power, but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they d restored power to more than 25,000 homes but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers especially those in rural areas it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the li
which, pending approval, will see him take control of football operations. he is also promising over £200 million of new investment. the multi billionaire founder of the ineos petro chemicals group, is a lifelong fan of the club. it s hoped by many supporters that it might mean the end of the controlling interest of the glazer family. our sports editor, dan roan, reports. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billionaire was hoping to buy manchester united. instead he will become a minority shareholder of the club he says he has always supported. the founder of petrochemicals giant ineos, ratcliffe has already invested in sailing and cycling teams and owns a third of mercedes in formula 1. the owner of two football clubs, including nice in france, manchester born ratcliffe last year failed in a bid to buy chelsea, at the time hinting to me united was his real goal. some would argue you should be trying to buy the club that you grew up suppo
election has been delayed, after concerns were raised that hackers could influence the outcome. and it s 50 years since nearly 30,000 ugandan asians began to arrive in the uk after being forced to flee their homes by uganda s then military ruler. we ve been hearing some of their stories. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has met the taiwanese president during a visit that s been strongly condemned by the chinese government. taiwan is self ruled, but beijng sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually unite with it. it s an island roughly 100 miles from the coast of south east china. china took the island from japan in 1945 after world war two, but after a civil war in china, defeated nationalist forces fled to taiwan. today it sees itself as an independent country, with its own constitution and democratically elected leaders. only 13 nations recognise taiwan as sovereign
translation: thisi is a complete farce. the united states is violating china s sovereignty under the guise of so called democracy. those who offend china will be punished. there are reports several chinese fighterjets have been entering taiwanese airspace. we ll have the very latest. also on the programme.. parched gardens and lawns will have to wait. a hosepipe ban is coming to parts of southern england. the hospital treating archie battersbee awaits a european court ruling, before withdrawing his life support. and tributes are being paid to roy hackett, one of the country s most influential civil rights campaigners, who s died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel. commonwealth gold for england s evie richards in the cross country mountain biking after leading from the start. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. one of america s most senior politicians, the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, says her controversial trip to t