be honest, they did drop. funds we are looking at are the powershares, spl the fund. both of those combined are $20 million in assets, almost half of the entire market in terms of assets for lowball funds. 4.6%funds sell by at least , ending on february 9. that is better than the s&p 500 's slump of 5.1%. it was not as much anticipation as some were -- as much protection as some were anticipating. scarlet: how did people react? >> we have seen in the month of february small -- out of these low volatility funds.

london. >>> coming up, a rare sight in the bay area. snow. not here at the golden gate. it is a gorgeous day. >> before we can do that, this is a live picture of the golden gate bridge. those suicide barriers, contractors are expected to really put thought together. they are expected to make up the netting for nearly two miles of barrier. the mid year, crews will begin netting and fixing that, supporting the bridge. has the $200 million project and the barriers are supposed to be finished by 2021. >>> all right. a little break from the snow and the rain. what's up next? >> we will take a break for a little while and this is time to clean up the yard and get ready for the next round of rain. it is all sunny now as we look outside. as we go to santa teresa, the rest of the afternoon, we only make it into the upper 50s heading into tomorrow. that's when the rain will be back. late tomorrow night. we'll talk about it coming up next. the (past--- and not the w normal." that )s son >>> here's a quote for you. we were prepared for the past and not the new normal. that's sonoma county supervisor's new report. >> people who live in santa rosa wonder if an earlier warning coul

london breed. >>> san francisco making big changes to the day formerly known as columbus day. why another group will be celebrating next fall. >>> it is slow on the bridges, including the san mateo bridge. it is slow from 880 to the middle of the bridge. >>> clouds are increasing and pretty cold this morning. it is all about the rain and wind and snow coming in tonight and into tomorrow. we are already under partly to mostly cloudy skies. ♪ when seeds we sow ♪ give free their fruit ♪ to hands below ♪ as thank you for ♪ the chance to grow pick your free yogurt at chobani.com >> back now at 7:13. the san francisco police held a community meeting to discuss an officer-involved shooting that happened earlier this month. >> well, that is sound of dozens of rounds of gunfire recorded by a san francisco police body camera on february the 16th. it is one of seven videos released at that town hall meeting. police accusing 31-year-old joel armstrong of shooting two people and killing one of them following an argument in the city's panhandle. the body camera footage shows how the police tracked the suspect from there to a homeless encampment. three people inside th

bridge. ucture.ider trump-frast we consider oil at $59 a barrel. good morning, this is "bloomberg surveillance." live from new york, i'm tom keene. live from londonine, what a relief. we're not like totally vix-cen tric this morning. francine: but we could be in a couple of hours. i am kidding. looking at market stresses. look out for that this week in the credit space if anything ugly happens, it may infect the asset class. overall, looking at stocks bouncing back. dollar falling. it seems to be like a quite turn a market this monday morning. tom: relative quiet, to say the least. here is taylor riggs. taylor: president trump's budget director warns interest rates me spike because the u.s. will post a higher deficit this year. still, mick mulvaney says lord deficits are possible over time because of sustained growth from tax cuts. he called deficits very dangerous idea "it is the world we live in." for $1nt trump will ask billion in new spending to build a border wall and fight opioid abuse. the white house comes out with its budget proposal today, but it is likely to get little traction and republican congress that has its own spending prioriti

london basing our doing and rapid storms they were the big winners of this year's bridge awards on wednesday evening they connected to a comfortable to each. past the best british female sir no artist and best british breakthrough act. strong as it was almost as best british center my artist and for best british album of the year knocking out superstar edge sharon in both categories which even took home an award for global success you do wish. with. liam gallagher walked away empty handed yet gave one of the most moving performances. after ariana grande they fell ill the former way says lead singer stepped in to perform a tribute for the victims of the terror attack in manchester. showing works at their pavilions until sunday. and the spotlight this year is on the theme of the future in particular in works by female and italian artists. the fair will be open until february twenty fifth. to be honest today i was especially looking forward to our next report which is about the spoke of that brings back memories for me because here in germany the puppet theater from the very a is an institution

bridging face that -- phase. bank of america is the first to commit his long-term future to the u.k. even as the country depressor brexit. they have extended the lease in the london headquarters. is owned by norway sovereign wealth fund. the new south african president is yelling on a tax hike. it's the first time since the end of apartheid that south africa has raised the tax. finance minister spoke to bloomberg after presenting his budget. a a focused ate , stay away from downgrade and beginning to improve the outlook on the countryside so we can regain the interest rate. nejra: president trump has promised to act quickly to prevent more school shootings. planning what he called a very strong action on background checks for gun purchases. trump also endorsed the idea of arming schoolteachers. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. this is bloomberg. francine: let's kick it off with markets in the fed. that they areow more positive on the economy, with saying that it is in the best shape since the crisis. the state of growth is expected to increase estimates. the 10-year yield hit four-year highs aft

bridge the gap this is the great american people. i'm not sure of that you were going underground in a week when the persian gulf. tried to prevent the londonprotest against social cleansing beside the tallest building in the european union coming over the show is donald trump fighting terrorists or is he fighting the syrian government as the u.k. u.s. coalition this week supports al qaeda by wiping out of the stuff hundred fighting wahhabi terror we go to attack iran to speak to professor robert brown the head of the iran turkey russia the trilateral in istanbul that seeks to defeat british backed atrocities in the middle east and we are britain's former a man in damascus whether the us and the u.k. are using chemical attack allegations to justify breaches of the united nations charter and rock guitar legend brian may on how class privilege is a threat to humanity for years to the day queen's greatest hits became the first album ever to sell fifty million copies in the u.k. bus quarter numbers mustn't shouts at the prime minister when she's giving girls lots more shouting by u.k. politicians at this week's b. and q.'s but is britain's prim

london. i have not got vertigo. i am in the sky garden. you can see tower bridge behind me.super—moon and the views were amazing. it is a cold start to the day. today's forecast is just that. cold wind exacerbating that feel. we've also got the risk of ice first thing in the morning. if you start the forecast at nine o'clock, we got a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. don't have to move to bar in man. a lot of dry weather but again, cold. a lot of sunshine to start the day. that is the same as you move towards the midland, east anglia and the south—east. it is cold but there will be sunshine. again, a lot of dry weather but some showers around. into gloucestershire, wales seeing a few. foremost, it's dry start. you will also see some show —— snow showers in northern ireland. still only accumulating. we continue with snow showers through the day. it's going to be a windy day as well. looking at gales across parts of the north and the west. possibly even severe gales across the north and north—west of scotland. despite the temperatures, it will feel colder than that because of

london to get to this evening. it feels cold. 0vernight tonight, though strong winds will continue to feed showers in an northern and eastern areas. the risk of them icy patches and treated and bridges