Theyre also worried about needing to go to hospital or work how will they get there . Because we are literally expecting a gridlock. Concerns, too, that Lorry Drivers coming in from europe might not have got the message this is a well worn route for those coming in from the Channel Ports. Several closures between now and the end of the year are planned. National highways advised commuters to take the train instead, and to plan in advance. But the advice this weekend . Avoid, avoid. Frances read, bbc news. To our correspondent, mark ashdown. There have been dire warnings. What sense do you get of the predicted Traffic Chaos . This sense do you get of the predicted Traffic Chaos . Traffic chaos . This is an unprecedented Traffic Chaos . This is an l unprecedented moment. Traffic chaos . This is an unprecedented moment. Looking Traffic Chaos . This is an unprecedented moment. Looking behind me, even at this time of day this would normally be absolutely heaving with traffic. Eight lanes of
Scooping seven awards including best picture, Best Director and best actor. Now for sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. Well start with a look ahead to the draw for the last 16 of rugby leagues Challenge Cup which takes place live on sportsday in around an hours time. This is the stage when the 12 Superleague Sides enter the fray. Alongside the other four sides from the championship. Lets join our reporter adam wild, whos at the home of the holders, Leigh Leopards for us, in greater manchester. Great to see you. Out of the underdogs who should we be keeping our eye on . Underdogs who should we be keeping oure e on . ,. Underdogs who should we be keeping oure eon . ,. , underdogs who should we be keeping oureeon . ,. ,. Underdogs who should we be keeping oure eon . ,. ,. , our eye on . Such is the structure of the challenge our eye on . Such is the structure of the Challenge Cup. Our eye on . Such is the structure of the Challenge Cup. A our eye on . Such is the st
juggernauts contending for the top prize. hello, welcome to verified live. tata steel will push ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces in its south torbert plant in wales, and it is expected to lead to the loss of over 3000 jobs talbot. the gmb union says it has alternative proposals aimed at saving jobs. a reminder of what we are saying, the bbc understands that tata steel is going to press ahead with plans to close blast furnaces at its plants at port talbot in south wales and that threatens the loss of more than 3000 jobs. the decision follows a meeting between tata steel executives and the wider community and unions in the meeting happened at a hotel in london today. and the meeting. the company will replace blast furnaces which produced new steel from iron or with a modern electric arc furnace which will produce usable steel from scrap metal, and it will be more environmentally friendly to operate but crucially it will require a smaller workforce. but crucia
ukraine. officials have said offensive actions are under way in the countries ease where the company eight catches deputy describing bakhmut as the epicentre of hostilities in claiming russian forces are also on the defensive in the south. we ve been looking at the video footage circulating. we ve been looking at the video footage circulating. ukraine says its forces are footage circulating. ukraine says its forces are shifting footage circulating. ukraine says its forces are shifting to - footage circulating. ukraine says| its forces are shifting to offensive actions in some parts of russian occupied territory. earlier today the russian defence ministry said they had forwarded a major ukrainian offensive. what s going on? let s take a look. russia claims at this video shows evidence of a major ukrainian offensive being repelled. the video is bad quality and all we can see is military vehicles being under heavy fire. we can t say anything beyond that. we know that the vi
first, there is no doubt about the main broadcasting event of the weekend, and the bbc, along with the rest of the media, have been gearing up for the coronation all week. we ll be looking in more detail next week at how bbc news has covered the ceremony and the celebrations around it. but in the meantime, here s royal correspondent nicholas witchell on the preparations being made over the past few days. in the potteries and other places in the souvenir business, they ve been gearing up for this moment for months. turning out the mugs and plates and a host of other goods which commemorate the coronation. it all means jobs and a significant boost for trade. by the time that report was shown on tuesday. mike dixon had already had enough. i accept that the coronation is newsworthy, but the coverage is utterly sycophantic and certainly not balanced . we constantly hear everyone will be celebrating, everyone will be partying, everyone will be watching it . but the bbc are ignor