celebrate christmas. hello and welcome to bbc news. an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the united states and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold, bringing with it snow blizzards, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died, hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of 45 celsius. from washington, nomia iqbal reports. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into sub zero temperatures. from coast to coast it has brought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages, and can turn boiling hot water into a snow in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures here at the lowest of 50 degrees. residents have
as he holds his christmas eve mass in the vatican. and a welcome respite. children displaced by conflict in the democratic republic of the congo are invited to a christmas celebration. a very warm welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel it was way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died due to icy roads and high here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into subzero temperatures. from coast to coast, it has bought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to stay indoors but some are trying to tackle the snow. you n
his christmas eve mass in the vatican. # i can t get no sleep. and maxijazz, lead singer of the band faithless, dies at the age of 65. welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel it was way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died due to icy roads and high winds uprooting trees. here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into subzero temperatures. from coast to coast, it has bought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to
From today our favourite places to eat out can log in to sign up to the government paying for half of your bill in august. Back in the driving seat. Lewis hamilton dominates from start to finish to take victory at the styrian grand prix. Plus, after sunday sunshine, for many of you, a lot more cloud around and a bit of wet weather, too. I will have your full forecast here on brea kfast. Its monday the 13th ofjuly. Our top story around 200 Seasonal Workers have been quarantined on a Vegetable Farm in herefordshire after 73 of them tested positive for covid i9. It comes as the Health Secretary matt hancock has revealed that more than 100 localised outbreaks of coronavirus are being dealt with swiftly and silently every week. Well talk to our Political Correspondent chris mason in a moment, but first, lets speak to geeta pendse, whos outside the farm in mathon. Geeta, whats the latest . Good morning. Yes, as you said, 200 workers are self isolating on this farm which isjust workers are se