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storm eunice will now be followed by storm franklin.arning for storm franklin, actually for the north coast of northern ireland, valid from midnight tonight until 7am on monday morning, when we are going to see potential gusts of wind in excess of 80 mph. but i also want to stress that we could see damaging gusts of wind once again across southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales. in 0magh in northern ireland, water levels have risen and the wider area now braces for the strong winds of storm franklin. james reynolds, bbc news. we arejust seeing we are just seeing another consequence of sturm franklin over the past few minutes, hearing that the past few minutes, hearing that the runway lights at gatwick airport were knocked out for a short time. accordingly system at 6:29pm. very unusual. the airport says the outage doesn't have an impact on flights and flights are arriving and departing as normal. some delays and cancellations because of high winds and we have seen that in the last few days at many airports across the uk a

storm franklin is coming. in otley, the river wharfe is rising. et office has issued another amber weather warning — this is for storm franklin. it�*s actually for the north coast of northern ireland, and it�*s valid from midnight tonight until 7am monday morning, where we�*re going to see potential gusts of winds in excess of 80 miles an hour. but i also want to stress that we could see damaging gusts of winds once again across southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales. thank you so much... in devon, caroline bullock and her 91—year—old mother, kathleen, are still recovering from storm eunice. their homes lost power along with 20,000 others in the west of england. friends have been fantastic and bringing us thermoses of hot water for hot water bottles to keep my mother warm. in kent, energy companies have gone up in helicopters to search for broken power lines. but repairs are slow. the village of wadhurst in east sussex lost power on friday morning and 80—year—old carol robbins hasn�*t had any official help. normally, someone my age,

for high winds in northern ireland from midnight tonight as the third named storm of the week — storm franklinidnight and last through until 7am. so, it's a relatively short space of time. but we could potentially see gusts of winds of 80 miles an hour, and that could have a significant impact. so, certainly be prepared for some disruption on top of, already, the damage that we've had across the country. so, the amber warning is for northern ireland, but it really is worth stressing that for southern scotland, northern england, wales, west—facing coasts, we are likely to see gusts of wind 60—70 miles an hour. i was just looking earlier, actually, in cardigan bay and north wales, we've got 70 mile an hour gusts of wind at the moment. so, unfortunately, if you're trying to restore power, cos there's still several homes without power, that's just going to exacerbate the issue. you can't go shinning up pylons and things. exactly — and there is a lot of heavy rain around at the moment across england and wales. i was going to ask you about the rain, because the environment agency, within a couple of

storm franklin is coming. in 0tley the river wall is driving frankly follows eunice.the met office issuing another amber warning for storm franklin for the north coast of northern island from midnight tonight till 7am monday morning when we will see potential gust of wind in excess of 80 miles an hour. i want to stress we should see damaging gust of wind once again across southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales. in northern england and parts of wales. , ., ., ., ., wales. in devon caroline and her 91-year-old _ wales. in devon caroline and her 91-year-old mother - wales. in devon caroline and - her 91-year-old mother kathleen her 91—year—old mother kathleen are still recovering from storm eunice. their homes lost power with 20,000 others in the west of england. with 20,000 others in the west of england-— of england. france had been fantastic. — of england. france had been fantastic, bringing _ of england. france had been fantastic, bringing us- of england. france had been i fantastic, bringing us thermos of hot water, from hot water bottles to keep my m

storm eunice will now be followed by storm franklin.north coast of northern ireland, valid from midnight tonight until 7am on monday morning, when we are going to see potential gusts of wind in excess of 80 mph. but i also want to stress that we could see damaging gusts of wind once again across southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales. in omagh in northern ireland, water levels have risen and the wider area now braces for the strong winds of storm franklin. james reynolds, bbc news. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, has more about what to expect there. it's feeling pretty gusty already, let me tell you, and it's expected to get quite a bit worse. winds of up to 80 miles per hour predicted in northern ireland's coastal areas, and it's really forecast to feel the strongest of all the winds of all parts of the uk when storm franklin peaks here, which is expected to be overnight and into the early hours of tomorrow morning. now, northern ireland's already experienced quite a lot of disruption today. flooding, roads close

storm franklin has — worst of it yet? we have now. storm franklin has cleared _ worst of it yet?some more wet and windy weather. i think the wind is less of a problem but more rain for areas that could really do without it. we've still got flood warnings in force across england and wales, one for scotland too and two severe flood warnings for the river severn. this is the picture in worcester. so, more rain arriving tonight into tomorrow, that's courtesy of this approaching weather front. that's courtesy of this approaching weatherfront. storm franklin has cleared off towards the east, so a bit of a choir spell of weather at the moment in between systems. this evening and overnight, one or two showers across parts of eastern england. a lot of dry weather tonight but during the second half of the night, the cloud increases through the west and we see this band of heavy rain arriving across northern ireland and north—west scotland by the morning. lowest temperatures in the east where we keep those clearer skies and light winds for longest but tomorrow morning, dominated by this wea

storm eunice will now be followed by storm franklin.ually for the north coast of northern ireland, valid from midnight tonight until 7am on monday morning, when we are going to see potential gusts of wind in excess of 80 mph. but i also want to stress that we could see damaging gusts of wind once again across southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales. in omagh in northern ireland, water levels have risen and the wider area now braces for the strong winds of storm franklin. james reynolds, bbc news. let's speak to andy brown who's the flood risk manager for the north west for the environment agency. are you anticipating a busy night? thank you for making time for me on the programme tonight because it's important we highlight that there is significant flood risk across the country. we have 127 flood warnings in force. as you heard in your report, two of those are severe flood warnings in south manchester and that is a threat to life and there is a possibility of that tonight so we are asking people to take action and heed ad

storm franklin now clearing away. you can see this ridge of high pressure building in.. still a very blustery day, but not as windy as it has been. you can see these gusts still a feature across eastern areas through the afternoon, but lighter further north and west. temperatures not too bad for the time of year, ten to 12 degrees above the seasonal norm. single figures there for the north of scotland, where there�*ll be a few showers. eventually, the winds will ease right down through this evening and overnight. a ridge of high pressure builds in, so the wind�*s turning light will turn quite chilly across eastern areas under clear skies. but the next frontal system will arrive across the north west of the country, increasing cloud wind outbreaks of rain. so temperatures will be lifting out west, but a chillier night to come across eastern areas. so here it is a new frontal system with strong winds spreading across the country not as severe as what we�*ve seen over the past few days, but it�*s still going to be a blustery sort of day. i think with outbreaks of rain, som

storm eunice will now be followed by storm franklin.ight until 7am on monday morning, when we are going to see potential gusts of wind in excess of 80 mph. but i also want to stress that we could see damaging gusts of wind once again across southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales. in 0magh in northern ireland, water levels have risen and the wider area now braces for the strong winds of storm franklin. james reynolds, bbc news. a dog has been reunited with its owner in california, 12 years after going missing. �*zoey�* had been dumped from a vehicle earlier this month looking old and unwell. police scanned the dog's microchip and found her original owner — who had reported zoey lost in 2010. the owner says she's delighted to get zoey back and hopes to bring her back to health to live the rest of her life. you are watching bbc news. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are geri scott, politica

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what is storm franklin bringing the uk? it is few days. what is storm franklin bringing the uk?ds. we have _ bringing the uk? it is bringing very strong winds. we have had - bringing the uk? it is bringing very strong winds. we have had gusts l bringing the uk? it is bringing very| strong winds. we have had gusts in excess of 70 mass per hour on the north coast of northern ireland. the coast of cumbria, as well. in addition, a lot of flood warnings across england, wales and also scotland. currently there are 228 flood warnings in force. two severe ones on the river mersey, so flood warnings means danger to life. the met office has an amber weather warning out for northern ireland. that expires at 7am today but concurrently we have a yellow weather warning from the met office for northern ireland, southern scotland, england and also wales and that runs until this afternoon, when eventually the wind will start to ease. this is storm franklin, this low pressure, but look at the size of it. you can see behind a lot of isobars before this little ridge comes in and settle things down.

britain is had by storm franklin, the third name storm in a week to bring strong winds and heavy rainsoduct—linked incentive scheme has seen initial interest — the government has received $20 billion bids to make semiconductors in india. -- 20 —— 20 billion. for more on the story, we're joined by our india business correspondent archa na shukla. welcome to you. give us more details. ~ , , details. well, this is the product _ details. well, this is the product and _ details. well, this is the product and incentive i details. well, this is the - product and incentive scheme whether government provides financial assistance to companies that want to set up manufacturing bases in india across a host of sectors. and the recent one has been semiconductors, at a time when globally the industries are facing a shortage of semiconductors and the intimate is expected to go up in the next 3— four years with 5g. they have seen initial interest from even foreign players for large companies, five bids for $20 billion worth of investments have been pitched. the largest bid has come in from the multinat

britain is hit by storm franklin, the third named storm in a week to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the uk. welcome back to australia, the country opens up to fully vaccinated travellers for the first time in almost two years. for the first time in almost two yew-— for the first time in almost two ears. �*, , ., ., ., two years. it's very emotional so i have _ two years. it's very emotional so i have not _ two years. it's very emotional so i have not seen _ two years. it's very emotional so i have not seen my - two years. it's very emotional so i have not seen my dad - two years. it's very emotional so i have not seen my dad in l so i have not seen my dad in four is that it was great to hug him and all of the call welcome presence make me feel at home. it's really special. new york city grapples with a wave of gun violence with police officers, civilians and young babies killed. and the secret to running 100 miles at world record pace and beating all the men in the process. hello and welcome. president biden has agreed in principle to hold a summit with the russian leader vladimi

storm franklin — the third named storm in a week — has brought heavy rain and strong winds to many partsave their homes for safety. a yellow weather warning for widespread strong winds has been in place for most of the uk but has now been lifted. there are 149 flood warnings across the north of england and wales. and �*danger to life' alerts were issued in greater manchester, as the river mersey reached its highest ever level. storm franklin comes days after storm eunice killed three people and left 1.4 million homes without power — 33,000 are still waiting to be reconnected. sanchia berg reports. the third major storm in less than a week, battering the coast of northern ireland this morning. storm franklin, like eunice and dudley, is driven by an active jet stream, a current of air, five miles above the earth. in mid wales, high winds and rain caused flooding. roger hicks went to check on his elderly mother in the village of llandinam. i came round to the back of the house, and by the time i got round there, within two minutes, there was a foot, at least, of water that had come in so su

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the met office has issued an amber weather warning as storm franklin arrives over the next few hours. is for northern ireland, with gusts of winds potentially peaking in excess of 80 miles an hour at times. now, this is storm franklin, this area of low pressure is going to continue to drift its way between iceland and the far north of scotland. it is on the southern flank where we will see the tightest of the isobars. that means the strongest of the winds, as well. not only do we see strong winds, but we've also got some heavy rain and sharp showers moving through scotland, heavy persistent rain pushing out of southern scotland into northern england and wales, as well. so, the amber weather warning will remain in force until 7am on monday morning, with gusts of wind potentially 60—80 miles an hour, perhaps one or two stronger gusts in places, as well. that has the potential to cause some significant disruption first thing in the morning, and it's notjust for northern ireland. we are going to see strong gale force gusts of wind through irish sea coasts, in excess quite widely of 60 mil

the met office has issued an amber weather warning as storm franklin arrives over the next few hours.winds potentially peaking in excess of 80 miles an hour at times. now, this is storm franklin, this area of low pressure is going to continue to drift its way between iceland and the far north of scotland. it is on the southern flank where we will see the tightest of the isobars. that means the strongest of the winds, as well. not only do we see strong winds, but we've also got some heavy rain and sharp showers moving through scotland, heavy persistent rain pushing out of southern scotland into northern england and wales, as well. so, the amber weather warning will remain in force until 7am on monday morning, with gusts of wind potentially 60—80 miles an hour, perhaps one or two stronger gusts in places, as well. that has the potential to cause some significant disruption first thing in the morning, and it's notjust for northern ireland. we are going to see strong gale force gusts of wind through irish sea coasts, in excess quite widely of 60 miles an hour, in some places, 70—75 miles

the met office has issued an amber weather warning as storm franklin arrives over the next few hours.with gusts of winds potentially peaking in excess of 80 miles an hour at times. now, this is storm franklin, this area of low pressure is going to continue to drift its way between iceland and the far north of scotland. it is on the southern flank where we will see the tightest of the isobars. that means the strongest of the winds, as well. not only do we see strong winds, but we've also got some heavy rain and sharp showers moving through scotland, heavy persistent rain pushing out of southern scotland into northern england and wales, as well. so, the amber weather warning will remain in force until 7am on monday morning, with gusts of wind potentially 60—80 miles an hour, perhaps one or two stronger gusts in places, as well. that has the potential to cause some significant disruption first thing in the morning, and it's notjust for northern ireland. we are going to see strong gale force gusts of wind through irish sea coasts, in excess quite widely of 60 miles an hour, in some places

now we have storm franklin, so more bad weather on its way.s an amber warning in place for northern ireland heading into monday. thank ou. the legal requirement for people in england who test positive for covid to isolate is due to end in the coming days. the government will outline its living with covid plan tomorrow, saying that a combination of vaccines, treatments and testing are now enough to keep people safe. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports. living with covid has meant living with some strict life—changing restrictions but with vaccines keeping people out of hospital, the government says there is last remaining laws will be lifted in england. that legal requirement to self—isolate if you have the virus will be replaced by guidance. you cannot throw caution to the wind. covid remains if you are vulnerable and if not vaccinated. but we need people to be much more confident and get back to work. the move is part of the government's living with covid plan published tomorrow. there is speculation free access to pcr and rapid lateral

storm franklin — the third named storm in a week — has brought heavy rain and strong winds to many partsiting to be reconnected. sanchia berg reports. the third major storm in less than a week, battering the coast of northern ireland this morning. storm franklin, like eunice and dudley, is driven by an active jet stream, a current of air, five miles above the earth. in mid wales, high winds and rain caused flooding. roger hicks went to check on his elderly mother in the village of llandinam. i came round to the back of the house, and by the time i got round there, within two minutes, there was a foot, at least, of water there, it had come in so suddenly. so, of course, we had to rush then to get her out from here and we carried her out into my car. she's fine now, yeah. moving on to england, storm franklin brought more floods, swelling rivers, like the aire in leeds last night, a pontoon was swept away and crashed into a bridge. forecasters had warned of a risk to life and property if the mersey broke its banks, but here, south of manchester, defences worked. the water flowed instead int

storm franklin, potential for damaging gusts of wind in excess of 80mph.e as we go through the afternoon — we'll be drier and brighter with top temperatures of 6—13 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the queen has tested positive for covid—19. buckingham palace says she is experiencing mild cold—like symptoms, but does expect to continue light duties at windsor this week. president putin and his french counterpart emmanuel macron agree to "intensify" diplomatic efforts over ukraine. it's as the country's president calls for an immediate ceasefire between government forces and pro—russian separatists in the east. the legal requirement to self—isolate after catching covid in england is expected to be dropped from next week — the shadow health secretary says the move would be premature. the key thing is that people have access to free testing, they know their status, and they do the right thing by staying at home.

storm franklin is causing another day of misery on the roads and rails — including here in rotherham.isjohnson will set out plans to scrap all remaining covid legal restrictions in england — including the requirement to isolate. i the requirement to isolate. don't understand why f put i don't understand why people can't put a mask on when they are in enclosed areas. why they can't stay home when they are covid positive. how do you feel about the prospect of ending all covid restrictions? is it coming at the right time, or does it make you feel anxious? you can get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc, using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. the queen carries out light duties at windsor castle this week despite testing positive for covid. president biden agrees to a meeting with russia's vladimir putin — in another attempt to avoid a war in ukraine. it isa it is a very lonely place and you need to make sure you believe in yourself and your idea to take to next level. yourself and your idea to take to next level-— yourself and your idea to take to next level. ~ , . , ., next level. music

the latest on storm franklin — bringing heavy rain and strong winds to many parts of the uk.d to the music entrepreneur and promoterjamal edwards, who's died suddenly at the age of 31. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel: cruise control for djokovic. victory in his first match back on tour since being deported from australia. good evening. all covid restrictions in england will end in three days�* time — the prime minister borisjohnson says it's a move away from government measures — towards a policy of personal responsibility — but some nhs leaders say it would be �*very premature' to see this as some kind of permanent victory over the virus. the changes are part of the �*living with covid�* plan — with an end to the legal requirement to self—isolate after a positive test. the universal testing programme will also end from 1st april — even for people with symptoms. and free testing will only be available to the most vulnerable. an additional booster dose will be offered to all those over 75 — and then from the spring to the most vulnerable people over 12 year

the met office has issued an amber weather warning as storm franklin arrives over the next few hours.with gusts of winds potentially peaking in excess of 80 miles an hour at times. now, this is storm franklin, this area of low pressure is going to continue to drift its way between iceland and the far north of scotland. it is on the southern flank where we will see the tightest of the isobars. that means the strongest of the winds, as well. not only do we see strong winds, but we've also got some heavy rain and sharp showers moving through scotland, heavy persistent rain pushing out of southern scotland into northern england and wales, as well. so, the amber weather warning will remain in force until 7am on monday morning, with gusts of wind potentially 60—80 miles an hour, perhaps one or two stronger gusts in places, as well. that has the potential to cause some significant disruption first thing in the morning, and it's notjust for northern ireland. we are going to see strong gale force gusts of wind through irish sea coasts, in excess quite widely of 60 miles an hour, in some places

two down, want to go with storm franklin on the way.n experienced in the area and is continuing to fall on ground which is already saturated from the heavy rain that has gone before. the risk of flooding, people will be approached by the authorities, by the police, council, environment agency, fire and rescue, and advised if they need to get out and offer assistance to get them out of their homes. that's objectively flood warnings that have been issued so people need to keep a local media and the websites so they know whether that particular part of north and west indies didsbury is going to be affected. thousands of people are still without power following storm eunice. today, there are weather warnings for wind covering much of the uk and heavy rain in northern england. and forecasters have just announced another storm on the way tonight — storm franklin — that's expected to bring more rain and gale force winds across the uk with an amber warning for northern ireland. sweeping away in the sussex, chopping through trees in the capital,

the third name storm in a week, franklin, batters the uk with rain, storms and strong winds. the pandemic? is this the right move at the right time? our health editor hugh pym reports from eastbourne. taking a new tack and hoping for calmer waters. the government's new approach on covid has been well signalled, and members of eastbourne and district model yacht club have thought what it means for them. roger is in his 805, a potentially vulnerable age. but he is happy for the next step to be taken. we look as though we are on the sunny side of the mountain now, aren't we? do you think it is right to press on without restrictions? without restrictions, yes. very definitely. those here aged 75 and over may be further reassured by news they will be eligible for a fourth vaccine dose. there is little disagreement over the need to open up at some stage and end legal restrictions, but it's a question of timing. jonathan is a gp at a large practice in eastbourne. there are high virus case rates in the area and he is anxious what about the ending of isolation rules might mean for pat

storm franklin the potential of damaging winds with gusts up to 80 mph.cture as we go through the afternoon, drier and brighter with top temperatures of 6—13 c. yeah, the wind has gone now. there is not a lot of wind so we work two dredges at the minute. we've had more bad years than good years. it is just a different problem every day. i won't be going if we can't get a living. you know, just ticking over is no good. january 2021, it stopped dead. i think the fishermen were promised the unpromisable. if we lost the export market, then beneficiary would be under serious trouble. —— the fishery would be under serious, serious trouble. worst case scenario is we stop the business, we stop buying. if 2—3 things go wrong, the whole show can collapse. to see our oyster fishery collapse would be devastating. we'll put the big jib up now because there is not enough wind. that's cool. i'll give you a hand there. make sure there are no twists in it. my name is les angel. all right? i am an oyster fisherman the fal. i was about 15, i suppose, when i started fishing.

it's just squeezing the isobars around storm franklin, pushing very strong and gusty winds as well across expect some disruption in the morning and, indeed, through a large part of the day — although the winds are going to be slowly easing. but this is where some of the gusts will be at into the morning, the strongest ones in through northern ireland, into western coastal areas but elsewhere, gusting widely 50—60 mph for a time. it's where temperatures will be first thing. now, overnight, wintry showers will be giving a covering of snow in parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, especially but not exclusively into the hills, and this area of mostly rain will clear its way southwards through wales and england by the end of the morning and actually, we're left with increasing sunshine, the odd shower in northern scotland, along the north sea coast, but many places in the afternoon will be dry with sunny spells — and these are the afternoon wind gusts by about four o'clock, so notice how much they've come down — so the winds — the strongest winds are going to be easing and

the uk is preparing for storm franklin just days after storm eunice resulted in three deaths and extensivearts of the country. more than 140 flood warnings are in place. tributes have been paid to the northern ireland politician christopher stalford, who has died suddenly at the age of 39. he was a member of the north ireland assembly, where he represented the dup party. the music entrepreneur and you tube start jamal edwards has died, aged 31. he was the founder of sbtv, on online urban music platform that helped artists like it sheeran and jessiej come to prominence. -- ed —— ed sheeran and jessiej come to prominence. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma. i'm looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... we're live in sydney as australia fully opens its borders to the outside world for nearly two years. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed the lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she said she accepted without hesitation. the name she accepted without hesitation. tue: name itself s

the latest on the damage caused by storm franklin with more than 75 flood warnings in place across england wales. may be a bit naive to think things aren't going to happen but it does seem to be dramatically changing. in scotland, most covid restrictions will end in a month's time but self isolation is not being scrapped. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: chelsea are in champions league action but could the final be moved away from st petersburg amid the ukraine—russia crisis? good evening. russia has been dealt a wave of new economic and financial sanctions as the west tries to head off a military invasion of ukraine. nato says there's evidence that russian troops are moving towards areas of eastern ukraine and that there's every indication president putin is still planning a bigger offensive. within the past couple of hours, president biden accused russia of a clear violation of international law and announced new financial sanctions. this is the flashpoint, eastern ukraine, and more specifically the donbas region where parts of donetsk and luhansk have been controlled

wind along north coast in particular, up to around 80 mph, just squeezing the isobars around storm franklind into the morning. so you can expect some disruption in the morning and, indeed, through a large part of the day, although the winds are going to be slowly using. but this is where some of the gusts will be at into the morning, the strongest ones in through northern ireland, into western coastal areas, but elsewhere gusting widely 50—60 mph for a time. it's where temperatures will be first thing. now, overnight, wintry showers will give a covering of snow in parts of scotland, northern ireland, and northern england, especially but not exclusively into the hills. and this area of mostly rain will clear its way southwards through wales and england by the end of the morning and actually we're left with increasing sunshine, the odd shower in northern scotland, along the north sea coast, but many places in afternoon will be dry with sunny spells and these are the afternoon wind gusts by about four o'clock, so notice how much they've come down. so the winds, the strongest winds are going to

this hasjust been named storm franklin by the met office.district. —— ahead of that. turns brighter and more showery in scotland and northern ireland. the showers could turn wintry in some parts of scotland. the winds are continuing to strengthen, perhaps at to 70 mph around the western coasts of england and wales. scotland and northern ireland, it gets colder as it turns more showery. wet and windy. school a winds will sweep their way through this evening. further north we will find more snow in the showers in scotland and we will find the winds picking up. from seven o'clock we have a number warning picking up. from seven o'clock we have a numberwarning in picking up. from seven o'clock we have a number warning in full speed gas at 270, 80 mph. —— inforce have a number warning in full speed gas at 270, 80 mph. —— in force with gusts up to 70,80 mph. a colder night even though we have the strong and potentially damaging winds around as well. we will find sunshine coming through and also a scattering of showers. many places will become dry.

of wind along north coast in particular, up around 80 mph, just squeezing the isobars around storm franklin into the morning. so you can expect some disruption in the morning and, indeed, through a large part of the day, although the winds are going to be be slowly using. this is where some of the gusts will be at into the morning, the strongest ones in through northern ireland, into western coastal areas, but elsewhere gusting widely 50—60 mph for a time. that is where temperatures will be first thing. now, overnight, wintry showers will give a covering of snow in parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, especially but not exclusively into the hills. and this area of mostly rain will clear its way southwards by the end of the morning and we�*re left with increasing sunshine, the odd shower in northern scotland, along the north sea coast, but many places in afternoon will be dry with sunny spells and these are the afternoon wind gusts by about four o�*clock, notice how much they have come down. so the winds, the strongest winds are going to be easing. by the end of the afterno

it's just squeezing the isobars around storm franklin, pushing very strong and gusty winds as well across, through a large part of the day — although the winds are going to be slowly easing. but this is where some of the gusts will be at into the morning, the strongest ones in through northern ireland, into western coastal areas but elsewhere, gusting widely 50—60 mph for a time. it's where temperatures will be first thing. now, overnight, wintry showers will be giving a covering of snow in parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, especially but not exclusively into the hills, and this area of mostly rain will clear its way southwards through wales and england by the end of the morning and actually, we're left with increasing sunshine, the odd shower in northern scotland, along the north sea coast, but many places in the afternoon will be dry with sunny spells — and these are the afternoon wind gusts by about four o'clock, so notice how much they've come down — so the winds — the strongest winds are going to be easing and by the end of the afternoon, it may not feel too b

the storm, named franklin, brought heavy rain and strong winds overnight with gusts of more than 70 milesly more than 140 flood warnings across the north of england and the midlands. 2,900 properties across the east of england and 9,200 across the south east are without power. this is the scene at rotherham station this morning, i can't see behind me. i think it is! i think that is rotherham. northern railway has adviced customers not to travel on its network as trains are likely to be cancelled, delayed or suspended. a yellow warning for wind covering wales, northern ireland, most of england and parts of south—west scotland will remain in place until 1 o'clock today. 0ur correspondent nick garnett is in south manchester, one of the areas worst areas most affected by south franklin. affected by storm franklin. this is the river mersey behind me, and you can see just how much water is in there and how fast it's flowing. it's been incredibly, incredibly full for over 12 hours now. now you can see that aluminium gate or that steel gate over on the far side of the river — that's one of the st

it's just squeezing the isobars around storm franklin, pushing very strong and gusty winds as well acrossorning, so you can expect some disruption in the morning and, indeed, through a large part of the day — although the winds are going to be slowly easing. but this is where some of the gusts will be at into the morning, the strongest ones in through northern ireland, into western coastal areas but elsewhere, gusting widely 50—60 mph for a time. it's where temperatures will be first thing. now, overnight, wintry showers will be giving a covering of snow in parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, especially but not exclusively into the hills, and this area of mostly rain will clear its way southwards through wales and england by the end of the morning and actually, we're left with increasing sunshine, the odd shower in northern scotland, along the north sea coast, but many places in the afternoon will be dry with sunny spells — and these are the afternoon wind gusts by about four o'clock, so notice how much they've come down — so the winds — the strongest winds are going

after storm franklin battered the uk, two severe flood warnings — meaning a danger to life — are in force river severn in the west midlands. and coming up this hour — thejurassic fossilfind on the isle of skye, described by paleontologists as a one in a billion discovery. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. there's been international condemnation of president putin's decision to order russian troops into two breakaway regions of eastern ukraine. the uk prime minister borisjohnson said vladimir putin is bent on a "full—scale invasion of ukraine" and the us secretary of state, antony blinken, described the move as shameful and predictable. on monday evening, president putin signed a decree saying the troops would carry out peacekeeping duties in donetsk and luhansk — which he'd earlier recognised as independent territories. hours after his decree, reports from donetsk said convoys of tanks had entered the main city. moscow's recognition of two breakaway regions prompted an emergency meeting of the un security council where russia was accused of violating inte

storm franklin's very strong winds, particularly across western areas, with gusts up to 70 mph and forforce in northern ireland, until 7am, some gusts along the north coast at 80 mph. elsewhere widely 50—60 mph gusts, as we have seen an area of rain clearing south through england and wales by the end of the morning and then sunny spells and just the odd shower around and the strongest winds will slowly be easing on into the afternoon. it looks like by the end of the afternoon with temperatures like this, given a bit of sunshine, it won't feel too bad out there. a chilly start to monday night, cloud and outbreaks of rain just pushing east overnight and into tuesday morning, heavy rain bearing down on scotland and northern ireland, with the winds picking up again, although there will be gales developing in places. from tuesday onwards it is not going to be as windy as it has been, those winds not as severe, wet weather moving south on tuesday, clearing to sunshine, scattered wintry showers in the north. bye— bye! welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. th

storm franklin on its way. with me is malcolm tarling from the association of british insurers.. but insurers _ for you at the moment? yes, it is. but insurers expect _ for you at the moment? yes, it is. but insurers expect this, - for you at the moment? yes, it is. but insurers expect this, this - for you at the moment? yes, it is. but insurers expect this, this is . but insurers expect this, this is what people take out insurance or an insurer is have had contingency plans in place at the beginning of the week to deal with storm eunice and the various other storms that look like they are heading our way. this is what we expect to face at some time during the year and the priority now and in the coming days and weeks for insurers will be to help and support affected customers as much as they possibly can. so they can necessary make emergency payments, get alternative accommodation set up if that is necessary, if their home is so badly damaged, and get repair work is authorised and started as soon as is humanly possible. haifa authorised and started as soon as is humanly possibl

storm franklin's very strong winds, particularly across western areas, with gusts up to 70 mph and forforce in northern ireland, until 7am, some gusts along the north coast at 80 mph. elsewhere widely 50—60 mph gusts, as we have seen an area of rain clearing south through england and wales by the end of the morning and then sunny spells and just the odd shower around and the strongest winds will slowly be easing on into the afternoon. it looks like by the end of the afternoon with temperatures like this, given a bit of sunshine, it won't feel too bad out there. a chilly start to monday night, cloud and outbreaks of rain just pushing east overnight and into tuesday morning, heavy rain bearing down on scotland and northern ireland, with the winds picking up again, although there will be gales developing in places. from tuesday onwards it is not going to be as windy as it has been, those winds not as severe, wet weather moving south on tuesday, clearing to sunshine, scattered wintry showers in the north. bye— bye! welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. th

and more than 60 flood warnings remain in place across england, following high rainfall from storm franklinreign secretary says the uk will use every lever at its disposal to stop russian threats against ukraine. it comes after the russian leader, vladimir putin, ordered troops into two ukrainian regions held by russian—backed separatists. liz truss says britain will escalate sanctions in the event of a full invasion of ukraine, saying that nothing would be off the table. but shadow foreign secretary david lammy is joined by some tory mps calling for tougher sanctions. mr lammy says a threshold has been breached and that current measures are not strong enough. a summit between president biden and president putin suggested at the weekend will not now take place. talks between the us secretary of state and the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also been cancelled. anthony blinken says it now makes no sense to go forward with the talks. meanwhile president putin says moscow is still open to diplomatic solutions with the west, and claims he's always open for honest dialogue. but the au

a day after the uk was battered by storm franklin. the bbc sport centre. john watson is here. good morning. some breaking news. in the last hour, a world heavyweight title matchup between two greats has been agreed in principle. tyson fury and deli and wide. the contract signed just hours before the deadline. said to go ahead in april the 23rd, wembley and the principality stadium in cardiff among the venues. white won his last fight, a rematch with his russian opponent was the last match, tyson fury unbeaten after defeating dion to walter for a second time in october. good morning. novak djokovic looking to put one of the most controversial epoisodes in sport behind him, having returned to the court for the first time in 2022 following his controversial withdrawal from the australian open. he comfortably beat italy's lorenzo musetti in straight sets at the dubai championships where djokovic could be challenged for his world number one spot by daniil medvedev. djokovic missed the first major of the year because of his vaccination stat

severe flood warnings remain in place across england, following high rainfall from storm franklin. grieving mums fighting for the truth about why their babies died in one of biggest maternity care scandals in nhs history and a children's charity accuses facebook of �*neglect�* as a bbc news investigation shows children are at risk of grooming and sexual abuse in the world of virtual reality. the ukrainian government has declared a 30—day state of emergency, and urged any of its nationals living in russia to leave as it braces itself for an invasion. in moscow, the russian president putin has warned that his country's interests and security are in his words non negotiable. meanwhile, the eu has formally agreed its package of sanctions against russia. here, borisjohnson says "even more" sanctions are coming if russia continues to threaten ukraine, and confirmed that the uk will be providing more military support to ukraine. it follows president putin's recognition of two areas in eastern ukraine — the so—called people's republics of donetsk and luhansk as independent. the shaded area

we now have storm franklin, the biggest impact likely to be in northern ireland from midnight to seven o'clock tomorrow morning. gusts of 60, 70, possibly even 80 mph. this is bbc news. the headlines... britain warns that russian is planning the biggest conflict in europe since world war two. prime minister, borisjohnson, says plans for an invasion of ukraine may have already begun. unafraid to say that the plan that we are seeing could be something thatis we are seeing could be something that is really the biggest war in europe since 1945, just in sheer scale. —— i'm afraid to say. it's as russia and belarus take part in huge military exercises, just 160 kilometres from ukraine's border. the legal requirement to self—isolate after catching covid in england is expected to be dropped from next week — as part of the government's "living with covid" plan. great britain finally gets the gold on the last day of the winter olympics. eve muirhead's women's curlers beat japan 10—3 in beijing, at her fourth games. it's been hard work. there's been ups and downs but when you get this round your

storm franklin but potentially damaging gusts of winds in excess of 80 mph. be an improving picture. the afternoon will be try and brighter with top temperatures of six to 13 degrees. —— dry and brighter. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the queen has tested positive for covid—19. buckingham palace says she is experiencing mild cold—like symptoms, but does expect to continue light duties at windsor this week. britain warns russia is planning the biggest conflict in europe since world war two. it's as russia and belarus take part in huge military exercises, just 160 kilometres from ukraine's border. the legal requirement to self—isolate after catching covid in england is expected to be dropped from next week. the shadow health secretary says the move would be premature. the key thing is that people have access to free testing, they know their status and they do the right thing by staying at home, which means they also have access to the right level of sick pay to do the right level of sick pay to do the right thing. frankly it is negligent the governme

flood warnings remain in place due to storm franklin. government has announced plans to impose a state of emergency to last 30 days, and it's citizens living in russia, are being urged to leave immediately. the rhetoric from moscow is defiant, with president putin saying the security of russia and its citizens is �*non—negotiable'. and in the uk, borisjohnson is warning moscow, there would be "even more" sanctions, if it's military operations along the border with ukraine, escalate across the frontier. it was a dramatic turn of events. when president putin said he'd recognise two areas in eastern ukraine, as independent, the so—called people's republics of donetsk and luhansk. he also said he'd send in troops as �*peace keepers�*. america warns that would be an �*invasion�*. the separatist enclaves have been controlled by russian—backed fighters, at war with ukraine, since 2014, and our international correspondent, orla guerin, has sent us this report from the front line, in eastern ukraine. more of moscow's military hard wear on view to