here in the uk the final few rail services will be departing over the next hour as more rail strikes begin. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than 250 million people are facing life threatening conditions as plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds grip much of the united states and canada. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. driving was banned. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone, an enormous winter storm. while further south, there have been floods. we ve had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures and everything mother nature could wallop at us with this weekend. the storm had already swept across the country forcing traffic off the road, bringing down power lines, with temperatures
all over the world, but bethlehem, where our saviour was born, this is where we wanted to be this year. hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of millions of people in the united states are in the grip of a major winter storm, with blizzards and record low temperatures sweeping the country. around 60% of the us population is currently under a weather warning, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. the storm extends from quebec to texas. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the authorities say at least 19 people have been killed so far. nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. but the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causing car accidents, destroying power lines, leaving millions without electricity. the warning is, don t travel unless you need to. don t travel under these conditions unless you have to. because an
by police in luton. and where there s a will, there s a way. former royal marine mark ormrod, who lost his legs and arm in an ied attack in afghanistan, takes on and completes an extraordinary personal challenge. what do you think? are you confident dad can do it? 100%? more than 100%? one trillion zillion kazilion percent! and coming up on bbc news, after five years and a journey from league one to the premier league, today s the last day in charge for chris wilder at bottom side sheffield united. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former british cycling and team sky chief doctor richard freeman has been found guilty of ordering the banned drug testosterone in 2011, knowing or believing it was to help to dope a rider. a medical tribunal ruled freeman ordered the substance with the knowledge it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance. the verdict will cast a shadow over a glorious period for british cycling, when riders f
to the death of a man who died after being restrained by police in luton. and where there s a will there s a way. former royal marine mark ormrod, who lost his legs and arm in an ied attack in afghanistan, takes on and completes an extraordinary personal challenge. what do you think? are you confident dad can do it? 100%? more than 100%? one trillion zillion kazilion percent! in the last few minutes the metropolitan police have confirmed that a body found in kent woodland is that of sarah everard. it comes as the police watchdog investigates scotland yard s handling of an allegation of indecent exposure made against the officer suspected of murdering the 33 year old. it will consider if the metropolitan police responded appropriately to the alleged incident, which happened three days before ms everard was last seen in clapham, in south london. simonjones reports. the police investigation continues at pace. officers say they are determined to find answers for sarah everard
updates urgently to protect their networks after flaws in the system are detected. an inquest finds neglect contributed to the death of a man who died after being restrained by police in luton. and where there s a will there s a way former royal marine mark ormrod, who lost his legs and arm in an ied attack in afghanistan, takes on and completes an extraordinary personal challenge. would you be confident dad can do it, 100%? more than 100%? one trillion gazillion percent! the metropolitan police have confirmed that a body found in kent woodland is that of sarah everard. it comes as the police watchdog investigates scotland yard s handling of allegations of indecent exposure made against the officer suspected of murdering the 33 year old. the met police has confirmed to the bbc that there were actually two complaints of indecent exposure notjust one. and that they were both on the same day february the 28th and at the same fast food restaurant. the alleged incidents