and stav has the weather. year, today we start with a lot of showers, wet and windy weather in places, we could see some sunshine into the afternoon at the start of 28 team is looking u nsettled start of 28 team is looking unsettled for the rest of the week. i will have more in about 15 minutes. first, our main story. millions of people around the world have been celebrating the start of 2018. more than 100,000 ticketholders watched london's midnight firework show from the banks of the river thames, and hogmanay celebrations went ahead in edinburgh despite earlier travel and weather concerns, as simon clemison reports. it was one party big ben really couldn't miss. bong! chiming for new year, despite being silenced at the moment while repairs are carried out. cue 12,000 fireworks. whatever you did to finish 2017, whatever you are doing to start 2018, there are these 11 minutes and 15 seconds in the middle here in london when you look up and forget to breathe. the soundtrack dominated by female artists. the cen

stav da na os not quite so bad here, i hope. stav danaos has the details.h pressure is controlling our weather, bringing in fine, subtle conditions but also the arctic north—easterly winds, and they will continue to push the cloud we have had across central and northern areas over the morning into the south. further spots of rain, maybe some hill snow. to the north, lots of sunshine, wintry showers across the northeast and towards eastern scotland. as we head to the overnight period, we lose the cloud across the south and it turns very cold across clear skies and winds falling later. we could be looking at —5 to maybe —10 celsius across central and northern scotland. a cold and frosty start sunday, but dry and bright for most of us with plenty of sunshine. hello. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: a lawyer for victims of the serial sex attacker, john worboys, says some of her clients, whose cases weren't taken to trial, want prosecutors to re—examine the evidence. the us secretary of state says he's never questioned donald trump's mental health. it fol

those temperatures that stav was showing us... weather in the us. 0vernight, temperatures dropped as low as —29 degrees celsius, in some parts of the east coast. the severe cold, dubbed a "bomb cyclone", has already claimed up to 19 lives. let's speak tojosiah hakan. he works with a relief agency in new york. i know you are very busy and probably very cold. what sort of challenges is this weather presenting? the challenges are pretty crazy. we have lots of people out there in the we re have lots of people out there in the were struggling. last year, there was a point in time counted the number of individuals on the sidewalks the subways and the number was 3900 plus. you can imagine if somebody doesn't have a place to stay, this bomb cyclone is extra detrimental. we are trying to get people connected. that must be a challenge. getting around new york city with all this snow and ice. it must be tough. let alone tough the people who are living on the streets. that is an understatement. the storm hit really hard. 0ur entire team was d

stav, it makes us appreciate what we've got here?ng colder here public will be nowhere near like what they have got over in america. with the wind factor in new york it is going to be feeling more like -26. york it is going to be feeling more like —26. notice behind me, southerly winds coming up, which will slowly push this slightly less cold air into the direction of the great la kes cold air into the direction of the great lakes and the north—east as we head through sunday and monday. so, these values still about 15 degrees below where they should be, but a bit better as we head into the second part of the weekend. so, this weekend, it is turning colder. plenty of sunshine around, though, quite frosty start this morning and also icy in places. if you're heading out on the roads, do take extra ca re. heading out on the roads, do take extra care. there will be some sunshine across the south—west of england, with cloud increasing, however, with this band of rain and some hill snow moving southwards. they will be pushed by the north—ea

thank you, stav. a tour of afghanistan in 2010. this week he brought worldwide attention to a little—known feature, that can describe pictures to visually impaired twitter users. this is his tweet, explaining how to adjust your settings to include audio descriptions of images. it's been shared over a hundred thousand times, since he posted it earlier this week. it is simple. a lot of people don't realise that this can be done on their phones and devices. but this is how the feature works for people like rob. this is a post he uploaded on new year's eve, with a picture. computer: reads the caption. large german shepherd dog laying on the bed looking at the camera with a ferret between his front paws, also looking at the camera. rob joins us now from our london newsroom. that was quite funny, that description of that picture, but so important that these things are accurate! good morning. it is fantastic. the response this tweet has had, and the support i have had across the world with this is fantastic.

stav has the details. thank you, good morning to you.l, it is turning much colder for all of us this weekend. not on the plus side we should see some sunshine, particularly tomorrow, but a return to overnight frost as well. i will have all the details for you very shortly. good morning. first, our main story: a lawyer who represented victims of the serial sex offender john worboys says some of her clients whose cases weren't taken to trial want to give evidence. the former black cab driver is being freed from jail after ten yea rs. he was convicted of 19 offences, although police believe he carried out more than 100 attacks. lawyers say that a number of women were told that their testimony wasn't required to put worboys behind bars for a longer period of time. tom burridge reports. the decision to release rapistjohn worboys has raised profound questions about the way sexual crimes against women are investigated, and whether the procedures for releasing criminals need changing. john worboys picked up need changing. john worboys picked up

here's stav with a look at this morning's weather.ue skies, but there was some cloud to the south—east. for most of us, this will be a typical picture. frosty start and a lot of sunshine. the breeze will continue to feed cloud across the south—east. further north, you can see it will be a very cold start. outbreaks of rain for the northern isles. well below freezing for much of scotland. further south, temperatures will be rising through the morning. the breeze is going to make things feel really raw and quite better throughout the day. despite it being very cold, with some places not even getting above freezing, it will feel pleasa nt getting above freezing, it will feel pleasant in the sunshine. looking at the pressure chart, you can see the tight isobars are bringing the breeze. further cloud over southern areas. again, a widespread frost. we start the new working week on a cold and frosty note. more cloud across the south. the north midlands, the odd spot of drizzle. further north, staying dry all day. the area of high pressure wi

time for the weather with stav. cold and sunny afternoon for most of us. feel cold. particularly in the south and south—east because there will be more of a breeze. further north, very white wins. some areas will not get above freezing cold day. for the northern isles, weatherfront brings outbreaks of rain. temperatures range from freezing to 6 degrees. in the south, more of a breeze. less cold here than in the north. we start monday morning on a cold and frosty note. more breezy than today. cloud across the south gradually sinks its way northwards. feeling quite cold and raw.

. —— stav danaos. ii el 2155352 agitate the and . . 55 the band of and overnight as the band of rainas the band of rain , 5t5rt5 to working, and evernightas the band of rain , eterte to working, it will turn to starts to working, it will turn to snow in northern ireland and wales, with a significant high school risk developing. a bit milder across the far south—west, but further and north and east it will be a cold night under clear skies. we are likely to have some travel issues through sunday, throughout sunday, across some northern areas the snow and ice, keeps tuned to your bbc local radio. here's the messy winter remix of rain, sleet and snow across parts of wales, central and northern england, particularly over the high ground and into what scotland, all—day we could see snow over the high ground and it will feel very cold and raw. further south and west, although we'll have some heavy rain in the south—west, it's going to feel much milder. temperatures 10-12. so to feel much milder. temperatures 10—12. so slowly things are turning better next week. this is bbc news, our latest

go on, stav, give it your oscar—winning best! i will try my best!nd, but some lying snow. colder further south with some hills smile as well. slightly milder air pushing in. over the overnight period, more rain from the west will bring some snow as it bumps into the cold air across northern ireland in north wales. a very cold night further north and west, particularly central scotland with that lying snow. there will be some hazards on the road for sunday morning. snow and ice across central and northern parts of the uk, so keep tuned your local radio before you head out. hill is no across the midlands and northern england, much of scotland as well through the course of the day. quite a messy picture, cloud outbreaks, feeling very cold across eastern areas. something more mild pushing into the south—west with heavy rain, and an improvement from northern ireland, with a bit of sunshine through the day. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: the us government grinds to a halt on the first anniversary of president trump's inauguration as the senate fa

time for the latest weather now with stav. the start of 2018 looks unsettled. uk into the afternoon. that area of wet and windy weather clears away, but we will see the windier weather across northern ireland, south—west scotla nd northern ireland, south—west scotland and pushing on into northern england and north wales and maybe the north midlands. the best of the sunshine across central and southern areas, but a cooler day across—the—board southern areas, but a cooler day across—the—boa rd than what southern areas, but a cooler day across—the—board than what we have had of late. winds will fall light. a reg of high pressure builds in. it will be a chilly night. central and northern and eastern areas, with temperatures coming up across the west because we have got the next weather system moving in so it will bring a rise in temperatures and strong winds and heavy rain. the rain will turn to snow over the pennines and across the higher ground of scotland. as that moves away, we see a rash of showers moving in. feeling milder across the south. this is bbc news —

and stav has the weather. good morning. it is very cold, but a lovely, sunny sunday for most of us. stay cold into the start of next week and then we will see changes. join me later for a full weather forecast. good morning. first, our main story. theresa may will abandon plans for mps to get a vote on fox hunting before 2022, when the next general election is due to be held. in an interview on the bbc‘s andrew marr show, mrs may confirmed she would be going back on the pledge she made in last year's manifesto. our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. it has been illegal to set a pack of hounds on a fox for more than a decade in england and wales. instead, hunts have had to follow specially laid trails of scent. many conservatives and campaigners would like the hunting act to be scrapped to allow horses and hounds to go back to the way things were. but having lost the tories their parliamentary majority in last year's general election, theresa may's plans to give mps a vote on the issue were pushed back to 2019. now, in an attempt to improve her party's fortunes, the pri

time for a look at the weather with stav da naos.res falling very quickly across the northern half of the uk. further south, a bit more cloud. looking to the west overnight, this weather front will be moving in, bringing outbreaks of rape and behind it some milderair outbreaks of rape and behind it some milder air which i will show you in a moment. heading into tonight, cold and clear across much of the north. further west, rain making inroads, turning into snow as it bumps into the cold air initially over northern ireland and the higher ground of wales and ice will become a problem. further north and east, a dry story and a cold one, temperatures down to -11 and a cold one, temperatures down to —11 or —12 over the snowfields of scotla nd —11 or —12 over the snowfields of scotland but a little less coal —— less gold in the south—west. snow and ice to content with in sunday morning for central and northern areas. some disruption possible across parts of scotland and northern england through the day so stay tuned to the weather forecas

now the weather with stav danaos.ntry, from scotland, down to eastern parts of england, towards the south—east, of settling snow but a lot of it will be gradually reverting back to rain as milder air will be making inroads from off the atlantic. as we head towards this evening, still some sleet and snow across the higher ground of central and eastern scotland, something a bit milder pushing into the west, certainly a milder end to the day across northern ireland, and drier. that milder airfeeding into much of the south—west, double—figure values here, in fact, eventually reaching the midlands and eastern england as we head through the course of the night. we have had flooding problems as well across the south—west because of snow melt and the rain and also with further rain falling here bad news through the course of the night, affecting cornwall and devon and slipping along the south coast for a while as the night wears on. some rain towards northern scotland but look at the temperatures, much milder than we have see

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