but it's this amber warning most concerned about over the pennines, 25 to a0 centimetres likely by thech friday morning. so the snowfall continues in those similar areas through the early hours of friday. starting to pull away, though, from northern ireland and southern scotland. here is going to be another very cold night. snow showers for northern scotland. that wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow will be affecting large parts of england and wales. as we start friday morning, that area of low pressure starts to pull away in towards the near continent, taking the snow with it. but also we'll see a spell of strong northerly winds for a while and it's on its back edge as it pulls away. so a cold, windy, snowy morning across central and eastern parts of england, in particular for friday, could see some drifting of snow as well. but it clears out quite quickly and then we'll see plenty of sunshine moving in its place for friday afternoon, but it's going to be a cold day wherever you are. take care. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: poli

the north midlands and northern england also, very heavy over the pennines but it will be rainy closer to sea level. moving through the day the snow pushes northwards. notice how mild it is across the south, ten to 13 degrees. much colder further north. through thursday night north wales, northern england, the pennines, southern scotland and northern ireland will get heavy snow, a widespread yellow snow warning, two to ten centimetres at lower levels, up to 15 on the hills but the amber warning across the pennines is most concerning, the peak district northwards, up to a0 centimetres expected by friday morning so plenty of disruption. heading into friday, it looks like it will clear slowly with increasing sunshine but staying cold. and that's bbc news at ten on wednesday the 8th of march. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting underway on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. that is not victoria derbyshire, i hope she willjoin us soon! bu

but it's this amber warning we're most concerned about over the pennines — 25 to a0 centimetres likelyeas through the early hours of friday, starting to pull away, though, from northern ireland and southern scotland. here, it's going to be another very cold night. snow showers for northern scotland. that wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow will be affecting large parts of england and wales, as we start friday morning. that area of low pressure starts to pull away in towards the near continent, taking the snow with it. but also, we'll see a spell of strong northerly winds for a while on its back edge as it pulls away. so a cold, windy, snowy morning across central and eastern parts of england, in particular for friday, could see some drifting of snow as well. but it clears out quite quickly, and then we'll see plenty of sunshine moving in its place for friday afternoon, but it's going to be a cold day wherever you are. take care. this is bbc news. the headlines: police in georgia are clashing with tens of thousands of protestors gathered in the capital tbilisi for a second day, over a la

but it's this amber warning most concerned about over the pennines — 25 to a0 centimetres likely by thes through the early hours of friday, starting to pull away, though, from northern ireland and southern scotland. here it's going to be another very cold night. snow showers for northern scotland. that wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow will be affecting large parts of england and wales. as we start friday morning. that area of low pressure starts to pull away in towards the near continent, taking the snow with it. but also we'll see a spell of strong northerly winds for a while on its back edge as it pulls away. so a cold, windy, snowy morning across central and eastern parts of england, in particular for friday, could see some drifting of snow as well. but it clears out quite quickly and then we'll see plenty of sunshine moving in its place for friday afternoon, but it's going to be a cold day wherever you are. take care. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. the way i got into the nfl wa

but it's this amber warning we're most concerned about over the pennines — 25 to a0 centimetres likelyh the early hours of friday, starting to pull away, though, from northern ireland and southern scotland. here, it's going to be another very cold night. snow showers for northern scotland. that wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow will be affecting large parts of england and wales, as we start friday morning. that area of low pressure starts to pull away in towards the near continent, taking the snow with it. but also, we'll see a spell of strong northerly winds for a while on its back edge as it pulls away. so a cold, windy, snowy morning across central and eastern parts of england, in particular for friday, could see some drifting of snow as well. but it clears out quite quickly, and then we'll see plenty of sunshine moving in its place for friday afternoon, but it's going to be a cold day wherever you are. take care. this is bbc news. our top stories: police in former soviet republic georgia crack down on protesters, as thousands demonstrate against controversial new laws. this place

but it's this amber warning we're most concerned about over the pennines — 25 to 40 centimetres likelyom northern ireland and southern scotland. here, it's going to be another very cold night. snow showers for northern scotland. that wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow will be affecting large parts of england and wales, as we start friday morning. that area of low pressure starts to pull away in towards the near continent, taking the snow with it. but also, we'll see a spell of strong northerly winds for a while on its back edge as it pulls away. so a cold, windy, snowy morning across central and eastern parts of england, in particular for friday, could see some drifting of snow as well. but it clears out quite quickly, and then we'll see plenty of sunshine moving in its place for friday afternoon, but it's going to be a cold day wherever you are. take care. you are with the bbc news. time now for the top business stories. tough times for uk plc: bosses call for more government help as they face staff shortages, soaring energy bills and a looming rise in taxes. you have got energy suppo

and the most amount of snow is expected to fall again across the pennines. ground won't be an awful lot, but but high ground in the extreme case we're talking about 25, maybe a0 centimetres of snow, for example, across the higher levels in the pennines. and then friday morning, that low pressure clears away. we're sort of in between weather systems. this is very early in the morning, could be some wintry mix a little bit further south depending what time this weather system clears away. and then i think it should clear up a little bit through the course of the afternoon. it's going to be a chilly day. quite a strong wind blowing in from the north, a really wintry second half of the week. this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories... britten's government is accused of utter failure for new asylum rules to stop migrant boats crossing the channel, but prime minister rishi sunak insists his plan as the people's priority. we sunak insists his plan as the people's priority.— sunak insist

the trans— pennine sweets today could be treacherous, especially factoring in the wind. —— trans— pennineh, warmer atlantic and, so we have rain. in the north, the arctic air, so it is falling as snow. we have wintry showers in the north and east of scotland. showers in the south will be of rain and some could be heavy and thundery. note the difference in the temperatures, much colder further north, difference in the temperatures, much colderfurther north, milderfurther south. this evening and overnight, snow continues to fall across north wales, north midlands, northern england, southern scotland and also northern ireland. behind it, rain and in scotland it will be another cold night, temperatures could fall away to —15 in sheltered glands. low pressure driving the weather moving from the west to the east, you will find it drags some of the snow out of scotland and also out of northern ireland —— sheltered glens. temperatures tonight, in the south, still in the comparatively mild atlantic air. further north, cold with the potential for —15 in the north highlands. this is bbc news. the he

but it's this amber warning we're most concerned about over the pennines — 25 to a0 centimetres likelywfall continues in those similar areas through the early hours of friday, starting to pull away, though, from northern ireland and southern scotland. here, it's going to be another very cold night. snow showers for northern scotland. that wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow will be affecting large parts of england and wales, as we start friday morning. that area of low pressure starts to pull away in towards the near continent, taking the snow with it. but also, we'll see a spell of strong northerly winds for a while on its back edge as it pulls away. so a cold, windy, snowy morning across central and eastern parts of england, in particular for friday, could see some drifting of snow as well. but it clears out quite quickly and then we'll see plenty of sunshine moving in its place for friday afternoon, but it's going to be a cold day wherever you are. take care. welcome to bbc news. police in former soviet republic georgia crack down on protesters as thousands demonstrate against contro

but it's this amber warning we're most concerned about over the pennines — 25 to a0 centimetres likelyfriday, starting to pull away, though, from northern ireland and southern scotland. here, it's going to be another very cold night. snow showers for northern scotland. that wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow will be affecting large parts of england and wales, as we start friday morning. that area of low pressure starts to pull away in towards the near continent, taking the snow with it. but also, we'll see a spell of strong northerly winds for a while on its back edge as it pulls away. so a cold, windy, snowy morning across central and eastern parts of england, in particular for friday, could see some drifting of snow as well. but it clears out quite quickly, and then we'll see plenty of sunshine moving in its place for friday afternoon, but it's going to be a cold day wherever you are. take care. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. our headlines today. a wave of russian missile strikes hits major cities across ukraine, damaging power stations and r

keep getting called to stranded motorists on the cross—pennines routes, cars that can't progress becauseme medical emergencies. fears of a recession ease — as new figures show uk economic output bounced back slightly injanuary by 0.3%. and there's a new duke of edinburgh — prince edward is given the title of his late father, prince philip. and coming up on the bbc news channel — despite injury and illness struggles, emma raducanu has returned to winning ways in her first match since the australian open injanuary. good afternoon. the prime minister is in paris today for a summit meeting with the french president emmanuel macron. rishi sunak says it's a new chapter in anglo—french relations. he's pushing france for more action to stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats and is likely to offer the french authorities more money to help them step up beach patrols. but a deal on allowing the uk to send illegal migrants straight back to france is not expected. hugh schofield reports from paris. friends again. rishi sunak and emmanuel macron have met before. they like each other. now th

into mountains of pennines up into mountains of scotland.orce with snow and ice, perhaps to centimetres over the to ten centimetres over the scottish some icy stretches scottish. some icy stretches here but that milder starting to move in from the southwest of 5 to 7 by sunday morning . but it to 7 by sunday morning. but it is a dry picture to start sunday across much of england and we see some sunny spells early rain will clear the north face of scotland to allow brighter skies for a time before then thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain move in here for the afternoon. also across northern ireland, where the could heavy at times the rain could be heavy at times . then later on the day, . and then later on in the day, some rain coming into parts. cornwall, mild day for everyone . 13, 14 degrees by sunday afternoon in the best of any sunny breaks just turned wetter and windier through the evening, though on sunday, bands of weather systems move in, rain turning heavy at times across southern parts of scotland into northern ireland to wind start

and the third one of course as we have been hearing about the north midlands northwards into the penninesthese are the snowfall totals over the higher ground and freezing rain is also possible in north wales and parts of shropshire, so some particularly treacherous conditions here. this is the radar picture showing us where the snow is falling. furthersouth showing us where the snow is falling. further south across much of england this is falling as rain and they could be some heavy and possibly thundery downpours clearing away later on this afternoon. of most concern is where we are seeing the falling snow, this weather front is stalling, some very strong winds too particularly over pennine routes where we could see blizzards and drifting snow. a wide range of temperatures today, 12 or 13 celsius in devon and cornwall later this afternoon with that much milder air towards the south. a weather system is going nowhere overnight tonight, particularly for central parts of the uk where the snow totals start to stack up even further, strong gusty winds on the edge of this as low as well, coast

and the most amount of snow is expected to fall again across the pennines.s. i'm geeta guru—murthy and these are the headlines... britain's government is accused of utter failure over new asylum rules to stop migrant boats crossing the channel. but prime minister rishi sunak insists his plan is the people's priority. a bbc spokesperson says one of its most popular presenters — gary lineker — is being �*spoken to�* after he criticised the government's immigration plans on social media. kyiv denies any involvement in reports that a pro—ukrainian group was behind september's attack on the nord stream pipeline. the un secretary—general is in ukraine forfurther talks on extending a deal to export grain via the black sea— he says it's critical. a crime with two victims, how gangs in south east asia are forcing migrants to carry out online scams worth hundreds of millions of dollars. police in pakistan use tear gas and water cannon to disperse supporters of former prime minister, imran khan, ahead of a planned rally where he was due to kick—start his election campa

now, it's prompted the met office to issue an amber warning for the pennines area, valid from 3pm onof snow in some of the higher elevations. but in most towns and cities, it'll be a covering here and there. early in the morning on friday, that weather front with its snowy weather clears towards the east — it may have a sting in its tail. you can see some wintry weather from lincolnshire into east anglia, maybe essex, but then, come the afternoon, it clears into the netherlands and into germany as well. and then, we're in between weather systems — a cold northerly wind with a few snow showers in the north. a really chilly day on friday. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. the un's secretary general heads to ukraine to secure a crucial grain deal that could have major implications for the global food crisis. the deal with russia that allows ukraine to export its grain must be renewed by 18 march, but there's concern the kremlin will refuse to renew it. thousands are on the streets of georgia, for the second night running, protesting against a new law

in the amber warning really covers the trans— pennine route across the pennines where we could have thet will be a windy night so there is a risk of ice and untreated surfaces. low pressure continues to move away on friday and we will have snow for a time before it eventually clears and things quietened down. to put pictures in that you can see the snow continuing to be dragged away ljy snow continuing to be dragged away by the low pressure, still blowing in the gusty winds and clearer skies following behind and more wintry showers across the four north—west and then... it will feel cold once again. chipping away at china. the netherlandsjoins the us in its crackdown on exports of advanced semiconductor technology. and we'll have a closer look at the european battle with the us to attract new business — as volkswagen is lured west with subsidies. welcome to world business report. the battle is hotting up over supplies of computer chips. last year a shortage of chips led to supply chain

take a line between stoke—on—trent and go north through the pennines, up and go north through the pennineswarm clothes with them, that they have enough fuel in their car and their tires are properly inflated. the greater is my cabin out trying to keep the roads clear. we have seen a couple of them out today. —— gritters. uk health security industry has also asked people to check on vulnerable friends and relatives, given the cold conditions. now, the snowy conditions will run into friday. then they should start to clear after that. then they should start to clear afterthat. but then they should start to clear after that. but the cold temperatures will continue. the advice is to wrap up warm for the next 2a hours. rowan, thank you. we would have a full weather forecast in a few minutes. georgian lawmakers have withdrawn the controversial foreign agents bill, after a second night of unrest in the georgian capital of tbilisi. water cannons, tear gas and stun grenades were used to try to disperse thousands of demonstrators. the proposed legislation would have classed non—government and media g

still some snow for the pennines, for northern england, as we head through the morning.e, possibly east anglia for a short time. we draw in a northerly wind, and that will blow down some showers across scotland and northern england as we head throughout the day, but there will be some brighter skies as well. feeling cold wherever you are with plenty of added wind chill, the winds lighter by the end of the day. this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm reeta chakrabarti. our top stories: the un's nuclear watchdog has again warned of the risk of a nuclear catastrophe in ukraine after shelling cut power to the russian occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear plant for a sixth time. the uk government formally delays the construction of sections of the hs2 rail line in a bid to cut costs. tens of thousands of people take part in demonstrations across israel against proposed reforms to the judicial system. the cost of childcare is soaring in england, scotland and wales. a new report shows one in four parents say the expense is more than 75% of t

now, it's prompted the met office to issue an amber warning for the pennines area, valid from 3pm onng on friday, that weather front with its snowy weather clears towards the east — it may have a sting in its tail. you can see some wintry weather from lincolnshire into east anglia, maybe essex, but then come the afternoon it clears maybe essex, but then, come the afternoon, it clears into the netherlands and into germany as well. and then, we're in between where the systems — a cold northerly wind with a few snow showers in the north. a really chilly day on friday. hello, i'm ben thompson. this is outside source. who bombed a key russian oil pipeline to europe? anonymous spies point the finger at ukraine, but kyiv denies involvement. it's like a compliment for our special forces, but this is not our activity. moscow meanwhile blamed the west for the explosion, and demanded an independent investigation. also in the programme. georgians take to the streets of tbilisi, as a new law branding some media outlets as foreign agents — sparks protests. and people celebrate international women'

some tricky travelling conditions, treacherous to over the pennines because there will be blizzard liketinues to fall particularly within the warning areas. strong gusty winds, coastal gales on the back edge of the system towards exposed coasts. south—west down through the channel islands and there is a frost from the midlands northwards, too. again, temperatures as low as “14, —15 degrees for the highlands of scotland. into tomorrow morning, the early snow clears away from northern ireland and from the hills of wales, too ffrom the pennines by the time we gets that late morning, but the snow risk transfers itself further south as that colder air digging down further south as a system swells away. could be one or two showers tracking down on that northerly wind. lots of dry, bright weather tomorrow, but it will be feeling cold wherever you are with plenty of added wind chill. winds will ease down on friday night, so with clearing skies away from the far south—west and those lighter winds than it is quite likely we will see a sharp and widespread frost develop into the start of the weeke

now, it's prompted the met office to issue an amber warning for the pennines area, valid from 3 pm onring here and there. early in the morning on friday, that weather front with its snowy weather clears towards the east — it may have a sting in its tail. you can see some wintry weather from lincolnshire into east anglia, maybe essex, but then come the afternoon it clears into the netherlands and into germany as well. and then, we're in between where the systems — a cold northerly wind with a few snow showers in the north. a really chilly day on friday. hello again this is bbc news. britain's government is accused of utter failure over new asylum rules to stop migrant boats crossing the channel. but prime minister rishi sunak insists his plan is the people's priority. a bbc spokesperson says one of its most popular presenters gary lineker is being �*spoken to' after he criticised the government's immigration plans on social media. kyiv denies any involvement in reports that a pro ukrainian group was behind a attack. a crime with two victims how gangs in south east asia are forcing migr

from the pennines, i think, by the time we get to the late morning, but the snow risk transfers itself. could be one or two showers just tracking down on that northerly wind. lots of dry, bright weather tomorrow, but it will be feeling cold wherever you are with plenty of added wind—chill. and the winds will ease down on friday night, so with clearing skies away from the far south—west and those lighter winds, then it's quite likely that we'll see a sharp and a widespread frost develop into the start of the weekend. temperatures in parts of northern england may be as low as —9 or —10 degrees celsius, so a very frosty start to saturday morning. now, on saturday, our weather system out towards the south—west is just pushing its way northwards and eastwards, bringing possibly a bit of snow to the moors of the south—west, mostly falling as rain. some hill snow for wales and some hill snow, too, for northern ireland. just approaching the north—west of england by the end of the afternoon, but drier further east with the snow risk transferring further eastwards as we head throughout the night

from the pennines, i think, by the time we get to the late morning, but the snow risk transfers itselfne or two showers just tracking down on that northerly wind. lots of dry, bright weather tomorrow, but it will be feeling cold wherever you are with plenty of added wind—chill. and the winds will ease down on friday night, so with clearing skies away from the far south—west and those lighter winds, then it's quite likely that we'll see a sharp and a widespread frost develop into the start of the weekend. temperatures in parts of northern england may be as low as —9 or —10 degrees celsius, so a very frosty start to saturday morning. now, on saturday, our weather system out towards the south—west is just pushing its way northwards and eastwards, bringing possibly a bit of snow to the moors of the south—west, mostly falling as rain. some hill snow for wales and some hill snow, too, for northern ireland. just approaching the north—west of england by the end of the afternoon, but drier further east with the snow risk transferring further eastwards as we head throughout the night, particular

from the pennines, i think, by the time we get to the late morning, but the snow risk transfers itself one or two showers just tracking down on that northerly wind. lots of dry, bright weather tomorrow, but it will be feeling cold wherever you are with plenty of added wind—chill. and the winds will ease down on friday night, so with clearing skies away from the far south—west and those lighter winds, then it's quite likely that we'll see a sharp and a widespread frost develop into the start of the weekend. temperatures in parts of northern england may be as low as —9 or —10 degrees celsius, so a very frosty start to saturday morning. now, on saturday, our weather system out towards the south—west is just pushing its way northwards and eastwards, bringing possibly a bit of snow to the moors of the south—west, mostly falling as rain. some hill snow for wales and some hill snow, too, for northern ireland. just approaching the north—west of england by the end of the afternoon, but drier further east with the snow risk transferring further eastwards as we head throughout the night, particul

it's over the hills of scotland and the northern pennines, a longer spell of snow, particularly fallingly into parts of scotland. it's over the hills of scotland and the northern pennines, we could get some heavy falls of snow, widely in that area though, 5—10cm. this is bbc news. the headlines: one month on from the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, which killed more than 50,000 people across the region, aid agencies say at least 1.5 million people within the disaster zone are still homeless or living without power. ukraine's president zelensky has said he has instructed his military commanders to find the forces to boost the defence of the eastern city of bakhmut. russian troops backed by mercenaries from the wagner group have so far failed to drive out the ukrainian forces. mexican officials say they've found over 340 people in an abandoned truck trailer in the state of veracruz. police say the potential migrants from guatemala,

six years ago, trans pennine express had exactly the same issues _ pennine express had exactly the samet shrug their shoulders and let them _ government shrug their shoulders and let them off the hook. the secretary of state _ let them off the hook. the secretary of state dismisses debates about the future _ of state dismisses debates about the future of— of state dismisses debates about the future of railway as pointless. their— future of railway as pointless. their answers to the enormous challenges facing the railways is always _ challenges facing the railways is always more of the status quo. the conservatives promised a decision that will_ conservatives promised a decision that will help customers, just like today, _ that will help customers, just like today, contracts are recorded without— today, contracts are recorded without the faintest hint of competition while fares rise again and again— competition while fares rise again and again and passengers suffer. their_ and again and passengers suffer. their answer to all of this is more of the _ their answer to all of this is more of

and then the north midlands, widespread heavy snow across northern england, especially over the pennines further flakes in towards the isle of man, pushing into eastern parts of northern ireland. this essential swathes of the country will continue to seek heavy snowfall as we move through the day on thursday. —— central part of the country put it more heavy snow on thursday night in north wales and northern england, into eastern northern ireland and perhaps the far south of scotland as well. eight widespread yellow warning in force for the areas i mentioned, 2—5 centimetres into major cities, manchester and sheffield and a bit more than that put out more on the hills but were most concerned about the amber warning area in the peak district northwards where we could see up to a0 centimetres of snow by the time we reach friday morning. it is slowly improving through friday, a brief respite with them some time before more rain, sleet and snow at the weekend. thanks, stav. and that's bbc news at six on wednesday the 8th of march. the news continues here on bbc one as now it's time to join ou

a0 mph across the pennines. strong winds further south. across the pennines.ugh this morning and then into the afternoon sun when she showers across eastern england where the winds remain strongest. scotland and northern ireland have a much quieter day. lots of sunshine developing. if few snow flurries in the far north. for all, feeling cold through the afternoon and southern areas chillier than yesterday. we finish with some clear skies, sunshine and a starry night to come tonight. rain until sleet spreading in later. ice is a big story for most of you tonight. just take a look at these temperatures. —10 to -12 look at these temperatures. —10 to —12 in some rural spots as we start tomorrow morning. it is going to be a bitterly cold start your weekend. it will be a crisp, fresh, sunny one for the vast majority. they could be or two flurries across scotland. more cloud, outbreaks of rain turning to heel sleet as we go through the day. cloud increasing elsewhere. best of the brightness continues in the east. the sunniest in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon a

and dales, up into the pennines. onto the roads, making it very difficult for the gritters, very difficult for the gritters, very difficult for the snow ploughs . difficult for the snow ploughs. but it also means that potentially rural communities, especially the higher areas, especially in the higher areas, could be cut off. there could be a significant disruption to the power. also possibly the mobile phone networks . and just to give phone networks. and just to give you an idea of this, the effect that this arctic blast is having across the uk, in scotland overnight they've recorded the lowest temperature, the coldest nights of the year, —16 degrees in out the. and so that's the coldest temperature this year. that's actually the lowest minimum temperature recorded in the uk in march since 2010. and one. so this was quite interesting. one met office spokesperson said that it's actually more common to get snow in march. statistically speaking than it is in december. i didn't it didn't seem that obvious to me, but th

now, it's prompted the met office to issue an amber warning for the pennines area, valid from 3pm oncome the afternoon, it clears into the netherlands and into germany as well. and then, we're in between weather systems — a cold northerly wind with a few snow showers in the north. a really chilly day on friday. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. fox news host tucker carlson — comes in for some sharp criticism from senior republicans over his attempt to whitewash the january 6 insurrection. carlson showed viewers previously unseen clips from inside the capitol which demonstrated, he said, that it was neither a riot nor an insurrection. we'll speak to one of the five women sueing the state of texas — after they were denied abortions despite facing life—threatening health risks. and on international womens day — we will turn to the protests in iran, where more than 1,000 girls appear to have been poisoned in their classrooms. tonight with the context, the independent trade economist rebecca harding and emmy nominated journalist caroline modarressy—tehr

tricky travelling conditions for much of the country, particularly the trans pennine route.old wherever you are, with plenty of added wind chill. the winds lighter by the end of the day. this is bbc news. i�*m reeta chakrabarti. our top stories. russia launches more than 80 missiles at ukraine — the head of the un. we are rolling the dice here and there will be a day when our luck will run out. you can government — day when our luck will run out. you can government formally delays sections of hs2 in a bid to cut costs. the georgian government drops a controversial draught law which would limit press freedom and civil liberties in light of violent protests in the capital. tens of thousands of people take part in demonstrations against proposed reforms

particularly in the pennines.e setting of the as the war air into cold air across central and northern areas turns readily into snow. persistent late in the day across parts of northern ireland and into southern scotland. it will be rain further south, a bit milder here, some of the rain quite heavy, may be thundery in places. double figure values here but much colder further north, howevera here but much colder further north, however a sunny day in store for much of scotland, with a few wintry showers across the north. widespread yellow warning for snow, then, for these areas. two to ten centimetres lower levels, up to ten to 15 over the hills. we could see up to a0 centimetres of snow by the time we reach friday morning over the pennines. take care. welcome to bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: police in georgia crack down on protesters, as thousands demonstrate against controversial new laws. this place outside georgia's parliament in the capital, tbilisi, has been the scene of so many anti—gove

to work its way southwards and eastwards the tonight, so in fact parts of northern england, the pennines, widespread frost. the area of low pressure starts to pull out, there will come into the north sea during friday, so quickly pulling away from southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales, sleet and rain pushing on towards eastern england for a while, strong northerly winds too, but then the wind turn light, a much brighter, quieter afternoon with sunshine, but it will be much colder across the south as well as

the amber warning covers parts of the pennines where we could see up to 40 centimetres of snow by the's parliament in the capital of tbilisi has been the scene of so many antigovernment and anti—russian protests over the year, but this time the government may have gone too far. an investigation into the killing of the black woman breonna taylor concludes that a us police force indulged in routine discrimination, illegal searches and the use of excessive force. britain's government is accused of utter failure over its plans

to get to work, but also for leisure, trans pennine before the pandemic was relatively profitable andf england has got to offer between just manchester and leeds but there are other cities as well like newcastle where currently you would not trust those last trains. i was with the shadow transport secretary earlier, meeting with some of our members, who said very clearly that as an individual she wouldn't rely on the last train home to sheffield where she lives, and i would deter home from going out in the evening as well. so there absolutely is an impact on the visitor economy, the wider economy, and we calculated from figures we released earlier this year based on other services that the north is in line to lose about half a billion pairs of economic value —— economic value simply because of the trans pennine issues. so it may be complex and we need to work through these issues but i do hope that the relatively generous offer, is almost £500 mammon for any driver to come in —— minimum, that is a very fair offer and that's why i really am calling on mick whelan and has to move on thi

there could be more snow to come with a met office issuing an amber warning for snow in the pennines,ritters were out in force across south—west england overnight. there were some problems on the road with the outside lane on the m5 covered in snow. overnight arctic air met with rain from the atlantic leaving many parts of the uk blanketed in snow. 25 flights were cancelled when bristol airport closed this morning. the snow ploughs were sent out runways reopened around 1030. heathrow also had cancellations. the advice to travellers is to check with airlines before heading to the airport. the snow has created some pretty landscapes like here in somerset but there has also been widespread disruption on the road, rail and airport put up more than 20 schools have been closed across somerset as staff and pupils struggle to get in. in wiltshire, some families were making the most of the snow. hat making the most of the snow. hot sou - , making the most of the snow. hot sou, hot making the most of the snow. fiat soup, hot coffee, lots of winter weather, we are very good. we: soup, hot coffee

i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still in cold air for much of the country. may make seven or eight degrees in the far south, but otherwise four or five is more typical. welcome to bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: two of the four americans kidnapped in northern mexico on monday have been found dead, refocusing attention on gang violence in the country. i will grant iwillgrant in i will grant in mexico city, where the murder and kidnapping of us citizens has heaped further strain on the already frayed relationship with the biden administration. the white house says it supports a bipartisan bill in congress that will give president biden new powers to ban the chinese—owned app, tiktok, in the us. healin

have condemned the trip, which came hours after another unannounced stop in crimea, which is the pennines la russia illegally annexed in 2014. that in turn, came on the heels of an arrest warrant issued by the international criminal court on friday, which accuses person of war crimes. with memorial during the unannounced trip build as a working visit by the kremlin, the russian leader travelled by car driving himself to several districts in mariel, pull, chatting with people outside and visiting them in newly built homes, of which he also received updates about reconstruction works in and around the heavily destroyed city with before returning to russia to meet with his top military commander, the port city of mario pole had been home to some 450000 people before the russian siege. much of the strategically important city now lays in ruins, including its drama theatre, which was hit by a russian air strike almost exactly one year ago, killing hundreds of people. many of them children who had been sheltering inside. it's also home to the as of style steel works, which became emblematic dur

some snowfall for parts of northern and eastern scotland, perhaps the odd snow flurry across the pennines easing away towards the south and the east through into sunday afternoon, hopefully drying up for the cambridge—oxford boat race in the afternoon. temperatures in single figures for many of us, i think, on sunday, a coolerfeeling day, but we'll just about hold on to double figures in the far south—west. and don't forget, saturday night into the early hours of sunday, the clocks are going to spring forward by one hour. so it's the arrival of british summertime from sunday onwards. the weather not looking particularly summery over the next few days, but monday brings us a bit of a drier, quieter interlude. turns unsettled from tuesday onwards, but things are warming up during the middle of the week. bye for now. this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm annita mcveigh. our top stories... anger grows in france over president macron's pension reforms, with plans for more protests. a state visit by king charles has been postponed. from the slopes to the stand — gwy

some snowfall for parts of northern and eastern scotland, perhaps the odd snow flurry across the penninesorning gradually easing away towards the south and the east through into sunday afternoon, hopefully drying up for the cambridge—0xford boat race in the afternoon. temperatures in single figures for many of us, i think, on sunday, a coolerfeeling day, but we'll just about hold on to double figures in the far south—west. and don't forget, saturday night into the early hours of sunday, the clocks are going to spring forward by one hour. so it's the arrival of british summertime from sunday onwards. the weather not looking particularly summery over the next few days, but monday brings us a bit of a drier, quieter interlude. turns unsettled from tuesday onwards, but things are warming up during the middle of the week. bye for now. this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines... at least 23 people have died as violent storms triggered by a tornado rip through the southern us state of mississippi. growing tension in france, riots today in the west af

from the pennines, i think, by the time we get to the late morning, but the snow risk transfers itselfvery frosty start to saturday morning. now, on saturday, our weather system out towards the south—west is just pushing its way northwards and eastwards, bringing possibly a bit of snow to the moors of the south—west, mostly falling as rain. some hill snow for wales and some hill snow, too, for northern ireland. just approaching the north—west of england by the end of the afternoon, but drier further east with the snow risk transferring further eastwards as we head throughout the night, particularly for northern england and much of scotland. but by the time we get to sunday, it's unsettled, it's wet and it's windy, but it will be feeling milder. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. raising the alarm in ukraine — the head of the un's nuclear watchdog demands action to fend off disaster at europe's largest nuclear plant. occupied by russia for more than a year, the zaporizhzhia plant lost power after a wave of russian missile strikes — raising fears of a n

blizzard conditions on some of the trans— pennine routes, as the snow continues to edge through northtting into southern scotland and northern ireland. you can see how it spreads across more of wales as a low pressure, which is moving from west to east, slips a little bit further east. a cold night in the highlands tonight, we could see —15 and a widespread frost and the risk of ice. tomorrow, low—pressure drifts to the near continent and we will have some snow for a time and it will be windy for a time. the wind will be windy for a time. the wind will ease and still some snow showers coming in across the far north of scotland. we start on a snowy note first thing across parts of england and wales and that tends to push away as we go through the course of the morning. remember it is going to be windy as well but the winds will ease through the day and many having a dry day with some sunshine. some wintry showers in the north and some rain starting to come in across the southwest. but across the board, it will feel cold. knesset this is bbc news, welcome if you're watching here in the

the colder air follows the band of rain, maybe sleet and snow over the pennines.es, cloud and some showers. sunshine for northern england, scotland, northern ireland, is no especially in northern scotland, temperature is only one or two degrees. southern parts of england and wales could see temperatures of eight or nine degrees but this band of cloud and rain moving south, cold air coming in behind could bring snow to southern england, cold and frosty and icy on tuesday with many places dry with sunshine, snow showers packing in on the northerly wind. temperatures on tuesday four or five degrees, but when you factor in a strong northerly wind affecting northern scotland and the east coast of england it will feel especially cold. this is a reminder of what is to come on monday and tuesday, snow showers across the north and east of scotland and north—east england, as much as 20 centimetres higher parts of northern scotland. after that on tuesday night, any widespread clear skies and wind, a widespread sharp frost with temperatures as low as minus ten. the future is

has issued an amber warning across the peak district, leeds, the yorkshire dales, and the north penninesest march since 2010 overnight as temperatures plummeted to minus 16 degrees celsius in the north highlands. our correspondent rowan bridge is in mold in north wales and sent us this update. here in north wales, we're really on the leading edge of the snowy conditions which are due to affect wales and parts of northern england through today. over the last few hours the snow is started to fall here and it's built up around the roundabout, meaning drivers are having to slow down to avoid the slush on the road. and we've seen gritters and snow ploughs out trying to keep the roads clear. the uk met office has issued an amber weather warning of significant snow and ice coming through midday today into tomorrow for north wales and parts of mid—wales, which they say could bring significant disruption. and we're expecting significant snowfall to affect parts of northern england through this afternoon and into the evening, which again could bring significant disruption to those areas. the uk ra

likely over the pennines further south though not too south and west, though not too many showers betterunshine some blue seeing some sunshine some blue sky and the air is still mild. so temperatures will be up into the teens once more. 5016 is possible cooler as the breeze starts to pick and more rain pushes into northern ireland come the afternoon. that is a spell. wet and windy weather that areas during that swings across areas during tuesday . some bright colours tuesday. some bright colours there in the west will be some heavier bursts of rain , at least heavier bursts of rain, at least for a time. this rain then around on wednesday morning, away scotland or the away from scotland or the lingering in shetland and clearing away from southeast clearing away from the southeast by the afternoon to many places, then brightening up again through wednesday with some spells but a few spells of sunshine. but a few showers are likely develop showers are likely to develop through quite a gusty through the day. quite a gusty wind wednesday, a blustery wind on wednesday, a blustery boisterous ki