the met office has issued an amber be prepared warning for a small area around the south pennines andcould see 15 centimetres of snow. parts of southern scotland and northern england, lower—level snow. south will mainly be rain but also frozen surfaces but i shall be a significant risk. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. motorists are being warned of treacherous driving conditions across large parts of the uk, with sub—zero temperatures. hundreds of people had to spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. the un's special envoy to syria says he fears children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus are being used as "bargaining chips". at least forty people have been killed and more than thirty others injured in a bomb attack in afghanistan. it happened at a shia cultural centre west of the capital kabul. a spokesman for the afghan government said the suicide bomb was followed by two other explosions in the area. the health secretary has told bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. je

trans—pennine routes will be affected, leeds bradford airport also.central scotland for the rush hour tomorrow. tomorrow morning. there will be destruction over the northern half of england and into southern scotland. elsewhere showers passing through southern areas, brighter skies, milder in the south, temperatures reaching double figures, cold air in place across northern parts. into the weekend mild airwill northern parts. into the weekend mild air will continue to feed in from the south—west, weather fronts moving in across the uk for saturday, giving saturday they will be quite a bit of cloud, quite a bit of strong breeze coming from the south—west, temperatures across southern areas into 12—13dc, still a bit chilly, rain, snow over the higher part of scotland, colder air, a bit of snow perhaps, again dry weather on sunday with sunshine, temperature again into double figures, and taking us to midnight 2018 some clear spells for fireworks, a chilly wind, some unlucky people may experience some passing showers with perhaps more rain in the far sout

but on some smaller roads there have been problems on the trans—pennine routes where when we get snows. so the snake pass and the cat and fiddle have been closed while they try and clear the snow and the ice that is lying on the roads there. we have this amber warning for snow in force for much of the north of england and also for the north of the midlands. eventually that amber warning means that people should be prepared, people should take steps to try and protect themselves on the highest ground like where we are here, there is the potential there that there could be up to 15 centimetres of snow. so the advice to drivers is don't go out unless you have to and if you have to, take some simple steps to try and prepare yourself. so put a shovel in the car. make sure you have food and water and possibly a hot drink in a flask. make sure you have a blanket and are wrapped up. if the conditions on the road do deteriorate, if there are problems and you get stuck, you are going to end up being very cold in these temperatures. let's get an update with the latest situation on the roads from

moors as well, so we have four tra ns—pennine routes. moors as well, so we have four trans—pennine routesber up there. yeah. thank you very much. we better let you get back to work because i think you're needed elsewhere. the gritters are all brand—new and they are electronically programmed so the drivers, they drive one driver in each vehicles. they push a button which shows them the priority routes which shows them the priority routes which they need to follow around. they will need to do a good job because the worst is yet to come. temperatures across the country could drop well below freezing, minus six celsius around here and perhaps down to minus 12 celsius in the north of scotland. so we better let these guys get back to work and keep us all safe on the roads. two 19—year—old men have died after being found unconscious in a plymouth nightclub. police believe they were part of a larger group that had taken what they thought was the drug mdma. the men had been at the pryzm nightclub attending an event last night. an 18—year—old man is in police custody. the headlines on bbc news: the

and macclesfield, the wood had passed, those trans—pennine routes we re passed, those trans—pennineng. but the m62, which you can see running freely behind me, has been running all morning, although it was treacherous earlier on. and the m6 in cumbria has also stayed open, although it was reduced earlier today. i believe conditions there we re today. i believe conditions there were also difficult. rogue recovery services today have predicted problems. the aa said there would be 10 million cars out on the roads today, and the rac says it is expected to deal with one break down every ten seconds. so it has not been without difficulty but by and large, the roads are moving, the main roads anyway. looking ahead, the met office are saying the snow will ease up, but there are warning of icy conditions. that is the other thing to look out for. the advice across the board isjust thing to look out for. the advice across the board is just to take great care. 12 people have been killed in a fire at an apartment building in the bronx district of new york. the city's mayor, bill de blasio, calle

more especially in scotland, parts of the pennines too.ow to begin the day in the southern uplands, northern pennines, to the relatively low levels in places, for a wintry start to boxing day, so be aware of that. there will be more wintry showers ciming into northern scotland. a few showers for northern ireland. a massive mixture of rain, sleet and snow for some across the pennines, northern england. and a few showers to come into the north—west, to add to that as we go on through the day, that could have a wintry flavour to these as well, more especially on hill. south of all of that, though, i think you'll be struck by sunshine for a change, after several grey, murky days. but it will feel colder. as we go on through the day, if you are planning a boxing day walk, to it early. south wales, south—west england, you see what's coming — heavier rain coming back into the afternoon, with a strengthening wind once again. so let's take a look at that — 3 o'clock in the afternoon and it will be pretty wet here. the rain beginning to extend furth

more especially in scotland, parts of the pennines too. northern pennines, to the relatively low levels in places, for a wintry start to boxing day, so be aware of that. there will be more wintry showers ciming into northern scotland. a few showers for northern ireland. a massive mixture of rain, sleet and snow for some across the pennines, northern england. and a few showers to come into the north—west, to add to that as we go on through the day, that could have a wintry flavour to these as well, more especially on hill. south of all of that, though, i think you'll be struck by sunshine for a change, after several grey, murky days. but it will feel colder. as we go on through the day, if you are planning a boxing day walk, to it early. south wales, south—west england, you see what's coming — heavier rain coming back into the afternoon, with a strengthening wind once again. so let's take a look at that — 3 o'clock in the afternoon and it will be pretty wet here. the rain beginning to extend further east across southern england as well. to

same too east of the pennines, eastern scotland. again some heavy, and even some sleetiness down to lower levels as well. and then, through the day, very little change. it stays blustery, i think the winds slowly easing down through the day. they'll continue to be strong across the north, and certainly the south—west, with gales here. plenty of showers, with wintriness again over the higher ground, but central and eastern parts of the country should be drier, with some sunshine. but notice the temperatures down on wednesday's values, in single figures for all. it's going to feel cold if you add on that wind. then, as we head on in towards friday, we open the floodgates again to the arctic, as this area of low pressure moves across in towards scandinavia. so it does mean a cold, frosty start in places for friday, and also a risk of some ice. but i think, generally speaking, friday is looking like being a quieter day. we should have more in the way of sunshine around, lighter winds for many. still fairly breezy around the coasts, wher

more especially in scotland, parts of the pennines too. to begin the day in the southern uplands, northern pennines, to the relatively low levels in places, for a wintry start to boxing day, so be aware of that. there will be more wintry showers ciming into northern scotland. a few showers for northern ireland. a massive mixture of rain, sleet and snow for some across the pennines, northern england. and a few showers to come into the north—west, to add to that as we go on through the day, that could have a wintry flavour to these as well, more especially on hill. south of all of that, though, i think you'll be struck by sunshine for a change, after several grey, murky days. but it will feel colder. as we go on through the day, if you are planning a boxing day walk, to it early. south wales, south—west england, you see what's coming — heavier rain coming back into the afternoon, with a strengthening wind once again. so let's take a look at that — 3 o'clock in the afternoon and it will be pretty wet here. the rain beginning to extend further

more especially in scotland, parts of the pennines too. northern pennines, to the relatively low levels in places, for a wintry start to boxing day, so be aware of that. there will be more wintry showers ciming into northern scotland. a few showers for northern ireland. a massive mixture of rain, sleet and snow for some across the pennines, northern england. and a few showers to come into the north—west, to add to that as we go on through the day, that could have a wintry flavour to these as well, more especially on hill. south of all of that, though, i think you'll be struck by sunshine for a change, after several grey, murky days. but it will feel colder. as we go on through the day, if you are planning a boxing day walk, to it early. south wales, south—west england, you see what's coming — heavier rain coming back into the afternoon, with a strengthening wind once again. so let's take a look at that — 3 o'clock in the afternoon and it will be pretty wet here. the rain beginning to extend further east across southern england as well. to

in the east at a sony and crossed over the pennines and as $0011 crossed over the pennines and as 50011oon as i got over here the snow has started and it has not stopped. the worst of the weather so far appears to be in the west midlands and shropshire where roads are being described as treacherous, some homes are without power and one hospital in shropshire has appealed for people who drive four by fours to help ferry their staff to and from this weekend. the worst is yet to come and here i am at a gritting depot. a busy night for you tonight. a busy night, a busy last 24 hours. today we've got snow showers, we will keep going today. we have done a shift change. we are loading glitters again. there is a frost hmmfi glitters again. there is a frost forecast for tonight. through the night, we will prepare ahead of tomorrow. how do you prioritise on a night like this when it is snowing everywhere and you have the rural areas? the main thing is to keep on the primary gritting crews. we have seven which we will keep on treating. if conditions go to other forecasters saying, we will have to g

there was snow too across northern england and the southern pennines.he rac has warned that driving conditions will be very difficult, if not impossible, in the worst—affected areas. our correspondent judith moritz reports. grounded at glasgow — flights at the city's airport were suspended after snow settled quickly overnight. the airport reopened by mid—morning, but managers have apologised for the knock—on disruption which was caused. temperatures plummeted to as low as minus 12 celsius in scotland. the ploughs were out, shovelling industrial quantities of snow on the m90 motorway near dunfermline, though it wasn't enough to keep all drivers on the road. in towns and villages nearby, the spades were out to clear the way. she's just come in for a packet of cigarettes, and she's decided to clear my front path away, and that's community spirit for you. people have been helping pushing cars up the street. heavy snow also fell in the north of england, where a hundred gritters were sent out onto the road network to keep traffic moving. motorways remained fr

but the wise, 10- 12 of wales and pennines.s —— temper the wise. the main working in the northern ireland. turning wet in scotland. in eastern areas, prospects of a few bright and sunny spells on account of the strong winds blowing holes in the cloud. through saturday night there will still be some pulses of rain coming and going in scotland. if anything it turns heavier in western areas and it will be persistent. a mild night. temperatures upto 10 celsius widely. the christmas eve and christmas day, is weather front becomes slow—moving, often targeting western scotland, with pulses of heavy rain. the rainfall totals mounting up. some localised surface water in the run—up to the big day. so the potential for localised transport disruption. this is the will be a breezy day. often cloudy, still with spots of rain and drizzle. the stronger winds again encouraging a couple of cloud breaks every now and then. temperatures as you work, 10— 12 celsius. on christmas day we continue the theme of mild and cloudy weather. windy. the rain

more especially in scotland, parts of the pennines too.nnines, to the relatively low levels in places, for a wintry start to boxing day, so be aware of that. there will be more wintry showers ciming into northern scotland. a few showers for northern ireland. a massive mixture of rain, sleet and snow for some across the pennines, northern england. and a few showers to come into the north—west, to add to that as we go on through the day, that could have a wintry flavour to these as well, more especially on hill. south of all of that, though, i think you'll be struck by sunshine for a change, after several grey, murky days. but it will feel colder. as we go on through the day, if you are planning a boxing day walk, to it early. south wales, south—west england, you see what's coming — heavier rain coming back into the afternoon, with a strengthening wind once again. so let's take a look at that — 3 o'clock in the afternoon and it will be pretty wet here. the rain beginning to extend further east across southern england as well. to the north of

, i don't remembera single at the top of the pennines, i don't remember a single day when our schoollosed. our old grammar school in oldham. i know times have changed, health and safety rules the world, kids are understandably scared of slipping. in our day, you slipped and fell, tough bananas. and we all got by. i was slightly snowbound at the weekend, a wonderful party in oxfordshire and i couldn't help thinking, we have had two or three days of this and still motorways closed, trains don't run. i know it's not the easiestjob in the world, and i'm sure many did their level best to keep the country running but you do think, why does this not happen in poland, in norway, in scandinavia? they spend a lot more on gritters and are a bit more in control, frankly. the front page of the telegraph, it talks about slow keeping schools shut for second days as teachers are told not to travel. that's part of the problem, teachers can't get in. they don't always necessarily live near the schools, its rate you would have all the teachers live in one town one village. it might notjust be that it's

we sta rts pennines and across scotland.nsettled note, it could be windy, especially in the west, gales on exposure, showers here and wintry over high ground and wintry showers in parts of wales, the north—west england and nice to watch out for too. largely dry to start in eastern and south—eastern parts, early sunshine around but quite chilly and the same east of the pennines and eastern scotland but further west, loads of showers and again some heavy and even sleet down to lower levels as well. through the day, very little change. it stays blustery with the winds slowly easing down during the day, it will continue to be strong in the north and the south—west with gales here. plenty of showers with wintryness again over high ground and central and eastern parts of the country should be drier with some sunshine but notice the temperatures down on wednesday values, single figures for all, cold if you add on the wind. as we head on into friday, we open the floodgates again to the arctic as this area of low pressure moves acros

the same east of the pennines and eastern scotland.eetiness down to lower levels as well. and then, through the day, very little change. it stays blustery, i think the winds slowly easing down through the day. they'll continue to be strong in the north and the south—west, with gales here. plenty of showers with wintryness again over higher ground and central and eastern parts of the country should be drier, with some sunshine. but notice the temperatures down on wednesday's values, in single figures for all. it's going to feel cold if you add on the wind. then, as we head on in towards friday, we open the floodgates again to the arctic as this area of low pressure moves across in towards scandinavia. so it does mean a cold and frosty start in places for friday, and also a risk of some ice. but i think, generally speaking, friday is looking like a quieter day, more in the way of sunshine around, lighter winds for many. still fairly breezy around the coasts, where we'll see wintry showers at times. now, that cold air is with us obviously

more especially in scotland, parts of the pennines too.ands, northern pennines, to the relatively low levels in places, for a wintry start to boxing day, so be aware of that. there will be more wintry showers ciming into northern scotland. a few showers for northern ireland. a massive mixture of rain, sleet and snow for some across the pennines, northern england. and a few showers to come into the north—west, to add to that as we go on through the day, that could have a wintry flavour to these as well, more especially on hill. south of all of that, though, i think you'll be struck by sunshine for a change, after several grey, murky days. but it will feel colder. as we go on through the day, if you are planning a boxing day walk, to it early. south wales, south—west england, you see what's coming — heavier rain coming back into the afternoon, with a strengthening wind once again. so let's take a look at that — 3 o'clock in the afternoon and it will be pretty wet here. the rain beginning to extend further east across southern england as well

more especially in scotland, parts of the pennines too.ow to begin the day in the southern uplands, northern pennines, to the relatively low levels in places, for a wintry start to boxing day, so be aware of that. there will be more wintry showers ciming into northern scotland. a few showers for northern ireland. a massive mixture of rain, sleet and snow for some across the pennines, northern england. and a few showers to come into the north—west, to add to that as we go on through the day, that could have a wintry flavour to these as well, more especially on hill. south of all of that, though, i think you'll be struck by sunshine for a change, after several grey, murky days. but it will feel colder. as we go on through the day, if you are planning a boxing day walk, to it early. south wales, south—west england, you see what's coming — heavier rain coming back into the afternoon, with a strengthening wind once again. so let's take a look at that — 3 o'clock in the afternoon and it will be pretty wet here. the rain beginning to extend furth

and the pennines through east anglia and the east midlands too.. saturday was always milder in the south—west, it will bring milder air through the western side of scotland and northern ireland, accompanied by an awful lot of cloud and wind and rain as we start the new day on sunday. increasingly that area of cloud and rain gradually slumped its way down towards the greater part of england and wales, where it will not be a warm day through east anglia. my older are dominating the scene across many of these western areas. and we have something of a west — east split again as far ahead as monday, where the brightest of the skies will be in the east, the milderair skies will be in the east, the milder air trying to wind out across many of these western areas. it is the milder air that winds out as we get on through the week. see you later. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11 o'clock: south african president jacob zuma warns that the future of the anc is under threat as the country's governing party prepares to pick a new leader. thousand of homes i

and look at this, southern and central parts of the pennines, into the peak district through the high increasingly through the midlands as we get on through the night there will be a change of that rain into snowfall. at really quite low levels. and it will lie, as well. so don't be at all surprised in parts of the midlands and the south of wales if we wake up to a pretty white start to wednesday. that threat drags down to the high ground into sussex and into the chilterns as well before eventually pulling away. if you stick with the rain, you'll see quite a bit of rain, 35 millimetres or so. once it's away, then it's a chilly day. a bright one for central and western areas. and even those showers out west could be a wee bit wind the higher ground of the moors of the south—west and the welsh hills. through into the start of thursday, there could be quite a widespread problem with ice, given that the skies will have cleared and it really will be that cold to start the new day on thursday. but thursday itself, a really decent sort of day. yes, there will be a breeze coming in from the n

but over the high ground of the pennines, we may find up to 15 centimetres of snow.mornings. that rain will again be falling onto some pretty cold surfaces. a risk of ice even across the southern counties of england. as the morning wears on, we will find the bulk of that moisture moving out into the north sea. but following on behind, just the northern portion of that front lingering for a time, just enhancing the snowfall across the southern uplands of scotland and the top end of the pennines. as that system moves away, so it makes room for another set of weather fronts to work its way in, particularly across the southern half of the british isles, as we get into the first part of saturday. a wet and windy combination gradually clearing away. you will notice the northern portion of the weather front eventually pushes up across the heart of scotland, with yet more snow to come. chilly here, as you can well imagine. further south, the temperatures rebounding. the sort of values we have seen of late. even as far ahead as new year's eve, there is another combination fro

still murky over high ground of the moors in the south—west, across the hills of wales and pennines toorking in through the afternoon in northern ireland. turning wet in scotland. in eastern areas, prospects of a few bright and sunny spells on account of the strong winds blowing holes in the cloud sheet. through saturday night, there will still be some pulses of rain coming and going across scotland. if anything it turns heavier in western areas and it will be persistent. another mild night. temperatures 9—10 celsius widely. for christmas eve and christmas day, this weather front becomes very slow—moving, often targeting western scotland, with pulses of heavy rain. those rainfall totals mounting up. we could see some localised surface flooding across western scotland in the run—up to the big day. so the potential for localised transport disruption here. christmas eve will be a breezier day. 0ften cloudy, still with spots of rain and drizzle in western areas. the stronger winds again encouraging a couple of cloud breaks every now and then. temperatures, as you were —10—12 celsius. christ

some sunshine also east of the pennines but very misty on the pennines himself.loud breaks into northern ireland and for the south and east of scotland, 15 celsius possible in aberdeenshire. north—west highlands and islands see more extensive outbreak of rain this afternoon that will work its way into southern scotland and northern ireland this afternoon and maybe the far north of england before moving northwards again and becoming more extensive northwards again and becoming more exte ns ive a cross northwards again and becoming more extensive across scotland on dawn on christmas eve. christmas eve itself sta rts christmas eve. christmas eve itself starts mild, quite breezy and thoroughly wet in scotland, lots of surface water on the roads, elsewhere high pressured to the south causing some ford problems across other parts of western europe keeps things largely dry —— fog problems. some spots of rain around the english channel and to the west but with more of a breeze the chance of more cloud breaks on christmas eve on england and wales. wet across scotla nd eve

but over the high ground of the pennines, we may find up to 15 centimetres of snow.th, it is one of those mornings. that rain will again be falling onto some pretty cold surfaces. a risk of ice even across the southern counties of england. as the morning wears on, we will find the bulk of that moisture moving out into the north sea. but following on behind, just the northern portion of that front lingering for a time, just enhancing the snowfall across the southern uplands of scotland and the top end of the pennines. as that system moves away, so it makes room for another set of weather fronts to work its way in, particularly across the southern half of the british isles, as we get into the first part of saturday. a wet and windy combination gradually clearing away. you will notice the northern portion of the weather front eventually pushes up across the heart of scotland, with yet more snow to come. chilly here, as you can well imagine. further south, the temperatures rebounding. the sort of values we have seen of late. even as far ahead as new year's eve, there is

the trans—pennine route is the first to be affected.. the m62, which you can see behind me, has been running all morning. it has been treacherous. the m6 in cumbria has also stayed open. it was reduced earlier on today. i believe conditions were also very difficult. the role recovery services today have predicted problems. the aa said there would be 10 million car is on there would be 10 million car is on the road. —— cars. the rac is expected to do with one break down every seve n expected to do with one break down every seven seconds. by and large the main roads are moving. looking ahead, the met office are saying that the snow will ease. they are warning of icy conditions. the advice across the board is to take great care. judith, thank you. judith moritz in huddersfield. 12 people have been killed in a fire at an apartment building in the bronx district of new york. the city's mayor, bill de blasio, called it the worst fire of its kind in the city in 25 years. the victims, including a one—year—old child, died on various floors of th

getting into the western slopes of the pennines.and it's a mild start. 8— 11 degrees. we are up around 1a degrees in sutherland today as the daytime highs. there's the weather front. not making a lot of progress. it is that central zone that this is the thickest cloud and the greatest chance of rain. to the north the skies brightening some parts of scotland and northern ireland. very limited sunshine to the south. at least if you are on the south. at least if you are on the move nothing to stop you too much and it is miles if you are stepping out. on thursday what is happening is the front has done that and the western portion has gone north again, bringing rain back into parts of scotland at northern ireland. not much rain further south. still mild but leaden skies will stop to the north—east of scotland, you get the sunshine through thursday. into friday not a great deal of change. high pressure building, which is why they are off the chart. still a lot of cloud for there to be the odd bit of rain, especially in southern britain,

in be the biggest hazard and there is an amber warning in force to be prepared across the south pennines low levels but gradually the snow, rain and sleet will move eastwards and things improving in northern england but further showers of snow in scotland and later in the north pennines. in the south, rain clears, and temperatures getting into high single figures but cold in scotland and far north of england. tonight, rain spreading into wales, south—west england, which means it will be a wet start to the weekend but gradually drier and brighter weather, particularly on sunday, although the risk of showers on the last day of 2017. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 10: warnings of ‘likely‘ delays to road, rail and air travel and possible power cuts as snow and ice affects large parts of the uk. in the last few minutes glasgow airport has announced it has re—opened after snow caused it to suspend all flights. it advises passengers to check with their airlines. at least 12 people are dead — including a baby — after a fire at an apartment block in new york's bronx district. apple a

same too east of the pennines, eastern scotland., through the day, very little change. it stays blustery, i think the winds slowly easing down through the day. they‘ll continue to be strong across the north, and certainly the south—west, with gales here. plenty of showers, with wintriness again over the higher ground, but central and eastern parts of the country should be drier, with some sunshine. but notice the temperatures down on wednesday‘s values, in single figures for all. it‘s going to feel cold if you add on that wind. then, as we head on in towards friday, we open the floodgates again to the arctic, as this area of low pressure moves across in towards scandinavia. so it does mean a cold, frosty start in places for friday, and also a risk of some ice. but i think, generally speaking, friday is looking like being a quieter day. we should have more in the way of sunshine around, lighter winds for many. still fairly breezy around the coasts, where we‘ll see some wintry showers at times. now, that cold air is with us obviously

further wintry showers across scotland, far north of england and pennines.ces. bright, sunshine and milder. 8—iid here, still quite chilly further north. the area of low pressure clears, taking strong winds with it. another system bringing through wet weather. saturday, against sunshine and showers. gales across southern areas, very mild here, 10—13d. further north less cold but winding is over the high grounds of scotland. further south, a gentle staying dry with sunshine. for midnight, new year, centraland eastern areas have a better chance of staying dry with clear spells, chilly wind, this will be pushing showers into many western areas. this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 5:00 — ice and sub—zero temperatures cause treacherous driving conditions, as the coldest night of the year is predicted, with further snow to follow. hundreds spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. i think i've been awake 25 hours now. a murder investigation is launched after a woman's body was found in a north london park. p

but notice a bit of winteriness there across the upland areas further towards the south and pennines.rsday, also some sunshine on the way, a really nice day. and then friday looks like it's going to turn wetter and windier. that's the latest. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 6.00. the queen has used her christmas message to pay tribute to survivors of the manchester terrorist attack. she recalled meeting some of them in hospital. i describe that hospital visit as a privilege, because the patients i met were an example to us all, showing extraordinary bravery and resilience. meghan markle has made her first public appearance with the royal family in sandringham for a christmas service. in his christmas blessing pope francis calls for a negotiated solution to end the conflict between israel and the palestinians. translation: on this festive day, let us ask the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land. euston station is open as a shelter today — to serve christmas dinner to hundreds of homeless people in the capital.

a few icy stretches and one or two sleet and snow showers, mostly over the higher ground of the pennineslater in the day. elsewhere, though, a lot of dry and fairly sunny weather on boxing day. a much brighter day than we've seen recently. but also, temperatures on the colder side, around 4—8 degrees. some more persistent rain then works into the south—west of england and wales later on in the day. and, into boxing day evening, that rain and the strong winds push eastwards across southern parts of england and wales, so that could be fairly heavy, some of that rain, at times. further north, it's a quieter picture. so we've got that area of low pressure as we head through boxing day night and then into wednesday, which brings some strong winds and some heavy rain across parts of england and wales. just on the back edge of that, there's the chance that we could see a little bit of sleet, possibly some snow over the higher ground, with those cold, northerly winds meeting that area of rain. so wednesday we're looking at now. a colder feel to the weather, around 3—6 degrees, but some sunshine

but over the high ground of the pennines, we may find up to 15 centimetres of snow.pretty cold surfaces. a risk of ice even across the southern counties of england. as the morning wears on, we will find the bulk of that moisture moving out into the north sea. but following on behind, just the northern portion of that front lingering for a time, just enhancing the snowfall across the southern uplands of scotland and the top end of the pennines. as that system moves away, so it makes room for another set of weather fronts to work its way in, particularly across the southern half of the british isles, as we get into the first part of saturday. a wet and windy combination gradually clearing away. you will notice the northern portion of the weather front eventually pushes up across the heart of scotland, with yet more snow to come. chilly here, as you can well imagine. further south, the temperatures rebounding. the sort of values we have seen of late. even as far ahead as new year's eve, there is another combination from another little system of some wet and windy weathe

but over the high ground of the pennines, we may find up to 15 centimetres of snow.some pretty cold surfaces. a risk of ice even across the southern counties of england. as the morning wears on, we will find the bulk of that moisture moving out into the north sea. but following on behind, just the northern portion of that front lingering for a time, just enhancing the snowfall across the southern uplands of scotland and the top end of the pennines. as that system moves away, so it makes room for another set of weather fronts to work its way in, particularly across the southern half of the british isles, as we get into the first part of saturday. a wet and windy combination gradually clearing away. you will notice the northern portion of the weather front eventually pushes up across the heart of scotland, with yet more snow to come. chilly here, as you can well imagine. further south, the temperatures rebounding. the sort of values we have seen of late. even as far ahead as new year's eve, there is another combination from another little system of some wet and windy w

just a little bit of sleet and snow mixed in with some of that rain for the pennines.ushes eastwards, it takes strong, squally winds away towards the east coast and some heavy rain slowly clearing. so by the early hours of boxing day, with those wintry showers moving in from the north, it‘s going to be much colder than it has been recently. we could have a few icy stretches and one or two sleet and snow showers, mostly over the higher ground of the pennines. for northern scotland, more snow showers moving in later in the day. elsewhere, though, a lot of dry and fairly sunny weather on boxing day. a much brighter day than we‘ve seen recently. but also, temperatures on the colder side, around 4—8 degrees. some more persistent rain then works into the south—west of england and wales later on in the day. and into boxing day evening, that rain and the strong winds push eastwards across southern part of england and wales, so that could be fairly heavy, some of that rain, at times. further north, it‘s quieter picture. so we‘ve got that area of low pressure as we head through

a few icy stretches and one or two sleet and snow showers, mostly over the higher ground of the pennines snow showers moving in later in the day. elsewhere, though, a lot of dry and fairly sunny weather on boxing day. a much brighter day than we've seen recently. but also, temperatures on the colder side, around 4—8 degrees. some more persistent rain then works into the south—west of england and wales later on in the day. and, into boxing day evening, that rain and the strong winds push eastwards across southern parts of england and wales, so that could be fairly heavy, some of that rain, at times. further north, it's a quieter picture. so we've got that area of low pressure as we head through boxing day night and then into wednesday, which brings some strong winds and some heavy rain across parts of england and wales. just on the back edge of that, there's the chance that we could see a little bit of sleet, possibly some snow over the higher ground, with those cold, northerly winds meeting that area of rain. so wednesday we're looking at now. a colder feel to the weather, around 3—6 deg

i crossed over the pennines and the snow started and it hasn't stopped since then. in the west midlands and shropshire and one hospital has appealed for help ferrying their staff. i am with craig dale from oldham staff. i am with craig dale from old ham council. staff. i am with craig dale from oldham council. a busy night for you a busy night. a busy last 24 hours. to today we have got snow showers. we will keep going today. i have done a shift change. we are loading gritters. we will go through the night. there is a frost forecast tonight. so that will help. again, through the night and we will prepare ahead of tomorrow's forecast which is the big one tomorrow morning. how do you prioritise on a night like this, where it is snowing everywhere. you have got rural places in your area, haven't you? we have. the main thing is, it isjust keeping on the primary gritting routes. we have seven primary gritting routes. if conditions go to what the forecast is saying, and we will have to be careful with that at the minute because it is changing changing all the time, we may

wintry flurries across the north pennines, but for much of northern england into the midlands and walesalled where you have wintry snow into the afternoon. pretty mild in the south—west, temperatures may be up to 11 celsius, a story for the south—east. wintry showers into northern ireland, and through tonight they will continue, another band of showers pushing through which could give some snow over the higher ground of the pennines and across wales and the midlands, but even down to low levels there might be some snow. again, frost free from any of us, ice free as well because the breeze and temperatures for many above freezing, but pockets of frost and dies first thing on thursday morning. during thursday a lot of dry weather around, showers particularly in the north—west where there will be snow over higher ground, and just there will be snow over higher ground, andjusta there will be snow over higher ground, and just a little colder on thursday compared to today. temperatures drop away even further as we go into friday. as you can see if you track the isobars back, they come all the

spell of heavy rain and some of that rain will turn to snow across the welsh hills, possibly the penninesns and cities as well. as we head into wednesday we do anticipate that area of low pressure, that wet weather to clear away out towards the east, but colder is flooding in from the north—west engulfing much of the uk. this is cooler relatively to what we have been having, it is not desperately cold, not especially arctic air, but notice a bit of wintriness there, may be across the up land areas further towards the south round the pennines. and a cold crisp day on wednesday for many of us — 2, 3, 4 degrees. thursday also some sunshine on the way, a really nice day, and friday looks like it is going to turn wetter and windier. that's the latest. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. the queen has paid tribute to how the people of manchester and london dealt with this year's terror attacks. in her christmas day broadcast she described meeting the manchester attack survivors in hospital. i describe that hospital visit as a privilege, because the patients i met were an example to us all,

same too east of the pennines, eastern scotland. as well. and then, through the day, very little change. it stays blustery, i think the winds slowly easing down through the day. they'll continue to be strong across the north, and certainly the south—west, with gales here. plenty of showers with wintriness again over higher ground and central and eastern parts of the country should be drier, with some sunshine. but notice the temperatures down on wednesday's values, in single figures for all. it's going to feel cold if you add on that wind. then, as we head on in towards friday, we open the floodgates again to the arctic, as this area of low pressure moves across in towards scandinavia. so it does mean a cold, frosty start in places for friday, and also a risk of some ice. but i think, generally speaking, friday is looking like being a quieter day. we should have more in the way of sunshine around, lighter winds for many. still fairly breezy around the coasts, where we'll see wintry showers at times. now, that cold air is with us obv

but over the high ground of the pennines, we may find up to 15 centimetres of snow.d surfaces. risk of ice even across the southern counties of england. as the morning wears on, we find the bulk of that moisture moving out into the north sea. following on behind, just the northern portion of that front lingering for a time, enhancing the snowfall across the southern uplands of scotland and the top end of the pennines. as that system moves away, it makes room for another set of weather fronts to work in, particularly across the southern half of the british isles, as we get into the first part of saturday. a wet and windy combination gradually clearing away. you'll notice the northern portion of the weather front eventually pushes up across the heart of scotland, with more snow to come. chilly here, as you can well imagine. further south, the temperatures rebounding. the sort of values we have seen of late. even as far ahead as new year's eve, another combination from another little system of some wet and windy weather. a great deal of mobility. nothing hanging around

but over the high ground of the pennines, we may find up to 15 centimetres of snow. falling onto some pretty cold surfaces. a risk of ice even across the southern counties of england. as the morning wears on, we will find the bulk of that moisture moving out into the north sea. but following on behind, just the northern portion of that front lingering for a time, just enhancing the snowfall across the southern uplands of scotland and the top end of the pennines. as that system moves away, so it makes room for another set of weather fronts to work its way in, particularly across the southern half of the british isles, as we get into the first part of saturday. a wet and windy combination gradually clearing the way. you will notice the northern portion of the weather front eventually pushes up across the heart of scotland, with yet more snow to come. chilly here, as you can well imagine. further south, the temperatures rebounding. the sort of values we have seen of late. even as far ahead as new year's eve, there is another combination from another little system of som

after christmas the air does turn colder and there is the potential of seeing some snow over the pennines after christmas, we might need to watch out for that, it could interrupt travel plans on the return home from christmas. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has welcomed the unanimous vote by the un security council to impose tough new sanctions against north korea. he said the move showed the world's desire for peace, not war. under the new sanctions, oil imports to north korea will be severely limited. in the first visit by a british foreign minister to moscow for five years, borisjohnson has acknowledged that there are "difficulties" in relations with russia, but said he wants the situation to improve. his russian counterpart sergei lavrov said it was no secret that bilateral relations were at a "low point". two former south american football officials have been convicted by a us court of taking millions of dollars in bribes. paraguay‘sjuan angel napout and jose maria marin of brazil are likely to be jailed for at least ten years for taking bribes to grant broadcasting