Will not do it. And we have datelined later on. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Heavy snowfalls across parts of the uk are causing widespread disruption this morning. An amber weather alert is in place for wales, the midlands and southern england. Wales has been particularly badly affected with over 20 centimetres of snow falling in parts of powys. Police are warning of treacherous driving conditions and several roads have been closed. We will be like in some of the areas affected shortly. Simon clemison reports. It could be a scene from the snowman. White the new green, as you fly over parts of wales. Sledge down it, sculpt it, throw it. It might not look any different to the snow which has already fallen in shropshire, but it is coming from a different place, and that could mean it has a much bigger effect. A band of rain, this time persistent, is drifting in from the south west and is set to push against the cold air, potentially leading to heavy and continuous falls across wi
Deal with the eu. Students could save thousands of pounds on tuition fees with a proposal for shorter, two year degree courses. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Heavy snowfall is causing severe disruption for travellers in parts of the uk this morning. An amber weather alert is in place for wales, the midlands and southern england. Up to 28cm of snow has been recorded in some areas. Police are warning of treacherous driving conditions, while birmingham and stansted airports have closed due to heavy snowfall. Well be live in some of the affected areas shortly and also get an update on the travel implications. But first, this report from simon clemison. It could be a scene from the snowman. White the new green, as you fly over parts of wales. Sledge down it, sculpt it, throw it. It might not look any different to the snow which has already fallen in shropshire, but it is coming from a different place, and that could mean it has a much bigger effect. A band of rain, this time persi
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The expiration of futures and options contracts causing an increase in volume, although thus far not an increase in volatility. Financials biggest drag today. The second biggest drag is energy. Exxon mobil today down 1. 5 today down 1. 5 . Following with oil prices as well. Schlumberger, however, some of the oil services companies, we are also seeing declines they are, and this being friday, we have the count. Oil rig we has been seeing it rise, or at least be unchanged, for 12 straight weeks, so this uptick that you see in the past couple of months again, 12 straight weeks of either a zero reading or a build. Finally, gasoline as well bears mentioning. , uphowever, is going higher 2 , and thats after a leak in an alabama pipeline that shut that pipeline. Thats really the main when that brings gasoline from gulf coast refineries to the southern United States, so with that supply constraint, that is what is driving gasoline prices higher. David thank you very much. Mark crumpton has a c
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