the snow had long gone by the time these images were taken at stansted airport, but the disruption its lasted into another day. the airport said up to 300 people were staying in the terminal overnight. it said it was handing out beds and blankets, though some passengers said they saw little sign of them. many people complained of chaotic scenes as they tried to get their luggage back from cancelled flights. this was the scene that greeted passengers returning to luton airport yesterday. no significant snow is forecast today, but the airport is warning there could again be delays because aircraft will have to be de—iced. overnight there were warnings of ice and especially black ice in many areas as the snow and slush from yesterday refroze. at the height of the bad weather yesterday, more than 70,000 homes were without power, but by this morning the vast majority were back online. flooding in many places yesterday brought more problems, though not for all vehicles. there are still flood warnings in some locations, but in most places water levels have gone down. driving conditions are l

hundreds spent the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed.'m in the midlands where drivers are being told to watch out for black ice. 500 people are waking up to a second day without power. used as "bargaining chips", the un's special envoy to syria speaks out about the children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. also, the health secretary tells bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. if we could have a workforce plan underfunding settlement that perhaps lasted ten years rather than three orfour lasted ten years rather than three or four years, lasted ten years rather than three orfouryears, i lasted ten years rather than three orfour years, i think that lasted ten years rather than three or four years, i think that would make things a lot easier for people in the system. a record—breaking day for alastair cook in melbourne with a double century and his highest ever score against australia in the fourth ashes test. coming up, we look back at some of the biggest stories and or

andy moore, bbc news. 0ur correspondent anisa kadri is at stansted airport. ee the ice here that caused so many problems for hundreds of people who were hoping to get out of the uk quite frankly and get their flights from sta nsted airport. we have met some of them in the last few minutes and they are still here. one of the girls has managed to rebook but she won't be leaving until tomorrow. she hoped to leave last night. you only need to go and social media to see what people have been through. one person on twitter described it as the worst flight experience ever. another described it as a shambles. flights were cancelled or delayed. they were queues for information and queues for luggage. the airport said they handed out blankets and beds and obviously they couldn't do anything about the wintry conditions as such, the weather comes and it causes problems in the uk. the advice today from stansted airport, there may still be delays but things are getting back to normal and the advice is to check the status of your flight if you are planning to fly. meanwhile

and anisa is at stansted airport for us now.few planes taxi behind you, how are things looking at lunchtime? the latest from here, from sta nsted airport lunchtime? the latest from here, from stansted airport themselves, is that flights are returning to normal now but they may still be some minor delays. you can see the ice behind me and that has been causing the problems. it is still going to cause delays, say stansted, flights, although not what the people went through yesterday hopefully. hundreds spent the night here. they only have to go and social media to see their frustration. one only have to go and social media to see theirfrustration. one person described it as a shambles. another person described it as their worst flight person described it as their worst flight experience ever. there were people scrambling for a spot to sleep, people sleeping on seats. we understood there were families huddled in corners. stansted says they had to hand out blankets and bottles of water to the people who ended up spending the night in

good news also at stansted airport, news for them. s also at sta nsted airport, because news for them. good news also at stansted airport, because they say they are returning back to normal today, they expect flights to resume today. normal business there today. 0vernight, 300 people had to camp out on makeshift beds, but things are looking better there. another warning from easyjet, that anybody travelling with them should check before they head to the airport today. there may be some delays with their airline. another warning from today, flood warnings. there are six flood warnings in place, the river avon, the river ankara, the river nene and the river blyth. imminent action should be taken. do take care wherever you are this morning, because conditions are pretty bad. jayne, many thanks indeed, jayne mccubbin us at catthorpe. therefore it's proving to be a busy time for car breakdown companies. we can now speak to pete williams from the rac. he's in our bristol studio. thank you for being with us. as we we re thank you for being wi

simon jones is at stansted airport. where are we at the moment? closed, opened? nd to the problems. the airport had... interference just after 9am this morning. and then the airport reopened. they had to shut the airport, the runway, temporarily, for around 15... airport, the runway, temporarily, for around 15. .. interference since thenit for around 15. .. interference since then it has been open but it has meant a big backlog of flights. lots of the airport strip again for about 20 minutes. interference people on twitter are complaining that they we re twitter are complaining that they were boarded, went on flights and lots of delays. 16 ryanair flights have been cancelled. interference check your flight is taking off before you go to the airport. interference back to this airport, they are also finding their flights into sta nsted also they are also finding their flights into stansted also delayed. before you had to the airport... interference people in other parts... interference we are going to leave it there, simonjones at

stansted airport had to close twice to clear snow from the runway. busy, as planes had to be constantly de—iced. a swathe of central and southern england was worst affected, from gloucestershire, to warwickshire, to the chilterns. and it didn'tjust lead to hazardous driving conditions. thousands of homes lost power, too. obviously the snow came in, it settles on our overhead conductor. then, with the cold wind chill, it freezes into ice and therefore that takes the conductors down. likewise, it's the same with tree branches. normally they would not be near the line but they've taken our conductors down. as the snow started to melt, there was a new danger... flood warnings followed the thaw as streams became swollen and rivers started to rise. that meant more hazards to negotiate, and not everyone made it... and tonight, there's another warning as temperatures have fallen, snow and slush is beginning to freeze. those temperatures have noticeably dropped in the last hour or so. there is a yellow warning for ice across large areas of england and wales.

hundreds spent the night in stansted airport after hundreds of flights we re airport after hundreds ofwere cancelled of bad weather. anisa kadri has spent the morning there and sent this report was not much fun, after the queues got longer. you find out flights are no longer delayed. when the 12 hours after cerebral as clouted stockholm was cancelled, she was still here and will fly tomorrow. it was three hours after the flight was supposed to leave that was cancelled. and there was no reports. it was literally going backwards and forwards. i ended up lining up before we got a new flight. did you get many laura wright —— more flights. today, stansted airport said pfizer operating as... and the weather has been causing problems. three climbers had to be rescued. the rescue... and the wintry weather is not going away as we are told to make sure our... make sure you have some time together... we will keep you gripped... have your own flight... you gripped... have your own flight... make sure you have dry clothing. certainly have more... is more flight... that was the nature... and is the y

the runway at stansted airport closed twice today.children are allowed to leave a rebel held areas of damascus. the company that ran grenfell tower is handing back control of its other properties to the local council, saying it can no longer give tenants the service they expect. the kensington and chelsea tenant management organisation has responsibility for 9000 properties, as andy moore reports. grenfell tower is owned by the local council, but it was run by one of the largest tenant management organisations in the country. this body manages thousands of properties in the area. it was this management organisation that made the now—controversial decision to refurbish grenfell tower in cladding suspected of fuelling the fire. both it and the local council are now under investigation by the police, over possible corporate manslaughter charges. the organisation has now sent out a letter saying it would be in the best interests of all residents that the services which the tenant management organisation currently provides are handed back

simonjones is at stansted airport and we can speak to him now. what is the situation?at the snow has finally stopped falling but the bad news is that there are still delays and cancellations at airports like this one. the big problem here is that they had to close the runway twice during the day. the first time was around 9:30am when it had to be closed for 15 minutes so they could clothe the sneer off the runway —— clear the snow. at 12:30pm it had to be shot again for about 25 minutes. asa be shot again for about 25 minutes. as a result, ryanair, the main user of this airport, has to cancel 16 flights today. and many other flights today. and many other flights have faced long delays. in fa ct, flights have faced long delays. in fact, recently, passengers had taken to social media, complaining that they were boarded onto the aircraft several hours ago and they have simply been sitting on the tarmac, waiting to take off. the problem is that when you get snow like this, it's not just that when you get snow like this, it's notjust the runway that has to be cleared, the p

there are delays at stansted airport after snow on the runway caused all flights to be suspended for several hours. and 10,000 properties are without electricity, mostly in the midlands and wales. prince harry sets out how he views his role as a senior royal. while guest editing for the bbc‘s today programme, he promises to remain above politics. but shine a light on certain issues and causes. i will continue to play my part in society and do myjob to the best of my ability so i can wake up in the morning and feel energised and go to bed hopefully knowing that i have done the best that i can. a small number of critically ill syrian children are allowed to leave a rebel held area of damascus. and england have had their best day on their ashes tour of australia so far. alistair cook completed his first ashes century in seven years. and coming up, mark kermode looks back at 2017's big film releases — including the sequel to blade runner, that's the year in film in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. high winds and snow have caused disruption for much of england and wal

interference we are going to leave it there, simonjones at sta nsted to leave it there, simonjones at stansted airport. to leave it there, simonjones at sta nsted airport. it to leave it there, simonjones at stansted airport. it is open but keep checking because there are delays. that is the message. some excitement and also problems with the snow earlier today but it was very much a short lived feature. tonight and tomorrow morning, the biggest hazard will be the ice, which will be in some areas quite extensive which will be in some areas quite exte ns ive a cross which will be in some areas quite extensive across the southern half of the uk, especially where you have the snow earlier on. that will melt during the day and then refreeze first thing thursday morning. a lot of clear weather around the night, just a few wintry showers in the north. some freezing fog across parts of northern ireland forecast early on thursday. these are the temperatures in towns and cities in rural spots where we have some snow lying around it could be even lower than —10. in scotland. here is tomorrow, a beautiful, clear

and the runway at stansted airport was closed twice, with some passengers spending hours on planes out on the tarmac. the first of a group of critically—ill syrian children are allowed to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. laura plummer, the britonjailed in egypt for drug offences, has been moved to a different egyptian prison. also in the next hour. prince harry takes a turn editing the today programme on radio 4. he interviewed the former us president, barack obama, who said irresponsible use of social media is spreading misinformation and reinforcing bias. southampton centre—back virgil van dijk willjoin liverpool when the transfer window re—opens for £75 million, a world record for a defender. in halfan in half an hour i'll be looking back ona in half an hour i'll be looking back on a momentous year for science, in half an hour i'll be looking back on a momentous year for science, one that saw a spectacular finale to a 20 year mission to saturn. that's the year in good evening and welcome to bbc news. snow and ice are still causing disruption for many people in parts of the uk, w

the runway at stansted airport was closed for a time while snow and ice were cleared.s this report. as many took to the roads again after the christmas break, heading home or back to work, these were the conditions people were facing in bristol. for the emergency services the wintry weather meant numerous call—outs, crashes, breakdowns and jack—knifed lorries kept the police busy. torrential rain overnight has become snow in many areas and that has led to some pretty grim conditions on the roads. many are slushy, there is ice in a lot of areas and notjust the minor roads, but motorways have been affected as well. particularly hard hit was the a14 near kettering, a series of crashes led to some drivers being stuck for hours. i'm on the a14 trying to go eastbound to northampton. i set off from my house in hinckley at 6am this morning. i have been on the a14 for three hours now. as you can see there is nothing going in the other direction. a bit cross! those who braved the conditions to get to stansted airport found flights disrupted or cancelled after the runway had to b

hundreds spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed.sed as "bargaining chips" — the un's special envoy to syria speaks out about the children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. a0 people are dead and many others are wounded in kabul. the islamic state group says it was behind the attack. also — a record breaking day for alastair cook in melbourne. he makes a double century and his highest ever score against australia in the fourth ashes test. and, desperately seeking a man called mariusz, who lost his £600 wage packet in a london pub. success, thanks to a social media search. arejust amazing, are just amazing, how this whole thing went. —— it wasjust are just amazing, how this whole thing went. —— it was just amazing. and current and former presenters look back at hardtalk over the last 20 years. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. ice and below zero temperatures have been causing more disruption in many parts of the uk. hundreds of people had to spend the night in stansted airport after flights were cance

stansted airport closes its runway. motorists are warned of dangerous conditions because of snow and ice. and 1a,000 properties are without electricity in the midlands, south west england and parts of wales. a small number of critically ill syrian children are allowed to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. the company that ran grenfell tower gives up control of thousands of other properties, saying it can't guarantee tenants the service they expect. also in the next hour — prince harry guest edits radio 4's today programme. ina wide in a wide ranging interview with barack obama, the former us president warned that irresponsible use of social media is distorting the public‘s understanding of complex issues. tesco investigates after customers complained that their christmas turkey was "rotten" or had "gone off". coming up, we look back at some of the biggest stories and original journalism our programme has covered in the last 12 months. that's in half an hour on bbc news good morning and welcome to bbc news. high winds

airports? at about 8:00am this morning stansted go, airports?t 8:00am this morning sta nsted had go, airports? at about 8:00am this morning stansted had to close their only runway, it is one of britain's's busiest airports catering for low—cost airlines mainly. from around 8:30am to 10:30am that was close, no flights taking. and anything coming in had to be cancelled or redirected elsewhere. they have now reopened at around 10:30am orso, elsewhere. they have now reopened at around 10:30am or so, but there will bea around 10:30am or so, but there will be a backlog throughout the entire day. they have about 40 flights landing between 11am and 1pm, all the late, 20 taking off, again all delayed. the advice is to check with yourairline, if it delayed. the advice is to check with your airline, if it will be delayed, see what they say you should do, and if your flight has been cancelled, then unfortunately you will have to stay at home. thank you. 0ur correspondent phil mackie is at the catthorpe interchange, where the m1 meets the m6. when i have bee

hundreds of people have spent the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. met office has issued 15 weather warnings. we'll get the latest from carol in a moment, but first andy moore reports. the snow had long gone by the time these images were taken it stands these images were taken it stands the airport, but the disruption it has lasted into another day. the airport set up to 200 people were staying in the terminal overnight. it said it was handing out beds and blankets, though some passengers said they saw little sign of them. many people complained of chaotic scenes as they tried to get their luggage back from cancelled flights. this was the scene that greeted passengers returning to luton airport yesterday. no significant snow is forecast today, but the airport is warning there could again be delays, as aircraft have to be deiced. there were warnings of eyes and black ice this morning. at the height of the weather yesterday, more than 70,000 homes were without power, but by this morning, the vast majority were back on line. flooding in many places yeste

hundreds spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed.hink i've been awake 25 hours now. a murder investigation is launched after a woman's body was found in a north london park. police say she may have died on christmas eve. used as "bargaining chips" — the un's special envoy to syria speaks out about the children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. at least a0 people are dead after a suicide bomb attack in the afghanistan capital, kabul. the islamic state group says it was behind the attack. also, a record breaking day for alastair cook in melbourne. he makes a double century and his highest ever score against australia in the fourth ashes test. and lost and found, a man reunited with his £600 wage packet after losing it in a pubjust with his £600 wage packet after losing it in a pub just before christmas. we were just astounded by how quickly, how far, how wide reaching this whole thing went. it was just amazing. and later, newsbeat investigates the use of steroids in gyms. good afternoon and welcome to bbc new

hundreds of people had to spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayedial envoy to syria says he fears children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus are being used as "bargaining chips". at least forty people have been killed and more than thirty others injured in a bomb attack in afghanistan. it happened at a shia cultural centre west of the capital kabul. a spokesman for the afghan government said the suicide bomb was followed by two other explosions in the area. the health secretary has told bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. jeremy hunt said ten—year spending reviews would be better for those working in the health service. that is the latest for now, back with money is at two o'clock. now on bbc news — one of our highlights from 2017. this autumn russia marked the centenary of the revolution that came to be known as red october. for this special programme our correspondent steve rosenberg travelled across the vast nation to find out how to find out how russians view the revolution

hundreds of people have spent the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed.he un's special envoy to syria says he fears children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus are being used as "bargaining chips". at least a0 people have been killed in a bomb attack in afghanistan. it happened at a shia cultural centre west of the capital, kabul. the afghan government said the suicide bomb was followed by two other explosions in the area. the health secretary has told bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. jeremy hunt said ten—year spending reviews would be better for those working in the health service. much more coming up at lipm. now on bbc news, it's time for a programme to mark the 20th anniversary of bbc hardtalk. welcome to my look back at the best of hardtalk, 2017. so many personalities, so much passion, and more than a little anger. there is a lot of pain in america, and donald trump addressed that pain. he said "i'm going to be a different type of republican. ihearyour pain." the only trouble

stansted airport had to close twice to clear snow from the runway. eather kept ground crews busy, as planes had to be constantly de—iced. a swathe of central and southern england was worst affected, from gloucestershire, to warwickshire, to the chilterns. and it didn'tjust lead to hazardous driving conditions. thousands of homes lost power, too. obviously the snow came in, it settles on our overhead conductor. then, with the cold wind chill, that freezes into ice and therefore that takes the conductors down. likewise, it's the same with tree branches. normally they would not be near the line but they've taken our conductors down. as the snow started to melt, there was a new danger... flood warnings followed the thaw as streams became swollen and rivers started to rise. that meant more hazards to negotiate, and not everyone made it... another warning tonight as temperatures are falling. snow and slush beginning to freeze. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: this crocodile was found wandering the streets of melbourne at christmas and now the

stansted airport says it has cleared the backlog of stranded passengers and things are returning to normalf the weather. and the weather has been causing problems elsewhere, too. in the cairngorms, three climbers had to be rescued after getting lost in blizzard conditions. the rescue took five hours. the wintry weather is not going away as we are being told to make sure our vehicles are safe for the road. check your tyres, make sure you've got some good tread and they are well inflated, that should keep you safe on the road, because they keep you gripped to the road, after all. and pack accordingly, so have your own winter breakdown kit with plenty of spare warm and dry clothing, a flask, some snacks, a shovel and certainly a fully charged mobile phone. today in inverness people were enjoying the snow but there is more on the way for scotland and the met office is warning that tonight could be the coldest night of the year. we are getting reports of a fire in a multi—storey apartment block in new york. the emergency services have reported at least 15 people injured and an unconfirmed numbe

hundreds spent the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed.0 people are waking up to a second day without power. used as "bargaining chips", the un's special envoy to syria speaks out about the children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. also, the health secretary tells bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. if we could have a workforce plan underfunding settlement that perhaps

hundreds spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. think i've been awake 25 hours now. a murder investigation is launched after a woman's body is found in a north london park — police say she may have died on christmas eve. used as "bargaining chips" — the un's special envoy to syria speaks out about the children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. also this hour, finding mariusz. the social media campaign which reunited a £600 lost wage packet with its owner. we were just astounded by how quickly, how far, how wide reaching this whole thing went. it was just amazing. and a record breaking day for alastair cook in melbourne, he makes a double century and his highest ever score against australia in the fourth ashes test. good evening and welcome to bbc news. ice and below zero temperatures are causing more disruption in many parts of the uk. hundreds of people had to spend the night in stansted airport, after flights were cancelled because of the bad weather. anisa kadri sent this report from sta nsted. hanging

around 100 passengers were stranded at stansted airport after a number of flights were cancelled yesterdayg warned of icy conditions in many areas. 0ur correspondent anisa kadri has the latest. hanging around for a flight longer than you expected... it's not much fun, especially when the queues are just getting longer and you find out your flight is now notjust delayed, it's cancelled. more than 12 hours after sarah's flight to stockholm was meant to take off from stansted, sarah was still here and will now fly tomorrow. i only found out literally i think it was three hours after my flight was supposed to leave that it was cancelled. and there were no boards to tell us that it was delayed or anything so it was literally like going backwards and forwards between the one person who was there, kind of thing. ijust ended up lining up for like ten hours to try to get a new flight! did you get any sleep at all? no. i think i've been awake 25 hours now. you only need to head to social media to get an idea of the frustration some people here felt last night. one person tweeted it was a shambles, a

hundreds spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed.ately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. also... the health secretary tells bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. if we could have a workforce funding settle m e nt if we could have a workforce funding settlement perhaps lasting ten years rather than three or four years i

stansted airport says it's cleared the backlog of stranded passengers and things are returning to normalse of the weather. and the weather's been causing problems elsewhere, too. in the cairngorms, three climbers had to be rescued after getting lost in blizzard conditions. the rescue took five hours. the wintry weather is not going away, as we are being told to make sure our vehicles are safe for the road. check your tyres, make sure you've got some good tread and they're well inflated, that should keep you safe on the road, they keep you gripped to the road, after all. and pack accordingly, so have your own winter breakdown kit with plenty of spare warm and dry clothing, a flask, some snacks, a shovel, and certainly a fully charged mobile phone. today in inverness, people were enjoying the snow, but there's more on the way for scotland and the met office is warning that tonight could be the coldest night of the year. a woman who was found dead in an outbuilding in finsbury park, in north london, has been named by police. officers say 22—year—old iuliana tudos died as a result of a stab

this is the scene live at stansted airport, which has now reopened. "bargaining chips" — the un's special envoy to syria speaks out about the children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. also... the health secretary tells bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. if we could have a workforce plan and

birmingham and stansted airport have been closed because of heavy snow. the foreign secretary has left iran following a meeting with the president rouhani without any deal to free the british woman nazanin zagari—ratcliffe. the brexit secretary has warned that the uk could still refuse to pay its divorce bill if it doesn't get a trade deal with the eu. students could save thousands of pounds on tuition fees with a proposal for shorter, two—year degree courses. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. heavy snowfall is causing severe disruption for travellers in parts of the uk this morning. an amber weather alert is in place for wales, the midlands and southern england. up to 28cm of snow has been recorded in some areas. police are warning of treacherous driving conditions, while birmingham and stansted airports have closed due to heavy snowfall. we'll be live in some of the affected areas shortly and also get an update on the travel implications. but first, this report from simon clemison. it could be a scene from the snowman. white the new green, as you

hundreds of them have been stranded at london stansted airport since wednesday night but there is no solution in sight. but don't want to go home we don't know how are they getting going to find another flight if everything is too expensive now i think was three hours after my flight was supposed to leave that it was canceled and there was no board to tell us one like that it was delayed or anything so was just literally like going back to the board the plane the one personnel that was that kind of thing. while at troubles a disrupted heavy snowfall has also made some of the roads across the u.k. undriveable. around four thousand homes and now without electricity. across the atlantic heavy snowfall has also taken hold of the north and part of the united states record low temperatures have been set into cities in the state of minnesota. us to distaste for more and harsh conditions are giving a hard time for working on the streets. really heavy boots on today have you were close you know layered up over five layers. in pennsylvania record snowfall has covered much of the state and such

and the runway at stansted airport was closed twice, with some passengers spending hours on planes, stuckf critically ill syrian children, are allowed to leave a rebel held area of damascus. laura plummer, the britonjailed in egypt for drug offences, has been moved to a different egyptian prison. also in the next hour: prince harry takes a turn editing the today programme on radio 4. he interviewed the former us president, barack obama,

and the runway at stansted airport was closed twice, with some passengers spending hours on planes outp of critically—ill syrian children are allowed to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. laura plummer, the britonjailed in egypt for drug offences, has been moved to a different egyptian prison. also in the next hour. prince harry takes a turn editing the today programme on radio 4. he interviewed the former us president, barack 0bama, who said irresponsible use of social media is spreading misinformation

airport, over 100 flights have been cancelled so far today. there have also been cancellations and severe delays at stansted, birmingham international, east midlandselfast international airports. a number of motorways have been covered in snow, with police asking people to travel only if absolutely necessary. the heaviest snow has fallen in north wales. amber snow warnings have been issued there, in the midlands and in northern and eastern england. let's get this report on all the latest disruption. from our correspondent lee milner. this was the scene on the m25 in buckinghamshire today. heavy snow brought motorists to a standstill. in llangollen in wales there was no chance of people getting anywhere today. this is by far the worst i've ever seen. it's probably the worst snow i've ever seen, to be honest, certainly about a foot deep around and still coming in. the rac says it is currently dealing with five breakdowns a minute and expecting around 7500 by the end of the day. with10—20 centimetres falling in some parts of the uk, gritters have been replaced with ploughs in areas like redditch in worcestershire. as snow continues to fall, the met o

stansted airport was closed earlier after snow caused all flights to be suspended for several hours.lummer, the britonjailed in egypt for drug smuggling, has been moved to a different egyptian prison. also in the next hour. prince harry reveals how he sees his future role as a senior royal. he was the guest editor of the today programme on radio 4. the prince says he'll remain above politics, but still seek to shine a light on causes he cares about. i will continue to play my part in society and do myjob to the best of my ability, so i can wake up in the morning and feel energised, and go to bed hopefully knowing that i have done

the headlines: stansted and birmingham airports have closed and police are warning of treacherous driving conditions and travel disruption due to heavy snow across the uk. borisjohnson has left iran in the past hour after talks with the country's president over the detention of the british—iranian woman nazanin zagari—ratcliffe and other dual nationals. disgraced celebrity publicist max clifford has died at the age of 7a after collapsing in prison. he was serving an eight—year sentence for historical sex offences. the brexit secretary has warned that the uk could still refuse to pay its divorce bill if it doesn't get a trade deal with the eu. now on bbc news, a look back at the week in parliament. let me bring you an update on some news that i was mentioning in fact that has literally just news that i was mentioning in fact that has literallyjust come into us. that has literallyjust come into us. it says that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's husband, richard, has confirmed that the court case which was scheduled to ta ke court case which was scheduled to take place this afternoon has been post

sta nsted and stansted and birmingham airports have close, police warning of treacherous driving conditionsnd travel disruptions because of heavy slow to the. foreign secretary boris johnson has left iran after talks with the country's president. the foreign secretary has met the president of iran on his second day of talks in a bid to win the freedom of the british—iranian woman, nazanin zagari—ratcliffe. the former disgraced publicist max clifford has died at the age of 7a. david davis has worn the united kingdom could refuse to pay the divorce bill if they do not get a trade agreement with the eu. let's recap the former celebrity publicist max clifford has died in hospital, danny shaw, our home affairs correspondent is with us, what more do we know? the ministry ofjustice confirming what more do we know? the ministry of justice confirming this what more do we know? the ministry ofjustice confirming this in the last few minutes, max clifford is dead. suffering a heart attack on thursday and friday, he was taken to hospital. apparently cleaning his cell when he was taken ill. he had beenin

hundreds spend the night at stansted airport after flights were cancelled or delayed.e un's special envoy to syria speaks out about the children who desperately need to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. a0 people are dead and many others are wounded in kabul. the islamic state group says it was behind the attack. also — a record breaking day for alastair cook in melbourne. he makes a double century and his highest ever score against australia in the fourth ashes test.