for an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. it s after two incidents in serie a and the championship this weekend. good afternoon. storm isha has wreaked havoc across large parts of the uk. with gusts of up to around 100mph last night, the storm has left tens of thousands of homes without power, especially in northern ireland and scotland. at least two people are feared dead after the storm including an 84 year old man whose car was hit by a fallen tree in grangemouth. there s been widespread disruption to flights and rail services though most are now getting back to normal, as storm isha moves away from the uk. in a moment we ll be live with our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie, but first here s chris page in belfast. storm isha smashed into northern ireland with blasts of wind up to 80 miles an hour. at one point, 53,000 homes were without electricity. after darkness passed, people saw the frightening scale and severity of the dam
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you were pretty insistent, actually. this year s oscar nominations are announced with many brits, including carey mulligan, up for the top acting prizes. the grammy goes to beyonce. and beyonce makes grammys history breaking the record for the most awards ever won by a woman, and there s british success for harry styles and dua lipa. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has said the country is united in shock and grief at the killing of sarah everard. borisjohnson said her death had unleashed a wave of feeling about the safety of women in britain, and insisted the government would work to ensure that women had confidence in the justice system. following strong criticism of the police s handling of saturday s vigil in london, mrjohnson said he continued to back the metropolitan police chief, cressida dick, and said there would be an investigation into what happened. here s our correspondent, richard galpin. the kidnap and murder of sarah everard has tri