Phil has the rest of the weather for the uk. A very good morning. A cold, bright day to many cup parts of the British Isles but in the nicks, snow has been falling and continues to fall in some areas. In the mix. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of homes are without power in england and wales, as overnight snowfall has brought down power lines. Western power says 14,000 properties are affected, from cornwall to sheffield. Meanwhile, parts of the mi, m5 and m42 motorways are also affected by snow. And some flights were diverted from Birmingham Airport after the runway was shut for a short time. Lets get more from our news correspondent andy moore. This really has happened in the last few hours but its causing a lot of chaos in certain areas. Overnight, an unusual combination of heavy rain turning to snow and that has caused quite a few problems. First of all, with the western Power Distribution company dealing with lots of different problems across the south west and midla
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Sportsday but first, look at what else is coming up on bbc news. Will moz the monster be a winner in the retail was asjohn lewis unveiled its festive advert. Mark kermode takes us through the latest film releases. And can your children learn the bits of bytes of Computer Science at school. More than half is due to scan study the gcse and we find out if they are being left behind. Now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im Jessica Creighton. Coming up on the programme. Well be live at wembley as we build up to england hosting their old rivals germany. Englands catherine brunt strikes late in the day to leave the womens ashes test finely poised. And englands manu tuilagi wants to break the silence on the issues he and other rugby players from the Pacific Islands face, when they move to europe. You have got to work to earn a living, and if you dont, you end up on the street. Thanks forjoining us. Lots to come but well start with football. England manager Gareth Southg
Great ormond street hospital in london, calling on doctors to allow the terminally ill baby to travel to america for experimental treatment. Thousands of people gather at an Opposition Event in istanbul to protest against the government of president erdogan. Hundreds of kilograms of drugs and thousands of Mobile Phones were found in prisons in england and wales last year. The government has described the situation as unacceptable. The church of englands ruling body, the general synod, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of welcoming transgender people and offering special Church Services for them. Now on bbc news, its time for The Travel Show. On this weeks travel show, were in a Surfing Community trying to hold back the tide of development on the chilean coast. Also coming up. We go looking for lost ships beaneath the canadian waves. We discover a novel way to make a cake in rural france. And our global guru, simon calder, tackles the biggest question in travel. Where next . Lets start