And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, swansea boss Carlos Carvalhal attempts to dump his former club, sheffield wednesday, out of the fa cup at the second time of asking. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Snow and freezing temperatures have caused major disruption across many parts of the uk today with warnings that there is much worse to come this week. More than 560 schools have been closed across england, wales and scotland. And the snow and ice has caused treacherous driving conditions, with 20 accidents in a space ofjust three hours on lincolnshires roads, including a fatal crash which left three people dead. Thereve been big problems on the railways and airports too, with hundreds of trains and flights cancelled. In a moment, well hearfrom danny savage in north yorkshire, but first to robert hall in ashford in kent. Robert. Sophie, ashford is right alongside the m20 motorway, one of the roots worst affected this morning. There are still lying snow across the east
It was hoped the daily ceasefire would let aid in and civilians out. But on day one, civilians among the thousands trapped there say there were more air strikes from Syrian Government forces, supported by the russians. President assad and his allies blame the rebels. Nearly 400,000 people are trapped in the area, to the east of the syrian capital, theyve been under siege from Government Forces since 2013. This report from our middle east editorjeremy bowen. It was supposed to be a chance to get some aid into Eastern Ghouta, but the temporary ceasefire, at best, was ragged. No civilians left down the newly designated safe corridors. Once again in syria, the russians are setting the pace. This russian officer, stationed in the humanitarian corridor, claimed armed opposition groups were stopping civilians leaving. The day turned into a demonstration of russian power in syria. Theirjets were in the sky, and their soldiers, alongside the syrians, were on patrol and they showed off clinics f
Declared only yesterday by the russians, has already collapsed. It was hoped the daily ceasefire would let aid in, and civilians out. But on day one, civilians among the thousands trapped there say there were more airstrikes from Syrian Government forces, supported by the russians. President assad and his allies blame the rebels. Nearly 400,000 people are trapped in the area, to the east of the syrian capital. Theyve been under siege from Government Forces since 2013. This report from our middle east editorjeremy bowen. It was supposed to be a chance to get some aid into Eastern Ghouta, but the temporary ceasefire, at best, was ragged. No civilians left down the newly designated safe corridors. Once again in syria, the russians are setting the pace. This russian officer, stationed in the humanitarian corridor, claimed armed opposition groups were stopping civilians leaving. The day turned into a demonstration of russian power in syria. Theirjets were in the sky, and their soldiers, alo
These cities, stuttgart and is sold off, they are the most polluted in the country, Environmental Groups sued them to force them to take action against Dangerous Levels of nitrogen oxide. Angela merkel has opposed a ban and wants to protect thejobs in the industry. She gave this reassurance today. Translation what most definitely happen is that clear air plans have to be put into action with the help of the government. We will discuss further matters but the parties concerned. What is important to mention is that the ruling is specific to individual cities, were more needs to be done, but it does not target the whole country or all drivers in germany. The concern is germanys mass of car Manufacturing Industry and how it would cope if the ban was ruled out. It will no doubt heard. Germany has 15 million ca is doubt heard. Germany has 15 million cars on german roads and 50 million of them are diesel and of them, only a fraction, 2. 7 million made those eu standards. Hours after the rulin
Dannevirke community icon and thespian Gay Edgecombe made her final encore late last month. Gay Ruth Sisson was born in Matamau on December 19, 1934, the.