services in east anglia and north of london have also been affected.y schools were shut and forecasters say some rural communities may be cut off. the met office has issued amber warnings for tomorrow with the heaviest impact expected in north east england and eastern scotland, although yellow warnings are in place across much of the rest of the uk. warnings have also been issued for thursday when forecasters expect heavy snow to continue in the north east and across scotland, with conditions worsening in south—west england. with the story of the day so far, here's our correspondent robert hall.

tomorrow, the showers continue to affect scotland into north—east england and northern ireland. snow rather than snow showers reaching parts of southern england initially for thursday, reaching parts of wales also. the wind picks up with this, the wind—chill becomes even more of a factor across england and wales through thursday and look at cardiff, feeling like minus 11. thing is getting quite dangerous through thursday evening, into the night, south west england and wales, the swirl of wind pushing moisture northwards into colder air. and we can see the snow turning heavier and drifting in the wind across south—west england into wales with the amber warning through thursday evening. the situation could go downhill quickly here and quite icy, sunspots going into friday further south as less cold air moves in with that brings freezing rain. through friday, an area of snow affecting england and wales and perhaps northern ireland so quite widely was —— we shall see a few centimetres with impacts on travel and still snow showers running into eastern scotland. it is still bitterly c

on friday, snow showers continuing across the north—east of the country.ds bringing heavy falls and will cause significant disruption. hello this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. more cold weather sweeps the uk as the "beast from the east" tightens its grip. drivers and rail users are facing more disruption this morning with warnings there's worse on the way. this morning there is ice on the roads to content with, it is a bitterly cold start. some of us will not see much snow, but some of us will see a lot. the met office has put out amber warning areas again with 10-15 put out amber warning areas again with 10—15 centimetres falling, some more than that. a round—up in 15 minutes. we are live in the worst affected areas and this is the bbc‘s building in london as the freezing weather continues.

the north and east of scotland and north—east england. mperatures as low as —8 minus nine. there is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. tomorrow's amber be prepared for disruption due to the snow weather warning from the met office is across northern and eastern scotland, the central lowla nds eastern scotland, the central lowlands and north—east england. we could see five to ten centimetres of fresh snow falling on top of what we already have, and for some of us, a little bit more. we have snow falling across the areas there, it will be drifting south and west jawing the day and south—western areas, for example self —— microsoft devon and cornwall, and dorset, will see some devon and cornwall, and dorset, will see some flurries. it will be bitterly cold tomorrow, this is the wind—chill factor. —ii will not be sneezed at, it is a day for wrapping up sneezed at, it is a day for wrapping up warm. we are not finished with this weather, towards the end of the week there will be more disruptive snow and blizzards. coming up from the near con

through the central but scotland and north—east england.ay. today will be the coldest of the week. factor in the wind as well and it will feel more like minus five to maybe —10 celsius. so, bitterly cold. on thursday, this low pressure which has been named storm emma by the portuguese weather service will move from the south. full of moisture as it bumps into the cold air across the united kingdom and is likely to turn to snow. initially in southern counties of england, south west england to wales as we head through the course of thursday. there will be further, heavy snow showers across the eastern side of the country, particularly north east england and eastern scotland. two amber warnings by thursday afternoon, one across the northeast and this new one across the south—west and snow will be heavy, prolonged and disruptive. another very cold day in store, looking at gale force south—easterly winds which will make you feel very cold indeed. on friday, snow showers continuing across the north—east of the country. this band will move slowly

snow showers filtering to northern ireland and still running into north—east england.hursday. this isa amber warnings into thursday. this is a new one amber warnings into thursday. this is a new one across western amber warnings into thursday. this is a new one across western parts of england and wales going into thursday where we will see some heavy and disruptive snow and another bitterly cold day. you're watching beyond 100 days. republicans in congress meet to discuss gun controls and come up with almost nothing. the florida school shooting may have shifted the public opinion nationwide but on capitol hill resistance to new gun laws is as strong as ever. donald trump has proposed some new ideas — including raising the age limit for gun purchases — but republicans say they aren't keen. they couldn't even make five hours in syria — the brief humanitarian pause to let aid into east ghouta quickly collapsed. also on the programme... in the innner circle of the white house, hope hicks knows more than most. but how much of it is she prepared to share with a congressional

frost likely further north and east. minus i--3d. likely further north and east. minus 1--3d. further north and east. minus i——3d. it will likely further north and east. minus 1——3d. it will lift tomorrow morning, the best of any sunshine on sunday will be in north—east wales and cheshire for a while. it will be low cloud in the west, thick enough to bring some rain and drizzle, especially in the afternoon. temperatures could be up to 11 or 12 degrees. cooler where it is brighter in the north—east. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the husband of the murdered mp jo cox has resigned from two charities set up in her memory after claims of sexual misconduct in the past. henry bolton is ousted as leader of ukip, as the party face its fourth leadership election in less than 18 months. security post—brexit — theresa may said a new treaty on foreign and defence policy should be effective by next year. lizzy yarnold goes to the front, and how. an historic day for team gb at the olympics.

increasing cloud in wales, that might lift the temperatures but frost more likely further north and east. the fog will lift to the morning and the best of any sunshine on sunday is going to be across north eastern scotland and north east england and cheshire, but on the whole it will be a cloudy day, low cloud out in the west where it is thick enough to bring some rain. temperatures could be up to ii, is thick enough to bring some rain. temperatures could be up to 11, even 12, but cooler where it is brighter in the north—east. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: commentator: lizzie yarnold goes to the front! lizzy yarnold becomes the first british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the women's skeleton. laura deas took bronze. taking team gb to its most successful day in winter olympic history. she said she would come and do this for our country and she has. it hasn't sunk in at all. earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle, a first ever medal for britain on skis. members of ukip have voted overwhelmingly to sack their leader, henry bol

warnings have also been issued for thursday when forecasters expect heavy snow to continue in the north east scotland, with conditions worsening in south—west england. with the story of the day so far, here's our correspondent robert hall. the east coast had time to prepare but the snowfall sweeping in from europe gave travellers a taste of what this week has in store. kent had declared a snow emergency, with gritting shifts working flat out. but the lack of traffic overnight meant that salt could not do its work and by the time the morning rush began, accidents and ice had closed a series of routes, including the m20 motorway which became a lorry park. elsewhere, conditions added hours to journey times. make sure you only take that journey if it is necessary. you can be assured that the motorways and roads have been cleared and treated, but that is not to say that other areas are not going to have snow on the ground and that may affect traction and the way your vehicle handles. up to ten centimetres of snow fell in kent, surrey and east sussex. farmers were put on stand—by to keep minor rou

the heaviest snow overnight and this morning has been in the north east of england. warning is in place. conditions are hazardous for drivers on major routes across cumbria and the north pennines. the met office is warning that rural communities here might be cut off for several days. many roads were closed, including part of the ai. at newcastle airport, flights have been delayed and cancelled as teams work to clear snow and ice from the runway. for those travelling by train into durham, the weather has caused disruption. i'm attempting to head back to inverness. i came here last night from inverness delivering a car, stayed overnight and i'm attempting to get back. conditions are not as bad in the north as they are, here. this seems to be the worst affected area. i got the train to durham and they have cancelled most of the trains running through durham, so i'm trying to get straight back home again. the buses are running in newcastle but i don't think they will be by the time we get home. it has been a slow morning, without much progress. the evening rush hour is

that storm will continue to put it away steadily north and east. away steadily north and east. take,he moment. have to snow showers at the moment. i quieter day, still bitterly cold. some showers of rain, sleet and snow to come. this is bbc news. schools across the uk. cancelled services. meaning the risk to life is likely. suggesting a referendum may be needed on the final brexit deal. order further talks or a second referendum. putting thousands ofjobs at risk. maplin and toys r us employ over 5,000 people between them. hatchback cars at its midlands and north wales plants. sport now on afternoon live with will perry. a good day for ben stokes. headlines for positive cricketing reasons. reasons. beat new zealand in the second one—day international. one—day international. couple of wickets and was involved in a couple of runouts. in a couple of runouts. he has been under a lot of focus recently. under a lot of focus recently. got caught up in this incident in bristol nightclub. bristol nightclub. he had five months site. months site. he went on to new zealand to play. zealand to pla

chilly to begin with, further north and east, the best of any sunshine tomorrow, north—east scotla ndg into northern ireland. some rain in wales, and in the far south—west. temperatures of 10—11d. brighter in the north—east and temperatures will not be so high there. in the evening and overnight, this wet weather spills into scotland. it will be rain and drizzle, accompanied by low cloud. as we move into monday, the eastern side of the uk this time could be dull and side of the uk this time could be dulland damp, a side of the uk this time could be dull and damp, a little drizzly. western coast sea sunshine and some rain arriving in northern ireland. on the whole, a cloudy and mild day. temperatures of ten or 11 degrees. the milder air is getting squeezed away, reduced as we get into tuesday. swamped by cold air coming into the atlantic and from the near continent. some rain and drizzle, especially in eastern scotland, into england and wales. it peters out, it could brighten a little bit. the best of the sunshine arriving in scotla nd best of the sunshine arriving in scotland and nort

on friday, snow showers continuing across the north—east of the country.uburb of eastern ghouta — russia‘s promised five—hour daily "humanitarian pause" failed on the first day. the un says it hasn‘t been able to deliver any aid to the rebel—held area, and air strikes have continued. both sides in the syrian civil war have blamed each other. president trump‘s son—in—law and senior adviser, jared kushner, has had his white house security clearance downgraded. he won‘t have access any more to many sensitive documents. his spokesman said it won‘t affect "the very important work he has been assigned by the president". the storm nicknamed "the beast from the east" has swept across much of europe, with record snowfalls and temperatures as low as minus 20 celsius, bringing many cities to a standstill. at least seven people are reported dead since monday — five in poland, two in romania. now on bbc news... time for hardtalk.

to sum up the next two days, the north and east of scotla nd next two days, the north and east of scotlandern ireland, too, is where we could see disruption bringing blizzard conditions for some. thank you, chris. you can keep up to date with all the weather disruption by visiting the bbc news live page. that's bbc.co.uk/news. staying in a customs union with the eu would be a "sellout" of the uk's interests, according to the international trade secretary liam fox. he will deliver a speech to business leaders later, in which he is expected to say that the future of global trade will not be decided through strict arrangements like a customs union. let's get more now from our assistant political editor — norman smith — who is in central london, where liam fox will make his speech. liam fox is due to speak shortly, but he is risking angering certain people in the business community? yes, we know that leaving the customs union, the government regarded as one of the key planks of the approach to brexit because they have said and we will hear from you fox shortly, that it will enable the uk to st

north midlands into wales, starting tuesday. wales, starting tuesday. down on a more significantly cold wind from the east and north—east. wind fromnus five. feel more like minus five. thing, choosing to wednesday, talking about the high—pressure. talking about the high—pressure. —— tuesday to wednesday. tuesday to wednesday. of the british isles on thursday night. night. thermometer, but that is what it will feel like. will feel like. snow across quite a wide part of the british isles. british isles. when is the first sign of snow? tonight or tomorrow? fully exposed to the wind coming in off the north sea. off the north sea. snow more widely across the british isles and that increased wind. isles and that increased wind. we will be back with the headlines at 7am this morning. at 7am this morning. it is time now for click. 0k, movie quiz time. five points if you can name this film. you can name this film. correct, it's raiders of the lost ark. it's raiders of the lost ark. that is the face of nicolas cage. is the face of nicolas cage. try this one. this one. yes, it is the fellowship of the ring. of the ring. 100 points if you spo

east anglia and north—east england. danny savage is in durham.this siberian blast and things just got worse. anywhere in northern and eastern britain. ended up getting stuck. the a46 lincoln bypass was blocked by stranded lorries. as the journey to work took hours. the poor night girls are still on shift. and no—one can get in. got to keep the world running, haven't they? there were numerous cancellations and delays. the snow, the travel, it's been a nightmare. it's been, yeah, it's been a journey. so 17:15 is the current time. thousands of schools were closed for the day. endurance in the biting wind chill. beautiful, but treacherous. come on! in rural areas, much has to be done, regardless of the weather. all these ewes are pregnant. they'll begin lambing in less than three weeks. farmers want this freeze to be over by then. sometimes, the weaker lambs would just freeze to death in it. that's where most of the problem would lie. which ones are in a corner. they don't always lamb where you want them to. and so you'd have to be out looking, findi

through the central but scotland and north—east england.e the coldest of the week. factor in the wind as well and it will feel more like minus five to maybe —10 celsius. so, bitterly cold. on thursday, this low pressure which has been named storm emma by the portuguese weather service will move from the south. full of moisture as it bumps into the cold air across the united kingdom and is likely to turn to snow. initially in southern counties of england, south west england to wales as we head through the course of thursday. there will be further, heavy snow showers across the eastern side of the country, particularly north east england and eastern scotland. two amber warnings by thursday afternoon, one across the northeast and this new one across the south—west and snow will be heavy, prolonged and disruptive. another very cold day in store, looking at gale force south—easterly winds which will make you feel very cold indeed. on friday, snow showers continuing across the north—east of the country. this band will move slowly northwards bring

those affected areas will be the far north—east of england and stretching down across the essex, kentussex coastline. we could see significant accumulation starting to develop towards dawn. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for these two areas. we could see as much as five or ten centimetres of snow could affect the commute into the london area, and you have an issue if you are driving or taking the trains across the north—east of england. stay tuned to your bbc local radio stations first thing, but it looks like the snow showers will be being driven along by a brisk, north—easterly breeze. perhaps in the afternoon a lull in proceedings across the south—east, but it will have an impact throughout the day. it is going to feel bitterly cold for all of us, with those temperatures really struggling. but the best of the sunshine reserved for further west. as we move into wednesday, we have still got met office amber weather warnings, and be prepared for disruption, but this time the emphasis changes into the north—east of england and affecting eastern scotland. we could se

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it is pushing cloud across north—east england and east anglia. for many but the breeze will push cloud into parts of north—east england and east scotland. it will not be as cold at night there as it has been. but under clear skies, —2, —3 night there as it has been. but under clearskies, —2, —3 widely. and a clear start from any tomorrow. frosty vatican full of sunshine which will keep through the day. apart from northern ireland and the south—west of england which will have more cloud and parts of eastern scotland. the east coast will feel colder because of the wind. tomorrow night is a cold night. cloud across eastern parts of scotland and 905 england could produce a - wintry england could produce a few wintry flurries. elsewhere it is dry, cold and fro5ty with temperatures widely at freezing or below. and we do it all again on sunday. a cold and fro5ty 5ta rt all again on sunday. a cold and fro5ty start with plenty of sunshine. frosty start with plenty of sunshine. cloud in eastern scotland and north—east england. writerfor northern ireland wi

snow has been falling in the form of showers but particularly in north—east england, they have pretty will be more travel disruption and a significant wind—chill. this icy front has been coming across from siberia, across northern europe and driving these snow showers across the north sea into eastern areas and some have been pushing west as well. during the start of wednesday, it looks like most of the showers will become confined to northern areas and eastern scotland. a very cold start with temperatures below freezing across the board. an amber warning remains in force for the eastern side of scotland to the central belt of scotland and to north—east england, where there will be five to 15 centimetres. widespread in some areas and we could see more than that on the high ground. there could be significant disruption through wednesday morning for the central belt of scotland and north—east england. the showers will be frequent and heavy. further south, more in the way of sunshine but it will be a very cold air. today will be the coldest of the week. factor in the wind as well and it

that amber warning sits alongside now another one that affects much of the north—east of england, muchnd and up into the north of scotland, too, where we are looking at... take your pick. some areas could see ten or 20 centimetres of snow. so this is the beast from the east. it is very much about the biting cold which was not such a factor through the weekend. where we begin to wrap things up is that the wind strength is now wrapping up in the middle part of the week, wednesday and thursday always was going to be feeling that much colder. 0n and thursday always was going to be feeling that much colder. on top of that now that we have this very cold air is tuning in across the north sea picking up moisture and getting very u nsta ble sea picking up moisture and getting very unstable and as i say some areas just dumping shower after shower after shower, ballmer is the place that seems to be catching up on the north—eastern coast. 22 centimetres of lying snow. this is not quite the end of the story because if i throw you forwarded to thursday, yes, again if you of the releva nt thursday,

scotland, north—east england for a while, eddie north east wales into cheshire.onically where it is brighter to the north—west, temperatures might be quite so high. through the evening and overnight, this wet weather spills into scotland. it will be rain and drizzle. accompanied by a lot of low cloud. into monday, the eastern side of the uk could be rather dull and damp and drizzly. 0n the whole, another cloudy day. another mild day, temperatures ten or 11 degrees. that mild day gets squeezed away, much reduced as we head into tuesday, slumped by colder air coming in from the atlantic and also from the near continent. lots of cloud around, maybe rain or drizzle, the rain and drizzle peters out into wales. maybe lightening up a bit. the best of the sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. still reasonable temperatures but it will not stay that way. while we get a mild start, it will turn colder as the week goes on. easterly winds for a while, but with high pressure it should be turning dry. this is bbc news, the headlines... the us national security advisor says

into the north east, 5—10 centimetres, perhaps more, expected on wednesday. but not as many compared to today. there could be a flurry in north wales and north—west england. but with a stronger wind it will feel bitterly cold. temperatures not much above freezing. factor in the winter chill and it could be down to -10 winter chill and it could be down to —10 degrees. a severe wind—chill. through wednesday night the snow across scotland continues in the central belt. eventually we will see some snow moving its way into southern areas on thursday. it is all linked into this area of low pressure which has been named by the portuguese met as emma. it will bring snow in many southern parts of england, through wales and up into northern parts of england. worth staying tuned to the forecast. hello, it's tuesday, it's 9 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to the programme. our top story today: just one centimetre of snow in parts of the south east of england, yet it's still causing traffic chaos, with hundreds of trains cancelled and many schools closed. i have

the met office issues amber warnings for large parts of north—east and south—east england.

of scotla nd severe gales in the north—east of scotland so it will feel bitterly cold. england, parts of wales, the midlands and south—west into the home counties potentially as well and there could be a little bit of rain and sleet here and snow over the hills. hence the risk of it being quite slippery because the showers could come in and wash off the salt on the pavement. it looks as though it will be a slippery affair in places, but a way it will affair in places, but a way it will a cam day, plenty — ~ be a sparklhg—dayrplentytsf h e‘s?— sunday. f g: ”villi {$5 we'llh, so you

the report talks about this notjust being in the north—east, it is all across the uk.ulnerable women across the country. is that the way you see at? for a long time, we did not talk about this because it was so not talk about this because it was so afraid of hurting cultural sentiments so this is a good first step and definitely a long way to go. that idea of being worried about offending cultural sentiments and so on, that is being re—evaluated? is that right? we don't worry about offending people? with this crime profile you are talking about a specific minority and there are elements within the british pakistani or asian community in britain that still subscribes to sexist and problematic views of women. just in the last year in pakistan, two girls propose to parliament, one of them was to ban child marriage and the other was to have more protection for women in domestic abuse and violence situations. both of those were shot down by the official religious body in pakistan, claiming they were anti—islamic and blasphemous. there is definitely a problem there and these

the met office has issued amber warnings for tomorrow, with the heaviest impact expected in north eastnd and eastern scotland. in a moment, we'll hearfrom danny savage in north yorkshire, but first, here's robert hall in ashford in kent. the east coast had time to prepare, but the snowfall sweeping in from europe gave travellers a taste of what this week has in store. lincolnshire police dealt with 20 accidents in a three hour period. three people died in a collision on the a15, and a schoolbus veered off the road elsewhere. in essex, a car passenger filmed 17 damaged or abandoned vehicles alongside the a120 close to colchester. in kent, where the county council had declared a snow emergency, gritters worked flat out to cover as many roads as possible. but traffic overnight meant salt couldn't do its work. by the time the morning commute began, accidents and ice had closed a series of routes. drivers posted video images of the m20, where all traffic was brought to north of maidstone. up to ten centimetres of snow fell across kent, surrey and east sussex, where farmers helped to keep mi

we still have areas covered by the weather warning in the north and the north—east. chill. we have a message from caerphilly council, they have done this with a sense of humour, but it is a serious point. they say stay safe by walking like a penguin. dan, you have volunteered to walk like a penguin. i shall be upstanding. you need to keep your knees lose. penguins do have knees, i checked. extend your arms to the side to keep balanced. widen yourfeet arms to the side to keep balanced. widen your feet slightly and walk. little steps like this? possibly, i think you could do it in a more relaxed manager. steps might be an issue. can penguins do steps? i haven't got any instructions for stats. we spoke toa any instructions for stats. we spoke to a doctor earlier and she said, where the right shoes. she talked about somebody who had gone out in their slippers and slipped over. this is the tweet and lots of people talking about their name as well. walk like a penguin. take care if you are on your bike. just be careful. the average cost of childcare for under twos is up 7pc

heavy snow moving into north—east england, in and across scotla nd north—east england, in and acrossght again. best temperatures well below freezing. during thursday, we keep a close eye on this area of low pressure. this is storm emma, as it hits the cold air. more met 0ffice amber warning is. across wales and south england, in central and southern england, this is where we could be seeing more severe disruption on thursday, particularly in the evening with heavy snow moving through here through the course of the day. again, we are looking at up to 5—10 centimetres, more than that in places. elsewhere, those heavy showers continue in the north—east, elsewhere bright spells and snow showers. there are blizzards expected during thursday. it will feel bitterly cold once again. blizzards continued during friday across parts of the southwest. into northern ireland. that will move further north and east into western england, and the midlands on friday. more disruption is expected through friday. temperatures are not getting above freezing. a lot going on over the next few days. stay tuned

this area heading into north—east england, yorkshire and some spots of the midlands into the morning,ers into eastern scotland. more dry and clear towards the west, temperatures below freezing just about everywhere. it will be a hard frost. the met office and the warnings, which means to be aware, in these areas there will be ten centimetres of smoke, and disruption as a result. check before you head out. some sunny spells around in parts of northern ireland and the west of scotland. still further snow showers in the east, but a bit of a break from them in south—east england. it will feel colder in the wind. the focus of the snow showers from wednesday to thursday moves further north. another abba warning in force for north—east england, through eastern and northern scotland, again up to ten centimetres of fresh note from these, and there will be some travel disruption. through wednesday, some snow showers popping up elsewhere for northern ireland, some coming in from the east, but perhaps not so many. when you factor in the wind, it real feel much colder, many degrees below freezing.

east of england known as the thames tickler. if you remember that, you'll remember everything. snow, frequent snow in the morning, running across parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, maybe greater manchester, northof england eventually pushing into wales. thou worst of it in the morning. snow showers on the east of the uk, always worst in east because the wind is coming off the north sea. those other temperatures, barely getting above freezing, i think it will feel colder in the wind. as we head into wednesday, attention turns north. and amber snow warning from the met office. 5-10 snow warning from the met office. 5—10 centimetres, maybe more than that. drifting over the hills. frequent snow showers, maybe thunder snow and lightning. there will be some snow showers around elsewhere but not to the same extent as we are seeing in the north—east and maybe some sunshine around as well. the wind will be stronger by the time we get to wednesday. these other temperatures. this is what it will feel like, —10. it starts to feel cold and then we could get another burst of snow arriving thursday and friday. low—pressure coming into the cold air. we could see snow as we head into thursday. southern england

that is going to cause havoc across the country, from north east to london and the south east and inare down to —15 celsius so i think that will cause difficulty for motorists. the south of england which often gets off and! newr u- between latest, and i grew up between manchester and huddersfield, this is nothing. i thought you were going to say you were brought up in the arctic! this is nothing, but we used to laugh at the south because bbc news with run a big weather story if there was an inch of snow in trafalgar square and we were digging mountains of snow! the express love weather stories. it is their staple diet. a polar vortex is the phrase that comes up over and over again when temperatures plummet, which i think is the most matic thing. —— most dramatic. four inches of snow on the way. the first thing you think about when you get up in the morning is what the weather is like. it affects what you take to lunch. lovely. great to have you with us. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you, seven days a week at

finds notjust girls, but also vulnerable women are being sexually abused by grooming gangs in the north—eastgland. eu leaders meet without theresa may, and warn the uk can't cherry pick its terms and to think otherwise is pure illusion. donald trump repeats his call to the party faithful that teachers should carry a gun in schools. the beauty is it's concealed. nobody would ever see it unless they needed it, and a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened. (applause) and on newsnight, something strange is happening in london and some of the world's other big cities. people are using public transport less. no—one seems to know why. is it uber? is it cycling? or an early sign that the endless growth of big cities is reaching its limit? hello. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a vote on a un security council resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in syria has again been pushed back. three times today, an announcement had been expected and then delayed — a vote now won't take place until tomorrow at the earliest. there were more air strikes earlier tar

commute into the london area and have an issue if you are driving or taking the trains across the north—eastit looks like the snow showers, being driven along by a brisk, north—easterly breeze. perhaps in the afternoon a lull in proceedings across the south—east, but it will have an impact throughout the day. it is going to feel bitterly cold for all of us, with those temperatures really struggling. but the best of the sunshine reserved for further west. as we move into wednesday, we have still got met office amber weather warnings and be prepared for disruption, but this time the emphasis changes into the north—east of england and affecting eastern scotland. we could see five, ten centimetres and maybe more in some places. there could be blizzard conditions and it may drive the snow showers a little bit further inland. the winds swing round to a south—easterly direction so it may mean the south—east escape the worst of them but another bitterly cold day for all, with those temperatures struggling. add in the factor of the wind, particularly as it will strengthen, it will feel well below fre

those affected areas will be the far north—east of england and stretching down across the essex, kentant accumulation starting to develop towards dawn. the met office as issued an amber weather warning for these two areas. we could see as much as five or ten centimetres of snow could affect the commute into the london area and have an issue if you are driving or taking the trains across the north—east of england. stay tuned to your bbc local radio stations first thing, but it looks like the snow showers, being driven along by a brisk, north—easterly breeze. perhaps in the afternoon a lull in proceedings across the south—east, but it will have an impact throughout the day. it is going to feel bitterly cold for all of us, with those temperatures really struggling. but the best of the sunshine reserved for further west. as we move into wednesday, we have still got met office amber weather warnings and be prepared for disruption, but this time the emphasis changes into the north—east of england and affecting eastern scotland. we could see five, ten centimetres and maybe more in some place

but that extra cloud for eastern scotland and parts of north—east england could start to produce thehat chilly feel, still that cold easterly wind, particularly noticeable in the south. so when we add on the strength of the wind, this is what it will feel like — subzero for the likes of birmingham and norwich. and that‘s beeause—welte. all the way from siberia. we really start to tap into that very cold air as we head into the new working week. not only will it be cold, with temperatures struggling to get above freezing even by day, there is the increasing chance the of some snow showers, particularly in eastern areas initially. perhaps some areas with more persistent snow at times, but even further west, not completely exempt. perhaps not quite as many showers but just about anywhere, we will have the potential for a little bit of snow. so, to sum up things for next week, it will be very cold with bitter winds. some snow at times and widespread frost and ice. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories:

another amber warning for parts of yorkshire, north—east england's, perhaps ten centimetres of snow,ow. disruption as possible in some spots. some snow in parts of wales. further snow showers on tuesday. some sunny spells around, some in the west. the showers will stay dry. it will feel colder than the temperatures suggest. ahead to wednesday, this area of concern is moving north. into eastern england and northern shortland, # northern scotland. you can see the showers moving in as we go through wednesday. some spread all the way from east to west across the uk, reaching parts of northern ireland. feeling cold and in these temperatures suggest when you factor in the winter. it feels well below freezing and the wind gets even stronger. this area of low pressure is coming into the cold air from the size. there is a risk of heavy disruptive snow spreading north, making blizzards as well. this is beyond 100 days, with me katty kay in washington — christian fraser's in london. our top stories. vladimir putin, a key ally of the syrian regime orders a daily humanitarian pause in the fightin

still snow sours, not to threaten further north and east. but not to threaten further north and east. still snow sours, but got frequent snow showers. the difference on wednesday is that it will be wetter snow. it will be windier, so that's good adrift and it could push the snow showers further inland. this will affect northeast of england and scotland. top of that, you have to kind of the mixer you pinpoint the three areas. thursday into friday could be significant snow, as well. this is a really deep area of low pressure that will move up from spain and france. one of the leading edge of that, because we have had a week a bitterly cold, dry air, we could see some significant snow quest central and southern parts of england and northern ireland. this is the one where there is a real level of uncertainty. you will going to keep watching to forecast because this could cause havoc, but it may well just be a little bit further west. this one still a long way off thursday and friday. you have to keep watching the forecast. it could be pretty sub

parts of north—east england and into the east of scotland.centimetres, thatis between five and ten centimetres, that is in the amber area. there will be considerably more than that in some sports, particularly in the hills. it is windy and there is drifting. there is concern about the central belt in scotland. some of the busier routes, with the prolonged nature of the snow, 48 hours, frequent and heavy snow showers coming in. that is the concern for wednesday thursday but we are also watching from the south, this cold weather coming from the east. this low pressure is quite some distance away, it has been named by the portuguese weather service as storm emma. there may be more talk about emma but look at the time thursday and into friday, it sta rts time thursday and into friday, it starts to push across the south and thursday we are concerned about southwest england and wales, with another amber warning, not just the snow, but also the strong winds and blizzards as well. going into friday, the south of england and wales and northern ireland

those affected areas will be the far north—east of england and stretching down across the essex, kentng to develop towards dawn. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for these two areas. we could see as much as five or ten centimetres of snow could affect the commute into the london area and have an issue if you are driving or taking the trains across the north—east of england. stay tuned to your bbc local radio stations first thing, but it looks like the snow showers, being driven along by a brisk, north—easterly breeze. perhaps in the afternoon a lull in proceedings across the south—east, but it will have an impact throughout the day. it is going to feel bitterly cold for all of us, with those temperatures really struggling. but the best of the sunshine reserved for further west. as we move into wednesday, we have still got met office amber weather warnings, and be prepared for disruption, but this time the emphasis changes into the north—east of england and affecting eastern scotland. we could see five, ten centimetres and maybe more in some places. winds will strengt

temperatures falling close to freezing, the risk of ice in the north and east where we have showers.s hovering above in towns and cities but temperatures will be low enough on the ground for some forced on us. we could be faced with winteriness across east anglia up with winteriness across east anglia up into lincolnshire the eastern side of northern england, east of the pennines and so that is where they could be icy issues as well as whether snow showers in the north but barbecue showers which fade in eastern areas and i2 but barbecue showers which fade in eastern areas and 12 parts of pembrokeshire and cornwall and devon it looks drier tomorrow. the wind is not as strong so it should feel less cold, quite pleasant in the sunshine. we do have a problem waiting in the wings. that is the issue for the weekend as we were talking about yesterday, the band of rain comes into the cold air sewer wintry mix, it will be cold and there could be snow as it arrives across the highlands of scotland and northern england and it brightens from northern england and eastern parts of england have a b

north—east england and into yorkshire as well, snow showers are continuing.arnings and travel disruption as likely as there'll be a significant wind—chill as well. if you thought it was cold enough right now just as well. if you thought it was cold enough right nowjust prepare yourself for tomorrow because the beast from the east will be combined with the much stronger easterly winds which will make feel much colder. we've seen quite a few snow showers early on and temperatures are barely above freezing in most places. particular across more eastern parts of scotland and eastern parts of scotland and eastern england there will be a few showers further west but not as many. some clearer skies here. the snow we've seen across the channel islands probably running across to clip southernmost devon and cornwall as well. tomorrow, the focus of the heaviest snow shifts further north. this is where we have an amber snow warning from the met office the north east of scotland and the central belt. one heavy snow shower after another and another all fed on bison stronge

friday, in the north-east. yeah, iam friday? friday, in the north-east. yeah, i am so happy.aid that the decisions we make now will shape this country for generation. the sunday times. reigning on the prime minister's parade before she makes that beach and before the united front becomes very public about this day away at checkers, is that actually the archbishop of canterbury is not agree at all and is warning that the catalyst of british introspection, xenophobia and self—pity. i had to say that on the european continent, this has been reported somewhat before. justin welby as saying that actually this is very, very serious, he is actually also saying that what he is actually also saying that what he is actually also saying that what he is witnessing, seeing and hearing about is more hate crime, more divisions within this country, and he is basically by worried about that. 0k. he is basically by worried about that. ok. we have three more stories we are going to squeeze in. the mail on sunday, that makes you happy, does it as yellow well, it is a start. we have troops come b

if we know and believe that the north—east may be the ha rd est that the north—east may be the hardesto something about it. i havejust hardest hit, we can do something about it. i have just come hardest hit, we can do something about it. i havejust come back hardest hit, we can do something about it. i have just come back from india, singapore and hong kong, looking at investment into the uk, and those other regions that we are focusing on, because we already know that those are the areas of the uk that those are the areas of the uk that will be hardest hit in economic terms. there is something we can do about it, whether or not you are a brexiteer or remainer, and you think that these statistics are right or not, there is something we can do about it. i am less worried about the truth in the figures and like i say, it is the old mark twain quote about dammed lies and statistics. say, it is the old mark twain quote about dammed lies and statisticsm is, just a couple of lines from that before we move on. a 12% rise in retail sales and ii% before we move on. a 12% rise in retail sales an

>> a lot of the precipitation is moving north and east. is moving out from a southeast to northeast direction. satellite and radar showing snow we had in philadelphia pressing to the north and east and rain exiting south jersey street levels. you can see this is the only precipitation we are tracking across the delaware valley. seaside heights, same thing. we have light rainfall over head. as far as the snow we have seen, allentown, 8.3-inches of snow. elevation is key. where you are living is key. lehigh valley airport we saw 4.. newark 2.7. 2.5 in cherry hill. philadelphia an inch of snow fall. the advisory staying up for burlington county and mercer and trenton. we talk about what to expect as we go through the remainder of tonight. rain and snow is departing from a southeast to northeast direction. we have slushy roads and higher accumulation. they are watching out for slick spots, setting us up for a nice day tomorrow. we have full detail in the full and exclusive forecast. >> sounds good. now to trish hartman live in doylestown. trist

a review into sexual exploitation in the north—east of england has concluded it is likely that notjusting "extensively" abused across the uk. it follows operation sanctuary in august last year which saw these 18 people jailed for the sexual abuse of young women and girls groomed in newcastle. a review of that case has concluded a number of gangs have abused more than 700 victims across the northumberland region. from newcastle, fiona trott reports. a city under scrutiny. on these streets, as many as 700 vulnerable girls and women were sexually exploited. some were trafficked from one house to another and abused by several men. vanessa, not her real name, was a victim of sexual exploitation. to protect her identity, we've used an actor's voice. at first, nothing was expected. i'd just meet them and sit and have a drink with them. but as time went on, i would have to have sex with them. when you're in care, they say you need education. but what they seem to forget is that you can have mental intelligence, but if you're not emotionally educated, it's pointless. that's why schools like thi

scotla nd weather warning in north—east scotland and the north east of england. across eastern england and there will be some in northern ireland as we go on into the day. freezing cold and for many temperatures are staying at or below freezing. we still have that biting wind as well. towards the end of the week low—pressure attacks as from the south and this could bring blizzards and risk transport disruption. hello, it's monday, it's nine o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to the programme. this morning, in a tv first, we're broadcasting live from a primary school for children who've been excluded from or can't be taught in mainstream education. it's called a pupil referral unit. no, no! well, i did really bad stuff like pushing on people and punching some people and sometimes kicked them. i don't...! that's kayden. this morning, we'll see how children like him are given the help to turn their behaviour and their lives around. and we'll meet some of their parents. it's hard to accept that your child is not actually that lovable.