do you think yorkshire water owes the town an apology?n that gets this, is it the ceo that gets all this money for her bonus? i think she needs to pass some of that over, over here to hornsea. yorkshire water has apologised for the discharge from its overflow pipe, and said this was done to prevent sewage backing up and flooding homes and gardens. in 2024, there were 31 similar sea sewage alerts in hornsea alone. this wonderful seaside town, you know, everyone's so sad. it's not good, it's not good enough, really, but what will happen after this? i don't know. i really don't know. i think it's a regular occurrence, so obviously it needs addressing. so, hopefully, the right people, the right professionals will address it and sort it out. yorkshire water has said it's investing heavily to prevent incidents like this, but it is an embarrassing start to the year for a company that claims its cleaning up its act. paul murphy, bbc news, hornsea. fossilised bones aren't the only way of studying dinosaurs. preserved footprints also offer clues to

this is in the heart of the amber alert area, so this covers west yorkshire, north yorkshire, goes upnorthumberland and across to cumbria and the scottish borders. there are concerns about the levels of snow that are falling, particularly on the high ground, the pennines, where there could be up to a0 centimetres of snow. already here in bingley there have been 12 centimetres of snow and in cumbria there has been ten centimetres of snow. i woke up at around am and there was a of snow. it was a couple of hours later when the snow really started to fall. it has been falling for the last couple of hours. it is great news for children who want to get out and play, less so for the authorities. what is the effect? mainly on the airports. let's take a look at those. we had the runway is close at manchester, the runway closed at liverpooljohn lennon and about five miles from here, leeds bradford also had its runway closed. teens at all three of those airports are trying to clear the runways so that they will be able to take off, but the advice to anyone thinking about flying today from those

so what is the picture across here in west yorkshire and north yorkshire?ell my colleague eunice muller is in harrogate in north yorkshire and has this update for us. well, as you can see it is snowing here in harrogate in north yorkshire. i was just listening to to that interview about snow ploughs and we've seen plenty of those here. in fact, at one stage there was one particular snow plough that got stuck. its wheels were going round and round for a good minute or so. so that gives you an idea of what the conditions are like here. that snow is settling and the chances are perhaps there will be some rain later on to clear it. but at the moment, there's a lot of effort being made to clear some of the snow off close to buildings. there are people who are parked up who are trying to leave harrogate. i was speaking to one woman earlier who has got a flight at leeds bradford airport, and that was meant to be this morning. she's now been told that will be later this afternoon. that's because of that runway closure. a number of runways have been closed at severa

, west yorkshire.t goes up to northumberland and across to cumbria and those borders near scotland so a large area of england and some areas already getting snow. you mentioned that 40 getting snow. you mentioned that a0 centimetres of snow and there is concern that that will be in the pennines area, which is high up, but we are already seeing 12 centimetres of snow in beenleigh and ten centimetres in cambria. you can just see, if i show you my boot here that this has been saddling overnight and i can get my hand clearly into there. you can see the amount of snow falling here and it has been falling here and it has been falling like this for a good three orfour falling like this for a good three or four hours at now. the issues with the apples are beginning to ease as he mentioned in manchester and liverpool —— back of the airports are beginning to ease. now we are looking as disruption on the trains because where snow and ice levels on this land, and the trends that operate in, they find they cannot a

very slippery on the pavement and on the roads for the yorkshire ambulance and said — the yorkshire ambulances very hazardous driving and it is really delaying the ability to get two patients right now and they wanted _ patients right now and they wanted to put a message out that— wanted to put a message out that they are doing their best to get— that they are doing their best to get around and they haven't a lot— to get around and they haven't a lot of— to get around and they haven't a lot of cause and have had to attend — a lot of cause and have had to attend to _ a lot of cause and have had to attend to a lot of road traffic accident _ attend to a lot of road traffic accident about some roads are so bad — accident about some roads are so bad that they are blocked and cannot get past. they are advising — and cannot get past. they are advising patients to stay put and stay _ advising patients to stay put and stay calm and they are doing — and stay calm and they are doing everything they can to -et doing everything they canto get to— doing everything they can to get to patients and they are a

do you think yorkshire water owes the town an apology?gets this, is it the ceo that gets all this money for her bonus? i think she needs to pass some of that over, over here to hornsea. yorkshire water has apologised for the discharge from its overflow pipe, and said this was done to prevent sewage backing up and flooding homes and gardens. in 202a, there were 31 similar sea sewage alerts in hornsea alone. this wonderful seaside town, you know, everyone's so sad. it's not good, it's not good enough, really, but what will happen after this? i don't know. i really don't know. i think it's a regular occurrence, so obviously it needs addressing. so, hopefully, the right people, the right professionals will address it and sort it out. yorkshire water has said it's investing heavily to prevent incidents like this, but it is an embarrassing start to the year for a company that claims its cleaning up its act. paul murphy, bbc news, hornsea. from art, to magic and music too, bradford will take centre stage this year as the uk's city of culture. a

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here's the chief constable of north yorkshire police, tim forber.nesses to what happened yesterday to come forward. i would just appeal to anyone who was driving southbound, northbound, on the a19, about 8:55am yesterday, please get in contact with us, if you have any dash cam footage or you saw anything that may help. i would just like to finish again by thanking again the many members of the community who have sent their condolences in to the force. thank you very much. 0ur correspondent 0livia richawald provided this update on the investigation. we know that pc rosie prior was off duty when this happened. she stopped to help some stricken motorists just before nine o'clock in the morning here on the a19 just south of thirsk in north yorkshire, that is when she and ryan welford, a 41—year—old man from knaresborough were hit by a lorry. more details are emerging about pc prior. she was a mother. she had joined north yorkshire police about two and a half years ago. her force said she was an exemplary officer and they are absolutely devastated. she w

north yorkshire police said she epitomised the very best of british policing.e road to help stricken motorists involved in an accident, and it was then that she and ryan welford were hit by a lorry and sadly died at the scene just on the other side of the road. north yorkshire police say she was an exemplary officer and they are devastated and they have made a heartfelt appealfor information. i just appeal to anyone who was driving southbound, northbound on the a19, about 8.55 yesterday morning, please get in contact with us if you have any dash cam footage or saw anything that may help. pc prior�*s family said she was a loving mum, wife, daughter, sister and auntie who will be deeply missed. ryan welford was 41 and from knaresborough. a teenage passenger in his car is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. mr welford's family say he was a hard—working and loving father, husband, son and brother. the home secretary, yvette cooper, said pc prior�*s death serves as a reminder of the risks that dedicated police officers face every single day in the line of

let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us.ope you have put your gloves on. it's no whether to be barehanded. what's it like now? we have had some good news in the last half an hour because leeds bradford airport which has been closed or morning has reopened. we saw pictures of the snowplough is trying to clear the runway. that has now happened. however, there is such a build—up of people, particularly in the departure lounge, that they are going to have to manage which flights take off when and how they get in through the security. so disruption continues. there is also knock—on disruption at manchester airport and also liverpool airport. the advice from the airlines is to check before you travel. however, there to book another one and i'm waiting for a driver to appear. manchester airport has now reopened after being closed overnight, but train services are being affected across the north and the west, and how long it will last remains to be seen. sharon barbour, bbc news. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspo

she had joined north yorkshire police about two and a half years ago.ide 41—year—old ryan welford, from knaresborough in north yorkshire. he was involved in the earlier accident. he was in one of those vehicles. pc prior�*s family despite has a loving mum, wife, daughter, sister and aunt who will be deeply missed. the family of mr welford say that he was a loving son, husbnad father and brother who will be greatly missed by family and friends. a teenage boy who was in his car remains in hospital. his condition is described as serious but stable. a 65—year—old lorry driver from berwick—upon—tweed has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. this is a very busy a road. it opened after the accident, it was closed for most of the day yesterday and police have made that heartfelt appeal to try to find out exactly what led up to this collision, which killed two people yesterday. they are looking for any kind of dash cam footage which could give them any idea of what happened? that is right. that is what they are hoping to find. this i

danny savage has more from north yorkshire.a hours of heavy snowfall, it was tough out on the pennine hills today. on a b—road above wharfedale, some cars struggled to get through. so we all got out and pushed him up, which then allowed the gritter to finally come through. lots of high roads were in a similar state across a wide area of northern england and southern scotland. spare a thought, though, for hill farmers. michael was crisscrossing the valleys around malham today, feeding his flock, most of which are expected to lamb next month. he was rescuing some of them from drifts, too. quite rough, really. very cold, very rough and very... and while the winds got up, it makes it a lot worse, obviously, because it's blowing the snow into drifts and then the sheep are under the drifts and you've got to get them out. so have you been digging your sheep out? just several this morning, that's all that were missing, so that was ok. i found those, so they've got into the feed wagon and, you know, to feed on hay and everything, and th

this was rotherham in south yorkshire this morning.as snowfall in parts of wales too, where people in some areas were warned not to make non—essentialjourneys. but in the worst—affected areas, the drifts will need to be cleared tomorrow, along with checks on livestock which may be huddled beneath them. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. what's the situation where you are nicky? iam in i am in leeds and as you can see the rain is falling here. that is a concern, particularly for the morning rush hour tomorrow. with the water that is on the ground, it will freeze overnight as those temperatures come down and that could then lead to icy conditions on the roads. we have been quite lucky today in the fact that a lot of the areas haven't seen a lot of people because it is a sunday, tomorrow is a monday and rush hour. a real concern about conditions when people try to go to work in the morning. the issueis go to work in the morning. the issue is public transport, one of the buses goin

let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us.the situation where you are nicky? well, as you can see, the snow has turned into this icy rain now so that is a positive it means that more people are out on the roads. but the big disruption at the moment manchester airport and liverpooljohn lennon airport have reopened but at the moment leeds bradford, which you can probably see is just seven miles of this road, currently is not operating. we are expecting news from them shortly. they said there are so many people in the departure lounge that even when they get that runway open they may have to limit the number of people that go through security. with all three airports, they are advising people to check before they travel with their airline. on the railways there are real problems because there has been this heavy downpour of snow and also the ice as well. northern is particularly affected at the moment. their services from manchester airport in particular through to glasgow, also through to leeds. they are not running and they are

, north yorkshire, northumbria and cumberland, so it really is this area that we are watching in thech snow has fallen. . , .' ,, fallen. that is nicky shiller in the needs _ fallen. that is nicky shiller in the needs for _ fallen. that is nicky shiller in the needs for us - fallen. that is nicky shiller in the needs for us in - fallen. that is nicky shiller in the needs for us in the l in the needs for us in the north of england. anyone travelling around the uk is facing a range of problems on the roads, the railways and by air. simon calder, the travel correspondent for the independent, provided an update on potential disruptions to air travel in the coming days. if we can start at the airports, we have had 20 cancellations in and out of london, heathrow — the uk's busiest airport — so far today, and all of them short—haul flights on british airways to destinations like barcelona and rome as well as short—haul domestic flights to newcastle, edinburgh and glasgow. the reason that happens is the so—called flow rate of arrivals coming into heathrow has to slow down. it is the busiest

danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire.cing for a huge winter storm that could see the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in decades. five states have declared a state of emergency, but at least 25 more are under weather alerts as the storm is expected to begin in the centre of the country before spreading eastwards. our north america correspondent rowan bridge is following developments — and told us the latest on conditions across the us. it really depends where you are in the united states. if you are somewhere like kansas, the weather conditions, the warnings, are pretty dire. the national weather service is warning of treacherous and and potentially life—threatening conditions. talking of a white—out. what you have is a combination of heavy snowfall, up to 35 centimetres being predicted in some places, and potentially high winds as well creating blizzard conditions. extremely treacherous and what you have seen is the knock—on effects. widespread disruption to travel — for example, we have seen amtrak, the americ

danny savage in north yorkshire.on americans are in the grip of a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snow and lowest temperatures in a decade. several inches of snow have fallen in eastern parts of the us. what's known as a polar vortex is sweeping down from the arctic. missouri, kansas and kentucky are among those declaring a state of emergency. let's go live to washington and speak to senior meteorologist matthew cappucci. matthew, just how bad is it where you are?— matthew, just how bad is it where you are? have to say, washington. — where you are? have to say, washington, dc— where you are? have to say, washington, dc got - where you are? have to say, washington, dc got our- where you are? have to say, i washington, dc got our biggest snowfall since january three. 2022. it's plastered with about roughly 15 cm of worth of snow, but with more later. but really stand out for me is how widespread the snow has been all the way from kansas to the peninsula all the eastern seaboard. kids a city so their big

this was rotherham in south yorkshire this morning.here was snowfall in parts of wales too, where people in some areas were warned not to make non—essentialjourneys. but in the worst—affected areas, the drifts will need to be cleared tomorrow, along with checks on livestock which may be huddled beneath them. danny savage reporting there. meanwhile, the us is bracing for a huge winter storm that could see the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in decades. five states have declared a state of emergency, but at least 25 more are under weather alerts as the storm is expected to begin in the centre of the country before spreading eastwards. our north america correspondent rowan bridge is following developments and told us the latest on conditions across the us. it really depends where you are in the united states. if you are somewhere like kansas, the weather conditions are pretty dire. the national weather service is warning of treacherous and potentially life—threatening conditions. talking of a white out. what you have is a combi

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here in west yorkshire there has been 12 centimetres of snow overnight and in cumbria there has been ten centimetres. now, i am in this amber warning area for snow. and this covers yorkshire, it goes up to northumberland and over to cumbria so it is a wide area that this alert is in force for. it is in force until midnight tonight. the other amber warning is further down in the midlands and that is for the snow and ice but the temperatures are rising there so the snow is melting. that brings its own problems because if temperatures do get colder again it could freeze on the road but here in west yorkshire, they are a hardy lot and they have been out. we have seen people out and about. people are getting onto the road and it is up in the higher ground, particularly over the pennines where they are worried that there could be up to a0 centimetres of snow. so that is a concern. 0ne centimetres of snow. so that is a concern. one of the main roads that often get shut has been shut in that area but the authorities, keeping an eye, if the snow does continue to fall there. we hearfrom nation

high up in the yorkshire dales, 1800ft above sea level, and it's a race against time forfarmer frankd thing about horn sheep is they've got good handles. he has more than 1300 animals spread across 2,000 acres — many now completely cut off, such is the harsh conditions. we were predicted 40cm, and i think we definitely got that, as well, with the winds — it's the wind that makes the drifts as bad as they are. in leeds city centre, there was less snow, but icy conditions left it like a ghost town as people heeded advice and stayed away. many roads across the uk were blocked, with drivers facing some challenging conditions, and there was disruption to flights and some rail services. and in the south—west, many schools and colleges remained closed, with many taking a chance for a bit of winter fun on dartmoor. just thought we'd try to have a bit of family time, really, and enjoy the snow. we did think about the road conditions. didn't feel it was too bad, so we've come up. the met office has issued two new weather warnings for ice and snow covering parts of northern ireland and wales, a

yorkshire ambulance services operating at level four, the highest alert level.rational alert level, so they are already under significant pressure. so if there are a lot of accidents, a lot of falls, a lot of illness, it's going to be a really difficult time. there are amber weather warnings too for parts of wales. sion tootill gave the latest from north wales. well, it'sjust over an hour since wales entered a yellow warning for snow and ice. although so far in lower levels anyway, we've only had a bit of rain, but you can probably see behind me. the north walian mountains are covered in snow, and in fact, to my left hand side, you can see a formerly snowed in the area's tallest mountain, completely blanketed in snow. now we are expecting that to come to lower levels throughout the day, particularly after 6:00 this afternoon when that amber warning comes into place for the vast majority of wales other than coastal regions. just to remind you of what an amber warning is, the met office say it can mean a potential disruption on the roads, it can mean power cuts an

danny savage has more from north yorkshire. more than 2a hours of heavy snowfall, it was tough out on the pennine hills today. on a b road above wharfedale, some cars struggled to get through, so we all got out and pushed him up... ..which then allowed the gritter to finally come through. lots of high roads were in a similar state across a wide area of northern england and southern scotland. spare a thought, though, for hill farmers. michael was crisscrossing the valleys around malham today, feeding his flock, most of which are expected to lamb next month. he was rescuing some of them from drift too. quite rough, really. very cold, very rough, and while the wind has gone up, it makes it a lot worse, obviously, because it's blowing the snow into drifts, and then the sheep are under the drifts and you've got to get them out. so have you been digging your sheep out? several this morning. that's all of them we've seen, so that was ok. found those, so they've got into the feed bag — we feed them hay and everything — and they should

in the uk, a police officer has died after being hit by a lorry in north yorkshire.etectives issue an appeal for witnesses and motorists with dashcam footage. it's one in the morning in los angeles where firefighters are continuing to battle the wildfires that have destroyed huge swathes of the city. the number of people killed has risen to 16 and a dozen are missing after five days of the devastating fires. the two biggest blazes in the city remain largely uncontained and more strong winds are forecast over the coming days. those two fires have destroyed an area more than twice the size of new york's manhattan. no cause has yet been established for the fires. firefighters have made some progress against the worst of the infernos, the palisades fire, which has scorched nearly 35 square miles. it's11% contained, which means barriers or firebreaks have been placed around 11% of its perimeter. the palisades fire is now threatening brentwood, one of la's most exclusive neighbourhoods, where arnold schwarzenegger and basketball star lebronjames have homes. it's11% contain

i'm never letting this yorkshire accent disappear — ever. you see, they don't even want it to go.h think of a country. one, two, three. france. must be a good feeling to be... everyone be gathered here for what is a good story, isn't it? oh, this is an incredible story. and this is the sort of thing that we want people to talk about when they talk about bradford. you know, were you there that night when those 10,000 people from all different walks of life were standing in unison, sharing in amazement. some of those people who might have felt invisible and now getting to shine, and some of them are going to be on that stage, and you do not want to miss it. we have been chatting to some of the people who are rehearsing, do you know what magic will be taking place? and they said that they don't know yet. when people arrive here, around 10,000 tonight, and 10,000 tomorrow night, we will find out exactly what stephen craine has been planning for this launch event. one thing that he said to me about this is that this is about more than just a cultural event. he said he wanted this to be

it covers yorkshire and goes — wide. it covers yorkshire and goes all_ wide.l the way up to northumberland, across to cariisie _ northumberland, across to carlisle and near the scottish borders, _ carlisle and near the scottish borders, this is a wide area under— borders, this is a wide area under amber alert which is the second — under amber alert which is the second highest that the met office — second highest that the met office issues. you heard phil merdiorr— office issues. you heard phil mention in this area that we could — mention in this area that we could irr— mention in this area that we could in the pennines where is it is about _ could in the pennines where is it is about 300 metres get around _ it is about 300 metres get around 40 centimetres of snow. in around 40 centimetres of snow. in some — around 40 centimetres of snow. in some of— around 40 centimetres of snow. in some of the other areas that are not— in some of the other areas that are not as _ in some of the other areas that are not as higher up you can in some of the other areas that are

west yorkshire. teams have just had a call to help a nurse who desperately needs to get to a patient at a home in a remote part of the calder valley. the roads are thick with snow.— thick with snow. this is the road from _ thick with snow. this is the road from cragg _ thick with snow. this is the road from cragg vale - thick with snow. this is the road from cragg vale up i thick with snow. this is the - road from cragg vale up through bradwell up to blackiston edge, and we've got a little tasking when we get there to take a district nurse up to a patient thatis district nurse up to a patient that is in a house right up on the top. that is in a house right up on the to -. ., �* , that is in a house right up on the to. ., �* , ., the top. their four x 4's are prepared — the top. their four x 4's are prepared for _ the top. their four x 4's are prepared for this _ the top. their four x 4's are prepared for this weather. i the top. their four x 4's are i prepared for this weather. but others are not. st

live in leeds yorkshire is one of the worst hit areas.ring the heaviest snowfall in over a decade. and elon musk has taken aim at reform uk leader, nigel farage — writing on x that he "doesn't have what it takes" to lead the party. live in atlanta, georgia schools of people are coming to pay their respects in person to the former president, jimmy carter. the 82nd golden globes will take place in los angeles later — wicked, emilia perez, conclave, and the brutalist are all in the running for top prizes. hello. i'm martine croxall. heavy snow and freezing rain is causing widespread disruption across the uk — with amber warnings in place in parts of northern england and the midlands. forecasters say up to a0 centimetres of snow could fall in some places, and temperatures overnight fell as low as minus 11 celsius. after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradford airports have now reopened —

let's speak to nickjohnson, who's in harrogate, north yorkshire.he conditions like more widely?— what are the conditions like more widely? it is chilly here, it was about _ more widely? it is chilly here, it was about -4, _ more widely? it is chilly here, it was about -4, minus - more widely? it is chilly here, it was about -4, minus five i it was about —4, minus five degrees, we think, overnight, probably around —2 and we think it will get to around plus two at around midday. this scene, it really is lovely, it feels like a winter wonderland and we are seeing many people enjoying it this morning but there has not been a fresh flake of snow here since sunday, but because the temperatures have been so bitter everything has frozen over. one of these pavements here right in the middle of town, more like a skate wing, we have seen people really struggling to negotiate that this morning —— more like a skating rink. this is in the middle of town next to the shops, we have heard the snow and ice has had a real impact on businesses. we heard from somebody

that takes in yorkshire up to northumberland, over to cumbria. been 16 centimetres of snow nearby to hear. on the moors, on the pennines, they are concerned that they could be up to a0 centimetres of snow. still some concerns, but the big issue now is really to do with transport. the trains, northern rail has a do not travel alert out at the moment and there are issues on a lot of the other providers, including trans— pennine and lner. you mention in the headlines about the airports reopening. that is good news in itself, but not totally good news as simon calder, the travel editor of the independent explained to me earlier. ~ . , , . earlier. we have seen such mayhem. _ earlier. we have seen such mayhem. so _ earlier. we have seen such mayhem, so many- earlier. we have seen such - mayhem, so many cancellations, spare _ mayhem, so many cancellations, spare a _ mayhem, so many cancellations, spare a thought for the a lot of people didn't have to go to work today, whereas tomorrow there will be that morning rush hour, so there will be some concern

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a police officer is killed by a lorry in north yorkshire. pc rosie prior had pulled over to deal with a motorway collision. police have arrested the lorry driver. nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai urges muslim leaders not to legitimise the taliban government in afghanistan. she says the taliban doesn't see women as human beings. she calls on the muslim world to show true leadership on the issue. now on bbc news, my infertilityjourney. our first picture together. our first holiday. the wedding. the first trip to my country, ecuador. the mountain we had dreamed of climbing. my husband seb and i imagine what our family portrait would be like, though we didn't think how much that path would cost us. that is why i took my camera and decided to tell the story. seven years ago, we found out that we are infertile. the doctors said it was my hormones, his slow sperm and now my age. so we got on the rollercoaster of in vitro fertilisation. this is our fourth attempt. now my eggs and my husband's sperm are going to meet on a lab plate. against

across that it delivers the temperatures, that is why it has been a bruising across parts of north yorkshire northern england and north wales overnight. there might be the odd nip of frost across the north—east, but otherwise increasingly mild across the north of the uk. the next few days dominated

in the uk, a police officer dies after being hit by a lorry in north yorkshire. detectives issue an appeal for witnesses. the nobel peace prize winner, malala yousafzai, urges muslim leaders not to legitimise the taliban administration. welcome to bbc news. hello, i'm kasia madera. the wildfires emergency that's engulfed parts of los angeles shows no sign of letting up this hour. while firefighers have made progress in some areas, the winds that have been a huge factor in spreading the flames, remain strong. four fires are blazing and 16 people are confirmed to have been killed in the fires, 11 in the eaton fire and 5 in the palisades with 13 people missing. the largest fire — the palisades is now spreading east, threatening the wealthy suburb of brentwood where the vice president kamala harris has a home. crews have been dropping fire retardent blankets in a desperate bid to stop the fires�* spread. and as firefighters struggle to contain the flames, those winds are picking up again and the forecast is for strong gusts across much of the week. six days are neces

the amber warning for this area covers a large part of west yorkshire and further up of west yorkshirend further up you can go up to northumberland, you can go across to carlisle and cumbria near the scottish borders and that whole pennines area. all that whole pennines area. all that area is under the amber alert which is the second—highest that the met office issues. what it means is that they are concerned that if there is the amount of snow that they think there will be, it will have an impact. it will have an impact on the roads but it could also mean potentially a risk to life, particularly if some of those rural villages get cut off. we are expecting there could be up to a0 centimetres of snow on those high areas of the pennines over 300 metres. in the other areas, below a 150 metres you can still expect between five and 15 centimetres of snow. that will affect the area widely if we get it. the good news is that this will come down in the middle of the night. the warning doesn't come on until night and the snow will be in the early hours, it does mean when people wake up tomorro

he's in harrogate, north yorkshire where conditions have remained icy since sunday.t will get around plus two at around midday today. there's a scene here is really lovely, feels like a winter wonderland and we have seen lots of people enjoying it this morning but that hasn't been a fresh flake of snow which has fallen here since sunday but because the temperatures have been so bitter, everything has frozen over. one of these payments here, which is right in the middle of town, more like the skate rink and we have seen people really struggling to negotiate that this morning. this is right in the middle of town, right next to the shops and we have had that the snow and we have had that the snow and ice has had a real impact on businesses here. we have heard from someone who speaks on behalf of local businesses who said in the past week or so, they have had a 75% reduction in football because people just haven't been able to get into town. —— fitful. some children have been the school since before the christmas break. that means parents have had to stay home and i have

i'm never letting this yorkshire accent disappear — ever. you see, they don't even want it to go.a country. one, two, three. france. must be a good feeling to be... everyone be gathered here for what is a good story, isn't it? oh, this is an incredible story. and this is the sort of thing that we want people to talk about when they talk about bradford. you know, were you there that night when those 10,000 people from all different walks of life were standing in unison, sharing in amazement. some of those people who might have felt invisible and now getting to shine, and some of them are going to be on that stage, and you do not want to miss it. digital and online gaming may be a booming industry — but is the humble board game re—emerging as a popular night out option? ben boulos has been looking into this. from games consoles offering action adventures to word challenges on your smartphone — if games are your way of relaxing, well, there's never been more choice. yet the humble board game seems to have survived the challenge from flashy tech, advanced graphics and virtual reality.

iam here i am here in harrogate in north yorkshire, where people are waking up yorkshire, where peopless parts of north wales, the north midlands and especially northern england, which i think will see the brunt of the heavy snow. as it turns into rain, icy conditions and freezing rain for some of us. i will have all the details for you here on bbc breakfast. reform uk leader nigel farage defends tech billionaire elon musk over a series of critical posts about the british government. free speech is back. we may find it offensive, but it's a good thing, not a bad thing. ceremonies honouring the former us presidentjimmy carter, who died last week, have begun in his home state of georgia. avoiding hospital backlogs. we take a look at the frailty unit aiming to help elderly patients get seen quicker and sent home from hospital. a frustrating day for the teams chasing liverpool in the premier league title race. both arsenal and chelsea are held to draws away from home. leaders liverpool will go eight points clear if they beat manchester united later. snow has been falling across large parts

a police officer has died after being hit by a lorry in north yorkshire.c rosie prior had pulled over to deal with an earlier collision on the a19 near thirsk. police have issued an appeal for witnesses and motorists with dashcam footage. now on bbc news, talking business. hello and welcome to talking business with me, lu kwesa burak. let's have a look at what's coming up on the show. this is the first time i'm here, and it's great to meet people in real life. are we breaking up with digital dating? looking for love online during lockdown was a multibillion—dollar business, so why are so many of us swiping out of the apps? is it that the price of love is just becoming too steep? i'll be asking one woman who's been in touch with 6,000 americans and noticed a big change in the way we use the sites. and i'll be heading out to an in—person dating event to talk to the brave souls searching for a partner in real life. plus, later in the programme, it's a country of 1.5 billion people, and he has millions on his site looking for love. i'll be chatting to the boss

a police officer has died after being hit by a lorry in north yorkshire. pc rosie prior had pulled over to deal with an earlier collision on the a19, near thirsk. you are with bbc news, it is 2:30am in los angeles where firefighters are getting to battle those wildfires that destroys huge swathes of the city. the number of people killed has risen to 16 and a dozen are missing after five days of this devastating fires. we've also been taking a look at the devastation in another part of los angeles, the neighborhood of altadena. that's near the eaton fire — the second biggest fire — which has burned more than 111,000 acres. here's helena humphrey. with so many communities destroyed and evacuation orders still in place, you have to look around areas like this one to get clues as to people's story, how they got out when the fires came through here. as you can see here, for example, didn't even have time to flee in their cars, but some of them completely burnt out. and just the dichotomy of others that are relatively unscathed. and as you go through areas like

fylingdales in north yorkshire was monday's coldest spot atjust 3 degrees, but we had temperatures jump. tuesday itself was a day of variable cloud and a bit of sunshine at times. now, high pressure is dominating our weather picture for the next few days, bringing a quiet spell of weather and often feeding up some pretty mild air too. however, mild weather at this time of the year doesn't necessarily equate to sunny weather, and right now, what we're seeing is extensive low cloud. we've got some mist and fog around, and the low cloud is also bringing a few patches of drizzle with it too, particularly across parts of wales and western areas of england. so, although it's a frost—free start to your day on wednesday morning, it's going to be pretty murky with mist and fog for wales, western areas of england and quite murky conditions through the vale of york. a few fog patches in the midlands too. some of these fog patches may well linger all day, but i think for most areas, you'll see a bit of sunshine coming through, the best of that for scotland, the far north of england. may well stay r

so a real contrast then to the 3 celsius that was recorded in fylingdales in north yorkshire.the cold air that we had last week hasn't entirely gone away from eastern areas, and the winds were blowing over the snow—covered north york moors, keeping those temperatures well suppressed in our coldest parts. now, over the next few hours, there's a little bit of rain to come across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland, into northern england, the north midlands and north wales, as well. for most, it's going to be a mild start to the day on tuesday, but you mightjust see an odd nip of frost if we keep those skies clearest long enough over the next few hours. now, next few days, high pressure dominates our weather picture, and the high pressure is going to be feeding in a lot of mild air, often with these southwesterly winds. so temperatures will be running above average for most areas over the next few days. quite a spell of weather then coming up for most, but there will be some rain around to start the day across northwest england, the north midlands and across western wale

fireworks displays in newcastle, blackpool and nonh in newcastle, blackpool and north yorkshire have all been cancelled. meanwhile, london has confirmed its annual new year's eve fireworks display will go ahead this evening despite the weather concerns. london mayor sadiq khan has received a knighthood in the new year's honours list, sparking fury among some amid his controversial ulez scheme and london's spiralling crime rate. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. in other news, tony blair's labour government pushed on with plans to open uk borders to eastern europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers. that's according to newly released official files . the released official files. the national archives has published cabinet office files from 2003 to 2004, when tony blair was prime minister. the documents reveale

yorkshire ambulance service is operating as the highest level and is ambulance a service is also at itsel so they are already under significant pressure. if there are a of accidents, falls, illnesses, it is going to be a really difficult time.- illnesses, it is going to be a really difficult time. 0k, many thanks. really difficult time. 0k, many thanrs- just — really difficult time. 0k, many thanks. just let _ really difficult time. 0k, many thanks. just let you _ really difficult time. 0k, many thanks. just let you know - thanks. just let you know british airways is saying that it has had to make was small number of adjustments to due to air traffic control at heathrow due to the weather. the six—day state funeral of america's 39th president, jimmy carter, will begin shortly. jimmy carter served as the 39th us president from 1977 to 1981, and is being remembered with a national day of mourning and state funeral onjanuary 9. a number of tributes will take place before then, starting today with a funeral procession from his home town of plains, georgia to the state's capital, atla nta. t

danny savage reports on preparations 1,700 feet up, in north yorkshire.t england's highest pub they know a thing or two about preparing for winter weather. people love...like, as soon as they know there's a weather warning at tan hill they want to come up. they want to be snowed in because they heard about when it happened last time. this is what tan hill looked like four years ago when dozens of people were snowed in. the story reached far and wide, so now they stock up. so this morning when you came in, you would have seen a new log delivery. we've had loads of kindling delivered. we have also got a month's worth of stock in the fridge freezers, cellar. we are fully stocked and prepared. in 2021 we had over 80 people snowed in for four days. we kept everyone replenished and we took everybody out as soon as we could. how special would it be to be snowed in here? yeah, i suppose it'd be special. like, as long as they're still serving beer, then that'd do for me. tonight, gritters are out across the country as temperatures fall again. there are now amber w

police in north yorkshire say they have recovered the body of a man from the water.s scotland, northern ireland and the north of england. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. service keir starmer has unveiled the government's proposal to cut waits for nhs treatment in england by nearly 500,000 in the next year. the prime minister said it would tackle the backlog utilising ai and community and diagnostic centres. some critics say the targets are not feasible without a larger workforce. a prison officer who was filmed having 6 with an inmate inside a sell has been jailed for 15 months. linda 1536