m0 through, it was of little consolation for wales. no one is ha - consolation for wales.e is happy with _ consolation for wales. no one is happy with the _ consolation for wales. no one is happy with the defeat, - consolation for wales. no one is happy with the defeat, no - consolation for wales. no one is | happy with the defeat, no matter what the scoreline is. we came here with the will to win the game and we didn't achieve that, so we are very disappointed. i didn't achieve that, so we are very disappointed-— didn't achieve that, so we are very disappointed. i would feel they can only improve- _ disappointed. i would feel they can only improve- it— disappointed. i would feel they can only improve. it was _ disappointed. i would feel they can only improve. it was never- disappointed. i would feel they can only improve. it was never going . disappointed. i would feel they can | only improve. it was never going to be erfect only improve. it was never going to be perfect today — only improve. it was never going to be perfect today because _ only improve. it was never goin

wales _ in front. scotland only found the red wall. wales won _ in front.ound the red wall. wales won a _ in front. scotland only found the red wall. wales won a final- in front. scotland only found the i red wall. wales won a final penalty and thus won the match. it red wall. wales won a final penalty and thus won the match.— red wall. wales won a final penalty and thus won the match. it has been and thus won the match. it has been a very difficult _ and thus won the match. it has been a very difficult week, _ and thus won the match. it has been a very difficult week, we _ and thus won the match. it has been a very difficult week, we have - and thus won the match. it has been a very difficult week, we have had i a very difficult week, we have had to put up with a lot of flak, rightly so, but to come back here with tesco, put on a show like that, roll their sleeves up, it is one of my best victories in my 100 —— come back here. a great result for wales. this so huge celebrations for wales, but for scotland the wait for a win in cardiff goes on. it's now 20

red warnings in wales and| the south-west and wales and london the south—west and wales and london latery pretty much as affected by the storm.— as affected by the storm. across arts of as affected by the storm. across parts of scotland _ as affected by the storm. across parts of scotland and _ as affected by the storm. across parts of scotland and northern l parts of scotland and northern ireland, the far north of england, sneu ireland, the far north of england, snell is the other feature of this. lots of problem this morning across central and northern scotland. —— snow. things will not properly improve until we get into tonight. even then it will stay very windy. you will be very busy today. thank you very much indeed. and there's another cobra emergency meeting today to discuss the impact of the storms. our political correspondent helen cattjoins me now. what sort of things are they talking about in terms of making preparations?— about in terms of making re arations? , , ,., preparations? this is the government emeruen preparations? this is the government emergency committee, _ prepa

the people of wales. , , . ., , of wales. people _ of wales. some pretty crashing waves behind you. our people very - of wales. some pretty crashing waves behind you. our people very worried l behind you. our people very worried about flooding? are they taking precautions?— about flooding? are they taking recautions? . ., , ., precautions? there are a number of warninus precautions? there are a number of warnings in — precautions? there are a number of warnings in place — precautions? there are a number of warnings in place in _ precautions? there are a number of warnings in place in wales, - precautions? there are a number of warnings in place in wales, over - precautions? there are a number of| warnings in place in wales, over100 warnings in place in wales, over 100 actually. so a three flood warnings across porthcawl. having looked at the website from natural resources wales, they don't extend to the local businesses but you have things like this cafe here which will not be opening today because it's so close. the other ca

we expect trains in wales to _ wales? that's right. we expect trains in wales to be _ wales?or the rest of the day, despite huge efforts to clear at the the breeze that has blown over the railway. i5 at the the breeze that has blown over the railway. is it at the the breeze that has blown over the railway.— at the the breeze that has blown over the railway. is it possible to ut a over the railway. is it possible to put a number — over the railway. is it possible to put a number at _ over the railway. is it possible to put a number at the _ over the railway. is it possible to put a number at the moment? . over the railway. is it possible to l put a number at the moment? not over the railway. is it possible to - put a number at the moment? not yet, unfortunately. — put a number at the moment? not yet, unfortunately, but _ put a number at the moment? not yet, unfortunately, but as _ put a number at the moment? not yet, unfortunately, but as we _ put a number at the moment? not yet, unfortunately, but as we expected, - unfortunately, but as we expected, it is significant, we urge

in 30 years in wales, i do not ever in wales. in 30 years in wales, i do not recall— ever in wales. 30 years in wales, i do not recall a storm _ ever in wales. in 30 years in wales, i do not recall a storm of— ever in wales. in 30 years in wales, i do not recall a storm of this - i do not recall a storm of this magnitude, where we have taken a decision of suspending the service in advance. decision of suspending the service in advance-— decision of suspending the service in advance. :: :: :: ., , ., in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without — in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without power _ in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without power and _ in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without power and that - in advance. over 25,000 homes are now without power and that numberj in advance. over 25,000 homes are l now without power and that number is steadily rising. most schools are closed, half term started a day earlier than planned. as storm eunice still creates a dramatic but dangerous scenery, the advice is to stay indoors, and only travel if absolutely necessary. the s

of wales. . ., , , wales.in areas like this, ilfracombe, on the north devon coast. the windies really building. the seawall just coast. the windies really building. the seawalljust behind me, we were not seeing waves coming above the seawall. just in the last half—an—hour or so their ways have been crashing over the top. firefighters have been out here to take the area off to try to discourage people from coming down here and getting too close. it looks spectacular. the water can contain sand,it spectacular. the water can contain sand, it can contain pebbles. they are setting emergency services are concerned about. —— that is the kind of thing. you can see some of the sea spray starting to swell around. i would just show you best. a lot of the sprayers from votes that had been taken out of the water, is standard procedure to get them out of the water. you can hear the wind whipping through the masts and rigging on the yachts. thank goodness they are not in the water. they would be bobbing around like hawks in

i wish i had like the lead for the weekend, because it was for wales, in wales, northern england andts of the midlands may see a bit of snow. first test of time. 50—60, not as padded. stay posted for white people are feeling day. put simply, yet another watson the uk. widening the survey. these are some of the costs, but through it will turn colder again by sunday night and across monday. for wet and windy weather will be moving in. the important part in brackets there, it is not as bad, but after today, so much clearing up to do and so much damage to sort out, that will not help things. keep it was the latest weather warnings, and there are more than for the weekend. thank you, nick. that's it from the views that one team for today. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre. great britain's women are playing their curling semifinal against reigning champions sweden at the winter olympics. the swedes started strongly, going 4—0 up after the first end. eve muirhead

across in south wales, yes. well, it is at the moment.ning us fairly shortly. warning leaflets have been handed out door to door and flood defences put in place, as the west prepares itself for storm eunice and winds that could reach up to 90 mph. and the m 48 bridge behind us is likely to be closed tomorrow and we already know they will be widespread disruption to public transport and hundreds of schools across this area closed as well. the met office has issued advice for both before and during the storm. before, they say if you can secure any loose items in the garden, any play equipment that's likely to blow away, thermally close all doors and windows, and if you can don't park your car next to a fence or tree that might be likely come down and during the storm, fairly self—explanatory really, don't go outside and don't drive, they say, unless absolutely necessary. the red warning covers much of the coast of south wales, including the cities of cardiff and swansea. our correspondent tomos morgan is in porthcawl tonight. yeah, at 8am t

a slip-up followed, but it was little consolation for wales. . it was little consolation for wales.ith the defeat no matter the scoreline. we no one is happy with the defeat no matter the scoreline.— no one is happy with the defeat no matter the scoreline. we came with a will to win and _ matter the scoreline. we came with a will to win and didn't _ matter the scoreline. we came with a will to win and didn't achieve - matter the scoreline. we came with a will to win and didn't achieve that, . will to win and didn�*t achieve that, so very disappointed. will to win and didn't achieve that, so very disappointed.— so very disappointed. ireland feel the can so very disappointed. ireland feel they can only _ so very disappointed. ireland feel they can only improve. _ so very disappointed. ireland feel they can only improve. it - so very disappointed. ireland feel they can only improve. it was - so very disappointed. ireland feel l they can only improve. it was never auoin to they can only improve. it was never going to be — they can only improve. it was never going to be perfect _ they ca

in wales and scotland exam content _ following. in wales and scotland exam content has _ following.lowing. in wales and scotland exam content has been reduced | following. in wales and scotland i exam content has been reduced in following. in wales and scotland - exam content has been reduced in the northern ireland pupils can drop an entire exam unit if they wish. with just 15 weeks to go it is time for people is to get their heads down for serious revision. but with schools experiencing different levels of disruption there are questions over how fair exams this year will be. elain dunkley, bbc news. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys is with me. it has been used to date the phrase the hard reality of exams, is that a return to this? we the hard reality of exams, is that a return to this?— return to this? we are at the start ofthe return to this? we are at the start of the journey _ return to this? we are at the start of the journey back _ return to this? we are at the start of the journey back to _ return to this? we are at the start of the journey back to them - return to this?

our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in porthcawl in south wales for us now. the wind been so strong across south wales, reaching up to 90 mph at times this morning. the red warning has now passed but it is still verying fairly blustery. some took the dramatic steps to the lighthouse station to get the dramatic pictures when high tide and red warning coincided at 80 and this morning but for the majority, they took the advice and stayed indoors protecting themselves from the stormy weather. as storm eunice crashes over porthcawl, the majority of cafes and businesses are shut in and around the south wales coastline, as it took the breath of the weather this morning. gusts of over 90 mph have been clocked, as eunice sweeps anything in its path. i have lived in porthcawl many, many years and i have never experienced anything like this before. it has even taken my breath away, it is so windy. you couldn't even walk on the prom, could you? you can't. i am literally at a 45 degrees angle. it is crazy. stronger than we have seen for a long time. the lack of rain is a

across in south wales, yeah, well, it is at the moment. who knows, with this wind, it may be joining us fairly shortly. storm eunice is expected to hit in the early hours of the morning, with the south west seeing the most severe weather. the wind strengths are going to be stronger then we would normally see in these kind of storms and it's going to hit highly populated areas, so it's going to have a really big impact. we'll be live with our correspondents around the country as people prepare for significant disruption. also this evening... president biden says russian military manoeuvres on ukraine's borders are not evidence of them moving out and they could invade within days. a british man, simon nellist, is named as the victim of a fatal shark attack in sydney. slight step out, that is it, down and gone. and the pressure shows for 15 year old kamila valieva, the russian skater who failed a drugs test in tears as she misses an olympic medal in the free skate. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... the wait is over — a first m

in northern england and parts of wales. , ., ., ., ., wales.n 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 mother warm. in kent energy companies have gone up and helicopters to search for broken powerlines. but repairs are slow. the village of wilde first in east sussex lost power on friday morning and eight—year—old carol robbins hasn't had any official help.— official help. normally, someone _ official help. normally, someone my _ official help. normally, someone my age - official help. normally, someone my age they

ukraine are in a separate pool with scotland, wales and austria.— wales and austria.e football matters - wales and austria. regarding the football matters in - wales and austria. regarding the football matters in both l the football matters in both ukraine and russia, we continue to monitor the situation. and we'll communicate updates with regard in particular the outgoing —— upcoming fifa world cup qatar 2022 qualifiers soon. the german football side have removed the name of russian state owned energy giant gazprom from their shirts as the club look to cut ties in light of the invasion. —— the german football side schalke. gazprom, who also back the champions league, have sponsored schalke since 2007. elsewhere, there were lots of protests and messages of support for ukraine at matches across europe on thursday night. these were dinamo zagreb fans holding a banner saying "support to the people of ukraine". the napoli and barcelona players came togther before kick off behind a banner saying "stop war" and one of ukraine's big football stars, ruslan malinovskyi, scored

we could get late sunshine across wales and the south—west.s away overnight and by the time we get a friday most places will be dry and bright with some sunshine. that's it from me. back to you, clive. thank you, darren. that is all from the end of the team in kyiv, as hopes remain for at least a ceasefire from those talks taking place between ukraine and russia on the belarusian border. now on bbc one it is time for the news where you are. have a very good afternoon. he was contacted by the ukrainian side for support and he has been assisting ever since. the chelsea owner, long seen as having close ties to vladimir putin, handed control to a charitable control over the weekend. the bbc understands the foundation i get to accept his offer with concerns around his legal responsibilities and whether commission rules will allow them to assume control. the president of the polish football association has labelled fifa boss make decision to allow russia to compete in the world cup play—offs is disgraceful. the world governing body said they must ba

tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales.of the country, it's been snow that's the issue. our correspondent danjohnson is near alston in cumbria for us now. yes, it is really cold and wet, windy and wild appear on the pennines. the wind hasjust windy and wild appear on the pennines. the wind has just got stronger and stronger throughout the day and there has been quite a bit of snow, hail and day and there has been quite a bit of snow, hailand ice day and there has been quite a bit of snow, hail and ice that has been proving a problem for drivers as well. the roads have largely been quiet although there have still been people out. disruption on the trains, concern about the roof of preston station, aries and the irish sea have been disrupted. and there are power lines down already across the north, more than 1000 homes in the north, more than 1000 homes in the north—west without power at the moment. disruption still being caused and another difficult night in store, perhaps, into tomorrow and would you believe it, on the worl

inland spots seeing gusts of up wales. gusts of up to 80 mph — that's very rare, this could be one of the strongest storms of the past decade in the south of the uk. further north, the winds will be lighter but snow will be causing concerns, may be up to 30 cm in scotland, coming down very quickly, causing huge proms on the roads and potentially power cuts as well for software ever you are in the country, there is a recipe for some major disruption and damage too stop by if you are in cornwall or south wales, at what point, in the middle of the night or the south wales, at what point, in the middle of the night 0 middle of the night or the morning, would you begin — middle of the night or the morning, would you begin to _ middle of the night or the morning, would you begin to experience - would you begin to experience the storm? ., �* , ., ., would you begin to experience the storm? ., �* , ., ., , ., storm? you'll start to see rain movin: storm? you'll start to see rain moving pretty _ storm? you'll start to see rain movi

, the large area of england and wales, the 60-80 the large area of england and wales, the 60—80 mile are going to be strong enough to blow down a number of trees so there will be widespread disruption from this. warnings have been out for four days and it's all the more remarkable given that eunice only started to form yesterday, would you believe it, but by the time we get to tomorrow morning it's going to be bringing these extreme winds across parts of south—west england and wales with gusts up to 90 miles an hour, coastalflooding a possibility under so not winds pushes eastwards across to east anglia and the sea of south—east, even in london gusts of 70 odd miles an hour, it will be dangerous and bring down trees. further north, scotland hills, northern ireland, the cumbrian felt and pennines could see snow coming down with blizzards. snow and gritters will not be able to keep up with that so they could be vehicles that will be stranded due to the heavy snow. think about changing your travel plans ahead of time. by the time we get to the weekend eunice will be bringing some extrem

wales was badly hit by the storm also. _ to get home. wales was badly hit by the storm also.ort, - to get home. wales was badly hit by the storm also. in newport, today i the storm also. in newport, today was about assessing damage and making things safe for the time being. the weather was still causing issues in some areas. snow fell across parts of northern england. storm eunice may have gone, but the problems caused by it are very much still with us. danny savage, bbc news. let's talk to our transport correspondent katy austin who's at paddington station in london. things are nowhere near back to normal, are they? that's right. it's not as bad as it was yesterday, but there have been plenty of delays and cancellations today stop a lot of people who wanted to travel yesterday and couldn't have had to rearrange plans again. services have resumed, but a number of train companies including great western railways, south—western railway and greater anglia in the east of england have been asking people not to travel. the reason there is such a knock—on impact is, there has been l

in over to the prince of wales, as it - prince of wales, as it became republic _ prince of wales, asis no doubt prince of wales, as it became - republic. and there is no doubt that when the _ republic. and there is no doubt that when the queen _ republic. and there is no doubt that when the queen is _ republic. and there is no doubt that when the queen is no— republic. and there is no doubt that when the queen is no longer- republic. and there is no doubt that when the queen is no longer with l republic. and there is no doubt that. when the queen is no longer with us, our position _ when the queen is no longer with us, our position in— when the queen is no longer with us, our position in the _ when the queen is no longer with us, our position in the world _ when the queen is no longer with us, our position in the world will - our position in the world will change — our position in the world will change and _ our position in the world will change and the _ our position in the world will change and the prince - our position in the world will change and the prince of- our position in th

we have this wet weather pushing across england and wales.p the wintry mix. much of scotland will be dry and quite sunny. it is colder here despite the fact that the winds are much lighter. some stronger when across southern coast of england and wales then today but not as windy as it was yesterday. we will see those temperatures dropping early in the night, before rising later, as more wet and windy weather sweeps in from the atlantic. starting to see some of that snow melting as well. lifting the temperatures in most parts of the country to double figures by the time we get to sunday morning. another weather system is coming in from the atlantic. the low itself is going to be to the north of the uk. these weather fronts bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain. in between the two, we've got this warm sector, this milder air briefly across the uk before it gets colder from the north—west. outbreaks of rain, a lot of cloud and some strong winds on sunday morning. some wetter weather for a while across northern ireland, southern scotland. th

that's the m4 into wales.land and south wales from probably 9pm tonight through most of tomorrow. keep checking our websites for updates, but that's news that we have just decided in the last couple of hours because we just think it's far too risky to allow high sided vehicles, caravans, cars with roof boxes and motorcycles to use either of those two severn crossings. that's important information and taking some very, very serious decisions there and people will understand why. presumably you would like to say to people if you don't have to get in your car in this particular part of the country, then just don't. particular part of the country, then 'ust don't. ~ , ,., , . . just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we _ just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we have _ just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we have been - just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we have been taking i just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we have been taking a | just don't. absolutely. our advice i

tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales.news, yogita limaye introduces the five nominees for bbc indian sportswoman of the year. hello and welcome, i am yogita limaye in mumbai. in 2019, the bbc launched its indian sportswoman of the year award to recognise iconic female athletes in this country. we are now in our third year and this is a special one because it comes after india has had its most successful run ever at the olympics and the paralympics. and women have been a key part of this accomplishment. that means over the past year, many new sportswomen have come into the spotlight and some well—known ones have continued to inspire with their triumphs. 0ur nominees for this year's bbc indian sportswoman of the year award are golfer aditi ashok, boxer lovlina borgohain, weightlifter mirabai chanu, parachuter avani lekhara, and badminton player pv sindhu. india's olympic medal haul last year it was opened by mirabai chanu. she comes from a remote village in north—east india. she has battled poverty, overcome bouts of depres

tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales.rigade and south central ambulance service both declared major incidents today. james ryan is london fire brigade�*s station commander, and we can talk to him now. thank you very much for speaking to us. i know your day is not over yet or are colleagues days and not over yet. he knows what other problems will be dealing with over the course of the weekend when people identify what is going wrong in their particular part of london. does the prompt for calling this today? figs prompt for calling this today? as the prompt for calling this today? is the storm started to worsen as we expected, because a significant number of calls to a control centre and at 1030 this morning and one p:m., we saw 550 calls which to give some context is more calls than we would receive a 2k hour period. so we took the decision to call it based on the amount of calls we were receiving limited resources we were deploying in the declaration of a major incident for us means we can focus our resources a little bit

in wales, all train services were cancelled for the first time ever.ajority of schools were closed, and tens of thousands of homes were left without power. 0ur correspondent tomos morgan has been speaking to some of those in the worst affected areas. the sound will never, ever leave me. it was just... heartbreaking to hear my daughter screaming. just before lunchtime, in newport, south wales, holly price's house buckled under pressure from storm eunice. all as five—year—old daughter 0livia was playing upstairs. 0pened the door, i could see all the houses, the roofs were hanging off, and i grabbed my daughter, managed to grab any clothes that we could, and just took her outside. three homes condemned for now on this street, and thankfully nobody was injured. elsewhere, the seaside town of porthcawl also felt the impact. the majority of its coastline businesses having to shut. the sea front here in porthcawl really bore the brunt of the weather this morning as within one hour of the red warning coming into force, it coincided with high tide, meaning that

in fact, he was due in wales on wednesday but that was postponed because of the storms.ll has also contracted covid. i don't know if she caught it from them. i think the virus has got into the castle and the queen has contracted it. that is the situation as far as we know it. let's speak to our correspondent at windsor castle, frances read. it has been a miserable afternoon for weather—wise. it has been a miserable afternoon forweather—wise. it it has been a miserable afternoon for weather—wise. it is very wet and windy day in windsor, and i think thatis windy day in windsor, and i think that is keeping some people away. nevertheless, we spoke to people from right across the country did not know the weather would be like this today, who came to windsor today. we spoke to people from all across the country who said they are wishing her well. so many people have had covid been impacted by covid over the last of years. they really want her to get well soon. they are really sending all of their best wishes to her. let's listen to what some of them have had to say. we've come

the match—winning points, yes, wales are back _ the match—winning points, yes, wales are back it_ theally difficult week, we have had to put up difficult week, we have had to put up with_ difficult week, we have had to put up with a lot of luck and rightly so, but — up with a lot of luck and rightly so, but come back with this crowd and granger result out, roll our sleeves — and granger result out, roll our sleeves up. _ and granger result out, roll our sleeves up, it is one of my best victories — sleeves up, it is one of my best victories in_ sleeves up, it is one of my best victories. . , sleeves up, it is one of my best victories-_ sleeves up, it is one of my best victories. . , ., . ,_, victories. in paris, france scored auainst victories. in paris, france scored against ireland _ victories. in paris, france scored against ireland after _ victories. in paris, france scored against ireland afterjust - victories. in paris, france scored against ireland afterjust 67 - against ireland afterjust 67 seconds. mac hanson watched the ball go right into his hands and to the line. france lan

further south, also quite breezy, but dry with sunny spells, a bit more cloud for wales and southwestboard, but gusts will be reaching in excess of 50 mph across northern scotland into the northern isles. temperatures in single digits, to the north of the weather front to the south of it, 11 to maybe 14 celsius, so very mild indeed, particularly where you get the sunny spells. through tuesday night, that weather front hangs around through central areas, outbreaks of rain on it, slowly pushing southwards into england and wales, to the north of it, again, further snow showers. and these will be blustery, accumulating snow on the hills of scotland. very windy here, breezy in the south where it'll stay mild. so, into wednesday, then, that weather front slowly pushing its way southwards across england and wales. again, the mild air to the south of it, but more areas will be in the colder air on wednesday. so, that'll be scotland, northern ireland, northern england, perhaps north wales later in the day, plenty of snow showers across scotland. significant accumulations across the scottish hi

some heavy across parts of wales, particularly south wales, in towards northwest england. southeast of england. i think it'll stay dry here until after dark. temperatures coming up a little bit, as well — highs of nine or ten degrees, certainly across southern and western areas. it turns wetter and windier for southeast england through saturday night, and then into sunday we look to the southwest, a new area of low pressure which will bring another round of wind and rain, and this is going to affect large parts of england and wales — gales across the southwest through the channel and the channel islands, and heavy rain pushes its way northwards to all areas but the far north of scotland. temperatures again on the mild side, particularly across the south — highs here of nine to 11 degrees. now that area of low pressure pushes out into the north sea for monday, then we're in a run of cold north—northwesterly wind, so it's a slow, improving day, i think — once we lose the wind and the rain across eastern areas, we should see quite a bit of sunshine around, but there will be s

north wales coast.. the oil spill is something _ the north wales coast. the oil spill is something that _ the north wales coast. the oil spill is something that is _ the north wales coast. the oil spill is something that is infecting - the north wales coast. the oil spill is something that is infecting the l is something that is infecting the coast for the upside from here down on merseyside. there was a spell of around 500 barrels from a pipeline just off north wales. speaking to one of the coastal rangers down on the sefton coast this morning, and he said that all the modelling for the tide and the win suggested that that oil spill could come ashore on that oil spill could come ashore on that coast. it hadn't come ashore this morning. there were still monitoring it, but there are still as potential before that to come ashore, and there are still monitoring the situation. if it did come ashore, could potentially be a big problem, because at this time of year, there are many thousands of wading birds to

there are trees down all over england and wales.ialist kit, desperately trying to get the railway open as quickly as we can. it's lunchtime here at london's waterloo station. trains were running, and then suddenly every service has been suspended, and every train en route has been told to pull into the nearest stop until the worst has passed. so, we're not going home by train today, no. this group's trying to get home to portsmouth after a birthday trip. i was supposed to come to uni this morning, but they sent an e—mail 20 minutes before the lecture saying that there's no uni, so i'm here for no reason and now i can't get home! at gatwick airport, some planes aborted landings. across the uk, more than a50 flights have been cancelled today. jane anson was en route here, but didn't make it. the pilot came on again and said that there were no places to land in any of the other london airports, it wouldn't be possible to land there. they considered amsterdam, but that was closed. they considered edinburgh, but they said it was too snow

following that, storm unit _ wales, gusts up to 70 mph.ssure and this on friday, looking at this, ifeel concerned because we are looking at a deep low. the more white lines squashed together, the stronger the wind. this is going to affect parts of the country that may be are less used to strong wind. parts of southern england, wales, east anglia. we could see inland spots in gusts of 80 mph. that does not happen every day and has not happened every winter. the coast of wales and south—west england could see gusts up to 100 mph according to the warning. hugely strong and damaging winds. if you have travel plans, you will want to stay tuned to the forecast. one more thing to show you. not only strong wind, significant snow possible in scotland, northern ireland, may be northern england. wet snow is sticking to power lines that could cause power cuts. 20—30 centimetres blowing around in blizzard conditions. friday is the day to watch. �* conditions. friday is the day to watch. ~ ., ., conditions. friday is the day to watch. �* ., ., ., watch.

whereas wales lost in ireland, france play wales i round.ening weekend victory over england. and they're on a great run of form, away from home too. but wales the reigning champions, have a point to prove, that victorious irish team are in paris later, but before that on bbc 1, it is wales against scotland. adam wild looks ahead. the six nations may be less than a week in, but already, moods are building, teams developing. cardiff always knows how to set the tone, passionate, proud, but aware that theirs is a side that needs more. an opening defeat stay to ireland was a chastening experience to the reigning champions, some already staring the pot with talk of the wooden spoon.— staring the pot with talk of the wooden spoon. across the board, everybody — wooden spoon. across the board, everybody in _ wooden spoon. across the board, everybody in the _ wooden spoon. across the board, everybody in the camp _ wooden spoon. across the board, everybody in the camp was - wooden spoon. across the board, everybody in the camp was very i everybody in t

england and north wales during the afternoon.attered showers still driven along by gusts of winds. gusts still in excess of 60 miles an hour on exposed coasts. pretty academic when you factor in the cloud and rain at times. as we move out of sunday into monday still plenty of isobars stay with us. the winter remain a feature. it will be a case of sunny spells and scattered showers to start of the new working week. some of the showers will be extensive but tending to ease with more sunshine coming through. temperatures should peak once again into double figures with highest values of 13 celsius. as we move into tuesday and wednesday, there will still be showers around potentially across england and wales in the middle part of the meat may be a little bit quieter and staying on the mild side. —— part of the week it may be a little quieter. good afternoon. more than 200,000 homes are still without power after one of the worst storms to hit the uk in decades. three people died in storm eunice yesterday as fierce winds toppled trees a

gusts of wind 70—90 mph across parts of southwest england and wales. could trap some drivers over high—level routes. that's the latest. this is bbc news. the headlines. a red weather warning is issued for parts of south—west england and south wales as storm eunice prepares to sweep through the country tomorrow. it comes as scotland and the north of england recoverfrom storm dudley, which caused widespread travel problems and powercuts. warnings from both the prime minister and foreign secretary that the picture in ukraine remains bleak despite russian claims that troops are moving away from the border. i wish i could give everybody better news about this, but i have to tell you that picture is continuing to be very grim. a british man is named as the victim of a fatal shark attack in australia — the first in sydney for nearly 60 years. team gb men's curlers are guaranteed a medal at the beijing winter olympics after winning their semifinal against the united states. and coming up, we'll speak to a woman who has spent six years making a full—size replic

tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales.travel chaos across the country. planes have struggled to land at airports, and gale force winds brought trees down on railway lines. our correspondent emma simpson reports. would you like some water? what they really want is to get home. early evening at london's waterloo station — hardly any trains are leaving and there's nothing travellers can do. we've been here since about 12.30 so it's not looking very good. dare i ask, what's plan b? we don't have a plan b at the minute. it is what it is, it's not the railway's fault. - they're probably trying _ to do their best, and we just have to be patient and wait and see, really. - at banbury station, a roof flies on to the platform. another roof landed on carmarthen station too. this will take some lifting — a track in the south—west. another area badly hit. fallen trees and debris have caused much of the rail disruption. every train operator in england has been dealing with delays and cancellations. there are trees down all over england

he met her at windsor when the prince wales had been carrying out an investiture.ntract covid on that occasion. she met two senior defence officials and apart from remarking that she could not move, suggesting there were still some mobility issues with her health and general well—being. clearly at that point she was not covid positive but this morning she has tested positive. the thing to stress before everyone gets concerned about this, the thing to stress is the palace is saying these are mild, cold like symptoms. in everybody�*s mind is the fact in a matter of weeks now she will be 96 years old. she will be receiving medical attention and according to buckingham palace she is continuing with what they describe as light duties. we with what they describe as light duties. ~ , ., ., ., ~ ., duties. we understand, i do not know if it has ever — duties. we understand, i do not know if it has ever been _ duties. we understand, i do not know if it has ever been confirmed, - duties. we understand, i do not know if it has ever been confirmed, that. if it has ever been co

in cardigan bay and north wales, we've got 70 mph at the moment.here is a lot of heavy rain around at the moment. the environment agency have issued a warning about a potential evacuation, they say that some homes are going to be evacuated because there is a risk to life near the river mersey. we potentially got the surge effect with those strengthening winds at 60 or 70 mph. and heavy rain. it's also incredibly mild out there and we've got snowmelt from recent snow that we've had. so it's a tricky picture to communicate but basically it stays unsettled. and looking ahead to the weather, it stays unsettled through the week, with the heaviest of the rain and the strongest of the winds as we go through the next few days, the emphasis is going to shift toward scotland, northern ireland and northern england. that was the good afternoon. it's miserable out there. for many, spells of heavy rain moving their way across england and wales. blustery showers and gusts of winds in excess of 60—70mph once again on exposed coasts. so, temperatures fairly academi

prince of wales was at windsor castle for investiture.tive and continued with her engagements today, the prince of wales cancelled his, but perhaps the most important point is that the queen, having met the prince of wales on tuesday, is not showing any symptoms of covid according to sources.— according to sources. nick, thank ou. let's go back now to the end of covid restrictions in england, after the prime minister said yesterday rules to tackle the virus could end this month. tammy brantley and sally hunter are married and have been shielding throughout the pandemic because they both have a number of serious health conditions. they told me about their worries about rules being scrapped, and what the last couple of years have been like for them. well, it has been quite isolating to not be able to go out, to not be able to meet friends or family, tojust stay in the house. i mean, we were disabled before the pandemic and didn't have a whole lot of a life anyway, but it hasjust got even smaller than it was beforehand. we have all of our fo

wales.er any of the cleanup efforts, the winds gusting a0 to 60 miles an hour. getting colder as we get the showers coming in on those blustery winds in scotland and northern ireland. very mild in the south—east of england, 1a celsius but more rain and strong winds. back to you two.— winds. back to you two. much more reaction and — winds. back to you two. much more reaction and coverage _ winds. back to you two. much more reaction and coverage of— winds. back to you two. much more reaction and coverage of the - winds. back to you two. much more| reaction and coverage of the cleanup is a gets under way. now, it's time for click. this can is filled with a forensic spray, which, for the first time, is being used to stop domestic violence. to show how it works, i volunteered to be sprayed with it. you can't see it with the naked eye, but switch on the uv lights... ..and you'll see i've been marked. for years, this substance has been used to protect property and deter thieves. but now, for the fi

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mild with it across england and wales —11—13 celsius.into monday, still low pressure sitting to the north of the country, still plenty of isobars on the chart. it's going to drive in plenty of showers first thing, with the strongest of the winds first thing on monday morning, again gusting close to 55—60 mph. but as we go through the morning on monday, the winds should start to ease and so too should some of those showers. so into the afternoon, we'll see more in the way of sunshine coming through, so despite the wind direction swinging around to a north—westerly, with a little bit more sunshine coming through now and we're in the middle of february, temperatures will still hold up into double figures for many. as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, it's a similar weather story really. low pressure sits up into the north. plenty of isobars on the charts, still unfortunately wet and windy at times. and you can see that on the outlook tuesday into wednesday. wednesday, a bit of a respite across england and wales, with a little more suns

could be a touch of frost, particularly across england and wales.at fairly cool, but mostly dry start towards the south at least, what we will see is this weather frontjust making inroads into scotland and northern ireland, so trying to push in. bumping into higher pressure further south. so, that will bring outbreaks of rain, perhaps a bit of mountain snow to scotland, later in the day into northern ireland, perhaps a few showers in the far northw wst of england later on. but for much of england and wales, thankfully we're looking at a drier day on wednesday. some sunshine around, temperatures around about 10—11 degrees in the south, but to the north of that cold front, only around about seven degrees there for stornoway for instance. and then we're looking at a colder day more widely on thursday with some blustery showers, another fairly windy—feeling day, but thankfully things looking a little bit warmer, drier and brighter by the time we get to friday. bye for now. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the head

lots of sunshine across england and wales.ud for scotland and northern ireland, but on the whole, it is still going to be a dry one. so, let's have a look at the big picture at the moment. we are in a sort of window of decent weather across western europe here. there are storms out in the atlantic, but for a change, they are heading way to the north of us. so, we'rejust being gently brushed here in the north west of the country by these atlantic weather fronts. it'll be dry because they'll stay out to sea. and, in fact, most of us will be under the influence of the high pressure, and indeed this is the case through the early hours. you can see the clear skies and light winds across england and wales. a bit more cloud here in the north west because we closer to the weather front. as i said, that weather front will stay out to sea, so it'll be dry. but it will be mild for belfast and glasgow. we're talking eight degrees first thing across many parts of england, certainly a good chance of at least a ground frost outside of town.

could be a touch of frost, particularly across england and wales.om the north, bringing some rain across northern parts of scotland as we start the day. so, after that fairly cool, but mostly dry start towards the south at least, what we will see is this weather frontjust making inroads into scotland and northern ireland, so trying to push in. bumping into higher pressure further south. so, that will bring outbreaks of rain, perhaps a bit of mountain snow to scotland, later in the day into northern ireland, perhaps a few showers in the far north west of england later on. but for much of england and wales, thankfully we're looking at a drier day on wednesday. some sunshine around, temperatures around about 10—11 degrees in the south, but to the north of that cold front, only around about seven degrees there for stornoway for instance. and then we're looking at a colder day more widely on thursday with some blustery showers, anotherfairly windy—feeling day, but thankfully things looking a little bit warmer, drier and brighter by the time we get to fri

saturday brought a largely dry and settled today across england and wales, a few showers at workloadshe rest of tonight across england and wales but we have this band of cloud sitting to the north—west spelling and across northern ireland and scotland at times, down to a weather front slowly nudging in from the north—west but high—pressure to the east dominating our weather through the remainder of the weekend. for this evening and tonight, clear skies in england and wales and eastern scotland and a little more cloud across the north—west of the uk and by the end of the night summary and working on for northern ireland towards the western isles as well. under clearskies ireland towards the western isles as well. under clear skies with light winds it is quite chilly across england and wales in particular and we could see a touch of frost in the countryside with the temperature below freezing. sunday dry and settled weather once again the space you across england, wales and eastern scotland, a bit more cloud through the irish sea and down towards pembrokeshire in south—west england. a f

tomos morgan, bbc news, south wales.ed kilometres an hour have been recorded as coastlines from brittany in france to denmark have been battered by high winds. a man died in belgium afterfalling from his boat, and three people have been killed in the netherlands by falling trees. the bbc�*s anna holligan is in the hague. storm eunice is pummeling the hague. i'm about to try to secure our garden swing and shed, and there are scenes like these and far worse right across the country. the dutch meteorological institute has issued a code red weather warning. they're expecting gusts of up to 130 kilometers an hour. hundreds of planes have been grounded and trains have been cancelled. right across the netherlands. schiphol airport in amsterdam is warning passengers to check before they travel and expect delays. hauliers and couriers have been told to stay off the roads, and one food delivery service has cancelled all deliveries to try to protect its moped drivers and cyclists. schools and universities closed early to try to all