And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, swansea boss Carlos Carvalhal attempts to dump his former club, sheffield wednesday, out of the fa cup at the second time of asking. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Snow and freezing temperatures have caused major disruption across many parts of the uk today with warnings that there is much worse to come this week. More than 560 schools have been closed across england, wales and scotland. And the snow and ice has caused treacherous driving conditions, with 20 accidents in a space ofjust three hours on lincolnshires roads, including a fatal crash which left three people dead. Thereve been big problems on the railways and airports too, with hundreds of trains and flights cancelled. In a moment, well hearfrom danny savage in north yorkshire, but first to robert hall in ashford in kent. Robert. Sophie, ashford is right alongside the m20 motorway, one of the roots worst affected this morning. There are still lying snow across the east
And the film director Lewis Gilbert the man behind bond films like you only live twice has died at the age of 97. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. No old boys routine for swansea city boss carlos ca rvalhal, as he looks to knock his former Club Sheffield wednesday out of the fa cup. Good evening. Snow and freezing temperatures have caused major disruption across many parts of the uk today with forecasters warning that there is much worse to come this week. More than 560 schools have been closed across england, wales and scotland. Driving conditions were treacherous in some places in lincolnshire there were 20 accidents in the space ofjust ofjust three hours, including one which left three people dead. Thereve been big problems on the railways, with more than 300 cancelled by southeastern and greater anglia. Dozens of flights were cancelled too. In a moment well hear from danny savage in North Yorkshire but first this from robert hall from ashford in kent. The warnings had been c
To tuesday in parliament. Coming up on this programme mps and experts talk trade after brexit. With the former head of the World Trade Organization predicting new deals wont compensate for the loss of business with the the eu. The 1 you can gain there will be comparable to the 5 , 6 or 7 you would lose on the other side. A committee of mps asks if theres enough information for smokers about e cigarette. And the governments urged to act to help end a Hunger Strike of the yarls wood Detention Centre. One woman has described it as being kidnapped. Not knowing when it is going to end or whats going to happen to her. But first. In a speech on tuesday morning, the International Trade secretary liam fox said britain must be free to make its own trade deals outside europe, if its to seize new opportunities to sell to developing countries. Labour wants the uk to form a new Customs Union, but doctor fox insisted that would be a complete sell out of Britains National interest. His speech came as
As far as the pleasure. No, no, no, michael, were going right. 0n set, he was easy going, charming, unflappable. The child of musical performers, hed spent his in a fifth round replay. Over his appointment. And the two top welsh snooker players at each others throats in a battle of the baize away from the table. Swansea city are through to the quarter finals of the fa cup after beating Sheffield Wednesday from the championship in a fifth round replay. Two second half goals secured victory for swans boss carlos ca rvalhal against his former club. James burford reports. Swa nsea swansea havent reached the quarterfinals of the fa cup in sa yea rs quarterfinals of the fa cup in sa years and having won all of the last five home games, the players had the liberty in the world to make it six. The less on the first leg, there we re the less on the first leg, there were fears that such freedom of expression would be lacking here too. Not so from sam clucas. Both sides attempted to break the dea
Suburb of Eastern Ghouta, declared only yesterday by the russians, has already collapsed. It was hoped the daily ceasefire would let aid in and civilians out. But on day one, civilians among the thousands trapped there say there were more air strikes from Syrian Government forces, supported by the russians. President assad and his allies blame the rebels. Nearly 400,000 people are trapped in the area, to the east of the syrian capital, theyve been under siege from Government Forces since 2013. This report from our middle east editorjeremy bowen. It was supposed to be a chance to get some aid into Eastern Ghouta, but the temporary ceasefire, at best, was ragged. No civilians left down the newly designated safe corridors. Once again in syria, the russians are setting the pace. This russian officer, stationed in the humanitarian corridor, claimed armed opposition groups were stopping civilians leaving. The day turned into a demonstration of russian power in syria. Theirjets were in the sk