lorna gordon, bbc news. have been arrested in connection with the explosion in leicester on sunday, in which five people died. the men who've been arrested are all in their thirties and are being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter. our correspondent andy moore gave me this update earlier this evening. certainly what the mayor of lester said. he said but the most possible explanation was the explosion. we have a brief press release that three people are arrested for manslaughter. they were arrested between five and six this evening. one man from east anglia, the second from the northwest and the third is from the northwest and the third is from the northwest and the third is from the east midlands. they say they will be getting any more details about the men at this stage, but they go on to stress, once again, there remains no evidence the explosion was in anyway way terrorist are related. police don't say white caused the blast. we don't know. telling you a bit more about the explosion comes see the pic

you canjust see lorna and gregor are all the way down there. i can't believe we made it!eryone. cheers. woohoo! after a hot meal from the stove, we all try to settle down for the night. even with layers of clothing and a specialist sleeping bag, it does feel pretty chilly, but it's completely silent, we're hidden away from the gales outside. so, i survived the night. i've just been woken up, andy was outside chipping the ice away, all this snow that's fallen overnight has sort of blocked us in, so he's just dug us out and now he's making us a cup of tea. i slept a little bit but it's been very, very cold. the thought of heading back outside is daunting, but andy helps me to pack up and clamber out of the hole into a blizzard of white. getting back down the mountain is a mammoth effort because of the swirling snowstorm, but that feeling of knowing we survived the night is exhilarating. still to come on this week's travel show... our global guru's here with advice on and april honeymoon and the best ideas for a big family day in france. and i'm keeping conversation to a min

lorna gordon, bbc news, shetland.into administration. the company says its stores across the country will, though, remain open for the time being. and the electronics retailer maplin has also gone bust, putting the jobs of its 2,500 employees at risk. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it was a forced to be reckoned with when toys are as arrived in the uk its new megastores did a roaring trade. competitors did not stand a chance. it is a different story today. this shop is one of 26 already closing down. it was part of already closing down. it was part of a last ditch effort to turn things around. but how many more will now go? there are more than 3000 jobs at risk, including these workers, arriving in north london this morning. bit worrying, a little bit when you see and but it happens, don't it. don't know nothing. so what went wrong. you would need a very good reason to get in your car and drive to a toys r us. simply put, they have lost touch with shoppers, they are less relevant today because they f

lorna gourdon, bbc news, on the isle of arran.hottest medal hopes is triple world champion speed skater elise christie. let's get all the latest team news from pyeongchang and our sports correspondent andy swiss. welcome to pyeongchang where'd this time on friday the winter olympics will be officially underway. so far we have had blue skies and freezing temperatures. even the athletes have been taken aback byjust how cold it is. but preparations are very nearly complete. ready for liftoff. britain's snowboarders springing to action this morning. the temperature a bracing —15. but pyeongchang is offering the warmest of welcomes. this is the winter 0lympics, of course. and it is living up to its billing. we don't normally have to wear so many layers. so especially in the morning we are really stiff riding. but it has warmed up a little bit and luckily the sun is out for some of us now. yeah, you just deal with it, you know. we are snowboarders so we just have to get on with it. the british team are hoping the games here in pyeongcha

but first, to lorna gordon. in glasgow. and purposes have been grinding to a halt. halt.big city glasgow, there is now no public transport services. is now no public transport services. motorways, they are almost empty of traffic. traffic. roads like the 80, drivers have been stuck for hours. at the tail end of winter, the highest alert for snow. the driving treacherous, the disruption widespread. heading out in these conditions not advised. warning of this kind. communities could become cut off. is it ok to come in? hello, marjorie. the local minister has been looking in on the elderly and formidable. for their neighbours? gesture can be a help. they are safe is important. we wouldn't be advocating people going out in this kind of weather. stay warm, stay safe, and let us come to you. the weather today is brutal. there's freezing temperatures across pretty much the whole of scotland. and when the wind blows, it feels much colder than that. the school here in bishopton shut for the day. across scotland, more than 450,000 children have been missing lessons. so he came with

you canjust see lorna and gregor are all the way down there. cheers, everyone. cheers. woohoo.idden away from the gales outside. so, i survived the night. i've just been woken up, andy was outside chipping the ice away, as all this snow that's fallen overnight has sort of blocked us in, so he's just dug us out and now he's making us a cup of tea. i slept a little bit but yeah, it's been very, very cold. your destination inspiration every week, here on the travel show. welcome to the slice of the show that tackles your questions about getting the best out of travel. coming up, singapore to italy overland. first though, welcome to valletta, capital of malta, and for this year only, european capital of culture. the cultural programme for 2018 has a strong travel aspect, key themes include routes, cities and islands. valletta's twin capital is the northern dutch city of leeuwarden, where the artistic highlight in september and october involves 100 friesian horses performing in a drama about the perpetual struggle against the sea. next, matt taylor from stafford in the english midla

our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, joined them on the isle of arran. need to make sure that it's not all gone when we grow up. the straw campaign works from both ends... the youthful campaigners from sunnyside primary think the key to their war against single—use plastic straws is getting other children, including those on arran, involved too. i hadn't really thought about it, but now the presentation has told me a lot more about it. and it's very different now. i think the most surprising and interesting thing is how much this does affect the environment. you wouldn't expect that from wee, tiny plastic straws. there's always litter on the beaches. plastic litter, in particular. they work hard on arran to keep their waters and beaches clean. these blue things are, in fact, cotton bud sticks. but plastic waste, once it enters the sea, can travel far. injuring and killing marine life in the process. so even here you find...? even here we find plastic, despite all the cleaning that goes on. you clean, a storm comes in and there will be more plastic washed

lorna gordon, bbc news, shetland.he environment secretary has already set out the direction for the uk's fishing industry outside the eu. this will lead to amore profitable and resilient sector working alongside other countries to manage fish stocks sustainably and effectively." you can watch more of the bbc‘s special coverage on brexit and the fishing industry throughout the day on the bbc news channel. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. now, there has been much talk about it, but the snow has arrived across much of london overnight, meaning commuters are waking up to tretcherous conditions this morning. on the roads — while there has been some gritting overnight many roads remain very icey. this is the a12 into the ca ptial from essex. in south london, suburban streets around clapham are forcing cars to move at a crawling pace and in central london, snow and ice is meaning drivers are cautious. allow extra time fiore commute this morning and

earlier, i spoke to lorna gordon, who‘s in glasgow.the areas i have been today. so far, so good. i think scots are pretty stoic. we are used to the bad weather. it takes quite a bit to rattle people up here. so the shops, i think, are doing ok so far. but this is an extended period of bad weather. we‘re talking about that red warning in place until tomorrow morning thus far. but the bad weather will continue beyond that. but, yes, a big impact on public transport here in glasgow and in fact over this large red warning area that affects 3.5 million people. no trains running. here in glasgow, no buses running. and you can see from the road here, very few cars out on the streets as well, at least in the urban city centre areas. one of the most obvious effects of the snow is the closure of hundreds of schools. hundreds of thousands of children in scotland will be off tomorrow. with me in the studio is geoff barton, general secretary of the association of school and college leaders. good evening. is it an easier decision to close a school t

scotland — with amber alerts in place in eastern scotland and north east england. 0ur correspondent lornatail end of winter, the highest alert for snow. the driving treacherous, the disruption widespread. heading out in these conditions not advised. this, the first time scotland has had a red weather warning of this kind. in force for a large swathe of the country's most heavily populated areas, frequent showers, drifting snow and the extremely low temperatures means some rural communities could become cut off. is it ok to come in? hello, marjorie. on the outskirts of glasgow, the local minister has been looking in on the elderly and formidable. in this kind of weather, it's good for everyone to look out for their neighbours? it is indeed, that is right, and even the smallest gesture can be a help. checking in on everyone and just checking to see they are safe is important. we wouldn't be advocating people going out in this kind of weather. stay warm, stay safe, and let us come to you. the weather today is brutal. there's freezing temperatures across pretty much the whole of scotland. and

. >> reporter: lorna rockman mcintyre's daughter has cerebral palsy and her therapy horse crystal prescribed to her by a doctor died in the fire of since then medical bills are stacking up and she has regressed. fema rejected her claim for aid as well. >> i definitely feel there is a black hole. >> reporter: legal aid accuses fema of rejecting aid without a clear reason, repeatedly losing clients' documents and a lack of clarity when it comes to their policy. the issues are so widespread legal aid worries the process systemically infringes on people's rights. >> if you are denied by the government those benefit, then the government should be able to tell you why you're denied. otherwise how do you prove up the government is or isn't adhering to their own regulations? so there is no due process in that because you haven't had a clear process that tells you why you are or are not eligible. >> reporter: we reached out to fema specifically about these allegations. in a written statement they say, "we are committed to helping the people affected by the wildfires and want to insure those who are e

the conflict in yemen has been lorna's ignored by the international community but it's up for discussion today at the security council at the united nations we'll keep an eye on that story and bring you more on the when it becomes available on the central european nation is in shock after a young journalist and his fantasy well func shot dead in their home twenty seven edward yon works for a popular news website but he's believed he was killed because he was investigating corruption linked to top politicians his last report examined financial transactions that a lot of political scandal. in his short journalistic career young had attempted to shine a light in some very dark places political corruption corporate tax evasion suspected italian mafia links to slovakia on sunday twenty seven year old coot siac and his fiance were found dead in their home outside brought to slava they had been killed by gunshots to the head and chest police said it was likely that c.x. murderers wanted to put an end to his probing. on school the motive of this crime is probably related to his investigative jou

anne wafula-strike is here along with lorna fillingham who started this campaign.ur daughter where you thought, we have had enough, things have got to change? it was three years ago, i was trying to change her on a baby change toilet facility and i realised, this is something i would not be able to do in the long—term, she is nearly eight years old, i am still struggling with baby change facilities. she is getting far too big. it is not practical for us in the long—term. what you think the fa ct the long—term. what you think the fact that there are so few disabled to i lets, fact that there are so few disabled toilets, where there is proper facility for changing someone if they have had an accident. towns and cities that do not have a single one, it is disgraceful, it impacts us one, it is disgraceful, it impacts us everywhere one, it is disgraceful, it impacts us everywhere we go, one, it is disgraceful, it impacts us everywhere we go, like you mentioned previously, when my daughter goes to outpatient appointments, no changing facilities. in terms of the campaign,

our scotland correspondent lorna gordonjoined them on the isle of arran.ation, and on a mission to end the use of plastic straws. now, they are heading across the water to arran, in a bid to spread the word. ijoined because there are animals out there who are in danger, because they are eating plastic. what do you hope to do with this campaign? try and stop drastic straws from being used, and start using paper straws. it is our future, and we need to make sure that it future, and we need to make sure thatitis future, and we need to make sure that it is not all gone when we grow up. their campaign is having an impact. the company which operates the ferry they are travelling on has signed up. do you have the straws? we only have paper ones, would you like some? but the youthful campaigners from sunnyside primary think that key to their nationwide battle against plastic is getting other children, including those on arran, involved as well.” other children, including those on arran, involved as well. i haven't really thought about it, but now the presentation

now they're taking their campaign further afield. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordonjoined themout nature and conservation, and on a mission to end the use of plastic straws. now, they are heading across the water to arran, in a bid to spread the word. i care about it because there are animals out there who are in danger, because they're eating plastic. what do you hope to do with this campaign? try and stop plastic straws from being used, and start using paper straws. it's our future, and we need to make sure that it's not all gone when we grow up. their campaign is having an impact. the company which operates the ferry they are travelling on has signed up. do you have the straws? we only have paper ones. would you like some? but the youthful campaigners from sunnyside primary think that key to their nationwide battle against plastic is getting other children, including those on arran, involved as well. i haven't really thought about it. but now, the presentation has taught me a lot more about it, and it's very different now. the most surprising and interesting thing is how muc

award—winning paralympian, anne wafula strike, went to downing street today along with campaigner, lornaiving a life just because they have a disability? that is it from us today, next is the bbc news at 5pm. now, the weather. is plenty of fair weather for the british isles in the next few days, even into next week. it is going to turn increasingly chilly. today we had a weather front in the east, this quote here bringing patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle, with a little more to come this evening and overnight. the cloud is helping to hold temperatures up, with sunspots dip into freezing, but effectively... we‘re looking at overnight low temperatures of —2 or -3. overnight low temperatures of —2 or —3. the weather front is very short lived in the east because high pressure is going to be eroding it in the next 24 hours. by wednesday this is practically gone. high—pressure dominating, and it will do so for at least the next ten days. wednesday, basically a large fine day. still some cloud left over on the weather front leading into england and will, with the odd spot of drizzle. at most