And england have had their best day on their ashes tour of australia so far. Alistair cook completed his first ashes century in seven years. And coming up, mark kermode looks back at 2017s big film releases including the sequel to blade runner, thats the year in film in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. High winds and snow have caused disruption for much of england and wales. Thousands of homes and properties are without power in the midlands, the south west and parts of wales, after power lines were brought down overnight. Theres been disruption for passengers at birmingham and sta nsted airports, and collisions on the mi, in the last few minutes stansted had is closed again. M25 and a number of a roads caused by treacherous driving conditions have caused major delays. Viewers have been sending in pictures from their area , georgina tweeted this photo from the departure lounge at Stansted Airport, which has suffered delays due to a closed runway, and reamins closed
With others reporting discomfort. Sussex police said those who required treatment experienced mostly minor effects. Monitoring equipment was used at the time to try and identify the cause, but the readings were inconclusive. The maritime and Coastguard Agency now think the gas may have come from one of the many shipwrecks in the english channel. It is also investigating discharges from passing ships or lost cargo as a possible cause. The uk warm spot today, 22 celsius. Most saw some lovely sunshine. Tomorrows whether as a very different look to it. Ana ivanovic and atlantic weather system brings in rain. Higher cloud spreading across the west of the uk. Temperatures not going down as far as they did in recent nights. Tomorrow, heavy bursts in the west, where it is quite windy. It turns lighter and patchy through the day, creeping very slowly further east in two parts of north west england, the midlands, South West England. The further east we are, hazy sunshine, stay mainly dry in dayl
Of myanmars Rohinga Muslim minority are continuing to flee across the border into neighbouring bangladesh. Nearly 60,000 rohingyas have fled since myanmars army began a campaign against suspected militants in Rakhine State just over a week ago. Sanjoy majumder has been to a refugee camp on the bangladesh Myanmar Border and sent us this report. Exhausted and traumatised after escaping death, many of these rohingyas have walked for hours, across hills and through paddy fields, to avoid being shot before making it here. These are fresh arrivals, rohingyas who have just arrived after crossing the border. And, with every passing hour, there are more and more of them coming. There is absolutely no space left anymore, so they are just living on any piece of open ground that they can find, and many of them have the most disturbing testimony to share. I meet a man who is nursing a bullet wound in his foot. He tells me that his village, just across the border, was allegedly attacked by the Myanm
And one russian on board. One of the returning nasa astronauts, peggy whitson, now holds the us record for time spent in space a total of 665 days. I wonder that mean she will get a holiday from her taxes . I doubt it. This rain and drizzle is moving very slowly eastwards, at the same time its becoming like an patchy but we will be left with a lot of cloud, low cloud as well hence we fog around the hills and over some coasts as well, warm night, 14, 15, 16 coasts as well, warm night, 1a, 15, 16 degrees. Still some drizzle around, rain coming into Northern Ireland, particularly scotland, michael brighten up a touch through the midlands, central and southern england for example, 19, 20 degrees, burst of sunshine and 22 or 23 not out of the question. Rain overnight, the heaviest will be into the north sea on tuesday morning, still some rain sweeping towards the south east but elsewhere it turns cooler and fresher with sunshine and a few showers. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines nort
Scottish government will lift the 1 gap on government sector pay next year. She was talking about a new education bill, a National Investment bank, and getting rid of the new petrol and diesel cars by 2032. Nicola sturgeon has her hands full. After a disappointing general election result, she needs to seize back the Political Initiative with this programme for government. We have ambition to make our country the best place in the world to grow up the best place in the world to grow up and be educated, to visit and do business, to be cared for in times of sickness, need, vulnerability and grow old. The first minister announced significant Government Investment in high tech technology. She was getting her own lesson today in digital skills. It is education which will be the biggest test for the snp. With falling standards in scottish schools, they want more choice for teachers. Thousands of workers will get a higher pay rise next year. They are scrapping the 1 Public Sector pay gap. No d