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
Year long festival of arts and culture has had on the city. Hello and welcome to hull, britains city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. Thats right, its been an absolutely phenomenal year. We have so much to look back on. Across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. The year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe its almost over, and i hope these guys get to stay. This is the latest installation for 2017 called where do we go from here. These robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing here in the city of culture. And it sort of mirrors the start of the year back injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sounds. That was amazing. That was how we started this season, made in hull. Crowd eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. 2017 really did start with a bang. With 3. 5 tonnes of fireworks. And m
And the police are urging people to be vigilant. Depite four terror attacks this year, there will be fewer officers on duty in london at the new years eve fireworks but Scotland Yard says the numbers are proportionate and reflect the threat level, which remains at severe. In some parts of the uk celebrations for the new year are already well underway, not least in edinburgh. Last night, the citys hogmanay festival opened with a torchlight procession through its historic streets. More than 17,000 torchbearers took part in the event, including 30 vikings who had travelled down from shetland for the celebrations. The security minister ben wallace has said the government should consider taxing internet firms, unless they are more willing to co operate in tackling the threat of terrorism in the uk. In an interview in the sunday times, mr wallace said technology fims that refused the Security Services access to encrypted messages were turning the internet into an anarchic, violent space. ani
Britains city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. Thats right, its been an absolutely phenomenal year. We have so much to look back on. Across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. The year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe its almost over, and i hope these guys get to stay. This is the latest installation for 2017 called where do we go from here. These robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing for us here in the city of culture. And it sort of mirrors back to the start of the year back injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sounds. That was amazing. That was how we started the season, made in hull. Crowd eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. 2017 really did start with a bang with 3. 5 tonnes of fireworks. And made in hull, a spectacular light show telling the story of the city and it
Will not be tolerated. Now on bbc news, Anne Marie Tasker and kofi smiles look back at the highlights of hull 2017, and find out what impact this year long festival of arts and culture has had on the city. Hello and welcome to hull, britains city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. Thats right, its been an absolutely phenomenal year. We have so much to look back on. Across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. The year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe its almost over, and i hope these guys get to stay. This is the latest installation for 2017 called where do we go from here. These robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing here in the city of culture. And it sort of mirrors the start of the year back injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sounds. That was amazing. That was how we started this s