friday morning saw two correspondents braving the elements, simonjones in correspondents braving thees in canterbury correspondents braving the elements, simonjones in canterbury and first kate sweeting by the humber bridge. the snow has died down and it's been a relatively calm morning and that's good news because it means the high winds that were predicted haven't materialised and that means that the high tide here has passed without event. we had around three hours of snow la st we had around three hours of snow last night between 6pm and 9pm and it came down very heavily, and some of it has stuck. you can see down there some of it has turned to ice, someone there some of it has turned to ice, someone has actually written help in the snow there, perhaps a sign of how treacherous conditions are going to be this morning. it's notjust the snow itself but it's the eyes down here on the pavement, it can be very slippy and also difficult conditions on the roads here —— ice. some viewers bought a mountain was being made out of and i see molehill withjohn major rewriting: jan childe wonde

simonjones, at the ministry of defence, in central london, thanks. fatal hit—and—run in 0ldham on new year's eve, has died. zaneta krokova, who was 11, had been in a critical condition in hospital. her 12—year—old cousin helina kotlarova died at the scene on saturday night. peter harris has more. at the scene, tributes continue to build. this now a shrine to two young girls. 11—year—old zaneta krokova lost her fight for life this morning. her 12—year—old cousin, helina kotlarova, died soon after being struck by the car on new year's eve. respects were being paid by classmates and teachers. very popular, they had a lot of friends. well—known. very outgoing. from all at 0asis academy, 0ldham, our thoughts and prayers are with the family throughout this sad time. the police believe the girls were struck by a peugeot 807 car here which failed to stop. it was later found abandoned nearby. officers say information provided by the local community has proved vital in moving this investigation forward. 0fficers released images of the car, and are trying to tr

simonjones is there.ed. we see people driving slowly and carefully. 0n the corny here, it's very icy. some cars have been struggling for traction as they try to come past that side road. we have had a number of accidents already this morning, jackknifed lorries and cars that crashed last night on bluebell hill in kent. treacherous conditions where some people were trapped on ca rs where some people were trapped on cars for two or three hours trying to get up and down hills. we are told things are looking better at the airports. yesterday there were a large number of cancellations, particularly at heathrow, but they hope things will run more smoothly today. what we have is a combination of snow that has become ice. wind will whip up during the day making some pretty grim combination. more snow forecast, particularly for scotland, heading into northern england and eastern england. possibly more snow showers here in kent. the advice is to check before you set out. it's pretty grim on foot and on the road. th

we'll have that interview with the serbian official in a moment, but first, here's simonjones the coldhtening its grip. claiming more than 65 lives across europe. causing traffic chaos, power cuts and travel delays. this is sarajevo. the balkans have been particularly hard hit. temperatures have been as low as —15 for several days. there is major concern about the plight of refugees, particularly in serbia. some are being sheltered in reception centres. but 1200 are living in a derelict warehouse in belgrade, according to the unhcr. it's very cold, and we are just making fire. but still we can keep warm ourselves. we don't like to stay here. we're trying to leave this country and go to european countries. but we are stuck because of the borders. there are calls for governments across europe to do more. it will only take one more snow storm or another cold snap and we're going to see some, some children, you know, in a very dire situation. children are particularly prone to respiratory illnesses at a time like this. we do not want to see this happen. it's about saving lives, not about r

happened in taji, 17 miles north of baghdad, and isn't the result of enemy activity. 0ur correspondent simonjonesefence. there are currently 650 british soldiers in iraq but not in a combo role. their task is to train members of the iraqi defence forces in the fight against so—called islamic state. there is a training campjust north of baghdad and we know that iraqis are being trained with how to deal with the proposed explosive devices and basic weapons handling by their british counterparts. the ministry of defence denied is not saying a lot about how the soldier died. he was a member of the second battalion duke of lancaster regiment but they are stressing it is not the result of enemy activity. the family of the soldier has been informed but they have asked for a period of grace before the name is released. a girl injured in a fatal hit—and—run in oldham on new year's eve, has died. zaneta krokova who was 11, had been in a critical condition in hospital. her 12—year—old cousin helina kotlarova died at the scene on saturday night. peter harris reports at the scene, tributes continue to build.

friday morning saw two correspondents braving the elements, simonjones in canterbury and first kate sweetingaven't materialised and that means that the high tide here has passed without event. we had around three hours of snow last night between 6pm and 9pm and it came down very heavily, and some of it has stuck. you can see down there some of it has turned to ice, someone has actually written help in the snow there, perhaps a sign of how treacherous conditions are going to be this morning. it's notjust the snow itself but it's the ice down here on the pavement, it can be very slippy and also difficult conditions on the roads here. some viewers bought a mountain was being made out of an icy molehill withjohn avery rewriting: jan childe wondered: while eleanor london had another theory: thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme, you can call us on: ore—mail newswatch at: you can find us on twitter at: and do have on our website. the address for that is: that's all from us. we will be back to he

simonjones, bbc simon jones, bbc news.standards could be set to fall this year, according to a report by a leading think tank. the resolution foundation said that although the uk experienced a mini—boom from 2014 to the beginning of 2016, rising prices and stagnating wages mean a bigger squeeze on our income. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. it may not feel like it for some of us, but we've enjoyed a mini boom in living standards over the past 2.5 years. that's thanks to low inflation, low interest rates and growing employment levels. but that's set to end, according to a think tank. the resolution foundation's annual living standards audit says the weaker pound will reduce our spending power, especially among low earners, and employers won't be able to increase wages as fast. while employment rates will slow down orfall this year. there are big things the government can do, but they can't deal with inflation, the government, but it can deal with trying to get even more people into work and solving some proble