Will protect 11 million households from rip off bills by next winter. Iamat i am at Heathrow Airport, terminal 5, where britains Winter Olympics team, the most successful ever, will return home in around one hour. And coming up in sport on bbc news former british and irish lions number eight Jamie Heaslip has announced his retirement from rugby after an illustrious career for club and country. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Jeremy corbyn has confirmed that a Labour Government would support a Customs Union with the eu after brexit. Speaking at an event in the midlands, mr corbyn said he wanted to put peoples jobs and Living Standards before ideologicalfantasies. A new Customs Union, he said, would ensure no Tariff Barriers with the eu, and no hard border in ireland. The shift in policy could lead to labour siding with tory rebel mps to defeat the Prime Minister on her brexit strategy. Downing street responded by saying the uk would not bejoining a Customs Union after
In leicester well be live there after 7 00. Good morning from gateshead where they are launching an exhibition of they are launching an exhibition of the north. 80 days of events running throughout the region over the summer throughout the region over the summerandi throughout the region over the summer and i will be telling you more about it. In sport, britains winter 0lympians return from pyeonchang, with double skeleton champion, Lizzy Yarnold, undecided if shell go for a hat trick of golds at the next games. All of thats coming up later. Good morning. First, our main story. Snow and arctic temperatures are expected across the uk for the rest of the week. The met office has issued both yellow warnings and more serious amber warnings for large parts of Eastern England. Up to 10cm of snow is expected today and as much as 20cm is predicted in some parts of Eastern England, scotland and Northern Ireland by the end of wednesday. Drivers are being warned they could face major disruption.
People these medals, the first time ive worn them together and then we will see what happens. Congratulations and the rest of her team mates are due back here at terminal five just after 2pm this afternoon. Thank you. Time for a look at the weather. Heres darren bett. The so called beast from the east are starting to arrive because we have got High Pressure centred over scandinavia drawing the over russia where it was 41 this morning for the next few days will get colder and colder as ashley as the wind picks up and we see more snow falling as well. There has been some snow today, beautiful weather watcher picture and its dry at the moment so its fine, powdery snow. It is icing sugar sort of day really. A couple of snow flurries over lincolnshire. At eastern scotland. Dryer towards the west but feeling colder than it did yesterday because there is more cloud around. Those snow showers will continue into the evening. Then, during the first part of the night, a lot will fade away because
First, rugby, and the British And Irish Lions are making final preparations before their opening test match against the all blacks this weekend. Tulsen tollett, bbc sport centre. Shaping up as a big game . The three tests, the first one getting underway this weekend in auckland, that is where we can go now, Sports Correspondent katie joining us, go through some information, katie, peter 0 mahony, of the munster men, Captaining The Lions, in favour of Sam Warburton, taking his place on the bench, should we be surprised at the time only should we be surprised that Peter Omahony is captaining the team . Welcome to auckland, top of the sky town, what a murky day, the lines will be very happy if the weather stays like this for the big test of course on saturday. Sky tower. In answer to your question about peter 0mahony, Sam Warburton has been struggling for fitness on this tour. He has come in great game against the maoris, in the backline, taking the armband, we expected him to be captain
First, rugby, and the British And Irish Lions are making final preparations before their opening test match against the all blacks this weekend. Tulsen tollett, bbc sport centre. Shaping up as a big game . The three tests, the first one getting underway this weekend in auckland, that is where we can go now, Sports Correspondent katie joining us, go through some information, katie, peter 0 mahony, of the munster men, Captaining The Lions, in favour of Sam Warburton, taking his place on the bench, should we be surprised at the time only should we be surprised that Peter Omahony is captaining the team . Welcome to auckland, top of the sky town, what a murky day, the lines will be very happy if the weather stays like this for the big test of course on saturday. Sky tower. In answer to your question about peter 0mahony, Sam Warburton has been struggling for fitness on this tour. He has come in great game against the maoris, in the backline, taking the armband, we expected him to be captain