for new sd scanners. in sport, taking control in the title race as liverpool sweep aside bournemouth to move five points clear in the premier league what yer starin at? ain t yer never seen a toff? and consider yourself entertained we head to the theatre with fundraisers and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie, as hughie lands his dream role in oliver the musical. it s monday, the 22nd of january. our main story. storm isha has caused disruption across the uk overnight, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power and causing extensive travel problems for the morning rush hour. trains have been suspended and flights cancelled. flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, and wind speeds of up to 99 miles per hour have been recorded in northumberland. sellafield nuclear power station also suspended operations overnight as a precautionary measure. aru na iyengar reports. storm isha has hit hard. wales saw winds reaching 90 miles per hour. this was th
from £1,900 a year or so tojust £1,620 from april. that s a fall of more than £300 a year, or 16%. just a reminder, 0fgem sets this cap every three months, it s the maximum suppliers can charge per unit and these figures represent a typical bill if you use more, you pay more. we spoke to dr craig lowrey from cornwall insight and asked him why the situation in the middle east isn t pushing up energy prices. the situation we have is that the uk market and indeed the european market is being relatively well supplied by liquefied natural gas cargoes from america, so that is just coming straight across the atlantic and, as a consequence, what is occurring in the red sea isn t currently affecting uk or european suppliers. energy, of course, plays a big role in that basket of goods that adds up to inflation. this good news obviously, does this look like the cost of living is starting to ease now? can i tell my wife she can put the heating back on? well, certainly what we saw wh
time for a look at the weather. here s louise lear. look at this weather watcher picture from glastonbury. thank you very much. bright skies but clouding over a little and there could be showery rain later. highland scotland, glorious here at the moment. doesn t that beach look very inviting chris make the best of the sunshine has been to eastern scotland, eastern england as well. thicker cloud, rain starting to push into cornwall and into south wales, eventually towards glastonbury as well. ahead of that, some heat and humidity. to the east of the pennines, we could see sharp, thundery downpours being triggered this afternoon. if you get those, they could be torrential at times. that s worth bearing in mind. that is where the highest temperatures are likely to be, 2526 celsius. cooler and fresher out of the west. it is that fresher air that will spread steadily north, bringing showers through the night tonight, but clearer skies, so temperatures will hold up into double figu
To world news today. The german chancellor Angela Merkel has called for european unity in the face of brexit and the election of donald trump. Speaking at an Election Rally in munich in southern germany, she said the events of the past few days had shown that the europeans could not necessarily rely on other nations. Translation we europeans must really take our fate into our own hands. Of course, in friendship with the United States of america, in friendship with Great Britain and as good neighbours, wherever that is possible also with other countries, even with russia. But we have to know that we must fight for our own future on our own, for our destiny as europeans. And thats what i want to do, together with you. Her comments follow the g7s failure to commit to the 2015 paris climate deal. Earlier the german leader described the talks as six against one, calling the summit in sicily very difficult and very unsatisfactory. Instead she described the relationship between berlin and new