hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and tina daheley. an end in sight for the big freeze but icy weather is still causing problems. many rural communities remain cut off by snow drifts and, despite some services re—opening, there are still widespread cancellations on rail lines across the uk. this is the scene at the a66 in north yorkshire. it remains closed because of the treacherous conditions. good morning, it's sunday the 4th of march. also this morning, a warning to councils — the government says build more houses or risk losing planning powers. and the final preparations are underway for the biggest night in the showbiz calendar. so will british stars win big at the oscars? and in sport, there are more british medals at the world track cycling championships. and also at the world indoor athletics, there was a brilliant silverfor laura muir, that's her second medal in birmingham — and there could be more medals to come for the british team on the final day. and chris has the weather. good morning. we are looking at a murky start to

hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and tina daheley.ing problems. many rural communities remain cut off by snow drifts and, despite some services reopening, there are still widespread cancellations on rail lines across the uk. good morning. it's sunday the 11th of march. also this morning, a warning to councils — the government says build more houses or risk losing planning powers. and in sport, there are more british medals at the world track cycling championships and also the world indoor athletics. it is just it isjust a it is just a few hours until hollywood's most important night of the, but it will be the

let‘s go to rogerjohnson in sa lfo rd. good! let‘s go to rogerjohnson in salford.sport and children‘s is based here. they have been looking at the match of the day studio and reading sports bulletins. lots of them and perhaps targeting a media career. what have they made of the studios? you have beenin they made of the studios? you have been in this studio and its underwhelming li small. but the wide—angle lens on the cameras enables you to make a small space much bigger. this isn‘t very far across. it‘s big enough, the bbc brea kfast across. it‘s big enough, the bbc breakfast studio in the morning. i don‘t know if they were underwhelmed, but i don‘t think all of them were quite as impressed with what they see on the tv. it's a lot more different than what i thought it was going to be. it's a lot more open and itjust feels really cosy and really... i can see now why people can connect to the bbc more than they can with other formal things. i don't know, itjust feels really cosy and really comfortable. there are a lot of vibes. it seems so formal and clean—cut at fi

hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and tina daheley. problems. cancellations on rail lines across the uk. good morning. it's sunday the 4th of march. losing planning powers. the world indoor athletics. the, but it will be the big winners the academy awards? the world indoor athletics. birmingham. for the british team on the final day. and chris has the weather. good morning. morning. a murky start to the day with ice and frost. with ice and frost. come, especially in eastern scotland. scotland. will be getting less severe as the thought gets under way. —— thaw. good morning. first, our main story. despite temperatures slowly rising. to expect delays. and north—east of england. thousands of homes in cut—off rural communities remain without power. simon clemson reports. conditions and the disruption for a while yet. while yet. morning, while scotland faces more coming in from the north sea. coming in from the north sea. to be aware of ice following lower overnight temperatures. overnight temperatures. train operators simply said, don't travel, services are resuming. travel, services