the met office has issued amber warnings for some areas. a very fast moving picture. storm deirdre, is it all herfault? to some degree. what we had in place before storm deirdre came over the horizon was a flow of cool continental air, and that you will have felt if you have been out about this week, it has not been temperatures quite significantly, widely across the british isles. the problem that storm deirdre has put in is that we have a commendation of mild airfrom the in is that we have a commendation of mild air from the atlantic coming in toa mild air from the atlantic coming in to a rapidly circulating of storm deirdre, which, because it has been named by the met office and the irish authorities, it was always good to bring a combination of wet and windy weather. that is the experience that many across parts of wales, northern ireland, the irish sea coast, 60—70 mph it casts. we are looking as though we are going to have a commendation of wet and windy weather for the southern half of the british isles. that is when we get north tha

there are met office amber warning is out for freezing rain.hat is extremely rare here in the uk but it causes widespread and treacherous lack ice. there are also warnings for heavy snow and blizzards because of storm deirdre which is also bringing in severe gales. more in 15 minutes —— treacherous black ice. a british sailor, rescued after her boat capsized during a round the world race, says she would do it all again in a heartbeat. crazy high five living, in scotland... livingston score five in just 1a minutes to thrash hearts late in the game, and there was a red card too. it's saturday the 15th december. after one of the most turbulent political weeks in decades, this morning there is a call for mps from all parties to work together to achieve brexit. the work and pensions secretary amber rudd — who is a close ally of the prime minister — says our exit from the eu is "in danger of getting stuck". writing in the daily mail she says it's time for politicians to "abandon outrage and accusations". let's speak to our political correspondent tom

issuing an amberwarning heavy rain to stop the met office issuing an amber warning for snow and icerough northern and central parts of the country for subheading through this evening and overnight, you can see cloud piling into western areas with pretty heavy snow developing. it's this area here where we will see problems with ice. freezing rain falling on frozen surfaces leading to ice rink conditions on roads and pavement, giving rise to disruption throughout central and northern england and into scotland. stay tuned to your bbc local radio. there will be lots of people on the move this weekend, a busy run—up to the christmas period with people out and about shopping. a dry and cold start but we will see this rain piling into southern and western areas. the rain will be heavy for northern ireland, wales, central and southern england and we could see surface water flooding through the afternoon. further north and east of bumping into the cold air where we will see freezing rain and the risk of ice. 2-5 freezing rain and the risk of ice. 2—5 centimetres of snow over lower levels but

another amber warning out from the met office come this time for us know.ion and the potential for it, with a potentially dangerous conditions. this is the storm, storm force winds around the coasts and some of the hills for a time. as the day progresses, the rain turned heavy and it could turn into freezing rain across central and northern areas as we have discussed. significant snow, coupled with those winds, it could be blizzard conditions. some snowjust temporarily as well, blowing, the wind will be blowing so strong it will feel very cold indeed. some snow for parts of england but as i say the risk of widespread black ice as the rain falls on frozen surfaces and almost instantaneously causes ice rink conditions, very slippery indeed. wet and windy from northern ireland and wintry for scotland. you will probably get 40 centimetres over the hills. the storm is bringing a change to milder weather but in the interim we are seeing that transition with very nasty winter weather around. almost all oui’ severe weather winter weather around. almost all our seve

met office and the warnings enforced. ice and snow.st about the worst kind. freezing rain affecting parts of the uk, particularly the midlands, northern england and scotland. the result of that will be widespread ice and so very dangerous conditions. we are bringing in an area of low pressure from the atlantic. into what as we know is plenty of cold air across the uk. that is a recipe for rain, sleet, snow and ice. freezing rain, may have heard about it. snow. cold enoughjust to near the clouds for that to fall out of them. then into a warmer area of the air above us, that melts into rain. but then once it meets a layer of cold air, very close to the surface which is what we will have on saturday, we end up with that rain freezing in contact to the frozen services, that is freezing rain. you get glazed ice, a sheet ice, very dangerous conditions. and it can happen so very quickly. so this is what we are expecting during saturday. for northern ireland, wales, southwest england, very wet and very windy. that wet weather, very slowly feed

another amber warning out from the met office for snow.conditions. this is the storm, blowing a gale already. storm force winds around the coasts for a time. as the day progresses the rain turns heavier so it could turn freezing across central and northern areas of we have discussed, and significant snow coupled with those winds. blizzard conditions. even in the south, there could be a little bit of snow temporarily. it will be blowing, the wind will be blowing so strong it will feel for. snow for the hills of wales and parts of england but the risk of widespread black ice as the rain falls on frozen surfaces and almost instantaneously causes ice rink conditions. wet and windy from northern ireland and wintry in scotland. significant snow, maybe a0 centimetres across the hills. the storm will bring a change eventually to milder weather but in the interim we are seeing that transition with nasty winter weather around. almost all of our severe weather happening in one day. you don't often get a day like today. detailed warnings on the websit

there are met office amber warnings out forfreezing rain.extremely rare here in the uk, but it causes widespread treacherous black highs. there are also warnings out for heavy snow, for blizzards because of storm deirdre, which is also bringing in severe gales. —— black ice ice. i'll have more for you in quarter of an hour. good morning, just after 7am on the 15th of december, this saturday. after one of the most turbulent political weeks in decades, this morning there is a call for mps from all parties to work together to achieve brexit. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, who is a close ally of the prime minister, says our exit from the eu is in danger of getting stuck. writing in the daily mail she says it's time for politicians to abandon outrage and accusations. let's speak to our political correspondent, tom barton, who's in central london this morning. tom, this is an interesting bit of timing, and interesting intervention from amber rudd? absolutely. after a week in which an awful lot has happened, but very little has change

the met office haveissued saturday into sunday.is weekend severe weather, rain, sleet, snow and ice and later in the south strong winds so it is likely we will see disruption to travel. head online to see the latest weather warnings. 0n saturday we start cold across eastern areas and it turns wet and windy for northern ireland, much of wales and southern england. some minor flooding wales and southern england. some minorflooding in places. that pushes into the cold air and we are likely to see sleet and snow into east anglia and the north of england and for central and southern scotland, heavier into the late afternoon and evening. 2—5 centimetres at lower levels and more through the central belt. add on the strong winds and it is going to feel bitterly cold with the chance of blizzard conditions of the higher ground in the north. the heavy snow continues into sunday morning. slightly milder air moving in but also severe gales. into sunday the strong winds and sleet and snow eventually clears away from the northern half. and throug

there is another amber warning i'd put the met office, this time for snow.me extremely dangerous conditions. storm deidre is already blowing a gale. as the day progresses, the rain turns heavier and goode turned to freezing rain across central and northern areas, and significant slope coupled with those winds, there will be blizzard conditions. even in the side where it is mostly rain that could be a bit of snow temporarily, it will be blowing so strong that it will feel really raw. up strong that it will feel really raw. up over the hills of wales, you can see snow for parts of england, but that risk of widespread black ice as the rain falls on frozen surfaces and almost instantaneously causes very slick conditions indeed. very wet and windy for northern ireland and when tariq across scotland. you could get a0 centimetres of snow in the hills in scotland. storm deidre will bring a change to milder weather, but we are having that transition with some very nasty winter weather around. almost all of oui’ severe weather winter weather around. almost all of our

the met office has issued amber warnings for some areas.e. whatever you can remember? i will get told off by your mum. i think i have got a hamster called pip at home. it is bitterly cold out there, but it is also dangerous weather. it is. the thing that has caught the headlines here is we have a name storm on the doorstep and for the southern part of britain, if you look into the combination of wet and very windy conditions, that will probably do you, but there is always going to be a bot in weather, further north, you‘re going to end up further north, you‘re going to end up with a wintry mix. this picture shows you the acceptable face of ice. this was the beast from the east air ice. this was the beast from the eastair raid ice. this was the beast from the east air raid in the year, taken by one of our weather watchers in devon. many people try to replicate this on the side of their houses at this on the side of their houses at this time of year, icicles to make it feel like christmas. the unacceptable it feel like christmas. the u na cce

the met office has issued amber warnings for some areas.nd how is it formed? our weather presenter sarah keith—lucas explains. believe it or not, liquid rain can exist at temperatures below freezing without turning into solid ice. we call it super cold water. the trouble with that is that when it. to cold surfaces it can freeze almost instantly, creating widespread ice on roads and other services. this is called freezing rain. freezing rain is quite rare in the uk but where it does occur it can bring widespread disruption, and insta nt can bring widespread disruption, and instant ice rink effect. there are warnings in force and we will keep you up—to—date. thousands of police are on the streets of paris as protesters gather for a fifth consecutive weekend of protests. last weekend, shops were looted, cars were set alight and windows were broken in the unrest which was sparked by rises in fuel taxes, but grew into wider protests against president macron‘s administration. he's announced reforms he hopes will meet the demonstrators' demands. o

the met office issued warnings for ice and snow.services —— services, it freezes insta ntly. services —— services, it freezes instantly. this is where we see the amber warning across much of northern england and southern scotla nd northern england and southern scotland and an amber warning for heavy snow across central and northern scotland. certainly some destructive wintry weather down to storm dierdre which is moving its way in from the west sweated bumps into cold there were got in place, the rain will increasingly turn to freezing rain and snow as well across parts of wales, the emblems, northern england and scotland overnight. we could see that the white stuff. mostly further west, falling as rain because we have slightly milder air. temperatures in belfast, around six degrees but many of us, temperatures below freezing to start your saturday morning. the day, you can see the white colours on the map, where we are likely to see the snow. northern england and it is central scotland. towards the south and west, most will be fall

that is bringing some very disruptive weather this weekend with warnings, amber warnings from the met officew, and there will also be freezing rain which will bring widespread ice on any roads and untreated surfaces too. here is where we've got the amber warnings out through saturday and early into sunday as well. ice warnings across much of northern england and southern scotland and we'll also have snow and freezing rain here. heavy snow across many central parts of scotland, mainly to the north of the central belt. the reason for all this disruptive weather is milder air moving in from the atlantic, with these weather fronts which are which are packing in and bumping into this cold air, so a cold saturday dawn, temperatures sub—zero for many of us. that milder air works in from the west along with the rain, the freezing rain and ice and snow too. notjust the rain, freezing rain, ice and snow, but also some strong winds which will cause some disruption too. so you can see the rain edging its way gradually eastwards across the country, bumping into that cold air in place, and it will be turn

the met office has amber warnings because we are particularly worried about the freezing rain instanthe warning for snow and blizzards as well because of storm deirdre. because it's been so of storm deirdre. because it's been so cold this week i'm a wee have the cold air embedded, we have the transition where the mild atlantic air is coming in on top of the cold air is coming in on top of the cold air with the wintry mix, so it looks horrendous for some today to say the least! freezing rain, what is it wysiwyg have snow in the upper atmosphere but sometimes it can fall into milderairand atmosphere but sometimes it can fall into milder air and sometimes it becomes rain. not above freezing, temperatures mostly above freezing and when it hits the cold air we have on the ground that naga was talking about, really cold yesterday, my car thermometer was barely above freezing, it acts like an ice skating rink, it becomes treacherous, that black highs. these are the areas in force from the met office expected mid morning onwards, the north midlands into northern england, southern scotland, ce

earlier this week, the met office warned of significant temperature rises in the uk in the decades aheadone of the consequences of those rising temperatures is likely to be rising sea levels, with forecasts of increases of over a metre. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been to england's east coast to talk to communities that are already having to deal with the consequences of living on land below sea level. east yorkshire has an eroding coastline. this row of concrete blocks was put in at the cliff base in world war ii. the gap between them and the cliff is what has been washed away since. we have to move this fence back every year... this farmer worries that a potential rise in sea level could accelerate the erosion, and one day leave his family with nothing. we won't be able to go and buy anything anywhere else, because we don't have the money, because that's washed into the sea. so it'll be... wipe it off and... just have to start a new life somewhere? start a new, yeah, new life. in 1953, more than 300 people died when a storm surge flooded communities along the east coast of engla

met office amber warnings in force for ice and snow.rom freezing rain, really unusual, almost unheard of to have such a high level of warning for it, as rain that freezes insta ntly for it, as rain that freezes i nsta ntly o n for it, as rain that freezes instantly on contact with frozen surfaces. a greater risk for parts of the midlands, northern england and scotland, through this zone from saturday into early sunday and north of the central belt in scotland, snow drifting in heavy wind piling up snow drifting in heavy wind piling up in hills and mountains. cold air as come in around high pressure and now the atlantic weather systems are coming in with moisture into the cold air. overnight we will see outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, parts of wales and south—west england. ahead of that, increasing cloud and breeze but it's cold and frosty once again. all of this colder air and freezing surfaces, waiting for moisture to fall on top of them and cause ice rink conditions later on saturday. during saturday for northern irel

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met office and were enforced for ice and snow.zing rain, very unusual and almost unheard of to have such a high level of warning for it as well. the rain freezes instantly on contact with frozen surfaces. that isa contact with frozen surfaces. that is a greater risk here for parts of the midlands, northern england and scotla nd the midlands, northern england and scotland for this zone on saturday through early sunday. north of the central belt of scotland, snow drifting in the strengthening winds piling up in the hills and mountains. we have had cold air coming in around high pressure. now atla ntic coming in around high pressure. now atlantic weather systems are coming in with moisture into that cold air. overnight we see outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland. parts of wales in southwest england have that increasing cloud breeze, but it is cold and frosty once again. remember all of this cold air and these freezing services are ready for that moisture to fall on top of them and freeze instantly, causing ice rink conditi

for a short while we've got this amber snow warning from the met office for scotland, north of the centrals, towards the end of the night, even here the snow should tend to ease off. the main belt of cloud that brought that mixture of rain, snow and freezing rain, sweeping out into the north sea. that curl of cloud behind bringing some wet weather for a while in northern england, pushing into scotland, increasingly snow up over the hills as the storm moves away, leaving us with more a south—westerly airflow. and these are the temperatures we are looking at at the end of the night. a little bit milder, still some icy patches for northern england and particularly in scotland, where there will be some further wintry showers around but the winds will be lighter by this stage. we will see those showers in scotland becoming fewer, more sunshine arriving with sunny spells for northern ireland, and the morning should be dry and sunny for most of england and wales. but we'll see this showery rain gathering across western parts of england and wales, moving through the english channel. some heavy bur

the met office have issued a yellow weather warning for some dense patches of fog. extra time, let‘s make sure eve ryo ne bit of extra time, let‘s make sure everyone arrives with their friends 01’ everyone arrives with their friends orfamily everyone arrives with their friends or family safely on christmas day. aside from that, it is going to be a cold start as well. quite widespread frost across the eastern part of the country in particular, the rain coming around the northern side of scotla nd coming around the northern side of scotland for a time, potentially drizzle on the coast and hills just about anywhere in the west. it is he the temperatures will be at their highest, a mild day, around ten to 12 degrees. there will be some areas where are fog patches linger on to the afternoon. high—pressure, boxing day, as it is a way to the new continent. you‘ll get a few showers, but otherwise, it stays mainly dry. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the search goes on for survivors

the met office have issued an amber warning with snow and ice causing some disruption particularly one watching afternoon live. theresa may says the eu is prepared to give further assurances about the brexit deal — but admits having a "robust" conversation with the european commission president jean—claude juncker. i was following, second by second, the debate in the house of commons andi the debate in the house of commons and i noted that there was a deep mistrust in the house when it comes to the european union. president trump‘s former lawyer, michael cohen, says the president knew it was wrong to order the payment of hush money to two women who alleged affairs with him. coming up, we have all the sport with catherine. in the last few minutes ashley giles the former england spinner and one—day coach has been confirmed as the new director of cricket replacing andrew strauss, more on that and the rest of the day is a sport at half past. and wintry weather on the way? that‘s right, looking treacherous into the weekend with snow and freezing rain and ice, stay tuned to the forecast and

it's a good combination for some fog, and the met office have already issued a yellow weather warningng area, that covers a good part of england. and, with the visibility dropping below 100 metres in places, the fog will bring some dangerous or hazardous driving conditions out and about on christmas day. so, if you're planning a journey to visit friends or family, please leave a little bit of extra time, and let's make sure everyone arrives safely. now, aside from the fog, it's going to be a cold start. as i mentioned, a fairly widespread frost. lowest temperatures across eastern scotland. in the north and west of scotland, we've got a weak weather front bringing a little bit of rain for a time at christmas day, but that should tend to clear away. we'll be left with mainly cloudy skies across the west, could be thick enough for an odd spit of light rain or drizzle just about anywhere, but it is a mainly dry day. coldest across eastern areas, after that colder start to the day. with a lot of cloud around, temperatures will be slow to rise, and indeed there could be fog patches that lin

the met office has issued amber warnings for some areas.ilip avery, told me more. what we had in place before it came over the horizon from the west was that we had this flow of pretty continental air and that we felt this week has dropped temperatures quite significantly widely across the british isles, the problem that is put into the mix is that a combination of mild air from the atlantic coming in wrapped around the circulation of the storm deirdre, which, because it has been named by the irish authorities, was always going to bring a combination of very wet, very windy weather. and that is so experienced that many across parts of wales and england to northern ireland, right along the irish seacoast, 70 mph gusts. so we're looking as though we're going to have that combination of wet and windy weather for the southern half of the british isles. it's when we get that little bit further north where we start running into the wintry mix of problems that you flagged up that the office felt constrained to issue and the amber warnings about an

the met office have two amber weather warnings in force, one for very usual widespread freezing rainlet's talk about what is happening. the cold air has been with us through much of the week, but as the milder air is coming from the atlantic courtesy of storm deirdre, and it comes into this cold air, that will give us the severe winter weather. anywhere from the midlands, northwards up across scotland. this real wintry mix that will give dangerous conditions on the roads. storm deirdre is giving severe gales already in western areas with heavy rainfall. if you escape the wintry conditions you will have heavy rain which could cause local flooding as well, but as the afternoon progresses, it potentially gets heavier and the snow will pile up for scotland. hence the amber warning. across the midlands and parts of north wales, more likely northern england, we will start to see the risk of freezing rain. in the south it looks mostly rain but there could be some sleetiness ahead of it. just 2—3dc, it will feel raw. if we get the freezing rain, black ice, it will be treacherous and then it

it's a good combination for some fog, and the met office have already issued a yellow weather warningather warning area, that covers a good part of england. and with the visibility dropping below 100 metres in places, the fog will bring some dangerous or hazardous driving conditions out and about on christmas day. so, if you're planning a journey to visit friends or family, please leave a little bit of extra time, and let's make sure everyone arrives safely. now, aside from the fog, it's going to be a cold start. as i mentioned, a fairly widespread frost. lowest temperatures across eastern scotland. in the north and west of scotland, we've got a weak weather front bringing a little bit of rain for a time christmas day, but that should tend to clear away. we'll be left with mainly cloudy skies across the west, could be thick enough for an odd spit of rain or drizzle just about anywhere, but it is a mainly dry day. coldest across eastern areas, after that colder start to the day. a lot of cloud around, temperatures will be slow to rise, and indeed there could be fog patches that linger

the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions.for a historic figure from a black and ethnic minority background to feature on the bank of england's new £50 note. mary seacole, a nurse from the crimean war, is among the suggested candidates, as well as wartime secret agent noor inayat khan, the first female radio operator sent into nazi—occupied france. time for a spoiler alert. if you don't want to know who won strictly — leave the room now as we're about to reveal who lifted the coveted glitterball trophy. documentary presenter stacey dooley and her professional partner kevin clifton were crowned the winners of the sixteenth series. she beat finalists ashley roberts, faye tozer and joe sugg, winning the public vote, despite being placed bottom of the judge's leaderboard. it's just it'sjust approaching it's just approaching ten past six. the number of children with special educational needs across england is growing, with so—called sen pupils now making up 15% of all students. so, with that in mind, will the announcement today of

for a short while we will have an amber warning from the met office north of the central belt. the snow eases off later in the night. the main bank of cloud that brought that rain, snow and freezing mix has swept away from england and wales. disco of cloud bringing wet weather for a while, moving into scotland we re for a while, moving into scotland were increasingly the snow will find to the hills. to store moving away to the hills. to store moving away to the hills. to store moving away to the north sea leaving us with south—westerly airflow and these are the temperatures. is placed as dry, white wings, clear skies and still icy patches in northern england and for scotland and still some wintry showers to come into scotland in the morning. as become fewer, we get a few more sunshine arriving as some sunny spells for northern ireland. sunday morning before lucy reigns developing and western parts moving through the english channel. in the afternoon, heavy burst of rain. a different look to the weather, not as wendy and it will be a bit milder as wendy and it will be a bit mild

for a short while, we've got this amber snow warning from the met office for scotland, north of the central of the night, even here, the snow should tend to ease off. the main belt of cloud that brought that mixture of rain, snow and freezing rain, sweeping out into the north sea. that curl of cloud behind bringing some wet weather for a while in northern england, pushing into scotland, increasingly snow up over the hills as the storm moves away, leaving us with more of a south—westerly airflow. and these are the temperatures we're looking at at the end of the night. a little bit milder, still some icy patches for northern england and particularly in scotland, where there will be some further wintry showers around, but the winds will be lighter by this stage. we will see those showers in scotland becoming fewer, more sunshine arriving with sunny spells for northern ireland, and the morning should be dry and sunny for most of england and wales. but we'll see this showery rain gathering across western parts of england and wales, moving through the english channel. some heavy bursts of rain in

we have a named storm, storm deirdre named by met eireann, and ambers warnings from the met office forcold surfaces and instantly freezing. so widespread ice could be a problem across parts of northern england and southern scotland. central and northern scotland will see some heavy snowfall. not only the snow, the ice and freezing rain but we also have some heavy rainfall and some strong, gusty winds. all courtesy of low pressure moving in from the atlantic, you can see the tightening isobars in association with storm deirdre. it will be a cold start on saturday, subzero temperatures for many, a little bit milder in the far west. we have the cloud and rain working in through the morning and as that rain bumps into that cold air, that is where we will see it turning into freezing rain and snow too, especially through the east midlands, north wales, northern england and scotland too. to the west of that it will mostly be falling asoutbreaks of rain. 13 degrees in plymouth, pretty mild here. temperatures in norwichjust two celsius, very cold in the east. we will see that snow amounting to

the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions.l be here with a full weather forecast in the next 15 minutes. it's now exactly 11 minutes past eight. earlier this year, parents of children with special educational needs delivered a petition signed by more than 30,000 people to the education secretary, accusing the government of failing to provide sufficient investment in their children. today, three months on, damian hinds has announced a funding boost for england of £350 million — but will it go far enough? let's ask him. the education secretaryjoins us now from his constituency. good morning, this new money, extra money, has been welcomed, of course, and yet it really is a drop in the ocean in terms of the overall education budget and already the local government association says this is being given out over a couple of years and doesn't even come close to meeting the shortfall for this year alone. how we look after children with special educational needs marks us as how we are as a society and i know your programme has quite rig

the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions.er alert. if you don't want to know who won strictly — leave the room now as we're about to reveal who lifted the coveted glitterball trophy. documentary presenter stacey dooley and her professional partner kevin clifton were crowned the winners of the sixteenth series. she beat finalists ashley roberts, faye tozer and joe sugg, winning the public vote, despite being placed bottom of the judge's leaderboard. you watched it, didn't you? it was absolutely brilliant and i think that hideously overused phrase the journey that she went on was extraordinary, no dance experience, brilliant. for anyone with two left feet like me it brings you out on a cold sweat, you have to say well done. an inquest is continuing into the death of a disabled woman in worcestershire, after she had all her teeth removed by a dentist at an nhs trust. the case has raised wider concerns about teeth extractions in vulnerable patients and whether dental trusts are protecting their best interests. we'rejoined now by

the met office has issued amber warnings for some areas.l us more. freezing rain is the issue? that is the biggest issue, on top of the snow and the severe gale force winds which will make it feel raw. it is gusting at 60 miles an hour across the west coast of wales. it is a serious weather day. serious enough to cause widespread disruption, hence the amber warning. and you mention freezing rain, quite unusual here in this country, this is what it looks like it is basically black eyes. when it freezes on trees, the wait can bring it down. we have snow melting, mild air in the atmosphere. when it comes back into the colder air, it becomes below freezing, and we have these cold surfaces like we have had for much of the week, and it will freeze so that pavements and roads become un—possible, treacherous black ice, you could come out and you have the black ice that you do not see. warnings and details are all available on the website. studio: thank you, you will let us know who exactly is going to be affected in a moment. campaigners are urging

us, it's our business, some of the models were used, we have a system we have developed with the met office made a number of years ago and provides us with a 14 day this book weather forecast for all of our sites across the uk, that's for rain, snow, fog, many varying elements as well badly used to operate our business. you can look at how much energy is generated but you can tie it down to an individual turbine. i was at turbine 55 earlier, how is that doing today? we can look on the system, turbine 55 at the moment is roughly about 70 metres per second when, about 35 miles an hour, at the moment producing its maximum megawatt energy that it can produce, around 1,300 homes can produce in the year. from that one turbine? that one turbine. flat out today, we are providing some balance and services for national grid but we have produced the marker we are expected to. also wind farms across the uk are monitored fire. they monitor and control 40 wind farms from here from northern scotland to cornwall, ireland to off the coast of germany, with 1000 wind turbines. now, the weather review of 2018

for a short while, we've got this amber snow warning from the met office for scotland, north of the centraln here, the snow should tend to ease off. the main belt of cloud that brought that mixture of rain, snow and freezing rain, sweeping out into the north sea. that curl of cloud behind bringing some wet weather for a while in northern england, pushing into scotland, increasingly snow up over the hills as the storm moves away, leaving us with more of a south—westerly airflow. and these are the temperatures we're looking at at the end of the night. a little bit milder, still some icy patches for northern england and particularly in scotland, where there will be some further wintry showers around, but the winds will be lighter by this stage. we will see those showers in scotland becoming fewer, more sunshine arriving with sunny spells for northern ireland, and the morning should be dry and sunny for most of england and wales. but we'll see this showery rain gathering across western parts of england and wales, moving through the english channel. some heavy bursts of rain in the afternoon, bu

be met office amber warnings of snow are constricted in scotland where we can see ten to 20 centimetresd in but the ice warnings extend from scotland across northern ireland into parts of the midlands as well, court hears in place. temptress dealt breezing in a few spots and after that, we have this area of low pressure moving. the air is quite warm across the south although it would not be lit, temperatures will be above breathing this afternoon and across the north we will have more significant problems with freezing rain in scotland and also heavy snow combining to bring some treacherous conditions out and about on the roads and that continues overnight with blizzards over the high ground, poor usability, —— visibility, poor driving conditions. ten to 20 centimetres expected in some places, but ultimately as we get was the end of the night we will start to get mild, westerly winds blowing in which will lift the cha pters blowing in which will lift the chapters are freezing. further south words, there is the chance of breezing rain across northern england, and i see big hazard. that c

have a system we have and some of the models we use, we have a system we have developed with the met officers ago and provides us with a 14—day bespoke weather forecast for all of our sites across the uk. and that's notjust for wind. that's for rain, it's for snow, for fog, many varying elements as well being used to operate our business. you can look at how much energy is generated but you can tie it down to an individual turbine. i was at turbine 55, earlier, how is that doing today? we can look on the system, turbine 55 at the moment is roughly about 70 metres per second wind, that's about 35 mph. and at the moment it's producing its maximum 2.3 watts energy that it can produce. around 1,300 homes can be powered in a year. from that one turbine? that one turbine. quite incredible. everything is flat out today. we are providing some balance in services for national grid but we have produced to the marker we are expected to. it is also wind farms across the uk are monitored from here. they monitor and control a0 wind farms from here from northern scotland to cornwall, ireland, to even off

for a short while, we've got this amber snow warning from the met office for scotland, north of the central of the night, even here, the snow should tend to ease off. the main belt of cloud that brought that mixture of rain, snow and freezing rain, sweeping out into the north sea. that curl of cloud behind bringing some wet weather for a while in northern england, pushing into scotland, increasingly snow up over the hills as the storm moves away, leaving us with more of a south—westerly airflow. and these are the temperatures we're looking at at the end of the night. a little bit milder, still some icy patches for northern england and particularly in scotland, where there will be some further wintry showers around, but the winds will be lighter by this stage. we will see those showers in scotland becoming fewer, more sunshine arriving with sunny spells for northern ireland, and the morning should be dry and sunny for most of england and wales. but we'll see this showery rain gathering across western parts of england and wales, moving through the english channel. some heavy bursts of rain in

earlier this week, the met office warned of significant temperature

the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions.asing trend to buy things online are being blamed for shoppers staying away from the high street on what is usually the busiest weekend before christmas. retail experts say footfall across the uk yesterday was down almost 10% compared with the same time last year. it comes after a november which was described by some businesses as "unbelievably bad", as joe miller reports. it's been a year of profit warnings, branch closures and big brands going under. britain's retailers have had a torrid 2018. we've seen consumer confidence drop, we've seen costs increase and in general i think people are very nervous about spending. i don't imagine this is going to let up any time soon. amid the gloom, one man is styling himself as the saviour of the high street. mike ashley's sports direct, which rescued house of fraser, says it wants to lend a hand to a wounded competitor, debenhams. we put this offer in to invest another £40 million and it is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is

that is bringing some very disruptive weather this weekend with warnings, amber warnings from the met officeds and untreated surfaces too. here is where we've got the amber warnings out through saturday and early into sunday as well. ice warnings across much of northern england and southern scotland and we'll also have snow and freezing rain here. heavy snow across many central parts of scotland, mainly to the north of the central belt. the reason for all this disruptive weather is milder air moving in from the atlantic, with these weather fronts which are which are packing in and bumping into this cold air, so a cold saturday dawn, temperatures sub—zero for many of us. that milder air works in from the west along with the rain, the freezing rain and ice and snow too. notjust the rain, freezing rain, ice and snow, but also some strong winds which will cause some disruption too. so you can see the rain edging its way gradually eastwards across the country, bumping into that cold air in place, and it will be turning to snow, mostly over the higher ground for the north of wales, the pennines to

christmas day, and those planning a journey to visit friends orfamily, please bear this in mind: the met offices a good part of england, with visibility expected to drop below 100 metres in places. dangerous, hazardous driving conditions are expected. please allow a bit of extra time, let's make sure everyone arrives with their friends or family safely on christmas day. aside from that, it is going to be a cold start as well. quite widespread frost across the eastern part of the country in particular. a bit of rain coming around the northern side of scotland for a time, potentially drizzle on the coast and hills just about anywhere in the west. it's here the temperatures will be at their highest, a mild day, 11 or 12 degrees. there will be some areas where fog patches linger on into the afternoon. the high—pressure, boxing day, moves away to the near continent. we'll get a few showers, but otherwise, it stays mainly dry. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my my name is mike embley. our top stories: the search goes on for survivors of the indones

that is bringing some very disruptive weather this weekend with warnings, amber warnings from the met officeng widespread ice on any roads and untreated surfaces too. here is where we've got the amber warnings out through saturday and early into sunday as well. ice warnings across much of northern england and southern scotland and we'll also have snow and freezing rain here. heavy snow across many central parts of scotland, mainly to the north of the central belt. the reason for all this disruptive weather is milder air moving in from the atlantic, with these weather fronts which are which are packing in and bumping into this cold air, so a cold saturday dawn, temperatures sub—zero for many of us. that milder air works in from the west along with the rain, the freezing rain and ice and snow too. notjust the rain, freezing rain, ice and snow, but also some strong winds which will cause some disruption too. so you can see the rain edging its way gradually eastwards across the country, bumping into that cold air in place, and it will be turning to snow, mostly over the higher ground for the nor

the met office have already issued a yellow weather warning for patches fog within this yellow weatherity dropping below 100 metres in places, the fog will bring some dangerous or hazardous driving conditions out and about on christmas day. if you are planning a journey to visit friends or family, please leave a little bit of extra time and let's make sure everyone arrives safely. now, aside from the fog, it's going to be a cold start. a widespread frost. lowest temperatures across eastern scotland. in the north and west of scotland, a weak weather front brings rain for a time on christmas day, that will clear away. we will be left with mainly cloudy skies across the west, could be thick enough for the odd bit of rain or drizzle just about anywhere. but it is a mainly dry day. the coldest across eastern areas after that cold start to the date. a lot of cloud around, temperatures will be slow to rise, and indeed there could be fog patches that linger all day. into boxing day, we've got a a weather front lingering in the north—west of the uk — bringing rain to northern and western areas