mairead smyth, bbc news. spare a thought for the passenger who got locked in an aeroplane toilet for more than an hour — because the doorjammed. the man was on a spicejet flight from mumbai to bengaluru — but realised he couldn't get out, and no—one else could get in. a member of the cabin crew apparently slipped a note under the door asking him not to panic. the man was only rescued after the flight landed. spicejet has issued an apology, saying it regretted "the inconvenience caused". and he was promised a refund! time for a look at the weather... the big freeze continues this week with another cold day in store for many. dried with widespread sunshine but a winter wonderland seen across much of the north with some heavy snow showers across northern

mairead smyth reports.n grant, in nottinghamshire, major incident has been declared as the river trent continued to rise. as high as it's been in more than 20 years, the peak expected today. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their flooded homes and a few miles south, this flood ruined by floodwater. darren's father had to be rescued in the early hours of yesterday morning. it was freezing water, there is no water today. was freezing water, there is no water today-— water today. the river also exnected _ water today. the river also exnected to _ water today. the river also expected to be _ expected to be today, belongings piled high in this cottage to escape the worst of the damage. in the village near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mom's house which was surrounded by water, again, from the river. it's 2007 all over again. it just means, if it does go through, it'll be like that again. through, it'll be like that aaain. , , ., again. this is what the river did to alison _ again.

mairead smyth reports.re isha left off, waves thrashing the welsh coastline at aberystwyth. the strongest wind speed so far, 76 mph, was recorded in aberdaron, wales. winds are expected to reach speeds of up to 80mph in exposed parts of northern and western scotland. the clean—up of one storm made more difficult by the arrival of another, as strong winds brought down power lines. electricity north west had to stop work for a while as conditions were too bad. more than 70,000 properties had their power restored, but some are still waiting. in northern ireland, 3000 properties were still without power at ten o'clock last night. community centres will be open in some areas this afternoon to help those affected. trees down and roads like rivers in some parts last night, as heavy rain fell. more than 30 flood warnings were in place in scotland, and 20 in england, in the early hours of this morning. early planning had been put in place to help ensure safe train travel too, and within scotland trains stopped at se

mairead smyth has the report. the damage done by storm isha.arrow escape for this driver in lincolnshire as the storm brought the unpredictable — a roof flung onto the road. and with the wind came heavy rain, causing floods in parts of cumbria and north yorkshire. waves battered the coastline from blackpool in the north west of england, to east sussex in the south east. thousands of people without power, many in remote areas warned they may not be reconnected until today. in northern ireland, a man in his 60s died after his car crashed into a fallen tree in county londonderry. and in scotland, an 84—year—old man lost his life after the car he was in, hit a fallen tree in grangemouth. rail travel brought to a standstill in scotland. it's been travel chaos, as you can imagine. all the local transport links to central station have been cancelled. well, i did have a flight booked. the flight was cancelled. so then this booked this. this is now delayed as well. so, who knows when we'll get there? we've travelled from ayr. so we had to get a bus this

mairead smyth explains.tugal, bobi had apparently lived for 31 years and 165 days, the equivalent of 200 human years. but every dog has its day. with some reports questioning a change in colour of his paws from white in the late 90s to brown close to when he died. and now a pause of his title by guinness world records, a title handed to many dogs down the years that have defied the odds. well, there are a number of factors that can influence how long a dog can live. the first one is lucky genetics. sometimes it's not within our control. we don't know why some people live to 100 and others don't. bobi's age had been validated last february by the portuguese government's pet database. guinness world records say they've started a review and have decided to temporarily hold the record titles for oldest living dog, and ever, until all of their findings are in place. it looks like bobi's accolade could have gone to the dogs. mairead smyth, bbc news. spare a thought for the passenger who got locked in an aeroplane

mairead smyth, bbc news.ith war on what's going on in nottinghamshire, here is our east midlands reporter. well, the river trent has been the big concern with the water is rising at the moment. it hasn't been a record—breaking year although it has been closed. the record was set 23 years ago when it was 5.5 metres. but not far from here it is reach 5.35 metres. let's take a look out over the river trent today. look how swollen that river is. it wouldn't normally be this high, there would be steps down to the normal level of the river. 0ver the normal level of the river. over the normal level of the river. over the other side of the river, you mightjust be to make out some benches which are still half submerged. nottinghamshire county council have declared this a major incident, meaning they are urging all communities living along the river trent to be extra vigilant and keep those flood defences in place. more than 100 homes across nottinghamshire have been flooded in this recent incident. the east midlands i

mairead smyth, bbc news.e will go live to some pictures of nottinghamshire and some extremely dramatic pictures from our helicopter, as you can see the massive areas that are flooding. this is from storm henk which hit the uk on tuesday which brought strong winds of 130 kilometres an hour at the height and rain as well. in nottinghamshire we have seen the contributing rivers to the reeva trent flooding. including three rivers reaching their peak so the high water levels go on to the reeva trent. as you can see, dramatic pictures of vast areas being flooded. live to simon ward who is in nottingham. simon, we havejust seen the picture is of flooding, what can you tell us?— seen the picture is of flooding, what can you tell us? yes, good morning- _ what can you tell us? yes, good morning- we — what can you tell us? yes, good morning. we are _ what can you tell us? yes, good morning. we are right _ what can you tell us? yes, good morning. we are right on - what can you tell us? yes, good morning. we are right on

mairead smyth reports. storm jocelyn picked up where isha left off.s recorded in wales. winds are expected to reach speeds of up to 80mph in exposed parts of northern and western scotland. the clean up of one storm made more difficult by the arrival of another. as strong winds brought down power landed. electricity north—west had to stop work as conditions were so bad. more than 70,000 properties had their power restored, but some are still without. in northern ireland 3,000 properties were without power last night. community centres will open to help those affected. trees down and 30 flood warnings were in place and 20 in england in the early hours of this morning. early planning had been put in place to help ensure safe train travel too and within scotland. trains stopped at 7 o'clock last night and won't run today until the lines are clear. scotrail say each route will have to undergo a safety inspection before trains can operate. people who had disrupted journeys can travel up to two days after their ticket or apply for a refund. the windy wet wea

we will be live in some of the worst hit areas shortly but first mairead smyth has the latest.rain on already sodden ground. in nottinghamshire, a major incident has been declared as the river trent continued to rise, as high as it's been in more than 20 years. the peak expected today. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their flooded homes. and a few miles south in loughborough, this flat ruined by floodwater. darren�*s father had to be rescued in the early hours of yesterday morning. there was three feet of water whereas today i'm looking at it and there's no water. the river severn also expected to peak today. belongings piled high in this cottage in worcester to escape the worst of the damage. in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum's house which was surrounded by water, fighting in gaza continues alongside the hamas health ministry says dozens of people have been killed. thousands have attended a funeral in beirut. we can now head to the hometown in the occupied west bank to speak to our correspondence. give us a sense

we will be live in some of the worst hit areas shortly but first mairead smyth has the latest.

mairead smyth has the report. the damage done by storm isha. the strongest winds for some in more than a decade. a narrow escape for this driver in lincolnshire as the storm brought the unpredictable — a roof flung onto the road. and with the wind came heavy rain causing floods in parts of cumbria and north yorkshire. waves battered the coastline from blackpool in the north west of england, to east sussex in the south east. thousands of people without power, many in remote areas, warned they may not be reconnected until today. in northern ireland, a man in his 60s died after his car crashed into a fallen tree in county londonderry. and in scotland, an 84—year—old man lost his life after the car he was in, hit a fallen tree in grangemouth. rail travel brought to a standstill in scotland. it's been travel chaos, as you can imagine. all the local transport links to central station have been cancelled. well, i did have a flight booked. the flight was cancelled. so then this booked this. this is now delayed as well. so, who knows when we'll get ther

mairead smyth, bbc news.ts floods a lot. give us an idea of what it's like this year. its famous for those incredible _ what it's like this year. its famous for those incredible images i what it's like this year. its famous for those incredible images of i what it's like this year. its famous for those incredible images of the | for those incredible images of the abbey that's just behind us there, dry with floodplains all around. there are four rivers that come together here. the environment agency are reporting that the river levels are much lower than they were in 2007 but the highest they have been since that time. that gives you an idea of the scale. the road to gloucester is flooded at the moment, some of those properties evacuated just behind us. the christmas tree reflecting on the flood water, reminding us of the time of year. reverend canon nick davies is with us from the abbey. what's the community response like at times like this? people are used to it but they don't want to get used to it. they do

mairead smyth reports. where isha left off, waves thrashing the welsh coastline at aberystwyth. the strongest wind speed so far, 76 mph, was recorded in aberdaron, wales. winds are expected to reach speeds of up to 80mph in exposed parts of northern and western scotland. the clean—up of one storm made more difficult by the arrival of another, as strong winds brought down power lines. electricity north west had to stop work for a while as conditions were too bad. more than 70,000 properties had their power restored, but some are still waiting. in northern ireland, 3000 properties were still without power at ten o'clock last night. community centres will be open in some areas this afternoon to help those affected. trees down and roads like rivers in some parts last night, as heavy rain fell. more than 30 flood warnings were in place in scotland, and 20 in england, in the early hours of this morning. early planning had been put in place to help ensure safe train travel too, and within scotland trains stopped a

police say a man was killed in gloucestershire when a falling tree hit his car as mairead smyth reportsgeance. and at that point, there's a roofed hatch on the top of the pod we were in and that got pulled off. a spokesperson for the london eye said they closed the attraction for a short time because of an isolated technical issue and immediately ensured that guests safely disembarked. with the high winds came heavy rain causing misery forfamilies in lincolnshire who've been flooded multiple times. if something drastic isn't done to change it, we're just waiting for the next time and that's all it'll be, the next time because it ain't going to stop. this is the second flood from the river beck in rossington in three months. it's psychologically destroyed. it'sjust, you know, it's like, i don't want to be here no more. but you think, what can we do, you know? in wiltshire, the rising water table from the river bybrook brought water up through the floor of homes in castle combe. well, it's, you know, it's all your stuff, but stuff is not that important at the end of the day. but it shows