Yearin companies. Thats review 2017 a year in business. Good morning, welcome to bbc news. High winds and snow have caused disruption for much of england and wales. 111,000 properties are without power in the midlands, the south west and parts of wales , after power lines were brought down overnight. Birmingham airport closed for a time to allow for slush and snow to be cleared from the runway. And collisions on the m1 and m25 caused by treacherous driving conditions left parts of both motorways closed. 0ur news correspondent joe inwood is here. Pretty chaotic overnight in parts of the country. Those hoping to travel and many people are today what do they face . Fairly widespread disruption, treacherous conditions. The most severe incident was the one on the m1, a jackknifed lorry by junction 19, which closed large sections of the motorway. We understand the lorry has been cleared. But delays will go on for a long time because of diesel on the road. Nearby, the a14, reports of multiple
Welcome to bbc news. Aid workers and syrian volunteers have begun to evacuate dozens of critically ill patients from a rebel held suburb near damascus. The first of the critically ill patients were taken out of the Eastern Ghouta overnight by the International Committee of the red cross and syrian arab red crescent. But hundreds more are in need of treatment. Lina sinjab reports. A moment of relief for imji. The seven year old is suffering from haemophilia. She is amongst the first four patients to be evacuated from the besieged Eastern Ghouta region. But many are still waiting. Three month old karim was hit in a mortar strike during shelling by Government Forces in october. He was only one month old when he lost his left eye. His skull was broken and his mother is gone forever. A Worldwide Campaign started in his support. Civilians and World Leaders joined the call for his evacuation. He needs critical medical attention, so he doesnt lose the sight in his right eye. Translation karim
Have become a secret ticket to germany. What are you looking for exactly . To see whether it is sealed or if the seal is broken. If its not sealed or the seal is broken, well take a closer look and open it up. Reporter the officers focus on containers and truck trailers. There are lots of hollow spaces for stowaways between the containers. But its an extremely dangerous way to travel. They squeeze under the train. Theyre used to it. Back home its more common to hang onto a train than to get a seat. Reporter police dont find any stowaways. After half an hour, the train is cleared for its onward journey. German police have stepped up Freight Train searches. The officers on the ground get air support from a helicopter equipped with a thermal imaging camera. Argus 610, we have a detection at the center of the train, behind a car. Looks like a person is sitting on the bumper. Reporter two africans hoped to make it into germany under the cover of darkness. 7 00 a. M. At raubling near rosenhe
Have become a secret ticket to germany. What are you looking for exactly . To see whether it is sealed or if the seal is broken. If its not sealed or the seal is broken, well take a closer look and open it up. Reporter the officers focus on containers and truck trailers. There are lots of hollow spaces for stowaways between the containers. But its an extremely dangerous way to travel. They squeeze under the train. Theyre used to it. Back home its more common to hang onto a train than to get a seat. Reporter police dont find any stowaways. After half an hour, the train is cleared for its onward journey. German police have stepped up Freight Train searches. The officers on the ground get air support from a helicopter equipped with a thermal imaging camera. Argus 610, we have a detection at the center of the train, behind a car. Looks like a person is sitting on the bumper. Reporter two africans hoped to make it into germany under the cover of darkness. 7 00 a. M. At raubling near rosenhe
Have become a secret ticket to germany. What are you looking for exactly . To see whether it is sealed or if the seal is broken. If its not sealed or the seal is broken, well take a closer look and open it up. Reporter the officers focus on containers and truck trailers. There are lots of hollow spaces for stowaways between the containers. But its an extremely dangerous way to travel. They squeeze under the train. Theyre used to it. Back home its more common to hang onto a train than to get a seat. Reporter police dont find any stowaways. After half an hour, the train is cleared for its onward journey. German police have stepped up Freight Train searches. The officers on the ground get air support from a helicopter equipped with a thermal imaging camera. Argus 610, we have a detection at the center of the train, behind a car. Looks like a person is sitting on the bumper. Reporter two africans hoped to make it into germany under the cover of darkness. 7 00 a. M. At raubling near rosenhe