In global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. As we get the first big freeze this winter in europe, should we be marvelling at our Winter Wonderland, or raging at how the weather make our lives and our travel such a misery . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. Will you get to work today . Well, much of Northern Europe has been paying the price of snow blizzards, freezing temperatures as low as 10 celsius, and winds gusting up to 140 kilometres an hour, nearly 90 miles an hour. Tens of thousands of air passengers were stranded over the weekend as airports were closed or flights diverted. Sarah corker has the latest. Heavy snow and seriously low temperatures have grounded hundreds of flight across Northern Europe. Germanys busiest airport, frankfurt, was one of the worst affected. Despite efforts to clear the runways and de ice aircraft, 330 flights were cancelled, stranding hundreds of passengers. In france, 75 mph winds were the
Wins in a row as they beat neighbours united at old trafford. Jose mourinho says his sides title hopes are probably over after losing 2 1 as city extend their lead at the top, and continue to break premier league records. And it is Christmas Carol season, of course, but does singing make you feel better . This week we will be looking at whether it is really good for you. And carol can tell us whether the cold spell is set to continue. Good morning. Once again this morning we have a mixture of rain, sleet and snow in east anglia and the south of england. It will also be windy today. More showers in the north and west of the uk. Some of those will be windy. In between we have dry, crisp and sunny weather. Wherever you are it will feel cold with the risk of ice. Our main story this morning, snow and freezing temperatures are continuing to cause widespread disruption across parts of the uk. There have in train and plane cancellations and drivers have been warned icy conditions are making r
Schools should play a bigger role in preparing children for social medias emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, englands childrens commissioner says. The leader of the council in windsor is calling for police to take action against what he called aggressive begging before the Royal Wedding in may. Britains andy murray pulls out of the Australian Open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. He hasnt played a competitive match since wimbledon last summer. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Donald trumps lawyers have intervened in his bitter row with his former chief of staff steve bannon. Theyve threatened him with legal action for speaking to the author of an explosive new book about the president which, amongst other claims, describes him as being unprepared for thejob, poorly informed about the basics, and ridiculed behind his back. In the book by the journalist michael wolff, mr bannon was quoted as describing the president s son donald juni
Aggressive begging in the town before prince harry and Meghan Markle get married there in may. Raising wages could be putting jobs at risk as employers look to replace staff with Automated Systems and robotics. Ive come to this state of the art paint factory in ashington near newcastle to find out if new tech is good or bad forjobs. In sport, england falter after a promising start on the opening day of the fifth test. Alastair cook is one of three wickets to fall in sydney, england currently 155 3. And matt has the weather. Not only do we have more rain in the forecast but a severe spell of gales. All the details of the next 15 minutes. First, our main story. Children as young as 11 are becomming increasingly dependent on social media likes and comments in order to feel popular and fit in. A new study by the childrens commissioner for england found that children become increasingly anxious about their online image as they get older and are unprepared for how social media use changes as
Medias emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, englands childrens commissioner says. The leader of the council in windsor calls for police to take action against what he called aggressive begging before the Royal Wedding in may. And Britains Andy Murray pulls out of the Australian Open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. He hasnt played a competitive match since wimbledon. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Lawyers for President Trump have threatened legal action against his former chief strategist. They have threatened mr bannon with legal action for speaking to a book donald trump. Mr bannon was quoted as described donald junior as truce nous for meeting russians during the campaign, mrtrump meeting russians during the campaign, mr trump responded accusing his former strategist of losing his mind after he lost his job at the white house. They were once as thick as thieves. Steve bannon helped to shape the America First campaign that electe