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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 brighten up.after 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

for northern ireland and scotland, western scotland, quite a change with the approach of this weatheree good spells of sunshine. a little sunshine but quite chilly at 3—4 celsius across england and wales but it does turn milder and more unsettled as we get into the middle of next week. live from london, this is bbc news. the israeli security cabinet recommends approving the gaza ceasefire deal. the wider government cabinet is now convening. i’m wider government cabinet is now convening-— convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages _ convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages square _ convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages square in _ convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages square in tel- convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages square in tel aviv, | in hostages square in tel aviv, where the families of those held in gaza have gathered again today to put pressure on the government to approve the deal. , the government to approve the deal , . deal. these are the live pictures _ deal. these are the live pictures from _ deal. these are the live pictures from inside - deal. these a

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should stay dry and bright, though, towards the far northeast of scotland.winds. but here's storm eowyn coming towards us. a beast of a storm as it pushes in towards friday. strongest the winds just on the southern flank of this low pressure. so this is where the met office have those amber warnings. it's worth noting that there will be various stages. worst of the winds in northern ireland in the morning. northern england, north wales, middle part of the day. southern scotland through the afternoon we could see winds, hills and coasts, 80—90 miles an hour, maybe a little bit more. that will cause damage and destruction. but even away from that widespread gales for many rain sweeping across southern areas quite quickly during the morning to sunshine for the afternoon. a few showers around, but the rain will linger across parts of northern ireland, scotland and with some snow falling across the scottish mountains. it is going to be a day in which the temperatures are fairly academic, higher than we've seen through recent days, but with those strong winds it d

now, for tuesday, sunny spells for scotland, northern ireland, a few showers, although southern scotlandth 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 area of low pressure across iberia — some pretty unpleasant conditions in portugal over the next few days — and a finger of that could just extend towards the southeast in the channel islands into wednesday, bringing some longer spells of rain. other than that, still a weather front across northern england, another damp day here, and more cloud with a greater risk of fog across scotland and northern ireland. but it's after that things start to turn increasingly stormy. wet and windy for many on thursday but the worst of the winds, certainly, on friday. take care. this is bbc news — the headlines. donald trump will be sworn in for a second term as president of the united states as he promises to sign

now, for tuesday, sunny spells for scotland, northern ireland, a few showers, although southern scotland, 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 area of low pressure across iberia — some pretty unpleasant conditions in portugal over the next few days — and a finger of that could just extend towards the southeast in the channel islands into wednesday, bringing some longer spells of rain. other than that, still a weather front across northern england, another damp day here, and more cloud with a greater risk of fog across scotland and northern ireland. but it's after that things start to turn increasingly stormy. wet and windy for many on thursday but the worst of the winds, certainly, on friday. take care. live from london, this is bbc news. donald trump will be sworn in for a second term as president of the united states as he promises to sign a blitz of executive orders on his first day in office. thi

an area of the country where the majority of people in scotland live.rrently shielded by a big live. we are currently shielded bya big building live. we are currently shielded by a big building and live. we are currently shielded bya big building and if live. we are currently shielded by a big building and if i was to walk out over the towards the river clyde which is looking more like the sea at the moment, i was there early and i cannot stand there, it was pushing me to the side. so when we talk about the wind strength we are seeing, up to around 90 mph in scotland, that is what we are talking about, where you struggle to stay standing and trees falling on roads, and where anything that is not tied down and is lightweight enough and moving at the moment, and that is why the official advice is so serious at the moment and it is telling people to stay—at—home and onlyjourney if it is absolutely necessary. judging by the streets across scotland, that advice seems to be being taken quite seriously because it is very quiet. the transport system is largely

now for tuesday, sunny spells scotland and northern ireland, a few showers, although southern scotland rain. south and east of that we'll see some sunny spells just about break, though 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 area of low pressure across iberia. some pretty unpleasant conditions in portugal over the next few days, and a finger of that could just extend towards the south—east and the channel islands into wednesday, bringing some longer spells of rain. other than that, still a weather front across northern england. another damp day here, and more cloud with a greater risk of fog across scotland and northern ireland. but it's after that things start to turn increasingly stormy. wet and windy for many on thursday but the worst of the winds certainly on friday. take care. live from washington, this is bbc news. the israel—gaza ceasefire begins — three female hostages released by hamas see their family and friends, after 15 months. in exchange, 90

quite icy and it will be pretty windy for a time across the north west corner of scotland.ugh, down to the far southwest ahead of the arrival of this next area of low pressure. now this looks like a pretty deep low, and it has been named not by the uk met office, but by the spanish weather service. it's been named storm herminia for impacts it is going to have in spain, but i suspect it will also have some impact here because tomorrow we will see outbreaks of heavy rain driving northeastwards across england, wales, northern ireland into southern scotland. bit of snow over high ground, northern scotland staying mostly fine but with a few showers. but it is going to be windy for parts of northern ireland, western coast of england and wales down along the south coast as well gusts of 50, 60, 70mph in the most exposed spots, so that could cause some issues and temperatures of four to ten degrees. and instead of clearing through quickly, this area of low pressure isjust going to spin close to the uk as we move out of sunday and on into monday. so for monday itself, we will see f

now, for tuesday, sunny spells for scotland, northern ireland, a few showers, although southern scotlanduth 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 area of low pressure across iberia — some pretty unpleasant conditions in portugal over the next few days — and a finger of that could just extend towards the southeast in the channel islands into wednesday, bringing some longer spells of rain. other than that, still a weather front across northern england, another damp day here, and more cloud with a greater risk of fog across scotland and northern ireland. but it's after that things start to turn increasingly stormy. wet and windy for many on thursday but the worst of the winds, certainly, on friday. take care. live from london. this is bbc news. donald trump will be sworn in for a second term as president of the united states — as he promises to sign a blitz of executive orders on his fi

heavy rain also across parts of scotland lasting through to the evening.scotland. 0vernight tonight, some wet weather across parts of southern england, and a cold night with temperatures falling to freezing or a bit below that, we are likely to see some icy stretches taking us through to saturday morning. saturday thankfully a little quieter, the centre of storm eowyn has moved off to the north—east by this stage, still a bit of rain across parts of south—east england which should clear through the day. gales still expected across parts of northern and western scotland, perhaps first thing for northern ireland, too, but for most thankfully a much quieter and less windy day. more rain in the west later on, and feeling chilly — only around 6 or 7 degrees. more outbreaks of rain on the way for sunday, but thankfully the winds will not be as strong and as disruptive and dangerous as they are out there today. live from london, this is bbc news. collasped walls and trees on the railway, storm eowyn continue to batter ireland and the uk, bringing record gust of o

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some sunshine from the word go for northern scotland.through the irish sea, so that will help break up the cloud here. so we should see some sunshine for parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland, northern scotland but i think for large parts of central, southern and eastern england, it will stay rather grey and gloomy with some murkiness and only 11—5 degrees. it will feel quite cold. but a little less cold across the northwest of scotland. but with that colder air in place, saturday night will be a cold one. we'll see, ithink, a bit more of a widespread frost and some dense mist and fog patches across england and wales. very little change to the pressure pattern as we head through sunday but this weather front will try to edge into northwestern areas but it won't get far because it's bumping up against high pressure. so, a cold, frosty start with some fog around, which could be slow to clear for england, certainly central and eastern parts. the best of the sunshine, again, across northern and western areas. this weather front

of scotland. 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 saint helier. this area of low pressure, instead of moving through quickly, isjust going to ling

still quite windy, though, across the north and west of scotland.pite doesn't last, though. by sunday, the next storm will move in to bring gales and heavy rain, particularly this time across more southern areas. hello, i'm karin giannone. this is the context on bbc news. president trump tells the world economic forum in davos that global oil prices should be lowered to end the $500 billion stargate joint venture aims to build a network of data centres across the us. you're watching the context. it's time for our our new weekly segment — ai decoded. welcome to ai decoded, that time of the week when we look in depth at some of the most eye catching stories in the world of artificial intellligence. i'm karin giannone, sitting in for christian who's in washington this week.this week america stole the limelight with regards to artificial intelligence

i should mention the snow over scotland at the moment because it's quite dangerous. whether we're talking tiling floods or whatever. we know that the heat in the atmosphere is reaching a peak along with it in admissions, and at the moment, we're in this unknown territory and it's obviously quite scary. notjust in terms of meteorologist, but there's another dimension to it as well. that is the denier side. we have got to get away from denying things are not happening. climate change is not a normal process. people need to walk away and it's putting people in danger. it seems most people heeded the warnings, stayed in and safe. perhaps that's one of the reasons why we've only seen one death. . , reasons why we've only seen one death. ., , , ., reasons why we've only seen one death. .,, i. _ reasons why we've only seen one death. . , death. yet, as you say, except in the reality — death. yet, as you say, except in the reality of— death. yet, as you say, except in the reality of the _ death. yet, as you say, except in the reality of the science - in the reality of the sc

north wales and northern england and afternoon in england and southern scotland and some could see winds if necessary. 0utbreaks plans prepared if necessary. outbreaks of reign will come and gojust adding to outbreaks of reign will come and go just adding to the winds with further snow on the hills of scotland. we could see a brief spell of hill snow in northern ireland. the winds remain strong by the end of the day. it will remain when the overnight with severe gales in northern scotland on saturday and further showers here. elsewhere the brighter start to the weekend but batches of reign, sleet and potentially hill snow will move into the north and the west as we go through saturday. live from london, this is bbc news. prince harry settles his long—running legal battle with news group newspapers over allegations of unlawful information—gathering. in a monumental victory today, news uk have admitted that the sun, the flagship title for rupert murdoch's uk media empire, has indeed engaged in illegal practices. iamat i am at the royal court of justice. and terry says it is vindication not

could well see some snow mixing in over high ground across some northern parts of scotland.at is heading our way on friday. now, to find out where storm eowyn is forming, we have to look out into the atlantic and look up to the jet stream. the winds high in the atmosphere, a jet stream level likely to exceed 250mph. so that extraordinarily strong jet stream providing the fuel, the energy to deepen this area of low pressure. this low will be deepening rapidly as it approaches our shores, and storm eowyn is likely to bring widespread gales, outbreaks of rain, some snow across the north. but it is across these irish sea coasts where, at the moment, it looks most likely that we could see wind gusts of 80 to possibly 90mph, maybe even stronger than that in the most exposed spots. 0bviously those winds could cause some damage and some significant disruption, and that does usher in a rather turbulent period of weather. there will be further spells of wind and rain in the days ahead. live from singapore, this is bbc news. president trump announces private sector investment of $500 b

eowyn brought winds of more than 100 miles per hour to scotland and the entire island of ireland.eft in its wake is unprecedented. in the republic of ireland, it was a once in a generation weather event. it claimed the life of 20—year—old kacper dudek, killed in county donegal when a tree fell on his car. around the country, a massive clean up operation is underway, but the repairs are expected to take some time. across the island of ireland, hundreds of thousands of homes are still without power. and while work is ongoing, there is a warning that it might take up to ten days for everyone to get electricity back. this animal shelter has been left without heating. a lot of our puppies need a lot more care than the older dogs, medications, and wejust... like, this wee one's freezing at the minute. so we'd just be very keen to make sure that those puppies have electric. if not, we might need to consider getting foster homes for them. there were more than 2,000 road obstructions reported at the height of the storm in northern ireland. work is now under way here in belfast and across t