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Eating up to 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day may help us to live longer. Research from Imperial College london claims boosting our intake to 800 grams a day could prevent thousands of deaths from Heart Disease and cancer. An investigation by the bbc has found there are nearly ten thousand drivers across the uk still on the roads despite having 12 or more points currently on their driving licence. Good morning. Its thursday the 23rd of february. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Parts of the uk are facing Travel Disruption as storm doris arrives with winds reaching 9amph. There are Severe Weather warnings for across Northern England, east anglia, north wales and the midlands, and there is snow predicted in higher areas in scotland. About 8,000 homes and businesses are without power in Northern Ireland due to trees falling onto overhead lines. Network rail are imposing speed limit of 50 mph on several train lines and the aa is reporting Traffic Disruption on major roads including the a5 in a 460. The npt has been closed in both directions and drivers are being abides to avoid the area. It started off as rain in the early hours, it is now a pretty full on snowstorm. Here in the Scottish Borders they have cancelled all School Transport for the day, at the heart and half thousand miles of road down here, much of those are auroral and the council do not want to Ta Ke Auroral and the council do not want to take any risks on some of those more minor roads. They are doing a good job of keeping the larger roads, the busier roads open here, we see critters passing of this road every few minutes but elsewhere in scotla nd every few minutes but elsewhere in scotland it is a different situation. This is quite a widespread dump of snow in the npt, a very busy road, the major road coming out of glasgow, we are told is ata coming out of glasgow, we are told is at a complete standstill. There has been some nasty skidding going on on that road this morning. It has caused a significant tailback, obviously the critters are trying to get out there and clear any cars that have skidded but a lot of people are stuck in very difficult conditions on that road and of course when a busy motorway in scotla nd course when a busy motorway in scotland jammed up in the central belt area it tends to have a knock on effect. Good news for some of the kids who are off school today, the rfu in this area who are enjoying the snowy weather, not so great if you are a motorist in these conditions, particularly those who we understand it are stuck on the m80 at the moment. That was laura gordon. We were hoping to talk to Alison Freeman in a very wet and windswept blackpool but we hope to be back with her fairly soon. We can speak to her at the moment. Prisons will be expected to reform criminals as well as punish them under whats being described as the biggest overhaul of the system for a generation. The justice secretary, liz truss, will present a bill later aimed at reducing Prison Violence and cutting re offending rates in england and wales. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. Some prisons in england and wales have been close to crisis in the last year. Violence and the use of illegal Mobile Phones and drugs have been soaring after deep cuts in the number of Prison Officers. But in otherjails, like hmp 0nley in warwickshire, its still possible to prepare inmates for life on the outside. Abdi tahir is coming to the end of a two year sentence and hopes to go straight into a job as a Bike Technician at halfords. He told me his experience ofjail time has been mixed. When i was in pentonville for example before i came here we were locked up 23 hours a day. Im saying we were literally treated like animals. Im saying we had to ask for toilet paper, we had to ask for the basic common decency, know what im saying . So coming here now, it looks like a completely different prison, especially at 0nley. There are bits of downs but you can work around those. I firmly believe if you give someone a chance to change, they will change. In her first prisons and courts bill, the relatively newjustice Secretary Liz Truss wants to have it written into law that it is her duty to rehabilitate prisoners and notjust to house them. As were seeing fewer people committing a crime for the first time, which is good news, more of the crime in our society is committed by people who have already been in prison. So we really need to deal with this issue which has been a problem going on for decades. The prisons and courts bill will also bring in new laws allowing Mobile Phone Companies to help the Prison Service to detect and intercept devices being used behind bars. Daniel sandford, bbc news in 0nley prison. Another aspect of this bill is the man to man the Cross Examination of victims by abusers in Family Courts. With me is our Legal Correspondent clive coleman. You were saying earlier that a quarter of victims in Domestic Abuse cases are questions directly by abusers in Family Courts which is quite an incredible situation. That is research that comes from the charity womens aid, that 25 figure isa charity womens aid, that 25 figure is a very high figure. There is a real anomaly here because in a criminal case and that cannot directly cross examine the alleged victim of the abuse, it is banned in the criminal courts but it is being allowed in the Family Courts so i thinkjust about everyone thinks thatis thinkjust about everyone thinks that is not a good idea. There has been pressure on thejustice secretary by the most in the country, sirjames munday, who has made it very clear over a number of yea rs made it very clear over a number of years his views on this. This has been exacerbated by reductions in legal aid hasnt it . There has been a perfect storm here, in 2013 the government made a big raid on the legal aid budget and removed Something Like £270 million from public funding, legal aid Funding Forfamily Public funding, legal aid funding for family cases and as a result of that no surprises the number of people who litigated themselves, located in person, grew and so what you have in many cases is the alleged abuser who is conducting the case himself, generally himself, and there is Provision Forjudges to step in at the moment and carry out the Cross Examination. But that often doesnt happen. And now in this bill the practice whereby an abuser is allowed to do that, the judge has the power to appoint a legally lawyer to do that Cross Examination on behalf of the person concerned. How quickly will this change come into the Family Courts . We do not have a specific timetable but there is a real sense of urgency, thejustice secretary commissioned an urgent review into this and i know she has made her views very clear. She wanted to happen as soon as possible. Another aspect you want to draw attention to is the plan to extend the use of virtual hearings. This is the Direction Of Travel for the court system, some people would say it is almost an historical accident that we have been dragging people to court for every single healing for the last 200 years or so and it is inevitable that this will happen. The government are investing Something Like £1 billion in digitising the courts and modernising them and another of hearings, Bill Applications and other healings are hearings they say can be done virtually. They can be done by phone, in some instances or they can be done by video, were going to see more and more of those. One other interesting thing if i can mention is one of the radical things in this bill is that victims in criminal cases can have the Cross Examination done before the trial. There have been highlights that have been very promising. This means the victim in the criminal case need not go to the court the trial at all. Big changes. Thank you. The Iraqi Military have ca ptu red you. The Iraqi Military have captured the airport in more so. A key target in the fight against the Islamic State which still controls the west of the city. There were some Roadside Bombs and at least one iraqi officer was killed. The assault was led by the american cruel coalition and then advancing groundstrokes. 0ur middle east correspondent, Quentin Somerville, sent us this update from the scene. Iraqi forces have made it to the perimeter of muscles airport, just over this hell you can see the airport stretching out. It is about four kilometres wide apparently, and that Sugar Factory to the left of the picture, Yesterday Dis Flag was hanging from there. It is no longer hanging from there. It is no longer hanging there now. All over this area there have been heavy air strikes, we can see massive craters. The village behind us which was the last road out for Islamic State before the airport, that was taken last night and men have been moving slowly forward through the village. If you have a little look you can see it there. Since quentin said that report he has just sent us a little bit more detail about the operation to recapture Mosul Airport, which as we mentioned took less than four hours. He is saying that the Iraqi Military using Artillery Tanks and bulldozers with that Coalition Air support were able to advance quickly across the field. More detail on the Roadside Bombs that have been set by Islamic State which badly damaged one iraqi forces humbly, killing a member of the iraqi forces in that incident. The iraqi forces now in control of the airport site but Islamic State are Firing Mortars from inside mosul itself. The Airport Runway was destroyed by Islamic State but it still has considerable Strategic Value because it is a large piece of land in controlling it will help secure Southern Roots into the west of muscle. With the aim then by of muscle. With the aim then by of iraqi forces to continue into the city every ticket from Islamic State. Breaking news coming to us from the courts, were hearing that ian stewart, who was convicted of murdering his fiancee, the author helen bailey, has beenjailed for at least 3a years at St Albans Crown court. He was convicted the two days ago and now ian stewartjailed for at least 3a years at the court at st albans after being convicted of murdering his fiancee, the childrens author helen bailey. He had buried her body along with that of her dog in a cesspit at the home they shared. That is ian stewart jailed for at least 3a years. Net migration to the uk has dropped to 273,000 in the year to september, down 119,000 from the previous year. The fall is the first time that migration has dipped below 300,000 in two years and the lowest level recorded since june in two years and the lowest level recorded sincejune 2014. It is still well above the government Target Figure of under 100,000. With me is the home affairs corresponded danny shaw. Symbolically, i guess it isnt ported but sick statistically is it significant . The office for National Statistics said that this fall is not statistically significant because there is a margin of error, these are estimates based on a sample of passengers. The fall of 119,000 bc dont read too much into it in terms of the statistics but it is politically very significant because it means the government is inching closer to getting Net Migration down to below 100,000. It suggests that it is falling and certainly some of that fall may well have taken place since the Eu Referendum because these figures cover the 12 months to these figures cover the 12 months to the end of september so there are around three or so months when the post brexit decision was made. That is interesting, so perhaps, and overlay guess that is interesting, so perhaps, and Overlay Gu Ess we that is interesting, so perhaps, and overlay guess we need further analysis to establish this, perhaps the suggestion that the brexit fought in the referendum is discouraging some from travelling to the uk or is that overstating things . It is impossible to tell. It could be. There could be anything the that is putting people off coming, looking at the data it looks as though more people emigrating to the uk and that has gone a bit. But the are still a Record Number of people from romania and bulgaria coming to live in britain, 70 4000. That is the highest figure there has ever been so certainly not begin from unions and bulgarians. Thank you. The headlines on bbc Newsroom Live the Dartford Crossing bridge over the thames is closed, flights from heathrow are cancelled and 8000 homes without power in Northern Ireland as Storm Dollars Hits the uk. Iraqi Security Forces have ca ptu red uk. Iraqi Security Forces have captured Mosul Airport from the so called Islamic State has the battle intensifies to reclaim the western half of the city. Net migration in the uk Falls To John and 73,000, the lowest level for more than two years. And in sport Wayne Rooneys agent is in china to see if you can negotiate a Big Money Move for the Manchester United and england captain. The Tra Nsfer United and england captain. The Transfer Window closes on the 28th saw a move this month is thought to be unlikely. By test united made the last 16 of the Europa League last night and they could be joined by spurs. They came from a goal down in the second game against gent at wembley. And after many patios twitter followers voted for who has next opponent should be, both he and you can see that they are in talks to fight in the summer. In a week, Northern Ireland will see its second election injust nine months. The Power Sharing Government collapsed in january amid a bitter row between unionists and republicans. Many have called this a divisive election but, away from the old sectarian issues, there are familiar concerns for voters like education, the economy and health. 0ur ireland correspondent Chris Buckler invited a group of people to the whitla hall at belfasts Queens University to see if there was more that United People than divided them. Elections are a time when people come together. United in the task of making a choice, but often divided, notjust by theirjobs, their age, or the interests, but by their backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences. First of all, thank you very much for coming. I want to ask a couple of questions. We obviously need you to be honest. Who has been to the gym in the last week . There are the athletic, or at least the enthusiastic. There are romantics who sent valentines cards this year. And those who admitted, or perhaps were forced to admit, they were drunk in the last week. But it is shared experiences which could influence how individuals vote. Who has waited four hours or more in accident and emergency to get treatment for themselves or someone else . Waiting lists in Northern Ireland are among the longest in the uk. Politicians have described the Health Service here at as at breaking point. I am a nurse. The reason people wait a long time in Emergency Departments is because we have an older population. There is not enough investment in primary care and the community. We have to remove the politicians out of health and appoint someone in charge of it you will be responsible for all the operational matters. This is not scientific, but the responses suggest a lot connects these businessmen and farmers, students, and senior citizens. Who has a close friend or a relative who is gay or a lesbian . Northern ireland is the only part of the uk where Same Sex Marriage is still illegal. And in the past, stormonts biggest party, the dup, used a veto to vote in favour of it. It is a disgrace and everyone has a right to decide who they want to marry and fall in love with. I am not quite sure. I have always believed it should be a male and female to bring up a child. What all believe is that politics matters. From the arts, who want more funding for things like languages. And those who want protestants and catholics to be taught together, which is the exception, rather than the rule. Yet a lot feel they do not fit into Northern Irelands traditional boxes of unionists or irish nationalists, though thats how they vote. Who is proud of Northern Ireland . It is interesting, the split. The generations who did not know the conflict and the other half. What sucks is that there is so much to be proud of in Northern Ireland. People can be grateful of what we have done. But we have an executive marked by scandal and crisis and falling apart consistently. Different views that will influence that Election Result when voters mark their preferences in the boxes next week. Chris buckler, bbc news, belfast. Chris is in belfast for us right now. The smaller parties are trying to get the message across to voters to say that if you continue to vote for the dup and sinn fein, the dominant party for some time now, then what youre likely to get is not a new Northern Ireland assembly but direct rule from westminster. If that message getting any traction . We are asking people to be honest, i am at the honesty cafe in the Waterfront Area of belfast, and some of those past divisions, some of thoseissues of those past divisions, some of those issues you have been talking about, really are starting to make a play in this Election Campaign. The dup and sinn fein, the two big parties, you have a block of support there. But some of the smaller parties join there. But some of the smaller partiesjoin me here this morning and there trying to get the message across that actually there needs to be changed to the assembly after the colla pse be changed to the assembly after the collapse of the Power Sharing Government. Gerry carroll for people before profit, do you think that message that you need to make a change through . Absolutely and what were hearing on doorsteps is that people want an alternative and different type of politics and the big parties once the base to come out and vote and everyone else to stay at home, they send the message that nothing will change. What we are getting is that people are fed up are getting is that people are fed up with corruption and cutbacks and they want an alternative so that is they want an alternative so that is the message we are hearing loud and clear. At the same time the dup and sinn fein are still very, very powerful in getting the message out, the big parties. They do indeed but we have a Big Forward Last Year in west belfast, we have a chance of taking a second seat in as well. People are fed up with what is going on, they are fed up with a lot of things in the endemic corruption culture of corruption. Allegations of corruption, lott has not been proven. There will be investigations and enquiries as to what happened with regard to botched Green Energy Scheme. Im sure that matters to you, stephen, leader of the green party in Northern Ireland. Do you think you smaller parties have made a difference in the assembly . We have, the green party have led the way on equality and transparency and accountability. If you take a quality product for the first ever motion on marriage equality, parties like the sdlp as alliance were divided on it. We let them on a journey to support that. At the same time you talk about the difference you made the truth is that even Northern Ireland as we have been reflecting Same Sex Marriages still illegal so it did not make the change did it . What it did do is get a majority in the assembly and now youre seeing the dup use the veto to block it and said it will get rid of the concerns we have move the conversation forward and we have created condition whereby we can pass marriage equality. We are the only party to publish all of our donations or five rebounds, other parties campaign on transparency promising to do that but they have not yet done it. The greens have led. We have led others will follow. In accountability, the last act of the assembly was to pass my motion calling for an independent system to investigate ministers. The assembly rejected twice but after rhi they had to pass it. The Traditional Unionist Voice is with us, john hilson, this is the one party that is not afraid of direct rule from westminster. It is something you may actually support. I think so. We are one of the parties that have been saying for years at the present set up isa saying for years at the present set up is a mess and will not work under present conditions and that it has to go and be studied in the middle think we would be too upset about it. I hear a lot of people on the doorsteps very cynical about the present set up. The doorsteps very cynical about the present setup. What does that say a few seem to voters, vote for us but we wa nt few seem to voters, vote for us but we want westminster to run things . It makes you an Absentee Landlord doesnt it . We are not saying that, our policy would be to keep the assembly and the things that work on it but instead of having an executive, a corrupt executive that does not work, lets use British Government ministers for the time being absorbed into account through the assembly, because there are things in the assembly that do work but it is the assembly that doesnt work. Thank you. Smaller parties campaignfor work. Thank you. Smaller parties campaign for votes, we will speak to other parties through the day here in belfast. We will try get a sense of how this Election Campaign is building up steam and in some cases there are some harsh words. Thank you. At nine oclock in the evening on tuesday the 28th we will bring you live coverage of the Leaders Debate, voters are going to, so that is another was handed understood to tell you about that thatis understood to tell you about that that is the Leaders Debate for the Northern Ireland political leaders. Voters are going to the polls today in two parliamentary by elections in cumbria and in staffordshire. They were triggered by the resignations of the labour mps jamie reed in copeland, and Tristram Hunt in Stoke On Trent central. Polling stations open at seven this morning and close at ten oclock tonight. Pleasant,s pleasant, S Administration has revoked guidance to schools that allows transgender people to use toilets that match their Gender Identity. Critics say that this threatened other students privacy and safety. Eating 10 portions of fruit and veg a day can help us longer lives. A study by Imperial College london showed consuming small amounts has a Health Benefit but more is better. However, Public Health england say adding pressure to eat more creates an unrealistic expectation we will discuss this now withjenny. Thank you for coming along. That is a point, if people feel that five a day is not good enough and they should be eating kennedy, they might give up entirely. It may seem impossible and that the moment the majority of the uk population are not even achieving the five a day so this is new evidence that has shown it is more beneficial to have more than five a day. We knew that, but the five a in between what we do and what is optimum so it is the achievable and out. Im sure about a year ago i had a seven at the message was not up from five to seven but now ten. What is that the search . It says that every have up to ten that is more beneficial than having five in terms of reducing disease risk, increased risk of cancer and Heart Disease. We know that a lot of benefits are strewn vets, high in fibre, antioxidants, vitamins minerals, it is important to have it. But even if we achieve five that is great. Ten a day, 800 grams, that sounds like a lot. You have brought food and read along with you to make it clear follows. We need some help on this. What is a portion . Exactly. People need to what it is to achieve five a day. I have for example. With the medium tax rates, one banana, one apple, this would be one portion. To Broccoli Spears, so that is one portion, two satsumas, and other smaller fruit portion, two satsumas, and other smallerfruit and portion, two satsumas, and other smaller fruit and veg like bombs for example, when youre moving into things like. So that is one portion . One portion is to have those. One of those would think what advice would think that one of thoseis what advice would think that one of those is one portion. Three keeps teaspoons of veg is the recommendation from most of them as well. Do you have any magic kept hints on how it is easy to copy at a fruit and veg that we eat . Added two meals that youre already having. It is not about completely changing your whole diet and eating pattern, perhaps adding a banana to your cereal. It is hard to catch up if you dont start the day eating fruit. When it comes to fruitjuice, 150 mil portions can be consumed as one of your five a day but actually it is much betterfor us to perhaps eat the fruit because it is low in sugar and betterfor eat the fruit because it is low in sugar and better for dental health. We can have driver as well, but better to have a mixed into meals because a protectorate each more. Died fruit. In summer ready meals include a portion of five eddie braben have to be careful with the amount of salt and fat and other ingredients. I have only had bloody silly so i must play catch up. Thank you. I silly so i must play catch up. Thank you. I have only had blueberries. Returning to storm doris, the da rtford returning to storm doris, the Dartford Crossing bridge over the thames is closed, flights from heathrow is cancelled and 8000 homes without power in Northern Ireland. Blackpool has not escaped either. We can speak to her correspondence the, Alison Freeman. It looks atrocious. You have been there since five oclock this morning. It is fair to say that the impact of doris has been steadily growing in that time. Absolutely. When we got here at 5am this morning, we didnt know if it was going to materialise or not but ican was going to materialise or not but i can tell you that it definitely has and the gusts are so powerful, i cant face in the direction the gusts are coming from. If you look behind me, you can see those Steel Structures bending lower and lower as the wind has got higher and higher today. If you look out to sea, you higher today. If you look out to sea , you can higher today. If you look out to sea, you can see where all that bob is spluttering me from. Be sure is really being battered as we speak right now. This is causing a lot of disruption across the uk. Dozens of flights have been cancelled in and out of the airport at heathrow due to the strong winds and its affecting Rail Services in the south and north of england, with limited Services Running at lower speeds to protect against problems that they are having. As you can see here, sorry, i got hit in the face with some foam, we are at the peak of the storm now. It is expected to continue like this for some hours but it is expected to clear by 6pm. People are being told to stay inside if they can. Just briefly, our people heeding that advice as far as you can see, as people are used to windy conditions on the coast . We have had a view people come and chat to us and take pictures but they are not going for long. It is cold, wet and windy. You can see i am getting really buffered around. As far as i can see, most sensible people are staying indoors and away from the coastline. Alison, ithink staying indoors and away from the coastline. Alison, i think you deserve to be inside with a warm cup of tea or coffee and hopefully some dry clothes. They stay safe. Just briefly, we are hearing from colleague at London Euston to say that the announcer there has said there is a complete block on all trains leaving London Euston station. We will have further updates on that and the effects of storm doris with the weather. Doris has been causing disruption, as we have been hearing, with this winds causing the pressure to drop hugely in 24 hours. The strongest gusts so far have been in anglesey in wales, where there are reports of thousands of people without power. Winds are gusting up to the 70s regularly, and we are going to see further transport impact even though the strongest winds have passed now. Generally this afternoon, 50 to 70 mph winds are going to continue and we will see disruption to transport and transport as well. Snow is crossing scotland and whilst it might look pretty, it have to be said that it has been causing disruption. The Ma Te Motorway has been shut in both directions and there is more snow to come in scotla nd there is more snow to come in scotland across the rest of the day. Very, very windy continuing to spread across england and wales with a high chance of disruption. Strong enough to bring some trees down, hence the risk of trees down for the rest of the day. This is bbc Newsroom Live. The headlines at 11. 30. Storm doris is causing Travel Disruption across the disruption across storm doris is causing Travel Disruption across the uk. The Da Rtford Disruption across the uk. The dartford bridge across the thames is closed, flights from heathrow are cancelled and about 8000 homes without power in Northern Ireland. Iraqi forces capture Mosul Airport from so called Islamic State after a four hour battle. A Roadside Bomb has killed at least one iraqi officer. Prisons should not only punish criminals but reform them too, according to ministers who want a complete overhaul of the prison and Court Systems in england and wales. Official figures show Net Migration in the uk has fallen to 273,000 the lowest level for more than two years. New Research Suggests boosting our intake of fruit and veg to ten servings a day could prevent thousands of deaths from Heart Disease and cancer. And an investigation by the bbc has found nearly 10,000 drivers across the uk are still on the roads, despite having 12 or more points currently on their driving licence. Lets catch up with the sport now. Hi there. Good morning. Wayne rooney could be on his way to china earlier than expected with news that his agent is in the country trying to negotiate a dealfor the england and Manchester United captain to play in their super league. Rooney has been at old trafford for 13 years and broken virtually every record that exists at the club. But hes no longer the first choice of united Managerjose Mourinho and agent Paul Stretford is in china negotiating with interested clubs. The chinese Transfer Window closes next tuesday. A summer move still seems the likelier outcome however. Manchester united manager Jose Mourinho isnt happy with the fa. After his side reached the last 16 of the Europa League last night mourinho bemoaned the decision to make them to face chelsea in the fa cup quarter final on the monday night before the second leg of the next round in europe on thursday. I feel really surprised that the decision is made before our draw in europe because in this moment, nobody knows who we will play against, nobody knows where is the first match and where is the second match. Imagine we play chelsea on the monday and then have to go to a second match in europe in russia, in turkey, in greece. Tottenham will hope to join united in the last 16, they host ghent in front of a sell out wembley crowd tonight. Spurs are looking to overturn a 1 0 deficit from their poor display in the first leg in belgium last week. We were poor and they were better than us. That is why they won. We knew the quality. What surprised us was our performance. We are aware of how they play and its up to us to try to be better and show that we deserved to go to the next round. Leicester city are ready for the battle according to their boss and he says they showed great heart in their match last night. Sevilla are third in the Spanish League and dominated the game, missing a penalty before opening the scoring. They went 2 0 up butjust when leicester needed it, jamie vardy pulled one back which means they only need a 1 0 win at home to go through. We can go back and score a goal and that was important. Three things, we get strength from. Jamie vardy scored a goal to reopen the match in the second leg. That is important. We know they are better than us. A very high quality team. A highly experienced team. Everything is up. But we have a very big heart. A blow for arsenal this morning with the news that midfielder Santi Cazorla is out for the season as he recovers from ankle surgery. The Spain International has been out of action since october and has undergone an operation and it was expected that his recovery would take around three months. But arsenal now believe the 32 year old will need longer on the sidelines and expect him not to feature again this season. And there could be another big Big Fight On The Way for boxing fans as a deal is being negotiated for Manny Pacquiao to take on britains own amir khan. Pacquaios twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would like to see him fight next. Khan hasnt boxed since a defeat the Saul Alvarez Last May and was eyeing a fight with fellow Briton Kell Brook but it seems former six weight World Champion pacquaio at the age of 38 is the next test, with both men confirming on social media negotiations are underway. And that is all the sport for now. I will be back with more in the next hour. More now on the news that the fiancee of a childrens author whose body was found in a cesspit has been jailed for 36 years. He spent weeks poisoning her before burying her. Mike was in court when the sentence was handed down. Looking through the judges remarks, he said that ian stewart knew helen bailey to be a wealthy woman but wasnt content with having a share of her wealth. Instead, he wanted it all for himself. Thats right. Ian stewart chose not to be present while the sentencing took place butjudge Andrew Bright directed his comments towards him anyway. He said that while helen bailey was excitedly planning your wedding, you were planning your wedding, you were planning to kill her. He said that she was at the height of her success when you brought her life to a cruel end and dumped her beloved red boris and her in a foul smelling cesspit. As you say, she was worth around £3 million and he said she wasnt he wasnt content to share her wealth asa wasnt content to share her wealth as a husband, he wanted it all for himself, he said. Thejudge as a husband, he wanted it all for himself, he said. The judge told as a husband, he wanted it all for himself, he said. Thejudge told him it was difficult to imagine the more he knows climactic planning and premedication. He went to considerable lengths to cover the bodies and he said he told kalas lies. Sitting in courtjust behind me wasjamie, ian lies. Sitting in courtjust behind me was jamie, ian stewarts son. Yesterday, while the verdicts were read out, he didnt look at his father at all and today he sat motionless. Behind him wasjohn bailey, helen baileys brother and he tees that theyre just listening to the comments. Ian stewart had lied to his family, lied to helen ba ileys lied to his family, lied to helen baileys family and he had lied to the police. The families sitting through six weeks of harrowing evidence and today, finally, it is coming toa evidence and today, finally, it is coming to a close. He was sentenced toa minimum coming to a close. He was sentenced to a minimum of 34 years. That means ian stewart would be eligible for pa role ian stewart would be eligible for parole until he is 90. Ok, mike, thank you for that update from St Albans Crown thank you for that update from st alba ns crown court. Lets get more now on the governments plans for a Major Overhaul of prisons in england and wales. A bill will be introduced in Parliament Today which sets in law for the first time that a key purpose of prison is to rehabilitate offenders, notjust punish them. With me is andrew neilson, director of campaigns at the Howard League for penal reform. Thank you very much for coming along to talk to us. Its always been an aspiration that prisoners should experience rehabilitation during their time experience rehabilitation during theirtime in experience rehabilitation during their time injail, not experience rehabilitation during theirtime injail, notjust punishment, but in practice, we know from many people who work in the Prison Service that that doesnt a lwa ys Prison Service that that doesnt always happen. Do you think that enshrining this in law will change that . That would be the governments hope and it certainly welcome that theyve done so but its not so Ground Breaking in that weve had successive governments publish papers on prisons, often entitled punish and reform. So its been recognised as a purpose of prison for many years. Whether enshrining it in legislation will actually change what happens on the ground in prison is the big question. What is there, as far as you are aware, to back this up, to allow this to happen . They are looking at all sorts of new performance measurements, at League Tables will prisons, at asking the inspectorate to inspect on Prison Leadership as well as all the other things that they look at. The Secretary Of State will be given a duty of care to respond when they find serious failings. It sounds like it is all very nice but in the end we have prisons which are pretty much in meltdown at the moment. We had more suicides behind bars last year than any other year on record. We have had multiple disturbances, Prison Officers striking, overcrowding drugs and violence all on the rise. Is there any more money to back all of this up, more staff, as it seems to me that when you are talking about something that is apparently Ground Breaking, the biggest change ina Ground Breaking, the biggest change in a generation, you will need more money to do that. There is a short term injection in cash to look at recruitment and retention of Prison Officers, because that has been a big issue, but long term Good Ministry ofjustice continues to seek year on year budget cuts and its hard to square what the government wants to see from prisons without looking at the size of the Prison Population and demand on prisons, because that is of saving money. How are you going to be monitoring this . How will you look for signs of change . We will see it in the Inspection Reports and ourselves when we going to presence. We will be looking carefully at the detail because the double, as always, is in the detail. There is a risk that these the tables simply measure how bad things are. We know things are bad. We need radical change. Andrew nielsen, thank you very much. A political row has broken out over the money paid to a man previously known as Ronald Fiddler after he was released from Guantanamo Bay in 2004. Asking an urgent question in the commons, labours Yvette Cooper said people will be sickened by the payment. What happened about the payment. What happened about the payment that was allegedly made to him and does the government know whether any of that money was then used subsequently to fund terrorist or extremist activity . Was there any monitoring in place for any of these Compensation Cases that took place and has there been any attempt since he left for syria and iraq to recover a ny he left for syria and iraq to recover any of the payments that have been made . Is any of that payment left now . Can the minister at least say whether the government is now viewing this case and will at least provide a report to the intelligence and Security Committee who will be able to listen to all of the questions around intelligence so that we can understand whether such a serious case has been properly pursued and that every possible action has been taken, both the behalf of our National Security and of the british taxpayer . So, as the political fallout continues, lets talk to our Political Correspondent Alice Fleming in westminster. What was the response to Yvette Cooper . The response was pretty short because he said he couldnt really speak on an individual case because the government had done a deal with this man which was legally binding and therefore had to remain confidential. That brought fewer ree from labour mps with one of them, chris bryant, saying what is the point in being confidential if the man in question is dead now . I think what i detected from the follow up questions that were asked in the comment in the last hour or so is to try to link this to theresa may, the Prime Minister, because of course during that whole period she was home secretary. There are questions over whether she was involved in authorising this compensation and another labour mp said that she was responsible for cuts to Border Protection which meant this man could leave the uk and head to syria. I suspect this is heading next to the parliament and Security Committee where they scrutinise the work of the Intelligence Community which cannot always be done in public, so we may well wait longer for answers. Thank you very much. In a moment a summary of the Business News this hour but first, the headlines on bbc Newsroom Live. Around 8000 homes are without power across Northern Ireland as a result of storm doris, while other parts of the uk have seen winds of up to 94 mph. Snow has led to disruption in Scotla Nd Snow has led to disruption in scotland and the Dartford Crossing over the thames is shut. The battle intensifies to reclaim the western side of mosul. Net migration to the uk which is the difference between the number of people coming to live in britain and those leaving has fallen to 273,000. Thats the lowest level for more than two years, according to official figures. Hello. In the Business News barclays has reported a jump in annual profits to £3. 2 billion for 2016 after what the bank says, making strong progress in restructuring. Barclays has been selling off other parts of the business which the bank deems non core, and it said it would bring forward the closure of its Africa Business by six months. More on this injust a moment. British gas Owner Centrica has returned to profitability after making a large loss in 2015. Revenue slipped 4 in 2016 from £28 billion to £27 billion, but statutory profit was £2. 5 billion up from a loss in 2015. British gas has said the competitive nature of the uks Energy Market was one of the reasons why its profits fell last year. French carmaker psa, which owns the peugeot and citroen brands, says net profit for 2016 nearly doubled as the group pushes plans to buy General Motors european brands 0pel and vauxhall. Profit rose 79 to £1. 81 billion, and the carmaker promised to pay Shareholder Dividends for the First Time Since 2011. As you heard there, barclays profits have almost trebled they reported a jump in annual profits to £3. 2 billion for 2016. The bank has also reduced the amount of money paid out in Customer Redress from £2. 7 billion to £1 billion. The banks chief executive, mr staley told the bbc the bank was preparing to add hundreds of staff to offices in dublin, frankfurt and milan to counter brexit risks to its european business. Speaking to our business editor, simonjack, he says the bank is committed to the uk. We are looking at contingencies right now. We have a Subsidiary Bank in ireland. We have a very large operation in germany, the largest bank in germany, for instance. We are looking at what our options are to operate across europe if we lose the Single Market because of brexit, but i dont think any of those plans reflect a dramatic departure from london. We may add some people in dublin, may add some people across europe but our Core Operations and will continue to be london. I continue to believe that london will be the core for europe even without the Single Market and we continue to be committed to the uk. All this week, the bbc is running a series called disability works. Its a week of coverage looking at how businesses work with people with disabilities and how disabled people have made Business Work for them. 0ur reporter, craig anderson, whos in inverness, is at Highland Blindcraft, established over 140 years ago, a factory that was set up to provide employment for blind children when they were ready to leave the blind school. Good to see you. I was going to ask you what do they make there, but i can see that i think it is beds . Yes, well when this first started, this workshop was for people producing basket weaving. But that was in victorian times. Now they have branched out. They make beds and furniture and the majority of people here have some kind of disability, but its moved on from just being for people with a visual impairment. There are various people here with different types of disability. Peter, you are the Workshop Manager here. Give me some idea of the kind of disability is the star power. There are a whole variety of disabilities. Principally we are set for blind and visually impaired but as times have continued, we have a chap who is profoundly deaf, people with learning difficulties, a spectrum of disabilities. There are power tools here and big machines. From a health and safety point of view, how difficult is it running a factory with people who have a range of disabilities . We are of course very conscious of health and safety here. Its a case of being careful. We never put anyone on the soul with a visual impairment. Talking of power tools, we have a chap who makes the mattresses who has been here 40 years who makes the who is blind. They all work with power tools but they are trained and safety conscious. We have an Outside Agency who comes in and gives us refreshers on anything outdated. We are very conscious of it. Thomas, you have only been here one year, not 40 yea rs. Only been here one year, not 40 years. What is the difference between working here and working in other places. There is a big difference. They are a lot more understanding around your disability. They will never throw you in on a job that they dont think youre capable of. Other you in on a job that they dont think youre capable of. 0therjobs they think you can go in and do the re st they think you can go in and do the rest if you are applying for it, but here it is about doing one step at the time. Do you think perhaps in other places they look at what you cant do rather than what you can do . Yes, definitely. Iwould cant do rather than what you can do . Yes, definitely. I would say a lot ofjobs i have been for, i havent got it because they think, he cant do this. Theres a lot he may be couldnt do all he couldnt help with this and he wouldnt be an addition to the company or whatever. This is a very busy factory as you can see and the product is a truly commercial product. It may be a charity but they do compete in the marketplace. Who knows what Highland Blindcraft might be doing in 20,30 or 40 years down the line. Who knows, they might still be here in another 150 years knows, they might still be here in another 150 yea rs time. Knows, they might still be here in another 150 years time. Lets hope so, craig. Good on you and good on them. You can find more on our special coverage of this issue and how businesses are dealing with it at bbc. Co. Uk disability. And on twitter at disabilityworks. Now i will show you the markets. The ftse is slightly down at the moment but world stocks in general are holding near those record highs. Another week of more wow on the dow on wall street. More of a boost coming from the Us Federal Reserve which showed they are not in any rush to raise interest rates. Berkeley is slightly up and centrica also slightly up. Thats it for the business for now. More throughout the day, but not from me. Thank you very much. The Chief Of Staff for Marine Le Pen has been put underformal staff for Marine Le Pen has been put under formal investigation over the alleged misuse of eu funds. Prosecutors are looking into investigations that her aid used a eu salary to help her boss in her work as a member of the European Parliament when in fact she was working for the National Front party in paris. Marine le pen has said she is the victim of a political conspiracy and denied any wrongdoing. In a solar system far, far away scientists believe they may have found the best location yet for alien life. Approximately 40 light years from us theyve discovered seven earth sized Planets Orbiting A Distant Star and believe that three of them are possibly habitable. David bowie dominated the Brits Last Night A year after he died of cancer. He was awarded best british male and best british album, for his swansong, blackstar. The headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. In a moment, we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two first, we leave you with for a look at the weather. Storm doris is causing all sorts of problems out across parts of the uk. Different hazard in different areas as well. This area of clarity can see really developing. This hook is where we have had the strongest winds which have moved across wales and are working across Northern Counties of england. The strongest gusts from doris, 94 mph, with a number of power cuts across wales. People are without power in Northern Ireland as well because of the strong winds. This wave of strong winds will work its way now across england and wales for the rest of the afternoon. Gusts generally 50 to 70 mph but if you gusts of 80 still possible around the coasts. Those gusts are Strong Enough to bring down trees, so expect some further Transport Disruption. Road and rail routes have already been affected. Snow in scotland has been causing disruption as well. It might look pretty, but it has been causing problems. The m 80 has been closed in both directions, for example. A mix of rain and snow as we go on through the afternoon, with the snow moving towards the higher hills, but further accumulations are still likely. A disruptive weather system, the strong winds surging away across england and wales. The temperatures are academic, as it is feeling cold where ever you are because of doriss winds. 0vernight, gradually, the weather will begin to calm down. There will be showers at first easing away and then the shower was well clear and frost will set in, meaning there could be icy patches on the roads first thing on friday morning. By day will dawn on a quieter note. Quite a quiet weather day, certainly for the morning. The afternoon, some changes on the way. Some snow possible on Higher Ground in scotland but for most of us, a more mild feeling day. But then as we head into the weekend, we see low pressure firmly in charge, outbreaks of rain and westerly winds bringing heavy rain to the north west of the uk and combined with heavy rain in scotla nd uk and combined with heavy rain in scotland and the melt of the snow, there could be the risk of flooding. That is your weather. This is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at midday. When the snow and driving rain are battling the uk. Flights and Train Journeys are disrupted. I can tell you as you see the full hitting me from the sea that it has materialised, the gusts are so powerful. I cant even face the direction the wind is coming from. Iraqi Security Forces have captured Mosul Airport from so called Islamic State our correspondent Quentin Somerville, is embedded with iraqi troops. All around this area there have been heavy air strikes, we can see massive craters. The village behind me which was the last road out for Islamic State, it was taken last night. Prisons should not only punish criminals but reform them too, according to ministers who want a complete overhaul of the prison and Court Systems in england and wales. Net migration to the uk falls to its lowest level for more than two years, according to official figures. Also, eating up to 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, may help us to live longer. New Research Suggests that boosting our intake to 800 grams a day could prevent thousands of deaths from Heart Disease and cancer. And, a bbc investigation finds a driver who is still legally on the road with 62 points on their licence, Tens Of Thousands of others have more than 12. Good afternoon. Its thursday 23rd february. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Parts of the uk are facing Travel Disruption as storm doris arrives with winds reaching up to 94mph in north west wales. There are Severe Weather warnings across Northern England, east anglia, north wales and the midlands, and the storm is bringing snow in higher areas in scotland. About 7,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Northern Ireland due to trees falling onto overhead lines. Theres disruption for travellers across the uk network rail is imposing speed limits of 50 mph on several train lines and the aa is reporting Traffic Disruption on major roads including the a5 and a460. At heathrow, 77 flights have been cancelled. Snow is predicted to reach 8 12in high in parts of scotland. This is the scene in the soutra this morning. The course is taking a battering, these are the scenes in blackpool. Ferries between dover and calais have been cancelled. The snow is predicted to reach 8 12 inches high and part of scotland. Elsewhere, the M80 Near Stirling has been closed in both directions. Drivers are being advised to avoid the area. The met office has issued a yellow Weather Warning for ice affecting Northern England, the midlands Northern Ireland and scotland tomorrow so a lot of information there to absorb. 0ur correspondent Alison Freeman is in blackpool. Alison youre still standing, though whether theyre obviously atrocious. It is appalling, more like being in a snowstorm with the form coming off the sea which is being whipped up by the sea which is being whipped up by the wind, we have been here since around five oclock this morning and we have watched as a relatively calm Blackpool Surfer turned into this com pletely Blackpool Surfer turned into this completely stormy sea and if you look behind me i can actually look into the wind because it is too powerful particulars behind me at the tall metal swaying sculptures there, we have watched them being banned by the wind. The mets to bed with the wind but they have been getting quite low. If you want to ta ke getting quite low. If you want to take a look at to see you can see that you can see where all the former is coming from, the wind really bashing those waves against the shore. People are coming to have a look around to see what is going on, mainly staying in their vehicles. The finger sandwiches at lunchtime and having a look around. Not coming out to stand in this atrocious wind. As you said there has been quite a lot of trouble with Transport Disruption on the road, the trains of been severely affected, at kings cross and st pancras. We know that a number of lines are only running limited services exhibited speeds so this is obviously the peak of the storm. It is expected to stay like this for quite a few hours. Hopefully ending around six oclock tonight. Most people, you mentioned a few people are coming along in their cars to take a look but most people are basically heeding the advice and trying to stay out of the weather. That is right and i think it is a very wise thing to do. It is very cold and biking in this wind and the sea is quite ferocious. Although the tide is starting to go out, which is why the great having so much of this spray but people are coming down to ta ke spray but people are coming down to take photographs or simplicity and the car is just a warm winter think is the best thing to do. Thank you. When are you getting out of the weather yourself . I think of the weather yourself . Ithinki of the weather yourself . I think i have about another hour to go and i am looking forward to getting warm and dry we feel for you. Thank you. Storm doris is causing a lot of destruction, just look at these pictures to see some of the damage caused. This greater crashed on the pay 81 at the ballot crossroads this morning, this was taken on the m80 in scotland that was closed for part of this morning. We are told that recently reopened, Graphic Scotland warning of big delays. 0ne bbc reporter said some drivers have all but given up on trying to make progress on the 1073. Really horrid conditions there. He has left the balcony and is with us right now. With me is our weather presenter chris fawkes. Chris, this is the worst storm of the year we have had so far, tell us where we are at with storm doris. Alice was saying that blackpool seems to be getting the brunt of the storm. That is right, storm doris is an example of a weather bomb, a rapidly intensifying any of low pressure. We can have a look on the Satellite Picture and see how the cloud has been moving in that little hook of cloud going across Northern Ireland at moving across the irish sea. That is where the strongest winds have been and the Windsor Du Maurier said have hitz to four Miles Per Hour so those kinds of wind gusts in north west wales, we have seen similar ones north west wales, we have seen similarones in north west wales, we have seen similar ones in anglesey. Thousands of people reportedly without parallel. Enter Northern Ireland we have also power cuts caused by these very strong winds. I think youre probably right, the peak of the storm, the absolute peak value is there. 94 mph. I dont think we will get anything stronger. Is that putting a record . It is not, it is an exposed site. For a number of places across england and wales although the storm has peaked we still get wind gusts of 7080 has peaked we still get wind gusts of 70 80 mph. Robert like 50 or 74 most parts of england and wales. The gusts are Strong Enough to bring down trees and so were likely to seek more disruption to transport and Power Supplies. Even though the absolute peak wind is probably has probably passed we will see further weather impacts from this nasty storm system before the windies overnight. So we will say goodbye to storm doris. Yes and the wind is only half the story, and we have seen atrocious conditions with snow on the road. We have seen the m80 closed. Peaceful transition back to rain so that one of a mixture of whether around in scotland for the next few hours but over the hills yes morsels likely. That is likely to cause Transport Disruption. It has been quite a week, springlike at the beginning of the week and now this. Looking at the days ahead, will we see, conditions next week . The next area of concern is the weekend, more rain coming to the north West Of Scotland and that will be heavy rain, so the rain combined with mild temperatures will fall some of the snow that hasnt fallen in scotland and so through the weekend there will be the threat of flooding across northern part of the country. More Weather Conditions that could cause problems. The Iraqi Military have captured the airport in mosul, a vital strategic location in the battle to oust Islamic State fighters from the city. The operation to retake the airport took about four hours. The advancing troops encountered several Roadside Bombs at least one iraqi officer was killed. The assault began with overnight air strikes by the american led coalition, then advancing Ground Troops crossed the airports perimeter. 0ur correspondent Quentin Somerville sent this update. You can hear gunfire. It is from one of the last remaining villagers between iraqi forces and Mosul Airport. These armoured columns you see im looking forward from multiple directions. Add the above we can hear Coalition Aircraft. Those aircraft have been handling the area all my long. In preparation for this attack. At the same time the Iraqi Government have been dropping leaflets warning people to stay in their homes. When lydia yesterday we were able to see in some of the areas to the north of us the Islamic State flag still flying. These men will try and change that because the attack on Mosul Airport is under way. Iraqi forces have made it to the perimeter of mosuls report, just over the spare you can see the airport stretching out to about four, mutters. That sugarfactory which isjust to four, mutters. That sugarfactory which is just to the left of the picture, yesterday the Islamic State flag was hanging from there. It is no longer hanging there are now. Following this area there have been heavy air strikes, we can see massive craters. The village behind us massive craters. The village behind us which was the last rode out Islamic State, it was effectively taken last night. Men have been moving slowly forward to that village and if you have a look you can see it there. Were now in the airfield of Mosul Airport, that is the iraqi flag you can see. In the distance you can see burning and smoke from some of the terminal buildings and in the last few minutes so called Islamic State happen marketing this position further ahead. An armoured column of iraqi Security Forces were going down the main road towards the airport when one of them hit a rotate bomb, an ied, ely tennant was killed and we believe other casualties as well Haley Tennant was killed and there were other casualties as well. They will press on with his attack to the airport to make it to the terminal buildings. That was the target, iraqi forces are now inside muscle airport. Mosul airport. Prisons will be expected to reform criminals as well as punish them under whats being described as the biggest overhaul of the system for a generation. The justice secretary, liz truss, will present a bill today aimed at reducing Prison Violence and cutting re offending rates in england and wales. Therell also be new powers to clamp down on drugs injails, and the use of Mobile Phones by inmates. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. Some prisons in england and wales have been close to crisis in the last year. Violence and the use of illegal Mobile Phones and drugs have been soaring after deep cuts in the number of Prison Officers. But in otherjails, like hmp 0nley in warwickshire, its still possible to prepare inmates for life on the outside. Abdi tahir is coming to the end of a two year sentence and hopes to go straight into a job as a Bike Technician at halfords. He told me his experience ofjail time has been mixed. When i was in pentonville for example before i came here we were locked up 23 hours a day. Im saying we were literally treated like animals. Im saying we had to ask for toilet paper, we had to ask for the basic common decency, know what im saying . So coming here now, it looks like a completely different prison, especially at 0nley. There are bits of downs but you can work around those. I firmly believe if you give someone a chance to change, they will change. In her first prisons and courts bill, the relatively newjustice Secretary Liz Truss wants to have it written into law that it is her duty to rehabilitate prisoners and notjust to house them. As were seeing fewer people committing a crime for the first time, which is good news, more of the crime in our society is committed by people who have already been in prison. So we really need to deal with this issue which has been a problem going on for decades. The prisons and courts bill will also bring in new laws allowing Mobile Phone Companies to help the Prison Service to detect and intercept devices being used behind bars. Daniel sandford, bbc news in 0nley prison. Net migration to the uk has dropped to 273,000 in the year to september, down 49,000 from the previous year. The fall is the first time Net Migration has dipped below 300,000 in two years, and the lowest level recorded sincejune 2014. But it is well above the governments Target Figure of under 100,000. Lets get more reaction to thee numbers. Kate andrews is news editor for the institut of economic shejoins us now from our Central London studio. Politically significant but not statistically significant, is the message we are hearing. First of all the political significance of this, how much do you think the government will be able to make of these figures . Like you say the fact that the statistics arent that significant means you cant push the idea that it is politically significant too far. We are continuing to see the Immigration Arms Race between the different parties, labour being very concerned about how the Working Class feels about how the Working Class feels about immigration, the conservatives being concerned about the ukip for speaking from the voters, everyone promising to bring migration figures down. But these targets dont tell as much about the economy or how people are selling in terms of getting jobs and i think what will be seen as one of these figures roll out is that Brexit Britain doesnt exist yet, we are still leaving it in that process and i dont think these figures can tell us much at all about the health and economy of the uk, health care and work of the getting jobs. Are you saying that we can confidently say that there is any link between these figures in a reaction to brexit given that the few months i think that the period these figures, as our current proposed referendum . These figures, as our current proposed referendum . Not confidently, the two most interesting things about the figures that immigration is emigration figures have gone up so we have more people leaving the uk. Not by significant margin, about 20 6000. More people leaving means the Net Migration of federal go down but this does not tell us anything about the crucial political element of how many people are coming in and will those figures continue to change . The remaining handball game figures have gone up by Tens Of Thousands and some are trying to say that people with in Eastern Europe are trying to get to the uk before the Policy Change and that could be possible but in order to feel confident about saying that we would have to see these figures replicated in the coming quarters. Thank you. The headlines on bbc Newsroom Live. About 7000 homes are still without electricity in Northern Ireland has power lines are brought down by storm doris. Snow has led to disruption of the roads in scotland and trains have been cancelled in a number of areas. Iraqi Security Forces captured Mosul Airport from so called Islamic State as the battle intensifies to reclaim the western half of the city. Net migration as we have just been discussing to the uk falls to 273,000, the lowest level for more than two years. More sport with you. Wayne rooney could be on his way to china earlier than expected, his agent in the country trying to agree a deal for the england and Manchester United captain to play in the super league. He arrived at old trafford 13 years ago under the tutelage of sir alex ferguson, and has gone on to the clu b ferguson, and has gone on to the club s record goal scorer but is now out of favour underJose Mourinho. His agent is getting interest from clubs. Was in material is not happy with the fa, after his side reach the last 16 of the Europa League last night. TheJose Mourinho bemoaned the decision to make them face chelsea in the fa cup quarterfinal on the monday night before the second leg of the next round in europe that thursday. He refuses to play a weakened side in the cup. We are Manchester United, i can do that. I dont do that. As Manchester United manager i dont do that to the fa cup because the fa cup is not guilty of these decisions. The cup is beautiful, the competition is historical. I have to Ta Ke Competition is historical. I have to take my test United Supporters and the fa cup in the right way, i cannot go there with the under 21 s. Place mac a series of niggling injuries are ruining Andy Carrolls englands chances, that is the view of his west ham boss. He has been in talismanic form for west ham when fit but has only made 16 appearances this season. He last played for his country in october 20 this season. He last played for his country in 0ctober2012. This season. He last played for his country in october 2012. When he plays at this fit he is the top striker. But i told him in dubai and told yesterday that the small things that are ruining or damaging or affecting his fitness in all before him or us, no good friday, and england squad. Firm carter has made five changes to the scotland side to face wales in the six nations at murrayfield on saturday. John barclay plays rugby in wales with skylights and will captain the in the absence of greg laidlaw who is replaced by ali price at scrum half, the back rows john replaced by ali price at scrum half, the back Rowsjohn Hardy and brian wilson also starred. Boxing and many patio and tania tallon have announced that terms are being negotiated in a fight between the pair. Can has not boxed since a defeat last may. That is all a sport for now. The fiancee of a childrens author whose body was found in a cesspit has beenjailed for a minimum of 34 years. Ian stewart, 56, spent weeks poisoning helen bailey before smothering her. Earlier i spoke to our correspondent mike cartwright, who was in court at st albans when the sentence was handed down. Ian stewart chose not to be present while the sentencing took place, but thejudge directed his comments towards ten anyway. He said while helen bailey was excitedly planning your wedding you were planning to kill her. He said that she was at the height of her success when you brought her life to a cruel end. And dumped her beloved boris and her any foul smelling cesspit. As you say she was worth around £3 million and he said he was not content to share the wealth is a husband, he wanted it all for himself he said. The judge told him it was difficult to imaginea judge told him it was difficult to imagine a more heinous crime to plan the premedication. He went to considerable lengths to cover the bodies and he said he had told callis lies. Sitting in court behind me wasjamie, ian callis lies. Sitting in court behind me was jamie, ian stewarts sun and yesterday well the verdicts were read out he did not look at his father at all. Today he just sat there motionless and behind him was john bailey, helen baileys brother. The two sat there listening to the comments. Ian stewart applied life to his family and helen ba ileys life to his family and helen baileys family and to the police. The family sitting through six weeks of harrowing evidence and today finally it is coming to a close. He was sentenced to a minimum of 34 yea rs was sentenced to a minimum of 34 years and that means ian stewart will not be eligible for parole until he is 90. The white house has put an end to Government Protection for transgender students. President trump has revoked rules from the 0bama administration which gave pupils in Public Schools the right to use toilets matching their chosen Gender Identity the ones they felt most comfortable with. Thejustice and education departments say the 0bama guidelines were confusing. Advocates for Tra Nsgender Rights argue they were needed to prevent discrimination. Lets get more reaction to this story. 0ur Washington Correspondent Jane 0 Brienjoins Us now. Doctors about the reaction there has been to this because i understand thejudge had put a hold on the 0bama ruling so why and what is the motivation for the Trump Administration in revoking this . He is appealing to his base, that is the bottom line, which is mr trumps prime motivation for most things he does, there had been a considerable backlash when the 0bama administration tried to dictate to states and the skills that they govern that pupils should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice. The conservative base and sees this asa the conservative base and sees this as a moral issue, the 0bama administration saw this as a civil rights issue. There was a great deal of hammering at the federal government was overreaching and interfering in an issue that really should be determined at state level. That is what mr trump has done in withdrawing this guidance, he has not issued any new laws, he simply said that the guidance the longer cou nts said that the guidance the longer counts but he has said in this new edict that transgender people, Lgbt Community, should be protected and should be protected specifically from bullying. There is an acknowledgement here that this is an issue for the Lgbt Community and transgender students in particular. Perhaps a mixed message coming from the president to some extent, is now up the president to some extent, is now up to individual states to decide on this . It is not over yet because it is still making its way through the courts and there is a transgender student who is suing his school in virginias. That case may well go before the Supreme Court in the next month or so. I do not think this is the end of it, there are certainly a lot of wrangling to be done in the lg bt can mutate lot of wrangling to be done in the lgbt can mutate itself is Planning Protests that like the Lgb Community itself is planning process. In a week, Northern Ireland will see its second election injust nine months. The Power Sharing Government collapsed in january amid a bitter row between unionists and republicans. Many have called this a divisive election but, away from the old sectarian issues, there are familiar concerns for voters like education, the economy and health. 0ur ireland correspondent Chris Buckler invited a group of people to the whitla hall at belfasts Queens University to see if there was more that United People than divided them. We are actually in the Titanic Quarter of belfast, this is an honesty box cafe, people pay what they want here. But the question of money is something that has really played stormont and just how much money they can afford to spend on those key issues you mentioned, Health Education and building the economy. There has been a scandal about a botched Green Energy Scheme that did Cost Stormont money and they are trying to get a handle on that because it could cost more money in the 20 years to come. Lets speak to the reverend chris bennett, the chaplain of the titanic water. This has been an election already that has filled device. The dup and sinn fein have followed. Are you worried about the way the selection has been held in terms of the rhetoric of what is being said . Whenever the election gets negative and Party Political and people are seeing for followers because we will keep the other ones out then i think people feel a level of cynicism, if youll disempowered alike they dont wa nt to youll disempowered alike they dont want to be part of this kind of ongoing row and argument, they would rather be inspired and given some sort of vision for the future rather than raking over the accusations of the past. The longtime stormont the top with a shared future, sinn fein and the dup top of a Building Bridges and trying to develop communities so there was not to given it is but instead one. But thats divisiveness as i mentioned has returned. Do you think it is true in the streets as well as stormont . It is the opposite. My left experience here day by day is that the shared future is being left out, it is happening in conversations over cups of coffey and bowls of soup, people are meeting from all sorts of backgrounds and traditions, parts of the city that might not have mingled in the past are happy to share a couple coffey these days so the shared future i see bubbling up all around us. The cafes on the streets of the city at the head of the politicians. New talk to people, we can see lots of people having conversations, but for a lot of them they are frustrated not just for a lot of them they are frustrated notjust by the language but also by things like hell. The Waiting Lists here are among the longest in the uk. The majority of catholic and protestant pupils are still educated separately. That is why we need to get so energised, to vote, to have voices heard in the election because that is what is important for people day to day. All the energy that get sucked into divisiveness and accusations and defences could instead be used to build the kind of society we want to live in. Religion and obviously im speaking to the chaplain, religion and politics, the are very deeply wedded. And difficult issues like abortion and Same Sex Marriage, though still are incredibly divisive. But also something that people feel strongly about. There will always be that slight edge to politics here which is different to the rest of the uk. That is exciting, that is the fun of the conversation around the table in this cafe, the way they say, at a polite dinner table you dont mention religion or politics but there is nothing a later in the coffey ta bles there is nothing a later in the coffey tables here. When the topics come to the surface we have yet to throw some of how to have a fight, we have have yet to find that we ever have a day where we does decide to give it all up and go home. Engaging with those conversations, sometimes agreeing to disagree or finding that when you listen to the other you find points of your perspectives they have that you havent thought of, that is what is so great and what we want to be part of. Thank you very much. The parties themselves are campaigning, it will bea themselves are campaigning, it will be a week before we finally got to the polls and see what the second election will bring but there are many speculating it could be a hard fought deal to bring Power Sharing Back and theres even the potential of the set of rule from westminster. Thank you very much. Let me tell you that at 9pm on tuesday the 28th, we will bring you live coverage of the Northern Ireland Leaders Debate. 0k, time to catch up with the all important time to catch up with the all importa nt Weather Forecast as doris continues to make herself felt. 0ver doris continues to make herself felt. Over to the balcony and john hammond. Hi there. The impact of doris has been as we anticipated. Heavy rain, strong winds and snow, although the snow is limited to scotland. The worst of the weather has been in the southern half of the uk thanks to be very strong winds. Gusts of 70 mph inland will cause damage. They will be the last to clear away from the east coast as we head into the evening, with things settling down after that. Temperatures will tumble away, leaving a problem with ice with Surface Water. It could be a very slippery start to friday morning but a much quieter end to the week. The winds will have died away. Doris will have gone away eastwards, causing big problems in europe, incidentally, but for us much quieter. A nice day in southern parts of england and wales, enjoying a nice day, and Rapid Snowmelt in scotla nd a nice day, and Rapid Snowmelt in scotland potentially causing flooding as we head into the weekend. We will update you as we head through the afternoon. This is bbc Newsroom Live with anita mcveigh. The headlines at 12. 30. Storm doris is causing Travel Disruption across the uk with heavy rain, snow and winds gusting up to a hundred miles an hour in places. Thousands of homes are without power in Northern Ireland. Iraqi forces capture Mosul Airport from so called Islamic State after a four hour battle. Roadside bombs kill at least one iraqi officer. Prisons should not only punish criminals but reform them too, according to ministers who want a complete overhaul of the prison and Court Systems in england and wales. Official figures show Net Migration to the uk has migration to the uk has fallen to 273,000 the lowest level for more than two years. New Research Recommends an increase in the amount of fruit and veg we eat every day. It claims ten servings a day could help us live longer. An investigation by the bbc has found nearly 10,000 drivers across the uk are on the roads despite having 12 or more points on their driving licence. There may be some developments on the bill which will allow theresa may to trigger article 50 and begin the process of the uks withdrawal from the european union. The bill has been making its way through the north. Lets speak to adam fleming. What news of developments do you have . Rather than hearing it from me, lets hear from have . Rather than hearing it from me, lets hearfrom labours leader in the lords, baroness angela smith whojoins me now. What is it you are demanding from the brexit bill . There are a number. The two with the most popularity is firstly, the one that eu nationals should be able to remain in the uk, giving protection to our National Living in the eu. Also, all the bill does at the moment is allow the Prime Minister to start negotiations. It does not give her the legal right to end them. We have listened to what was said in the House Of Commons and the legal advice is that there must be a vote at the end of negotiations. We believe it should be on the bill and indoor. It is in law for the eu so it should be in law for our mps as well. But the government has given a verbal commitment. Do you not believe them . It is not that i dont believe them . It is not that i dont believe them. He will be the minister at the time . We are talking to miles two years away. The government have reneges on a promise already and a it in statute is clarity. If the mp5 and the House Of Lords have do have a say on the final deal, it ensures that the negotiation is kept engaged with negotiating throughout, so we need our best minds on this throughout. If the government think they can come back in two years and it would just be passed, it will be much more difficult than that. It is in the papers today that they have been secret talks with parliamentarians. Have you had secret talks . I think what was said is that ministers have been having secret talks with other ministers and didnt want us to know about it. I certainly havent. If they are having conversations with themselves at the moment, that is good. I was encouraged by the Prime Minister coming to the House Of Lords and listening to the Opening Statements in our debate. I think theresa may could take amateur let approach to this and think for the government, what do we want this to look like . What debate do we want to have . A more meaningful debate, a better time would be if we said, we have said we would do this, lets put it on the bill itself and that would help with further discussions which we will have and we would work with the government on that. When will we know if you have been successful in what you want to do . We dont know yet. I would like the government to come to us with something but this goes to Committee Stage next week and the following week is when we are likely to vote on it, sol week is when we are likely to vote on it, so i would hate to see discussions over the coming week or so. Discussions over the coming week or so. Just to be clear, i would hope to see some discussion over the coming week or so. Just to be clear, this is an aspiration . Absolutely, but it has been made clear that if they do not amend the bill, they will need more legislation further on all we will get tied up in the courts again. We had a three month delay in court already when the government try to stop it being debated. I dont want to see that again, sol debated. I dont want to see that again, so i think they should do the decent thing and not face a legal challenge down the line. It can be Head Scratching at times but it is an important decision and it will be discussed, as we heard, in the lords next week. An investigation by the bbc has found there are nearly ten thousand drivers across the uk still on the roads despite having 12 or more points currently on their driving licence. Official figures reveal that one driver has over 60 points on his licence, but has still been allowed to continue driving. David rhodes reports. From speeding to drink driving, failing to have insurance or causing a collision on the road, Penalty Points are given to motorists when they break the law. 12 active points on a licence usually means a driver will be banned for a minimum of six months. But figures obtained by the bbc Show Thatjust under 10,000 drivers are still on the roads despite having 12 or more points. Most are found in england, with the largest number being in greater london. Although one driver in West Yorkshire is still on the road despite having more than 60 points on their licence. The law doesnt seem to be working at the moment. Weve got people obviously being caught and going through the Justice System but actually this whole points system seems to be making a mockery of that. Drivers are getting away with repeatedly breaking the law. Motorists with 12 points can appeal to a Magistrates Court like this one and claim that a driving ban would deliver exceptional hardship on their lives, meaning they would lose a job or be unable to care for a family member. There is no definition in law as to what exceptional hardship means so one magistrate may decide if a driving ban would cause someone to lose theirjob, that is exceptional hardship. Another magistrate may decide it isnt. Every ban is considered on a case by case basis. The government says the vast majority of drivers with 12 points are automatically disqualified and only in exceptional circumstances can judges decide not to issue a ban. The fact remains, though, that there are drivers who have continually broken the law who are still on our roads. David rhodes, bbc news, bradford. Lets speak now to nick freeman, a specialist traffic defence lawyer known as mr loophole. Thank you for your time this afternoon. What does constitute exceptional hardship . M can vary from case to case. It may be loss of employment but loss of employment per se would not constitute exceptional hardship if a example a person lived at home with his parents, attlee would still have food on his plate and a roof over his head. If the attendant consequences of loss of employment would mean you cant pay your bills, provide for yourfamily, would mean you cant pay your bills, provide for your family, your life. Part, courts would look at that situation far more so pathetically, particularly if you have innocent members affected such as family members. So you are looking at a subjective issue . Absolutely. Each case is looked at on its merits. We had a case recently where hardship to the nhs was found to be exceptional hardship. It is notjust on the driver. You have represented a number of well known and Celebrity Clients and one approach you have taken is to get a number of Court Summonses to one date so the court he is just summonses to one date so the court he isjust one summonses to one date so the court he is just one argument on exceptional hardship. Is that correct . That doesnt relate to Celebrity Clients. I should make it clear that as far as they Celebrity Client is concerned it is very hard for them to ever argue exceptional hardship because normally they have the means to employ a driver. But if someone has several offences and all those offences are put both for one court at the same time and exceptional hardship has not been argued in the three years preceding, it is perfectly permissible for the court to decide if there is exceptional hardship on the basis of probabilities not to disqualify. That really is a loophole though, isnt it, as if someone has committed an offence several times, to try to argue that this is one case of exceptional hardship, clearly the law is allowing them, defence lawyers, to get away with it. The law has been in place since 1988 and it hasnt been changed. It is within the confines of the law, within the confines of the legislation. I think what parliament originally intended was people who commit red relatively trivial offences on numerous occasions to be afforded one more chance. I would agree with you. I dont think it fell within parliaments agree with you. I dont think it fell within pa rliaments initial intention to allow people to commit several offences and then have all those matters pull together and be dealt with before one court but the legislation permits it and if parliament wants to change it, then it needs to do so. Can you honestly say that in all fairness that the law is working . Because it seems to be allowing people who have committed multiple driving offences to perhaps argue exceptional hardship and thats not fair on law abiding drivers, is it . |j hardship and thats not fair on lawabiding drivers, is it . Ithink to a nswer lawabiding drivers, is it . Ithink to answer your question the law is working. There are millions and millions and millions of people who drive motor cars and we have a tiny percentage of those who have managed to establish exceptional hardship. We dont want people to lose their houses, careers, lively heads for what is a relatively trivial offence. We have one or two peculiar situations such as the one in West Yorkshire weather person has 64 points on his licence and that sours the legal position which actually works quite sensibly and quite well. Ajudge or magistrates works quite sensibly and quite well. A judge or magistrates will determine every case on its merits and if they say yes, in these particular circumstances we do not think it is appropriate to disqualify a person, then in my view, the law is working correctly. 0k, very interesting to talk to you. Nick freeman, specialist traffic lawyer, thank you very much. Ijust wa nt to lawyer, thank you very much. Ijust want to update you with regards to Power Supplies in Northern Ireland. Northern ireland electricity says that around 3500 homes and businesses are now without power in Northern Ireland, so that total is steadily coming down. They say they have already restored electricity supplies to around 17,000 customers so far today. Trees and branches falling onto overhead electricity lines because of storm doris the main cause of the problem. Eating ten portions of fruit and veg a day can help us live longer. A study by Imperial College london shows that consuming small amounts has a Health Benefit but more is better. We spoke a registered nutritionist a short time ago and she explained why its important to get as much fruit and veg as possible. This is new evidence that is showing it is more beneficial to have more than five a day. We actually already knew that the day is really in between what we are kind of doing and what is optimum. It is the achievable amount. I am sure about a year ago i had a seven day message. It was nudging up from five. Now ten. What is the Research Behind it . It is saying that up to ten is more beneficial in reducing disease risk, said increased risk of benefits in fruit and veg, high in fibre, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, but even if we are achieving five, thatis but even if we are achieving five, that is great. So, ken edex sounds a lot. You have brought some fruit and vegeta bles lot. You have brought some fruit and vegetables along with you to make it clear to us exactly what a portion is. People need to know what it is to achieve even five a day. With medium type frites, one banana, one apple, this would be one portion, this would be one portion. To Broccoli Spears is one portion. Two satsumas and other smaller fruits and veg, like plums, or example. When you move into things like. So two of those this one portion . Because i would have thought one of those would be one portion but actually two of those is one portion. Definitely and when it comes to could diverge, three heaped teaspoons is is the recommendation for those as well. Do you have any hints and tips for how to add the amount of fruit or vegetable we have in a day . how to add the amount of fruit or vegetable we have in a day . I think its about trying to add them to beat you are having already. So perhaps adding a banana to your cereal. Its hard to catch up if you dont start the day eating fruit. When it comes to fruitjuice, a 150 millilitre portion can be consumed as one of the by the day but its actually better for us to eat the food because its actually better for us to eat the food because its low in sugar, better for dental. We can food because its low in sugar, betterfor dental. We can have food because its low in sugar, better for dental. We can have dried fruit as well but better to have mixed into meals because it protects our teeth a bit more and some of those ready meals as well, they do include a portion of our five a day but we have to be careful with the amount of salt and fat and other ingredients they might be hiding. Nutritionistjenny ross ingredients they might be hiding. Nutritionist jenny ross perot. Ingredients they might be hiding. Nutritionistjenny ross perot. The headlines now atjust nutritionistjenny ross perot. The headlines now at just after quarter past one. Quarter to one. Around 3500 homes are still without power in Northern Ireland. Snow has led to disruption in scotland and several trains are cancelled. The battle intensifies as they try to recapture western mosul. Net migration posted 275,000, the lowest level in more than five yea rs. Lowest level in more than five years. Falls to 270 5000. Researchers have developed a smoke alarm with a lower pitch alarm and a womans voice which they say is more likely to wake children. Teams began working on the project after fire investigators warned that children could sleep through conventional alarms. Smoke alarms save lives. It activated within five seconds of the fire starting, giving plenty of time to escape. But we searchers found that children are often not roused by the sound of a standard smoke detector. Their research was started prompted by the deaths of six children in a house fire in derby in 2012, set deliberately by their father. To smoke alarms failed to wa ke father. To smoke alarms failed to wake them. Dave course was a fire investigator on that case. U nfortu nately, investigator on that case. Unfortunately, that was the first one that brought it to my attention but since then i can recount fires where children have failed to respond to the alarm and have u nfortu nately respond to the alarm and have unfortunately the contract and died. He has helped to develop a alarm with a lower pitched tone and a human voice. In this demonstration, it worked. Melanie wilkins for boys woke immediately but now researchers wa nt woke immediately but now researchers want 500 families with Young Children to volunteer to test the prototype. There is a political row over the money paid to the suicide bomber previously known as Ronald Fiddler. Yvette cooper said britons would be sickened by the payment. The home 0ffice minister was heckled when he refused to answer questions over how much money was paid to the bomb are now known as Jamal Al Harith who died in iraq and at one point was detained in Guantanamo Bay prison. A british man has been arrested at Luton Airport accused of carrying out a cyber attack in germany more than three months ago. More than 1 million customers of Deutsche Telekom were hit by a major cyber attack and were unable to use the internet. A 29 year old british man is suspected of being the mastermind behind the attack. The Chief Of Staff for Marine Le Pen, the right wing candidate in the french president ial election, has been put underformal investigation over the alleged misuse of eu funds. Prosecutors are looking into allegations ms le pens aide, catherine griset, drew an eu salary to help her boss in her work as a member of the European Parliament, when in fact she was working for the National Front party in paris. Marine le pen, whos denied wrongdoing, says she is the victim of a political conspiracy. She famously died her hair pink for the baftas, refuses to have her photos touched up and is a fan of nudist beaches youd never think that Dame Helen Mirren ever feels a lack of confidence. However, appearances can be deceiving as the multi Award Winning actress has been telling young people at the launch of a new initiative aimed at boosting self esteem among adolescents. Earlier she spoke to the Victoria Derbyshire programme about the initiative and her own struggle with the pressures of fame and trying to be true to herself. Its something that i have two handle on almost a daily basis. Certainly its more exacerbated when you are younger. You dont quite know what your place in the world is going to be. You are trying to fit in with everyone and yet you want to be an individual and a personality all of your own. So its very challenging, i think, all of your own. So its very challenging, ithink, when all of your own. So its very challenging, i think, when youre young. But i think those moments of self esteem certainly dont go away, as far as self esteem certainly dont go away, as faras im self esteem certainly dont go away, as far as im concerned, into your aduu as far as im concerned, into your adult hood. Maybe its one of the reasons i became adult hood. Maybe its one of the reasons i became an adult hood. Maybe its one of the reasons i became an actress. Certainly, its something i am aware of on certainly, its something i am aware ofona certainly, its something i am aware of on a pretty well a daily basis. When you are walking onto a red carpet, for example, and we are coming into the oscars here so we will be witnessing this, i know for sure that a lot of those very beautifully dressed elegantly men and women on that red carpet are going to be full of terror, full of terror and nervousness. Ive been on a red carpet with people who are literally shaking like this. Literally trembling. If you go up and say hi and you touch them, you feel them trembling. Its an incredibly nerve wracking experience. But you are there and you have to deal with it. And so in a way it is a good test. You cant run away. You have to do it. And certainly i have felt that in that situation. The whole point of the initiative is to say we are all very, very different but embrace your difference, go with it and understand the worst of it. Ijust witnessed a little class which is the kind of initiative that this programme is going to bring about which is a class of young people who are basically learning to go when interviews, how to present themselves in the best way possible and so much of that is to do with just the core language, the way you sit, the way you present yourself physically is such a simple thing and yet its so powerful. I find that very important as well. I was saying to them that it was only in my mid 30s that i learnt how to smile. I can smile before that. I thought i looked stupid when i smiled. Then i learned the power of a smile and funnily enough, when you smile, even if you dont feel like smiling, you immediately feel better. Life seems like a little seems a little bit better when you are smiling. David bowie dominated the Brits Last Night A year after he died of cancer. He was awarded best british male and best british album, for his swansong, blackstar. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was at the ceremony. Britains biggest girl band little mix kicked off the show with a glittering, energetic performance of their number one shout out to my ex. The song also won them the best single award. Cheers to our exes for helping us do an amazing song. This is for you, lads and the award for british male solo artist goes to the late, great david bowie. David bowie went on to win a second award. Best album for blackstar, which was released two days before his death. Hes always been there supporting people who think theyre a little bit weird or a little bit strange. This award is for all the kooks and all the people who make the kooks. Thanks, brits. Best british female artist went to emily sande, who brought her sister on stage when she collected her award. Thank you so much for allowing me to make the music that i wanted to make and express what i felt was important. Yeah. Thank you so much. But perhaps the evenings most poignant moment, chris martin from coldplays George Michael tribute. Lizo mzimba, bbc news. Ina in a moment, we will have the news at one with rita chakravarty but first, the Weather Forecast with john hammond. In a moment the news at one with reeta chakrabarti. First the weather. The weather has been much as expected but doris is not done with us yet. There is the band of snow northwards of the central belt, producing scenes like this, a Winter Wonderland across parts of perth and kinross, with the snowfall causing disruption earlier on. Pivoting southwards now, so still and amber warning in force for the rest of the day before things ease. Wintry showers across parts of Northern Ireland on a brisk wind, but the strongest of the winds further south across england and wales. Ive put on the gust speeds here, with 50 or 60 mph Strong Enough to cause disruption. Stronger gusts than this causing scenes like this. This was earlier on this morning into thick in west london. There is the possibility of similar impacts throughout the afternoon as this way the wind works its way across england and eventually the wind will subside as we had through this evening. The last to clear away will be on the east coast. Then the weather will start to settle down as doris flies up across the english channel. A lot of Surface Water around and temperatures dipping down close to freezing by the end of the night, so it could be a very sleepy start to your friday morning but a much more tranquil one. The winds will have gone away. Still a view showers, particularly around exposed coasts. A lot of sparkly sunshine for england and wales. Im afraid the Northern Ireland, more rain piled in and for scotland it will turn to snow again over Higher Ground. Temperatures picking up a game which presents a problem as more france push in over the weekend, delivering rain and mild air, causing Rapid Snowmelt which increases the risk of flooding across scotland, Northern Ireland and particularly parts of Northern England as we had through the weekend. 0ne england as we had through the weekend. One set of france followed by another one as we go through sunday. All the while across the south of england, much drier and calmer. All the latest on the warning is courtesy of doris can be found on the bbc weather website. We will update you correct the rest of the afternoon. Throughout the rest of the afternoon. Winds of up to 100 miles an hour hit the uk, as storm doris blows in. Theres been widespread damage on the roads and the railways, with flights cancelled at heathrow. Thousands of homes are without power. I can tell you, as you can see the foam hitting me from the sea, that it definitely has materialised. The gusts here are so powerful, i cant even face in the direction that the wind is coming from. Well be speaking to our correspondents in some of the areas worst affected in scotland and in the north west of england. Also this lunchtime Net Migration falls for the first time in 2 years, although it remains well above the governments target. Iraqi forces seize Mosul Airport from Islamic State we have a special report