in the north—east, this was teesside yesterday. they have seen some was teesside yesterday.y schools are likely to stay closed. when i was younger the snow was a lot thicker and we could get in. wwe the teachers cannot get in in this area, because of the outlying villages that teachers come from. for the homeless, in central london, it was another tough night. temperatures down to —10 degrees in some parts and feeling much colder in the wind. the elderly too are vulnerable. in hull, extra staff at meals on wheels services have been brought in to deliver hot food. meals on wheels services have been brought in to deliver hot foodlj cannot brought in to deliver hot food.|j cannot get out to get meals and things. it isjust cannot get out to get meals and things. it is just wonderful. cannot get out to get meals and things. it isjust wonderful. the only complaint i have is they never bring you a drop of brandy! over the next few days, that might be needed... forecasters say that they expect no letup in the freezing weather. until at least the weekend. jon donnison, bbc news. comi

in singapore was in its last day i managed to catch up with mexico's ex president dissenting fox teesside who was very keen on bringing people together with bloc change acknowledging my podcast is that if we keep not boring and maybe we a concept that i do not that we enhance it we do it better so even ovation and technology that are needed in one generation more we're going to be one what makes it more united states working together we will be more which stronger why did you choose to become such an active participant in a this means being open my eyes it's like discovering that world began their world of banking they were look people to reduce poverty to great middle classes to create a better world we need to move past many people is getting desperate i would say that they world of the sort of there is growing faster than the world of warfare and this is a potential conflict for the future according to the u.n. four billion people live without an address and polluting mexico they're not necessarily poor but they do not have a shipping address because they are inadequately serviced by t

teesside is tired of it is precisely that kind of negativity.it. the reason i have been elected to represent one of the most deprived constituencies in our country if we are on the side of the optimist in this community. of course, i grew up optimist in this community. of course, i grew up on optimist in this community. of course, i grew up on teesside, this is my home area, i have seen this decline in the last 30 years and am determined to reverse it. thank you all, thank you very much for coming in. we will bring you the latest news and sport at 10:30am. and the world's most powerful rocket launched for the first time. billionaire elon musk has called it a game changer for space travel. it could one day transport people and supplies as far as mars but on its maiden voyage the cargo is elon musk‘s tesla. here is a package. joining me is andrew coates, professor of physics and deputy director of the mullard space science laboratory at university college london. hello, professor. good morning. how exciting it is for you? exciting to see a new roc

traffic came toa conditions were in teesside. a standstill on many roads through the morning rush hour and several schools were closed. there isa several schools were closed. there is a band stuck here, i have to go around them. 20 miles further south on one of the steep roads over the molars, negotiating sutton bank was like an uphill slalom. as the snow came down again, things got worse. what this illustrates is how little snow is needed to cause a problem, there is hardly any on the surface here but it is frozen and it is slippery and it has caused chaos on this road this morning. in the towns and cities on lower ground, snow was not such a problem but the freezing temperatures were. these homeless men in leeds have not got shelter, even in this weather. i should not be doing this but i have nowhere to go, nowhere to live nowhere to go.|j am out in the cold and no one tends to help you. people are skint. the last 2a hours of snowfall in northern england has been patchy, well rehearsed plans have been implemented to keep roads

to retain talent in places like teesside.nd that i didn't have to move away for because i think my kind of preconception was — you would probably have to move to have a really good career. the government says it has stepped up by increasing investment, but they're also pleading for patience. this has to be a long—term project. it's about creating a strategic plan for the north of england, which over a long period will close all of those health, wealth and productivity gaps. we're going to do more division. george osborne says the equation is simple — more government cash, plus more business investment, equals £100 billion of new money by 2050 and for families in the north it matters that the maths adds up. nina warhurst, bbc news, darlington. nigeria has never competed in the winter olympics. but next week the country will make history by entering a female bobsleigh team for the games in south korea. they are the first nigerian athletes to qualify for the winter olympics and they've had to raise their own money to get there.

earlier, some of the biggest problems were in teesside. came to a standstill on many roads through the morning rush hour, and several schools were closed. there is a little van stuck here, so i've got to go round him, so i'm going to hope there is nothing coming the other way. 20 miles further south, on one of the steep roads over the moors, negotiating sutton bank was like an uphill slalom. and as the snow came down again, things got worse. what this illustrates is just how little snow is needed to cause a problem. there's hardly any on the surface here, but it's frozen up, it's got really slippery. and it's caused chaos on this road this morning. in the towns and cities on lower ground, snow wasn't such a problem, but the freezing temperatures were. these homeless men in leeds haven't got shelter. even in this weather. i shouldn't be doing this, i know that. but i've nowhere to go. i've nowhere to live, so i've nowhere to go. so. . . it's all about survival. i'm out in the cold, and nobody tends to help you, because people are skint. bac

of northern england where heavy snow was forecast, some of the most difficult conditions were in teesside a standstill on many roads through the morning rush hour, and several schools were closed. there is a little van stuck here, so i've got to go round it, so i'm going to hope there is nothing coming the other way. 20 miles further south, on one of the steep roads over the moors, negotiating sutton bank was like an uphill slalom. and as the snow came down again, things got worse. what this illustrates is just how little snow is needed to cause a problem. there's hardly any on the surface here, but it's frozen up, it's got really slippery. and it's caused chaos on this road this morning. in the towns and cities on lower ground, snow wasn't such a problem, but the freezing temperatures were. these homeless men in leeds haven't got shelter. even in this weather. i shouldn't be doing this, i know that. i've nowhere to go. nowhere to live, so i've nowhere to go. so. . . it's all about survival. i'm out in the cold, nobody tends to help you, because people are skint. back on the hills late mo

in this part of teesside alone over the past year at least six deaths have been linked to the drug.t was it? it was fentanyl or ca rfenta nyl, not sure. kenny has a history of drug abuse and overdo overdosed on fentanyl. luckily he was in the moses project drop—in centre with the antidote nearby. i overdosed, that's as much as i can remember. injected it and overdosed. i was dead. seeing red, it was like blood was covering my eyes. the spike of deaths across north—east england put fentanyl firmly on the radar of the national crime agency. they know the drug is taking thousands of lives in america and are determined to stop it here. the nca has prioritised the threat from fentanyl and its analogues back in april last year, and it's still priority today. so we have a number of officers working solely on that threat. michelle knows the cost of fentanyl. how it took robert's life. what it does to families. people are sitting in their bedrooms, clicking a button, and getting it. why, how? the world i grew up in wasn't like that. and i don't want that future for my little lad either. for

to retain talent in places like teesside. away for because i think my kind of preconception was — you would probably have to move to have a really good career. the government says it has stepped up by increasing investment, but they're also pleading for patience. this has to be a long—term project. it's about creating a strategic plan for the north of england, which over a long period will close all of those health, wealth and productivity gaps. we're going to do more division. george osborne says the equation is simple — more government cash, plus more business investment, equals £100 billion of new money by 2050 and for families in the north it matters that the maths adds up. well, joining me now is emmanuel botwe, a headteacher from tytherington school in macclesfield but taught in oxfordshire before that. thank you for being with us. is this a picture you recognise? where i am a headteacher in macclesfield, we have four very successful comprehensive schools. schools that area are doing well. conscious of of the data publi

in teesside alone, over the past year, at least six deaths have been linked to the drug.was fenta nyl, not i thought was heroin. it was fentanyl, not too sure. kenny has had a history of drug abuse and overdosed on fentanyl. luckily, he was near an antidote. overdose. that is as much as i can remember. i injected it and overdosed. i was dead. it was like blood was covering my eyes. the spike of death across north—east england puts fentanyl firmly on the radar of the national crime agency. they know that the drug has taken thousands of lives in america and are determined to top it. it is a priority, today. we have a numberof it. it is a priority, today. we have a number of officers working solely on that threat. michelle knows the cost of fenta nyl. how it on that threat. michelle knows the cost of fentanyl. how it took robert's life, what it does to families. people are sitting in their bedrooms, clicking a button and getting it. in the world i grew up and getting it. in the world i grew up in, it wasn't like that, and i don't want that feature for my little light either,

headquarters in middlesbrough, officers were told they were looking for two men, particularly in teesside on the nhs within three years because they're an excellent way to help smokers quit, and it poses only a small fraction of the risk of smoking tobacco. i'm joined in the studio by david holder, who used to smoke up to 30 cigarettes a day for 15 years, but moved onto e—cigarettes two years ago and hasn't smoked a cigarette since. john dunne, from the uk vaping industry association and professorjohn newton, the director of health improvement at public health england. welcome. it is that good, is it? welcome. it is that good, is mm made a remarkable difference. i tried a few other methods over my lifetime to quit smoking, and vaping was the gateway that allowed me to quit the habit of smoking cigarettes. how many years did you smoke for? about 15, i started quite young. iam smoke for? about 15, i started quite young. i am a chef so it is one of those bad habits in the industry. i really struggle to fight bad habit. 38 day for 15 years? wow. what else had you tried in terms of starting? -