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again a lot of cloud around, a few sunny spells, north—east scotland, parts of wales, south—east englandrn ireland most favoured, and elsewhere maybe a few brighter breaks. a breezier day in northern england and northern ireland, especially scotland into the north—west, gales developing in the western isles. another mild day here, temperatures not as high as they have been. probably the lower temperatures around 4—5 degrees, low cloud hangs around all day through parts of central and southern england. 0vernight and into monday, rain turning heavier as that weather front moves into northern scotland where the wind will be easing. dry elsewhere, again a lot of cloud around, with any breaks in the cloud through wales and england, again a touch of frost possible, perhaps a few mist and fog patches. outbreaks of rain, slowly further south into western scotland and northern ireland as we go into monday. barely any rain to register in northern ireland. ahead of that there may be a few sunny spells around, parts of northern england and north wales and the midlands, south of that a good deal of c

the north—east of scotland took a battering. richard had been packing up their gear after a bike ride. we were sat between the two back seats, just crouching down, really. pushed me further down. i lay down on the my floor. my friend pulled me out of the back. an almighty crash. to be honest, i thought my friend were dead, i think he has been really lucky. northern powergrid says tens of thousands of customers are still without power, mostly in northumberland and county durham. tonight, county durham county council has declared a major incident following the impact of the storm. this is just day one, storm arwen lasted more than a week, ten days for some people. so we are not in the same position now as we were then, thankfully. the numbers we are dealing with are much smaller this time but, of course, for anyone affected by it, it is a significant disruption. this afternoon in staffordshire police were called after a tree fell in winnothdale near stoke—on—trent. a nine—year—old boy later died in hospital. and in aberdeen in nor

people are back to the industrial revolution in the north—east having an indoor must — north—east havingt 152 years ago. now we are really industrialising.- ago. now we are really industrialising. this is not the only _ industrialising. this is not the only gigafactory i industrialising. this is not the only gigafactory in i industrialising. this is not| the only gigafactory in the pipeline. nissan already said it will build one close to its own plant in sunderland. the uk wants to become a big player in the fast—growing market for electric vehicles but it is in a race with other european countries that want to do the same. and experts say that to win that waste —— race, many more of these giant battery plans will soon be needed. theo leggett, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: up to two million dollars a gig. but even adele can't escape the effects of covid and the supply chain crisis — as she cancels her las vegas debut tonight. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hil

many in the north-east are exected gutted. many in the north-east are exoected to — gutted.ast are i expected to spend another night with no power. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, stonehaven. let's take a brief look at some of today's other news. the united states have prepared a list of people in or near president vladimir putin's inner circle to punish with sanctions if russia sends troops into ukraine. earlier, the un security council met to discuss russia's troop build—up. at the meeting, russia's ambassador to the united nations said the united states' talk of war was provocative. police have been granted more time to question manchester united footballer mason greenwood. the 20—year—old footballer was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault yesterday. manchester united have said the player will not return to training or matches until further notice. nikkei says it has suspended its relationship with the player. —— nike. tesco is set to scrap hundreds ofjobs, as it axes meat, fish and deli counters in 317 stores. they have said they will also scrap their discount chain

we may see some sunshine in north—east england.he highlands and islands. temperatures tomorrow similar to what we have had today. temperatures may be only three or four celsius. high pressure still in charge as we head towards the middle of the week. the next one looks like it has more about it. winds pick up more as we head through wednesday, particularly in the north—west of the uk, and that is where we will find rain arriving during the afternoon. otherwise, still dry during the day, perhaps more sunshine across england, the breeze stirring things up, temperatures will be higher, eight or nine celsius, double figures ahead of that wet and windy weather in the north—west. windy weather in the northern isles overnight. that's where we will find rain arriving during the afternoon. otherwise, still dry during the day, perhaps more sunshine across england and wales, the breeze stirring things up, temperatures will be higher, eight or nine celsius, double figures ahead of that wet and windy weather in the north—west. windy weather in

people look back to the industrial revolution, and the north—east had an enormous role in that, 150, electric vehicle charging point. and one of the thoughts behind this new factory in northumberland is that if you make the batteries here, then manufacturers will follow to the uk, creating even morejobs. as we were filming, fiona gibson pulled up to charge her car. she works with families in the area. it's giving young people - a reason to live and want to live here that's got good outcomes. they want to raise a family here. it's just about raising - education and aspirations. and this is the look of modern engineering locally. the prospect of high—tech, skilled jobs is being welcomed by apprentices and young workers in this area. it's actually great to come into engineering. sit�*s not this filthy, dirty occupation that it's not this filthy, dirty occupation that it's portrayed to be. i mean, we work with high—end robotics, with some really big companies. it's just a really interesting field to work in. obviously, it's been a great place to live beforehand, it can be again. not that

. residents that we serve here in the north east-— north east.ncredibly disloyal? - north east. don't you think you're being incredibly disloyal? this - north east. don't you think you're being incredibly disloyal? this is i being incredibly disloyal? this is the man who, three years ago, won you the biggest conservative majority for 30 years, this is the man who promised to take the uk out of the eu and delivered. and man who promised to take the uk out of the eu and delivered.— of the eu and delivered. and as i sa , i'm of the eu and delivered. and as i say. l'm sure _ of the eu and delivered. and as i say, i'm sure you've _ of the eu and delivered. and as i say, i'm sure you've read - of the eu and delivered. and as i say, i'm sure you've read the - of the eu and delivered. and as i i say, i'm sure you've read the letter that i've sent to paris, and i reflect all of that. i don't think it is a question of disloyalty, it is not something that, as a group of conservative councillors, we do lightly, it is something we very seriously considered. b

usa and pushing into north—east canada, is accompanied by strong winds, that is why there are winterboston of 2a inches of snow, the 24—hour record there is 27 and we will see how it goes, we can never be properly exact going into a snowstorm of how much we will get, but it could be up to 30 inches, three quarters of a metre of snow in other areas of massachusetts and rhode island and a huge cover in new york as well. major disruption from a system like this which is out of the way very quickly tomorrow, but leaves a lot of very cold air. t leaves a lot of very cold air. i know you will be keeping a nigh on that. thank you very much. tomorrow, events will be held in londonderry and around the world to mark the fiftieth anniversary of bloody sunday — when the army shot dead thirteen civilians during a civil rights demonstration. a new theatre production, called the white handkerchief, is having its premiere in derry. the writer, liam campbell, who died last month, spoke to our ireland correspondent chris page about the production. this image is a defining symbol of humanity amidst the

people on the us north east coast are bracing themselves for a powerful winter storm — bringing hight the details from meteorologist matthew cappucci, who is in cape cod, one of the areas due to be worst affected by the storm. here in the north—east we are used to pretty big snowstorms but the impressive thing is not just the amounts for close descent —— ten centimetres an hour can be done at times. we have destructive winds, blizzard conditions and zero visibility. and snowstorms are not unusual at this time of year in that area but what is so special about this one? this one, we are fortunate it is hitting on a weekend but the really impressive thing is that it is undergoing something called explosive intensification. picture rapid intensification with a hurricane, this is doing something rather similar, it is moving over the golf stream and it is like a vacuum effect and suddenly that much more air can be drawn in, we go from nothing to a hurricane force storm just off the coast and a textbook position to deposit major heavy snows across much of the northeast corridor and big—name

we went to north—east syria seeking to do other stories.out there, you didn't know you're getting interview with him? no, we did not. no, we went out there with bethany haines, the daughter of david haines, the murdered aid worker, and the reason we were there was because we wanted to follow her journey. she had this invitation from the kurdish authorities to go and to see some of the locations that were significant in her father's story. because although his execution site has never been officially located, one estimate says it was near here. she has studied the landscape in his execution video so many times before, and finally she's now here. she can't be certain, but this does look familiar. it would definitely be the hills with the tracks because that's really evident in the video that there's a track going down behind him. it makes you just want to go off and try and find him, which is something that i can't do. but to know it's somewhere out there, it does provide a bit of comfort. we were there, we got essentially a tap on the should

wales and north—east england.lot of that cloud around and particularly in central and eastern parts of england, temperatures struggling around two celsius this afternoon. maybe a hint of drizzle in the air, too. overnight, a little patchy rain pushes further south through scotland, notice more clear spells developing more widely through the night across northern areas in the breeze picks up. lower temperatures will be across mainly eastern parts of the uk, so maybe a touch of frost. tomorrow is looking like a brighter day, with the exception perhaps of the far south and south east of england, some sunny spells coming through. initial patchy rain in north west scotland, look how much heavier that turns across the day in the northern and western isles and north west of the mainland, with the wind picking up. breezy across the uk with gales developing across northern scotland with that rain. and temperatures rebounding into double figures in scotland and northern ireland. and with the help of brighter spells wales an

and thousands of homes in parts of scotland and the north—east of england are still without power after storms in recent days. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: tick, tock, it's the transfer deadline clock. could dele alli, jesse lingard or pierre—emerick aubameyang be making moves before the window shuts? good evening. if borisjohnson was hoping that the initial report into lockdown parties in downing street would draw a line under the scandal, he was clearly mistaken. the summary of findings by sue gray, a senior civil servant, is heavily critical of number 10, and a growing number of conservatives have been openly hostile to the prime minister despite his apology and his promise to look in the mirror and learn. the report says "at a time when ministers were asking citizens to severely limit their lives, some of the behaviour surrounding the gatherings is difficult to justify" and some events clearly should not have been allowed". it goes on to identify failures of leadership and judgement in parts of number 10 and the cabinet office. some staff said they had wanted

a little bit of sunshine across parts of north—east england, most places have another cloudy day fordry weather around, high—pressure close by, exerting unsettling influence on our weather. underneath the high pressure and around, all of this cloud coming in. weather front approaching northern scotland, and as it does so it will strengthen the does mean a mild start after a mild day, a hint of blue through parts of wales and england, lighter winds and a chance of frost with clear spells. mist and fog patches to building, but will be more or less in the clear on sunday. a lot of cloud around, a few sunny spells, northeast scotland, parts of wales and england, perhaps eastern counties of northern ireland most favoured. maybe a few brighter breaks here and there. a breezier day, especially into the northwest of scotland. it'll be another mild day, though temperature is not as high, lowertemperature is around four or 5 degrees. overnight and into monday, rain turning heavier is that weather front moves into northern scotland in the wind will be easing, it'll be dry elsewhere. a lot of cl

you get the prevailing north—east winds — it really impacts the coastal areas. to having to deal with borderline historic amounts of snow, you get the winds thatjust push all of that water onshore. along the coast, battered by strong winds, flood warnings have been issued as the storm moves northwards. with frigid, potentially life—threatening temperatures overnight, officials are urging people to stay indoors until the storm passes. this is what is the dangerousness we are talking about — we're expecting temperatures in the single digits tonight, into tomorrow morning, and this is when frostbite kicks in — look at how serious that can be — so, we're trying to remind everybody take this very seriously. the worst of the snowfall is almost over but the dangers posed by the extreme conditions will linger, with a huge clean—up operation likely to last several days. peter bowes, bbc news. scotland is bracing itself for storm corrie later this afternoon after two people were killed in the midst of storm malik yesterday. 0ur reporter chris clements spoke to us earlier

best chance of sunshine perhaps for north east wales, the west midlands, north east england, but morend eastern scotland, where the breeze really will be picking up, turning that cloud over and breaking it up. some spots of rain into northwest scotland. temperatures ranging from just 3—4 celsius in parts of eastern england, to maybe 8—9 in western scotland and northern ireland. now as we head through tuesday night, we'll see one band of cloud and a few spots of rain pushing south towards — a very weak weather front. 0ur big area of cloud will start to retreat southwards, so we will see a few more clear breaks developing that could allow temperatures to drop relatively close to freezing — at the same time, there'll be more of a breeze. so i think quite a few places will stay frost—free, there'll be a few pockets of frost here and there. but wednesday morning starts under the influence of this area of high pressure — the high really has been with us for quite a few days now. but a weather system approaching from the northwest will start to get things moving and change things — and certa

we will see further wet and windy weather across the north and east of the country monday, into tuesdayn though of late, and then high pressure begins to build in once again. that will actually import some milder airfrom the west or the south—west. you can see temperatures in double figures for most, perhaps turning colder by the end of the week. this is bbc news. storm malik batters northern britain, leaving two people dead — a nine—year—old boy and a 60—year—old woman. thousands are without power as forecasters warn storm corrie will bring further high winds tomorrow. in the united states, warnings of historic blizzards as a fierce winter storm bringing heavy snowfall hits the east coast. as the ukraine border crisis continues, borisjohnson is to travel to eastern europe and will telephone the russian president in the coming days. senior conservative mps join the opposition in calling for the report on downing street parties during lockdowns to be published in full. a more detailed study is under way after initial research finds some people with long covid may have hidden damage to th

best chance of sunshine perhaps for north east wales, the west midlands, north east england, but mored, where the breeze really will be picking up, turning that cloud over and breaking it up. some spots of rain into northwest scotland. temperatures ranging from just 3—4 celsius in parts of eastern england, to maybe 8—9 in western scotland and northern ireland. now as we head through tuesday night, we'll see one band of cloud and a few spots of rain pushing south towards — a very weak weather front. our big area of cloud will start to retreat southwards, so we will see a few more clear breaks developing. that could allow temperatures to drop relatively close to freezing. at the same time, there'll be more of a breeze. so i think quite a few places will stay frost—free, there'll be a few pockets of frost here and there. but wednesday morning starts under the influence of this area of high pressure — the high really has been with us for quite a few days now. but a weather system approaching from the northwest will start to get things moving and change things, and certainly, the wind will

again a lot of cloud around, a few sunny spells, north—east scotland, parts of wales, south—east englandhter breaks. a breezier day in northern england and northern ireland, especially scotland into the north—west, gales developing in the western isles. another mild day here, temperatures not as high as they have been. probably the lower temperatures around 11—5 degrees, low cloud hangs around all day through parts of central and southern england. 0vernight and into monday, rain turning heavier as that weather front moves into northern scotland where the wind will be easing. dry elsewhere, again a lot of cloud around, with any breaks in the cloud through wales and england, again a touch of frost possible, perhaps a few mist and fog patches. outbreaks of rain, slowly further south into western scotland and northern ireland as we go into monday. barely any rain to register in northern ireland. ahead of that there may be a few sunny spells around, parts of northern england and north wales and the midlands, south of that a good deal of cloud, temperatures around 6—9 celsius. by monday evenin

this mass of cloud pulling away from the north—east of the us, the north—easter produced the snow and looks like it will at the moment heading this way later in the week. here goes corrie as we go into monday, diving its way south across the north sea into the low countries. there will be a strong north—westerly wind following on behind that storm, still with the risk of damage and disruption, certainly into the early part of monday, for the north of scotland and then into the middle of the day along the north sea coast. high tides with the strong winds and a risk of coastal flooding. quite a bit of sunshine, a windy day for everyone, feeling chilly, between 5 and 9 degrees as our highs. overnight in some areas, temperatures may even go up as this cloud pulls in and pulls in milder air from the atlantic. it will be a murky start across southern britain, clear sky further north, but 5 degrees on monday daytime and in aberdeen just four by the end of the night and further south, between five and 7 degrees, milder areas for tuesday, there is the pocket of milder air. even into the middle

a little bit of sunshine across parts of north—east england, most places have another cloudy day forther. underneath the high pressure and around, all of this cloud coming in. weather front approaching northern scotland, and that it does so it will strengthen the does mean e—mail start after a mild day, a hint of blue through parts of wales and england, later went any chance of frost with clear spells. mist and fog patches to building, but will be more or less in the clear on sunday. a lot of cloud around, a few sunny spells, northeast scotland, parts of wales and england, perhaps eastern counties of northern ireland most favoured. maybe a few brighter breaks here and there. a breezier day, especially into the northwest of scotland. it'll be another mild day, though temperature is not as high, lowertemperature is around four or 5 degrees. overnight and into monday, rain turning heavier is that weather front moves into northern scotland in the wind will be easing, it'll be dry elsewhere. a lot of cloud around. in any breaks, a touch of frost possible. weather front will take some outb

we will see a further wet and windy weather across the north and east of the country monday into tuesday and that will actually import some milder airfor the west and milder air for the west and south—west and you can see temperatures in double figures of most, perhaps turning a bit cold away the week. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: storm malik batters northern britain, leaving two people dead — a nine year old boy and a 60—year—old woman — and thousands without power. forecasters warn storm corrie will bring further high winds tomorrow. in the united states, warnings of historic blizzards as a fierce winter storm bringing heavy snowfall hits the east coast. as the ukraine border crisis continues, borisjohnson is to travel to eastern europe, and will telephone the russian president in the coming days. senior conservative mps join the opposition in calling for the report on downing street parties during lockdowns to be published in full. a more detailed study is under way after initial research finds some people with long covid may have hidden damage to their lungs.

this mass of cloud pulling away from the north—east of the us, the north—east are produced the snow andnother area of pressure, and it looks like it well at the moment heading this way later in the week. here goes storm corrie as we go into monday, diving its way south across the north sea into the low countries. there will be a strong north—westerly wind following on behind that storm, still with the risk of damage and disruption, certainly into the early part of monday, for the north of scotland and then into the middle of the day along the north sea coast. high tides with the winds and a risk of coastal flooding. tides with the winds and a risk of coastalflooding. quite tides with the winds and a risk of coastal flooding. quite a tides with the winds and a risk of coastalflooding. quite a bit tides with the winds and a risk of coastal flooding. quite a bit of sunshine, windy day for everyone, feeling chilly, between five and 9 degrees as our house. overnight in some areas, temperatures may even go up some areas, temperatures may even go up as this cloud pulls in and pulls in milder a

a little bit of sunshine across parts of north—east england, most places had another cloudy day, andclose by, exerting its settling influence on our weather. underneath the high pressure and around it, all of this cloud coming in. a weather front�*s approaching northern scotland and, as it does so, it will strengthen the wind here, which does mean a mild start after a mild day, but a hint of blue through parts of wales and england, lighter winds and a chance of a touch of frost with any clear spells — although there could be some mist and fog patches developing that will be more reluctant to clear on sunday morning than they were on saturday. again, a lot of cloud around, a few sunny spells, north—east scotland, parts of wales, south—west england, perhaps eastern counties of northern ireland most favoured, and elsewhere maybe a few brighter breaks here and there. a breezier day in northern england and northern ireland, especially scotland, especially into the north—west, gales developing in the western isles. and it'll be another mild day here, though temperatures not as high as they

best chance of sunshine perhaps for north east wales, the west midlands, north east england, but more the breeze really will be picking up, turning that cloud over and breaking it up. some spots of rain into northwest scotland. temperatures ranging from just 3—a celsius in parts of eastern england, to maybe 8—9 in western scotland and northern ireland. now as we head through tuesday night, we'll see one band of cloud and a few spots of rain pushing south towards — a very weak weather front. our big area of cloud will start to retreat southwards, so we will see a few more clear breaks developing that could allow temperatures to drop relatively close to freezing — at the same time, there'll be more of a breeze. so i think quite a few places will stay frost—free, there'll be a few pockets of frost here and there. but wednesday morning starts under the influence of this area of high pressure — the high really has been with us for quite a few days now. but a weather system approaching from the northwest will start to get things moving and change things — and certainly, the wind will be str

by tomorrow morning low 30s in the freeze warning areas of the north bay, east bay, south bay valleys. through the afternoon, a pretty good recovery. mid to upper 50s with increasing high clouds. 57 in san jose. low 50s san francisco to oakland. cooler, 40s in the north bay as the clouds will be thickening up after that chilly start to the morning. game time temperatures around levi's stadium, mid-50s as texans take on the 49ers at levi's stadium. no rain sunday. it does come back during the afternoon monday, north bay. notice the color coding, light to briefly moderate rain at times. most of that rain is going to be north of the golden gate. you can see how a lot of the moisture, best rain chances through tuesday and wednesday, even showers staying to the north until we get to friday. that's probably the best storm that's setting up for next week. it will bring the best snow to the sierra and likely the highest rain totals we'll see next week midday friday. seven-day rainfall totals, this is spread out throughout next week. and the highest totals here will be for areas mainly north o

a lot of cloud around, north—east scotland�*s parts of wales and eastern counties of northern irelands not as high as they have been. probably the lower temperatures are in for cloud hangs around all day through parts of central and southern england. 0vernight and into monday, rain turning heavier is that with different routes into northern scotland where the wind will be using. try elsewhere, a lot of cloud around. with any breaks in the cloud through wales and england a touch of frost possible. 0utbreaks through wales and england a touch of frost possible. outbreaks of rain, further south and into northern ireland as we go into monday. barely any rain to register in northern ireland. ahead of that there may be a few sunny spells around, parts of northern england and north wales and the midlands, south of that a good deal of cloud, temperatures around 6-9 c. deal of cloud, temperatures around 6—9 c. by deal of cloud, temperatures around 6—9 c. by monday evening and night, perhaps a little patchy rain reaching towards northern england. tuesday looking mainly dry, rain living in scotla

north—east of england this morning but it_ north—east of england this morning but it sadly may welljustthat yes, if_ lull between the two storms that yes, if you — lull between the two storms that yes, if you want develop —— vivid illustration — yes, if you want develop —— vivid illustration of the impact of storm malik. _ illustration of the impact of storm malik. you — illustration of the impact of storm malik, you will not get better than that, _ malik, you will not get better than that, as _ malik, you will not get better than that, as you see the roof of the house — that, as you see the roof of the house lifted off pretty much in its eniirely— house lifted off pretty much in its entirety and dumped in the front garden, — entirety and dumped in the front garden, where it is now rests. it is not garden, where it is now rests. it is noliusl_ garden, where it is now rests. it is noliusl the — garden, where it is now rests. it is notjust the physical garden, where it is now rests. it is not just the physical damage that was caused yesterday but also we have around about 30,000 homes oth

best chance of sunshine perhaps for north east wales, the west midlands, north east england, but morehere the breeze really will be picking up, turning that cloud over and breaking it up. some spots of rain into northwest scotland. temperatures ranging from just 3—4 celsius in parts of eastern england, to maybe 8—9 in western scotland and northern ireland. now as we head through tuesday night, we'll see one band of cloud and a few spots of rain pushing south towards — a very weak weather front. 0ur big area of cloud will start to retreat southwards, so we will see a few more clear breaks developing that could allow temperatures to drop relatively close to freezing — at the same time, there'll be more of a breeze. so i think quite a few places will stay frost—free, there'll be a few pockets of frost here and there. but wednesday morning starts under the influence of this area of high pressure — the high really has been with us for quite a few days now. but a weather system approaching from the northwest will start to get things moving and change things — and certainly, the wind will be

a little bit of sunshine across parts of north—east england, most places have another cloudy day forose by, exerting a settling influence on our weather. underneath the high pressure and around, all of this cloud coming in. a weather front approaching northern scotland, and that it does so it will strengthen the does mean e—mail start after a mild day, but a hint of blue through parts of wales and england, lighter winds and a chance of frost with clear spells. mist and fog patches to building, but will be more or less in the clear on sunday. a lot of cloud around, north—east scotland's parts of wales and eastern counties of northern ireland most favoured, a few brighter breaks. a breezy day in northern england and northern ireland, especially scotland and north—west, is developing in the western isles. another mild day here, temperatures not as high as they have been. probably the lower temperatures are in for cloud hangs around all day through parts of central and southern england. 0vernight and into monday, rain turning heavier as that with different routes into northern scotland w

. —7 in sheltered parts of north—east england. ff with a lot of dry weather, but as our weather front moves from the westwards the east, bumps into the cold air, we will see some snow, before it turns back to rain and the wind will be a feature tomorrow. especially in the west and also the north west. let's ta ke let's take a look now at the headlines for you before we go to the sport. borisjohnson is currently meeting his top team and they're expected not to impose any further covid restrictions in england — that's despite the current high levels of infection in the country. the nhs is under increasing strain from coronavirus. more trusts in england declare critical incidents, and 17 hospitals in greater manchester put some non—urgent surgery on hold. the government's finalising plans to drop the requirement in england that people who test positive on a lateral flow test should get a pcr to confirm it. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is due to address parliament later today as covid cases continue to rise. president macr

best chance of sunshine perhaps for north east wales, the west midlands, north east england, but morely will be picking up, turning that cloud over and breaking it up. some spots of rain into northwest scotland. temperatures ranging from just 3—4 celsius in parts of eastern england, to maybe 8—9 in western scotland and northern ireland. now as we head through tuesday night, we'll see one band of cloud and a few spots of rain pushing south towards — a very weak weather front. 0ur big area of cloud will start to retreat southwards, so we will see a few more clear breaks developing that could allow temperatures to drop relatively close to freezing — at the same time, there'll be more of a breeze. so i think quite a few places will stay frost—free, there'll be a few pockets of frost here and there. but wednesday morning starts under the influence of this area of high pressure — the high really has been with us for quite a few days now. but a weather system approaching from the northwest will start to get things moving and change things — and certainly, the wind will be strengthening throu

east coast braces for a major blizzard to hit the region. storm malik is disrupting rail services across scotland and the north of england. ast line between london and edinburgh, is advising passengers not to travel north of newcastle. scotrail has reported that fallen trees are affecting its services. 0ur correspondent, phil bodmer, is in apperley bridge where winds have brought down a tree, crushing a car. what is happening where you are? it sounds and looks pretty serious? well, that is true. it is fair to say that yorkshire and the north—east of england is bearing the brunt of the storm. it has taken a real buffeting today. this is apperley bridge, between leeds and bradford. if you look behind me, this is the most remarkable escape story. in this van, which has been crushed by this fallen tree, a cyclist was getting changed after spending the morning cycling in the woods here. he was in the back of the van, the tree came down and he was trapped inside. 0n the other side of his van, his friends car, which are still trapped there, his friend rushed round, fearing the worst, and managed to pull him out safely, i'm glad t

north of scotland, with more of a breeze. some subtle changes as we head into the weekend. the area of high pressure begins to ebb away but it's influencing the south—eastd west, lower pressure, weather fronts trying to push in. more of a breeze but again like winds for england and wales that we could see further mist and fog through the morning and generally more cloud around. some glimmers of brightness here and there, temperatures of 4—9, pretty much where we should be looking at this time of year. for the next few days fog could be a problem, quite dense and stubborn in places. it could cause disruption to travel so stay tuned to bbc radio. be on saturday stronger winds pushing in from the north—west, more isobars on the charts and the weather front will think southwards, bringing a line of cloud and patchy rain which will clear away southwards. then it's a breezy day with some sunshine for sunday, so no problems with mist and fog for most of us, quite showery across the north of scotland. single digits for most but we could see io—ii across the south. that's all from me. a reminder of our top story. there is no letup in the pressure on borisjohnson

this mass of cloud pulling away from the north—east of the us, the north—easter produced the snow and of the storm could brew up another area of pressure, and it looks like it will at the moment heading this way later in the week. here goes storm corrie as we go into monday, diving its way south across the north sea into the low countries. there will be a strong north—westerly wind following on behind that storm, still with the risk of damage and disruption, certainly into the early part of monday, for the north of scotland and then into the middle of the day along the north sea coast. high tides with the winds and a risk of coastal flooding. quite a bit of sunshine, windy day for everyone, feeling chilly, between five and 9 degrees as our house. overnight in some areas, temperatures may even go up as this cloud pulls in and pulls in milder air from the atlantic. it will be a murky start across southern britain, clear sky further north, but 5 degrees on monday daytime and in aberdeen just four by the end of the night and further south, between five and 7 degrees, milder areas for tues