power, but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they d restored power to more than 25,000 homes but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers especially those in rural areas it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the li
pep guardiola has really been building up the importance of this tournament as his european champions manchester city get ready to face the south american champions fluminense from brazil. both are playing in the final for the first time. city are looking to become the fourth english club to win the trophy after manchester united, liverpool and chelsea. it is so difficult to come here, so difficult. you have to win and champions league. both competitions are really tough. that s why it s a unique gift, all we have. when you re in this competition, you are in it forever. all six premier league sides that originally backed the breakaway european super league in 2021 have now re affirmed their committment to playing in uefa s european competitions. this follows yesterday s ruling by the european court ofjustice that the ban by uefa and fifa on clubs from joining the european superleague was unlawful and the two governing bodies had abused a dominant position . liverpool were
are the latest shipping companies to abandon the red sea area. the suez canal handles more than a tenth of the world s trade, but it s particularly vital for the movement of goods between asia and europe. the alternative is a long and expensive detour around the cape of good hope at africa s southern tip. because of the disruption, the cost to ship a container from china to the mediterranean has risen 44% this month alone. that s according to the online shipping marketplace, freightos. swedish homewares giant, ikea, is just one of the companies now warning of delays and possible availability issues for some of its products. shops in europe are already well stocked for christmas, but logistics experts warn there could be shortages in the new year if the crisis continues. we ll hearfrom one of the shipping companies in the moment, but first, let s get the background from our analysis editor, ros atkins. on the 19th of november, houthi rebels from yemen was an attack on the red
have been told to stay put and to stay indoors. we are having that in terms of injured, there are potentially dozens of people injured. ambulances have been rushed to the scene, many, many ambulances. we were hearing from a journalist who works in prague who was telling me that gun crime is very low, generally, in the czech republic. authorities say the whole of the square and several streets around the university have been shut down. we had one witness talking about the fact that they suddenly heard a shooting. she was at the scene and told a czech news outlet which is then been reported by bbc news. we are getting information also that the shooting happened inside a university building, not outside. people on x, formerly known as twitter, if you look at videos, people are seen running away in the street from the university. we will bring you more on that story when we get it here on bbc news. a plan for any european football competition has been released of the european uni
thank you so much, senator murphy. good luck. thank you. that will do it for me. deadline: white house starts right now. \s \s hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. it s a horrific crime, even by the standards of a nation that has been become all too familiar with horrific crimes and gun violence. a nation that often bears witness to more than one mass shooting a day. five people were brutally murdered friday night in cleveland, texas by a gunman with an ar-15 rifle. the spark, if you will a complaint from a neighbor. here s how new york times reports, francisco oropesa was rattling off loud bangs that was keeping mr. garcia s baby awake. he asked his neighbor to stop. mr. ro oropesa said no, his yard, his rules t garcia warned he would call the police. after oropesa walked into his office, he emerged with an ar-15. he killed mr. garcia ace we ve who had called the police. the rampage continued inside the home, where he shot four other people, almost