thing odd patch of ice around first thing on sunday. sunday morning, sparkling sunshine, light wind under relatively calm start to the day. but come lunchtime, clouds spilling into the west, then the rain gets into the west, then the rain gets into western scotland, then that rain starts to pick up, and corrie deepens to the north—west of the uk. again, the risk of damage and disruption across northern britain, with scotland once again likely to bear the brunt in this system, even on into first thing monday. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the us warns that the russian troop build—up near ukraine is the largest since the cold war — as attempts to find a diplomatic solution continue. the downing street lockdown report is now expected to be delivered before the metropolitan police inquiry ends. five states declare emergencies and more than 5000 flights are cancelled — as the us east coast braces for