Some lying snow in some areas but it is starting to fall in the coming days. Yesterday some places struggled to get above freezing, whilst the milder air was already arriving in south west england. By tomorrow most of us will be in double figures, maybe even higher for parts of wales and western england. We have lost the cold air, the winds have changed direction, bringing the milder air across the country. And weve also got some sunshine this afternoon, not for eve ryo ne sunshine this afternoon, not for everyone but where we have it, 11 celsius, feeling quite plus and. More cloud the further west you are. Showers fading and losing intensity during the afternoon. A mild day for all. A fairly quiet evening. Some icy stretches across eastern parts of scotla nd icy stretches across eastern parts of scotland and north east england. 0ur of scotland and north east england. Our next spell of wet and windy weather then arrives from the west through tomorrow. But it will be a much milder night
Body image. Also this hour another Royal Wedding in windsor. Buckingham palace announces the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank theyll get married this autumn. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In a rare public intervention, the head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets extra money. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russias growing battlefield capabilities, including the threat posed by its long range missiles and cyber warfare skills. Simon clemison reports. Images showing what russia said was a strike on syria. But the rockets come not from the mediterranean sea, but the caspian sea, more than 900 miles away. The head of the army says russia is building an increasingly aggressive military, which the uk is struggling to match. Russia has also been simulating attacks closer to home, conducting large scale exercise
Malnutrition. Union leaders will be meeting the bosses of the car maker, vauxhall, today. Theyll be discussing the job losses at Ellesmere Port. Ill have all the details shortly. Good morning. In sport, the defending champion, Roger Federer, is in action at the australian open, looking to emulate yesterdays achievement of kyle edmund in reaching the quarter finals. And sarah has the weather. Good morning. A lot of lying snow in the north of the country, but milder air pushing through all regions today. I will bring you a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Thank you. See you later on. Good morning. First, our main story. The head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets additional investment. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter is expected to say that russia now has superior battlefield capabilities to the uk, and poses a significant threat in terms of cyber
Begins this evening and the men tomorrow, where england will be hoping to become the first side to win three consecutive six nations titles out right. Eddiejones has named his team for the game against italy and we have all the details coming up. Lucy has the Weather Forecast. Some cold weather on the way as we move through the next few days, it is also a groundhog day and i will have more on that. Also coming up the celebrity photographer thats selling his work for teenage cancer well be speaking to him live shortly. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. Darren osborne has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 43 years, for attacking a crowd of muslims near Finsbury Park mosque in london last year. He was found guilty yesterday of murder and attempted murder, after driving a van into worshippers injune, killing one man and injuring several others. Angus crawford is at Woolwich Crown court. Weve heard a lot more before sentencing about Darren Osborne and his common
Even close to boston, right along this area. Let s move it along. It is still right in the heart of the boston area. By eight 00 p. M. , it is ready to exit, and that it is a much done deal. That is the story on the rain. Jc there s breaking news involving a flight that s been trying to get to new york city since yesterday. The delta flight from punta cana was supposed to land at jfk airport last night. But they were diverted to manchester, New Hampshire because of the weather. Passengers stayed in a hotel there overnight and tried to fly to new york this morning. The plane took off two hours late and strong winds forced it to turn back to boston after a couple of hours in the air. It s now scheduled to take off from logan any minute. Those dangerous winds are having an impact here. Stormteam 5 coverage continues with danielle vollmar. That is right. We do have a high wind warning in effect for the east coast of the wind will be gusting upwards of 55 miles an hour at times. The other t