deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up.julie and her team of volunteers are heading into the woods to check on the endangered mammals. back in the �*60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20 — some of whom, right on cue, come out for our cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria, which is great. the population that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so up for life, really — busy, busy, finding, seeking, eating, munching, just being a

deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up.ui’ cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria, which is great. the population that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so up for life, really — busy, busy, finding, seeking, eating, munching, just being a squirrel. i think it's something that everybody should see and i'm really keen that we do our bit to help it for my grandkids so they can see and have the same effect. native to the uk, there used to be 3 mill

here in sedburgh, on the other side of the yorkshire dales, it's been so chilly that cold weather paymentsggered at the start of january for those on benefits. it's very unusual. my washing line's had icicles on. so, it's been really cold. but that hasn't helped most pensioners, like marilyn and rosie. can ijoin you? we'll let you. they don't qualify for that either. we've had it icy for days. and minus for days. so, last week we had a lot of heating on during the day, which we wouldn't normally have on. and we've got the smart meter and it's showed that we've used nearly £40 in a week. so, you know, if you do that every week for a month, you've got quite a bit out of your pension, haven't you? how does it feel, you know, not having that fallback there from the government? it makes a big difference. it does make a big difference. you shouldn't rely on it. but you did rely on it. you thought, "oh, well, i can get a bit extra food. "i can get another bag of coal in." you know, they expect us to just carry on as normal. you've been digging into your savings and everything. the government say

here in the other side of the yorkshire | other side of the yorkshire dales it has been so chilly thate triggered at the start of january for those on benefits. my january for those on benefits. my washing line has had icicles on, my washing line has had icicles oh. so — my washing line has had icicles oh. so it— my washing line has had icicles on, so it has been really cold. but that— on, so it has been really cold. but that hasn't helped most pensioners like marilyn and rosie. who don't qualify for that either.— that either. it's been minus temperatures _ that either. it's been minus temperatures for _ that either. it's been minus temperatures for days. - that either. it's been minus temperatures for days. we | that either. it's been minus - temperatures for days. we had a lot of heating on last week during the day which we wouldn't normally have on. we have got a smart meter and it showed that we had used nearly £40 in one week. if you do that every week for a month, you have got quite a bit out of your pension.— have got quite a bit out of your pension. have got quite a bit out of

high up in the yorkshire dales 1800ft above sea level, and it's a race against time forfarmer frank carrhey'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 southwest, 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, as this cold snap is expected t

the worst affected areas so far today and from my unofficial measurements in this part of the yorkshire dalesabout 22 centimetres of snow so far, and it's still falling. in west yorkshire a mountain rescue team near hebden bridge was busy. their various tasks included getting a district nurse to a patient in urgent need of antibiotics. when the snow is like this, it can be impossible because it's so steep here as well. i have to have my injections in a two—hour window, so it's vital she gets here. travel conditions were difficult over a wide area. this bus struggled on the gradients in belmont in lancashire. airports saw diversions and cancellations earlier in the day. this was manchester this morning. but both here and leeds bradford have reopened. there were delays on trains, too. harrogate was typical of many places in northern england. a taste of winter and people changing their plans. we are going to stay put. we've been driving from scotland down to brighton and we stopped off last night, looked at the weather forecast. we're going to stay put, just enjoy the weather and just travel saf

deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up.the endangered mammals. back in the �*60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20 — some of whom, right on cue, come out for oui’ cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria, which is great. the population that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so up for life, really — busy, busy, finding, seeking, eating, munching, just being a squirrel. i think it's something that everybody should see and i'm real

deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up.ods to check on the endangered mammals. back in the �*60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20. some of them, right on cue, come out for our cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. what can be wrong with that? has been amazing, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria. which is great. the population that i— which is great. the population that i found most recently in another— that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels _ is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were _ squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing. so up for life, really — busy, busy, finding, seeking, eating, munching, just being a squirrel

here in sedburgh, on the other side of the yorkshire dales, it's been so chilly that cold weather paymentsof january for those on benefits. it's very unusual. my washing line's had icicles on. so it's been really cold. but that hasn't helped most pensioners, like marilyn and rosie. can ijoin you? we'll let you. they don't qualify for that either. we've had it icy for days. and minus for days. so last week we had a lot of heating on during the day, which we wouldn't normally have on. and we've got the smart meter and it's showed that we've used nearly £40 in a week. so you know, if you do that every week for a month, you've got quite a bit out of your pension, haven't you? how does it feel, you know, not having that fall back there from the government. it makes a big difference. it does make a big difference. you shouldn't rely on it. but you did rely on it. you thought, "oh, well, i can get a bit extra food. i can get another bag of coal in." you know, they expect us to just carry on as normal. you've been digging into your savings and everything. the government say they don't want to see

and from my sort of unofficial measurements here in this part of the yorkshire dales, we've got about2cm of snow so far, and it's still falling. it's of course created difficult travel conditions. this bus struggled on the gradients in belmont in lancashire. the a1(m) came to a standstill at times through yorkshire and durham, and when things did clear, the outside lane remained snowbound and a a0 mile per hour speed limit was in place. airport saw diversions and cancellations earlier in the day. this was manchester this morning, but both here and leeds bradford have now reopened. there were delays on trains too. harrogate was typical of many places in northern england. a taste of winter had people changing their plans. we're going to stay put. we've been driving from scotland down to brighton and we stopped off last night, looked at the the weather forecast, but we're going to stay put, just enjoy the weather, and then just travel safely back down south tomorrow. i can't get to the airport. i've booked to neuberg, but they've cancelled it. this was rotherham in south yorkshire this m

and the yorkshire dales had a big covering as well.er weather warning didn't stop them getting about. 0n richard rhodes made driving a challenge. —— i'm gritted. some airports struggled to get lights off the ground. manchester, liverpool and bristol saw delays with runways closed well into the afternoon. but for many, without the worry of school or work, it was a chance to the slopes. here in the lancashire town, even the snowman had a smile on their face. ., , , snowman had a smile on their face. , . snowman had a smile on their face. . , , ., , ., , face. he has seen a few people from school — face. he has seen a few people from school and _ face. he has seen a few people from school and they _ face. he has seen a few people from school and they have - face. he has seen a few people from school and they have all l from school and they have all had a time on the sled, bumping into trees and crashing. i had a time on the sled, bumping into trees and crashing.- into trees and crashing. i went over a jump — into trees and crashing. i wen

danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales.ide the village of keld and an unofficial weather station here recorded a temperature of nearly —13 last night. and look what�*s happened. the river swale has frozen over and the waterfall is full of ice. last night it was pretty chilly. generations of helen�*s family have lived here for 500 years. i have to say, the last couple of days, it does take your breath away when you walk out the front door, and you need to start thinking about de—icing your car a good 20 minutes before you need to actually go anywhere. further down the dale, this couple have just moved up from the midlands to run a farm. it�*s been a tough introduction. well, i checked my phone. it was about down to —12. i came out in the middle of the night, didn't i, to feed some pet lambs and, yeah, it's freezing. you can just feel it on your face as soon as you walked into the shed. do you want it to melt now? yeah. we've got to deal with it. nothing you can do about it. you can't fight the weather. elsewhere, special war

high up in the yorkshire dales 1800ft above sea level, and it's a race against time for farmer frankpped in the snowdrift. good 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 southwest, 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 nort