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

it will tend to gradually turn back to rain though further south into the midlands, north wales too. parts of southern scotland and northern england as well. further south it'll mainly be falling as rain, could be a bit of snow over the mountains of wales, for instance. really mild overnight, though, again for south—east england and east anglia. contrast that to the rest of the country though, where we're going to get down below freezing in the more rural spots. do expect some hazardous, slippery, icy wintry weather first thing tomorrow. now, low pressure tomorrow eases away towards the east and that will leave us with some slightly less persistent and heavy snowfall, but still some snow to come for again parts of the pennines, southern uplands, highlands as well. some wintry showers so could be some rain, sleet and hill snow for northern ireland, north wales, northwest england, down towards the midlands as well. bit of sunshine around elsewhere but we're all in that colder air tomorrow, so temperatures in the afternoon between about two to 6 degrees on monday. and then that colder ai

a line of pretty intense rain and gusty winds for a time, but clearer conditions developing to north wales've got a little bit of sunshine here and there, but batch of rain and sleet and hills, snow pushing its way out to southern scotland, into northern ireland and northern england this afternoon, and then frequent snow showers in the north of scotland, where temperatures will be dropping and just a few degrees above freezing by the end of the afternoon and even further south, a good five six degrees cooler than we started the day as that colder air pushes its way in. now, the heavy rain this evening just on the south coast will gradually ease away. takes a lot longer though, for the channel islands. before that rain departs, we'll have some wintry showers around the coast, but snow showers in northern scotland. but inland areas there'll be clear skies and it will be cold and frosty. a widespread frost with some ice around into the morning. as for thursday, it looks like it's going to be a sunny day though. so for your commute back to work if you're returning to work on thursday. lovely d

a line of pretty intense rain and gusty winds for a time, but clearer conditions developing to north walesferent story. we've got a little bit of sunshine here and there, but a batch of rain and sleet and hill snow pushing its way out to southern scotland, into northern ireland and northern england this afternoon, and then frequent snow showers in the north of scotland, where temperatures will be dropping and just a few degrees above freezing by the end of the afternoon. and even further south, a good five, six degrees cooler than we started the day as that colder air pushes its way in. then the heavy rain this evening just on the south coast will gradually ease away. takes a lot longer though for the channel islands before that rain departs. we'll have some wintry showers around the coast, but snow showers in northern scotland. but inland areas, there'll be clear skies and it will be cold and frosty. a widespread frost with some ice around into the morning. as for thursday, it looks like it's going to be a sunny day though. so for your commute back to work if you're returning to work on t

sion tootill gave the latest from north wales. ning for snow and ice. although so far in lower levels anyway, we've only had a bit of rain, but you can probably see behind me. the north walian mountains are covered in snow, and in fact, to my left hand side, you can see a formerly snowed in the area's tallest mountain, completely blanketed in snow. now we are expecting that to come to lower levels throughout the day, particularly after 6:00 this afternoon when that amber warning comes into place for the vast majority of wales other than coastal regions. just to remind you of what an amber warning is, the met office say it can mean a potential disruption on the roads, it can mean power cuts and there is even a potential danger to life. there is plenty of advice out there though, for people during this wintry spell. for snow in particular, it's to plan ahead and to avoid any unnecessary journeys. and then public health wales have given some advice to people for the cold weather that's to come. they are telling people to wrap up warm

north—west england, north wales north—west england as well and the snow showers in the north accompanieden the outlook sees the chance of rain and some snow on friday, where some of us but it gets less cold. welcome to our viewers on bbc news. we are discussing the grooming gangs, a better phrase is the rape and torture gangs. we are asking you if there should be a national inquiry. there are so many arguments raging at the moment, at the heart of this are victims, at the heart of this, survivors, all too easily forgotten in all the noise that is going on. reading the court papers on these cases going way back, it is such a difficult read. as i said, grooming is a woefully inadequate word. what happened to these young women

a yellow warning for ice for parts of north west england and north wales.d, north wales through the morning could be stubborn to clear, but a lot of sunshine away from the north coast of scotland. skies turning cloudier, though across the southern half of england and south wales, with some rain, maybe some hill sleet and snow getting into the higher ground of southern england later on. but a cold day wherever you are, two or three degrees at best. so we could see some sleet and snow over the tops of the moors, south wales, the hills there and across the downs for a time as we head through wednesday evening, eventually it will start to pull away, take the cloud and the rain with it. clearer skies again as we head into early parts of thursday. so temperatures falling like a stone and further wintry showers, northern scotland and northern ireland, again, there will be a risk of ice. temperatures could be down into minus double digits again across parts of northern england into scotland where we have lying snow. so we hold on to that run of cold northerly winds

blackpool, parts of north wales, edinburgh facing no service., 11 car carriages we have been hearing on the announcement here, going to various places, including wolverhampton. there are trains to crewe as well. avanti is a if you have bought a ticket for today, you can use that until the 4th today, you can use that until the 11th of january. so they are advising everyone more stable travel, you might travel on a different day or you can ask for a full refund. the rmt union, however, who are backing the train managers, indeed rmt members who are notjust striking today but every sunday from the 12 january to the 25th of may, is the deal is not set up, it's not fair that they are members who have been paid a certain amount of money, 250— £300, depending on who you believe, to come in on rest day working to take on quite a position of responsibility as a train manager. what is happening at the moment, according to mick lynch, you can catch that on bbc iplayer, he had said that senior greater managers are coming into work that rest day working and t

a line of pretty intense rain and gusty winds for a time, but clearer conditions developing to north walesy, it's a different story. we've got a little bit of sunshine here and there, but a batch of rain and sleet and hill snow pushing its way out to southern scotland, into northern ireland and northern england this afternoon, and then frequent snow showers in the north of scotland, where temperatures will be dropping and just a few degrees above freezing by the end of the afternoon. and even further south, a good five, six degrees cooler than we started the day as that colder air pushes its way in. then the heavy rain this evening just on the south coast will gradually ease away. takes a lot longer though for the channel islands before that rain departs. we'll have some wintry showers around the coast, but snow showers in northern scotland. but inland areas, there'll be clear skies and it will be cold and frosty. a widespread frost with some ice around into the morning. as for thursday, it looks like it's going to be a sunny day though. so for your commute back to work if you're returning

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

and east england, north wales and the snow showers in the north accompanied by a blustery wind. the channel islands. then the outlook sees the chance of rain, and some snow, on friday, for some of us but it gets a little bit less cold. this is bbc news, the headlines... a powerful earthquake hits china's tibet region near mount everest. chinese state media say 95 people are dead and hundreds more injured. commemorations are taking place in paris to mark the tenth anniversary of the terror attack on the satirical magazine charlie had to after it published cartoons of the prophet muhammad. —— charlie hebdo. we expect president macron to join the others who are marking the tenth anniversary of the islamist attack at the offices of the satirical news magazine charlie hebdo.

its own line of pretty intense rain and gusty winds for a time but clear conditions develop into north walesent story, a bit of sunshine here and there, but a batch of rain and there, but a batch of rain and sleet and hail is now pushing its way out of southern scotland into northern ireland and northern england this afternoon and frequent snow showers in the north of scotland where temperatures will drop, just a few degrees above freezing by the end of the afternoon, it even further south are good five or 6 degrees cooler than we started the day as the cool air pushes him. the heavy rain this evening just on the south bank will gradually ease away, it takes a lot longer for the channel islands before that rain departs, we have all have wintry showers around the coasts, snow showers in north—eastern scotland and some areas with clear skies and it will be cold and frosty, a widespread frost with some ice around into the morning. as for thursday it looks like it will be a sunny day, so for your commute back to work if you return on thursday, lovely day for many, snow showers in northern scotla

scotland and northern ireland, up to ten centimetres over the highlands and an ice warning for north walesd north—west england where wintry showers will ease over the next few hours. elsewhere, clearskies, light winds and a cold night with temperatures down to double digits into northern england and parts of scotland and we will see freezing fog patches develop in northern ireland and parts of north—west england and north wales and the midlands, so watch out because they could be stubborn to clear and some areas stay cold and grey all day but the most are cold and sunny day and further wintry showers in northern scotland and northern ireland later in the day some rain pushing in two southern areas of england and some of that will be snow over the high ground. further north we can see it will be a cold day where ever you are an temperatures to a three degrees at best despite more sunshine and as we head through wednesday evening most of the weather front will be across the channel into northern france but we could see sleet and snow on the south downs and into the moors of the south—west, a

snow showers, some freezing fog once again slow to clear, central england, south and east england, north waleseven in the channel islands. then the outlook sees the chance of some rain and some snow, on friday for some of us, but it gets a little bit less cold. live from london. this is bbc news. a powerful earthquake hits china's tibet region, near mount everest — chinese state media say 95 people are dead and hundreds more injured. a huge rescue operation is underway. five people have died across the us with an emergency declared. flood warnings are in force across large parts of the uk with a danger to life alert in south leicestershire. the head of the uk inquiry into sex abuse gang says there is no need for a new national investigation because action should be taken now. and mcdonnell staff say they are still facing sexual abuse and harassment —— mcdonald's staff say they are

there is the risk of freezing rain across north wales, and we will see slightly milder air are cut in snow will melt, and that could cause some problems as well. ., ,,., ._ could cause some problems as well. ., ., ., well. late saturday through to monday - _ well. late saturday through to monday - it — well. late saturday through to monday - it sounds _ well. late saturday through to monday - it sounds like - well. late saturday through to monday - it sounds like the i monday — it sounds like the type of conditions where we are hearing the warning that if you don't have to travel, try not to. ~ ., ._ to. well, i would say definitely _ to. well, i would say definitely think- to. well, i would say definitely think twice to. well, i would say - definitely think twice about it. there will be snow for south as well, i have to say, but it will be quite transient so it will turn quickly back to rain across the south of england and into south wales. bad travelling conditions here as well for a time on saturday night stop it is really these amber warning areas we are most concerned about. ther

wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. cotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. live from washington. this is bbc news. the death toll rises to 16 in los angeles, where fire crews are battling destructive wildfires and bracing for stronger winds. us special counseljack smith who led federal investigations into donald trump has resigned just days before trump reta kes the white house. and celebrations in sudan, after the army captures a strategic eastern city — from the paramilitary rapid support forces. hello, i'm carl nasman. we begin with the wildfires in los angeles, where the death toll has risen to 16. more evacuation orders have been issued as crews continue to battle multiple wildfires. the largest blaze is now bearing down on a new area — the wealthy neighbourhood of brentwood. these are pictures from los angeles in the past hour. cruiser continuing to work t

a few showers around and rain and sleet along the coast in north wales, north west england, northernrnoon, at least not as windy as today. so the wind chill won't be quite as marked, but some will stay subzero throughout. frost and ice again an issue for saturday morning, as well as some dense freezing fog. a bright start for many, a few showers in the north and west of scotland, again wintry in nature, but cloud amounts will increase from the west through the day. that will suppress the rise in temperature and later on, as this weather system comes in, we could see some snowfall briefly for southern england and south wales before it turns back to rain. and this is the key to the weekend, what happens with this area of low pressure? the northern edge will see some snowfall, on the southern edge, we will see some rain. potentially some disruptive snowfall in the hills of northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland, could see as much as a foot of snow in places, but there will be some big contrasts. so this is why it will be crucial to where that low pressure goes. low sin

a yellow warning for ice for parts of north west england and north wales.ing could be stubborn to clear, but a lot of sunshine away from the north coast of scotland. skies turning cloudier, though across the southern half of england and south wales, with some rain, maybe some hill sleet and snow getting into the higher ground of southern england later on. but a cold day wherever you are, two or three degrees at best. so we could see some sleet and snow over the tops of the moors, south wales, the hills there and across the downs for a time as we head through wednesday evening, eventually it will start to pull away, take the cloud and the rain with it. clearer skies again as we head into early parts of thursday. so temperatures falling like a stone and further wintry showers, northern scotland and northern ireland, again, there will be a risk of ice. temperatures could be down into minus double digits again across parts of northern england into scotland where we have lying snow. so we hold on to that run of cold northerly winds, with further snow showers fee

it is difficult to know but one thing we do know is we are expecting, in large north wales, tickly ands, tickly and high ground, 30—110 centimetres of snow. they could be some disruption this evening. could be some disruption this evenina. . ~ could be some disruption this evenina. ., ~ ,, , could be some disruption this evenina. . ~ ,, , . evening. thank you very much. fill in stratford-upon-avon, i fill in stratford—upon—avon, how do things compare there? still a few light dusting of snow_ still a few light dusting of snow as i drove over here about an hour— snow as i drove over here about an hour ago _ snow as i drove over here about an hourago. it snow as i drove over here about an hour ago. it is 2 degrees and — an hour ago. it is 2 degrees and that— an hour ago. it is 2 degrees and that is as warm as it is going _ and that is as warm as it is going to _ and that is as warm as it is going to get. there are still ice on — going to get. there are still ice on the ground and as it gets— ice on the ground and as it gets colder it will get worse. we are — gets colder it will get worse.

also, freezing fog patches for northern ireland, northern ireland and north wales, which could be stubborne southern half of england and south wales, with rain and may be some hill sleet and snow coming in. we could see some sleet and snow over the tops of the moors, south wales, the hills and across the downs, but as we had through wednesday evening it will start to pull away, taking the cloud and rain with it. clear skies as we head into the early part of thursday, temperatures falling like a stone and further wintry showers for northern scotland and northern ireland. temperatures could be down into minus double digits across northern england and into scotland, where we have lying snow. we hold onto that run of cold northerly wind, with further snow showers feeding into northern parts of scotland. we remain very much in the cold air mass, lots of sunshine around, ice to begin with. furtherwintry sunshine around, ice to begin with. further wintry showers in northern scotland and northern ireland, perhaps into northern western wales, north—west england, some of them running to the midlands

amber warnings for snow and ice are still in force across parts of north wales, the north midlands andsome of us. i will have all the details for you here on bbc breakfast. reform uk leader nigel farage defends tech billionaire elon musk over a series of critical posts about the british government. free speech is back. we may find it offensive, but it's a good thing, not a bad thing. ceremonies honouring the former us presidentjimmy carter, who died last week, have begun in his home state of georgia. avoiding hospital backlogs. we take a look at the frailty unit aiming to help elderly patients get seen quicker and sent home from hospital. a frustrating day for the teams chasing liverpool in the premier league title race. both arsenal and chelsea are held to draws away from home. leaders liverpool will go eight points clear if they beat manchester united later. snow has been falling across large parts of the uk, causing travel disruption and power cuts in some areas.

a yellow warning for ice for parts of north west england and north wales.e stubborn to clear, but a lot of sunshine away from the north coast of scotland. skies turning cloudier, though across the southern half of england and south wales, with some rain, maybe some hill sleet and snow getting into the higher ground of southern england later on. but a cold day wherever you are, two or three degrees at best. so we could see some sleet and snow over the tops of the moors, south wales, the hills there and across the downs for a time as we head through wednesday evening, eventually it will start to pull away, take the cloud and the rain with it. clearer skies again as we head into early parts of thursday. so temperatures falling like a stone and further wintry showers, northern scotland and northern ireland, again, there will be a risk of ice. temperatures could be down into minus double digits again across parts of northern england into scotland where we have lying snow. so we hold on to that run of cold northerly winds, with further snow showers feeding into n

a few showers around and rain and sleet along the coast in north wales, north west england, northerncotland, but still, for many, a dry and bright afternoon, at least not as windy as today. so the wind chill won't be quite as marked, but some will stay subzero throughout. frost and ice again an issue for saturday morning, as well as some dense freezing fog. a bright start for many, a few showers in the north and west of scotland, again wintry in nature, but cloud amounts will increase from the west through the day. that will suppress the rise in temperature and later on, as this weather system comes in, we could see some snowfall briefly for southern england and south wales before it turns back to rain. and this is the key to the weekend, what happens with this area of low pressure? the northern edge will see some snowfall, on the southern edge, we will see some rain. potentially some disruptive snowfall in the hills of northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland, could see as much as a foot of snow in places, but there will be some big contrasts. so this is why it will

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

the snow topped mountains of north wales, and now much of the uk is bracing itself for more snow andst for the lake district and parts of the north west. it will bring challenges for many, but for others there's an excitement. i'm going to go sledging. so, yeah. what about the freezing temperatures? uh, just put put another coat on. what's your preparation plan? get some gloves on and go out and snowball. i can't wait for it. it'sjust quite unusual for it to snow because usually i it's just quite cold - and just rainy, usually. so, quite excited. and there are also concerns about travelling on the trains. there have been delays already with scotrail, with transpennine services, and with northern rail, with operators warning that ice on the tracks could severely delay or stop services. the gritters have been heading out in all directions. drivers are being warned of potentially treacherous conditions and should be prepared if they get stuck. the passengers in these vehicles in the lake district were all rescued before it got dark, and here at the north yorkshire fire and rescue statio

also the peak district, parts of north wales seeing significant snow.t mayjust be a few centimetres 3—7 centimetres. as we discussed that will be mixing with some freezing rain, icy conditions, very slushy conditions if that snow starts to melt. it is a really awkward mix that could give widespread impacts. thank ou ve give widespread impacts. thank you very much- _ give widespread impacts. thank you very much. that _ give widespread impacts. thank you very much. that is - give widespread impacts. thank you very much. that is ban - give widespread impacts. thank you very much. that is ban ourl you very much. that is ban our weather presenter. a reminder that we do have a life page and that life page showing updates from colleagues on what is happening as well as the bbc weather team. you can also go to the bbc weather app for all the latest information. we will also be hearing from our colleagues who have been deployed following those weather warnings. the 6—day state funeral of america's 39th president, jimmy carter has began in his native georgia. for

snow showers, some freezing fog once again slow to clear, central england, south and east england, north wales4 degrees, seven in the channel islands. then the outlook sees the chance of some rain and some snow, on friday for some of us, but it gets a little bit less cold. live from london. this is bbc news. a powerful earthquake hits china's tibet region, near mount everest — chinese state media say 95 people are dead and hundreds more injured. a huge rescue operation continues. flood warnings are in force across large parts of the uk — with a danger to life alert in south leicestershire. commemorations are taking place in paris to mark the tenth anniversary of the attack on the serrat girl magazine charlie hebdo after it published political cartoons of muhammad —— the satirical magazine. hello, i'm nicky schiller. we start with the latest on that major earthquake that has struck china's tibet region.

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

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

wales, so temperatures rising here. but that area of high pressure is not going away at all. it's going to shift a little bit further north and some clear skies for a while across england and wales, we could start grey and misty with some areas of fog that could linger in the southeast through much of the day. otherwise, it brightens up with some sunshine and that weather front brings some rain into the northwest of scotland, where again, temperatures are going to be double figures and typically 8—10 celsius across england and wales. but where we have some clear skies overnight, again, we could see temperatures falling close to freezing in england and wales. nothing to worry about, though, further north for scotland and northern ireland — here, the temperature�*s always going to be higher. but what a change this week, it's going to be much milder, a lot of dry weather. still some chilly, misty sort of weather at times across some southern parts of the uk. live from london, this is bbc news the number of people killed in the los angeles wildfires has risen to 2a — at least 16 people are missing. strong winds are threatenin

a yellow warning for ice for parts of north west england and north wales.orthern england, north wales through the morning could be stubborn to clear, but a lot of sunshine away from the north coast of scotland. skies turning cloudier, though across the southern half of england and south wales, with some rain, maybe some hill sleet and snow getting into the higher ground of southern england later on. but a cold day wherever you are, two or three degrees at best. so we could see some sleet and snow over the tops of the moors, south wales, the hills there and across the downs for a time as we head through wednesday evening, eventually it will start to pull away, take the cloud and the rain with it. clearer skies again as we head into early parts of thursday. so temperatures falling like a stone and further wintry showers, northern scotland and northern ireland, again, there will be a risk of ice. temperatures could be down into minus double digits again across parts of northern england into scotland where we have lying snow. so we hold on to that run of cold n

ireland, south—west scotland, more into north—west england, bumping into the pennines and into north walest of scotland. otherwise the winds won't be quite as strong as today, but it's still going to feel cold wherever you are. now, moving quickly into wednesday and more snow showers affecting northern scotland. a few wintry showers for northern ireland. otherwise, many northern areas dry and quite sunny. as you move further south, we're going to find more cloud and the threat of some wet weather coming into the english channel, bumping into the colder air brings the risk of some snow for the southernmost parts of england. a few centimetres widely, these areas haven't really seen the snow so far. another cold day. temperatures struggling to around two or three degrees. now, that wet weather that threatens the far south of england should move away. and as that clears away, we've still got that cold wind leading to a frosty start on thursday. live from london, this is bbc news. uk prime minister sir keir starmer defends his record prosecuting sexual abuse gangs, after attacks by elon musk an

also in mid—to north wales, and on higher ground, scotland not so badly affected although the bordersntains of antrim and mourne, they could get about 12 centimetres of snow there. it is very much a question of prepare for yourjourney, consider if it is necessary, you will be far less at risk if you were to take the train rather than to drive. simon calder advises that while it's best to avoid road travel at this time, train journeys are not guaranteed to be free of disruption either. there are lots of people completing long journeys today because they are returning from wherever they spent christmas and new year, ready to start the working year on monday. very busy weekend, so far, we have seen the sort of disruption that pops up any time. for example on the east coast main line there was a broken down train, and a track inspection that slowed things down. same on the west coast main line between rugby and coventry. we still have festive engineering works that are happening in various places around cambridge and on the main line from london to southampton. those are known about but w

that said, there is a greater chance of showers working into north wales, north—west england and thed day, temperatures quite widely 2—4 celsius. heading into the weekend, we start off on a cold and frosty note. saturday sees a veil of clouds spilling across england and wales. that traps cold air near the surface. temperatures really struggling, two or three degrees. brighter for scotland and northern ireland, with a mixture of sunshine and wintry showers. but then, as we go through saturday night into sunday and monday, this area of low pressure is set to bring some areas of the uk some severe weather. in the cold air, snow gets right down to sea level, but it's not cold everywhere. so at the south of the weather system, we see snow falling to about 2500m elevation. you'd need to be up a mountain that tall to see snow. in other words, we are more likely to see rain. and that dividing line between the cold and the mild is super sharp and super important. for sunday, then, it's where we see the snow become slow moving and persistent that we're in real trouble. in the south, any snow t

steadily south, weakens all the time to a nuisance band of drizzly rain across northern england and north walesarer skies, a touch of patchy frost, maybe some patchy fog, as well. low single figures here. we keep the mild air behind that weather front. the front will continue to push its way south and produce quite a lot of cloud around on tuesday. not that much in the way of rain. some brief glimpses of brightness perhaps towards the north and east of scotland and england. temperatures generally between eight and 11 degrees. so a milder feel to things. as we move through the middle part of the week, the high pressure stays influencing the story for most of us. weather fronts toppling across the high might introduce some fresher winds and thicker cloud here from time to time, but with lighter winds further south, fog and some of it dense and stubborn in places, could lingerfor quite some time across central and south—east england. so something to look out for on wednesday. again, temperatures pretty similar — between eight and 11 degrees. so as we go through the rest of the week the milder them

through the first part of the morning, still some snow falling across high ground, north wales, the north sleet and rain in places, but that snow continuing to fall across northern england, remaining very cold here as we start the day. milder, you'll notice, down to the south west, 12 celsius there in plymouth. now, as we go through the day, where we have that mild air in the south, it will be rain that falls from the sky. quite windy, particularly around the coasts. some really heavy rain setting in once again across parts of wales through the afternoon. snow will continue to affect parts of northern england, particularly over higher ground, maybe more like rain at low levels. some snow into the eastern side of northern ireland, southern and eastern parts of scotland. staying very cold across the northern half of the uk, much milderfurther south, 12—13 celsius. as we head through sunday night, this whole weather system just swirls away eastward. some further snowfall likely across parts of southern scotland, northern england, perhaps down into wales, and the midlands. on the back edge of

wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. are likely to be in scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise, we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. live from washington, this is bbc news. fire crews in los angeles brace for stronger winds as canada and mexico join the effort against destructive wildfires. this against destructive wildfires. one is dropping fire reta rda nt this one is dropping fire retardant right on top of the fire there in a desperate bid to stop these flames. and celebrations in sudan, after the army captures a strategic eastern city from the paramilitary rapid support forces. and uk chancellor rachel reeves announces trade agreements worth £600 million during a visit to china but is criticised for the timing of her trip. hello, i'm carl nasman. more evacuation orders have been issued in los angeles, where crews continue to battle multiple wildfires. the largest blaze is now bearing down on

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

steadily south, weakens all the time to a nuisance band of drizzly rain across northern england and north wales patchy fog, as well. low single figures here. we keep the mild air behind that weather front. the front will continue to push its way south and produce quite a lot of cloud around on tuesday. not that much in the way of rain. some brief glimpses of brightness perhaps towards the north and east of scotland and england. temperatures generally between eight and 11 degrees. so a milder feel to things. as we move through the middle part of the week, the high pressure stays influencing the story for most of us. weather fronts toppling across the high might introduce some fresher winds and thicker cloud here from time to time, but with lighter winds further south, fog and some of it dense and stubborn in places, could lingerfor quite some time across central and south—east england. so something to look out for on wednesday. again, temperatures pretty similar — between eight and 11 degrees. so as we go through the rest of the week the milder theme is set to continue, mostly dry, but watch out

could be a bit of freezing rain bringing icy conditions across north wales for a time, but it�*s thisd into monday, some areas could see around 20 to 40cm of snow over the hills, drifting around in the strong winds that would likely cut off communities and bring some severe disruption. this boundary could change a little over the next few days. yeah yeah live from london. this is bbc news: the us authorities believe the suspect behind the deadly new orleans attack was not �*solely responsible�*. the fbi search the home of the main suspect — a us army veteran. this is the scene in new orleans — president biden says — the attacker was inspired by the islamic state group. amongst the victims — a princeton university football star, a father of two — and an aspiring nurse. today�*s other main headlines... new cancer figures from the health service in england and wales shows more people than ever are being diagnosed in the early stages. and a new discovery of dinosaur footprints in oxfordshire — the largest ever uncovered. hello, i�*m matthew amroliwala. president biden has said, the former

that said, there is a greater chance of showers working into north wales, north—west england and the for scotland and northern ireland, with a mixture of sunshine and wintry showers. but then, as we go through saturday night into sunday and monday, this area of low pressure is set to bring some areas of the uk, some severe weather in the cold air. snow gets right down to sea level, but it's not cold everywhere. so at the south of the weather system, we see snow falling to about 2500m elevation. you'd need to be up a mountain that tall to see snow. in other words, we are more likely to see rain. and that dividing line between the cold and the mild is super sharp and super important. for sunday, then, it's where we see the snow become slow moving and persistent that we're in real trouble. in the south, any snow turns back to rain as that milder air works in. potentially a spell of freezing rain for a time in the hills of north wales, making for some very icy conditions. but where we see the biggest accumulations of snow, over the hills, we could be looking at around 20 to 40cm, enough