some breaking newsj concerning manchester airport. we told — concerning manchester airport. _ concerning manchester airport. we told you it had closed - we told you it had closed because of the weather. heavy snow there.

manchester airport has — driver to appear. manchester airport has been _ driver to appear.in services have been affected in the north. chris wood from aa roadside patrol in harrogate gave us his best advice for drivers out in the snowy conditions. so the biggest advice is plan your route. you know, we've got aa route planner that we're asking people to check before you head out. obviously, there is a lot of delays and diversions on the road today, and so just plan your route before you go and try to stick to the major routes, which are now getting gritted and ploughed. and a lot of the minor minor routes are still, you know, quite heavily blocked with snow. and so they are quite treacherous. so yeah, it's a case of stick to the major routes where you can do. so if you do go out and as you said, stick to the main routes, what is the advice in terms of driving in this sort of weather? so first of all it's making sure your vehicle's ready for it. prepared for it. so clear all the snow from your vehicle. if it's iced over, make sure it's completely de—iced. your screens are com

their services from manchester airport in particular through to glasgow, also through to leeds.e not running and they are saying they are unable to put on road transport, so, basically, there is no service. they are saying that you can try and use other providers but the trans— pennine express also have issues and there are a of council services when i looked out of leeds. lner also have delays and they have said to passengers that there tickets for today will be valid for services tomorrow. there are also issues on scotrail and down into the south west on gwr. the rain is continuing here and the area that i am in still has this humbert warning for snow that is through until midnight tonight. we are not out of the worst of it. there could be more. we have already seen 16 centimetres of snow falling in bingley in west yorkshire and even higher in high areas of the pennines. elsewhere in the country, the temperatures have risen, so the snow that fell last night down in bristol and gloucestershire and somerset is melting. there are issues there that may be causing flooding and ther

there is also knock—on disruption at manchester airport and also liverpool airport.ice from the airlines is to check before you travel. however, there to book another one and i'm waiting for a driver to appear. manchester airport has now reopened after being closed overnight, but train services are being affected across the north and the west, and how long it will last remains to be seen. sharon barbour, bbc news. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. i hope you have put your gloves on. it's no whether to be barehanded. what's it like now? we have had some good news in the last half an hour because leeds bradford airport which has been closed or morning has reopened. we saw pictures of the snowplough is trying to clear the runway. that has now happened. however, there is such a build—up of people, particularly in the departure lounge, that they are going to have to manage which flights take off when and how they get have to manage which flights tak still when and how they get have to manage which flights tak sti

but the third day they had to close runways at manchester airport, and at bristol, liverpooland manchesterso shut for a time, leading to delays for people hoping to get away from the weather. river levels are expected to be high until tomorrow, and forecasters say the cold weather is also likely to stay around for the rest of the week. just coming into us, the week. just coming into us, the us tech giant meta has announced it will remove the fact checking from its services and replacing them with a community notes system similar to x. the changes will begin in the us and will affect facebook, instagram and threads. c old mark zuckerberg has said governments around the world are restricting free expression on social media platforms. he said work to politically biased and said he would be supporting the incoming trump administration incoming trump administration in the fight against what he called censorship. mid ulster staff have told the bbc they still face sexual abuse and harassment a year after its boss told mps safeguarding had been strengthened. uk's equality watchdog has said it has

after earlier closures, the runways at liverpool and manchester airports have now reopened — but therere warnings of more delays and disruption to come. our correspondent nicky schiller has been getting the latest in leeds. we're about five miles from leeds bradford airport and you can see why that runway is closed. the 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 falli

a number of runways have been closed at several airports, including leeds, bradford, liverpool, john lennon and manchestertional airport as well. that runway has reopened, the one in manchester, so hopefully passengers who are trying to leave the country can do so later this afternoon, even though there will be delays and inevitably, there are cancellations as well. now, we were told that the north of england would get a particularly bad, would bear the brunt of the heavy snow. and you can see that is exactly what has happened here. that's had obviously ruined some people's plans who may want to travel. that is, if you want to still travel in these conditions. the advice, of course, is to take something with you, like a blanket or a shovel or some food, just in case you get stuck away from the north of england. away from the north of england, if you look at the south of england again, airports have been affected. rail, trains are affected, homes there have been many homes have been left without power. earlier, there were around 2000 homes in the north west of england and a number of homes here in the york

heavy snow this morning forced manchester airport to close its runways. they're now reopening.s morning in edenbridge in kent give an idea of how heavy rain has caused some flooding. let's go live to burnley, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. what is the picture there? i am stood outside _ what is the picture there? i am stood outside a _ what is the picture there? i am stood outside a primary - what is the picture there? i —n stood outside a primary school here in burnley, which normally as around this time would have lots of children playing and out for their lunch but of course, the snow is still on the ground so the authorities took the decision this morning that it would not be safe for the children to play in the playground and come to school. indeed, that applies to over a dozen schools here in the town itself but wider, there are hundreds shut across the uk in lancashire and yorkshire. if you look, you can understand why, he can see that the school is in a residential area, there is in a residential area, there is a lot of snow on the ground and i

heavy snow this morning forced manchester airport to close its runways.0ur correspondent nicky schillerjoins us live from burnley. bring us up—to—date on the picture there? bring us up-to-date on the picture there?— bring us up-to-date on the picture there? you had in the us how schools _ picture there? you had in the us how schools were - picture there? you had in the us how schools were shut. i l picture there? you had in the i us how schools were shut. i am outside one of the dozen primary schools that are shut in burnley. across the north of england, quite a few schools are shut because of the snow. you can see the snow is still here on the ground and that has made it dangerous. that is why the authorities have shut the school because they don't want young children heading down roads on this. we are on a road that has a steep climb down here so you can see why the authorities would want to shut these schools because they don't want young children falling over. it means an extra snow day for those children and a bit of a nightmare for parents wanting t

now, london is out of the very serious amber warning area and manchester airport is just on the edge nt, the airport seem to 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

heavy snow this morning forced manchester airport to close its runways. they're now reopening.ay some areas were hit by power cuts, and delays to flights and on the roads. for those worst affected — rescue teams had to help with essentialjourneys. a senior hamas official has shown the bbc a list of 3a hostages that he says the group is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with israel. it is unclear how many of them are alive. among those named are ten women and eleven older male hostages, as well as young children hamas previously claimed were killed in an israeli air strike. the israeli prime minister's office has denied reports that hamas had provided israel with a hostage list. let's speak to our correspondent emir nader who's injerusalem for us. bring us up to date on the latest on the ceasefire talks. that's right, over the weekend, the ceasefire negotiations held in doha have started again. we know that there is an israeli delegation there, the hamas delegation, the us special middle east envoy is there. there are still a number of key

same applies for manchester and also at liverpooljohn lennon airport.here there is a problem is on the railways because northern national rail haveissued because northern national rail have issued a do not travel alert for northern rail. they were having trouble already running services from manchester airport through to here in leeds and they are basically saying that any services they do run may be cancelled at short notice and may be delayed. there are also saying that they would advise passengers who have a ticket for today that they can use it tomorrow. trans— pennine express, and the same for scotrail. issues with transport. the roads, of course, the sludge is causing problem and if it does freeze again tonight then those roads could turn into a skating rink. we need to know what is going to happen over the next 2a hours weather—wise. elizabeth rizzini has been looking at the latest forecast and she has the details. hi there. well, many of us woke up to a blanket of snow earlier on this morning, but with milder air moving in from the south. then t

manchester airport has been closed, open, closed again and reopened in the last 2a hours. planes being in the wrong place. back in malham, the focus was on keeping warm. simon was getting through with his log deliveries. yeah, you know, you've got to try your best to fulfil your orders if you can, but sometimes, it can be a bit challenging. yeah, about there somewhere, stuart... and his customers were grateful. we still have two or three i days' supply left, so if simon hadn't got to us today, - we would have been starting to sweat by the end - of the week, you know! the snow isn't likely to go anywhere for a good few days. freezing temperatures are forecast here until the weekend. danny savage in north yorkshire. meanwhile in the us, more than 60 million americans are in the grip of a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snow and lowest temperatures in a decade. several inches of snow have fallen in eastern parts of the us. what's known as a polar vortex is sweeping down from the arctic. missouri, kansas and kentucky are among those declaring a state of emergen

this was the relief road to manchester airport. some had to be rescued.worth of rain has fallen in parts of the north west in the last 48 hours and support is being given to anyone here who needs emergency accommodation. river levels are running high. this was the river bain in leyburn, north yorkshire. in cheshire, homeowners were flooded despite defences being in place. there's absolutely nothing you can do. itjust comes in and comes through the floor and you just watch it and watch it. and it's just awful. across the region, motorists have had to abandon their vehicles. this wasn't the start to 2025 that many had hoped for. the figure is the second highest on record and an increase of 25% on the previous year. last year was also the deadliest on record with at least 77 people dying as they attempted the crossing. the boats have been getting bigger, with more and more people dangerously packed onto them. risking their lives in the world's busiest shipping lane with the goal of reaching the uk. this was christmas day, when more than a50 migrants made the

manchester airport has been closed, open, closed again and reopened in the last 2a hours.some delays due to planes being in the wrong place. back in malham, the focus was on keeping warm. simon was getting through with his log deliveries. yeah, you've got to try, you know, try your best to try and fulfil your orders, if you can, but sometimes it can be a bit challenging. yeah, about there somewhere, stuart. and his customers were grateful. we still have two or three days' supply left. so if simon hadn't got to us today, you know, we'd have been starting to sweat by about the end of the week, you know? the snow isn't likely to go anywhere for a good few days. freezing temperatures are forecast here until the weekend. danny savage, bbc news, malham in north yorkshire. the prime minister has defended his record on tackling grooming gangs in the uk during his time as director of public prosecutions, after scathing criticism on social media from the multi—billionaire elon musk and calls from opposition parties for a national inquiry. debate on grooming gangs has been reignited

after earlier closures, the runways at liverpool and manchester airports have now reopened — but there

manchester airport has been closed, open, closed again and reopened in the last 2a hours. could be some delays due to planes being in the wrong place. back in malham, the focus was on keeping warm. simon was getting through with his log deliveries. yeah, you know, you've got to try your best to fulfil your orders if you can, but sometimes, it can be a bit challenging. yeah, about there somewhere, stuart... and his customers were grateful. we still have two or three days' supply left, so if simon hadn't got to us today, we would have been starting to sweat by the end of the week, you know! the snow isn't likely to go anywhere for a good few days. freezing temperatures are forecast here until the weekend. since some of the worst affected areas would have had nearly 36 hours of snowfall up until this morning, although it has been cleared down here in the lower lying areas, there are still plenty around, you don't need to go too high to find those road still blocked by snow drifts, and some isolated farmhouses and communities still cut off. going forward, the main problem over

airports. let's take a look at those. we had the runway is close at manchester, the runway closed at liverpooljohn lennon and about five milesm here, leeds bradford also had its runway closed. teens at all three of those airports are trying to clear the runways so that they will be able to take off, but the advice to anyone thinking about flying today from those airports in particular is to check before you travel. 0n the railways, there is also disruption because this snow has fallen on the rail lines overnight and the rail lines overnight and the temperatures have been freezing. you need to be careful on the railways. the line between halifax and leeds in places is blocked and there are problems and consultation —— cancellations on scotrail and gwr. there are a lot of infrastructure issues in terms of the aeroplanes and railways, then there are the roads. if you're heading out on the roads and it has been slowing this much you need to be careful. we hear from much you need to be careful. we hearfrom national much you need to be careful. we hear from national highways that most of the main routes are open. some of those ove

have had a number of schools closed, the roads and railways affected, and a number of airports as well. manchesterol airport, they were closed for a while and then re—opened, but liverpooljohn lennon, that has been closed, we are told, until 10am this morning. as the flood levels dissipate in some places, in others they are expected to rise, like here. people are preparing for what they do in that, but most people getting ready then for that big clearup ahead. and natasha, what are the authorities doing, have they set up emergency centres for people who are affected to go to? yes, there is an emergency refuge centre at the memorial church hall up the road, in barrow upon soar, for everyone affected by that severe alert. you will know if you are in that area because your phone will go off with a loud buzz alert to let you know to be alert for rising floodwater. in the local area here they have had an emergency meeting by the parish council, and it was decided they are going to put barriers up to try and stop people and cars going through the floodwater, where it is making it worse in different area

airport saw diversions and cancellations earlier in the day. this was manchesterrning, but both here and leeds bradford have now reopened. there were 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

have had a number of schools closed, the roads and railways affected, and a number of airports, as well. manchesterristol airport they were closed for a while and then re—opened, but liverpooljohn lennon, that has been closed, we are told, until 10am this morning. as the flood levels dissipate in some places, in others they are expected to rise like here. people are preparing for what they do in that, but most people getting ready then for that big clear up ready then for that big clear up ahead. ready then for that big clear up ahead-— ready then for that big clear up ahead. ready then for that big clear u- ahead. �* . ., ., ., ., up ahead. and natasha what are the authorities _ up ahead. and natasha what are the authorities doing, _ up ahead. and natasha what are the authorities doing, have - the authorities doing, have they set up emergency centres for people affected to go to? yes, there is an emergency refuge centre at the memorial church hall up the road, for everyone affected by that severe alert, you will know if you are in that area because you are in that area because you phone will go of

manchester and liverpool airports reopen their runways after temporarily closing for a few hours buted of delays. live in leeds. yorkshire is one of the worst hit regions. the airport runway is still closed and there was 16 centimetres of snow in bingley. 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 of snow could fall in some places, and temperatures overnight fell as low as minus 11 celsius. the runway at leeds bradford airport is closed due to snow and ice —

airports saw diversions and cancellations earlier in the day. this was manchester this morning. and leeds bradford have reopened. there were delays on trains, too. harrogate was 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.

after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradford airportse now reopened — but there are warnings of more delays and disruption to come. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. are who's there for us. you still getting rather wet are you still getting rather wet in the rain?— wet in the rain? yes, the heavens _ wet in the rain? yes, the heavens are _ wet in the rain? yes, the heavens are still- wet in the rain? yes, the heavens are still raining l wet in the rain? yes, the l heavens are still raining on us, but it is better news than this morning when it was snow that was coming down. there are issue when snow tends to rain because when tonight when the temperatures dip again, there is concern that this could turn to ice and we have been lucky today because it is a sunday so a lot of people didn't have to go to work today, whereas tomorrow there will be that morning rush hour, so there will be some concern if the conditions are freezing in the morning, that there could be some ice—skating

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

cancellations after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradford airportsion 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

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

airports in liverpool, manchester, birmingham, leeds and bristol were forced to close some runways temporarily and several roads were impacted with conditions slicker than usual. at a time when many people were traveling, returning from christmas break or heading back to university much of the same problem in ireland, parts of which were also coated in snow, the irish weather service says that bitter cold conditions will continue over the next few days, at a time when nearly 60,000 homes, farms and businesses were without power. german officials warned of black ice for drivers and pedestrians as the snow and ice snarls. transportation here to frankfurt and munich airports warned passengers of potential delays or cancellations, and some authorities are advising people to stay at home if possible well, if you want to drive into manhattan during peak hours, it will now cost you $9. it's part of a new congestion pricing toll that's meant to reduce traffic in the united states's busiest city. cnn's gloria pazmino tells us all about it. >> well, that's right. in fact, congestion pricing has been in

some airports struggled to get lights off the ground. manchesterays closed well into the afternoon. but for many, without the worry of school or work, it was a chance to the slopes. here in the lancashire town, even the snowman had a smile on their face. ., , , snowman had a smile on their face. , . snowman had a smile on their face. . , , ., , ., , face. he has seen a few people from school — face. he has seen a few people from school and _ face. he has seen a few people from school and they _ face. he has seen a few people from school and they have - face. he has seen a few people from school and they have all l from school and they have all had a time on the sled, bumping into trees and crashing. i had a time on the sled, bumping into trees and crashing.- into trees and crashing. i went over a jump — into trees and crashing. i went over a jump and _ into trees and crashing. i went over a jump and it _ into trees and crashing. i went over a jump and it cracked. it | over a jump and it cracked. [it looks over a jump and it cracked. it looks really

out of the really serious amber warning area, manchester airportjust on the edge, leeds and bradford quite clearly in that. but at the moment, the airportsngham, 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 that time to become friends with my parents, something i n

out of the really serious amber warning area, manchester airportjust on the edge, leeds and bradford quite clearly in that. but at the moment, the airportsppear 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 start the working year on monday. very busy weekend, so fa

airport. mike valerio cnn seoul. >> heavy rain in england's northern city of manchester left roads flooded and vehicles partially submergedn wednesday. officials say the rainfall could reach more than 10cm or 4in in some places, according to local news agencies. the flooding caused travel chaos across the north west and left some people trapped in their homes without running water. and an arctic blast is headed to much of the u.s. next week could be the coldest of the season, with dangerous wind chills and freezing temperatures through much of florida. cnn's chad myers has the forecast. >> yeah. a couple of things going on today, but really more of a tranquil day than what we're going to be seeing in the next coming days. some rain and snow here. mainly snow along the lakes. lake effect snow, but very windy conditions all the way from upstate new york. all the way down. every single one of the big airports for today will be windy. may get some delays for sure. the snow will likely be along the lakes and also into the appalachian mountains. temperatures are going to cool down and cool down significantly as this below avera

at manchester airport, the runways have been i airport, the runways have been closed several times over, so snow can be cleared away. planes have now started to take off, but here and elsewhere some of my to be in the wrong locations, which could add to problems. yesterday, in part of the south—east of england, waders were essential as roads became rivers. today, there were several flood warnings as water levels surged, with the milder temperatures. but by mid—morning, the worst he has seemed to have passed. even so, the environment agency is warning people to be careful, and says record—breaking water levels have been seen in leicestershire. star; been seen in leicestershire. stay awa . it been seen in leicestershire. stay away- it can _ been seen in leicestershire. stay away- it can be — been seen in leicestershire. stay away. it can be very _ been seen in leicestershire. sit: away. it can be very dangerous, been seen in leicestershire. st<1 away. it can be very dangerous, with fast flowing, deep water. it can be very cold and slippery conditions near those waterways. it's best to sta

some breaking newsi concerning manchester airport. we told — concerning manchester airport.told you _ concerning manchester airport. we told you it _ concerning manchester airport. we told you it had _ concerning manchester airport. we told you it had closed - we told you it had closed because of the weather. heavy snow there. it has now reopened. but people are being urged, passengers, to contact their airline to make sure that flight is still running as there may be some delays. let's recap the wildfires burning across los angeles. firefighters say there are seven distinct areas but two of the blazes have been contained. five people are confirmed to have been killed. 137,000 people have been evacuated. and firefighting teams are reporting that they are running short of water — with people in affected areas being told to boil supplies before drinking or cooking with them. satellites have captured the spread of the fires from space. this image was taken on wednesday — it shows the area around the pacific palisades. the brighter areas show where the fires are burning, giving

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manchester airport had 30 snowploughs and tractors clearing the snow away from the runway. clearly if you are travelling, do expect delays at the airport. liverpool airport, a statement from them in the last half hour orso from them in the last half hour or so and as i say, the runway at liverpool airport has now reopened but the advice to passengers is to check with the airline for the latest information regarding particular flights, and information regarding particularflights, and also if you are travelling to the airport by road, then leave extra time for your journey. aberdeen airport has now reopened and again, the same advice to passengers, check the status with the airline and you can imagine there will be a backlog to those flights trying to leave the airports that have been affected. in terms of the rest of the country, there continues to be heavy flooding and snow and ice and there are yellow warnings for snow and ice which remain in place and a new yellow warning has been issued for northern and western scotland as well as northern ireland and there are around at

muslim men who were egging it and doing all sorts of stuff there in the wake of the alleged manchester airport incident. so i think that labour might be a little bit afraid of aspects of the muslim community. and i think to that i say, though, you're pathetic because when you read reports about a girl as young as 13 being gagged and gang raped, in other cases men would have their names on a list by a door, and then they went inside and they'd rape a child and they'd put a tick by their name, and they would pay it off at the end of the month. a girl is believed to have been killed, cut up and put in kebabs before presumably being fed to members of the british public. these people are monsters, all right. but the tories are unfortunately just as guilty as the labour party because kemi badenoch came out and called for a national inquiry. all right. but then the tories themselves actually did refuse an inquiry several years ago. they had 14 years to try to get this stuff right. now, i don't actually think either of them care. they've not demonstrated that the people of rotherham, rochdale, keighle

major roads were closed, railway lines blocked and manchester airport's runways were closed early onhis morning because of snow, but have since reopened. travel disruptions are due to flooding and thawing snow and heavy rain. as it stands, there are 60 flood warnings in place and 260 flood alerts. this comes after most of the uk saw heavy snow or icy rainfall over the weekend, and we even reached the coldest night of the winter so far at —13.3 degrees. and it's the start of ceremony season. as the golden globes took place last night. british stars hugh grant and cynthia erivo were among the top nominees, but hollywood stars demi moore and sebastian stan took home the win for best actress and actor in the musical or comedy category. the hit musical wicked and limited series baby reindeer were also among key winners of the night, with fans also praising nikki glaser for her masterclass hosting performance. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'll be back in half an houn now. i'll be back in half an hour, but now it's time for emily and tom. >> good afternoon britain. it's s

manchester airport has reopened its runways after they were closed this morning due to heavy snow, butelays remain. and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has announced his resignation. trudeau has faced growing pressure from inside his governing liberal party after a surge in support for the opposition conservatives in the polls. the 53 year old stepped down after nine years in office, and he says he will step down as soon as his party choose a replacement for him. trudeau said earlier today that although he's a fighter, the parliament he's a fighter, the parliament he's serving is paralysed under his leadership. and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. now it's back to martin for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you tatyana. welcome to farage. got loads to get stuck into, so let's get cracking now. nigel farage has said he's prepared to forgo donations in order to defend reform uk's principles, after elon musk turned against him at the weekend last night. elon mu

manchester airport's runways were closed early this morning because of heavy snow but have since reopenedthis comes after most of the uk saw heavy snow or icy rainfall over the weekend, and even reaching the weekend, and even reaching the coldest night of the winter so far at —13.3 degrees. now to our top story today. the prime minister has defended his position as director of public prosecutions, saying child sexual exploitation is utterly sickening and it was something he had tackled head on whilst in that role. the prime minister has also hit back at elon musk over his comments on twitter that claimed safeguarding minister jess phillips is an ministerjess phillips is an evil witch and deserved to be in jail. sir keir starmer went on to accuse opposition politicians of amplifying what the far right is saying on child sexual abuse, after failing to act for 14 long years. liberal democrats leader sir ed davey says the uk us ambassador should be summoned over elon musk's online attacks. >> its ambassador should make it clear both to the current white house and the president elect, that any

manchester airport was forced to close both of its runways, and transport for wales says it shut several to damage from the bad weather. the health security agency has also extended its cold weather health alert until sunday, warning of serious health risks , and the princess health risks, and the princess of wales has wished his wife catherine a happy 43rd birthday, praising her strength over the past year. in a heartfelt message shared on social media, william wrote that george, charlotte, louis and i are, he says, so proud. happy birthday catherine, signing off. we love you.the catherine, signing off. we love you. the princess of wales has, of course, returned to royal dufies of course, returned to royal duties after undergoing preventative chemotherapy following her cancer diagnosis last year. and alongside that message, kensington palace also shared a previously unseen photo of catherine showing her smiling in a very relaxed black and white portrait. very happy birthday to princess catherine from gb news. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you in half an hour. now, tho

manchester airport was forced to close both its runways, and transport for wales has shut several railue to damage from the weather. the health security agency has also extended its cold weather alert until sunday, warning of serious health risks. those are the latest gb news headlines. more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you sophia. welcome to the show. we've got an absolute cracker ahead yesterday where our biggest viewing figures in an entire year. the channel's biggest day. today it's going to get bigger and better. and we start, of course, with the aftermath of last night's dramatic rejection of a demand for a full inquiry into britain's rape gang scandal. it was defeated down every labour mp who was able to vote voted against it. the reform party voted in favour of it. and an astonishing figure that that came across. charlie peters identified 50 towns across britain, 50 that were blighted by grooming gangs. only three mps. out of those 50 towns, only three. and t

expected, though, to cause travel disruption in england and in wales, adding to earlier chaos at manchester airportnd on the railways. meanwhile, hundreds of schools in scotland and wales have closed as wintry weather grips the nation. that's the news on gb news. i'll be back with you for a full roundup at the top of the hour. now though, it's over to ben and nana for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> hello. good morning to you. thank you for your company this morning on britain's newsroom live across the uk. i'm ben lee. and of course this is nana akua. how's your week been? nana. >> it's been all right. actually. i've been really stuck into the news and seeing what's going on. it's all quiet, all the focus. what i find is this odd focus on oh, elon musk has said this. elon musk has said that i'm so upset with what elon musk has said. yet what elon musk has said. yet what elon musk is saying is you need to get a handle on the grooming gangs, and he's drawing attention to something. and i just feel it's v

manchester airport's runways were closed early on this morning because of heavy snow but have since reopenedtravel disruptions are due to flooding from thawing snow and heavy rain. as it stands, there are 60 flood warnings and 260 flood alerts in place. this also all comes after the most of the uk saw heavy snow or icy rainfall over the weekend, and reaching the coldest night of the winter so far at —i3.3 degrees. and the government has unveiled their new pledge to cut the list of waiting to cut the list of patients waiting for more than 18 weeks for nhs treatments in england by nearly half a million over the next yeah half a million over the next year. sir keir starmer is set to lay out these plans in a speech this morning, as part of a drive to deliver 2 million extra appointments by the end of next yeah appointments by the end of next year. the plan will expand access to community diagnostic centres and surgical hubs, alongside reforms designed to enhance patient choices and tackle inefficiencies. the british medical association has welcomed the news, but they are sceptical about whether

the good news is that manchester airport, which was closed, is now open.iles up the road there, is still shut and it will be closed until midday today. people are out and about, as you can see, braving the weather. leeds bradford 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

journalist simon calder — he gave me the latest. amber much out of the serious amber warning area, manchester airportea, manchester airportjust on the edge, leeds and bradford clearly in that. but at the moment, the airports seem to be functioning. we have some delays in belfast international, in birmingham and in aberdeen but they appear not to be related to the severe weather. ~ ., not to be related to the severe weather. ~ . ., ,., not to be related to the severe weather. ~ . ., not to be related to the severe | weather-_ as weather. what about roads? as weather. what about roads? as we have been — weather. what about roads? as we have been hearing, - weather. what about roads? as we have been hearing, lots - weather. what about roads? as we have been hearing, lots of l we have been hearing, lots of warnings in place and just to take you around the country, we have been warned of problems in the pennines, over 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