And we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, Walking In The Air. Good morning. Its Christmas Eve. Our top story. Around 250 Million People in the us and canada are under Severe Weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across North America. From alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. At least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. Tom brada reports. Once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. Ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are Wreaking Havocin Rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. Trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. From maine to texas, more than i Million People are without electricity. People are very frustrated because we pay our bills. All day it has been going in and ou
our aeroplane contrails. the water that aeroplanes check out the back makes controls. sometimes when there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere, seven miles up in the sky, where the aeroplanes fly, they can persist for many, many hours, going the spectacular sunrise and sunset pictures. you get a sense of these contrails starting to work away, these lines of cloud you can see on the satellite picture. and they are, because we are starting to get drier air moving in across england, seven miles up in the atmosphere. you are less likely to see those contrails hanging around quite as long. weather wise today we have a bit of patchy cloud across south west scotland and northern ireland, may be an odd light shower. otherwise, the vast majority of the uk having dry weather with plenty of sunshine stop the sunshine, of course, is stronger this time of year. we have high levels of uv. the temperatures are widely reaching the high teens or low 20s. probably peaking at 23 celsius this
having a seizure. that is a common reaction, as simon knows all too well. he has had epileptic seizures since he was seven. it s like a volcano. you are waiting to explode. a lot of people don t know how to react. i have gotten to the stage of wanting to take my own life. the dog walker who found simon did call an ambulance. but the charity epilepsy action says many with the condition are often dismissed as being drunk or on drugs. in a survey for the charity, others reported being robbed or physically assaulted while having a seizure. electrical activity happens in our brains all the time, as brain cells send messages to each other. an epileptic seizure happens when there is a sudden burst of electrical activity that temporarily disrupt the way the brain works. i don t want to worry you. it sjust, i think. i m about to have a seizure. this video has been made to help explain what to do if somebody with epilepsy believes a seizure is imminent. first, put on my head with somet
how a genetic test could reduce the chances of people having a recurring stroke. west ham have done it they beat az alkmaar, to celebrate reaching their first major european final since 1976. and whilst it s a fine friday for many, in parts of england and wales they could be some thundery showers later. your full forecast coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 19th of may. our main story. it s friday, the 19th of may. the uk has announced a new raft of sanctions against russia, which will include a ban on importing diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. prime minister rishi sunak, who is injapan for the g7 summit of world leaders, said vladimir putin must be shown that his violence and coercion towards ukraine do not reap rewards. our political editor chris mason sent this report from the japanese city of hiroshima. a tranquil if rather damp setting for our interview with the prime minister, a traditional japanese tea house, carp in the pond outside. world leaders have
from a british business. and there s been an increase in people taking up detectoring in the british countryside but should their discoveries be finders keepers? hello and welcome to bbc news. next week will mark the one year anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine. us president biden is scheduled to give a speech on tuesday in neighbouring poland on the same day that vladimir putin is due to give an address in moscow. ukraine s president zelensky has again called on western allies to speed up their delivery of weapons warning that delays would cost lives. it all comes as the munich security conference is underway with calls for nato to give kyiv long term security assurances. rishi sunak will address the conference, telling western countries they need to redouble their military support for ukraine. he ll also tell delegates that kyiv needs security guarantees even after the war has ended. our correspondentjenny hill spoke to me earlier about the general message c