a hero's welcome for kevin sinfield as he finishes day two of seven ultra—marathons in seven days to raise awareness for mnd. we know that the rugby community care about people that need them in this event, this community really needs you. what we have seen today is some unbelievable support. it's sunday december 3. good morning. our main story today: a major incident has been declared by police in cumbria after heavy snowfall caused huge disruption and challenging conditions on the roads. people are being urged to stay away from the county and only travel unless it is necessary. meanwhile, a yellow weather warning has been issued across the midlands, northern england and wales. with the latest, here's louisa pilbeam. north—west of england has seen up to 15 centimetres of snow in the 2a hours. kendall, cars came to a standstill. on the motorway, drivers were stuck for hours. in grasmere, more people were stranded in their vehicles. and in ambleside, these scenes when drivers were told to leave their cars and make their way to an emergency refuge. paul smith was one of those stuck there for hours. , ., . u, ., ., .,, hours. this notice came down, and as ou can hours. this notice came down, and as you can see — hours. this notice came down, and as you can see down _ hours. this notice came down, and as you can see down the _ hours. this notice came down, and as you can see down the road, _ hours. this notice came down, and as you can see down the road, it - hours. this notice came down, and as you can see down the road, it is - you can see down the road, it is still blocked, we are still about 1.5 miles from ambleside and it has just been like literally moving ten yards, stopping again. this just been like literally moving ten yards, stopping again.— just been like literally moving ten yards, stopping again. this was the 85 95 in cumbria _ yards, stopping again. this was the 85 95 in cumbria on _ yards, stopping again. this was the 85 95 in cumbria on the _ yards, stopping again. this was the 85 95 in cumbria on the way - yards, stopping again. this was the 85 95 in cumbria on the way to - yards, stopping again. this was the 85 95 in cumbria on the way to a i 85 95 in cumbria on the way to a family wedding. he says he was stuck for19 family wedding. he says he was stuck for 19 hours without food or water orany for 19 hours without food or water or any helpful emergency services. siren wails. cumbria police in the area's fire and rescue service urged people not to take to the roads. a spokesperson for cumbria constabulary said... communities have been opening local centres for people to stay. maw; centres for people to stay. many have that spirit _ centres for people to stay. many have that spirit where _ centres for people to stay. many have that spirit where they - centres for people to stay. litany have that spirit where they were cracked open hotels and bed and breakfasts and help people out there who are tourists or even just visiting just for the day or even on holiday. visiting just for the day or even on holida . , ., . ., _, holiday. the snow, ice and cold disrupting _ holiday. the snow, ice and cold disrupting transport, _ holiday. the snow, ice and cold disrupting transport, there - holiday. the snow, ice and cold disrupting transport, there is i holiday. the snow, ice and cold i disrupting transport, there is also an amber cold health alert issued by the uk health security agencies remains in place forfive regions in england, including the north—west. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. snow is also causing disruption across europe. avalanche warnings have been issued in western austria. meanwhile, in munich, a0 centimetres of snow fell in 2a hours, and in prague, a state of emergency was declared as more than 15,000 homes were left without power across the czech republic. we will speak to the lake district certain amount and rescue a little later in the programme to get the latest in events in cumbria so stay with us for that. we have the rest of the news including the conflict in the middle east. thank you. israel's bombardment of gaza continues to intensify after the collapse of a week—long truce. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says military pressure is the only way to bring hostages home. but hamas — designated as a terror organisation by the uk government — says no more captives will be released until there is a permanent ceasefire. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega has the latest. southern gaza. palestinians have been seeking safety here. now, a target for israel's attacks. hamas leaders are thought to be hiding here and people have been told to evacuate further south. the bombing of the city was the heaviest in the war so far. residents say. translation: the israelis told us it was a safe zone which led us to flee here. ., ., ., , .,, here. now, even khan younis has become a — here. now, even khan younis has become a war— here. now, even khan younis has become a war zone. _ here. now, even khan younis has become a war zone. where - here. now, even khan younis has become a war zone. where are i here. now, even khan younis has| become a war zone. where are we supposed to go? our children are stranded on the street. this supposed to go? our children are stranded on the street.— supposed to go? our children are stranded on the street. this was the scene when — stranded on the street. this was the scene when ade _ stranded on the street. this was the scene when ade arrived _ stranded on the street. this was the scene when ade arrived in _ stranded on the street. this was the scene when ade arrived in high - scene when ade arrived in high newness. 100 lorries with humanitarians applies entered gaza from egypt yesterday. aid agencies say it is still not enough. israel, the agonising wait continues for the families of the hostages who remain in gaza. around 140 people are still captive. hamas says no—one will be freed until there is a permanent ceasefire. in tel aviv last night, thousands gathered to call for the release of the hostages. 150—year—old was with her mother just two days ago. her husband was killed by hamas. their son remains in captivity. translation: i in captivity. translation: ., ., , ,, ., in captivity. translation: ., a, a translation: i am happy and excited to stand here- — translation: i am happy and excited to stand here. i _ translation: i am happy and excited to stand here. i came _ translation: i am happy and excited to stand here. i came to _ translation: i am happy and excited to stand here. i came to say _ translation: i am happy and excited to stand here. i came to say thank - to stand here. i came to say thank you because without you i wouldn't be here. and now we have to go back and get my sasha. the be here. and now we have to go back and get my sasha-— and get my sasha. the rally was interrunted _ and get my sasha. the rally was interrunted by — and get my sasha. the rally was interrupted by blaring _ and get my sasha. the rally was interrupted by blaring sirens - interrupted by blaring sirens warring of the risk of incoming rockets. minister netanyahu spoke for the first time since the end of the ceasefire. he insisted military pressure was the only way to free the capitals. translation: ~ . ., translation: we will continue the war until we — translation: we will continue the war until we achieve _ translation: we will continue the war until we achieve all— translation: we will continue the war until we achieve all of— translation: we will continue the war until we achieve all of its - war until we achieve all of its goals and it is impossible to achieve their goals without the ground operation.— achieve their goals without the ground operation. achieve their goals without the round oeration. ., , . h . ground operation. from israel's main airline, the — ground operation. from israel's main airline, the nine _ ground operation. from israel's main airline, the nine ally, _ ground operation. from israel's main airline, the nine ally, the _ ground operation. from israel's main airline, the nine ally, the united - airline, the nine ally, the united states, the clear message of repeating the south what it did in the north. i repeating the south what it did in the north. ., repeating the south what it did in the north. . , ., , the north. i have repeatedly made clear israel's _ the north. i have repeatedly made clear israel's leaders _ the north. i have repeatedly made clear israel's leaders that - clear israel's leaders that protecting palestinian civilians in gazais protecting palestinian civilians in gaza is both a moral responsibility and a strategic imperative. talks between israel _ and a strategic imperative. talks between israel and _ and a strategic imperative. talks between israel and hamas - and a strategic imperative. talks between israel and hamas have collapsed. the families of the hostages hope for them to come home. in gaza, people hope the guns will once again falls silent. hugo is injerusalem for us this morning. good morning to you. we saw in your piece there increased pressure from the us administration towards israel and how they conduct this war. the emphasis being on protecting as many civilians as possible. yes. emphasis being on protecting as many civilians as possible.— civilians as possible. yes, good morning- _ civilians as possible. yes, good morning- very _ civilians as possible. yes, good morning. very strong _ civilians as possible. yes, good morning. very strong words - civilians as possible. yes, good i morning. very strong words there from the us defence secretary who also said that driving the population, civilian population of gaza into the enemy �*s' arms good replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat, so bob pressure from the biden administration or the israeli authorities to do more to protect civilians in gaza. we also heard from the us vice president kamala harris who said that while israel had a right to defend itself, too many penicillins had already been killed. i think perhaps reacting to those comments and israeli officials said that the israeli officials said that the israeli military was taking extra measures to protect the population of gaza. now, overnight, israeli bombardment of parts of southern gaza continued. rafah wasn't of the sites hit. this is a city on the border with egypt and residents of lima because they believe these air strikes are an indication that a ground offensive is imminent, and obviously the humanitarian crisis continues. hospitals are crowded, they are operating with very limited resources and people across the territory are facing severe shortages of basic supplies. so the situation remains extremely difficult for the population of gaza. ., ., the ministry of defense is to carry out unarmed surveillance flights in air space over gaza and israel to search for potential hostage locations used by hamas. five british nationals are still missing following the deadly hamas raids on southern israel on october 7. in a statement, the mod said the surveillance aircraft would not have a combat role. a german tourist has died and two other people have been injured in an attack in the middle of paris. france's interior minister said the attacker targeted tourists close to the eiffel tower, stabbing one man and attacking another two victims with a hammer. he was later tasered and arrested. an 84—year—old man has died after an explosion destroyed his neighbour's house in edinburgh. two people were also taken to hospital following the blast on friday. an investigation is now under way to determine the cause, but the police have confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances. sir keir starmer has credited margaret thatcher and said she was a prime minister who effected meaningful change. in an article for the telegraph, the labour leader said baroness thatcher set loose britain's natural entrepreneurialism. he also cites labour prime ministers tony blair and clement attlee as others who managed to do the same. health ministers from dozens of countries are expected to use a meeting at cop28 in dubai today to discuss how to tackle the health challenges posed by climate change. it's the first time that a day of the conference has been dedicated to the issue. experts say global warming could cause thousands of extra deaths every year. shoppers and people eating out are being urged to treat staff better over the festive period after a survey by the union usdaw suggested that two—thirds of retail workers had suffered verbal abuse in the past year. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. it is the season to be jolly, but workers and hospitality staff are often being felt left a lack of goodwill. the busy festive season can be a challenging time in the number of incidents of verbal and physical abuse is on the rise. teeth? physical abuse is on the rise. why are ou physical abuse is on the rise. why are you touching _ physical abuse is on the rise. tfn'yy are you touching me? physical abuse is on the rise. why are you touching me? get - physical abuse is on the rise. why are you touching me? get out - physical abuse is on the rise. why l are you touching me? get out now! here, a are you touching me? get out now! here. a body _ are you touching me? get out now! here. a body one — are you touching me? get out now! here, a body one camera _ are you touching me? get out now! here, a body one camera capturesl are you touching me? get out now! | here, a body one camera captures a suspected lifter unleashing a torrent of abuse. the retail union says everyday shoppers are sometimes losing their tempers as well. it's survey of more than 3000 members revealed that 65% of shop workers had been verbally abused in the past 12 months. while 42% have been threatened by a customer. the british retail consortium and uk hospitality are now leading a campaign to encourage us all to show a little kindness. we campaign to encourage us all to show a little kindness.— a little kindness. we want a zero tolerance approach. _ a little kindness. we want a zero tolerance approach. it _ a little kindness. we want a zero tolerance approach. it is - a little kindness. we want a zero tolerance approach. it is back . a little kindness. we want a zero tolerance approach. it is back to| tolerance approach. it is back to customers taking response ability for their own actions, treat people how you would like to be treated, a smile, a thank you, a please costs nothing. these people are working hard to deliver you a great christmas so just accept that and be grateful for the environment that you have got. we grateful for the environment that you have got-— grateful for the environment that you have got. we wish you a merry christmas! — you have got. we wish you a merry christmas! some _ you have got. we wish you a merry christmas! some big-name - christmas! some big-name retailers are on board — christmas! some big-name retailers are on board as _ christmas! some big-name retailers are on board as well— christmas! some big-name retailers are on board as well to _ christmas! some big-name retailers are on board as well to encourage i are on board as well to encourage shoppers and revellers to be kind and considerate over the festive period. marc ashdown, bbc news. a really busy time of year. we will talk more about that later in the programme. the casualty and eastenders star nigel harman has pulled out of strictly come dancing after suffering an injury whilst in training. the actor and his professional partner, katya jones, had been set to dance the charleston on saturday's programme. no couples will be eliminated this week as a result of the pair's exit and mr harman told host claudia he was sad to leave the show. this hasn't really sunk in. when i watched everyone come down the stairs, i was a bit like, watched everyone come down the stairs, iwas a bit like, this watched everyone come down the stairs, i was a bit like, this is real, i am stairs, i was a bit like, this is real, iam not stairs, i was a bit like, this is real, i am not part of this anymore and that was quite sad and i have been avoiding her all day because it makes it really real as well. shame to go out so late. that leaves, watch, three left? three left. getting to the tough stages because they are all too good right now. who will go? we will find out. i have a week's reprieve. loads of snow out that. nice picture! lovely picture. not great for drivers. goad picture. not great for drivers. good morninu. picture. not great for drivers. good morning- it — picture. not great for drivers. good morning. it looks _ picture. not great for drivers. good morning. it looks amazing. - 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(emf. morning. it looks amazing. this was shot from cumbria yesterday but that has had massive impact as you have already heard. we have seen a foot of snow in spot. the reason for it was just a little line of showers developing to the east, causing these lines of showers across the same areas. that links into a more wider area of snow which is affecting part of the midlands, northern england into the morning. a mixture of slate and icy conditions further south and east. this is where the band is sitting at the moment, this it here is rain and sleet, temperatures close to freezing so it could be very icy out there. heavy snow towards the northeast of england. a short while ago, this was the scene. many waking up ago, this was the scene. many waking up to some pretty dicing conditions this morning. as far as severe weather is concerned, we are kind of done with that for today. we will start to see instead of snow, rain spreading across parts of wales, southern england, heavy showers on the south coast as well. mist and low cloud lingering, solve across parts of northern ireland and southwest scotland and it will be a cold day. —12 to start within the highlands, temperatures struggling to getting above freezing to start. while air will bring in more rain as we go through tonight. with cold air in place, north wales and parts of north—west england, it is this zone here. we will have two watch tomorrow morning for the risk of yet more snow to hamper the morning rush hour. pretty icy as well on the northern edge of that, heavy bursts of rain, few wintry showers in scotland and northern ireland but with some sunshine. the snow could come down to lower levels, parts of wales as we go through monday and while averages are ok, upon what we have seen in recent days, it will feel colder there, a stronger wind across the country so there will be an added windchill. the system starts to get away as we go through monday night into tuesday, but we drag on north—easterly winds once again and with a breed of high—pressure building in, we could see again some frost and icy start on tuesday morning, particularly the north and west. outbreaks of rain and sleet in the south and east and that will clear through. both will finish they with lots of sunshine around on tuesday. but as we go through the day, temperatures will drop for some. you can see the blue in mountainous and rural areas, some places struggling to get above freezing. a sharp frost to come through tuesday night into wednesday. things will turn a bit milder later in the week. thank you. it does look chilly out there. thank you. it does look chilly out there- matt. _ thank you. it does look chilly out there. matt, we _ thank you. it does look chilly out there. matt, we will— thank you. it does look chilly out there. matt, we will speak - thank you. it does look chilly out there. matt, we will speak to - thank you. it does look chilly out| there. matt, we will speak to you later, thank you. it's day three for kevin sinfield as he almost nears the halfway point of his incredible seven—in—seven—in—seven challenge. sojust a reminder —