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
another day of strikes more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. new zealand s prime minister jacinda ardern makes a surprise announcement saying she ll stand down in less than three weeks time. a day of national strikes begins in france over plans to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. king charles asks for millions of pounds in profits from the crown estate to be used for the wider public good rather than for the royal family. the government has released details of projects which will benefit from its levelling up fund, which is intended to spread economic growth more widely across the uk. in all, £2.1 billion will be spent on regeneration projects. they span more than a hundred areas across the country. some of the biggest winners include a new eden project at morecambe bay which gets £50 million. there s 50 million pounds for
there will have been many who doubted arsenal s ability to keep up their premier league title challenge this long. but a third of the way through the season a result that might provide more evidence they re genuine contenders. they ve beaten chelsea at stamford bridge by a goal to nil to go three points clear at the top of the table once again. jane dougal reports. up up against his old club for the first time, after a war of words with chelsea striker aubameyang send a message to his old arsenal manager? he didn t take long to antagonize argenta. but in a cagey first half the chances wind arsenals way. a beautiful ball. inches away. it took them another 30 minutes but arsenal did score. a corner evading gabrielle making sure it went in. not chelsea s day then or all 0bama gangs who had been taken off and had to watch as his team went behind. 0ld bundled rivalries run deep and a touchy match turned into a bad tempered one. chelsea fighting to avoid four premier league matches