is forecast to fall. it's definitely challenging, and if we need to plough, we plough. if we need to grit, we grit. the most important thing is for motorists to stay off. if they don't have to travel, don't travel and we'll try and get it cleared soon we can. ——as soon as we can. last night, conditions on this stretch of the m71; were treacherous. traffic ground to a halt, hundreds of drivers were stranded. you just think, in this day and age, that these things shouldn't happen. just cars, lorries everywhere. five hours i was stuck on the m74, then i eventually got here. lots of idiots on the third lane going too fast. steady, but it was getting worse, so i chose to stop here., and now i'm going up to glasgow. these pictures showjust how dangerous driving in the snow can be, a runaway lorry smashing into a car and then a van after the driver got out to help clear the road. it was incredible that no one was hurt. mountain rescue teams turned from the hills to the roads, checking that those trapped overnight were warm and had supplies. a lot of vehicles were basically struggling to get grip on the snow etc, so the issue was, there were a lot of lorries jackknifing, which was obviously blocking the motorway behind, so we were called in by police scotland to basically go and check the welfare for the people that were in the vehicles. the difficult weather breached into parts of england, too. in halifax, in yorkshire, the public helping out after an ambulance responding to a 999 call got stuck. in northern ireland, some of those missing classes took to their sledges instead. nearly 300 schools there were shut. a similar number in scotland were also closed for the day. some areas have already had more than a foot of snow, a white blanket is now covering much of the land. but with warnings of extreme conditions, more snow to come, the message for drivers is clear — do not travel weather worst of the weather is expected to hit. ——where the worst of the weather is expected to hit. lorna gordon, bbc news, abington. the challenge of recruiting and retaining nursing staff in nhs england has been underlined by figures obtained exclusively by the bbc. one in ten nurses are leaving the nhs in england every year, and the gap between those leaving and joining has widened to 3000. the royal college of nursing says it's a crisis, but ministers say they have plans to boost recruitment, as our health editor hugh pym reports. voices from the front line, nurses on the challenges of theirjobs in the 70th year of the nhs. no one does it for the money, the power or the prestige. they do it because it's in their bones. just having a lot of patients to look after per one member of staff. so, patient to staff ratio is quite high. much of the work that nurses carry out today is the type of work the doctors were carrying out when i initially trained. but for some like mary, the pressures are so great they feel they have to quit. she qualified two years ago, but she found the strain was affecting her health, so decided to leave. i was so excited at my graduation to finally become a nurse and really make a difference. there's just so much pressure, so much paperwork, so much bureaucracy, so many little things that all add up to take up so much time in our days. even those with decades of experience say the stress is almost too much. sallyjoined the nhs in 1979, she says the role has expanded and the demands are greater. never, when i started nursing, did i imagine that i would be doing anything like the role i'm doing. i don't think it was even heard of. the government says the number of nurses on the wards in england has gone up by nearly 12,000 since 2010, but when you look at all nurses, including community and mental health, the figure has barely increased over that time. the pay cap may have been a factor. fewer eu nationals are coming into the nhs. last year, wales, like england, saw more nurses leaving than joining. in scotland and northern ireland, it was the reverse. filling vacancies is certainly a challenge, but for the nhs, what's just as important is retaining existing staff. at a time of concern about pressure on the future of the service and what future pay deals might be, it's important for employers to do everything that they can to persuade people to stick with their careers. anything i can help you with today? i'm 0k at the moment. there's a mentoring scheme at this hospital in romford. megan was encouraged to stay thanks to support from bev. in my other trust that i've worked in, you didn't have someone like bev, you didn't have someone to turn to and make sure you was in the right environment for you. so, she's been amazing. nhs england wants to see that approach adopted more widely. we want to work with front line staff to understand what matters to them, and then to listen to try and do something about that. clearly, it's difficult at the moment. the government says there are more new nurse training places in the pipeline, but in the short term the pressure is on. hugh pym, bbc news. the eu withdrawal bill that will transfer all european union legislation into uk law has cleared the house of commons. the legislation will now go to the house of lords, where it will be debated for the first time and face new amendments at the end of the month. a former cia agent has been arrested in new york on suspicion of helping china to identify american spies and informants. jerry chun shing lee was detained after the fbi found notebooks containing classified information while searching his luggage. more than a dozen cia informants have been killed or imprisoned by the chinese government since 2012. a man who was abused by the former football coach barry bennell has told a court that the former wales manager, gary speed, was one of four men who were coached by bennell who then went on to take their own lives. bennell, who's 64, is on trial at liverpool crown court where he denies 48 counts of sexual abuse, against 11 boys, between 1979 and 1990. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, reports. back in the 1980s, barry bennell worked with some of the most promising young footballers in the north—west of england. but today, liverpool crown court heard evidence from a victim who the defendant, now known as richard jones, had admitted sexually abusing in 1998, when he was jailed for nine years. the man told the jury that the former wales manager, gary speed, who hanged himself in 2011, aged 42, was one of four players coached by bennell in youth teams who took their own lives. he said, "whether they have taken their own lives due to barry solely, i don't know, but all i know is how it's had an impact on me, and how it could impact on other people." the victim claimed that he had wanted to contact speed's family after he had read they'd been unable to get closure because they had no explanation for his death. the man told the court he knew of other youth team players who had become destitute and had alcohol problems. when asked about claiming compensation, he said, "i know personally for me, it's about justice. i'm sick to death of this being a part of my life, and ijust want to put it to bed once and for all." earlier today, a complainant in the case told the jury he had played for one of manchester city's youth teams and been molested by bennell more than 100 times in the 1980s. he said he believed that two officials at the club, including former player and chief scout ken barnes, who died in 2010, had known about the abuse, but did nothing about it. and he told the jury he wanted an apology from manchester city. bennell denies 48 offences of child sexual abuse against the 11 complaints between 1979 and 1991. the trial continues. dan roan, bbc news, liverpool. this week marks the first anniversary of donald trump's inauguration as us president. it's been a rather turbulent 12 months with repeated controversies about the president's words and actions. in the first of two reports, our north america editor, jon sopel, analyses the wider impact of the trump presidency on the world of us politics and the economy. bell ringing to some it might sound like a warning alarm, to the president this clanging is music. 150 off of that now. for all the noise and scandal since donald trump came to office, the dowjones is up roughly 30%. every day seems to bring another eye watering high, and just look at these happy faces. and if you're an investor, if your pension is in the stock market, you're going to forgive an awful lot from this president. but what goes up must come down, no? are you worried there is a bubble? i'm not worried that there's a bubble per se. is there a correction that could happen? certainly, but there's certainly enough money out there that could, you know, fill and back stop any kind of correction lower. they say that success has many parents and that failure is an orphan. well, on the success of the stock exchange, donald trump wants to be the only parent. take that alongside the tax cuts that have been recently introduced and there's a growing sense of optimism in the us economy, and what politician doesn't like that. but does this sentiment stretch beyond wall street in downtown manhattan? well, it seems to. this is wall street in a town called newnan, in the southern state of georgia. in november 2016, it voted overwhelmingly for trump and if there is buyers remorse, it's hard to find here. daniel lichty owns a building firm in the area and says he can't remember a time when business was so good. i'm excited for 2018 and what's coming ahead of us. the calls, like i said, are just out there and trying to figure out how to get all this work done is our next stage. so that means it's going to be a strong year. but does this optimism stretch beyond construction? is it anything to do with donald trump? newnan is an attractive town, built around the historic courthouse in the town centre. so what's the verdict of voters? we brought together trump supporters and opponents. the thing that i do like about trump, what you see is what he is and he's not putting on a show for the public. i think what he's done is absolutely phenomenal and for our economy it's exceedingly growing. donald trump inherited a great economy from barack 0bama. recent acts, like the tax cut act, are going to do long—term damage to the economy. but what do they think of his behaviour, particularly it seemed on matters of race? after neo—nazis clashed with anti—racism protesters in charlottesville, the president equivocated on who was responsible. but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. when black american footballers protested, this. get that son of a bitch off the field right now. then there were the tweet storms. us media described as the enemies of the people. he boasted that his button was bigger than the kim jong—un‘s. and of course declaring himself a very stable genius. i think he's a buffoon. why? he doesn't seem to have a full grasp of world politics. grasp of how government works. even though he might be saying certain things that i may not like, he's putting america first, and that's what we need in america. the biggest threat to the president still lies in the russia investigation and whether there was collusion with the trump campaign. so is it fake news, as the president insists, or something more real? 0h, absolutely it's real. since he fired director comey, having the russians in his office. there just seems to be something there that's not coming out yet. there has been no evidence that i've heard that there is collusion. what donald trump has done brilliantly is keep his base largely supportive, but he needs more than just a core. if he doesn't get the support of reluctant republicans and independents in november's midterms, then it could all turn very ugly indeed for him, and the trump agenda could ground to a halt. jon sopel, bbc news, newnan, georgia. jon on the report of the first 12 months of the trump presidency. tomorrow, jon will be exploring the impact of president trump's first year in office on the global stage. that is his second report tomorrow night. the england cricketer, ben stokes, will be available for selection for england's tour of new zealand despite being charged with affray following a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last year. the england and wales cricket board said that stokes, who hasn't played for england since the incident, is expected to join the squad in february. north and south korea have agreed to march together under a single flag at the opening ceremony of the winter olympics next month. the two countries have also announced they will field their first ever joint team for the women's ice hockey event at the games being hosted by the south. it's the result of the first diplomatic talks between the neighbours for more than two years. 0ur correspondent, sophie long, is in seoul. sophie, what is your reading of the significance of what's been announced ? significance of what's been announced? well, huw, they are sending a large delegation, some 550 people. there will be 230 cheerleaders. 140 artistic performers and 30 strong taekwondo squad. the most significant importance is this announcement that they will have a joint ice hockey team. that will be the first time athletes from both koreas will compete together in the same teem at an olympic games. they will re—open the cross—border road for the first time in nearly two years. there seems to be some improvement in relations in a sporting context, it's important to remember that the fundamental issues dividing the two countries remain and the south korean foreign minister has been speaking in vancouver and said there can be no sustained improvement to relations unless there are efforts to deal with the north korea nuclear issue, and that will be difficult. sophie many thanks once again. sophie many thanks once again. sophie long for threws in seoul. —— for us there in seoul. in northern syria fighting is intensifying in idlib, the last province still in rebel hands. but as this devastating conflict enters its eighth year all the main syrian cities are in the hands of president assad's forces, including the city of aleppo. the battle in syria's former industrial heartland ended just over a year ago when all of eastern aleppo was recaptured from a range of rebel forces. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reported from the ancient city in the last days of the fighting and she's returned to see what's changed since then. dawn holds little fear now for the city of aleppo. gone are the warplanes, at least from here, and a train now runs from east to west. aleppo is back in government hands, its tallest building leaves you in no doubt. nor do the songs school children sing in praise of their president, in the area once held by rebels. notjust education, re—education. a daily rhythm returns for 12—year—old rayan, her school was controlled by hard line islamist groups. translation: i didn't go to school during the war because of the shelling and there were men in the building. we didn't learn anything at all. this is what with we saw here in the last days of battle. the smell of explosives still in the air, buildings flattened by syrian air strikes, now safe enough for people to start coming back. this woman is one of the first on her street to bring herfamily home. like many others, she's returning from a government area to this small flat with no electricity, no running water. "it was so hard to see the damage", she tells me. "we're rebuilding bit by bit whenever we earn a little money." her husband's face says it all, the life he knew is gone, that they all knew. life is slowly returning to these streets, you see the signs of it everywhere, but the destruction here is overwhelming. with time, money, some of this will be rebuilt, but so many lives have been shattered too, and possibly beyond repair. this is all that's left of the industrial zone at the edge of the city, once syria's economic heartland. there's still fighting here, the front—line only a few hundred meters away. bassel nasri's factory was damaged and looted by rebel forces. my families lives is destroyed. it's terrible. all the factories here were, more than 1,000, all except a very few still lie silent. it will take many billions to rebuild syria. how can a broken country do that? it will take a lot of money. we must say we need all the countries release the sanctions. you want the sanctions lifted on syria ? yes, lifted on syria. the west says that won't happen until the war is over. now we are going to finish it. we are going to finish it. the end of battle in this ancient city turned the tide of war in president assad's favour. one year on, it's not over yet and so many lost so much. this great city may never be the same. lyse doucet, bbc news, aleppo. the bayeux tapestry, the medieval work of art which depicts the norman conquest of england, is set to leave france for the first time in almost 1,000 years to be loaned for display in britain. it's thought that president macron will confirm the offer tomorrow when he meets theresa may, but some experts are already raising concerns about the very fragile state of the tapestry and whether it's wise to move it. 0ur correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. if anything puts current anglo—french relations in context, it's this — the bayeux tapestry, almost 1,000 years old, telling the story of the norman conquest of england and the victory of william the conqueror at the battle of hastings. a very different kind of anglo—french summit. now the french president has given approval for the 50—meter bayeux tapestry to leave french territory for the first time. but moving something this big and this old is no simple matter. it's difficult to imagine all the practical to put it in a case and show and to put it in a train or... no, we don't know. president macron‘s gesture highlights france's deep ties and long history with britain. though cynics might say it also highlights a crucial french victory over its anglo—saxon neighbour. art experts say it's a benign telling of the tale with moments of comedy and artistic influences from both sides of the channel. even if tests confirm the move is possible, it's unlikely to happen for several years, but there's a lot of excitement in british museums. the opportunity to get really close to the bayeux tapestry and explore it and look at it is what's fascinating to all of us who have studied the bayeux tapestry. the exact location of the tapestry‘s famous battle has long been in dispute. but, in hastings today, locals said the artwork should be displayed there. i think a lot of people in hastings are quite proud of hastings and if it's returning to hastings, even better. because it, you know, it comes from hastings. i mean, you know, the battle of hastings and all the rest of it, yeah. yeah, a good tourist attraction. the battle happened here and there's not enough displays of what happened in hastings. so i think it should come here. britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan. the first time for the queen's coronation, but has always been refused. this initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. but the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official wasjoking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. that's all from me, here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. president trump's former white house director of communications, has told bbc hardtalk that the president uses twitter to ‘jump‘ over mainstream media and reach the people who voted for him. referring to some of president trump's controversial tweets about north korea, antony scaramucci said mr trump was trying to convey wit and sarcasm. let me give you a news flash and put your viewers at ease and perhaps the global community at ease. when he's doing that, somebody like donjunior myself, we look at that, we laugh, 0k. myself, we look at that, we laugh, ok. we get thejoke myself, we look at that, we laugh, ok. we get the joke embedded myself, we look at that, we laugh, ok. we get thejoke embedded inside of that, we get the sarcasm laced inside of it. we don't micro—analyse it like a liberaljournalists do, then strike a match to it. we look to it for exactly what it is. when he says his button is bigger than the other guy's button, it's a joke, it's part of his wit. part of his personality. you may not like it but his 71 years old and he believes and i also believe he used twitter to jump i also believe he used twitter to jump over the mainstream media to direct message to the people that voted for him. if you want to see more of that interview you can watch ha rd more of that interview you can watch hard talk on the bbc news channel. injust over an hard talk on the bbc news channel. in just over an hour. hard talk on the bbc news channel. injust over an hour. it hard talk on the bbc news channel. in just over an hour. it will also be on bbc iplayer as well. there are warnings of more heavy snow tonight for southern scotland and the north—east of england, with a met office amber alert now in place. police scotland is advising drivers in much of the southern and central belt , to avoid travelling. let's talk to scotland's minister for transport, humza yousaf. first of all, how bad could it get tonight? worth staying up for. more snow for some of us. we know it's going to be challenging because of that amber warning. we've seen an intense band of snow. that will continue. inaudible very unusual... upgrading their warning to stage four. we having a few problems with the line, i'll try one more question. are you prepared for the problems you'll be getting overnight and tomorrow to deal with the issue? very much so. inaudible plenty have stopped... 0f the issue? very much so. inaudible plenty have stopped... of course people need to hear... of the police... that is do not travel if you are in the area affected by the amber weather warning. i do apologise, the sound was pretty terrible, so we'll have to cut it short, i do apologise. thank you. apologies to you for the problems with the line. time for a look at the weather with nick miller. all snow for some of us overnight, but also some very strong winds as well, more weather hazards on the horizon and possible disruption in the morning. some of us have quite a lot of snow on the ground. here is the latest weather system coming in on its southern flag, gales or severe gales. 0n the northern flag running into cold air, more snow. the met office amber rudd be prepared warning in force. for southern scotland and northern england into the southern uplands, northern pennines, up to 20 centimetres of fresh snow, low levels around 3—8 centimetres. this is where the wintry weather will hang around longest overnight. it's not just the snow, hang around longest overnight. it's notjust the snow, to the south we've got very strong winds, gales oi’ we've got very strong winds, gales or severe gales, 60—70 mph gusts. risk of disruption into the morning, whether from snow, wind risk of disruption into the morning, whetherfrom snow, wind overnight, icy conditions across northern parts of the uk as we start the day. check the travel situation before you head out. the bulk of the overnight weather will have cleared away but it's the problems left behind we need to be prepared for, aware of, too. scotland northern ireland, northern england, wintry showers coming in in places. icy conditions, too. further south, coming in in places. icy conditions, too. furthersouth, going out coming in in places. icy conditions, too. further south, going out into some sunshine once the sun is up. a scattering of showers into south wales and south—west england. a windy start. it'll take a while for the win is to ease down. though it remains blowing through the day, still a chilly wind. it will moderate the touch. further showers coming into the northwest. rain, sleet and snow. snow notjust on hills, especially late in the day we will see it to lower levels in places. it'll feel like it is at or below freezing across northern england, northern ireland and scotland. a similar day on friday, frosty start. i see in places. more wintry showers. southern and eastern areas mainly dry. more quiet on saturday. a gap between weather systems. this next one will come in for part two of the weekend on sunday so many of us will be dry, still chilly on saturday. the rain preceded by snow in places. heading across the uk on sunday. goodbye for 110w. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, but first the headlines.

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