this is a red weather warning from the met office, the highest warning available.d by the high winds and the snows we are expecting. we have also seen power cuts across scotland as well as a result of this weather. coastal areas in particular are subject to this warning. high seas and people are being warned not to be tempted to take photographs of the big waves we are expecting due to the risk of people being swept away. this weather warning is in place from 3pm right through to 2am tomorrow so as the weather clears up, disruption from the damage could go on into the weekend. french fishermen are blocking major french ports and the channel tunnel in a protest over post—brexit fishing rights. they sayjersey and the uk have given its fishermen too many licences. ferry services in and out of calais have been disrupted and protesters have also threatened to delay freight traffic through the channel tunnel. borisjohnson says he is "disappointed" by the threats. climate change activists have blocked a number of amazon warehouses, on the retailer�*s busiest day of the ye

we have that red warning from the met office for coastal areas of eastern scotland and the north—eastengland. more the health secretary says a new, heavily—mutated covid variant could pose substantial risk to public health and is of international concern. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon, here's your latest sports news. with the ashes less than two weeks away, australia have announced that tim paine will be taking a break from all forms of cricket for an indefinite period of time due to concerns over his mental health. paine resigned as captain last week after details of an historical investigation into texts to a female colleague were revealed. but he had remained in the squad. however, he's decided now to step away from the sport, with paine�*s manager saying they are �*extremely concerned for his, and his wife's well—being.�* meanwhile bowler pat cummins will captain the australian side for the series with england, which starts on the 8th of december. former captain steve smith

there is a weather warning at the moment from the met office for those strong ones the met office for online. hello this is bbc news with xxxx. the headlines... former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, accuses borisjohnson's government of acting in a "shameful" manner — over the owen paterson row. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong and unworthy of this or indeed any government. rapper travis scott says he's "absolutely devastated" by the deaths of eight people at the texas festival where he was performing and pledges "total support" to police investigation after a crowd surge. at least 99 people have died in an oil tanker explosion in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown. tens of thousands of people march through glasgow — demanding new steps to tackle global warming — one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk. we must demand that our leaders stop holding meaningless summits and start taking meaningful action. sportsday will be coming up shortly. . . before that,

particularly across more northeastern parts of the uk, where we have this red wind warning from the met office while gusting 80—90 mph, some significant disruption and a danger to life. it's coastal areas of eastern scotland and the northeast of england covered by that warning until the early hours of the morning. there'll be some very big and dangerous waves around, as well. the storm itself, arwen, drifting drifting down into the southern north sea, will drag down stronger winds southwards across pretty much the whole of the country. and we still have amber wind warnings more widely across eastern scotland, the northeast of england until the middle part of saturday morning — but also across the north and west of wales, and far southwest of england. the winds could be gusting 60—70 mph overnight into saturday morning. we also have an added hazard — we've seen snow already in scotland, that'll move down onto the pennines, could be some significant falls here perhaps into the welsh hills, and a mixture of rain, sleet and snow moving down across the midlands into southern england — meaning tempe

the met office issuing a red weather warning and we will have a full weather forecast at the end of theid variant could pose substantial risk to public health, and is of international concern. also on the programme, back to the drawing board. the success of the sportsman who turned to art during the pandemic. coming up on the bbc news channel... more than two weeks sincejoining, eddie howe will finally be in the dugout as head coach for newcastle for the first time when they face arsenal tomorrow after returning a negative covid test. england could become the first country in the world to introduce legislation which should result in better support for people with down syndrome. a bill has been debated for the first time in the commons today and if it passes into law, it will mean public bodies like councils, schools and job centres will be required to specifically recognise the needs of people with the condition. our disability affairs correspondent nikki fox reports. pull, pull, pull. tom is pumping iron at the gym. yeah, one more. the 17—year—old has down syndrome. he is working towar

the met office has named the area of low pressure coming our way tomorrow as storm arwen.ich will be rain, some of them still wintry across the highlands. you might see wintriness in the hills in northern ireland and the north york moors. 0vernight, rain gathering across the north west will continue to push steadily southwards. the wind is going to pick up across scotland, northern ireland and the irish sea and increasingly will see wintry showers of low levels in scotland as well. clear skies in the southeast with some frost. this area of low pressure is storm arwen and it's going to be moving slowly southwards. the isobars tell you it's going to be fairly windy. on friday, starting with rain living southwards, behind it some sunshine but still showers and increasingly those will be down to lower levels across scotland. the met office has an amber weather warning for the eastern half of scotland and the north—east of england. strong wind, 65 to 75 mph and possibly more along the coast. here is the low pressure and you can see all the cloud, rain, sleet and snow pushing st

particularly across more northeastern parts of the uk, where we have this red wind warning from the met officeph, some significant disruption and a danger to life. it's coastal areas of eastern scotland and the northeast of england covered by that warning until the early hours of the morning. there'll be some very big and dangerous waves around, as well. the storm itself, arwen, drifting drifting down into the southern north sea, will drag down stronger winds southwards across pretty much the whole of the country. and we still have amber wind warnings more widely across eastern scotland, the northeast of england until the middle part of saturday morning — but also across the north and west of wales, and far southwest of england. the winds could be gusting 60—70 mph overnight into saturday morning. we also have an added hazard — we've seen snow already in scotland, that'll move down onto the pennines, could be some significant falls here perhaps into the welsh hills, and a mixture of rain, sleet and snow moving down across the midlands into southern england — meaning temperatures later in the n

met office yellow ice warnings remain in place for much of scotland, england and wales.g his death at the age of 79 he won seven drivers titles, and nine constructors titles for the team named after him in what was a golden period for the sport in the �*80s and �*90s. he formed the team in the late �*70s, and only stepped back from f1 last year. there was the personal tragedy in his career, the car accident that left him paralysed in 1986 and then the death of ayrton senna eight years later in 1994, whilst driving for williams. i spoke to his friend, eddiejordan earlier on. it is hard to describe the impact that he did have. it was immense. as damon has said, the tenacity, he was so focused. everything was about his team, he totally believed in his team, he totally believed in his team, he totally believed in his team, he believed he could bring it to greatness from the very early days, as you rightly say, seven different world title drivers, it is quite staggering. but could never may be happen again. the netherlands and arsenal striker vivianne miedema has been crowned

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the met office has issued a yellow warning for icy conditions on sunday across much of scotland, northernrkshire. as officials in france work to identify the 27 people who died in the channel this week when their small boat capsized, the bbc has been hearing from the family and friends of one of victims. of one of the victims. maryam nuri mohamed amin was a 24—year—old kurdish woman, from northern iraq. she was trying to reach the uk to be with her partner. lucy williamson has more details. she left to start a new life with her fiance. a video from her engagement party less than a year ago still stored on her relatives' phones. maryam nuri mohamed amin tried several times to get a visa tojoin her partner in the uk, before deciding to surprise him by trying to get there another way. she was messaging him when the boat began to lose air. in erbil, in northern iraq, the family's anger showed through their grief. her mother and sister inconsolable. translation: going to britain is very difficult. l she tried to get to britain legally twice. she went to the british embassy, but the process was

hello there, it's rare for the met office to issue a red warning, but wins are picking up especially0 mph. we've already seen some snow falling over the high ground in scotland, that snow will push its way onto the pen nines, the welsh hills, into the parts of southern england as well, temperatures close to freezing by the end of the night. the wind is perhaps more significant notjust the wind is perhaps more significant not just across the the wind is perhaps more significant notjust across the northeast, but around these western coasts and the iron democrat iris sea. a windy start for everywhere on saturday. sleet and snow over the hills mainly, gradually retreating more towards eastern parts of england, many areas becoming brighter with sunshine, a few more wintry showers especially northern scotland, and a cold day perhaps no better than 3-4 c cold day perhaps no better than 3—4 c whilst winds ease down a bit, it will still feel significant leak holder given the strength of the wind. this is bbc news. the headlines. the health secretary says the new covid—19 variant could pose su

in a study by met office scientist warns of billion people could be affected by a combination of risingdity. working outdoors could become almost impossible. for some climate change is about survival. including the tiny island nations of the pacific. >> the realities of climate change -- david: this minister recorded an appeal for help. >> we cannot wait for speeches when the sea is rising around us all the time. david: he is banking on the next few days of negotiations coming up with a way to make the world less threatening. david shukman, bbc news, glasgow. ♪ ross: let me update you on the pandemic. you're now accounts for half of the world's new infections of covid. if we focus on russia, it is having particular challenges. in the last 24 hours it registered a record number of deaths, over 12,000. this is happening after a weeklong workplace shutdown of russia which was designed to contain the virus. here is a government official. >> the nonworking regime has now ended. five reasons have decided to prolong the measure. regional authorities have based the decision of health officials.

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday, the high ground in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers coming in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland like the sperrin mountains. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real feature of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into saturd

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday,igh ground in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real future of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into saturday morning. so through the overnight peri

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the met office had just issued a red weather warning, a danger to life one inflated today and tonighting it, spawn when, pushing southwards through the north sea —— storm arwen is pushing southwards through the north sea. those winds will be strengthening today. we are not out of the woods yet. a scattering of showers across southern parts, sunshine, drier spells for northern england and parts of the north midlands and south—west scotland. but in northern ireland, frequent showers, some wintry and in the north—east of scotland, rain around the coast but blizzard conditions inland. it�*s across these areas where that met office red warning has been issued from late afternoon all the way through to the early hours of tomorrow morning. it�*s to go with those danger to life conditions around the seas, pretty atrocious weather so stay away from the coast if you can. winds could be up to 90 miles an hour. strong winds transferring into north—east england through the night, rain, sleet and snow. we could see plenty of snow across the top half of the pennines and blizzard conditions. rain, sl

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday,er the high ground in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers coming in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland like the sperrin mountains. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real feature of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into satu

particularly across more northeastern parts of the uk, where we have this red wind warning from the met office is coastal areas of scotland and north—east england covered until the early hours. some big and dangerous waves around. storm arwen is drifting down to the north the and it will bring down strong wind across the much the whole country. we have amber wind warnings more widely across eastern scotland, the north—east of england until the middle part of saturday morning but also across the north and west of wales and south—western england. wind could be up to 60,70 mph into saturday morning. we have an added hazard, snow already in scotland is going to move down to the pennines and there will be significant falls here. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across the midlands into southern england meaning temperatures later in the night won't be far from freezing. the strength of the wind perhaps more significant for the country, especially down the irish sea coast. mixture of rain also sleet and snow, over the hills and the wet weather will push towards more eastern parts of england, allowin

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday,kely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real future of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into saturday morning. so through the overnight period, then, this area of sleet and snow,

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the met office says storm arwen has brought winds of almost 100 mph hour to the east coast of the uk.northumberland. a red weather warning has expired but amber and yellow warnings remain, with more strong winds expected. one man died when his car was hit by a falling tree. our correspondent lorna gordon is in stonehaven on the north—east coast of scotland. she gave this update. a huge sweep of the east coast is being battered by this storm with this red warning for wind, which means there's a potential dangerfor life in place from north of aberdeen to middlesbrough, in the north—east of england. and the conditions really are brutal — there's driving rain, dropping temperatures, and winds are forecast to potentially gust up to 90 mph. 25,000 homes, primarily in aberdeenshire, have been left without power tonight, the conditions on the roads are described as treacherous, police are warning people not to travel, and there's significant disruption on the rail network, as well — many services are cancelled — and there are reports of people stuck on trains because fallen trees blocking the

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday,h — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real future of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast england, could see gusts between about 65—70 mph here, particularly later on friday and overnight into saturday morning. so through the overnight period, then, this area of

storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday,und in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong the high ground in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left with sunshine and blustery showers coming in from the north — and across the north of scotland, those showers will merge into longer spells of fairly heavy snow over the higher ground, some sleet and snow, too, across parts of northern ireland like the sperrin mountains. mainly rain showers further south — it will feel chilly, about 7—11 celsius — but when you add on the wind—chill, it will feel colder than that. the winds will be a real feature of the weather. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland and northeast eng

tackle this very urgent and important issue and you've got this in the independent cover of the met officeg that its heatwaves hitting people every year and boris johnson has claimed to be cautiously optimistic in the two don't really sit together quite well, giving the impression the borisjohnson is slightly detached from the reality thatis slightly detached from the reality that is under way.— slightly detached from the reality that is under way. james, bringing un the guardian _ that is under way. james, bringing un the guardian that _ that is under way. james, bringing un the guardian that we _ that is under way. james, bringing un the guardian that we just - that is under way. james, bringing un the guardian that we just saw. that is under way. james, bringing | un the guardian that we just saw in the headlines, devastating fires pinned on global heating. pictures from the wildfires ranging from raging in august saying that it was the largest on record in the continent with the average temperature is about one celsius above normal and i was caught up in wildfires while in france but a

the met office has issued a yellow warning for icy conditions on sunday across much of scotland, northernire. the australian government is to introduce anti— troll legislation to make social media services such as face good that make facebook liable for hurtful comments. it will a complaints mechanism requiring the country that my company's detector material where someone is believing they are being defamed bullied or attacked. if the content is not withdrawn a core process could force the social media platform to provide details of the person who posted the media. hello, it's adele. her new album "30" has shot to number one in the uk and united states, overtaking abba to become the fastest—selling album of the year so far. # easy on me baby # i was still a child. the lead single, easy on me, has been number one for a sixth consecutive week. her opening week success with 30 ensures all four of her albums have now reached number one — a record for a female act. she's back but is she popular? here's sean mandell, a freelance entertainment reporter in la. she is incredibly popular but there

the met office has issued a yellow warning for icy conditions on sunday across much of scotland, northernyorkshire. adele's latest album, "30", has shot to number one in the uk and united states, overtaking abba to become the fastest—selling album of the year. # easy on me baby. # i was still— # easy on me baby. # i was still a — # easy on me baby. # i was still a child... _ the lead single from it, easy on me, has already been number one for six consecutive weeks. now the success of 30 in its first few days ensures that all four of the british singer's albums have reached number one, a record for a female artist. so, she's back, but is she still as popular? here's sean mandell, a freelance entertainment reporter in la. she is incredibly popular but there is some comparisons going on right now between her album 30, which just came out, and her album 25, which was released in 2015, that was a really blockbuster rise to the top of the charts. in the us, for example, that had about 3.3 million albums sold in the first week, over 800,000 in the uk, this time with 30 she has had over 260,000 i

new extremes of temperature are proving hazardous in many regions already, and a study by met office by a combination of rising heat and humidity. working outdoors could become almost impossible. so for some, climate change is about survival, including the tiny island nations of the pacific. the realities of climate change... this government minister in tuvalu recorded a video appeal for help. we cannot wait for speeches when the sea is rising around us all the time. he's banking on the next few days of negotiations coming up with a way to make the world less threatening. david shukman, bbc news in glasgow. scientists exploring the sea bed, three and half miles below the surface of the ocean, have found that its capacity for absorbing carbon emissions is decreasing because of climate change. the latest discovery by the international i—atlantic project has revealed that if global temperatures increase to predicted levels, the ocean will no longer act as the earth's largest carbon store. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. diving to ocean depths of up to three and a half m

new extremes of temperature are proving hazardous in many regions already, and a study by met office a billion people could be affected by a combination of rising heat and humidity. working outdoors could become almost impossible. so, for some, climate change is about survival, including the tiny island nations of the pacific. the realities of climate change... this government minister in tuvalu recorded a video appealfor help. we cannot wait for speeches when the sea is rising around us all the time. he's banking on the next few days of negotiations coming up with a way to make the world less threatening. david shukman, bbc news, in glasgow. scientists exploring the seabed 3.5 miles below the surface of the ocean have found that its capacity for absorbing carbon emissions is decreasing because of climate change. the latest discovery by the international iatlantic project, which receives significant funding from the eu, has revealed that if global temperatures increase to predicted levels the ocean will no longer act as the earth's largest carbon store. 0ur science correspondent, vic

new extremes of temperature are proving hazardous in many regions already, and a study by met officerns that a billion people could be affected by a combination of rising heat and humidity. working outdoors could become almost impossible. so, for some, climate change is about survival, including the tiny island nations of the pacific. the realities of climate change this government minister in tuvalu recorded a video appeal for help. we cannot wait for speeches when the sea is rising around us all the time. he's banking on the next few days of negotiations coming up with a way to make the world less threatening. david shukman, bbc news, in glasgow. michael mann from the earth system science center at penn state university. earlier he told me the cop26 summit is likely to disappoint those wanting decisive climate action. we're not going together progress we had hoped for, but there has been a fair of progress made, and your correspondence spoke to that earlier. if you take all of the pledges made at this point and at the totality of those pledges, and you plug them into a computer mod

the met office has issued a rare red weather warning for north—eastern parts of the uk — that means peoplein from the east. travel disruption has already been extensive and trains between edinburgh and england have been cancelled. this was portsoy on the moray firth on friday afternoon buffeted by high winds. and waves crashed over harbour walls here in the village of gardenstown in aberdeenshire, with snow falling in braemar, close to balmoral castle in royal deeside. our correspondent lorna gordon is in stonehaven on the north—east coast of scotland. she gave us this update a little earlier. a huge sweep of the east coast is being battered by this storm with this red warning for wind, which means there's a potential dangerfor life in place, from north of aberdeen to middlesbrough, in the north—east of england. and the conditions really are brutal — there's driving rain, dropping temperatures and winds are forecast to potentially gust up to 90 mph. 25,000 homes, primarily in aberdeenshire, have been left without power tonight, the conditions on the roads are described as treacherous, poli

the met office has issued a yellow warning for icy conditions on sunday across much of scotland, northerne. scientists are warning that much of australia's native wildlife could disappear by 2050 due to differing factors. according to the national science agency, indigenous animals and plants could be lost. joey clarke is from the australian wildlife conservancy. his organisation isn't surprised by the findings. small mammals are a group that has suffered disproportionately, things that you might not have heard of, bettongs, bandicoots, bilbies, really unique animals which are only found in australia. they have suffered the worst extinctions, basically because they are the right size to be eaten by either a fox or a cat. what we see as the priority in the first instance is to create spaces that are safe, where we can rebuild populations of some native species so we have watched the largest rewilding effort in australia, building a network of fenced safe havens that are secure from these feral predators. beyond that, we need to look at managing habitat, so removing those large feral herbiv

the met office has issued a yellow warning for icy conditions on sunday across much of scotland, northernat some of the day's other news. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has visited areas of canada's pacific coast hit by catastrophic floods. he warned of further climate mayhem as the region braces itself for more torrential rains. a state of emergency was declared last week after an "atmospheric river" weather event brought a month's worth of rain in two days, causing floods and mudslides. the head of the women's tennis association says he remains concerned about the chinese tennis star peng shuai, after she accused a top official of sexual assault. steve simon said he would not engage in further email communications with her because he was not convinced that her earlier replies weren't influenced by others. scientists are warning that much of australia's native wildlife could disappear by 2050 due to differing factors. according to the national science agency indigenous animals and plants could be lost. joey clarke is from the australian wildlife conservancy. his organisation isn't

new extremes of temperature are proving hazardous in many regions already, and a study by met officeat a billion people could be affected by a combination of rising heat and humidity. working outdoors could become almost impossible. so, for some, climate change is about survival, including the tiny island nations of the pacific. the realities of climate change... this government minister in tuvalu recorded a video appeal for help. we cannot wait for speeches when the sea is rising - around us all the time. he's banking on the next few days of negotiations coming up with a way to make the world less threatening. david shukman, bbc news, in glasgow. michael mann is a distinguished professor of atmospheric science and director of the earth system science center at penn state university, he joins me from state college, pennsylvania, based on the pledges made so far at cop26, is enough being done to avert a climate catastrophe? thank you. it is good to be with you and you are right. we are not going to get the sort of progress that many of us hoped for. but there has been a fair amount of

the same time, to underline the importance of this whole process, we are going to get some new met office global warming and what they mean for us. studio: david shukman, thank you. the new head of yorkshire county cricket club has apologised to the former captain azeem rafiq after his experiences of racism at the club. lord patel said the club's investigation into mr rafiq's allegations after which no one was disciplined had been badly handled. our sports editor dan roan reports. headingley has witnessed some of the greatest revivals in the history of english cricket but leading yorkshire out of an unprecedented crisis could surpass them all. and having been installed as the club's new chairman, vowed lessons would be learned. after 158 years, we're ready to change, we're ready to accept the past and we're ready to become a club which people can trust to do the right thing. a report found former player azeem rafiq was a victim of racial harassment and bullying at yorkshire but the club took no action what happened to you must never happen again. yorkshire are setting up an independent wh

the met office issued a rare red weather warning, meaning there was a potential risk to life.sean, a storm chaser, filmed treacherous conditions near edinburgh for social media. pushing through. i've been hit by falling debris. that is brutal. this is portobello beach in edinburgh. i have never in all my life seen a storm like this. passengers travelling from inverness to aberdeen ended up spending the night on a train. i got on the train at elgin around three yesterday afternoon, and about five o'clock, we hit huntly and we stayed there for about 17 hours. trees blew down across the north—east of england and like the rest of the country, there was major disruption on the rail network. near rochdale, 120 lorries got stuck in snow on the m62, and there were power cuts across the north west. we've had a very high number of incidents on the network, a high volume of faults. about 711,000 customers have had their power supply interrupted at some time, but we've restored supplies to 43,000 of those customers already. on this farm near st asaph in north wales, a shed roof blew down,

the met office has issued a rare red weather warning for north—eastern for northeastern parts of theuse of storm arwen moving in from the east. travel disruption has already been extensive, and trains between edinburgh and england have been cancelled. this was portsoy on the moray firth this afternoon, buffeted by high winds. and waves crashed over harbour walls here in the village of gardenstown in aberdeenshire, with snow falling in braemar, close to balmoral castle, in royal deeside. our correspondent lorna gordon is in stonehaven on the north—east coast of scotland for us now. lorna, very difficult conditions there. , . , , lorna, very difficult conditions there. , ., , , ., ., , there. yes, a huge sweep of the east coast is being — there. yes, a huge sweep of the east coast is being battered _ there. yes, a huge sweep of the east coast is being battered by _ there. yes, a huge sweep of the east coast is being battered by this - coast is being battered by this store with this red warning for wind meaning there is a potential danger for life in place from north of aberdeen to midd

the met office has issued a yellow warning for icy conditions on sunday across much of scotland, northern, bbc news, north yorkshire. police hunting the killer of 12—year—old ava white say they want a van driver who may have witnessed something �*vital�* to come forward. the silver enterprise van was in central liverpool on thursday evening. merseyside police say the occupants of the vehicle are in no way suspected of involvement in the schoolgirl�*s death — and they continue to question four boys, arrested on suspicion of murder. this is bbc news, the headlines... the new omicron strain of coronavirus is detected across europe — with cases confirmed in germany, italy, belgium, the czech republic and the uk. israel is planning to ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks from sunday night to tackle the spread of the omicron variant. more details have emerged about some of the 27 people who drowned this week while trying to reach britain from france. newspaper reports say that among the dead were a 25—year—old man, who'd left iraq tojoin his brother in england, and an iraqi kurdish wom

today their mother came to court to hear two met police officers admit taking photos of her daughtershis is them, pc deninaffer 47, and pcjamie lewis. they were meant to be protecting the crime scene but instead they breached a cordon to take photos of the bodies, which they then shared on whatsapp. lewis edited one of the pictures, superimposing his own face on, with the victims in the background. in court, the officers sat side by side in the dock. "guilty," they said, as the clerk read them the charges they faced. both admitted one count of misconduct in a public office. what the two officers did has added to the sisters' family's grief and despair. after the hearing, their mother spoke outside court. if these police officers do not get a custodial sentence, it will not send the message. you are not above the law. you are not going to be protected. the independent office for police conduct said there was no place in policing for this behaviour, and it had to stop. a culture where some officers don't see anything wrong with sharing deeply offensive messages and where others feel una

jaysen veeren, for ten years a met officer, including time inside its internal investigations unit, the by a senior officer known as the "appropriate authority". you recorded some of your fellow officers talking about the way cases were managed. what did that recording say? it clearly shows the appropriate authority telling me there's too many officers on restriction and we did not have enough officers on the street of london. we're not going to sack everybody that comes to attention of dps, we're only sacking the one that really deserves to be sacked. in one case, an officer on an order to prevent domestic violence who was then also accused of sexually harassing a woman was allowed to go on patrol as long as he wore body worn video. a second officer, accused of assaulting a woman, was also allowed to go on patrol if they kept their camera recording. within the dps, there's numerous allegations. is it appropriate, if i'm being accused, for me to go on the street, albeit with a body worn video? and does members of the public want this kind of policing? the investigator also says an offic