england. milderfour and perhaps the far north—east of england.osty night and ice will be a big issue first thing on sunday. you see the change in our type of weather as the air comes up from the south, showers of rain across england and wales into southern scotland and northern ireland, snow confined to the highest ground but more snow showers extensively across northern and eastern scotland through sunday. temperatures to the south back up at around eight or 9 degrees. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: weather warnings for snow and icy roads remain in place across much of the uk. more than 3000 homes are without power in cornwall, devon, northern england and north and mid wales. several flood warnings have been issued for parts of england due to high tides and strong winds. motorists and rail passengers have been told to expect continued disruption on roads and railways. following theresa may's speech yesterday, the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says the prime minister's brexit offer showed that it is possible to get

england through the second half of the night. the night. the north east of england and scotland. and eastern parts of scotland. parts of scotland. showers should turn to sleet and rain in the south—west of england. rain in the south—west of england. it will still be a few degrees above freezing further north. freezing further north. still snow showers by the time we get to sunday. get to sunday. perhaps a few for northern ireland. northern ireland. sleet in the south—east of england. you noticed the wind will not be as strong by the time we get to sunday. strong by the time we get to sunday. —— you will notice. another day of disruptive weather today. lots of stories of travel disruption coming in. coming in. been looking at cancelled flights and holiday plans. and holiday plans. been not to travel unless strictly necessary. necessary. what if you have flights or holidays booked ? morning. i know you have had a tough trip in. you have had a tough trip in. thing for many who cannot get to the airport. grey lives in newcastle. he booked a stay in dorset. booked a stay in dorset. wh

england without power. a thousand people in the north—west of england also without power, but authorities have restored powerh—west. 500 people over in yorkshire without power, they were hoping to get those back on stream with the last hour. people in wales without power as well. as far as roads go a number of minor roads com pletely roads go a number of minor roads completely blocked by snowdrifts in the north of england and in the south—west, in the midlands the a66 remains blocked by snow the m62 did reopen in the early hours of this morning after more than 2a hours shut because of hundreds of cars stranded between yorkshire and lancashire. the weather still affecting journeys, cross—country and virgin east coast have started to do and virgin east coast have started todoa and virgin east coast have started to do a limited services between scotla nd to do a limited services between scotland and england, virgin west coast, there will be no trains between scotland and england on that route today they have told us and no replacement buses either. the weather beginning to affect health as well, the cumbrian in

where you won't have a fine friday close to this weather front, north—east england into eastern scotlander in the day. so this is your cloudy, wet zone throughout the day. also got this area of cloud and rain nudging northwards from the midlands, wales, into parts of north—west england and just fringing into northern ireland. to the south of that we see some sunshine coming through, but you may catch a shower, could be heavy and possibly thundery, not everybody will. it's here you have temperatures in double figures but it is a turning colder day through eastern scotland and north—east england, going into the evening and night, that snow level lowering and maybe into lower levels you could see a light covering into places going into saturday morning and a few of these wintry showers drifting westwards overnight and a developing and getting stronger eastern wind. a much colder start on saturday morning and temperatures are not going up very far on saturday. throughout the weekend, we have got high pressure in scandinavia pumping bitterly cold air our way and a strong wind too, so wind chi

you won't have a fine friday close to this weather front, north—east england into eastern scotland, cloudyw in the scottish hills and that snow level lowering later in the day. this is your cloudy, wet zone throughout the day. also got this area of cloud and rain nudging northwards from the midlands, wales, into parts of north—west england and fringing into northern ireland. to the south of that we see some sunshine coming through, but you may catch a shower, could be heavy and possibly thundery, not everybody will. it's here you have temperatures in double figures but it is a turning colder day through eastern scotland and north—east england, going into the evening and night, that snow level lowering and maybe into lower levels you could see a light covering into places going into saturday morning and a few of these wintry showers drifting westwards overnight and a developing and getting stronger eastern wind. a much colder start on saturday morning and temperatures are not going up very far on saturday. throughout the weekend, we have got high pressure in scandinavia pumping bitterly col

still the met offers ample warning for parts of north—east scotland and north england.eastern corner of northern ireland. but it is this south—western corner where we all have the most disruptive weather overnight. widely in ample warning. —— amber. it is covered by that red warning. a lot of snow piling up, some spots seeing 15—20 centimetres, maybe even 40—50. that's snow fringing into northern ireland and the keeper showers across north and east in scotland and the far north—east of england. these places particularly at risk of disruption overnight. it may be that the snow turns back to rein in places and, if that happens, that rain is likely to fall on very cold surfaces, bringing a significant it is risk. travel disruption is very likely indeed. a dry spell perhaps further south west of wales, but then it looks like snow will return from the south, heavy snow at that. snow and other southern areas as well. a lot to play for, a lot of uncertainty. the zone of largely fine weather with sunshine in between. when we consider the strength of the wind, this is what it wi

and welcome to bbc news. despite temperatures slowly rising. warned to expect delays. and north—east of englandousands of homes in cut—off rural communities remain without power. simon clemson reports. for a while yet. morning, while scotland faces more coming in from the north sea. to be aware of ice following lower overnight temperatures. travel," services are resuming. a number of companies on a reduced service. have reopened, but there are reports of delays and cancellations. today to reconnect remote areas. thousands of homes in cut—off villages remain without power. and village on the north coast which were cut off. away. but at the end of the day, what can we do? it was freak weather. we've just got to get on with it. up the waves. quietly. in the weathered. correspondent is outscored currentjunction of a 66. outscored currentjunction of a 66. so what is the picture there? still looking miserable. looking miserable. allowed but the main route is still closed. closed. that is going into a fourth day now. day now. this morning, that is not necessarily mean it is good open. necessarily mean

slowly turning drier in northern ireland, north—west england and east anglia but the north—west of englandfurther south you are. into the night, throughout in fact, strong to gale force winds in the north of the country. feeding in rain to northern scotla nd country. feeding in rain to northern scotland and turning to snow over the hills. further snout, a few showers continuing, clear skies around with lighter winds in the south —— further south. some fog. temperatures holding up into tomorrow morning. just about frost free. if you're going to see a frost anywhere, likely in the north—west of scotland. into friday, predominantly cloudy for the northern half of the country. eastern scotland and north—east england, rain at times, strong to gale force winds, snow in the grampians. further south, brightness in northern ireland, better than today, lots of sunshine in northern england and wales but more showers tomorrow were some could be heavy and thundery. temperatures are dropping on friday and more for the weekend. get ready for the big drop, weekend. get ready for the big drop, we will have

more snow to come on the hills of eastern scotla nd come on the hills of eastern scotland and north—east englandther. it stays cold next week across the north of the uk weather is the ongoing threat of further snow. but it will mainly be confined to the hills. elsewhere it turns less cold with rain showers at times. so yes, we are over the worst, but because of the snow on the ground and more wintry weather around today, articulate with the risk of ice, we could still have further problems over the coming hours. you'll know that we've been looking at special educational needs and how it affects individuals and their families. today we focus on families unable to travelling on average three times further than children in other institutions, in some places making 30 mile round trips. the government says it is committed, but education institute said it has neglected special skills. 6:30am, and nikki is getting ready for the school run. he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at age seven and is now suffering from suspected of dramatic stress related to what happened in his mainstream school.

so feeling different, two or three degrees across scotland and north england.d rain pushing in from the south west, with low pressure moving in. as it bumps into the cold air there is some uncertainty as to whether we will have a bit of wet snow. not too concerned about that at the moment but there could be a bit of sleet and snow with any elevation across the higher ground of wales and perhaps the children's. dashed children's. further north was straightforward, sunny spells and scattered showers across the north and west and temperatures struggling. the cloud and rain lingering across the northern isles, remaining blustery throughout the day. 7 degrees likely across the northern half of the country. 9 degrees further south. moving into thursday, almost a repeat performance with another frontal system and low pressure just sitting across the south west. bringing more outbreaks of rain and time. further north the best of the brighter weather and it could stay dry and sunny during daylight hours before the rain arrives. but what is expected moving towards the ea

you won't have a fine friday close to this weather front, north—east england into eastern scotland, cloudyills and that snow level lowering later in the day. this is your cloudy, wet zone throughout the day. also got this area of cloud and rain nudging northwards from the midlands, wales, into parts of north—west england and fringing into northern ireland. to the south of that we see some sunshine coming through, but you may catch a shower, could be heavy and possibly thundery, not everybody will. it's here you have temperatures in double figures but it is a turning colder day through eastern scotland and north—east england, going into the evening and night, that snow level lowering and maybe into lower levels you could see a light covering into places going into saturday morning and a few of these wintry showers drifting westwards overnight and a developing and getting stronger eastern wind. a much colder start on saturday morning and temperatures are not going up very far on saturday. throughout the weekend, we have got high pressure in scandinavia pumping bitterly cold air our way and a

south—west england and the north—east of england, and a couple in lancashire as well. —west of in and have had their power restored 110w. in and have had their power restored now. the company which sorts out power in the south—west of england and across the midlands, they still have a number of people without power. yesterday they tried to use a to try to get to some of the more remote, cut—off areas. —— tried to use a helicopter to get to some. that helicopter was foiled by the fog. they say they will try to use the helicopter again today. i suspect if it is like this where they are, they may have some difficulty. you may be right. andy, thank you. it is important to remember that lots of rural communities are still having big rob woods and have been cut off. to find out what is happening across the uk, let's go to chris. the weather is still causing issues today. there is still more snow to come, but the big issue is what has already fallen and is lying on the ground in these rural communities. a mixed picture today. frost and ice this morning. widespread hill fog. mo

cloud working in from north—east england and eastern scotland too.r this time of year, 4—7 degrees. certainly not as cold as it was during the weekend. through the week ahead, things are set to turn milder. after a largely dry start to the week, there will be some rain later on in the week. but high pressure dominates the weather through monday and on into tuesday as well. winds are coming in from a slightly the different direction. not quite as cold, although still, temperatures not doing great for this time of year. on tuesday, a weak weather front bringing some rain showers in parts of wales, as well as to the south—east. elsewhere, a largely dry day. best of the sunshine for parts of northern ireland, western scotland and north—west england. temperatures around 6—9 degrees by the time we get to tuesday. and then as we go to the middle part of the week, you willjust start to notice the yellow colours. this is the milder air mass which is starting to move in from the atlantic, pushing away those cold easterly winds that have been with us for some t

you won't have a fine friday close to this weather front, north—east england into eastern scotland, cloudynow level lowering later in the day. this is your cloudy, wet zone throughout the day. also got this area of cloud and rain nudging northwards from the midlands, wales, into parts of north—west england and fringing into northern ireland. to the south of that we see some sunshine coming through, but you may catch a shower, could be heavy and possibly thundery, not everybody will. it's here you have temperatures in double figures but it is a turning colder day through eastern scotland and north—east england, going into the evening and night, that snow level lowering and maybe into lower levels you could see a light covering into places going into saturday morning and a few of these wintry showers drifting westwards overnight and a developing and getting stronger eastern wind. a much colder start on saturday morning and temperatures are not going up very far on saturday. throughout the weekend, we have got high pressure in scandinavia pumping bitterly cold air our way and a strong wind to

cloud working in from north—east england and eastern scotland too.for this time of year, 4—7 degrees. certainly not as cold as it was during the weekend. through the week ahead, things are set to turn milder. after a largely dry start to the week, there will be some rain later on in the week. high pressure dominates the weather through monday and on into tuesday. winds are coming in from a slightly the different direction. not quite as cold, although still, temperatures not doing great for this time of year. on tuesday, a weak weather front bringing rain showers in parts of wales, as well as to the south—east. elsewhere, a largely dry day. best of the sunshine for parts of northern ireland, western scotland and north—west england. temperatures around 6—9 degrees by the time we get to tuesday. then as we go to the middle part of the week, you willjust start to notice the yellow colours. this is a milder air mass which is starting to move in from the atlantic, pushing away those cold easterly winds that have been with us for some time. wednesday, it's

northern england, fairly cloudy, as will northern ireland. northne of two spots. tonight, what shall all of a sudden that rain and snow mix across scotla nd that rain and snow mix across scotland and north—east england pushes its way to the south. a few snow flurries anywhere. temperatures really start to drop. many below freezing as we start tomorrow morning. a cold day, a windy day tomorrow with an icy wind chill. snow flurries possible just about anywhere. we could see some longer spells of snow across parts of lincolnshire in yorkshire. snow blowing around in the strong winds as well. really fine, dry snow. parts of northern scotland will stay dry throughout but all, it will be a very, very chilly day. temperatures in the teams this week but very few will get much above around two, three degrees. saturday night in the sunday, a spell of more significant snow pushing across. it looks like england and wales. the forecast could change. clearing to sunshine and showers later on but even on sunday, the icy wind will be making itself known. temperatu

ireland, and into parts of north wales and north—west england. wales and north—west england. into the afternoon. wales into the afternoon. england, northern ireland in particular. particular. temperatures mostly in double figures in the south. double figures in the south. 0vernight the rain develops more widely across england and wales. widely across england and wales. snow across the hills of northern england as well. england as well. drop below where you have a clearer skies. into the north of northern ireland. ireland. saturday, and the sun will stay dry and reasonably bright all day long. and reasonably bright all day long. becoming confined to eastern coastal counties later. counties later. that means many in the west will brighten up. the west will brighten up. wales, but still, at lower temperatures. temperatures. sunday a cold start with frost and missed and four. with frost and missed and four. will be the driest day of the weekend. one or two showers around. single figure temperatures once more. more. counties of england into monday, it will tend to snow. will tend

england and into northern ireland. really quite cold towards the coast of eastern scotland and north—east england, the north—easterly wind, sleet and snow dies away on saturday night, and there will be ‘s —— frosty night for us, as we start easter sunday. then it will be a dry day though some showers here and there. more heavy rain arriving to south—eastern england on sunday night, some sun around the further north you are. she did welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: more tears as australian cricket hits rock bottom. former vice—captain david warner apologises for his role in the ball—tampering scandal and admits he might never play for the team again. ta ke full take full responsibility for my part in what happened, and i am deeply sorry for the consequences of what i was involved in. 16 palestinians are reported killed and hundreds injured after israeli forces clash with protesters on the gaza border. russia expels diplomats from 23 countries — as the spy row continues to stoke east—west tensions. a bus fire brings one of britain'

there are still two yellow weather warnings in place for england for snow in the north of england untilow in the north of england until midnight and four ice across england until 11 o'clock in the morning. coming back to sunderland, the football clu b coming back to sunderland, the football club has opened up part of its stadium for homeless people who may be out and affected by the big freeze. they have a warm room with food and drink and there is somewhere to sleep. pets are also welcome and the club say that that facility at the stadium of light will stay open until nine o'clock on monday morning. thank you very much, speaking to us there. some of the heaviest snow has been in scotland. 0ur correspondent catriona renton sent us this report from glasgow central station. it may at glasgow central station. it's still far from a typical saturday here at glasgow central station but services are starting to run. much improved for what we have seen, getting services back up and running. iamjoined getting services back up and running. i am joined by david getting services back up and running

you won't have a fine friday close to this weather front, north—east england into eastern scotland, cloudycottish hills and that snow level lowering later in the day. this is your cloudy, wet zone throughout the day. also got this area of cloud and rain nudging northwards from the midlands, wales, into parts of north—west england and fringing into northern ireland. to the south of that we see some sunshine coming through, but you may catch a shower, could be heavy and possibly thundery, not everybody will. it's here you have temperatures in double figures but it is a turning colder day through eastern scotland and north—east england, going into the evening and night, that snow level lowering and maybe into lower levels you could see a light covering into places going into saturday morning and a few of these wintry showers drifting westwards overnight and a developing and getting stronger eastern wind. a much colder start on saturday morning and temperatures are not going up very far on saturday. throughout the weekend, we have got high pressure in scandinavia pumping bitterly cold air our

and still this feed of snow showers across parts of north—east england and the eastern side of scotlande or two into northern ireland as well. now, as we go on through the day, many of the showers in eastern areas will tend to fade. it will be quite a slow process but, by the afternoon, many places here will be dry, particularly down towards the south—east where we could see some brightness. but notice the snow continues for a good part of the day across the south—west of england, and that's why there is so much risk for disruption here. still pretty windy and still cold as well. but as we move through sunday night, we will lose that area of snowfall from the far south—west. high pressure taking charge. and we'll lose the cold, easterly winds, starting to bring in more of a northerly wind on monday. now, northerlies are never particularly warm, but they will not be quite as cold, so temperatures of around 4—7 celsius. a largely dry day with some sunny spells. and as we head on through the coming week, those temperatures are going to climb back into double digits. by the end of the week,

maybe making progress into the north of england.wers across the top end of the pennines. certainly across the cairngorms, where the snow is really mounting up. sunshine in the south, the odd shower as well. at least here you have some warmth to speak of. anywhere near the east, i'm afraid it is one of those days again. then, from friday to saturday, here it is the change. it is all about the importation of some really cold air from siberia and also scandinavia. that is the mark of the weekend, and there will be snow in the forecast. this is bbc news. the headlines: police say several people have been killed after a pedestrian bridge collapses onto traffic in florida. as the prime minister visits salisbury, scene of the nerve—gas poisoning, mrs may's allies show their support for her sanctions against russia. we do hold russia culpable for this brazen, brazen act and despicable act that's taken place on the streets of what is such a remarkable city. russia denies any involvement, as france, germany and the united statesjoin britain t

this was the main road across the north of england yesterday. blocked for more than 2a hours. this morning, the m62 reopened, and the transpennine traffic returned, reconnecting the main cities of the north. but many other roads across the hills between leeds it's been quite incredible, never seen anything like it. we've had sort of five or so foot drifts round by where we live, the other side of the hill over there, cars getting stuck, including police cars and so on. these are the ice roads of the north pennines. this lane leading to the tiny village of bewcastle has been blocked since wednesday. this morning, local farmers cleared the snow. people here feeling a bit forgotten. i rang the highways department yesterday morning, asking them to send out some assistance as our tractor was stuck in a neighbour's. and they said "there's no way anybody was going to be out our way". i think it's absolutely disgusting. right across the north, there's still plenty of snow to clear. we don't want any more, but, you know, it is what it is and we can cope w

across the country, there are one or two scattered snow showers for parts of north—east englandhern ireland. scotland, i think mostly dry and clear and it stays bitterly cold. having a look through sunday night then, we've still got this easterly wind across all of the country. it is high pressure in charge as we head through into monday, so that should keep a lot of dry weather on the scene, but certainly it will be a cold start to monday morning. so here, the temperatures in the towns and cities, lower than this in the countryside, in fact it could be as low as minus eight degrees first thing monday morning across rural parts of scotland. particularly cold where you've got the snow cover and through the day on monday it does look like a dry day. a few snow showers at the far south of england, channel islands, for instance, seeing a little bit of snow through the morning. most other places look dry through the day. there will be some sunshine, but a bit more cloud moves in for parts of eastern scotland and eastern england as well. now, heading through the week ahead, things wil

you won't have a fine friday close to this weather front, north—east england into eastern scotland, cloudycottish hills and that snow level lowering later in the day. this is your cloudy, wet zone throughout the day. also got this area of cloud and rain nudging northwards from the midlands, wales, into parts of north—west england and fringing into northern ireland. to the south of that we see some sunshine coming through, but you may catch a shower, could be heavy and possibly thundery, not everybody will. it's here you have temperatures in double figures but it is a turning colder day through eastern scotland and north—east england, going into the evening and night, that snow level lowering and maybe into lower levels you could see a light covering into places going into saturday morning and a few of these wintry showers drifting westwards overnight and a developing and getting stronger eastern wind. a much colder start on saturday morning and temperatures are not going up very far on saturday. throughout the weekend, we have got high pressure in scandinavia pumping bitterly cold air our

the snow continues to come down here in the north east of england. in the north east of england. can. if you don‘t need to travel, don‘t. don‘t. north yorkshire police say driving conditions are abysmal. driving conditions are abysmal. a66 remains closed at the moment as well. well. their best to try and clear it as soon as possible. soon as possible. the big concern today is the wind as it picks up. today is the wind as it picks up. are being covered as quickly as they are being cleared. are being cleared. need to travel, perhaps best to stay indoors. good advice. thank you. the situation on to cite this morning. situation on to cite this morning. it is worth saying there are many problems throughout the uk. problems throughout the uk. up—to—date with the transport situations. —— jon kay in truro. there are problems on the railways as well. as well. and we have extra time for the weather forecast later as well. the weather forecast later as well. now the other main news this morning. of the european council, donald tusk, in downing steet today. with the eu. could be lost in the uk c

still we see snow showers across parts of north—east england and the east of scotland, and some intoy and eastern areas will tend to fade. by the afternoon, many places will be dry, particularly towards the south east. notice, the snow continues were a good part of the day across the south west of england. that is why there is so much risk of disruption. here, still pretty windy and cold, as well. through sunday, losing that area of snowfall from the far south—west. high pressure taking charge. and we lose that cold, easterly wind, starting to bring in more of a northerly wind. northerly wind is never particularly warm but it will not be quite as cold, so temperatures between 4—7 celsius. heading through the coming week, temperatures will climb back into double digits. by the end of the week, things look pretty unsettled. this is bbc news. the headlines: 23 british diplomats are to be expelled by moscow amid tensions over the nerve agent attack in salisbury. the british consulate in st petersburg will also close. the prime minister has said russia must account for its actions. meanwh

hundreds of people in the north of england and in north and mid—wales, are without power — as the ukes with the continued effects of the week's bitter weather. motorists and rail passengers have been told to expect continued disruption, with scotland receiving the heaviest snowfall, and some of the lowest temperatures, in the uk. elsewhere it's expected to get milder. as the snow begins to melt, the environment agency has 11 flood warnings in place for parts of northeast and southwest england. our correspondent dan johnson reports. another day of britain taking a battering. after the snow come the high tides and the flood warnings. the sea has taken over the railway line. on the outskirts of cardiff, the snow is still hanging around. 400 homes across wales are without power, some people have now seen enough. very pretty and all that, but i must admit it is getting on my nerves now. it has affected me in not being able to get into work. i did not expect it to be as bad as it's been but we are getting cabin fever now. the motorway across the pennines was deserted for more than a day be

wet weather pushing into the south of england, this is the next weather front which will move north andles could have a wet day with outbreaks of persistent rain and snow to the high ground. further wintry showers in scotland. again, it will be on the cool side, temperatures in single figures. easter sunday, the best day of the weekend, we are in between weather systems, very few isobars around and it looks like it will be a cold start, but bright with lots of sunshine and the cloud will build so it will be a bright and dry afternoon. later in the day, the next weather front moves into the fasan next weather front moves into the fasa n west next weather front moves into the fasan west and this will bring heavy rain. -- fasan west and this will bring heavy rain. —— the far south west. the next weather front will be quite active, as it moves into the cold airwe are likely active, as it moves into the cold air we are likely to see some heavy rain turning to snow, and we are thinking mainly over the higher ground but it could even fall down at lower levels as well as continues to move north

this mish—mash is some of you have been stuck by a weather front affecting the south—east and north—east of englanday a much improved prospect. until this rain moves up. for the most part, yes, a lot of cloud to the east and some sharp showers as well. but much, much drierfor many showers as well. but much, much drier for many of you and a better chance of seeing some sunshine. although that may be in short supply in the east. temperatures seven to ten. here we are later in the day, we are going to drag this cloud and rain further north and that is the key to story for the northern half of britain. 0ver key to story for the northern half of britain. over night through into monday, wales, the north midlands, northern ireland and then increasingly up towards the north hills of england, southern uplands of scotla nd hills of england, southern uplands of scotland and through the central belt through easter monday we could well see significant snow. there will be several centimetres over higher ground and even down to lower levels. further south it is not an issue, because your temperatures are in doubl

tomorrow evening, there are met 0ffice amber he prepared warnings in force for parts of eastern england and the northnday the south of wales in the south of england getting involved in the action. these are the areas which are most likely to see disruptive snow, initially during saturday night in the form of frequent showers pushing into the east. and then some more persistent snow which looks like it could develop down towards the south—west by the first part of morning. temperatures subzero, and there will be some icy stretches on sunday morning as well. the south—west of england, parts of wales, could well see some disruptive snow fall. worth keeping an eye on the forecast between now and then as we firm up on the details. further east, you will know sunday not as many showers. in fact, the clouds starting to break up to reveal some spells of sunshine. it will be another cold feeling day. high pressure to the north of the british isles, drifting a little bit further west as we move out of sunday into monday. that will to an extent cut off the cold easterly wind. we will get into more of a northerl

there are also 15 flood warnings in place in the south west and north east of england.picture — there are now no red or amber alerts in place, but yellow warnings remain across much of the country and the cold weather could last well into next week. let's go to ben brown who is in alnwick in northumberland. alnwick is snow—bound, like so many towns, people say these are the worst conditions they have had here in alnwick for eight years. and they have been taking in drivers who got stranded on the a1, which is closed between alnwick and berwick. about 70 lorry drivers and motorists from ca i’s 70 lorry drivers and motorists from cars who were stranded were brought toa cars who were stranded were brought to a sports hall here and looked after. 0n the m62 we are hearing 3,500 vehicles were stranded over night between rochdale and huddersfield. the army had to try and rescue people. most of those vehicles have now been freed. but we are still hearing that they're going to keep that stretch of motorway closed, because there have been winds of up to 80mph. there was carnage o

brightening up in wales in south—west england and north—west england later in the day. having showers rotating around it with hill snow. hail at lower levels. good friday. in the middle of the uk. most of the hills will be wintry. like sleet or hail. many showers in england, wales, and northern ireland. back to you. it's a bit of an unusualjob, but a team of abseilers is giving cheddar gorge an "exteme spring clean." 15 specialists are clearing loose rocks and invasive plants. sarah—jane bungay‘s there for us this morning. unbelievable weather. good morning. good morning. honestly, it is so different compared to yesterday morning. beautiful and clear whether yesterday. never mind. i promise you iamon yesterday. never mind. i promise you i am on cheddar gorge, one of the most beautiful and spectacular landscapes in the west country and all of it really. later on you will be able to see a massive dramatic landscape and the village of cheddar and the cheddar reservoir. thousands of people come to see this every year. there are drops of up to 400 feet and huge limestone cli

cloud working in from north—east england and eastern scotland too. for this time of year, 4—7 degrees. certainly not as cold as it was during the weekend. through the week ahead, things are set to turn milder. after a largely dry start to the week, there will be some rain later on in the week. but high pressure dominates the weather through monday and on into tuesday as well. winds are coming in from a slightly the different direction. not quite as cold, although still, temperatures not doing great for this time of year. on tuesday, a weak weather front bringing some rain showers in parts of wales, as well as to the south—east. elsewhere, a largely dry day. best of the sunshine for parts of northern ireland, western scotland and north—west england. temperatures around 6—9 degrees by the time we get to tuesday. and then as we go to the middle part of the week, you willjust start to notice the yellow colours. this is the milder air mass which is starting to move in from the atlantic, pushing away those cold easterly winds that have been with us for som

cloud working in from north—east england and eastern scotland too.loud. temperatures still on the cold side for this time of year, 4—7 degrees. certainly not as cold as it was during the weekend. through the week ahead, things are set to turn milder. after a largely dry start to the week, there will be some rain later on in the week. high pressure dominates the weather through monday and on into tuesday. winds are coming in from a slightly the different direction. not quite as cold, although still, temperatures not doing great for this time of year. on tuesday, a weak weather front bringing rain showers in parts of wales, as well as to the south—east. elsewhere, a largely dry day. best of the sunshine for parts of northern ireland, western scotland and north—west england. temperatures around 6—9 degrees by the time we get to tuesday. then as we go to the middle part of the week, you willjust start to notice the yellow colours. this is a milder air mass which is starting to move in from the atlantic, pushing away those cold easterly winds that have be

england and scotland. let's get the latest from ben brown who's in the north east of england. we're at the angel of the northome pretty brutal conditions here through the day i have to tell you. subzero temperatures around —8, we've had blizzard this morning, very heavy snowfall as well. and winds of around a0 miles an hour. it hasn't stopped some of those people you can see behind me around the angel of the north just having a bit of fun really on their sledgers, making the most of this very wintry conditions, as you were hearing, even though technically, according to the meteorologists, this is the first day of spring. 0n the roads, this is the a167 just off the a—1. the traffic is moving along. they've had snowploughs and gritters out. there when we came up for a one there were quite a few stranded vehicles and a lot of emergency vehicles as well. nothing like the conditions they seenin nothing like the conditions they seen in scotland on the m 80 near glasgow, where, as you were saying, hundreds of drivers were stranded for many hours overnight. let's get this report from glasgow and —— catriona renton.

showers for north west england and north wales.n continues through the evening and overnight. spilling into south wales and toward the southeast. here, the rain is lighter and dry in scotland and northern ireland and the air is colder, so some frost and icy patches. much milderfurther south. into the weekend, rain clears from the south east. 0therwise, good sunny spells, not many showers and temperatures were they should be at this time of year. a dull and damp day across the south east of england. the rain is light and patchy,it england. the rain is light and patchy, it clears from the south west and wales. sunshine into northern england and northern ireland and scotland and towards the north west, some blustery showers and some snow over the mountains. typical temperatures, ten, 11 degrees. not a bad day. a better day here on sunday and most parts of the uk have a dry day on sunday with a north—westerly breeze bringing showers towards scotland and into northern ireland. much of england and wales is dry with good sunshine and wale

through the day, a heavier burst on the hills, spreading towards parts of cumbria, northern england and northks in the afternoon, the cricket 12 degrees in aberdeenshire. england and wales after that, a chilly start. 7—10, but it will still feel cold in northern england with cloud in place. but even here, mild air in place for thursday. you can see it pushed in off the atlantic. it cools down a touch by the end of the week, but wind off the atlantic, so not as cold as we started with. after patchy rain through the night into thursday, it brightens up in eastern areas, clouding over in the west with outbreaks of rain later in the day, strong gale force winds through the day. double figure temperatures, 12, 13, maybe 1a in parts of scotland and eastern england. rain across the country through thursday night into friday. good, long sunny spells, but showers get going in the west. in the south, heavy with hail and fund, fairly blustery day by and large, longer spells of rain pushing into western scotland and the north of northern ireland later. temperatures still, though, into double figures. thi

the weather front moving across northern england and northern ireland, we have further snowfall here. it is notjust snow here, across eastern scotland and northbelow is either, it freezes as soon as it touches any surface. —— liquid rain. that is what happened yesterday. that is what i am worried about, dangerous conditions for a time. a risk of black ice on roads and pavements, could be quite dangerous out and about. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather as we go through the afternoon, but staying cloudy. we see rain coming in southern england. probably some rain getting into west sussex and surrey for a time as we go on through the afternoon. a cold day for most of us. afternoon. a cold day for most of us. overnight, the showers will push nor would bringing more snowfall across the peaks and snow —— pennines for a time. temperatures again dipping well below freezing across much of the country, looking at icy conditions to take us into sunday once again. sunday, for some of us as the pre—start of the day. we will have went to be showers pushing northwards. snow on the hills. lower levels we might see a mixture, rain and sleet with snow mixed in. i

and the far north of england.ng in. certainly with clear skies tonight across scotla nd with clear skies tonight across scotland and northern ireland, frost developing. you can see those blue colour is developing. further south and east we hold onto the mild conditions. temperatures going no lower than two or three degrees. a cold and frosty note. plenty of sunshine first thing on monday. going through the week we will probably see some changes. we have a clash, a battle, between cold air coming from scandinavia and less cold aircoming coming from scandinavia and less cold air coming from the atlantic 0cean. as those two meet, that is the boundary of where we could see some snow. let's talk about monday morning. as we mentioned, a cold and frosty start, with some sunshine. cloud increasing from the west during monday and without some outbreaks of rain spreading into northern ireland, west wales, and the far south—west of england. maximum temperatures at this stage in double figures, about 10— 12. as isaid, in doub

across the north—west of england, brighter. also north wales seeing some showers. some showers will be heavy. it will be across parts of wales and south—west england. we continue with showers mostly across the west. in between, some sunshine. temperature wise, up to ten. that will be in the channel islands. as we had through this evening and overnight, a ridge of high pressure built across us. we will still have some rain across the east north—east of scotland. it will be a cold night with widespread frost, some —— patchy mist and fog. we were the a lot of showers coming in. temperature wise, —3 — plus three. tomorrow, a dry note. a lot of sunshine tomorrow for many of us. still the rain across the north—east of scotla nd still the rain across the north—east of scotland with your snow but the coming into the south—west could prove to be heavy and boundary as they drift north eastwards, getting into the london area, into the midlands and north—west england and northern ireland. in between them, some bright spells or sunny intervals. tomorrow again, our top temperatu

, snow showers for north—east england and eastern scotland. more disruptive weather. is weekend but less cold further south across the country. still a of some showers. some rain showers heading into wards the south—west of england. we could see some freezing rain so that is rain falling on to freezing surfaces and turning into ice. it could be dangerously dishes in the south with the potential for freezing rain. but temperatures will be quite as cold as they have been today. certainly pushing the right side of freezing. during sunday, still a chance of a few snow showers towards the north, but further south, showers will be turning back to sleep, some rain around and temperatures not as cold although still below average for the time of year. hello, it's friday march 2nd, it's ten o'clock, i'm chloe tilley. our top story... britain is still in the grip of the big freeze with many roads still impassable. troops have been called in to take medical staff to and from edinburgh's two biggest hospitals, but not everyone is happy with the response. can i ask you what you thin

and england and wales, there are outbreaks of rain, some snow into the high hills and pennines, but more precipitation peters out into the afternoon tomorrow. especially for northern ireland, northof scotland and nowhere is particular warm. we hold onto cloud through eastern parts of england going through the night into sunday morning, still a bit damp and drizzly and places. clearer spells in north and west parts of the uk, a frost going into sunday morning, fog patches around as well. on sunday, easter sunday, we are in between weather systems so it is the most widely dry day of this easter weekend. that said there will be a lot of loud around, you may encounter the shower and a bit of drizzle but most places will be dry, limited sunshine, in northern scotla nd limited sunshine, in northern scotland and north—east of england, but there will be outbreaks of rain coming back to south—west england and south wales later in the day with strengthening wind. that's as these weather fronts marched smartly north—west sunday night into easter monday, not just with north—west sunday night into easter monday, notjust with rain, going into cold air, some sleet and snow from the midlands no

england and wales. the coldest conditions in the west midlands, wales and north west england.already cloudy in western scotland and northern ireland with occasional rain. heavier rain on the hills spreading towards cumbria, northern england and north wales later. and some rain in the east of scotland. the cloud breaks here into the afternoon, it could hit 12 degrees in aberdeenshire. after the chilly start, wales achieving 7—10dc but still feeling cool in northern england with cloud in place. even here, milder air on thursday which pushes in off the atlantic. by the end of the week still, winds off the atlantic so nowhere near as cold. after patchy rain into thursday, it brightens up to eastern areas with sunny spells. clouding over in the west without breaks of rain later, strung together. all in double figure temperatures, 12, 13, 1a celsius in some parts of eastern scotland. rain on thursday night and into friday which clears eastern areas on friday, sunny spells here and showers from the west. they could be heavy with hail and thunder, blustery day with longer spells of ra