back to the beast from the east.t at raf brize norton to keep the runway open in the face of prolonged snowfall, blowing around and drifting in the wind. as some commercial airports succumb to the severe weather, closing the crucial runway here is never an option. sergeant natasha watkins, you were here on duty during and before the beast from the east, when did you first hear it was coming? so, the met office that we have based here, gave us a warning on tuesday, the beast from the east was coming on the thursday. so we spent some time checking the manpower, checking the operational aircraft, which priority they would take, making sure our equipment was ready. kind of all the things that you plan for without it actually happening. it must have been an amazing few days. it was, yeah. you're laughing about it, this was an experience. it was, incredible. why was it so valuable to your teams, going through that and dealing with all of that cold and snow? so, they carry out training prior to the start of every season and

so what caused the so—called beast from the east? the answer can beast from the east?nd in the stratosphere, i above the arctic, for the normal flow of their week and allowing air to descend and worn by as much as 50 degrees. this is sudden stratospheric warming. but it also impacted the jet stream, reversing it from its usual westerly to an easterly flow, resulting in bitterly cold airfrom siberia carrying across much of europe. few places escaped. in italy, rome gets its biggest snowfall in decades, covering the city's landmarks. cue a maths noble fight in saint peter's squirt next to the vatican, even priestsjoined in! but even before the beast from the east winter in europe have produced some snowy surprises. this is moscow in february, after its heaviest one—day snowfall on record. 38 centimetres, more than half what the city would normally get in an entire month. in january unusually heavy snowfall hits parts of africa to, this is morocco. this note even reached the edge of the sahara desert in algeria. it does get cold here, but there is rarely enough moisture f

are you ready for the beast from the east?eather blowing in from russia is set to make parts of the uk colder than the arctic. the blast of bitterly cold weather over the last couple of days has come from siberia. the beast from the east, as it's been called. but should the bbc have given that nickname further currency? no, thought a number of viewers, including mike. the beast from the east — why have the bbc adopted this trashy, tabloid headline for the recent weather? surely the bbc news is above such a ridiculous description? more and more, we seem to be lowering journalistic standards in order to entertain and maintain viewer figures. and ian tweeted along similar lines... and that charge of hysteria was made more widely, for instance, by a viewer called linda... and gill agreed... another issue of concern was the wisdom of sending reporters and camera crews out to face the elements around the country. the weather today is brutal. there's freezing temperatures across pretty much the whole of scotland, and when the wind bl

are you ready for the beast from the east? set to make parts of the uk colder than the arctic. the blast of bitterly cold weather over the last couple of days has come from siberia. the beast from the east, as it's been called. but should the bbc have given that nickname further currency? no, thought a number of viewers, including mike. the beast from the east — why have the bbc adopted this trashy, tabloid headline for the recent weather? surely the bbc news is above such a ridiculous description? more and more, we seem to be lowering journalistic standards in order to entertain and maintain viewer figures. and ian tweeted along similar lines... and that charge of hysteria was made more widely, for instance, by a viewer called linda... and gill agreed... another issue of concern was the wisdom of sending reporters and camera crews out to face the elements around the country. the weather today is brutal. there's freezing temperatures across pretty much the whole of scotland, and when the wind blows, it feels much colder than t

the ‘beast from the east‘ and storm emma have led to trains being cancelled across the uk.er chaos, flights have also been delayed or cancelled, while driving conditions have been treacherous on many roads, with scotland and the north east of england among the worst affected. forecasters are warning of more disruption to come as the freezing weather continues. 0ne mp wanted an investigation into why some services had struggled. i wonder if my right honourable friend, after this snow event is over, asks some serious questions or even review, why it is when we have an event like this, we still are not, in any way in some cases, prepared. for example, i discovered yesterday that heathrow is busy off—loading flights because they can't cope with it. whereas... it is regional flights. what i am saying to my right honourable friend is, given all of that, places like gatwick and other airports are able to cope. does he not think it's ridiculous that in some airport they simply unable to cope and others in uk can? mr speaker, i knowa number of members are here today because the ligh

i suspect that could be the last biting cold beast from the east day.weather alert has just come into force for south west england and south wales. people there are warned the coming storm is a risk to life, and they should avoid all but essential travel. we‘ve got staff on, we‘re asking the public to do their bit and not take unnecessary risks. storm emma is meeting the "beast from the east" weather front — iam ben i am ben brown, reporting from the north—east of england, near gateshead, where there are currently blizzard conditions, brutal wind and subzero temperatures. british children forcibly sent abroad in the 19a05 and then abused should be given financial compensation, so says an inquiry report. we had no parents, we had no relatives, there was nowhere we could go — these paedophiles must have thought they were in hog heaven. and we have all of the sport with will perry. we are going to be talking about scottish rugby, saint are appalled to hear that england coach eddiejones was physically and verbally abused on his way back from scotland. jones

the beast from the east makes a brief return — amber weather warnings are in place for large parts of uk. also in the next hour. will twickenham turn green this afternoon, on st patrick's day? ireland need to beat england to secure only their third ever rugby grand slam. in half an hour here on bbc news, witness meets the civil servant who challenged one of india's top policeman, after he sexually harrassed her. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. russia says it will expel 23 british diplomats. the move is one of the measures in response to britain's decision to throw out the same number of russian officials, following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. theresa may says russia's response doesn't change the facts of what happened. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports. moscow took its time to respond. three days after london announced the expulsion of russian diplomats, britain's ambassador here was summoned to the foreign ministry. the meeting inside lasted just minutes, as officials handed over a list of names and informed britain of the additional measures russia wa

of business — the beast from the east and the foreign secretary.nd the other is the beast from the east. pete wishart. and that's it from me for now. but do join lucy grey on bbc parliament, on monday night at 11pm for a full round—up of the day at westminster. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello again. there is not as much snow falling now and attention turns to the icy conditions. it is still quite treacherous out there for many of us. it there for many of us. is slowly turned a little less cold it is slowly turned a little less cold from the south but we will still have a wintry mix of rain, sleet and perhaps an snowman in the hills. an icy start of the morning, a frosty start also, some snow falling across northern england, northern ireland, it peters out and becomes lighter, though showers further north and scotland in the cold wind and wet conditions across southern parts of england, focused on the south—west, most lieb rain but some snow over the hills of wales, temperatures getting six to seven and further north just above

are you ready for the beast from the east?couple of days has come from siberia. the beast from the east, as it's been called. but should the bbc have given that nickname further currency? no, thought a number of viewers, including mike. the beast from the east — why have the bbc adopted this trashy, tabloid headline for the recent weather? surely the bbc news is above such a ridiculous description? more and more, we seem to be lowering journalistic standards in order to entertain and maintain viewer figures.

people stuck in their cars for hours, we're asking if we've all been woefully underprepared for the beaste east, even though we knew it was coming. tell us what you think — by using the hashtag in a few hours, the british prime minister, theresa may, will set out her vision for britain's trading relationship with the european union after brexit. she's expected to say she wants the "deepest and broadest possible" agreement, and acknowledge that some compromises will be necessary. but she's not expected to change her position on removing the uk from the customs union. bill hayton reports. a shrug of hands and whimsical glance, the body language of the european council president after meeting theresa may on thursday wasn't exactly enthusiastic. donald tusk told her he wasn't happy with the british government's red lines, the refusals to be part of the eu's single market and customs union. in her speech later on friday she will outline five tests that any agreement must pass. it must ensure that britain remains a tolerant, european democracy and it must strengthen the unity of the united king

how the beast from the east has delivered a sensational season for scotland's ski resorts. on bbc news: england cricket captain joe coming up on bbc news: england cricket captainjoe root coming up on bbc news: england cricket captain joe root says their final test against new zealand is a chance to put below par performances behind them. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in exactly one year, the united kingdom will leave the european union. today the prime minister has been on a tour of all four nations and pledged to make brexit a success for everyone — whether they voted to leave or remain. theresa may told the bbc that leaving will mean extra money will be available to spend on the nhs and schools. but she refused to rule out tax rises to help fund the nhs in the coming years. but labour has warned that time is running out to negotiate a good deal with the eu. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. north, south, eastand north, south, east and west. a year left on our planned journey out of the european union. it will change the european union. it w

the beast from the east makes a brief return. amber weather warnings are in place for large parts of the uk. also in the next hour: ireland are on the brink of a bit of rugby history. a win against england at twickenham would secure what would be only their third ever grand slam. they lead by m points to seven. and in half an hour dateline london takes a look at russia's presidential election, and considers what impact another six years of vladimir putin in the kremlin would have. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. russia says it will expel 23 british diplomats. the move is one of the measures in response to britain's decision to throw out the same number of russian officials following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. theresa may says russia's response doesn't change the facts of what happened. our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford reports. moscow took its time to respond. three days after london announced the expulsion of russian diplomats, britain's ambassador here was summoned to the foreign ministry. the meeting

it comes in the wake of storm emma and the "beast from the east".e caused disruption, but the drop in temperature had a longer impact on our roads. a report said there were over 211,000 miles of roads needing maintenance. the department for transport said they will pay £100 million towards fixing the problem and trying to protect the roads in the future. but local authorities say it is just a small step towards better road maintenance. we welcome the extra money from government, it is very welcome. but when you look at the number of transport authorities, it will end up with relatively little money. we need up to £12 billion to put the roads right and we need it over a long period. so it is not enough. local governments are warning there needs to be a longer term funding plan to tackle the state of the roads. but as councils grapple with funding cuts, this extra money could go some way towards filling the holes. almost a third of teenagers in england failed their maths gcse last summer, and the government wants to open more specialist maths schools

white out that causes damage wherever it goes and the other is the beast from the east.o join lucy grey on bbc parliament, on monday night at 11pm for a full round up of the day at westminster. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, good bye.

it will meet the "beast from the east" weather front — still causing major disruption in northern partsthe uk. people are still stranded on a motorway in scotland. i left aberdeen at half four yesterday afternoon and i got stuck here about eight o'clock last night. been here ever since, not moved an inch yet. i'm ben brown reporting from the angel of the north in gateshead where there have been blizzard conditions, a0 mile an hour winds and subzero temperatures. british children who were forcibly sent abroad in the i9a05 — and who were then abused — should be given financial compensation. so says an inquiry report. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. and louise has all the weather. eddiejones got a bit of the

the beast from the east makes a brief return — amber weather warnings are in place for large parts ofk. also in the next hour. ireland are on the brink of a rugby grand slam. they need to beat england at twickenham. and in half an hour here on bbc news — click looks at the future of work — and asks which jobs will go to the robots. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. russia says it will expel 23 british diplomats. the move is one of the measures in response to britain's decision to throw out the same number of russian officials, following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. theresa may says russia's response doesn't change the facts of what happened. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports. moscow took its time to respond. three days after london announced the expulsion of russian diplomats, britain's ambassador here was summoned to the foreign ministry. forced to end all activity here. targeting the british council will affect russian citizens, though, not their government. it helps stage british cultural events here and promotes language learning. its work was restrict

the phrase the beast from the east — too tabloid, overdramatic?oin the phrase beast from the east. you've used it, a lot. we've used it when it seemed appropriate. it hasn't tended to be used in our actual weather forecasts, from a meterological standpoint. it's helpful in one regard, in that it tells people this is a significant weather event that is coming. it also tells them where it's coming from, from siberia. and we were able to tell people that this was notjust going to be snow or ice, it's going to be the wind and extreme cold. i think one of the features of this week has been how cold it has been and, on our new digital products, our website and app, we are able to give people a feels—like feature, which tells people what the weather conditions are going to be. was it really necessary or a sensible use of licence—fee payers‘ money to send armies of crews out to do all those lives, often in white—out conditions? i'm not sure it was armies. we worked very closely with our colleagues around the nations of the uk and the english regions to ma

and the beast from the east savages europe a siberian cold slug plunges the continent into a deep freeze graying snow transport chaos and some of the lowest temperatures for years. i'm phil gale welcome to the program authorities in germany say hackers of infiltrated sensitive government computer networks believed to be in the defense and foreign ministries media reports say the attacks been going on for more than a year and today a parliamentary committee said it might still be going on security agencies are said to have detected the breach in december and allowed it to continue in a controlled manner while they monitored it the group with links to the russian government is thought to be responsible. the german government's communication network has been breached by hackers the parliament's secret supervisory body has been informed by the chancellery and security services and they say it's not over this is this is there was actual cyber attack on the government's information network and it's ongoing the government has known about this since december it spent weeks observing the cyber at

on the beast from the east savages europe siberian cold front plunges the confidence into a deep freeze bringing snow and transport chaos and some of the lowest temperatures for years. i'm still going to welcome to the program authours is in germany say hackers of infiltrated sensitive government networks believed to belong to the defense and foreign ministries media reports say the attack has been going on for more than a year and today a parliamentary committee said it might still be going on security agencies are said to have detected the breach in december and allowed it to continue in a controlled manner while the mom is it the group with links to the russian government thought to be responsible. the interior ministry has given very few details so far just a brief statement sources say russian hackers have been trying to attack the government they planted spying software that could have tapped sensitive data the hackers apparent targets were the foreign and defense ministry as they searched for information about russia and ukraine lawmakers are now asking why they heard nothing in

for mayor of fiji board part of the french way of life is disappearing with the beast rose so to make sure the remaining establishment survive he's doing all he can to help their owners. already how ready how are you. going to next year you're getting a really big terrorists the view. the cafe du ballet closed two years ago now the mayor has purchased the business with the town's money he wants to reopen it otherwise its liquor license will be lost for good. personally i think it's important to save this tradition because the beast row is a meeting place historically in france the beach straw is a place to meet after work or on weekends. we would only get the mayor's remarks reflect the sentiments of many residents of the town especially the older ones who have already lost their favorite haunts. not yet there was once a by hand back on the cafe diplomats i think it was really nice but it closed that now it's an optical glass that something else entirely i'm supposed to because it was a really nice place that had been before. but things have changed in bar sorel. be strong owner bruno

the cold air, the beast from the east, that east wind.end of the night. it will be cold, not as cold, because there is a good deal of cloud around. we shall be strong easterly winds. there is the fact of more snow on friday. we had the snow showers across scotland, across the northeast of england winning the central belt. some still threatens northern ireland we could see some more snow arriving upper crust southern parts of england and into wells, especially in the afternoon. how quickly? out by the? and how it moves north? still some uncertainty. ——... we saw some bidders is silly with. and yet on the effect of the wind, this is what it will feel like. another cold day to come up but things will slowly change over the weekend. instead of that bitter easterly wind, we will start to push up easterly wind, we will start to push up something more from the south. this is certainly less cold air and eventual percolate its way north but slowly but surely over the next few days. to some cold winds for the of the uk. still some snow showers arou

and the beast from the east to savages europe a siberian cold front plunges the continent into a deep freeze bringing snow transport chaos in some of the lowest temperatures in you. i'm good to have you with us we are learning more tonight about a cyber attack on german government computers lawmakers confirming that the attack is not over ongoing and believed to be in the defense and foreign ministries security agencies reportedly detected the breach back in december and allowed it to continue in a controlled manner while they monitored it but lawmakers were not informed about that until this week a group with links to the russian government is suspected of carrying out the attack. the german government's communication network has been breached by hackers the parliament secret supervisory body has been informed by the chancellor and security services and they say it's not over this is a very this is the actual cyber attack on the government's information network and it's ongoing the government has known about this since december it's spent weeks observing the cyber attack to learn mor

i suppose there are only two real items of business this week, and that's the beast from the east and and chaos wherever it goes and whatever it touches, and the other is, of course, the beast from the east. pete wishart. and that's it from me for now. but do join lucy grey on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm for a full round—up of the day at westminster. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello, thanks forjoining me. our latest look at how the weather will pan out in the british isles for the next few days or so. the good news is the forthcoming week looks as though it will be nowhere near as brutal as the weather we have just experienced. having said that, it will tend to stay really rather unsettled. nothing unusual for the time of year. the area of low pressure driving the weather at the moment is in fact going to be with us for the rest of the weekend and on into the start of the forthcoming week. at least while that area of low pressure is around we are looking towards the atlantic, rather than towards the continent, scandinavia and siberia, where all of that c

the headlines at 11: storm emma meets the beast from the east and wreaks chaos across the uk. it's revealed at least three and half thousand drivers were stranded on the m62 across the pennines last night — more roads have been closed today. trouble on the trains with services grinding to a halt — frustrated passengers take matters into their own hands. and after the snow, flooding hits parts of the south—west. many homes have been without power. theresa may sounds a pragmatic note in her plans for brexit saying neither side will get everything they want. and beating the odds to say "i do" — despite the atrocious weather and having to be rescued by farmers, sam and katie bullingham have the white wedding to remember. and newsnight, peace has broken out in the tory party after theresa may's brexit speech. how long will last and the europeans buy at? —— do the europeans buy it? good evening, and welcome to bbc news. snow and freezing temperatures have caused disruption once again over most of the uk as two storms — storm emma and the beast from the east — collided over britain.

but for now, from me and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. hello beastay, and we're also seeing some temperature today, and we're also seeing some summer temperature today, and we're also seeing some summer showers with these easterly winds dragging the airall the these easterly winds dragging the air all the way from siberia, but probably only for a short period of time. there has been some snow around already, this was warned church in essex. this is in one of oui’ church in essex. this is in one of our warning church in essex. this is in one of oui’ warning areas church in essex. this is in one of our warning areas from the met office. with got another one further north, with really persistent heavy snow showers going to arrive over the next few hours of the north sea. that warning is valid from four o'clock. we've also got another warning overnight and for much of tomorrow for the south—west of england and parts of wales, issued by the met office. temperatures are struggling to get much above freezing. and in the wind, it feels much, much colder than

storm emma meets the beast from the east and wreaks chaos across the uk — tonight more than 13,000 customersre without power in the south west of england, south wales and the midlands. at least 3,500 drivers were stranded on the m62 across the pennines last night, with more roads remaining closed throughout today. this is a problem area and this is particularly bad. disruption to realnetworks, passengers had to spend the night on trains, south eastern, south—western and scotrail have advised people not to travel on their routes. we will have the latest from across the uk. theresa may sounds a note of pragmatism in a major speech outlining the sort of deal she wants with the eu after brexit. finally we both have to face the fact that this is a negotiation and neither of us can have exactly what we want. a man is convicted of attempted murder after trying to run over a muslim woman — the court hears that she was targeted because she was wearing a headscarf. beating the odds to say, i do. this might be atrocious weather and having to be rescued by farmers, but legging:- ‘“ lg; tears-2.4 kzséz—z

also coming up, the beast from the east savages europe. siberian cold front pledges the continent into deep freeze, bringing snow, transport chaos and some of the lowest temperatures in years. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. we are learning more on the cyberattack on german government computer -- german government computers. lawmakers confirmed the attack is ongoing and believed to be in the defense and foreign ministries. security agencies reportedly detected the breach last december and allowed it to continue in a controlled manner while they monitored it. lawmakers were not informed until this week about that fact. a group with links to the russian government is expected of carrying out the cyberattack. >> the german government's communication network has been breached by hackers. the parliament's secret advisory body has been informed by the ancellery and security services and they say it is not over. >> this is an actual cyber attack on the government's information network and data is ongoing. >> the government

the beast from the east makes a brief return. in the next hour: ireland are on the brink of a bit of rugby history. a win against england at twickenham would secure what would be

when from the east is no good to man or beast. it is so bitterly cold. overdone but we are going to continue to see them packing in the north sea. this is the remnants of a weather front in the south that sta rts weather front in the south that starts to turn, overnight at least, into some more persistent snow. a very cold day for all of us. even when you do not have the snow. purely because of the strength of that went. the air is very cold as well. that is how it will be only for a moment. 10 degrees down on yesterday for some of us. —— on the thermometer. very gusty wind across thermometer. very gusty wind across the western side of the uk. a real buffeting from that wind here. let's ta ke buffeting from that wind here. let's take a closer look at where we think the most significant snowfall will be. we are not willing to telstra, as we are seeing, but we could have several centimetres building up through the day and overnight across parts of lincolnshire, and also across south eastern area. then there is this big? still over the next time period, when

taking able treacherous turn awarding more people will be killed in the beast of the east storm that's sweeping across europe. hello there were two weather systems over parts of north america at the moment take a look at the satellite picture we can see the first one here making its way through parts of canada and then all the way down into california giving us some very heavy rain and some snow here there of the system is this one over the eastern parts that's also giving us a lot of wet weather and it's stretching up towards the east there as we head into friday it's booking background and it's giving a fair amount of snow on its back heads there plenty of wintery weather there it's saturday when it eventually clears out of the way and then many of us will see some drier weather still going to be a good deal of cloud following it though towards the west the still going to be a good deal of cloud over the northern part of california as well on saturday that's also giving us a fair amount of snow and then stretching up towards calgary there where we're expecting some wintery weather to

well, the beast from the east or the mini beast, as we are calling it, has arrived. a while, we had rain towards the far south—west, but temperatures are dropping here. frequent snow showers coming in from off the north sea and the number of amber warnings from the met office. there are frequent snow showers coming in from off the north sea and then the secondary area develops overnight. we have the snow showers coming into this evening. but the worst of the weather will be towards the south of the night goes on, because we have an organised spell of snow arriving in south—west england and parts of wales. a widespread frost, and icy conditions. where we have the snow for a while in the morning across wales, it may linger in the afternoon across cornwall and devon. behind it, it is cloudy in the south—east, so there will not be much snow falling. another cold day, especially in the wind. this is bbc news, our latest headlines... the prime minister says britain will never tolerate russia's actions

it is due to the weather forecast, because they forecasted the beast from east and the mini beast fromts of travel disruption. always busy in the nhs but it gets sticky when the clocks go forward. everybody misses their appointments. they go forward next weekend. what happens according to this report is people, there's a 596 to this report is people, there's a 5% increase in people missing their appointments as a consequence of that. it's very expensive because each missed nhs appointment costs millions altogether which is very strange because most clocks change automatically now with technology, so why are people missing their appointments? they looked at 2 million appointments in the nhs, it's not a dodgy service. i'm going to defend people. i think mobile smartphones change but your clocks at home don't necessarily change. your microwave, cookers, things like that. speaking from experience obviously excavation mortgage on, we are going to see you in an hour. thank you very much. headlines coming up. thank you. hello. this is breakfast with christian fraser and naga munchetty. good m

temperatures plunge as low as —6 overnight, as the "mini beast from the east" bites.cy conditions are causing problems for drivers — and there are weather warnings in place across the breadth of the uk. amber warnings are still in place gci’oss amber warnings are still in place across england and wales. some have already seen it 5—7 centimetres and more is due. join me in 15 minutes for your full forecast. good morning, it's sunday the 18th of march. also this morning — a top russian diplomat insists russia had "nothing to do" with the poisoning of a former spy in salisbury — and suggests britain could have been responsible. beautiful buildings and mega—fast broadband — we'll find out why york has been named as the best place to live in britain. in sport, ireland celebrate st patrick's day in style. as victory over england at twickenham gives them the grand slam. nearly night and bred wild one bronze as slalom champions. good morning. first, our main story. snow and ice has gripped much of the uk, as a cold snap dubbed the "mini beast from the east" sweeps in from sib

is the beast back? winds and sub—zero temperatures could mean disruption in parts of east and northern england, especially. the former south african president, jacob zuma, is to stand trial on 16 charges of corruption in connection with an arms deal. also this hour... rescuers in miami say there are no more survivors following yesterday's bridge collapse. at least six people died. authorities now say the focus is on recovering bodies buried beneath the rubble. and this time lara croft returns to the big screen, find out what we thought of that as well as all of the other top cinema releases. that is in the film review... good evening and welcome to bbc news. a murder inquiry has been launched into the death of a russian businessman in london on monday. a post—mortem has concluded nikolai glushkov died from compression to the neck, suggesting he was strangled. detectives say there's nothing at this stage to link the murder with the poisoning in salisbury of sergei skripal and his daughter. borisjohnson s

they we re battle the beast from the east.ro temperatures and snow that kept falling meant no buses, trains and few people venturing out. it was not enough to put off one very determined surgeon. i got put off one very determined surgeon. igot up put off one very determined surgeon. i got up early on thursday and saw there was a lot of snow but it did not look impossible and i thought i would head into work. when i arrived, two colleagues would the first eyesore. took one look, started laughing, and they said how did you get here? i said i work. lindsey was well prepared. she had winter clothing, snow shoes and walking poles to help through the deepest drifts. completing the eight mile trek to the hospital in just under three hours. her patient feared his surgery for cancer would be postponed. it felt like christmas day. she told me she walked in from home. i could not believe she had walked almost eight miles to do surgery on me. walked almost eight miles to do surgery on me. if there is a real—life superwoman, she is it, for

all due to the beast from the east.we are in one of the met office amber warning areas, with things set to get worse through the night and into tomorrow morning. those two areas, more frequent snow showers feeding in the one after the other after another, of the north sea. but we have another amber warning being issued from the south—west and parts of wales, with some heavy snowfall, especially on high ground overnight, continuing tomorrow as well. there are snow showers elsewhere, feeding off the north sea. here is our main area of snow for the south. it moves away from the south—east, heads towards the midlands but also to the south—west. heavy falls over the high ground. some greasy conditions as well. —— some icy conditions as well. moving into sunday morning, a more detailed look at the forecast for earlier in the day. when we have that snow in the west country into devon and cornwall, generally dry and cloudy conditions in the south—east, before we are back into these claims of showers coming in on the strong wind

after the beast from the east, the hysteria from siberia.igns of warmer climes. the long, slow thaw may have started. that doesn't mean the problems are over. danjohnson, bbc news, cumbria. north devon has seen particularly heavy snow and there too some remote villages have been cut off — for days. jon kay has sent this report. this is the a39, now being cleared, one scoop at a time. miles of snow have to go to free this part of devon. we need to dig through to get the roads open again. volunteers are helping council and highway staff on exmoor so supplies can come in and villagers can get out. what's happened here is that the high winds have brought all this snow in off the moors and it's basically become trapped on the road by the high trees and the bushes, and it can't go anywhere, it can't get away. compare it, look, with the hills at the side, there the snow has pretty much melted now, but on the road itself — completely blocked. people are running low on supplies and i think that worries people in this day and age, when we are not used

that causes damage wherever it goes and the other is the beast from the east.in lucy grey on bbc parliament, on monday night at 11pm, for a full round up of the day at westminster. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, good bye. hello. thankfully, conditions are slowly going to improve across all portions of the british isles in the coming week. things turning a little milder. it will be an unsettled weak weather but there will be some further snow mostly but not exclusively on the hills of northern britain. it will be an unsettled week thanks to that area of low pressure but around it, we have already seen relatively mild air trying to get into the southern counties of england and wales. as that moves up over the snowfields to the north, mr fogg will be a problem over the first part of monday. longer spells of brain for southern england and wales. then we will bring moisture in from the north sea, to turn to snow across the high ground of scotland. with that area of pressure, it will be an unsettled week but at least the weather for many parts of the british i

he is saying that the daily beast used firing mueller is just wrong. d his statement does not say fire. he does say he wants an end to the investigation on the merits. so, is there some hair splitting there? well, rod rosenstein is the deputy attorney general, is the supervisor of special counsel robert mueller. he has a judgment call to make through the process about when it begins and ends. we have all the indications that mueller is still at work and perhaps even expanding his investigation base d on recent subpoenas to the trump organization and the ongoing work there. from the outside we have no timetable on what the mueller investigation would be. what dowd is say ing ing to me because of the mccabe firing, andrew mccabe, who had been the number two at the fbi, that that raises questions about the whole process and it raises new questions that rosenstein, dowd believes, should consider when looking at the timeline of this investigation and his supervisory role. is there a distinction between calling for the firing of mueller and asking rosenstein