a red warning from the met office issued this morning for parts of south wales. rain following into flooded areas, a risk to

there are some lower level met office warnings and the threat of heavy rain in the south. so more rain to come and nothing really settled at all for the foreseeable future. 0k, future. ok, thank you very much. a reminder of our top story... flood waters are still rising after storm dennis with river levels in some parts of the uk expected to peak tonight. that‘s all from the bbc news at six so it‘s goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. torrential rain and high winds brought by storm dennis are causing major problems in many areas. in hereford, families are being rescued from their homes after being rescued from their homes after being cut off by the latest flooding. 2—mack days after the death of caroline flack, itv‘s love island is back on the air tonight with a special tribute. a possible rescue flight is planned for

met office amber warnings for rain, asi met office amber warnings for rain, as i mentioned. in these areas you could see a month or more of rain in a short space of time, rain and snowmelt in southern scotland. get across the warnings. even if you're staying up with your feet up all weekend, better to be in the know.

met office amber warnings for rain, asi met office amber warnings for rain, as i mentioned. in these areas you could see a month or more of rain in a short space of time, rain and snowmelt in southern scotland. get across the warnings. even if you're staying up with your feet up all weekend, better to be in the know. hello. this is bbc news. iam ben i am ben bland. the headlines: chinese authorites say they're not overeacting by ordering everybody returning to beijing after extended lunar new year holidays to quarantine themselves for two weeks. people who ignore the advice, a bid to combat the coronavirus, have been told they will be punished. manchester city football club says it will appeal against a two—year ban from the champions league for breaching uefa's financial fair play rules. the club has been banned from europe's biggest football competition from next season and is facing a fine of more than $30 million. the uk prepares for more torrential rain and winds of upto 80mph — parts of yorkshire, wales and the south—west have been warned to expect flooding as st

they met office amber wanting to parts of england and wales. northern ireland and scotla nd and wales. northern ireland and scotland will see something brighter with some showers but it will still be windy. details coming up. the us and canada prepare to airlift their citizens quarantined onboard the diamond princess cruise ship, as it emerges 355 passengers have caught the coronavirus. liverpool's form is "incredible," says jurgen klopp — but the real celebrations won't start until the premier league trophy is in their hands. it's sunday, the 16th of february. our top story: tributes have been paid to the tv presenter caroline flack, who was found dead at her home yesterday. her lawyer confirmed she had taken her own life. the former love island presenter‘s management company criticised the crown prosecution service over an impending trial for the alleged assault of her boyfriend, calling it a "show trial." here's our media correspondent david sillito. it's correspondent david sillito. the return of the flack island, it's the return of the

alex burkill is a meteorologist at the met office in exeter. he told me more about the storm. it's covering the whole of the uk, we do have a yellow warning which covers everywhere across the whole of the uk and a very large amber warning as well, and that's where we are most likely to see the really significant impact from the very strong winds. i've never seen an amber warning this large, which just goes to so how widespread the impacts are going to be due to storm ciara, as we go through today. but it's notjust the winds, it's also heavy rain. we've seen in excess of 100 millimetres already over some parts of northern england and north wales. that's leading to some flooding, so, we've got very strong winds and also this heavy rain as well. how unusual is a storm like this? so, it's not that unusual for us to get deep areas of low pressure coming in from the atlantic, which is what we've got at the moment. so far this winter season, we haven't had a huge amount hitting the uk. so, this is a little bit different to what we've had so far. but what's unusual perhaps is how wide

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today, travel disruption. once again, the met office has today, once again, the met office has weather warnings out across scotla nd has weather warnings out across scotland and northern ireland for wind, snow, potentialfor blizzard in higher ground wind, snow, potentialfor blizzard in higherground and wind, snow, potentialfor blizzard in higher ground and northern ireland for ice and snow in southern ireland for ice and snow in southern ireland for ice and snow in southern ireland for gusty winds. more details in 15 minutes. history made at the oscars as parasite wins best picture — the first ever foreign language film to take the top award in over 90 years. joaquin phoenix wins best actorforjoker, renee zellweger takes best actress for her portrayal ofjudy garland. i knowjudy i know judy garland i knowjudy garland did not receive this honour in her time. i am certain that this moment is an extension of the celebration of her legacy. and i'm here at the vanity fair oscars party to get reaction from the great and the good of the silver screen on the biggest night in showbusiness. rob

the met office amber warning for part of the story. the met office amberwarning for rain part of the story. the met office amber warning for rain and the risk of flooding with more than a month's worth of rain in some parts of the uk. this pipeline of cloud, notice the curl that has been developing. this is a sign of low pressure that has deepened very rapidly. that alone will be with us all weekend. it is storm dennis and it will bring the strong winds and heavy rain. here is the radarfrom early on. some heavy rain now starting to push into the picture. through today for most of us it is reallyjust the story of things getting wetter and wetter and windy as well. the one exception to that wetter and wetter theme is up to the north—west. 0ut of scotla nd theme is up to the north—west. 0ut of scotland and northern ireland we may just start to see something brighter developing later in the day. 0therwise brighter developing later in the day. otherwise that heavy and persistent rain is the story. some of the coastal areas could see gus

no named storm from the met office this weekend, but it is still a pretty lively day out there. strong winds around, rain, sleet and snow showers, and look at what is waiting in the wings. this cloud is moving from the western atlantic, pushing towards us bringing more persistent rain tonight and into tomorrow. for the rest of the day, a mixture of sunshine and showers. blizzards over scottish mountains, snow down to lower levels, but in the south and east wind gusts will indicate just how lively those wins will be. up to 75 miles per hour in the very far north. touching gale force further south. clouding over from the west later on. still the chance of a passing shower in cardiff for the game later, but a lot of dry weather to come. blustery with temperatures around ten or 11 celsius, up to 1a in the south—east. but just four celsius, up to 1a in the south—east. butjust four or celsius, up to 1a in the south—east. but just four or five celsius, up to 1a in the south—east. butjust four or five celsius at its highest in the north which will drop as snow flurries pushed th

the met office has a number of amber warnings in force for the rain and we'll look at those and other warnings injust a moment. and for friday, another spell of a rain moving south. quickly through northern ireland across scotland, coupled with snowmelt in southern scotland and a bit of flooding in some spots. rain becoming patchy in places as it works further south across england and wales. gusty winds though, particularly towards the north and north—west of scotland with further blustery showers moving in here. by friday evening, the rain peps up a bit once it reaches south—east england and east anglia. for man overnight and into saturday morning, it is the lull before the storm and still some dry weather first thing on saturday but it's not going to last. storm dennis then does bring rain in right across the uk during saturday. outbreaks of heavy rain at times and the wind strengthening particularly for the afternoon and into the evening before easing a bit into overnight

at the met office, they knew the rain would be heavy, but they couldn't say exactly where it would land. that's very difficult to work out. a huge computer does the calculations, on the weather and on the effects of our changing climate, but even this massive machine has limits, so now the met office is getting an even bigger supercomputer costing more than £1 billion over ten years. it will enable us to deliver more accurate, even more timely, more localised predictions for both weather and climate that will enable people to make better decisions, stay safe and thrive ahead of time in the case of severe weather. at the moment, forecasts are based on a digital simulation of the atmosphere, with the globe divided into squares ten kilometres across. now, for the uk, there is a more detailed picture of the weather, with squares at 1.5 kilometres wide. but the ambition with the supercomputer is to try to get down to a scale ofjust 100 metres to generate a really accurate understanding of local conditions. and this really matters because it's one thing to be able to forecast that extreme we

the met office has a number of amber warnings in force for the rain and we'll look at those and other warnings injust a moment. and for friday, another spell of a rain moving south. quickly through northern ireland across scotland, coupled with snowmelt in southern scotland and a bit of flooding in some spots. rain becoming patchy in places as it works further south across england and wales. gusty winds though, particularly towards the north and north—west of scotland with further blustery showers moving in here. by friday evening, the rain peps up a bit once it reaches south—east england and east anglia. for man overnight and into saturday morning, it is the lull before the storm and still some dry weather first thing on saturday but it's not going to last. storm dennis then does bring rain in right across the uk during saturday. outbreaks of heavy rain at times and the wind strengthening particularly for the afternoon and into the evening before easing a bit into overnight and into sunday morning. wind gusts around 50 mph around the coast towards the west and south touching 70 m

the met office has a number of amber warnings in force for the rain and we'll look at those and other warnings injust a moment. and for friday, another spell of a rain moving south. quickly through northern ireland across scotland, coupled with snowmelt in southern scotland and a bit of flooding in some spots. rain becoming patchy in places as it works further south across england and wales. gusty winds though, particularly towards the north and north—west of scotland with further blustery showers moving in here. by friday evening, the rain peps up a bit once it reaches south—east england and east anglia. for man overnight and into saturday morning, it is the lull before the storm and still some dry weather first thing on saturday but it's not going to last. storm dennis then does bring rain in right across the uk during saturday. outbreaks of heavy rain at times and the wind strengthening particularly for the afternoon and into the evening before easing a bit into overnight and into sunday morning. wind gusts around 50 mph around the coast towards the west and south touching 70 m

the met office has issued a red warning for rain in south wales, meaning the situation could be ‘life threatening', with risk of damage to property and infrastructure. around 170 flights have been cancelled already today, affecting around 25,000 passengers. rail passengers are being urged to check trains amid expected delays and cancellations, with some roads already closed due to flooding. the railway line in devon is blocked. here is footage from a coastguard team in hampshire on their way to rescue a stranded motorist, and relentless rain in the yorkshire dales. meanwhile in south wales and devon, people's homes are in serious risk, as rainwater floods properties. julie foley from the environment agency says that the situation across the country is changing rapidly and that people should heed all the warnings. it's a very fast—moving, developing the situation at the moment. so it is very important that people keep a close eye on flood warnings. and pay attention to the advice of the emergency services. we have hundreds of flood warnings and flood alerts out across the whole of th

the met office warns the uk to brace itself for more bad weather — with warnings of snow in scotland — and strong winds and yet more rain on the way. some of england's top rugby union clubs back a new scheme being rolled out to help young boys spot the signs of mental health problems. the cast of friends is to reunite for a one—off special episode — more than 15 years since the show ended. a surprise visitor drops in on a community in a town near los angeles — causing quite a stir. and coming up at half past four, a look back at some of the highlights from this week's victoria derbyshire programme in her week in review. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a flight carrying 32 britons and europeans who've been on a cruise ship which became one of the hot spots in the coronavirus outbreak has touched down in wiltshire. the passengers, who have spent two weeks in quarantine on the diamond princess injapan, are now on their way to a hospital in the wirral where they'll spend another fortnight in isolation. our correspondent fiona trott sent this report from arrowe park hospit

at the met office, they knew the rain would be heavy, but they couldn't say exactly where it would land. that's very difficult to work out. a huge computer does the calculations, on the weather and on the effects of our changing climate, but even this massive machine has limits, so now the met office is getting an even bigger supercomputer costing more than £1 billion over ten years. it will enable us to deliver more accurate, even more timely, more localised predictions for both weather and climate that will enable people to make better decisions, stay safe and thrive ahead of time in the case of severe weather. at the moment, forecasts are based on a digital simulation of the atmosphere, with the globe divided into squares 10km across. now, for the uk, there is a more detailed picture of the weather, with squares at 1.5km wide. but the ambition with the supercomputer is to try to get down to a scale ofjust 100 metres to generate a really accurate understanding of local conditions. and this really matters because it's one thing to be able to forecast that extreme weather is going to h

the met office has a number ofamber places. the met office has a number of amber warnings in force for the rain and we look at those and other warnings in just a moment. and for friday, another spell of a rain living cell. quickly phenomenon ireland and scotland, coupled with snowmelt in southern scotla nd with snowmelt in southern scotland and a bit of flooding in some spots. becoming patchy in places further south across england and wales. gusty winds though, particularly towards the north and north—west of scotla nd the north and north—west of scotland with further blustery ‘s showers moving through here. one evening, rang up a bit once it reaches south—east england and east anglia. many overnight on saturday morning, it is the lull before the storm and will, dry weather first thing on saturday but it's not going to last. storm dennis does bring rain in right across the uk over saturday. outbreaks of heavy rain at times and the wind strengthening particularly for the afternoon and into the evening before debating a b

met office amber warnings for rain. lots of weather warnings. most high—profile are for rain across southern and western england. in southern scotland where that rain will be coupled with snow. a couple is not the landline and look at the warnings the way you the end of the night veins affecting southern england and wales. drying in the morning, it doesn't last very long before the rain pushes across all pipes and saturday. most persistent rain in afternoon. pushing through mud rain. east england getting windy here in the 50,000 hour or so. 70 miles an hourat here in the 50,000 hour or so. 70 miles an hour at times to sit here today in the evenings. and mild so let's went on to saturday night, further happy to eventual burst of rains. clear spells and blustery showers with amanda through scotland and northern ireland. a messy weather picture and sound dangerous pictures. temperatures on sunday start off on my own. rain pushes south with as torrential burst but for many it will clear to allow brighter skies but look at all these blustery shower

widely there are further met office warning that the yellow weather running. four to 78 at the very best. probably the most wintry spell of weather across northern britain that we have seen so far this winter. that could mean that many visitors who have travelled across —— many routes, you may well get to see it tomorrow. presumably the other problem to worry about is the sheer amount of water that is no kind of slowly soaking into the ground. how much run—off there is. and the river levels remain high. absolutely. you were talking about two suburb flood warnings in the north of wells. elsewhere, crosswell, i9 flood ranks, 232 as far zoellick, a fast—moving situation, very changeable. the releva nt situation, very changeable. the relevant websites will keep you up—to—date. indicative of how much water has fallen from the sky is in the next 2a hours. the top i have seen the next 2a hours. the top i have seen is just the next 2a hours. the top i have seen isjust a the next 2a hours. the top i have seen is just a south—west of the shop and was 150 m

today, travel disruption. once again, the met office has today, once again, the met office has weather warnings out across scotla nd has weather warnings out across scotland and northern ireland for wind, snow, potentialfor blizzard in higher ground wind, snow, potentialfor blizzard in higherground and wind, snow, potentialfor blizzard in higher ground and northern ireland for ice and snow in southern ireland for ice and snow in southern ireland for ice and snow in southern ireland for gusty winds. more details in 15 minutes. history made at the oscars as parasite wins best picture —

i'm joined now from exeter by craig snell, met office meteorologist. iimagine you i imagine you have had a busy morning and were busy overnight. how is it looking now? at the moment, we are seeing that the worst of the heavy rain is now clearing parts of wales and is now moving into southern england and parts of the midlands. so the red warning has just expired but we still have lots ofamber just expired but we still have lots of amber warnings out for parts of northern england, wales, south—west and south—east england this afternoon. so still not out of the woods yet. even over the next 2a hours, we will see further heavy showers in areas where we really don't need to see further rain. in terms of the flooded rivers, that we are past. your concern is presumably the next weather pattern that is coming in. is there going to be time for the water to at least recede at its own rate, or is it going to continue to pile up with additional rainfall? as we go through the next couple of days, we will see further showers move into parts of the uk into areas

that is why the met office has issued a warning. there is the risk of significant flooding force several parts of the country. you can see this band of cloud working its way across the atlantic. i curl developing here with a rapidly deepening area of low pressure which has been named storm dennis. it has brought wet weather indeed. a soggy afternoon for many spots with some very heavy and persistent burst of rain. very strong and gusty winds as well. perhaps something brighter for western scotland and northern ireland later on. as far as the wind gusts, while loop 250 or 60 mph, but some coasts, the west, some of scotland. temperatures between 101a degrees. but remember, we will have that wind and rain. it would feel —— it won't feel too great out there at all. squally gusty winds which could cause damage. northern ireland scotland, clear spells but wintry showers as well. a chilly night here and an exceptionally mild one further south. the rain drags its heels for the day across the south—east corner. there could be some floo

potentially dangerous according to the met office. storm dennis to bring flash flood menace. obviously those people in areas are keeping their fingers crossed that it is not as bad as it looks like. but we have already had one big storm a week ago and another one coming straight on top of that will be disastrous, unfortunately, for some people and whether it is connected with climate change or not, who knows but itjust seems we are getting more of these storms. we have always had them but we are getting more and, of course, it is impossible i mean, we have the defences that at some point it becomes impossible to protect people from the consequences. the same story in the express. whether bomb blasts britain. it does look very bleak. torrential rain, 50 foot high waves, flood defence chiefs say britain is struggling to cope. three people died last weekend, 500 homes are flooded and it looks like more of the same which is really quite worrying and upsetting. households have been told not to leave things in their gardens because they are blowing onto railway lines and disrupting

alex burkill is a meteorologist at the met office in exeter. tell us about the character of the storm. it is covering the whole of the uk. we have that yellow water warning which is covering the entire uk and a very large amber warning as well. that is where we most likely will see the significant impacts from the very strong winds. i have never seen an amber from the very strong winds. i have never seen an amber warning this large, whichjust goes never seen an amber warning this large, which just goes to show how widespread the impacts are going to be due to storm ciara as we go through the day. notjust the ones however, it is also heavy rain, we have seen in excess of 100 millimetres over parts of northern england and northern wales and that is leading to funding. we have strong winds and also heavy rain. -- leading to flooding. how unusual it isa leading to flooding. how unusual it is a storm like this? not that unusual to get areas of low pressure from the atlantic, which is what we have at the moment. so far, this winter season, we have no

gusts of 63 miles per hour in stornoway — as the met office issues severe weather warnings for tomorrow as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me katie shanahan and katherine downes. the headlines this evening.... england take the honours in edinburgh — heavy rain, high winds — a battle against the elements in the calcutta cup. grand slam hopes still aflame for fired—up ireland — a six nations win for them, over wales. while in the premier league — the evertonian revival continues under carlo ancelotti. they're up to seventh. also coming up in the programme... great britain are out of the fed cup — their comeback cut short by slovakia. and from chip—shop to champion, tonight terri harper fights for her place in british boxing history. thank you forjoining us once again. it's rugby's oldest rivalry — but the england and scotland had to battle the weather as well as each other at murrayfield today. torrential rain and high winds led to a low—scoring game. butjust one try for england was e

the met office issues severe weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. preparations are under way for the england—scotland and ireland—wales matches in the six nations this afternoon. and, in half an hour, click is in los angeles for the oscars, looking at technology and the movies. five britons have tested positive for coronavirus in france. the four adults and a child were diagnosed with the virus in the french alps. the newly—infected people were among a group of 11 people who had been staying in the same chalet in the les contamines montjoie ski resort in the region of savoie in eastern france. the news of the infections was announced by a french health minister. translation: the initial case was reported to us last night. it was a british national returning from singapore, where he had stayed from the 20th to the 23rd of january. he arrived in france onjanuary 24th for a four—day trip and stayed in the town of les contamines montjoie in savoie. all the positive cases and contacts of this british national, close contacts, total 11 people. al

it was clear after the met office issued its highest red warning for rain this morning that the welsh valleys would be suffering. at around lunchtime, a major incident was declared across south wales. since midnight last night, south wales fire and rescue service of his peers over 1300 calls which is unprecedented. in that time we have carried out 70s sex life rescues and have had a large number of life —related calls as well. —— we have carried out 70 life rescues. further warnings for rain and wind remain in place until this evening. last week it was storm chiara, this week at a storm dennis. it's effects have undoubtedly been worse here in south wales. earlier i spoke to richard prendergast who is a brigade manager for south wales fire and rescue service — and i asked him how busy it's been, and what the priorities have been, for his staff. we've been incredibly busy. we have had nearly 1a00 emergency calls in just over 12 hours. we carried out 80 rescues of the public are needed as. this has been unprecedented. i think we've had a very short time, it is like a mud size in

the met office has issued an amber warning for england and wales. expect that to be extended further north to possibly on sunday. it will get increasingly windy this evening and overnight. a weather front. increasingly windy this evening and overnight. a weatherfront. to push its way south eastwards, something wintry overnight across the mountains of scotland. the wind peeks through sunday daytime. across the southern half, 60—80 mph, scotla nd the southern half, 60—80 mph, scotland 85 mph. and with high tides, we could get coastal flooding, there is enough rain around, local flooding as well and the winds are the biggest concern. whatever your plans are for tomorrow, anticipate disruption in 14 or another whether that be transport or power cuts to. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: 20 people are reported to have been shot dead and several others wounded in a mass shooting in north east thailand. this is the suspect. thailand. jakraphanth thomma is a junior army officer, who killed his commanding officer before stealing weapo

these areas are the spots covered by that met office amber warning. it will be wet wherever you are. into the start of next week it looks a little quieter. it stays windy but not as windy with sunshine and

the met office has issued an amber warning for wind across england and wales until nine o'clock tonight, with gusts up to 80 mph expected to batter coasts and higher ground. in parts of scotland, there is an amber warning for rain, with up to 10cm forecast, meaning homes are likely to be flooded. more than a hundred flood warnings are in place across the country, with the risk of communities being cut off by impassable roads. the severe weather is already causing disruption to travel, with dozens of flights cancelled at heathrow and gatwick. ten train companies are urging passengers not to travel at all, with many others operating a reduced service. network rail has imposed a 50 mph speed limit on all routes nationwide, meaning delays are likely even where services are running. p&0 has cancelled some irish sea ferries, with other ferry services expected to be badly affected as the storm roars in from the atlantic. in kent, the dartford crossing is closed, while the humber bridge in yorkshire has closed to high—sided vehicles and could close to all traffic later. more bridges are likel

the met office has also issued three yellow warnings for wind, rain and snow across the uk. let'sjoin robert hall who is in knaresborough in harrogate, north yorkshire. what's going on? knaresborough is a very close to, show you what is going on across flood affected areas. for those who have visited, but now it is a very pretty town with a river flowing through a gorge in at the time. there is a huge amount of water coming through at this morning, we do have blue skies, the heavy rain has passed for the moment, but this water is coming down from no more is and the streams and into the river. you can see that there are some localised flooding in at the centre, some riverside property is flooded, a picture repeated across flood areas. you mention to severe warnings, that is down in herefordshire are at hampton bishop, that area suffered very badly, still in at the eyes of the environment agency, a risk to life down there. but there are 84 warnings on numerous rivers, all about the risk of the river bursting its banks as the notice comes down. that is what hates happening up h

met office amber warnings for rain, as i mentioned. within some of these areas, you could see a month or more worth of rain in a short space of time. rain and snowmelt in southern scotland. get across the warnings. even if you're staying in with your feet up all weekend, better to be in the know. this is bbc world news, i'm simon pusey. our top stories: china defends its response to the spread of the coronavirus as people returning to beijing are ordered to put themselves in quarantine. a temporary truce and a pathway to peace — the us and the taliban move closer to an historic agreement over afghanistan. the legal limbo's overfor a top target of the president: the usjustice department says former fbi deputy andrew mccabe will not face charges over claims he lied about leaks. not so much to celebrate now: manchester city say they're disappointed and will appeal after being banned from european football for two seasons.

we've come here and we've met a few officers who're currently active at the moment, having had that chat with them, how do you feel? worried for them. you'd have heard me say as they went, i said, "stay safe." i don't want them to be not wanting to go in to work on a daily basis. i don't want them to be stopping on the way to work and breaking down in tears, because i know some that have done that. it's a powder keg, and it's waiting to go off. and the more cuts they face, the more likely it's going to happen. somebody‘s going to lose their life before long. morning peter, how you doing? i've got a video to show you. having heard the testimonies of so many prison officers telling me they're fearful for their safety, i was interested to know what the prison reform trust thought about our film. well, that's really distressing to watch. the mistake was made in taking all those staff out of the prisons to save all that money. and you don't solve it byjust putting in lots of new staff. what would you personally like to say to the government and the m0]? what officers are expected to deal wi

‘that il "pit fiéiéiit it"ui‘ii mt offic— u bdmll iifi'tié: f‘“fl|5‘~‘é“ covered by that met office amber warning. it will be wetjust about wherever you are. into the start of next week, a little quieter, stays windy but not as windy, with some sunshine and showers. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 12pm... the uk braces itself for storm dennis — weather warnings are in place for many parts of the uk — and the army has been deployed in west yorkshire the army are on their way, they are going to be deployed along the valley where they are needed. so, you know, we will see when they arrive. there is lots of, there's the flood warden groups along the valley, right the way from elland all the way up to todmorden. they're going to be out all day. the storm is scuppering travel plans for many — hundreds of flights have been cancelled and train services are disrupted. manchester city say they'll appeal against their ban from european competitions for the next two seasons — after they were found to have broken financial fair play rules. the uk has held talks with china ove

there are weather warnings from the met office and flood warnings and you can get more details on the website. i will be back in half an hour. this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at two. a plane carrying britons who had been trapped on a coronavirus—hit cruise ship injapan, has landed back in the uk. the 32 british and european passengers are now on their way, by coach, from wiltshire to arrowe park hospital in the wirral to begin 814 day quarantine. the met office warns the uk to brace itself for more bad weather with warnings of snow in scotland, strong winds and more rain on the way. bernie sanders warns president putin to keep out of american politics after reports that russia was trying to help the democratic presidential hopeful‘s campaign. mr putin is a thug. he is an autocrat.

gusts of 63 miles per hour in stornoway as the met office issues severe weather warnings for tomorrow as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. england reignite their six nations title hopes after beating scotland. full details in sportsday in half an hour. a soldier in thailand has gone on the rampage — shooting dead at least 20 people. reports are that 31 people have been injured with ten being treated in hospital. the gunman is believed to now be holed up in a shopping mall in the city of korat. the sergeant major began his attack by killing his commanding officer at an army barracks before stealing guns, ammunition and a military vehicle. he opened fire at a buddhist temple and later at the shopping centre — where police continue to hunt him. the thai ministry of defence says, the attacker is this man — a low ranking officer named jakraphanth thomma. these pictures were taken from his facebook page, on which he posted updates on the rampage as it happened. it has since been taken down. jonathan head sent this report from bangkok. panic in a provincial shopping mall as peo

met office amber warnings for rain, as i mentioned. within some of these areas, you could see a month or more worth of rain in a short space of time. rain and snowmelt in southern scotland. get across the warnings. even if you're staying in with your feet up all weekend, better to be in the know. this is bbc news, the headlines: chinese authorites say they're not overeacting by ordering everybody returning to beijing after the extended lunar new year holiday to quarantine themselves for two weeks. state media is reporting that people who ignore the advice have been told they will be punished. a top us official says a seven—day truce between the us and the taliban in afghanistan will begin soon, and could lead to american troop withdrawals. the official said an initial agreement on reducing violence would be followed by all—afg han peace talks. manchester city football club says it will appeal against a two—year ban from the champions league, for breaching uefa's financial fair play rules. the club has been banned from europe's bi

the met office haveissued southern scotland. the met office have issued an amber warning for this. this brings an enhanced threat of some transport disruption here, but there will continue to be and snow showers elsewhere. into northern ireland and northern england particularly in some of those hilly areas. with that, comes the risk of some icy patches. this is particularly over high ground and countryside. more of those wintry showers to come, but further southwards as a ridge of high pressure builds in, for a time at least the shower will fade away and there will be more sunshine, until we see some thick cloud arriving from the south—west, and ultimately that will be bringing some wet weather into south—west england. overnight, this rain will be pushing northwards and eastwards across the country, and as it does so it will turn to snow across the pennines and perhaps even lower levels. we could see some further disruption as we head into thursday morning. a little bit mildly further south on thursday. a deep area of low pressure comes off the atlantic. this is storm tennis. t

the met office is buying a supercomputer capable of quicker and more accurate forecasts. the project will cost £1.2 billion over the next decade. the met office says it'll also help our understanding of the effects of the changing climate. it will enable us to deliver more accurate, even more timely, more localised predictions for both weather and climate. that will enable people to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive ahead of time in the case of severe weather. and for the latest information on storm dennis tune into your bbc local radio station or visit our website. itv will tonight screen the first episode of love island since the death of its former presenter, caroline flack. she took her own life on saturday. the show had been pulled for two consecutive nights as a mark of respect. earlier i spoke to professor jonathan shalit — chairman of the talent agency intertalent and a friend of caroline's. my thoughts are shock. i want to be clear because i'm not here to pretend a relationship i didn't have, i was a work associate of caroline. i certainly wouldn't

the met office warns the uk to brace itself for more bad weather with warnings of snow in scotland, strong winds and more rain on the way. bernie sanders warns president putin to keep out of american politics after reports that russia was trying to help the democratic presidential hopeful‘s campaign. some of england's top rugby union clubs back a new scheme being rolled out to help young boys spot the signs of mental health problems. harry and meghan will stop using their "sussexroyal" brand from spring following their decision to step back from royal duties. now on bbc news, a family breaks their silence after their son died, not on the battlefield but after mistakes during a training exercise in wales. "hope this postcard finds you well. i'm in a monastry at the moment, in a place called tasso and i have met many interesting people and have been taught to sing badly in many different languages. it has been fascinating talking to people about their different views and opinions on god and life in general. looking forward to seeing you again and telling you all about it. love, craig. it w

the met office has issued an amber warning for england and wales. expect that to be extended further north to possibly on sunday. it will get increasingly windy this evening and overnight. a weather front will start to push its way south eastwards, something wintry overnight across the mountains of scotland. the wind peaks through sunday daytime. across the southern half, 60—80 mph, scotland 85 mph. and with high tides, we could get coastal flooding, there is enough rain around. we could get local flooding as well and the winds are the biggest concern. whatever your plans are for tomorrow, anticipate disruption in one form or another, whether that be to transport or power cuts too. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: 20 people are reported to have been shot dead and several others wounded in a mass shooting in north east thailand. this is the main suspect. jakraphanth thomma is a junior army officer, who killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military camp. he is still at large. five british people, includi

so, the met office have issued an amber warning for severe gales in the south—east of england, but widely across the british isles we are likely to see disruption on sunday due to the strength of the wind. now, for the rest of today, quite a lot of dry weather across the bulk of england, wales and eastern scotland, but rain moving in and gales developing across scotland and northern ireland as we head on through the afternoon. the further east you are, you are more likely to stay driest for longest, but we will all notice that things turn blustery later. the winds continue to strengthen through this evening and overnight. during the early hours of sunday, storm ciara arrives from the west, bringing heavy rain, mounting snow across scotland. strong gusty winds move right across the uk on sunday. we could see gusts as strong as 70, even 80 miles an hour, particularly around hills and coasts, as well. severe gales likely on sunday. we can see disruption to transport, as well as the potential for power cuts and large waves, too. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: five british

met office rain warnings focused on the high ground, particularly wet across mid and south wales. tomorrow it won't be as wet in the southern open, but it will be wetter in the downs in the south—east. the pit of rain coming in at the moment, a great deal today, certainly wetter towards western areas. a good inch of rain in some places. more rain to come and the wet weather going through the course of this afternoon. the wind will strengthen as well, so we are widely looking at gusts of 50—60 mph, the strongest winds and more exposed western areas but around 70 already. white and increasingly windy weather. the temperatures are on the high side, a south—westerly wind away from scotland. widely in double figures. this evening, some thundery rain sweeping across scotla nd thundery rain sweeping across scotland and northern ireland as the wet weather moves away. she sherry conditions here but stays wet across england and wales. that rain continued to pile up over the hills, threatening more flooding as well. whilst it turns colder and more sherry across scotland and northern ir

met office amber warnings for rain, as i mentioned. within some of these areas, you could see a month or more worth of rain in a short space of time. rain and snowmelt in southern scotland. get across the warnings. even if you're staying in with your feet up all weekend, better to be in the know. $:/startfeed. this is bbc news, the headlines: chinese authorites say they're not overeacting by ordering everybody returning to beijing after extended lunar new year holidays to quarantine themselves for two weeks. people who ignore the advice, a bid to combat the coronavirus, have been told they will be punished. a top us official says a seven—day truce between the us and the taliban in afghanistan will begin soon — and could lead to american troop withdrawals. the official said an initial agreement on reducting violence would be followed by all—afg han peace talks. manchester city football club says it will appeal against a two—year ban from the champions league, for breaching uefa's financial fair play rules. the club has been bann

the met office has named that storm storm ciara and it is the winds that we are particularly keeping an eye on. it looks like we will see strong, damaging and potentially destructive winds across the uk later saturday and on sunday. more on that in a moment. first, todayis more on that in a moment. first, today is the calm before the storm. beautiful sunshine in this photo sentin beautiful sunshine in this photo sent in by a weather watcher earlier. there will be patches of mist and fog slow to clear, but are generally dry and fine afternoon. good spells of sunshine and areas of cloud. temperature is around 6—iidc. this evening and overnight, it remains settled, we see clear spells, patches of cloud. again, a few patches of mist and fog reforming. more low cloud for eastern england. and it will be a chilly night. we could see a patchy frost to start the day tomorrow. tomorrow, a good deal ofjoy and fine weather for many. any mist and fog will be quickly to clear tomorrow with more of a breeze, and it turns cloudier further west with patchy outbreaks of rain. this is how we start th

the met office has a number of amber warnings in force for the rain and we'll look at those and other warnings injust a moment. and for friday, another spell of a rain moving south. quickly through northern ireland across scotland, coupled with snowmelt in southern scotland and a bit of flooding in some spots. rain becoming patchy in places as it works further south across england and wales. gusty winds though, particularly towards the north and north—west of scotland with further blustery showers moving in here. by friday evening, the rain peps up a bit once it reaches south—east england and east anglia. for man overnight and into saturday morning, it is the lull before the storm and still some dry weather first thing on saturday but it's not going to last. storm dennis then does bring rain in right across the uk during saturday. outbreaks of heavy rain at times and the wind strengthening particularly for the afternoon and into the evening before easing a bit into overnight and into sunday morning. wind gusts around 50 mph around the coast towards the west and south touching 70 m

the met office has raised the threat level for storm dennis, including weather warnings in some parts of england and wales that flooding could cause a danger to life, as britain braces itself for a second weekend of disruption. storm dennis will sweep eastwards across england and wales on saturday, bringing very unsettled conditions, with spells of heavy rain and widespread high winds, with some up to 60 mph. the poor weather is expected to continue on sunday and spread to northern scotland and northern ireland, with warnings in place across the country until sunday evening. danny savage reports from hebden bridge in west yorkshire, which was flooded just a week ago. in hebden bridge this afternoon, they were preparing for another flood. this business is hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. we were looking to be — hopefully be back open tomorrow, but we've just put that off. we've just gone, right, let's get the defences up and wait ‘til tuesday, to see it out and see the way it goes. homes close to the river have also put their simple flood defences in place. the anx

met office amber warnings for rain, as i mentioned. within some of these areas, you could see a month or more worth of rain in a short space of time. rain and snowmelt in southern scotland. get across the warnings. even if you're staying in with your feet up all weekend, better to be in the know. good morning. welcome to breakfast, withjon kay and tina daheley. 0ur headlines today: hundreds of flights are cancelled as the uk prepares to be battered by storm dennis. heavy rain and flooding is expected to lead to major disruption for a second weekend running in some areas. we will keep you updated throughout the morning. a huge blow for manchester city. they are banned from european competition for two seasons after breaching financial rules. they say they will appeal. pregnancy, parenthood and precious times with her own amazing granny. the duchess of cambridge chats about her experiences