east midlands and _ work we have been doing. east midlands and linn _ work we have been doing.on is a critical situation. ~ , , ., situation. absolutely it is a critical situation. _ situation. absolutely it is a critical situation. there - situation. absolutely it is a critical situation. there is i situation. absolutely it is a| critical situation. there is a huge — critical situation. there is a huge amount of work to be done. i would _ huge amount of work to be done. i would just— huge amount of work to be done. i would just stress again, do call it— i would just stress again, do call it 999 if you need help. that — call it 999 if you need help. that is_ call it 999 if you need help. that is frustration speaking to residency at that new—build premises have been built on floodplains. is that something that could potentially be causing this? i that could potentially be causing this?— that could potentially be causing this? that could potentially be causina this? ., causing this? i went into the secifics causing this? i went into the specifics because _ causing this? i went in

the amber - warnings, cover parts of wales and the midlands.s the snow we will see freezing rain, super cool water droplets, very cold water falling through the atmosphere landing on cold surfaces, freezing on impact. that will be part of the mix, that could cause icy conditions on top of the snow that falls. that of the snow that falls. that of the warning in northern england. rural communities over high ground will see 30 or a0 centimetres of snow, we are looking at the risk of power cuts and disruption on rail and roads. this shows the awkward mix because across the south west of england, away from the highest hills it is just raining, turning to snow across wales and the midlands, northern england with those big circulations over the hills, even at lower levels that mix of snow and ice, a bit of snow will get into parts of northern ireland and the eastern side of scotland as we go through scotland, there are warnings in those areas. large parts of the uk are affected.— uk are affected. how long is this likely — uk are affected. how long is

so this one here, north wales into the north midlands, that's going to expire fairly soon.where we see the snow here turning back to rain certainly a risk of some icy conditions, but it's across this warning area here, across much of northern england, that we're going to continue to see a lot more show. so up to 40cm. and, of course, we've heard about the disruption that's been ongoing today with all of the snow, with the ice as well. but as well it's going to be that heavy rain further south that's going to continue to cause, i think, disruption for the rest of the day. that's sarah keith—lucas and of course, you can get a weather forecast for where you are on the bbc weather website and app. northern ireland seems to have escaped most of the weather. a different kettle of fish in the republic of ireland. there, they have 28,000 people without power at the moment trying to reconnect them. now we have a live page up and running on the bbc news website and app, with the very latest from our correspondents across the country. there's all that information about which rail serv

the east midlands _ go through it all again.counties, declared a critical incident yesterday evening, its first ever, and partly blamed the flooding along with pressure in local hospitals and increased demand for help from the public. in gloucestershire it was a snowy early morning walk, and elsewhere the snow has meant schools and some roads are closed, like you're in scotland. but the third day they had to close runways at manchester airport, and at bristol, liverpooland manchester airport, and at bristol, liverpool and aberdeen they also 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, instag

at about— heading back to the midlands at about 1030—11 heading back to the midlands at about 1030-11. but i think it is — about 1030—11 pm tonight. but i think it is hard to know with these — think it is hard to know with these forecastsjust how think it is hard to know with these forecasts just how bad things— these forecasts just how bad things will get. worst case scenario? it is going to be really— scenario? it is going to be really heavy snow with quite a hi i really heavy snow with quite a big accumulation, causing major disruption — big accumulation, causing major disruption tomorrow. best case scenario— disruption tomorrow. best case scenario it _ disruption tomorrow. best case scenario it mightjust wash away— scenario it mightjust wash away and it will be looking like — away and it will be looking like this— away and it will be looking like this again sometime tomorrow afternoon. thank you very much- _ let 5 get some of the day 5 other news now. the families of israeli hostages held in gaza have welcomed a decision by prime minister benjamin netanyahu to resume indirect ceas

north of that, through the midlands, parts of wales and the south—west, more mist and fog developing, scotland. where we have the clearest skies in northern england, parts of wales and the midlands, a touch of frost heading into thursday, with some sunshine as well. the mist and fog forming overnight will tend to slowly lift but, across many southern parts of england, east anglia and the midlands, it could stay for most of the day. temperature about nine or 10 degrees. i think, for many parts of northern england and the midlands, is going to be a bit cooler than today after a chilly start. the area of high pressure tended to drift a bit further into europe, so we start to draw in more of a southerly breeze, tended to take the low cloud in the south and push it north. up into parts of scotland and northern ireland, so quite a cloudy start for friday, a bit misty and murky. it will brighten up and murky. it will brighten up a touch, especially in the south, with drier airfrom a touch, especially in the south, with drier air from the near continent. we are looking at about seven or 8 deg

amber weather warnings are in place in parts of northern england, the midlands and wales.orecasters say up to a0 centimetres of snow could fall in some places, and temperatures could fall as low as —10 celsius. there's a warning 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. what's the situation where you are, nicky? yes, you can see behind me, it does look picturesque here in leeds in west yorkshire. this is in the heart of the amber alert area, so this covers west yorkshire, north yorkshire, goes up to northumberland and across to cumbria and the scottish borders. there are concerns about the levels of snow that are falling, particularly on the high ground, the pennines, where there could be up to a0 centimetres of snow. already here in bingley there have been 12 centimetres of snow and in cumbria there has been ten centimetres of snow. i woke up at around am and there was a of snow. it was a couple of hours later when the snow really started to fall. it has been falling for the last co

, north—west england, wales, south—west england, the west midlands and yorkshire and humber.ments from york. well, it's getting cold already to around three degrees in york now. i left newcastle a short time ago where it was one degrees, but you can feel the air. it's just getting much colder. we're standing around so that makes things worse. we're at the train station. of course, there are warnings about travel, particularly on the roads where the conditions may be very treacherous as that heavy snow comes in overnight, particularly over the pennines, where we've been hearing up to 40cm of snow, but also dangerous driving with ice on the road. we've been hearing about this unusual phenomenon of freezing ice on, you know, freezing rain on the roads. so as soon as the rain hits surfaces like roads and pavements, it freezes over for the rail. there's already problems with scotrail, northern trains and transpennine warnings again about ice on the tracks, so check before your travel. so the advice is, with this complex weather situation hitting different parts of the uk with eith

the colder air sitting in place and our met office amber warnings which cover parts of wales, the midlandsat warning is full snow and ice because we've got a mix of rain, sleet and snow falling. we've got a mix of freezing rain which can turn services into ice rinks and can be very dangerous indeed. the snow warning is valid right into tomorrow. many southern and western parts in the country. rain on the far south—west but a lot of snow in the parts of wales, the midlands, and into northern england, 30 to a0 centimetres of snow falling into the night into tomorrow, some of that snow will get into eastern parts of northern ireland and eastern parts of scotland, yellow warnings in force here for snow and ice, yellow warnings in force here forsnow and ice, again yellow warnings in force here for snow and ice, again that could cause some travel issues. some people watching will be wondering how much worse is it going to get over the coming hours and days? it going to get over the coming hours and days?— hours and days? it depends where you _ hours and days? it depends where you are. _ hours an

and so some of what falls from the sky will be turning back to rain across parts of wales, the midlandsrey day. more sunshine for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, although there will be some wintry showers. in fact, some more widespread wet and wintry weather moving across the northern isles. temperatures really struggling. in aberdeen, it may not get above freezing through the afternoon. even further south, highs of 3, 4, 5 degrees. but as we head through saturday evening, that wet weather moves into the south—west of england, maybe some snow over higher ground, but that snow developing more widely as our weather system moves into wales, the midlands. 0ver some of the highest ground here, we could see 30cm of snow, maybe up to 40cm eventually across the high ground of the pennines — that snowfall moving its way into northern england. but notice what happens down to the south by the end of the night. 12 degrees there in plymouth for sunday morning, some much milder air to the south. and so some of what falls from the sky will be turning back to rain across parts of wales

for much of wales, the midlands and southern england, it's going to be clouding over.ve got the chance of some rain, even a bit of sleet and snow, coming into the far south of england for a while. then we're going to find an area of low pressure, and that weather front bringing that wetter weather through the channel moving away, and then we're going to be left still with the winds coming in from the north, keeping us in this cold air. so, another widespread quite severe frost overnight into thursday. a few more snow showers across northern, perhaps eastern scotland. one or two wintry showers around some irish sea coasts. many places, though, will be dry and sunny. a sunnier day for southern parts of england and wales on thursday, but another cold one. and with no wind and clear skies overnight, thursday night could get very cold, perhaps as low as —15 to —20 in the far north of england and inland parts of scotland. so, the rest of the week is staying cold, particularly cold at night. we've got the risk of some further snow and ice. but over the weekend it becomes less

those warnings have been covering parts of wales, into the midlands and also northern england.ight hours on sunday. through the first part of the morning, still some snow falling across high ground, north wales, the north midlands. could see 30cm in total for some higher ground here. at lower levels, perhaps turning back to sleet and rain in places. but that snow continuing to fall across northern england, remaining very cold here as we start the day. milder, you'll notice, down to the south—west. 12 degrees there in plymouth. now, as we go through the day, where we have that mild air in the south, it'll be rain that falls from the sky. quite windy, particularly around the coasts. some really heavy rain setting in once again across parts of wales through the afternoon. snow will continue to affect parts of northern england, particularly over higher ground, maybe more like rain at low levels. some snow into the eastern side of northern ireland, southern and eastern parts of scotland. staying very cold across the northern half of the uk. much milderfurther south — 12 or 13 degree

and so some of what falls from the sky will be turning back to rain across parts of wales, the midlandsher snow, particularly across high ground in northern england, but maybe to low levels for a time. some snow into southern and eastern scotland, perhapsjust clipping into the south—east of northern ireland. some big temperature contrasts on sunday afternoon — cold in the north, much milder further south. but that mild air in the south is not going to last. as we head into the new week, it is going to turn cold again. we should see a fair bit of sunshine, but we do continue to have the chance for some wintry showers. bye for now. of snow, maybe up to 40cm eventually across the high ground of the pennines — that snowfall moving its way into northern england. but notice what happens down to the south by the end of the night. 12 degrees there in plymouth for sunday morning, some much milder air to the south. and so some of what falls from the sky will be turning back to rain across parts of wales, the midlands. that could give ice for a time. further snow, particularly across high ground i

still the risk of some mist and fog patches across the midlands and eastern england.erwise, some sunshine on sunday. for many areas it's going to be cold — 4 or 5 degrees, but milder in the far west. welcome back to bbc news. let's turn to our main headlines. deadly wildfires continue to rage across los angeles — ten people have been killed and officials warn more high winds could fan the flames. la's county sherriff says the suburbs look like they've been hit by an atomic bomb. 10,000 structures have now been destroyed. donald trump has been charged to an unconditional discharge over his hush money case. the us will ban it tiktok in it nine days�* time. let's suite in a bit of sport first. good afternoon, gavin. lot's to come in the football to come boss will be david moyes is in talks over a possible return to goodison park after sean dyche was sacked by the club on thursday. we understand from a well—placed source that the scot is the frontrunner. negotiations are continuing on friday. moyes managed everton from 2002 to 2013, before leaving for manchester united. h

still the risk of some mist and fog patches across the midlands and eastern england. 0therwise, some but milder in the far west. live from london. this is bbc news: deadly wildfires continue to rage across los angeles — ten people have been killed and officials warn more high winds could fan the flames. la's county sherriff says the suburbs look like they've been hit by an atomic bomb. 10,000 structures have now been destroyed. we will bring you the latest from our teams on the ground — we'll hear from people caught up in the chaos — and also from a us meterologist. donald trump prepares to be sentenced over hush money payments to an adult film star — just ten days before he re—enters the white house. these are live pictures showing the us supreme court, where tiktok is making a last—ditch legal bid to prevent a ban in america. and the uk home office is monitoring elon musk�*s social media posts — and accounts who engage with them — as a possible security risk.

the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales. the prince and princess of wales say they are �*shocked and saddened' by the death of edward pettifer, killed in the new orleans vehicle attack. he was the son of prince william's former nanny. funeral services honouring former us presidentjimmy carter expected to begin shortly. it follows his death at age 100 last sunday. and i'm carl nasman in... and i'm car we;man in... and i'm car we are n in... and i'm car we are expecting that repossession shortly. —— free no possession... hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy. the met office says large parts of the uk could face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain this weekend. it has issued two amber weather warnings in england and wales, predicting some areas could see up to a0 centimetres of snow and temperatures as low as minus ten celsius. the weather could lead to treacherous driving conditions, power cuts, and even some rural areas being cut off. amber warning for snow and ice are in place from 6pm today until midday sunday — they cover

the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales. i am nicky schiller in leeds. it is in one of those amber areas, heavy snow expected overnight, there could up to a0 cm across the pen names overnight. the prince and princess of wales say they are �*shocked and saddened' by the death of edward pettifer — killed in the new orleans vehicle attack. he was the son of prince william's former nanny. and there's been a star—studded event at the white house — with bono, michaelj fox and hillary clinton among those honoured with the presidential medal of freedom. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. the six—day state funeral of america's 39th president, jimmy carter has begun in his native georgia. he died last week at the age of one hundred. former and current secret service agents assigned to the carter protective division transported the former president's remains to the hearse. crowds lined the streets to pay their repects as the motorcade passed through mr carter's hometown of plains and on to his childhood home. and that's when his motorcad

it will tend to gradually turn back to rain though further south into the midlands, north wales too.tions really chilly in the north but very mild in the south. big contrast in temperature, 13 in london, just a degree above freezing though for aberdeen, where we might see a bit of sunshine, but also further wintry showers, icy conditions into the evening and tonight. more snowfall to come across eastern scotland, parts of southern scotland and northern england as well. further south, it'll mainly be falling as rain, could be a bit of snow over the mountains of wales, for instance. really mild overnight though, again for south east england and east anglia. contrast that to the rest of the country though, where we're going to get down below freezing in the more rural spots. do expect some hazardous, slippery, icy wintry weather first thing tomorrow. now, low pressure tomorrow eases away towards the east and that will leave us with some slightly less persistent and heavy snowfall, but still some snow to come for again parts of the pennines, southern uplands, highlands as well. some wint

that's because there's a bit more cloud around that's pushing its way through the midlands into easternng. sunny spells developing in england and wales, the fog lifting in northern ireland. as the cloud comes in, the winds pick up and that cloud will push its way into scotland, bringing a little rain into the far northwest. but for many eastern parts of scotland, northern england, down through the midlands towards the southeast, it's still a cold day, butjust not quite as cold as it has been just recently. the really cold air that's been trapped underneath that high pressure — that's getting squeezed to a certain extent, allowing these weather fronts to topple down from the north—west to bring a bit of rain. but more significantly, we're picking up a stronger wind coming in from the atlantic this time, and that's lifting the temperatures. early on monday, quite a contrast in the uk. a very mild start for scotland and northern ireland, but still cold enough for some frost towards the southeast. here, the winds are a bit lighter. we may have some sunshine around on monday. elsewhere, that

there could be some fog in parts of the midlands on wednesday morning.

bye for now. but that snow developing more widely as our weather system moves into wales, the midlandsh us congress, sworn in friday with the smallest republican majority in nearly a century. because of that narrow majority, mrjohnson could only afford to lose one republican vote for the speakership. he fell short in a first round of voting when three republicans chose members other thanjohnson. but after a closed—door meeting, two switched their vote tojohnson, leading to this moment on the house floor. the honourable mikejohnson of the state of louisiana, having received the majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress. 218 voters were needed to for mrjohnson to win the speakership. 218 is the number he received. some hard—right republicans were unhappy withjohnson�*s leadership and threatened to prolong the process. but in his acceptance speech, mrjohnson pledged to unite the party around what he called president—elect donald trump's

those warnings have been covering parts of wales, into the midlands and also northern england.ll as we head through daylight hours on sunday. through the first part of the morning, still some snow falling across high ground, north wales, the north midlands. could see 30cm in total for some higher ground here. at lower levels, perhaps turning back to sleet and rain in places. but that snow continuing to fall across northern england, remaining very cold here as we start the day. milder, you'll notice, down to the south—west. 12 degrees there in plymouth. now, as we go through the day, where we have that mild air in the south, it'll be rain that falls from the sky. quite windy, particularly around the coasts. some really heavy rain setting in once again across parts of wales through the afternoon. snow will continue to affect parts of northern england, particularly over higher ground, maybe more like rain at low levels. some snow into the eastern side of northern ireland, southern and eastern parts of scotland. staying very cold across the northern half of the uk. much milderfurth

the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands, and much of wales.he prince and princess of wales say they are shocked and saddened by the death of edward pettifer who was killed in the new orleans vehicle attack. he was the son of prince william's former nanny. and the teenage darts sensation luke littler has made history — by becoming the youngest ever world champion at age 17. he claimed victory in london, last night, taking the record from his oppoment, michael van gerwen. the met office says large parts of the uk could face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain this weekend. it has issued two amber weather warnings in england and wales, predicting some areas could see up to a0 centimetres of snow and temperatures as low as minus ten celsius. the weather could lead to treacherous driving conditions, power cuts, and even some rural areas being cut off. bbc weather presenter ben rich told me what we can expect to see over the coming hours. i can show you what's going on if we take a look at some of our weather graphics. it is that cold air t

those warnings have been covering parts of wales, into the midlands and also northern england.first part of the morning, still some snow falling across high ground, north wales, the north midlands. could see 30cm in total for some higher ground here. at lower levels, perhaps turning back to sleet and rain in places. but that snow continuing to fall across northern england, remaining very cold here as we start the day. milder, you'll notice, down to the south—west. 12 degrees there in plymouth. now, as we go through the day, where we have that mild air in the south, it'll be rain that falls from the sky. quite windy, particularly around the coasts. some really heavy rain setting in once again across parts of wales through the afternoon. snow will continue to affect parts of northern england, particularly over higher ground, maybe more like rain at low levels. some snow into the eastern side of northern ireland, southern and eastern parts of scotland. staying very cold across the northern half of the uk. much milderfurther south — 12 or 13 degrees. as we head through sunday night

the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales, and are in place from saturday evening and throughout sunday. now on bbc news, the global story: australia's social media ban. hello, i'm lucy hockings. from the bbc world service, this is the global story. today, are teens in australia about to get kicked off social media? parents across the world know this predicament. social media networks can be a huge part of teenage life, a place to speak to friends and join communities, but it's also a place where harmful content can repeatedly impact young people. so, how can we keep our teens safe on these platforms? in today's episode, australia wants to ban teens under the age of 16 from using social media networks. but will it work? with me today is the bbc�*s cyber correspondentjoe tidy, and our australia correspondent joining us from sydney, katy watson. hi to you both. hi. joe, ithink, because i have teenagers, that social media is a bit like a runaway train in a land i've never been to, and ijust really want the train to pull over and give me a bit of a bre

it was particularly cold in the midlands, where the fog lingered and we have some fog in eastern englandose temperatures not quite as low as they have been over the past few nights, mind you — that's because there's a bit more cloud around that's pushing its way through the midlands into eastern england, the mist and fog lifting. sunny spells developing in england and wales. the fog lifting in northern ireland. as the cloud comes in, the winds pick up and that cloud will push its way into scotland, bringing a little rain into the far northwest. but for many eastern parts of scotland, northern england, down through the midlands towards the southeast, it's still a cold day, butjust not quite as cold as it has been just recently. the really cold air that's been trapped underneath that high pressure — that's getting squeezed to a certain extent, allowing these weather fronts to topple down from the northwest to bring a bit of rain. but more significantly, we're picking up a stronger wind coming in from the atlantic this time, and that's lifting the temperatures. early on monday, quite a cont

have been issued for snow and ice during the weekend, particularly covering parts of wales, the midlandso sunday. so, what's going on? well, cold air has set in across the uk, this cold arctic air sitting in place. and then, from the southwest, some milder air tries to make a move and along the boundary between the two, we have this weather front. as this weather front moves into the cold air, well, it is that that will generate some significant snow for some of us, but also some rain down towards the south as things turn milder. saturday morning, though, starting with some fog, especially down towards the south — freezing fog after a cold night. and after that foggy start with cloud rolling in from the south, i think across some southern parts, it will be quite a grey day. more sunshine for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, although there will be some wintry showers. in fact, some more widespread wet and wintry weather moving across the northern isles. temperatures really struggling. in aberdeen, it may not get above freezing through the afternoon. even further south, hig

snow and ice in issue through wheels and the midlands.orrow across northern england, at amber weather warning remains in place to the end of sunday. you can see how readily the snow is turning back to rain in the southeast. a spell of potentially freezing rain possible in the midlands and north wales. 0ver higher ground accumulations starting to gather across the pennines where we could have as much as 40 where we could have as much as a0 centimetres of snow before the system eases through. it will stay cold for the north, but look at the difference, milder beer tucking in behind, double digits first thing tomorrow morning for top a showery, mild, first thing tomorrow morning. snow lingers tomorrow morning. snow lingers to higher ground but it will turn readily back to rain at lower levels. far north of scotland staying in the sunshine, but in that colder air as well. two celsius the high here. a, five celsius at lower levels. further south that mild air stays in place. it will not last. northerly wind pushes the mild air over to the neo—

those warnings have been covering parts of wales, into the midlands and also northern england.ill bear the brunt of the snowfall as we head through daylight hours on sunday. through the first part of the morning, still some snow falling across high ground, north wales, the north midlands. could see 30cm in total for some higher ground here. at lower levels, perhaps turning back to sleet and rain in places. but that snow continuing to fall across northern england, remaining very cold here as we start the day. milder, you'll notice, down to the south—west, 12 celsius there in plymouth. now, as we go through the day, where we have that mild air in the south, it will be rain that falls from the sky. quite windy, particularly around the coasts. some really heavy rain setting in once again across parts of wales through the afternoon. snow will continue to affect parts of northern england, particularly over higher ground, maybe more like rain at low levels. some snow into the eastern side of northern ireland, southern and eastern parts of scotland. staying very cold across the norther

the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales. on new year's day. ceremonies honouring former us president jimmy carter have begun in atlanta. it follows his death at age 100 last sunday. ajudge has ordered donald trump to be sentenced onjanuary 10 in his hush money case in new york, less than two weeks before he is set to be sworn in as president. live to the white house, where presidentjoe biden is giving out presidential medals of freedom. i think that u2. some of the other recipients are expected to be hillary clinton, you can see on the front row.

some dense patches of freezing fog north midlands, north west england and ireland to begin with.y, that's providing you're not stuck with the lingering fog, but a shield of cloud coming over later on across southern parts of england and wales. temperatures here around two to five degrees, some in the north not getting above freezing. maybe it could be further away in france. either way, it pulls away and then into thursday back to more widespread northerly winds. bring in some showers around scotland down some of these western fringes. many, though, will have a dry, sunny and pretty cold day again, with temperatures struggling to get above freezing in some areas and potentially one of the coldest nights yet to come on thursday night. live from london, this is bbc news. chinese media reports more than 30 people have died in a powerful earthquake that hit near the tibet—nepal border. at least five people have died in a winter storm in the united states and millions face another day of freezing weather. in the uk, floods, snow and ice cause disruption across the country — multiple a

the warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales from 6pm tomorrow until midnights soon as they know there's a weather

some dense patches of freezing fog north midlands, north west england and ireland to begin with.t day, that's providing you're not stuck with the lingering fog, but a shield of cloud coming over later on across southern parts of england and wales. temperatures here around two to five degrees, some in the north not getting above freezing. but with the cold air in place and by the end of the day, this weather system just scraping into southern counties of england, bumping into that cold air, there is still the potential that we could see a covering of snow late wednesday and into wednesday night across some of these southern counties. one to watch that dividing line could change, but certainly south of the m4 for now. maybe it could be further away in france. either way, it pulls away and then into thursday back to more widespread northerly winds. bring in some showers around scotland down some of these western fringes. many, though, will have a dry, sunny and pretty cold day again, with temperatures struggling to get above freezing in some areas and potentially one of the coldest

a few fog patches in the midlands too.t i think for most areas, you'll see a bit of sunshine coming through, the best of that for scotland, the far north of england. may well stay rather cloudy for east anglia and southeast england, some of that cloud could stay quite low with occasional mist patches still around into the afternoon. temperatures for most of us into double figures, so we're on the mild side for the time of year. and with this area of high pressure staying with us wednesday, thursday into friday as well, not going to be great changes in our weather pattern day by day. so thursday morning, again, a few mist and fog patches around initially, perhaps a little bit more in the way of sunshine extending across scotland into northern england, the north midlands and wales. but, again, we'll probably have some low cloud and mist hanging on across parts of east anglia and southern counties of england. temperatures generally around 7—10 degrees, so we're running a little bit above average for the time of year, and quit

for most, but there will be some rain around to start the day across northwest england, the north midlandsamp start to the day here. there will be some breaks in the cloud. northern and eastern scotland looking pretty good for some sunshine, and those sunnier skies should push into northeast england as the day goes by. a few breaks as well quite likely across parts of the southeast. high pressure then stays with us as we head towards the middle part of the week, and as that high pressure becomes more centred over england and wales, the winds start to fall light, and that's a recipe for some fog to develop as we head into wednesday morning, and some of that fog will be with us all day. where that happens, yes, it could be quite cool, but for most of the uk, we should see some bright or sunny spells coming through, a bit of rain from another weather front just edges into the far northwest of scotland. heading into thursday, again, we could see a few mist and fog patches around, the feed of southwesterly winds continuing to bring in some pretty mild weather. most of us should stay dry with so

and so some of what falls from the sky will be turning back to rain across parts of wales, the midlandsnd, but maybe to low levels for a time. some snow into southern and eastern scotland, perhaps just clipping into the south—east of northern ireland. some big temperature contrasts on sunday afternoon — cold in the north, much milder further south. but that mild air in the south is not going to last. as we head into the new week, it is going to turn cold again. we should see a fair bit of sunshine, but we do continue to have the chance for some wintry showers. bye for now. voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to one of the most breathtaking and extraordinary places on earth. i'm in antarctica... ..on a journey across the coldest, the windiest... ..and surely one of the world's most awe—inspiring continents. i'm sharing the experience with 400 passengers on an expedition cruise ship. in the second part of my journey, i'll be meeting the scientists performing vital research to protect this re

snow and ice across wales and the midlands. that comes into force from 6pm.s a mild south—westerly air flow, and when this weather front collides into that cold air, we are going to see some snow on the leading edge and the possibility of some freezing rain as well. it'll be rain across south—west england as we go through this afternoon. ahead of it — a veil of cloud keeping things on the cold side. best of the sunshine perhaps into the far north—east, but here those temperatures struggling to climb above freezing. so as we go through the evening and the overnight period, that rain potentially could turn to snow across southern parts of wales, maybe towards the south—east of england for a time. the heaviest of the snow across wales, through the midlands, up through the peak district and across the pennines, where we could see as much as a0 centimetres of snow to higher ground. but of course, there will be accumulations at lower levels. it is starting to drag in much milderair sojust look at this. 12 degrees across the south—west, but we keep that cold air in

and so some of what falls from the sky will be turning back to rain across parts of wales, the midlandsoss high ground in northern england, but maybe to low levels for a time. some snow into southern and eastern scotland, perhaps just clipping into the south—east of northern ireland. some big temperature contrasts on sunday afternoon — cold in the north, much milder further south. but that mild air in the south is not going to last. as we head into the new week, it is going to turn cold again. we should see a fair bit of sunshine, but we do continue to have the chance for some wintry showers. bye for now. live from washington. this is bbc news. a judge says he'll sentence donald trump before the inauguration but signals he won't send him to prison. trump's pick for house speaker, mikejohnson, narrowly holds on to the position. the british government has confirmed one of its citizens was killed in the attack in new orleans on new year's day. hello. live from washington. this is bbc news. a judge says he'll sentence donald trump before the inauguration but signals he won't send him to pri

that's because there's a bit more cloud around that's pushing its way through the midlands into easterncloud comes in, the winds pick up and that cloud will push its way into scotland, bringing a little rain into the far northwest. but for many eastern parts of scotland, northern england, down through the midlands towards the southeast, it's still a cold day, butjust not quite as cold as it has been just recently. the really cold air that's been trapped underneath that high pressure — that's getting squeezed to a certain extent, allowing these weather fronts to topple down from the north—west to bring a bit of rain. but more significantly, we're picking up a stronger wind coming in from the atlantic this time, and that's lifting the temperatures. early on monday, quite a contrast in the uk. a very mild start for scotland and northern ireland, but still cold enough for some frost towards the southeast. here, the winds are a bit lighter. we may have some sunshine around on monday. elsewhere, that wind is picking up, blowing in the cloud. a bit of rain moves through scotland, northern irel

have been issued for snow and ice during the weekend, particularly covering parts of wales, the midlandst in across the uk, this cold arctic air sitting in place. and then, from the south—west, some milder air tries to make a move and along the boundary between the two, we have this weather front. as this weather front moves into the cold air, well, it is that that will generate some significant snow for some of us, but also some rain down towards the south as things turn milder. saturday morning, though, starting with some fog, especially down towards the south — freezing fog after a cold night. and after that foggy start with cloud rolling in from the south, i think across some southern parts, it will be quite a grey day. more sunshine for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, although there will be some wintry showers. in fact, some more widespread wet and wintry weather moving across the northern isles. temperatures really struggling. in aberdeen, it may not get above freezing through the afternoon. even further south, highs of three, four, five degrees. but as we head thr

some dense patches of freezing fog north midlands, north west england and ireland to begin with.r many, a dry and bright day, that's providing you're not stuck with the lingering fog, but a shield of cloud coming over later on across southern parts of england and wales. temperatures here around two to five degrees, some in the north not getting above freezing. but with the cold air in place and by the end of the day, this weather system just scraping into southern counties of england, bumping into that cold air, there is still the potential that we could see a covering of snow late wednesday and into wednesday night across some of these southern counties. one to watch that dividing line could change, but certainly south of the m4 for now. maybe it could be further away in france. either way, it pulls away and then into thursday back to more widespread northerly winds. bring in some showers around scotland down some of these western fringes. many, though, will have a dry, sunny and pretty cold day again, with temperatures struggling to get above freezing in some areas and potentia

it was particularly cold in the midlands, where the fog lingered, and we have some fog in eastern englandhe temperatures early on sunday morning, so a widespread frost. those temperatures not quite as low as they have been over the past few nights, mind you — that's because there's a bit more cloud around that's pushing its way through the midlands into eastern england, the mist and fog lifting. sunny spells developing in england and wales. the fog lifting in northern ireland. as the cloud comes in, the winds pick up and that cloud will push its way into scotland, bringing a little rain into the far northwest. but for many eastern parts of scotland, northern england, down through the midlands towards the southeast, it's still a cold day, butjust not quite as cold as it has been just recently. the really cold air that's been trapped underneath that high pressure — that's getting squeezed to a certain extent, allowing these weather fronts to topple down from the northwest to bring a bit of rain. but more significantly, we're picking up a stronger wind coming in from the atlantic this time,

it was particularly cold in the midlands, where the fog lingered, and we have some fog in eastern englandtures early on sunday morning, so a widespread frost. those temperatures not quite as low as they have been over the past few nights, mind you — that's because there's a bit more cloud around that's pushing its way through the midlands into eastern england, the mist and fog lifting. sunny spells developing in england and wales. the fog lifting in northern ireland. as the cloud comes in, the winds pick up and that cloud will push its way into scotland, bringing a little rain into the far northwest. but for many eastern parts of scotland, northern england, down through the midlands towards the southeast, it's still a cold day, butjust not quite as cold as it has been just recently. the really cold air that's been trapped underneath that high pressure — that's getting squeezed to a certain extent, allowing these weather fronts to topple down from the northwest to bring a bit of rain. but more significantly, we're picking up a stronger wind coming in from the atlantic this time, and that's

there are amber warnings in place in parts of northern england and the midlands.orecasters say up to a0 centimetres of snow could fall in some places. my colleague at the bbc weather centre, nicky, how is it looking now. martin, it is raining here in leeds and the snow is beginning to melt. it is turning to that sludgy stuff you get after you have had a downfall of snow. we are still in the amber alert. it lasts in this northern part of the country through until midnight tonight. there are still concerns that there can be that snowfall on the higher ground, the pennines, but we could see up to a0 centimetres. bingley in yorkshire, not far from here, saw 16 centimetres in the morning and overnight. this area is definitely dealing with the aftermath of the snow. that has come in a number of forms right now. first of all, the good news, the airport has in the last hour or so reopened its runway, it was shut all morning, the snowploughs are out trying to clear it. however, there is going to be delays there. there are loads of people waiting to get flights that did not

rain to come across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland, into northern england, the north midlandsg to be a mild start to the day on tuesday, but you mightjust see an odd nip of frost, if we keep those skies clearest long enough over the next few hours. now, next few days, high pressure dominates our weather picture, and the high pressure is going to be feeding in a lot of mild air, often with these southwesterly winds. so temperatures will be running above average for most areas over the next few days. quite a spell of weather, then, coming up for most, but there will be some rain around to start the day across north—west england, the north midlands and across western wales. a damp start to the day here. there will be some breaks in the cloud. northern and eastern scotland looking pretty good for some sunshine, and those sunnier skies should push into north—east england as the day goes by. a few breaks, as well, quite likely across parts of the south east. high pressure then stays with us as we head towards the middle part of the week, and as that high pressure becomes more centre

some in the midlands, and also northern ireland.inds, and the wind chill will make it feel sub—0 for many. we are looking at gales potentially through the english channel and the north sea. this evening and overnight, exposed to the northerly wind, further wintry showers across northern scotland, northern ireland, wales, north—west england, through the midlands, and another cold night with a widespread frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. that takes us into tomorrow. it will be a brighter day for bedi, but still wintry showers coming in on the northerly flow. across northern scotland, some showers blowing in land at times. a bit more sunshine. still cold, 3—8 c. 0n still cold, 3—8 c. on wednesday, dry weather. a fair bit of sunshine. wintry showers across the north of scotland, and this area of rain moving west to east across southern england. if it moves further north and bumped into the cold hour, we could see wintry showers. it is one to watch. that will clear away wednesday into thursday. then high pressure takes cha