Disappointing, three to 8 degrees. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Storm ciara hits the uk with winds of more than 90 miles an hour causing severe travel disruption across the country. There is widespread flooding. And one severe warning, meaning a danger to life, remains in place in north wales. A fourth person in the uk has testested positive for coronavirus and is being treated at the e Royal Free Hospital in london. Counting is underway in the irish general election early indications are that sinn fein is set for major gains. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Englands cricketers beat south africa by two wickets to level the series 1 1 in johannesburg. Sheffield uniteds remarkable season continues they beat bournemouth 2 1 and are nowjust two points off the premier leagues top four. France turn on the style against italy to make it two wins from two in the six nations. Also coming up in the programme. An olympic place is now out of reac
As tinsel town gears up for the Academy Awards, well look at what can be expected at tonights ceremony. And coming up at half past, sportsday will bring you the best of the action from france against italy in the six nations. Good afternoon. Severe gales and heavy rain are affecting the length and breadth of the uk as storm ciara sweeps in, causing flooding and widespread travel disruption. Gusts of more than 100 Miles Per Hour have been recorded in the highlands. There are nearly 300 flood warnings in place, and airlines have cancelled dozens of flights. Thousands of people have been left without power. With more, heres our correspondent helena wilkinson. This is blackpool, one of the coastal areas bearing the brunt of storm ciara. Severe gales and heavy rain are sweeping across the country, causing difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions. This is as close as im going to get, behind a building, so its up to everybody, really, isnt it . They know their own limitations. Its crazy,
Turning colder. We can see the first size through the night tonight, snow showers in scotland, temperatures dipping close to freezing. Icy stretches first thing. Showers further south, windy for all to start. Those strong winds will continue, they will dry plenty of showers in from the atlantic along swiss facing coast and push further inland. Noticeably colder as well. The blue toes descend. Certainly looks as though mindy will be a windy, showery story, showers of snow to scotland, Northern Ireland and northern england, showers further south heavy with some hail and thunder. Noticeably colder for all with temperatures ranging between four and eight celsius. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Storm ciara hits the uk with winds of more than 90 miles an hour causing severe travel disruption across the country. There is widespread flooding and two severe warnings, meaning a danger to life, are in place in north wales. A persons being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in london afte
Relationship with russia. The president talked about a lot of other topics and well cover those for you too. This was President Trump sounding a lot like candidate trump. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts is live on the north lawn and was in the east room for the event. Good evening. This was a hastily called News Conference. We only got the notification probably about an hour and 15 minutes before the president went on the stage. It was initially to introduce us to Alexander Acosta who is the president s replacement nominee to be labor secretary but it also gave the president a chance to try to change the subject from the terrible headlines that had been dogging him. It was an opportunity for President Trump to recapture the freewheeling days of his campaign, a spirited backandforth with the media he mostly sees as hostile and out to get him. President trump much of the media in washington, d. C. , along with new york, los angeles, in particular, speaks not for the people b
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