Phil has the rest of the weather for the uk. A very good morning. A cold, bright day to many cup parts of the British Isles but in the nicks, snow has been falling and continues to fall in some areas. In the mix. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of homes are without power in england and wales, as overnight snowfall has brought down power lines. Western power says 14,000 properties are affected, from cornwall to sheffield. Meanwhile, parts of the mi, m5 and m42 motorways are also affected by snow. And some flights were diverted from Birmingham Airport after the runway was shut for a short time. Lets get more from our news correspondent andy moore. This really has happened in the last few hours but its causing a lot of chaos in certain areas. Overnight, an unusual combination of heavy rain turning to snow and that has caused quite a few problems. First of all, with the western Power Distribution company dealing with lots of different problems across the south west and midla
Attacks. Good morning, in sport. Scotland record their first victory over england in a decade to win the calcutta cup, ireland are top of the six nations championship after they beat wales. And philip avery has the weather. Good morning. Another chilly start to the day but what a day on offer gcioss to the day but what a day on offer across many parts of the British Isles with plenty of sunshine and staying cool throughout the day. I will have more injust a staying cool throughout the day. I will have more in just a few minutes. First, our main story. The International Olympic committee has decided not to lift russias suspension for doping in time for todays closing ceremony at the winter games in south korea. But the ban could be lifted at a later date if no more of the countrys athletes test positive at pyeongchang. In a moment, well get the reaction from moscow with our correspondent steve rosenberg. First lets go to the olympic park and our correspondent stephen mcdonell. The closi
And in half an hour we look at who controls the worlds longest river which flows through three african countries in damming the nile. Syrian Government Forces have continued air strikes in the rebel held area of Eastern Ghouta, despite a Un Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. Its hoped that an end to fighting would allow humanitarian aid to be brought in and injured civilians to be rescued. To be rescued from the enclave. The Syrian Government has criticised that vote. Andy moore reports. Another air attack on the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta yesterday. Shortly after the un decision, similar bombings were reported. Even as they voted unanimously in support of the resolution, there was doubt on all sides about how much effect it would have. The text calling for an immediate ceasefire replaced by call for truce. It will not apply to any jihadi militants. We are deeply sceptical that the regime will comply. But we supported this resolution because we must
Week. Hello, this is breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Motorway speed limits through roadworks could be raised to 60 Miles Per Hour. It follows trials which show motorists are less distracted and feel safer driving at higher speeds. Good morning, its saturday, 21st october. Also this morning, more tensions over the future of catalonia. Iam tim i am tim willcox live in barcelona. Over the next few hours hundreds of thousands of people here are expected to take to the streets after hearing what direct rule from madrid will mean for them. Battening down the hatches as storm brian threatens to bring flooding and winds of 70 Miles Per Hour. Storm brian is here and will give many of us a very windy and occasionally wet start to the weekend. Improving tomorrow, but still blustery. I will have all the weekend weather and the very latest on what we can expect from storm brian, in the next half an hour. In sport. The sound every football manager dreads. Booing. Boos ring out afte
Occasionally wet start to the weekend. Improving tomorrow, but still blustery. I will have all the weekend weather and the very latest on what we can expect from storm brian, in the next half an hour. In sport. The sound every football manager dreads. Booing. Boos ring out after west ham lose 3 0 to brighton, piling the pressure on manager slaven bilic. When youre weary. The teenager who lost her love for music after the Manchester Bombing finds her voice again. Good morning, first our main story. Speed limits through motorway roadworks could be raised from 50 to 60 Miles Per Hour. The proposed changes follow trials by highways england which showed drivers feel safer at higher speeds. Jon donnison reports. Roadworks and mile after mile of Little Orange cones are the bane of many drivers lives. The current speed limit when passing through motorway roadworks is 50 mph, but highways england says that could be increased to up to 60. It follows trials where drivers were fitted with heartrat