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as we had unfortunately to the rush hour. this is the nasty weather system across the south. we ve also got frequent snow showers, wintry showers, across the north of the country, and also some very strong winds. we have a mix of weather happening out there today. let s focus on the south first, because this is where the weather could be quite disruptive during the course of the rush hour. we were talking about this yesterday, the cold air mixing in with the milder rare. let s see whether snow zone could from around about the south midlands, going eastwards, across the south east, and further north we ve got those snow showers carried in by the really strong winds. we ve seen pictures of northern ireland where we ve had snowfall, also across parts of scotland and in the north a little bit later on we could have blizzards across scotland, so gales combined with the heavy snow. let s focus across the south first. these are rough amounts of snow. it s so difficult to predi ....
are performing a mysterious synchronised flying ritual. good morning from westminster, where later today the bill giving theresa may the power to start the process of leaving the eu is due to reach its final stages in the commons. last night, the government saw off a potential rebellion from conservative backbenchers, but today s debate could cause more labour rifts. its mps have been told to back the bill. here s our political correspondent tom bateman. a battle for control over the process of brexit. how much say will parliament have? last night mps ended more than seven hours of debate which contained what some saw as a concession from the government. i can confirm on the final agreement to be approved before both houses of parliament before it s concluded. in other words mps will get to vote on any future brexit deal before it is signed off by the government and the eu, but theresa may s negotiations with other eu leaders are likely to be complex and some mps are wo ....
news, leicester manager claudio ranieri denies there is a crisis at the club who have given him a vote of confidence ahead of the fa cup replay against derby. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. joining up health and social care services in england is one of the government s big ideas for easing the pressures on the health service. but according to a report out today, efforts to treat more patients in the community have neither saved money, nor taken pressure off hospitals. the scheme called the better care fund was meant to save the nhs half a billion pounds in its first year. the department of health insists it s too soon to judge the success of its plans. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. bringing together the care received in homes like this one and the wider nhs is more complicated than it seems. the aim is to prevent people from being admitted to hospital in the first place, but when they are, get them home quicker. some solutions ....
one half of the writing duo behind classic sitcoms including steptoe and son has died at the age of 87. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has accused the government of doing a sweetheart deal with conservative led surrey council to avoid a controversial referendum. mr corbyn asked theresa may to come clean about how much money had been offered to surrey county council to drop a vote on a fifteen per cent rise in council tax in order to pay for social care. the local authority has denied there was deal. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminsterfor us. norman smith is in westminster. simon, thank you very much. well, social care has dom thateed the headlines fore weeks now with growing concern about the pressure that those services are under. today it took a political turn with a suggestion of a sweetheart deal between the government and conservative surrey council to avert a referendum surrey are planning to hold ....
good morning. when ourfree range eggs are not free range? well, when the hens are kept inside to stop them from getting bird flu. from tomorrow, new labels will appear on your packs. i will have all the details. it in sport, no problem for leicester. the faltering champions record their first premier league victory of 2017 with a 3 1 win over liverpool. and carol has the weather. good morning. a cold start to the day with the risk of ice but for many of us it is dry. however, showers in the west and through the course of the day they will cross into england and wales depositing snow on the hills. first, our main story. a bbc investigation has revealed there were more than 20,000 allegations of abuse made against home care workers over the past three years. many of the cases involved neglect but there were also allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse. the uk home care association has described the findings as horrifying but warns the system is under extre ....