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and sarah has the weather. good morning to you. lots to talk about in terms of the weather. snow and ice warnings as well as strong winds and potential flooding around the east coast. a full forecast in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: the army is on standby to help evacuate communities along the east coast, where a tidal surge is expected to hit. the environment agency has issued seven severe flood warnings, meaning there is a danger to life. andy moore reports. all along the east coast, floodgates have been closed in preparation for the storm surge. gale force winds are combining with high tides to threaten coastal defences. in jaywick, in essex, there is a severe flood warning, meaning a risk to life. the emergency services have arrived in force. the residents are being urged to leave. evacuation centres a re being urged to leave. evacuation centres are on standby. we ve got exceptionally strong winds, between 40 exceptionally strong winds, between a0 ....
it was triggered by the resignation of leading labour moderate tristram hunt. ukip has high hopes of winning the seat, after more than two thirds of voters there backed brexit in the eu referendum. our correspondent matt cole says paul nuttall believes this is his chance to get into parliament. it is very clear by becoming the candidate for stoke central that paul nuttall thinks he s got a chance. you don t really want to sort of tarnish your reputation as leader. now, this is actually his fifth attempt at getting a westminster seat. he s fought three general elections and a by election previously, but he s still not quite at nigel farage‘s record he took on seven, lost seven, so paul nuttall will be hoping to go one better than that. but the seat was taken by labour in the last general election, but only by 5000 ahead of ukip, who did come second, narrowly ahead of the tories. so hence paul nuttall will be thinking this is a chance for him to get into parliament. n ....
his spokesman confirms they will meet on friday. a trade deal and brexit are expected to be on the agenda. as hundreds of thousands take to the streets in protest against the new president, the white house goes to war over reports of the numbers who attended friday s inauguration. we had a massive field of people. you saw them, packed. i get up this morning, i turn on one of the networks, and they show an empty field. good morning, it is sunday 22 january. also ahead: after reports that a trident missile test went wrong, the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in its nuclear defence system. a cancer charity calls for more to be done to encourage women to have smear tests. in sport: britain s andy murray is up against it in the last 16 of the australian open. the world number one is 2 1 down against germany s mischa zverev. and nick has the weather. good morning. it is another cold, frosty start. icy in a few spots, too, because there are some showers aro ....
of a haulage firm whose tipper truck crashed, killing four people in bath. afouryearold girl was among the victims the truck was said to have serious faults that were obvious to anyone. tesco‘s shares rise sharply after it says it s buying the food wholesaler, booker including its chains of convenience stores. and an east midlands derby kicks off another weekend of fa cup football as leicester city make the short trip to derby county. good evening and welcome to bbc news. donald trump and theresa may have hailed a new era of relations between america and britain after meeting for the first time at the white house. it s the first face to face talks president trump has held with any foreign leader since taking power. donald trump said they d agreed to strengthen their ties in commerce and foreign affairs. the prime minister said they both reaffirmed their commitment to nato and working to defeating the islamic state group. it was also announced that donald trump h ....
ahead. first, driving tired can bejust as dangerous as string driving. a recent online survey of more than 1100 junior doctors, a1% admitted falling asleep behind the wheel following a night shift, so is it time we all woke up to the danger?” know of for colleagues who died within my first two years of qualifying. all were driving home after shifts. i have an 11-month-old daughter and i continually worry about having an accident.” daughter and i continually worry about having an accident. i was driving in the slow lane on the motorway, then woke up in the fast lane. these are genuine testimonies from junior doctors currently working in our nhs.” from junior doctors currently working in our nhs. i almost drove into the back of a lorry when i fell asleep briefly. i also drove up the curb, which woke me up. after seven consecutive nights, ifell asleep driving home and crashed my car into a concrete pillar. in the nhs as it is, there are greater pressures, fewer docto ....