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
Pressures mean patients could be put at risk. Thats in half an hours time here on bbc news. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has warned the government it would send out the wrong message if it bails out the struggling Construction Company carillion using taxpayers money. Its feared the firm, which has debts of £1. 5 billion, could collapse after creditors rejected a possible rescue plan. Government officials are holding high level talks this weekend about its future. Carillion employs about 20,000 people in the uk and is one of the governments main contractors. Our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports. This is liverpools newest hospital under construction. It will be the biggest single bed hospital in the uk, and it is being built by carillion. Now there is concern that projects like these could be affected if the company collapses. From prisons to hospitals, schools and rail, carillion is responsible for some of the uks l
Also in the next hour, well have a full review of the sunday papers. Joining me tonight are anne ashworth, associate editor at the times, and the playwright and writer at the new european, bonnie greer. And the four british friends break a world record and become the fastest ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has warned the government not to agree to bailout the Construction Company carillion with tax payers money. There are fears the firm, which has debts of £1. 5 billion, could collapse after creditors rejected a possible rescue plan. Carillion employs about 20,000 people in the uk and is one of the governments main contractors. Our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports this is liverpools newest hospital under construction. It will be the biggest single bed hospital in the uk, and its being built by carillion. Now theres concern that projects like these could be affected if
Technique that created dolly the sheep 20 years ago. Sir elton john announces he will stop touring to spend more time with his family. But he will say goodbye to fans with one final tour a series of 300 dates spanning three yea rs. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The president s club has held men only Charity Dinners in london for more than 30 years and raised tens of millions of pounds for good causes. But tonight all future dinners have been cancelled after an undercover reporter employed as a hostess says she and some of the other women working there were groped and sexually harassed. A government adviser who helped organise the event last week at the dorchester has resigned. And some of the charities for which money was raised are handing back the donations. Heres our special correspondent lucy manning. All the president s club men appear to be enjoying themselves at the charity dinner, the women working there much less so, with claims that they were groped at the men only ev
Which were built on traditional fishing methods are in decline and need more support. The crazy gang have beaten the culture club. One wouldnt have destroyed liverpool streams of the double. Wimbledon have destroyed liverpools dreams of the double. After 50 years and ten world cups, the football commentatorjohn motson has decided nows the time to hang up his microphone. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A document leaked from the home office suggests the government is considering a clamp down on the migration of low skilled workers from the eu, after brexit. The draft report published by the Guardian Newspaper proposes that Free Movement end in march 2019 from when the uk would adopt a more selective approach based on economic and social needs. Lets just take a look at some of the measures proposed in the document. A document leaked from the home office suggests the government is considering a clamp down on the migration of low skilled workers from the eu, after brexit. The p