here is sarah keith—lucas again. welcome back to the 0are marshes nature reserve in kent.office and previously the rspb. so graham, this is a very idyllic and peaceful day in kent. it is hard to imagine some of the hazards that these birds face on their long journeys, including of course the weather. earlier in the year, there was some footage of some birds that appeared to be trapped right inside eye of hurricane matthew. is this a typical kind of hazard that birds face on their migratoryjourneys? the situation is that they are crossing the path, the exact track, that many hurricanes take, so it is quite likely that birds do get caught up in these weather systems. in fact, we know from birdwatchers' records in northern europe that many birds are brought to european shores on the back of these cyclones, as they move up into the north atlantic. so it is a very big threat that these birds face, and it is a very powerful hazard that these birds have to try and cope with in their lives. so i have heard some people say that birds can actually forecast the weather. is there any

before that, sarah keith—lucas has the weather. good evening.earer in the north, here is the sunset captured in chester earlier on in the day. clear skies there, clear skies by date certainly mean we are in for a cold night. through new year's day, the front has sun its way south, still holding on across southern counties at the moment. cloud and outbreaks of drizzly rain across the far south of england. elsewhere, clear skies drizzly rain across the far south of england. elsewhere, clearskies and colder conditions shifting further south. still some wintry showers across the north—east of england and northern and eastern scotland where there could be some slippery and icy conditions on monday morning. wherever you are, it will be a cold start the day. we are likely to see fairly widespread frost across northern ireland, northern england and wales. not quite as could further south but decent start to the day. plenty of wintry sunshine on offer. we shouldn't see many problems with mist and fog. clearer conditions, better visibility, a few wintry s

let's catch up with the weather, here is sarah keith—lucas.red by many of our weather watchers. some clear skies around still and temperatures really plummeting since sunset. a cold night to come particular across the southern half of the country where we could see some icy stretches on any untreated services across central parts of england, wales and southern england too. more cloud here keeping temperatures above freezing. we could see as low as minus five degrees. it will be a chilly start. a day choose day morning, more cloud and al briggs of rain for northern and al briggs of rain for northern and north—western scotland. if you getting into northern ireland. much of northern england generally cloudy. heading south across england, clear spells and the odd bug of mist or freezing fog and a similar story in southern parts of wales. through the day most of us looking dry and we will continue to see a little bit of rain across the north west of scotland, fairly cloudy across north—western areas. further east and further south, sunny skies alth

sarah keith lucas has all the details in just a few minutes. quickly go for the latest headlines fromn florida say five people were killed during a shoot out at fort lauderdale airport. the gunman was wounded, he is in police custody and is said to have acted alone. it eight people were injured. pollution in china has reached such high levels that residents have been warned against going out in the snow because of fears it is dangerously contaminated.

sarah keith lucas has the weather for us. hi there.low of their coming in here. wintry showers across parts of scotla nd here. wintry showers across parts of scotland and into the north—east of england. falling as sleet and snow over the higher ground of the north yorkshire was. further south, over the higher ground of the north yorkshire was. furthersouth, cloud and rain across southern england and some parts of wales, too. that band of rain easing away towards the south through the cause of the night. we have clearer, colder conditions moving south across the country. these are the in our towns and cities first thing monday morning, it will be colder than that in the countryside. shop frost in central and northern areas. plenty of sunshine on offer through the day, looking dry and bright for most of us. northerly breeze across scotla nd of us. northerly breeze across scotland and eastern parts of england. elsewhere, away from the north sea coasts, it is going to be sunny and dry but much colder than it has been over recent days. in t

the weather now with sarah keith—lucas. we have some

the weather now with sarah keith—lucas.e have some contrast across the uk, you can see the beautiful blue skies in scotland. the satellite image shows there's a lot of cloud around the rest of the uk. this picture comes from dorset, where a fairly different scene is there. there's a lot of grey cloud, some drizzly outbreaks of rain. we've even had some snow grains around across parts of the country. where you have the cloud it's feeling pretty chilly. add on the wind—chill as well. there should be some sunshine be appearing along the south coast, as we had through the afternoon. this is 3pm, also some brightness across more western parts of wales. for the east of wales, through the midlands, north east england, it's feeling cold out there. scotland should see most of the sunshine. temperatures just above freezing for many others, but feeling below zero when you want on the effect of the wind—chill. this evening and overnight, dry for most parts. a sharp frost. a cold night ahead from any of us. we'll see more cloud filterin

let's now check out the very latest weather forecast with sarah keith lucas.e a weather front lingering towards the south which has brought cloud and rain. later this evening that will push away and we are left in clearer, colder conditions with the breeze coming in from the north north—westerly direction. some wintry showers in the far north. there could be slippery surfaces monday morning. as well as a widespread frost. in the north and north—east on monday, still that breeze. it will feel colder than recently. the settled theme continues into the middle of the week and on tuesday and wednesday, mostly dry, some sunny spells. hello.

before that sarah keith—lucas has the weather.rs but here was glorious sunshine in cumbria earlier. clear and cold conditions have been pushing in from the north. towards the south we have a frontal system bringing outbreaks of rain, and a lot of cloud. that will sink south this evening. most of us clear and dry tonight but wintry showers in the north—east of scotland and perhaps north—east england. a cold, clear frosty start to monday morning for the majority. through bank holiday monday, it should be dry across the bulk of england and wales. frost first thing, not everywhere. the risk of icy stretches. glorious wintry sunshine on offer. the odd shower across the east of england coming in from the north c. —— north sea. in the main, the winds looking light, but it will be breezy across the north of scotla nd be breezy across the north of scotland and around north sea coast. temperatures in newcastle around three degrees, but feeling more like minus one degree when you add in the winter chill factor. monday night, under clear skie

let's catch up with the latest weather update with sarah keith lucas. 0bviously update with sarah keithdid the thunder snow happen? we did get some thunder with the snow in the north—west yesterday, we have had some big cumulonimbus clouds, cold conditions and snow falling at the same time so we have had it all and we are not out of the woods yet. why is it like this, so many different things at once? we have a plunge of cold air from the arctic, that has brought down the arctic, that has brought down the temperatures and we are also seeing an area of low pressure pushing down the east coast as well. that will combine with high tide, so you might have noticed a big full moon at the moment coincided with particularly high tides, so down the east coast that is the main issue, strong winds can kind —— combined with high tides. how long will it last? we are not out of the woods yet, as we we re we are not out of the woods yet, as we were saying. let's talk at some of the scenes sent in by our weather watchers this morning, this was croydon, a few centimetres of lying snow there to the south

sarah, so many people getting in touch. from your keith, relating to this case.re the bus compa ny‘s policies. are following policy? what are the bus company's policies. there are a range of different policies across the country. if you come back to basics and this is what this case was about, there is already a legal requirement and regulations to provide physical access to buses. so it is not just provide physical access to buses. so it is notjust about provide physical access to buses. so it is not just about the provide physical access to buses. so it is notjust about the width of the doorways and ramps, it is about a designated wheelchair accessible space. that's what the regulations call it, so each bus has to have that space. if then in practise, there becomes a battle between the person for whom that space is designated the wheelchair user and everybody else who might want to use it, that includes passengers wanting to stand, people with luggage and people with children in buggies, it becomes a very practical battle over the use of that space. you come ba