recover back to the seasonal average as we go through the course of the weekend. but it is going to be rather wet and windy at times. until then, still chilly for the time of year. bye bye. this is bbc news, the headlines after refusing to resign over leaving d day commemorations early in an interview with the bbc the prime minister insists he is the person to lead the country so, the choice for everybody, only one or two people, keir starmer or myself, a vote for anyone who is not a conservative candidate makes it more likely keir starmer is that person. the liberal democrats launch their manifesto, with the focus on the nhs and social care. the party is promising to spend, an extra nine billion pounds. us secretary of state antony blinken arrives in tel aviv to push for a gaza ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. and initial autopsy results on the body of television presenter michael mosley, who died on the greek island of symi, show he died of natural causes. at the
Heavy snow fell across much of the uk today, causing disruption on the roads, to air travel, and on the railways. Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed at a number of airports, including at heathrow, stansted, and in belfast. There were problems for rail passengers too, while the police warned motorists to travel only if absolutely necessary. The met office says its the heaviest snowfall to hit parts of the uk in four years. Tomorrow, hundreds of schools in the midlands, gloucestershire and shropshire will be closed. The forecast is of freezing conditions. Our correspondent Richard Lister is in beaconsfield in buckinghamshire for us tonight. Much of britain looked like a Christmas Card today. Scotland and Northern England had been expecting snow, but this was buckinghamshire, and on the ground, it wasnt pretty. Breakdowns and blizzards on the m25 near Gerrards Cross made for slow going, in slippery conditions. On the asa near newbury, two stuck lorries meant the southbound carr
In the manchester derby. As guardiolas men set a new premier league record, to go 11 points clear at the top of the table. At at 11 30, well bring you the paper review with the parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Heavy snow fell across much of the uk today, causing disruption on the roads, to air travel, and on the railways. Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed at a number of airports, including at heathrow, birmingham, and in belfast. There were problems for rail passengers, while the police warned motorists to travel only if absolutely necessary. The met office says its the heaviest snowfall to hit parts of the uk in four years. Tomorrow hundreds of schools in the midlands, gloucestershire and shropshire will be closed. The forecast is of freezing conditions. 0ur correspondent Richard Lister reports from beaconsfield, in buckinghamshire. Much of britain looked like a Christmas Card today. Scot