scotland is used to bad weather. _ storm. scotland is used to bad weather, but _ storm.. scotland is used to bad weather, but this storm - storm. scotland is used to bad weather, but this storm was i weather, but this storm was exceptional and vicious. its impact and its cost could take days to become clear. danny savage is in penrith in the north of england. what's it been like there, danny? well, i think it is important to point out that it was an amber warning in place across northern england, still in place. not as severe as what we had in scotland and northern ireland. by early afternoon in cumbria, the m6 was littered with lorries and vans which had been blown over by strong cross winds over a stretch from carlisle down to teabay. we had tiles blown off rooves. we were in penrith and several streets were closed, because of dangerous debris. a lot of disruption in the north, the a66 was shut from last night. the west coast and east coast east coast main lines still closed. there is hope they should get back to normal tomorrow. thank you. let's get more on the situat

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this is the scene at largs in scotland.he met office says the storm will bring very dangerous driving conditions with fallen trees on roads. a judge temporarily blocks president trump's order to end automatic citizenship for babies born in the us, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional". we hearfrom one of the youngest survivors from the nazi concentration camp in poland, as the 80th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz approaches. what i want the world to do is to please remember. remember us. and let it be a lesson to the world. coming up in business — "make in america, orface the consequences" — donald trump talks tough on trade at the world economic forum in davos. hello, i'm tadhg enright. millions are bracing themselves for storm eowyn which is hitting ireland and is due to arrive in britain in the coming hours. the met office has issued a rare red weather warning for northern ireland and the scottish central belt, which means a danger to life. 4.5 million people were sent an emergency phone alert, advising them

to me about your passion for scotland because i passion for scotland because that is— passion for scotlandnt when we see you play, it means a lot to you but for certain _ play, it means a lot to you but for certain parts of your life, australia _ for certain parts of your life, australia might have been the dream? — australia might have been the dream? �* , ., ._ dream? i've never shied away from that _ dream? i've never shied away from that at _ dream? i've never shied away from that at all— dream? i've never shied away from that at all that _ dream? i've never shied away from that at all that i - dream? i've never shied away from that at all that i grow. dream? i've never shied away from that at all that i grow upj from that at all that i grow up in australia wanted to be a wallaby, that's my drink, play junior wallabies, wallaby, that's my drink, play juniorwallabies, career wallaby, that's my drink, play junior wallabies, career didn't turn out how i thought it would be when i was a kid and this gave me an opportunity to represent but parts of my heritage and when i got here, i've made

scotland correspondent catriona renton had this - water. scotland correspondent.atriona renton had this update on some of the travel disruption in scotland from glasgow. well, storm a1 may have departed, but my goodness, it has left a trail of destruction. —— storm eowyn. this is one of the main railway stations in scotland, and it is pretty much deserted, people are coming and going away because there will be no train services running from here until at least five o'clock this afternoon. now, some scotrail services are running elsewhere, very few them, and the east coast main line tween newcastle and edinburgh, though, is open. some roads have been affected, especially by falling trees, and the clear up by falling trees, and the clear up continues. police scotland say that they have responded to almost 1900 storm related incidents across the country since yesterday. now, another update, around 50,000 people in scotland, 50,000 customers in scotland, 50,000 customers in scotland are still without power as engineers work to restore the supply. the main areas affect

if i was going to play for scotland, i was going to try to play for scotland properly. 15 caps. rory mcilroy says he advised his fellow northern irishman tom mckibbin against switching to liv golf. mckibbin has been linked with a move to the saudi—backed circuit over the past week although there is no official confirmation he has decided to give up the pga tour card he secured in november. the world number three says he would "make a different decision" to the one the player he has mentored is contemplating. personally for me, it would be a little disappointing if it were to happen. but again, it's not — i made it perfectly clear, i'm not going to stand in your way to make a decision that you feel like a need to make for yourself. but at the same time, ijust feel like he's givingup a lot to not really benefit that much. rory mcilroy there and you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport website and app. bye from me. hello there. after a wild wintry start to the new year, the weather story has quietened down. and in fact, we had sunshine topping and taili

now to larcs in scotland. just west of glasgow.are saying the conditions there are treacherous. the area is now included in the warning zone. police scots in the say they are dealing with a high volume of calls related to the weather, do not travel, please stay indoors. and we'll show you this live shot from treardour in wales. because of conditions there, a number of ferry companies are saying that they are cancelling crossings between holyhead, which is very close to this location, and dublin in the republic of ireland. earlier i spoke to helen harris who owns the corsewall lighthouse hotel in kirkcolm, the most northerly point of the rhins of galloway — in scotland — she told me about the conditions up there. it is pretty wild outside and we are well battened against the storm inside, but it is very rough out there. we can see along our coast and we can see it coming and it has been pretty ferocious. that is a word i have heard a lot of people use. that rare red weather warning for wind has now come into effect for scotland. you

central belt of scotland, the central belt of scotland looks like it could turn very nasty indeed to afternoon, wind gusts widely to 80 or 90 mph but 100 mph ransom exposed coasts and hills, so regardless of the conditions in the first place a storm like that will cause major impact. there is a much broader and the weather warning covering really the northern half of the uk, some very strong, destructively strong winds in this area and there are weather warnings covering the whole of the uk not only for the wind strength but also rain and snow in the north. but it is the power of the storm, this is how it has developed on the satellite picture, developing from the big stripe of cloud, you can see a book appearing and the storm deepened very rapidly, the area of low pressure deepened by 50 millibars in 2a hours. there is a term explosive cyclogenesis, a weather bomb, you might have heard that use, that would need a drop of 2a millibars in the centre of the low, we have more than double back. notice that hoop of cloud pointing across northern ireland, south—west scotland, there is some

that is more than half of scotland's population.g from police scotland yesterday that people should stay inside, seek shelter if at all possible. we have been doing a limited amount of filming today when it has been safe to do so, and i can say that the roads have been extremely quiet, but there has been damage. there has been disruption. there have been fallen trees, we have seen buildings brought down, we have seen roofs flying off and there have been overturned vehicles as well. there has been extensive disruption that is lorna gordon in scotland. northern england has seen reduced weather warnings — compared to ireland, northern ireland and scotland. our correspondent, danny savage, is in penrith. i think it's important to point out that it was an amber weather warning, which was in place across northern england. still in place, obviously not as severe as what we had in scotland and northern ireland. however, by early afternoon here in cumbria, the m6 was littered with lorries and vans which had been blown over onto their sides b

these are pictures from largs in scotland, this is the coastal area on the west coast of scotland, oneland because of the weather. let's show you ballyholme in northern ireland. here, we are hearing that more than 90,000 homes in northern ireland are without power at the moment. every county in northern ireland is experiencing power disruption at the moment. let's show you dublin in ireland. at the moment, ireland is the worst affected part, worst affected region due to storm eowyn. you're watching bbc news. storm eowyn is moving its way in from the west and it's going to bring a very windy day wherever you are today — especially so across northern parts of the uk. various warnings in force, including two red warnings from the met office across parts of northern ireland, central and southern scotland. also red warnings for the isle of man, too. here is this area of low pressure associated with the storm system — it's been deepening rapidly. lots of isobars, particularly on the southern edge of that area of low pressure, so the strongest winds tracking across the republic of ireland, no

refocused the winds across the central belt of scotland.ection, affecting the population centres of glasgow and edinburgh. before it gradually clears after the north, still producing gales in orkney and shetland as we go into saturday. you can keep up—to—date with the latest on storm eowyn the bbc weather app and we will be covering that weather system as it approaches the uk on bbc news. with winter always a difficult time for many pensioners, there's concern that after two cold snaps, a rise in energy prices, and millions losing their winter fuel payments, many older people are suffering in silence. one charity which gives energy advice says pensioners are having to choose between heating or eating. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has this report. keeping warm in one of the coldest areas of england isn't easy. we don't go out when it's icy or snowy. marjorie and rosemary are both in their 90s, and have been friends for a very long time. we knew each other at school, actually. yes. and now they're next door neighbours. i gi

scotland, northern ireland kicks in from seven in the morning until two o'clock, and for scotland itck. it is covering both showers. damaging gusts of wind. in addition, he amber weather warnings for tomorrow, again gales, severe gales, and the scottish one, as the storm moves north—eastwards come out will last until the following day, into saturday until 6am. picking up on friday, we have the rain rattling through, curling back across scotland and northern ireland, but it is the wind that will be the main feature. really damaging gusts of wind, gales, severe gales, possibly gusts as much as 100 mph for the exposure across parts of northern ireland had western scotland. as we head on into friday night and saturday, the low pressure continues to drift north—eastwards, it will still be windy for northern england, open to scotland, the wind slowly easing from the south through the day, it will take much of the day before the gales ease across the far north. then a quite a spell, but more wet weather coming in from the west through the afternoon. i'm sarah campbell in liverpool. the sent

this is largs in scotland on the west coast, east of glasgow. is and, as we were saying, that rare red weather warning for wind has now come into effect for scotland. let's try and see if we can speak to meteorologist dave clark again. i am hoping third time lucky. dave, talk us through the features of storm eowyn that have really attracted your attention as a meteorologist. for me it has been how deep the air pressure has dropped and it has done it so quick. it is a once in a century storm, and it is more the wind speeds for the republic of ireland, 140 miles an hour is pretty strong. who; an hour is pretty strong. why in particular— an hour is pretty strong. why in particular do _ an hour is pretty strong. why in particular do you _ an hour is pretty strong. why in particular do you think this storm system has got these conditions, these features? it is mainly caused by the jet stream. we have got the cold air in america which has amplified thejet stream air in america which has amplified the jet stream and as it has come across from florida i

we've got the mild air in place for scotland and northern ireland.ing and most places will be dry and bright with some sunshine. but we have more cloud in the north and that's bringing this rain down across scotland, northern ireland, eventually into northern england and north wales. and we've got the stronger south—southwesterly winds for scotland and northern ireland — that's why temperatures could reach 12 or 13 degrees. for england and wales, still a little bit chilly, temperatures 5, 6 degrees, but it is an improvement on what we've seen of late. the colder air is here more towards continental europe. most of us are in mild air, the winds coming in from the atlantic around the top of that area of high pressure. but as that's always going to be close to the south of the uk, here, it will be a bit chilly at times. we could well have some mist and fog to start with on tuesday in southern england. on the whole, it's going to be dry, quite cloudy, the best of any breaks in the cloud where we've got a bit of shelter, so eastern scotland and the northe

that cloud pushes into scotland.n england. 0therwise, some sunshine on sunday. for many areas it's going to be cold — 4 or 5 degrees, but milder in the far west. live from london. this is bbc news: deadly wildfires continue to rage across los angeles — ten people have been killed and officials warn more high winds could fan the flames. la's county sherriff says the suburbs look like they've been hit by an atomic bomb. 10,000 structures have now been destroyed. we will bring you the latest from our teams on the ground — we'll hear from people caught up in the chaos — and also from a us meterologist. donald trump prepares to be sentenced over hush money payments to an adult film star — just ten days before he re—enters the white house. these are live pictures showing the us supreme court, where tiktok is making a last—ditch legal bid to prevent a ban in america. and the uk home office is monitoring elon musk�*s social media posts — and accounts who engage with them — as a possible security risk.

scotland, northern ireland brighten up.r a cold, frosty and, in places, foggy start. still plenty of cloud around and one or two spots struggling to get above freezing — although western scotland, northern ireland, up to around 10 degrees. a few showers here as you go through monday night. still a weather front stranded through parts of northern england, north and west wales, with some damp and drizzly weather at times. to the south of it, a few cloud breaks could give some frost but also some patches of fog and a frost still possible to the northeast of scotland. now, for tuesday, sunny spells for scotland, northern ireland. a few showers, although southern scotland linked into this weather system that's still across northern england, north and west wales with occasional rain. south and east of that, we'll see some sunny spells just about break through. there could be some lingering fog patches but overall, still a fairly cool day. weather patterns do look fairly static, though, tuesday into wednesday, but notice this deep

you know, like, if i was going to play for scotland, i was going to try and play for scotland properlyt to finish up at ten caps or 15 caps, and i wanted to go all in and try and, you know, become a player that will be remembered in this country. and i think that all got kind of tied together during the autumn when my gran could come get to watch. and i suppose what was really nice for me was people got to put the face to the stories of my heritage, and i think people were quite surprised how really scottish my grandma is. and it was nice for me to, you know, for people to finally see my story rather than just just hear about it. and, yeah, now ijust kind of feel i've almost been here for four years now, and it's my home and it's where my son's born, and i'm fully attached to the country, to my club here in glasgow. and i suppose the one way that i can show that is not by getting up and tell everyone how, you know, passionate i am. it's really about showing them. and that's always been the way that i've thought about it is i feel like anyone can get up here and say how passionate they

there will be some sunshine, again, northern scotland, but western scotland a bit brighter than todayreaks in the cloud through eastern parts of england. but already notice those temperatures dropping — just 4 or 5 degrees. and even in northern scotland, lower than today. still a breeze here, lighter winds further south. it's because where we've got those lighter winds as we go through saturday night into sunday, area of high pressure and that colder air pushing in, we should start to see a little bit more in the way of fog forming. also, you saw some weather fronts approaching into the west. so across ireland and into northern ireland and western scotland later, we'll see some outbreaks of rain. could be some lingering fog for some across england and wales, but there'll be a few of you still seeing the sunshine on sunday and, for many, it will be dry. but much colder. one or two spots in england and wales struggling to get above freezing. most of us in single figures too. quick glimpse into next week — after a cold and murky start, it's going to turn a bit more changeable later in th

then it turns milder and warmer across northern ireland scotland into sunday. eventually the milder air will push further southwards and eastwards for the start of next week, but it's a slow process. as we head through saturday, this cloud gradually pushes further eastwards, freezing fog patches across many parts of england and wales slow to lift and clear, reducing visibility on our roads. but a patchy light rain and drizzle into parts of western scotland, with the wind picking up for some irish sea coast but some sunshine later on in the day for northern ireland. sunny skies too, with the colder air further east, but again temperatures for many won't make it much past low single figures. and it stays cold too on saturday night into sunday. perhaps not quite as cold as on friday night, but temperatures still well below freezing for many, particularly towards the eastern half of the uk. for these western coasts it is turning milder. and if we just take a look at the pressure chart, you can see the high pressure gradually retreats further eastwards, taking the c

it lockha rt in scotland. it lockhart in scotland. looks pretty rough where you are?ty rough where you are? , ,., ., ., are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not1 are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not 1 million — are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not1 million miles _ are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not 1 million miles from - are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not1 million miles from here, l noti million miles from here, we have had winds of over 100 mph recorded, and we are actually shielded by quite a big building where we are standing, but a few people, one got knocked over by the wind, and a hat was blown off and it went straight into the river clyde, which is more like the sea today. this particular bridge over the clyde, it has plastic sheets as part of the roofing and we have watched as some of them have actually been ripped off, so that gives you a sense of the damage and the great strength of wind we are seeing. there are no trains today across scotland and we are not actually going to have trains until at least midday tomorrow, even though the red warning is due to end at

hat and try out for scotland. not onl did and try out for scotland.y did she go for the trial, she was soon top scoring, helping scotland qualify for the under 19 world cup. irate the under 19 world cup. we couldn't really _ the under 19 world cup. - couldn't really believe in. we were just also so excited for each other. i didn't really think it would be possible for me to play for scotland, not having lived there, my family not having lived there for 30 years, but i'm definitely proud to be half scottish, so we're just really excited to get out there. it's just a third ever world cup for scottish female cricket, where they have been grouped with australia, bangladesh and nepal. i grouped with australia, bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when — bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when you _ bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when you go _ bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when you go out - bangladesh and nepal. i feel like when you go out there, l bangladesh and nepal. i feel. like when you go out there, you want to try and play against the best teams y

further snow showers across northernmost parts of scotland.peratures will struggle after that colder night, typically 2 or 3 degrees. for much of wales, the midlands and southern england, it's going to be clouding over. we've got the chance of some rain, even a bit of sleet and snow, coming into the far south of england for a while. then we're going to find an area of low pressure, and that weather front bringing that wetter weather through the channel moving away, and then we're going to be left still with the winds coming in from the north, keeping us in this cold air. so, another widespread quite severe frost overnight into thursday. a few more snow showers across northern, perhaps eastern scotland. one or two wintry showers around some irish sea coasts. many places, though, will be dry and sunny. a sunnier day for southern parts of england and wales on thursday, but another cold one. and with no wind and clear skies overnight, thursday night could get very cold, perhaps as low as —15 to —20 in the far north of england and inland parts of s

there'll be some snow and ice to start the day in northern scotland.nd squally winds will push down into southern england. then things calm down for a while. another band of rain and hill snow moves southwards across scotland towards northern ireland, later into northern england. sunshine and snow showers continue in northern scotland and we're getting a northerly wind. ahead of the rain, but it is going to be introducing colder air. last of any mild areas across southernmost parts of england. but it'll be a wet end to the day. that weather front does clear away. and then we introduce this arctic air right the way across the whole of the country. temperatures will be dropping. a widespread frost for thursday morning. could be some icy patches following any overnight showers as well. most of the snow showers on thursday are going to be across northern scotland. a few wintry showers for northern ireland, near the west coast of wales, more especially along some of these north sea coasts, but for large parts of the country, it's going to be dry and sunny.

anywhere in scotland.y expensive destination. we have one of the highest vat rates of anywhere in europe, so adding 5% is quite a chunky addition to to the accommodation costs for for visitors coming to the city. i mean, we have the vote later today by the council — we know that this is really a formality, so it's really now about sort of working to get the best outcomes for, for our businesses from the introduction of the levy. what are you worried about though? is it about putting tourists off or eating into the profit margins of hospitality businesses? it's about putting visitors off. and, you know, the city is already expensive. we have a high vat rate. that's a significant challenge for our businesses to manage and for our customers to manage as well. so adding this on top is going to see quite an increase in the accommodation costs for for visitors. now, the difficulty is that visitors are likely to continue to come to the city, but they may then spend less in the city while they are here. so we're e

it's a devastation for scotland.e new facility say it's part of the jigsaw to try and tackle scotland's drugs crisis. a decade in the making, it's also involved a change in prosecution policy for possessing drugs. is this in effect decriminalising drugs? so certainly people won't be prosecuted for possession of their drugs inside this facility. but this is a single facility and even in the context of the city of glasgow, i don't think it can be described as decriminalisation. what it is, though, is it does push the barriers in terms of policy. it's estimated around 200 addicts could end up using the drug consumption room every day. this pilot aiming to reduce overdoses in one small part of glasgow in a country struggling to tackle the numbers dying from drug misuse. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. in the us, the supreme court will hear closing arguments today in a case over whether tiktok should be banned in the country, if it doesn t separate from its chinese owner bytedance. the split is required by a biden admini

in scotland, it starts at 10am and lasts until 5pm. a little bit longer and they cover a wider area as well, so here are also mature some damaging gusts of wind. expect disruption and delays if you are travelling —— and here too. the rain moving north—east, curling around the low pressure of the storm. moving south, we have some brighter skies. wherever you are, it will be windy tomorrow because the wet office —— the met office has yellow weather warnings for the whole of the uk for wind. saturday, the low pressure pulls away, and another system coming and bringing more wet and windy conditions. very windy with tales, far north of northern england and scotland to start the day, easing from the south, and then the next system coming in from the west. i'm sarah campbell in liverpool. where families have been gathering throughout the morning for the sentencing on axel rudakubana is to be sentenced today for the murders of three young girls in southport. we will be here throughout the sentencing to bring you all the live latest news from i

of scotland.s windy as it has been, but any further strong winds could cause a bit more disruption. some ice is likely to form as well across parts of scotland. temperatures dropping away, a cold night for many. a little bit milder, though, down towards the south—west as this next area of low pressure approaches. this low has been named storm herminia. not named by the uk met office, it's been named by the spanish weather service for the impact it is expected to have in spain, but for us it is going to bring some heavy rain in from the south—west as we go through the day tomorrow, and some pretty brisk winds as well. that rain spreading northwards across england, wales into northern ireland, southern scotland eventually. a bit of snow over high ground. northern scotland seeing some sunshine and relatively light winds, but elsewhere, for western and southern parts, gusts of 50mph, 60mph, possibly 70mph in exposed places. temperaturesjust four degrees in aberdeen, ten degrees in plymouth and in sain

that is the latest from scotland.continue to lash the coastline. the winds may have died down but they are still really strong. go to the website for the latest information from our teams on the ground and updates on the amount of people still without power. the power companies are trying to restore power in large parts of the island of ireland but also elsewhere. donald trump is talking to reporters. donald trump is talking to reporters-_ donald trump is talking to reorters. ~ . ., , ., ., reporters. we have a plan for cleanin: reporters. we have a plan for cleaning and _ reporters. we have a plan for cleaning and demolition - reporters. we have a plan for. cleaning and demolition because not much has been done and we are disappointed with the biden administration but we will make up administration but we will make up for lost time and this is the earliest we could have been here. we are honoured to be here. we are honoured to be here. great people and a great state and it has been mishandled but it is going to be gr

further snow showers across northernmost parts of scotland.t's going to be clouding over. we've got the chance of some rain, even a bit of sleet and snow, coming into the far south of england for a while. then we're going to find an area of low pressure, and that weather front bringing that wetter weather through the channel, moving away, and then we're going to be left still with the winds coming in from the north, keeping us in this cold air. so, another widespread quite severe frost overnight into thursday. a few more snow showers across northern, perhaps eastern scotland. one or two wintry showers around some irish sea coasts. many places, though, will be dry and sunny. a sunnier day for southern parts of england and wales on thursday, but another cold one. and with no wind and clear skies overnight, thursday night could get very cold, perhaps as low as —15 to —20 in the far north of england and inland parts of scotland. so, the rest of the week is staying cold, particularly cold at night. we've got the risk of some further snow and ice. b

further wintry showers northern scotland, northern ireland, perhaps into northern western wales. could be a risk here, but for most it stays dry on thursday. cold and sunny, temperatures struggling to get much above two or three degrees. as we head through thursday night the wintry showers continue across northern areas. temperatures fall away sharply, some mist and fog forming once again. a bit of cloud, some rainjust pushing into the very far southwest, which could be wintry and temperatures could be down to —15 celsius or even lower as we head into friday morning. we will see a change as we move through friday. slightly less cold air begins to move in for the weekend, certainly in the north and the west of the country. live from london, this is bbc news. a state of emergency has been declared, as 30,000 people are told to evacuate their homes due to wildfires. millions more are under a fire warning. police continue their search for the killer of a 14—year—old boy, who was stabbed to death on a bus in southeast london. a new report says state schools in england could face very

windier here, but the best of the sunshine in eastern scotland.oasts, but temperatures very mild, 12—13 celsius. southern scotland, northern ireland a little cooler further south and east, 8—9c here. and then overnight tonight, with that mild air still coming across the cold ground, then it�*s likely we�*ll see some mist and fog form where we get the clear spells. so quite a murky but a mild start to the day tomorrow with lows of around 5—8c, but double figures still for north west scotland. so particularly mild here. now we�*ll probably see the worst of any fog towards the southern half of england. and here it could linger on for much of the day, but more in the way of sunshine, with a drier feed of air for northern ireland, northern england and into eastern scotland. and it remains mild with double figures for many places. 9-11 or 12c. now the high pressure starts to pull its way further eastwards as we head through wednesday and into thursday. that�*s going to help to strengthen the southwesterly winds, and there could be a few outbreaks of rai

further wintry showers northern scotland, northern ireland, perhaps into northern western wales. could be a risk here, but for most it stays dry on thursday. cold and sunny, temperatures struggling to get much above two or three degrees. as we head through thursday night the wintry showers continue across northern areas. temperatures fall away sharply, some mist and fog forming once again. a bit of cloud, some rainjust pushing into the very far southwest, which could be wintry and temperatures could be down to —15 celsius or even lower as we head into friday morning. we will see a change as we move through friday. slightly less cold air begins to move in for the weekend, certainly in the north and the west of the country. live from singapore, this is bbc news. los angeles declares a state of emergency is a fire spread rapidly through parts of the city. evacuations are under way. the search for survivors continues in tibet after an earthquake leaves at least 126 people dead. two weeks until his return to the life —— lighthouse he sets out number of controversial territorial ambiti

still some wintry showers across parts of scotland.thern isles and there could be some icy stretches with those winds lighten across wales, southwest england and into central southern england, with those dropping temperatures there. saturday, you can see how well the isobars are now spaced across the southern half of the uk, so the winds are falling a lot lighter here. it will be largely dry and there will be some sunshine around, but still the gales continue across northern and western scotland. still very blustery here. with another band of rain just pushing into northern ireland by the time we get to the end of the afternoon, and still feeling rather chilly despite the sunshine. as we head through sunday, for many it is largely dry during the daylight hours, heavy rain and again strong gusty winds by the evening. live from london. this is bbc news: storm eowyn continues to batter ireland and the uk — bringing a record gust of 114mph. almost a million are without power across the republic and northern ireland — with people urged to s

we still have an amber weather warning in place for northern scotland and the winds are still strong still blow down some trees so storm eowyn is not finished in terms of the potential for disruption for transport and power supplies for northern scotland and i will have the important pit forecast details in a short little while. —— full forecast. hamas has named the four israeli hostages, all of them female soldiers, who will be released tomorrow, in exchange for 180 palestinian prisoners held in israel. this is the second such exchange under the gaza ceasefire deal which came into force last sunday. jon donnison sent this report. it contains scenes of hostages being taken that you may find upsetting. dawn on october 7th 2023, and the nahal oz israeli military base was being swarmed by hamas gunmen. then just 19, naama levy was one of several female soldiers to be taken hostage. these pictures were released with permission from their families. now, 475 days after she was abducted, naama's nightmare could finally be over. she's one of four israeli soldiers named by hamas to be freed t

and then that transfers to central southern scotland into the afternoon.re general amber warning in force for northern ireland, north wales, northern england and throughout scotland as we move through friday and even into the start of saturday. the strongest of the wind transfers to northern scotland. so friday looks very stormy indeed. band of heavy rain spreading northwards and eastwards, and improvements across england and wales, with some sunshine breaking through and eventually northern ireland, but lots of blustery showers across the northern half of scotland, where we continue with severe gales here through the day. temperatures coming up a little bit in the south, but you won't notice it because of the strength of the wind. so storm eowyn likely to bring some significant disruption, damaging winds, that's going to cause power cuts, structural damage and significant travel disruption. so do stay tuned to the forecast and to your bbc local radio. that storm pulls away northwards, a brief ridge of high pressure as we head into saturday before another

there'll be some snow and ice to start the day in northern scotland.hen things calm down for a while. another band of rain and hill snow moves southwards across scotland towards northern ireland, later into northern england. sunshine and snow showers continue in northern scotland and we're getting a northerly wind. it's not going to be as strong as the southwesterly wind ahead of the rain, but it is going to be introducing colder air. last of any mild areas across southernmost parts of england. but it'll be a wet end to the day. that weather front does clear away. and then we introduce this arctic air right the way across the whole of the country. temperatures will be dropping. a widespread frost for thursday morning. could be some icy patches following any overnight showers as well. most of the snow showers on thursday are going to be across northern scotland. a few wintry showers for northern ireland, near the west coast of wales, more especially along some of these north sea coasts, but for large parts of the country it's going to be dry and sunny.

there'll be some snow and ice to start the day in northern scotland.ds will push down into southern england. then things calm down for a while. another band of rain and hill snow moves southwards across scotland towards northern ireland, later into northern england. sunshine and snow showers continue in northern scotland and we're getting a northerly wind. it's not going to be as strong as the southwesterly wind ahead of the rain, but it is going to be introducing colder air. last of any mild areas across southernmost parts of england. but it'll be a wet end to the day. that weather front does clear away. and then we introduce this arctic air right the way across the whole of the country. temperatures will be dropping. a widespread frost for thursday morning. could be some icy patches following any overnight showers as well. most of the snow showers on thursday are going to be across northern scotland. a few wintry showers for northern ireland, near the west coast of wales, more especially along some of these north sea coasts, but for large parts of th

a bright start for many, a few showers in the north and west of scotland, again wintry in nature, but temperature and later on, as this weather system comes in, we could see some snowfall briefly for southern england and south wales before it turns back to rain. and this is the key to the weekend — what happens with this area of low pressure? the northern edge will see some snowfall, on the southern edge, we will see some rain. potentially some disruptive snowfall in the hills of northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland — could see as much as a foot of snow in places — but there will be some big contrasts. so this is why it will be crucial to where that low pressure goes. low single figure temperatures in the north, double figure temperatures in the south. sojust to sum up, this is how it looks through the weekend into the start of next week. mainly rain across the south of england and wales. there's that snowfall for a time before it turns back to rain, with a risk of flooding in northern england and north wales and then snowfall quite widely on sunday in scotland. ta

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

there'll be some snow and ice to start the day in northern scotland.n things calm down for a while. another band of rain and hill snow moves southwards across scotland towards northern ireland, later into northern england. sunshine and snow showers continue in northern scotland and we're getting a northerly wind. it's not going to be as strong as the southwesterly wind ahead of the rain, but it is going to be introducing colder air. last of any mild areas across southernmost parts of england. but it'll be a wet end to the day. that weather front does clear away. and then we introduce this arctic air right the way across the whole of the country. temperatures will be dropping. a widespread frost for thursday morning. could be some icy patches following any overnight showers as well. most of the snow showers on thursday are going to be across northern scotland. a few wintry showers for northern ireland, near the west coast of wales, more especially along some of these north sea coasts, but for large parts of the country it's going to be dry and sunny. ce

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. 0ne snow showers in north—eastern scotland. temperature struggling to get above freezing in parts of northern england and scotland especially. with the cold air in place we could see mist and fog into saturday morning, the wind slighter by this stage, some wintry showers in the north of scotland still but watch what happens beyond saturday where this next weather system pushes in as it hits the cold air, we could see some snow across parts of the uk on sunday. this is bbc news. the headlines: ukraine's president zelensky says his country will do "all it can" to end the war this year, and halt what he called russian aggression. russian gas supplied to europe via ukraine has come to an end. the route has been in place for more than a0 years, but president zelensky refused to renew transit contracts with russia. gas and electricity bills are due to raise. only a few weeks away from donald trump's inauguration, the president—elect says more people "will respect" the us under his presidency. hope in gaza — the un s children s agency