daniel sandford, bbc news, at hmp hewell in worcestershire. so—called net neutrality. the proposed plan would allow telecom companies such as verizon and at&t to charge internet sites to deliver their data to consumers' homes. but do we know what it all means? dave lee has been finding out. not good. have you heard of it before? yes. no. the more you pay for internet, the more you have got, or the faster. i don't know anything about net neutrality at all. companies like, cast and all of the other internet providers will put a higher premium content. they are trying to make it so that corporations can make its lower to connect to certain sites. corporations can make its lower to connect to certain siteslj corporations can make its lower to connect to certain sites. i did see that his sonjohn 0liver but i don't rememberall that his sonjohn 0liver but i don't remember all the details about it. in india they have tried to do this also, and a lot of people don't like it. all internet traffic is treated the same, no matter where it has come from, wh

daniel sandford, bbc news, at hmp hewell in worcestershire. our top story this lunchtime.n 25 years, the deeply conservative state of alabama has voted in a democrat for a us senate seat. and coming up — cracking down on fraud — banks say a new scheme to combat scams has led to more than 100 arrests. coming up in sport. more on chris froome's adverse drugs test — after he's found to have twice the allowed level of a legal asthma drug in his urine. he's responded on social media this morning. a man and a woman have appeared in court charged with the murder of three children, who died in a fire at a house in greater manchester on monday. they're also accused of four counts of attempted murder. but pair were remanded in custody. dave guest is at manchester and salford magistrates' court this lunchtime. as you say zac bolland and courtney brierley faced three charges of murder. the charges relating to the deaths of 14—year—old demi pearson, her eight—year—old brother brandon and sister lacey, age seven. they died as far swept through their home in the early hours of monday mor

daniel sandford, bbc news, at hmp hewell in worcestershire.on in the number of peacekeeping troops in the democratic republic of congo, in central africa, is likely to lead to more instability and loss of life. last night we had a special report on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the drc, where nearly 1.5 million people have fled their homes and severe acute malnutrition is affecting hundreds of thousands of children. the desperate situation began last year in the kasai region of the country after a conflict between government—backed troops and rebel fighters. both sides have committed atrocities. 0ur africa editor fergal keane and cameraman tony fallshaw travelled to kasai. you may find some images in this report distressing. the grass grows over, it conceals. day by day the truth recedes in view, but the un patrol knew where the bodies had been dumped. you can smell it. one of 87 known mass graves in kasai. "some bones here", the soldier says. fragments of atrocity. the clothes of the dead. at least 3,000 people have been killed — shot,

daniel sandford, bbc news, at hmp hewell in worcestershire. our top story this evening...rliament will play in the brexit process. and still to come... an election upset in america. the democrats win alabama for the first time in 25 years. coming up on sportsday, we look ahead to seven games in the premier league tonight, with manchester united and manchester city in action. tomorrow, survivors and families of the victims of the grenfell tower fire will gather to mark six months since the fire, in which 71 people died. a special remembrance service will be held at st paul's cathedral in london. this week on the news at six, we've featured some of those affected by the fire. tonight we hearfrom nabil choucair, who lost his mother, sister, brother—in—law and three nieces in the fire. i should warn you that you may find some images in this report distressing. i'm nabil choucair, and i lost six members of my family at grenfell tower. i got a call from my sister, and i switched on the tv to see the tower my sister lived in, and my family, was on fire. when i got there they had

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pilot mervyn foster time and again flying the drone from the field outside she will prison in worcestershirem fishing line. from the field the smugglers had a view directly into the jail and the prison block where the drones cargo was pulled in through the windows. 0ver where the drones cargo was pulled in through the windows. over the months, the gang grew in confidence and sophistication. they started by simply throwing the drugs over the prison wall but then they started using drones and they added to the contraband, mobile phones, weapons, screwdrivers and even a free view box with a remote control. cameras inside the prison caught one of the ringleaders, craig hickinbottom, with an improvised took used to catch the fishing line and recover the contra band. the catch the fishing line and recover the contraband. the game, led by armed robber craig hickinbottom, is thought to have smuggled in over £1 million worth of drugs and phones continuing even after they'd been arrested and charged. the contact —— the contents of the loads on a leased 49 flights were specifically ordered by individua

daniel sandford, bbc news, at hmp hewell in worcestershire.st stand—up tourfor eight years and all other personal appearances. he's blamed what he called "unforeseen family circumstances", and asked for privacy. tickets for the tour, which had been due to start in april and go on into 2019 — sold out almost immediately, and extra dates had been added. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson can tell us more. this was going to be a huge tour and the first for ages and now it is off? this is big news because it affects over 1 million off? this is big news because it affects over1 million people, that is how big it was, 112 dates starting in birmingham next april going through to 2019. when tickets went on sale two months ago they all went, and absolute sell—out. so many people today will be disappointed but it is worth reading this statement because it's all we know at the moment. this comes from peter kay today. due to unforeseen family circumstances i deeply regret having to cancel my upcoming projects. this includes my upcoming stand—u

daniel sandford, bbc news, at hmp hewell in worcestershire. this is bbc news at 5pm.nt trump — for the first time in 25 years, the deeply conservative state of alabama has voted in a democrat for a us senate seat. a three—year—old girl is the fourth child to die as a result of monday's house fire in greater manchester. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. banks say a rapid response scheme aimed at combating fraud has already saved customers millions of pounds in its first year, and led to more than 100 arrests. under the scheme, police arrive at a bank branch within an hour if staff fear someone is being tricked into taking out a large sum of money to pay a criminal. our correspondent simon gompertz reports. a rolls—royce. some people have their heart so set on getting one that things like this are prime bait used by criminals to get hold of your cash. when i came into this bit of inheritance, i thought right, i've always wanted a rolls

lord king: i wanted to play cricket for my county, worcestershire.ld play for them the whole season apart from the last week of june and the first week of july when i would take two weeks off to defend my singles title at wimbledon. francine: that did not work out. lord king: it did not work out. francine: are there parallels between sportsmanship and policymaking? lord king: very much so. one reason i started a charity to encourage young children to play cricket and competitive sports is that it is a very good way to learn in a harmless environment that it is important to compete, but to have the ability once the game ends to be friends with people afterwards. i think in business life it is very important for people to realize they are competing. it is not just a happy game. you are competing against each other, but you can still have good personal relationships outside. you learn how to win and how to lose, something which some politicians have, but not all. and these are lessons for life, which are very, very important. francine: how did you get t

steve rhodes has left his role as director of cricket at worcestershire following an internal investigationunced last month they we dealing with a disciplinary matter but wouldn't comment on reports that rhodes delayed telling the county about the arrest of all—rounder alex hepburn, who has since been charged with two counts of rape. the four—time tour de france champion chris froome has told the bbc he understands people will be ‘cynical‘ — but insists his legacy won't be tainted, after it emerged had double the allowed level of a legal asthma drug in his you're in following a test during the vuelta de espana, which he won, in september. cycling's world governing body the uci wants more details from the team but froome has not been suspended. ido i do understand that it has come as a big shock to a lot of people, but i stand by what i have always said. i certainly have not broken any rules, here. i haven't taken more than the permissible amount, and i'm sure that at the end of the day, the truth will be told. pep guardiola praised ‘the animal‘ david silva after he inspired manchester city

the pilot mervyn foster time and again flying the drone from the field outside hewell prison in worcestershirene. from the field, the smugglers had a view directly into the jail and the prison block where the drone's cargo was pulled in through the windows. over the months, the gang grew in confidence and sophistication. they started by simply throwing the drugs over the prison wall but then they started using drones and they added to the contraband, mobile phones, weapons, screwdrivers and even a freeview box with a remote control. cameras inside the prison caught one of the ringleaders, john hickinbottom, with an improvised hook used to catch the fishing line and recover the contra band. the gang, led by armed robber craig hickinbottom, is thought to have smuggled in over £1 million worth of drugs and phones, continuing even after they'd been arrested and charged. the contents of the loads on at least 49 flights were specifically ordered by individual inmates from the midlands to scotland. the recent epidemic of drones being used to airlift contraband into prison grew from nothing injust fou

and school closures have already been confirmed for monday across worcestershire, walsall and shropshiresnow. 0ur correspondent richard lister has spent the day in gerrard's cross, in buckinghamshire. few people this far south had expected to see snow when they woke up expected to see snow when they woke up this morning. they certainly didn't expect it to hang around as long as it has done. the roads are slushy and the pavements are slippery. getting from a to b where it has snowed has been something of the treacherous ordeal for many, and that's been the story for millions of people around the country. much of people around the country. much of britain looked like a christmas ca rd of britain looked like a christmas card today. scotland and northern england had been expecting snow, but this was buckinghamshire, and it wasn't pretty. breakdowns and blizzard conditions on the m25 near gerard ‘s cross made for slow going. 0n thea gerard ‘s cross made for slow going. 0n the a 3k near newbury, two stuck lorries and the southbound carriageway had to be closed. in wales, some smaller communiti

falling in some parts of the uk, gritters have been replaced with ploughs in areas like redditch in worcestershirew continues to fall, the met office has issued an amber weather warning mainly for the east of england, west midlands and wales. passengers at birmingham and other uk airports are being warned about delays and cancellations. 20 flights have already been cancelled from sta nsted. flying over wales, it could be a scene from the snowman, a thick coating of white right across the mountains and lakes. for these children in the peak district, finally a chance to play in a winter wonderland. i like it because where we live we never get snow, it is just sleety. i like snow because you can make snow angels and snowmen and i find it really fun to do. for many it is a time for fun and enjoyment, but with more snow on the way, more disruption is inevitable. navtej johal is at east midlands airport — which has reopened after being closed earlier. it has been a miserable day for people travelling to and from airports in the midlands, but in the last couple of hours, we have had at birmingham airport

falling in some parts of the uk, quitters have been replaced with ploughs in areas like redditch in worcestershireas snow continues to fall, the met office has issued an number whether morning made dan ackerman for the east of england and wales. passengers are burning and other airports have been warned about delays and cancellations. 20 flights have been cancelled from sta nsted. flying over wales it could be a scene from the snowman, a thick coating of white across the mountings and lakes. for these children in the peak district, finally a chance to play in a winter wonderland. i like it because where we live we never get snow, it is just sweet. i like snow because you can make si'iow i like snow because you can make snow angels and snowmen and i find it really fun to do. for many it is a time forfun and enjoyment, but with more snow on the way, more disruption is inevitable. joining us arejessica parker in gerrards cross in buckinghamshire and matthew richards in llangollen in denbighshire in wales. to you first, jessica. the traffic moving behind you but pretty slowly? yes, as you can see the

schools in worcestershire are closed because of the severe weather, this report.s of central england and wales woke up to a winter wonderland, but the morning commute was tricky, many areas saw their heaviest snowfall for seven yea rs. their heaviest snowfall for seven years. some areas saw 20 centimetres, which froze when temperatures plummeted, driving conditions were extremely dangerous, broke down services have been walking around the clock. we do 10,000 breakdowns, but yesterday we did 14,000, 600 of those were vehicles stuck in snow. the main advice would be to take it steady, pack if you extras, like a blanket, a torch, a mobile phone, make sure they are charged. make sure you have your main contacts in your phone. criticism of local authorities after hundreds of schools were shut, meaning an enforced day off for pa rents meaning an enforced day off for parents who had to look after children. as you can see, for a lot of people, it is a snow day, a lot of people, it is a snow day, a lot offun, of people, it is a snow day, a lot of fun, but a real problem fo

and school closures have already been confirmed for monday across worcestershire, walsall and shropshireto the snow. with all the latest now on the impact the bad weather is our correspondent richard lister. few people this far south had expected to see snow when they woke up expected to see snow when they woke up and they expected proroguing did not expect it to hang around as long as it did. the roads are slushy and pavements are slippery. getting anywhere where it has snowed has been something of a treacherous ordealfor many. been something of a treacherous ordeal for many. of course, that has been the story for millions of people around the country. much of britain look like a christmas card today. scotland and northern england had been expecting snow, but this was bucks and it wasn't pretty. breakdowns and blizzard conditions on the m25 near gerard ‘s cross made for slow going. 0n the asa meant two stuck lorries meant the southbound carriageway is had to be close. in wales, some small communities were cut off and thousands lost power. this is the worst i have ever seen. it is probab

and school closures have already been confirmed for monday across worcestershire, walsall and shropshire a p&o ferry bound for dover, carrying more than 300 people, ran aground in high winds at the port of calais in northern france. officials say no—one on board the vessel was injured and the vessel has now been refloated. our reporter navtej johal is at east midlands airport, which had been closed for a while earlier. it has been a miserable day for people flying to and from airports in the midlands, both birmingham airport and the east midlands airport have been closed for the majority of the day. here, the situation has improved and earlier, birmingham airport opened but both have warned of a backlog of cancelled flights meaning there will be delays. here you can see the queue of people waiting to find out what will happen. one of the passengers who has been affected is daniel who is originally from spain but lives in sheffield. you knew about the weather situation and you take extra precautions. last night we arranged a hotel and we spent the night there to make sure we were here in

here was the scene in worcestershire taken by one of our weather watchers. there has been some fog.has lifted gci’oss has been some fog. it has lifted across many parts of the country, and there is some brightness to be enjoyed out the too. please guys and lots of sunshine in st andrews in fife at the moment. clear skies, particularly cross keys departs of the country, but right across the board because we have a big area of high pressure. —— dry across the board. this area will be more of a player as we head into christmas day, particularly across parts of scotland. now, dry and somewhat cloudy weather. cloud and the fog around the coast and hills of the west. the cloud is big enough to produce outbreaks of rain across the north west of scotland, eastern scotla nd north west of scotland, eastern scotland in drawing the line's share of the sunshine through the afternoon. parts of northern ireland and northern england, quite grey and murky. there are some clear spells breaking through, particularly anywhere to be is the firebrand. a bit of sunshine for the likes of lincolnshire down

here was the scene in worcestershire taken by one of our weather watchers. there has been some fog.

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for us, it's squid and brushed with worcestershire sauce.konomiyaki, yeah. >> yasuda: yeah. >> anthony: i love this dish. you lived in new york, what, 14 years, 18 years? >> yasuda: uh, 27 years, so since 1984 to 2011. >> anthony: 27 years in new york. that changes a person. >> yasuda: yes, very much. >> anthony: you're a new yorker now. >> yasuda: yes. >> anthony: what was the hardest thing to get used to when you first came here? >> yasuda: uh, culture. >> anthony: the culture. >> yasuda: yes, the culture is so much different between the u.s. and here. and manhattan is so interesting always. i never ever get boring. that city -- >> anthony: look, i never get bored and i always learn new things in manhattan. but there's 15, 20 different manhattans in tokyo, for me. >> yasuda: oh. >> anthony: i mean, if you -- >> yasuda: all right, okay. >> anthony: shinjuku, shibuya, roppongi, from my perspective, these are completely different cities. >> yasuda: yes, yes. >> anthony: even building to building. a shinkoda here. nightclub for men. nightclub

let‘s speak to our correspondent phil mackie, who‘s in bromsgrove, worcestershire. or seven yea rs much smokes before because it‘s six or seven years since we‘ve had this much snow. around seven centimetres here, but again quite localised so most of these snow showers have been coming through regularly in a line from chester to gloucestershire, so in places like wolverhampton, kidderminster, here in bromsgrove have had a lot of smoke. you can travel ten miles in each direction and it‘s not so much. around 700 homes have been without power at one stage, most of those in shropshire but in isolated pockets elsewhere. you can probably see in the background the side streets will be covered in snow, the main streets clear. there hasn‘t been too much disruption but we are watching the forecast knowing there is this amber warning on sunday. possibly not here but further north, although it might start and end up snowy in the south midlands but then it‘s never an exact science with snow forecast. on appeal has gone out in hospital in rural shropshire for 4x4 drivers to help t

lord king: i wanted to play cricket for my county, worcestershire.ld play for them the whole season apart from the last week of june and the first week of july when i would take two weeks off to defend my singles title at wimbledon. francine: that did not work out. lord king: it did not work out. francine: are there parallels between sportsmanship and policymaking? lord king: very much so. one reason i started a charity to encourage young children to play cricket and competitive sports is that it is a very good way to learn in a harmless environment that it is important to compete, but to have the ability once the game ends to be friends with people afterwards. in business life it is very important for people to realize they are competing. it is not just a happy game. you are competing against each other, but you can still have good personal relationships outside. you learn how to win and how to lose, something which some politicians have, but not all. and these are lessons for life, which are very, very important. francine: how did you get this love

craig higginbotham ran the operation in worcestershire where he is serving a separate sentence for armed gang organised 49 drone flights smuggling goods worth more than £1 million. we didn't see this one coming so the drones came from nowhere. they were flown in and it was a game changer. we had to look at the systems, procedures and methods of gathering intelligence. it gave the gang is an opportunity to breach the secure perimeter is almost effortlessly. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: theresa may has been defeated by rebels in her own party and a key brexit vote. let's look at the world service as well. the saudi—led coalition has killed at least 30 people in air strikes on a rebel—run prison camp in the yemeni capital, sanaa. a prison guard said that an initial attack damaged one wing of the jail, prompting some detainees to try to escape. then another strike almost flattened the whole building. the us federal reserve has announce a quarter point rise in interest rates in the us — setting the federal funds rate between one and a 0.25 and 1.5%. we

phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire. the channel crossing has been closed, duncan kennedy is in hindhead in surrey, and speak tojon kay who's in the village of amberley in gloucestershire. simonjones from simon jones from dover. simonjones from dover. notjust this side of the channel affected? not at all. calais has been shut for a second day in a row due to the weather conditions on the other side of the channel. not very good here either in dover. at the moment, snow coming down, it is wet, there is sweet. not settling because it is so wet but the wind is whipping up. it is cold. —— sleet. the ferries were tentatively moving this morning but delays of a couple of hours. no celcius between dover and calais because the portrait shot now. yesterday, the big incident in calais where a very grounded with around 300 people on board. p&0 says there is a full investigation, weather it was a mistake or how it came about. big problems on eurotunnel. some passengers said they waited seven hours in their ca i’s they waited seven h

this is the igloo benjamin crutch built in his girlfriend‘s garden in redditch in worcestershire afteroos?! this is a clue behind me, some are seeing something a good deal more watery than has been the case. a picture from shropshire looks gorgeous, but it was also —30, as i‘m sure you are the herd. this belt of weather is moving from west to east, you will get to see it eventually —— as i‘m sure you‘ve heard. it is a concern, not because of the snow, but because as this feature moves on through, for some, it will get rid of the —— some of the lying snow, but it will add more moisture, the skies were clear, temperatures will drop, and you will be in countering more ice, not necessarily where you saw it this morning, please bear that in mind. i‘ve highlighted scotland and the north ringwood, but that may not be the whole story given the temperatures. here we first thing on wednesday morning. a lot of showers from the word go across northern and western parts of the british isles, and a wind implies is as well. a really u nco mforta ble and a wind implies is as well. a really uncomfortab

let's go now to phil mackie in worcestershire.t more snow here, eight centimetres in the city centre in worcestershire, much more out in the countryside, in parts of staffordshire, shropshire, the black country. up to 20 centimetres of lying snow, meaning hundreds of schools are closed, all of the schools are closed, all of the schools in birmingham, most in those other counties and beyond down into 0xfordshire and even buckinghamshire, schools are closed. in terms of travel, public transport is running, people are being warned to check before they go and catch a train, but by and large things haven't been badly affected. birmingham airport much like heathrow is dealing with the backlog created yesterday, trying to de—ice the planes. temperatures are dropping, when i arrived it was above freezing and now it has dropped below, which is why people are saying be careful, the snow is turning to ice. because so many schools are shut, it has had the impact of reducing the amount of traffic on the roads, things are running quite smoothly

phil mackie, bbc news, worcestershire. let's get an update.g to simon jones let's get an update. we will be talking to simonjones in dover in a moment about all the transport affected today. first, we are speaking to a correspondent at a gritting depot. the guys here have been flat out for days when temperatures for strop. tonight could be the busiest night so tonight could be the busiest night so far. temperatures in gloucestershire to get down to —12 celsius. that is the air temperature. the low temperature could be minus nine celsius. they are working out when to send out the gritters. 400 tonnes of grit and salt will be going onto the road tonight. they have to make sure the ground is wet enough to soak up the salt and keep doing a good job. they have to time to avoid the worst of the traffic congestion so as not to cause more delays. it is important before it gets even colder because it might not be effective. they are worrying about the timing, trying to get it right. 450 tonnes to go out just in this county. that will be the equivalent.

this is the igloo benjamin crutch built in his girlfriend‘s garden in redditch in worcestershire, afterhe afternoon. right now it is plus one. we‘ve seen temperatures rising as this cloud is coming into the cold air and that carries with it some rain and for some areas even some snow and also the threat of some ice. because the wintry mixture could be falling on frozen services. moving on, heading into the evening we have wetter weather clearing away from northern ireland, pushing further into scotland. some snow over the hill. and also has built over the hills for a short time over the north of england. —— also some snow over the hills. with thin cloud advancing east through today but still cold enough for temperatures to be close to freezing. and the risk of the ice as wetter weather pushes east, it will be mostly rain across the south—east and is that move through it turns misty for time ahead of this showery rain. temperatures dropping away as the crowd begins to break up and we could have some icy patches once again by the end of the night. probably the biggest rest of disruption o

red wine vinegar, worcestershire. and a little bit of celery.aves here. and put in some of the ingredients. this time of the year, cherry tomatoes are nice and tweet. red onions and hol pain owejalapenos. we have our spices here. you can use your favorite spice rub. spices will bring lots of flavor without bringing extra fat. >> when it's raw, you rub that stuff on? >> yes. let it sit for 30 minutes. this is the skirt steak. >> look at that. >> this is what you want to see. see how nice and crusty that is? the space will create flavor and also a nice crust on the outside. >> all right. you can see the grain is going this way. you want to go against the grain. that will make it nice and tender. you see how beautiful this is? >> yes. >> this is like an infomercial. i love this. for $19.99 it's all yours. we put the tomato relish on top. lots of flavor. you feel like you're eating. otherwise, you will start bingeing later. >> delicious. >> come into my sweet poetato kitchen. did you try the skirt steak? >> i like that relish. the bloody mary relish

seems like this with fog in worcestershire like this morning.uble figures. some brightness across the far north—east of scotland, down the eastern side of scotland, down the eastern side of england into the east midlands this afternoon but elsewhere, pretty cloudy, misty and murky, that hill fog across the higher ground of scotland. north—west england, and across wales. this evening and tonight, not a great deal of change. there will be more misty nests around, more rain coming into the far north—west of scotland. —— more mist around. saturday, far north—west of scotland. —— more mistaround. saturday, repeat performance for many, lots of cloud around. christmas eve, more rain moving its way into scotland, eventually into northern ireland as well. christmas day itself, another mild day. rain spreading across the north and west, that will go further south and east, turning colder across scotland later in the day. that could bring a bit of snow, but for most of us it will be a green christmas, goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: borisj

recording the pilot, flying from a field in worcestershire, illegal cargo underneath. a freeview box. cameras inside so one of the ringleaders with an improvised hook. used to catch the fishing line and the contents were specifically or by inmates. the officer who caught the gang said they had organised at least a9 jails into as far across scotland. the west midlands, birmingham, stoke, here, also manchester, liverpool, and as far north as hmp perth. off from the scene group north as hmp perth. off from the scene group of people? yes. the epidemic of drones drew from nothing and just four years. we could not see this one coming. literally coming from nowhere. it was a game changer. we had to look up the procedures, the methods of gathering intelligence. it gives the actual one an opportunity to breach the secure perimeter is almost effortlessly. to crack this case... officers downloaded the memories of what they seized, linking back to mobile phone calls. the prison minister had to invest millions of pounds working together to catch this gang. what we have shown, this

quite a bit of snow and parts of worcestershire and shropshire we still have some freezing fog, justatures are low, take extra ca re ice, temperatures are low, take extra care through the course of the day, not just the extra care through the course of the day, notjust the morning. many looking at a dry day with a fair bit of sunshine once the fog lifts but there is more cloud coming through there is more cloud coming through the west, ahead of this weather front which will introduce wet and windy conditions. the brighter skies today are going to remain across the far south east and you can see where we have got the cloud building ahead of the weather front and then back into the sunshine across kent, essex, east anglia, parts of cambridgeshire and heading up the east coast of england. meanwhile for the rest of the midlands, heading up the rest of the midlands, heading up the pennines into north—west england, more cloud building, in scotla nd england, more cloud building, in scotland it is the far east which hangs onto the cold weather but the sunshine, in the west there is already r

staying in worcestershire, again, we have lying snow on the ground.in argyll and bute. this is just the way it has been shot, the camera angle, making it look much bigger. and in aviemore, we have lying snow here, it has been snowing quite steadily as we've gone through the course of the morning. to give you an idea of the morning. to give you an idea of the depths we have, the lying snow, northern ireland currently ten centimetres. and so on... if you are travelling, bear that in mind. there is the risk of ice. a cold start to the day. this is where the snow showers have been falling. at the moment, we have a line coming in through the north channel, across the irish sea, and in towards the midlands. that will keep going as we go through the next few hours into tonight and also into tomorrow. windy conditions will be left behind once that moves away. it is a cold wind blowing in from the north—west. blowing all of these showers into the north and west. these are the lying snow showers. they will settle. england we will see further snow showers, possi

western power says the worst problems have been a worcestershire and gloucestershire and warwickshirew and sleet. as the bear heavy rain, in england, currently 14 flood warnings and 100 flood alerts. but rain has been causing problems on some of the roads as well. in the far north of scotla nd roads as well. in the far north of scotland and northern ireland and down the east coast, there is a weather warning of severe ice and northumbria police are warning motorists about that. let's talk now to frank bird from highways england. he's in their east midlands regional control centre. good morning and thank you very much indeed. how bad is the weather where you are? the west midlands, the worst is now over. we had a good downfall of snow through the night. it was probably at its heightjust after midnight. we invoked across the country a number of regions, bringing extra people in, more resources . bringing extra people in, more resources. within pretty much going back to back and round—the—clock. again, most predominantly, i can speak about the west midlands because that is the region whe

similarly so in leeds and lying snow too across worcestershire. so a cold start. with hill snow. the cloud building ahead of it, the sunny test skies will be across the east and the south east of scotland, but it will be cold. for northern england, the cloud building across the isle of man into the north—west with the odd shower. the north—east of england, dry and sunny, but cold. if we draw a line down the centre of the midlands heading all points east and south—east, that's where we have got the lion's share of the sunshine, it the cloud building ahead of the weather front coming in from the west and the weather front introducing showery outbreaks of rain. away from that, it will be cold. through this evening and overnight, we will continue with the weather front sinking south. it will produce hill snow. it will be blustery around it. then we've got a gap before the next weather front comes in from the west. again, introducing some rain, but this time it will be more showery in nature and we will see hill snow in scotland, northern ireland, possibly north wales

phil mackie is in worcestershire for us. good morning. good morning. it is not terribly bad.ow so perhaps it is not as deep as it was off the past. 38 centimetres in worcester last night. it snowed for about 24 hours. there is an area from cheshire and dartford in the north downs to oxfordshire and buckinghamshire in the south, where they have been real problems. thousands of schools are closed today, but that will probably ease congestion this morning. it was a bit of a pain yesterday for people who were trying to travel through airports. east midlands airport was one of those who had problems. problems at birmingham and at heathrow. in fact, problems at birmingham and at heathrow. infact, heathrow problems at birmingham and at heathrow. in fact, heathrow have been saying flights are cancelled today and you should check before you travel. i think that would be the advice anywhere that i have mentioned in that belt, where there is lots of lying snow. the trains are also advising people to check before they travel but most of the services seem to be able to run, although with

we didn't get a white christmas but that was worcestershire yesterday, very pretty. him. it's the end of a long—running saga. he's leaving southampton who didn't want to sell him over the summer. they were willing to sell him but not for £60 million offered in the summer. they are now getting £15 million extra. is he worth £75 million or do liverpool so badly need a decent defender? it means liverpool really badly need a defender but also prices in football have sky rocketed. we saw the sale of neymar over the summer. ridiculous amounts of money. normally the record—breaking deals are normally for strikers so this is interesting it's £75 million for a defender. kyle walker went for £50 million in the summer and the prices keep spiralling. that's not a slight increase, you know, that's £25 million more than what they paid for kyle walker. it's nuts. the pressure is on for him to really prove himself. that half of virgil van dijk himself. that half of virgil van dukis himself. that half of virgil van dijk is being put into wi—fi on trains in the uk. we were talking abo