Heavy snow fell across much of the uk today, causing disruption on the roads, to air travel, and on the railways. Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed at a number of airports, including at heathrow, stansted, and in belfast. There were problems for rail passengers too, while the police warned motorists to travel only if absolutely necessary. The met office says its the heaviest snowfall to hit parts of the uk in four years. Tomorrow, hundreds of schools in the midlands, gloucestershire and shropshire will be closed. The forecast is of freezing conditions. Our correspondent Richard Lister is in beaconsfield in buckinghamshire for us tonight. Much of britain looked like a Christmas Card today. Scotland and Northern England had been expecting snow, but this was buckinghamshire, and on the ground, it wasnt pretty. Breakdowns and blizzards on the m25 near Gerrards Cross made for slow going, in slippery conditions. On the asa near newbury, two stuck lorries meant the southbound carriageway had to be closed. But in wales, some smaller communities were cut off entirely and thousands of people lost power. This was llangollen today. This is by far the worst ive ever seen. Its probably the worst snow ive ever seen, to be honest. Its certainly about a foot deep. In the midlands, theyd hoped gritters would be enough to keep the roads safe, but in redditch, they needed snowploughs. Its been a long day for Breakdown Services like the rac, which has been getting five calls a minute. I had problems starting it. I tried starting it last night and this morning. Itjust wont have it. Mark says everything hes dealt with today has been weather related. Only travel if you really have to. If you are going to travel, make sure you have good things on you like a fully charged phone and warm clothing in case you get stuck, because you may get stuck in traffic for hours. This is just one of an estimated 25,000 breakdowns across the uk today. Thats15 more than usual, everything from flat batteries to people stuck in their drives because of snow. And its notjust motorists whove been having problems. Hundreds of flights were cancelled. Heathrow, luton and stansted were among the airports affected. And there were unhappy passengers at east midlands airport too. A bit frustrated. A lot of wasted time this morning. They could have told us when we checked in that the flight was cancelled. Weve been waiting around for about six, seven hours. A p o ferry with 300 passengers on board ran aground in calais due to high winds. No one was hurt and it was refloated, but this was a day to stay at home. And maybe do some of this skiing in shropshire. Snowmen, sledging and snowballs in nottingham. But what looks like fun on sunday afternoon could look very different on monday morning at rush hour. Gritters will be out in force through the night, preparing for another difficult day to come. Richard, the forecast for tomorrow is not looking good for travellers . It certainly isnt. This far south, most people did not expect this amount of snow. On the ground, much of it is still here. The pavements are slippery, the roads are slippery. It will make for a treacherous commute tomorrow. And the temperatures are falling. The met office has said that eyes will bea met office has said that eyes will be a major hazard until about lunchtime tomorrow ice will be a hazard. It has issued two yellow bee aware warnings, one in Northern Ireland and scotland, the other for wales and central england. If you are in those areas, you can expect a lengthy commute tomorrow. And ice is not just a lengthy commute tomorrow. And ice is notjust a problem on the roads. The icing issues have caused delays in many airports earlier today. So if you have a flight tomorrow morning, you have a flight tomorrow morning, you might want to check that that is going before you leave for the airport. Ice means other problems too. It can mean that trees fall across power lines, and power cuts are likely for many tomorrow. If you are likely for many tomorrow. If you are on the roads, highways england said just be a safe as you can, dress warmly. Hundreds of schools will close tomorrow. That will mean more disruption. If you are taking public transport, check your journey before you leave the house. Richard, thank you. Richard lister in beaconsfield in buckinghamshire. The foreign secretary borisjohnson has held talks with the iranian president in a bid to secure the freedom of citizens with dual nationality currently being held in iranianjails. They include Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, whos accused of spying. Mrjohnson described his visit to tehran as worthwhile. Today, mrs zaghari ratcliffes husband said he hoped his wife would be home for christmas. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. Borisjohnson spent nearly an hour with irans president , hassan rouhani, that access itself seen as a good sign as improving relations. The Foreign Office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship and the need to make progress. Once again, Boris Johnson raised the case of dual nationals in iranian prisons, including Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. We now know the foreign secretary met some of nazanins family in tehran. In london, her husband richard is much happier today, showing me pictures of his iranian family and delighted by the fact that nazanin didnt have to face a possible Court Appearance today. He told me about the family meeting with borisjohnson. The foreign secretary also met with nazanins father and had a long chat, 45 minutes, with him, talked about it and he said i have raised her case with everyone i have met. This is important. I will keep worrying and battling for her. Dont worry, were caring for her and well do what we can. They came away pretty hopeful. So if there has been progress in these uk iran talks, where might it have been made . The foreign secretary has been careful to say nothing publicly while in iran. But a Foreign Office statement says the two sides discussed the full range of issues, including banking matters and our concerns about the consular cases of dual nationals. Those banking matters include two major iranian grievances. One, that no uk bank will open an account for Irans Embassy in london, fearful it could put them in trouble put them in trouble with us authorities. There are signs that that could be sorted soon. Second, the iranians want britain to repay a long standing debt of around £400 million. A way to do that without breaching sanctions also looks closer. Both sides say these issues are not linked to prisoner releases, but giving one side something it wants often helps the other to give in return. One gift to britain would be the reunion of nazanin with her three year old daughter, gabriella, seen herejust before her arrest in april last year. The family is feeling much more positive. The Foreign Office delegation left iran sensing both sides wanted to resolve the difficult issues in the relationship. James robbins, bbc news. The brexit secretary, david davis, says britain wont pay a divorce bill for leaving the European Union if theres no final trade deal with the eu. But in a statement to mps tomorrow, the Prime Minister will say a new sense of optimism has been injected into the talks. Meanwhile, the labour party has suggested that it may be willing to pay for access to the european Single Market in order to retain its benefits. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Was the strain beginning to show . This was the Prime Minister on her Early Morning dash to brussels on friday. There was relief all round that talks could now move on to trade, but serious challenges lie ahead. The eu has called for more clarity about what kind of future relationship britain wants. Today, the brexit secretary tried to give it. Canada plus, plus, plus would be one way of putting it. So what on earth does that mean . Well, canada has negotiated a wide ranging trade deal which gets rid of most tariffs on goods exported to the eu, but it doesnt cover everything. A canada plus deal would also include financial services, a vital part of the uk economy, and could well cover Employment Rights too. If you look at any free trade deal, what you see is agreement on where product standards normally comply. Thats what it comes down to. Sometimes, you see other things. In the free trade deal between europe and canada, they say on labour standards, they will not go below the ilo, the International Labour organisation minimum. But he made clear that paying a divorce bill to the eu would be dependent on getting a good deal. I dont expect to see an awful lot of seasonal goodwill when ministers finally discuss what kind of deal they want to do with the eu just before christmas. Already, for example, the brexit secretary and the chancellor seem to disagree over whether we should pay a divorce bill under all circumstances. But one thing has become clearer today what labour would do ifjeremy corbyn moved in here to number ten. The shadow brexit secretary signalled an unwillingness to move too far away from eu rules and regulations. Do we see europe as our Major Trading partner in the future . Or do we want to rip ourselves apart from that . And he suggested that like norway, labour wanted to stay close to the eu and may be prepared to pay for access to its Single Market. Norway pays money in. They do it on a voluntary basis, but there may be. Would you accept it . There may have to be payments, that would have to be negotiated. And the shadow foreign secretary would consider staying close to the Eus Customs Union too, which might restrict the ability to do trade deals. Most of our trade is with the European Union. Were just stating a fact, and so we should not be kiboshing that. The Political Parties have contained some of the disagreements in europe by being a bit ambiguous about the future. But with trade talks about to start, difficult decisions can no longer be deferred. Iain watson, bbc news. The chairman of Kings College Hospital Nhs Foundation trust in london has resigned. Lord kerslake accused the government and regulator of being unrealistic about the challenges faced by the health service. It is understood that the hospital was close to being put into a financial special measures regime in which nhs improvement staff would work alongside hospital management. The disgraced publicist max clifford has died. He was 7a. He was serving an eight year sentence for eight indecent assaults against teenage girls. Danny shaw reports. He was the pr supremo who could make or break a reputation. But when Max Cliffords past caught up with him, his own career lay in ruins. The last three years of his life were spent in prison in Failing Health and this morning, after suffering a heart attack, he died in hospital. The allegations in respect of which i have been charged are completely false. Max clifford always denied the claims of indecent assault that eventually led to his downfall. But his trial heard evidence about his manipulative behaviour, how he promised to boost the careers of aspiring models and actresses in return for sexual favours. He was found guilty of eight charges against four women and girls. The youngest victim was 15. For 30 years, the publicist provided sensational stories for the tabloids. He represented faria alam, who worked at the Football Association and had an affair with the england manager, sven goran eriksson. It was clifford who helped expose a relationship between a former conservative mp david mellor and antonia de sancha, though parts of it werent true. This story from clifford was also a fiction, but it made for a great headline in the sun. Max cliffords death leaves many unresolved legal issues. He was being sued by his victims and appealing against his convictions, protesting his innocence to the end. Danny shaw, bbc news. The qatari government is buying 2a typhoon jets from bae systems. Britains defence secretary Gavin Williamson signed the deal, worth in the region of £5 billion, in doha. Around 5,000 bae employees are involved in building the typhoon, mainly at warton in lancashire. Two devon teenagers who died after a suspected drug related incident in a plymouth nightclub have been named. Aaron reilly, from newton abbot, on the left here and joshua brock, from okehampton, both died after collapsing in pryzm nightclub in plymouth in the early hours of yesterday morning. An 18 year old man arrested in connection with the deaths has been released under investigation. Its six months since the Grenfell Tower disaster, in which 71 people lost their lives. Today, the equalities watchdog announced that its to launch its own review into the causes behind the fire after criticisms that the currentjudge led inquiry is not broad enough. Our correspondent Elaine Dunkley has been spending time with the local community to find out about the issues affecting them. Grenfell tower is rarely out of sight or out of mind for the people of this community. Its been six months since one of britains deadliest fires took the lives of 71 people and left hundreds without homes. Families are in such a bad place. Karim mussilhy lost his uncle hesham rahman, who lived on the 23rd floor. Uncle hesham was kind and generous. In my eyes and in my familys eyes, he was a hero. This should never have happened. These people never should have lost their lives that night in the way they did. So we are extremely determined. We will fight for as long as it takes to make sure that this never happens again, our loved ones are never forgotten, and, you know, the right changes are made. There have been funerals, inquests and now the public inquiry. People here are demanding that they are on the panel. The time for reflection has been short. You know, the people that were out here helping have witnessed a lot. This group met for the first time on the night of the fire as they helped organise donations. Theyve remained friends, a bond formed in the most tragic of circumstances. How has this changed the people that you know, the people that you used to see every day, coming and going . People are different. You can see it, you can feel it. The children, at first the children who visited where i work were asking questions. Why was there a fire . What happened to those people . And youre finding yourself explaining to two and three year olds why people have perished in a fire. For a long time, me personally, i was in denial. That didnt happen in my mind. Until, like you said, youve had a moment to stop and then you realise it actually did. Theres no words to describe it, honestly, theres actually no words to describe it. There are people to talk to and i have recently been going to counselling. But thatsjust only happened five months on. This is the harrow club. For many children in the area, this place is at the centre of their lives. Since the fire, it has become even more important. Its different when its in your area and it actually affects you. Many of the children here lost friends and their homes. Weve been staying in a hotel for six months. Before, i used to have a space where i could do my homework and everything could be nice and quiet. And i could have my own time. But now in the hotel, because ive got a lot of siblings and they are all young, they run around and you dont have your own personal space. 118 families are still in emergency accommodation. The royal borough of kensington and Chelsea Council says the process has been slow. But they are beginning to make progress. Alison moses has been rehoused. Here is where i have all my grandchildren and my baby stuff. And has also been reunited with a memory box found amongst the ashes of her flat in Grenfell Tower. She says families desperately need stability in order to rebuild their lives. They cannot grieve normally. That grieving probably wont even take place now until they have a home and they are somewhat settled. Then grieving can start. This is so sad. Theres a lot of work to be done. Christmas is just around the corner. People should not still be in hotels at this stage. People here feel like the world will move on and forget what happened. But this community is defiant and say they will continue to show strength in the shadow of this tragedy. Elaine dunkley, bbc news. With all the sport, heres karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. Clive, good evening. It was an important derby day in the premier league, but it is time to pop out of the room if you dont want to know todays results as match of the day 2 and sportscene later in scotland, follow on bbc one. Pep guardiolas Manchester City side have set a new english top flight record with their 14th successive victory this season. Nicolas otamendi scored the winner as they beat Manchester United 2 1 at old trafford. Wayne rooney scored for the first time in a merseyside derby, his penalty conversion making sure of a point for everton as they drew 1 1withjurgen klopps liverpool. Liverpool remain in fourth place. While citys win increases their lead at the top of the table to 11 points, a huge blow to their title rivals. And southampton and arsenal drew 1 1 today after a late Olivier Giroud header salvaged a point for arsenal, who are in fifth place. In the scottish premiership, hibernian scored twice in the final 15 minutes to come back from two goals down to draw 2 2 with celtic, who are now unbeaten in 68 domestic games. In rugby unions european champions cup, exeters year long unbeaten run at home came to an end with defeat to leinster. Harlequins hopes of reaching the quarter finals are over after defeat to ulster. While wasps lost for the second time in theircampaign, beaten by an impressive la rochelle side by 49 29. Adam wild rounds up the action. La rochelle may be a new name amongst europes rugby elite, but theirs is a side fast catching the eye and turning the heads of the games more established order. Teams like wasps, history, tradition on their side, still rob millers early try was something of a surprise. So too la rochelles response, at least for danny cipriani. His kick charged down and wasps good work immediately on done. As if to encapsulate the french sides this his first ever start in a professional game, this his first try, putting la rochelle further ahead from where they would scarcely look back. They ran in six tries in all, another formidable performance. It may be their first time in europes premier tournament, yet they remain the side setting the pace. Behind them in the group, ulster, now up to second, 17 5 the scoreline in this wintry win over harlequins. For saracens, it was the weather that won. Their match against Clermont Auvergne lost amidst the snow. Whilst in exeter, there were plenty of hats, but not all strictly designed for warmth. The chiefs were given hope against leinster with this james shaw try. But the irish side bundled and barged their way back, 18 8. They stay top of their group. Adam wild, bbc news. Ronnie osullivan has equalled steve daviss record by winning a sixth uk snooker title. Osullivan beat shaun murphy by 10 5. He has won two of snookers three major titles this year. And theres more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from the ashes tour with the third test starting on thursday. Thats all for now, clive. You can see more on all of todays stories on the bbc news channel. Stay with us on bbc one. Its time for the news where you are. Hello. This is bbc news. There have been more protests in the arab and muslim world against President Trumps decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. Violence flared near the us embassy in beirut, and thousands gathered to express their anger in the moroccan capital rabat, as well as in cairo and istanbul. It comes as a spokesman for us Vice President mike pence strongly criticised the palestinian authority, saying it was unfortunate that palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas was declining to meet mr pence on his forthcoming trip to the region. With the latest, heres sebastian usher. Tear gas was fired into a crowd of around 1,000 protesters in beirut as they tried to reach the us embassy this morning. Effigies of President Trump and us flags were burned by angry groups of Palestinian Refugees and lebanese activists. Translation we are here to tell the us embassy, the embassy of the aggressor, thatjerusalem is arab, was arab and it will stay arab. Large rallies have been held in the moroccan capital, rabat. And in cairo too. Protesters trying to build momentum across the region against President Trumps decision. In istanbul, thousands turned out to hear president erdogan launch a blistering attack on President Trump and israel. Translation israel is a terrorist state. We will not abandonjerusalem to the mercy of a state that kills children. That earnt him a fierce riposte from the israeli Prime Minister, binyamin netanyahu, who said he wasnt used to receiving lessons on morality from a leader who bombs kurdish villages. He also had a message onjerusalem. It has always been our capital. Jerusalem has never been the capital of any other people. The sooner the palestinians come to grips with this reality, the sooner we move towards peace. As clashes again broke out near the fence between gaza and israel, many fear that President Trumps move will reignite extremist violence. The winner of this years Nobel Peace Prize has warned that the world could be just a moment of panic away from a nuclear war. Beatrice fihn was accepting the award on behalf of her organisation, the International Campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. She warned that the current tensions on the Korean Peninsula meant mutual destruction was only one impulsive tantrum away. A moment of panic or carelessness, a misconstrued comment or a bruised ego, could easily lead us to the destruction of entire cities. A calculated military escalation could lead to indiscriminate murder of civilians. Sarah keith lucas has the weather. It has been a weekend of wintry weather. We have seen disruption due to strong winds in the south and also ice, and plenty of it is still around. The snowiest place was sunnybridge in mid wales, where there has been 33 centimetres of accumulating snow over a foot. That has been enough to cause disruption to transport and also some Power Networks in some places. Ice is going to be the main hazard through the course of tonight as the sleet and snow eases away from the south and we see the skies clearing. The overnight temperatures in the towns and cities are a few degrees below freezing. If you are heading to work or school on monday morning during rush hour, do watch out for those potentially icy conditions around. The tension turns on monday to an area of low pressure which is causing disruption across portugal, spain and france, and very heavy snowfall in the alps. On the edge of that we are likely to see winds and rain in the south east of england, with a bit of sleet and snow mixed in. Moving away from the south east, a quieter picture. Watch out for those icy conditions and a widespread, sharp frost. Some sunshine further north across england, but scotland will continue to see more showers feeding in on that cold, northerly wind. During the day, we will continue to see a mix of sleet and snow. Away from the south east of england, wintry sunshine, but temperatures only a few degrees above freezing at best. The northerly wind coming in across scotla nd the northerly wind coming in across scotland and Northern Ireland. A very cold night monday night into the early hours of tuesday. In the countryside, colder than towns and cities, with lows down to around 12 to start your day on tuesday. A very widespread frost and icy conditions as well, with freezing fog patches that could linger. Turning a little bit milderfrom the that could linger. Turning a little bit milder from the west later on. Hello. This is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines
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