Sandra oh. One south korean film critic described the wins as a miracle. But its not come from nowhere. For the last decade the south korean government has ploughed money into what it calls the korean wave, k pop, k drama and korean cinema. These wins at the oscars prove that the korean wave has come crashing down on hollywood. Laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. Storm ciara still causing so many problems . Indeed it is. We had winds of 97 mph on the isle of wight at the weekend. We also had torrential rain. That has been causing problems. We currently have 149 flood warnings in force. But the focus of the weather at the moment
is shifting more towards showers. We look at this more organised long across north wales and north west england. That dropped temperatures by four celsius. The difference between rain and snow. That has been coming down across parts of north wales. Weve had reports in cheshire. We will probably see some snow in part
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Aim north america. It will be taking aim from the atlantic at the uk. You will see how many isobars thereafter through saturday and sunday. Those winds could be and we could also have heavy rain associated. A lot of impacts likely from storm dennis. With wind gusts 60 70 Miles Per Hour and may be more than that. Every rain likely to cause flooding across southern and western parts of the country. Amber warnings in force for parts of southern and western england into southern wales for heavy rain through saturday and into sunday and the ground is saturated from storm ciara. This is a picture for saturday. Not a pretty sight. Outbreaks are pretty heavy. Persistent rain, strong winds. 70 miles an hour in exposure and close to the irish sea. You will not field
the mild temperature because of the strength of the wind. An amber wanting in force for the south down s but lots of showers further north and west. These will be wintry over the high ground and with widespread gales again. Temperatu
Continent. Quite a powerfuljet centred across the uk but it is now weakening off is starting to slip to the south. Once on the north side of the south. Once on the north side of thejet, we are on the south. Once on the north side of the jet, we are on the colder side. A chilly start to thursday morning. Snow and show is continuing for scotland, Northern Ireland, western england. Chaos on exposed coast, 45 Miles Per Hour in places. Mike oldfield by the afternoon. Temperatures between 7 ii oldfield by the afternoon. Temperatures between 7 11 degrees. Milder by the afternoon. Light winds and clear skies, temperatures starting on the chilly side in a few places. A noticeable different to the feel of the weather. Light winds on friday. Friday looks likely to be
predominantly dry although cloudy from the west before the rain arrives. Five ii as a date i maximum. Into the start of the weekend, it is a tricky one with rain around. It will not be a washout by any means. Also decent dry interlud