And england have had their best day on their ashes tour of australia so far. Alistair cook completed his first ashes century in seven years. And coming up, mark kermode looks back at 2017s big film releases including the sequel to blade runner, thats the year in film in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. High winds and snow have caused disruption for much of england and wales. Thousands of homes and properties are without power in the midlands, the south west and parts of wales, after power lines were brought down overnight. Theres been disruption for passengers at birmingham and sta nsted airports, and collisions on the mi, in the last few minutes stansted had is closed again. M25 and a number of a roads caused by treacherous driving conditions have caused major delays. Viewers have been sending in pictures from their area , georgina tweeted this photo from the departure lounge at Stansted Airport, which has suffered delays due to a closed runway, and reamins closed
Sounds perfectly horrid. And he cant write anything and then one day he is walking in the woods with his young son robin and suddenly, apparently out of nowhere, comes this unexpected beauty and he starts writing poems and stories which touch everybodys hearts, particularly when illustrated by his great friend ernest. Here is a clip. The creatures in the story are toys. Theyre toys, but the woods are real. The size is wrong. The bear should be smaller. Yes. Yes, thats it. Are you writing a book . I thought we were just having fun. Were writing a book and were having fun. I didnt know you could do both at the same time. You dont usually look like youre having fun when youre writing. Its not your turn, tigger. This is more than a few poems. Hmm. Its a little world. Like you said, a hundred acre paradise. Be very, very quiet. Vespers. This ones for daphne. You said it divided critics. One said it was like John Lewis Christmas advert. That is completely wrong, because it actually has a lot
To seal a 4 0 series win. And fasten your seat belts. Mike has swapped our red sofa for one with a bit more get up and go. Hes been finding out about the world of furniture racing. Will this one do that . Yes. Do it later . Year. The weather is turning increasingly autumnal through the weekend. Ive got a bright start, some rain and strengthening winds. All the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. For the first time in seven years, Public Sector workers in england and wales could see their pay rise next year by more than the governments 1 pay cap. Teachers could be among those who benefit after pay review bodies were told they could recommend higher wage increases to professions which have skills shortages, but as andy moore reports, unions fear the money will have to be found from existing school budgets. What does a good teacher make these days . Recruiting enough teachers has become one of the most pressing problems facing schools in england. Starting sal
People who can be stranded abroad. They will be protected. Of course, but they will not be left in the country unable to get back . That is rather dramatic. Ultimately they will be able to get back but it will cause chaos. I have a feeling that this happened not so long ago with monarch and they had to get an extension and this is different between being an airline and being licensed to sell Package Holidays and that is the significant difference. Thank you that was very didactic we will be back again at 11 30pm. Having a look at the front pages but coming up next. We review the latest films. Hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases is mark kermode. So mark, what do we have this week . The big release is goodbye christopher robin, a film about the creation of winnie the pooh. We also have Reese Witherspoon in home again, a likeable if daft rom com. And daphne, a very interesting and edgy home grown pic. Goodbye christopher robin. I