:00:07. > :00:10.America's east coast battles with the aftermath of one
:00:11. > :00:15.of its biggest ever snow storms with millions of people affected.
:00:16. > :00:18.The death toll has now risen to 18 people as 11 states declared
:00:19. > :00:24.In Washington DC - airports remain closed
:00:25. > :00:26.as the transport system buckles - thousands of flights
:00:27. > :00:30.We'll be live in Washington for the latest.
:00:31. > :00:36.The government considers taking in thousands of unaccompanied child
:00:37. > :00:43.refugees - amid warnings about the risks they face.
:00:44. > :00:46.A special report from the Iraqi town riven by sectarian attacks.
:00:47. > :00:49.And the wickets tumble in South Africa as England feel
:00:50. > :01:20.The authorities in the United States are battling to restore power
:01:21. > :01:23.to hundreds of thousands of homes and clear blocked roads and rail
:01:24. > :01:25.lines - in the aftermath of this weekend's massive snowstorm.
:01:26. > :01:28.At least 18 people have been killed after a metre of snow
:01:29. > :01:32.Parts of the east coast are at a standstill,
:01:33. > :01:36.with a state of emergency declared in 11 states,
:01:37. > :01:38.including New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
:01:39. > :01:40.There's been massive travel disruption -
:01:41. > :01:43.with both of Washington DC's airports closed.
:01:44. > :01:49.Our correspondent Laura Bicker is in Washington now.
:01:50. > :01:54.After the blizzard, the battle begins to clear up, and this was
:01:55. > :01:59.forecast, this was billed as an historic storm and it has delivered.
:02:00. > :02:06.It is the second highest snowfall since the 1860s and the disruption
:02:07. > :02:11.could last into the working week. The snow has finally stopped, but
:02:12. > :02:17.millions of people woke to mountains of snow on their doorsteps, and BD
:02:18. > :02:21.out begins. Those stuck on this freezing motorway in Pennsylvania
:02:22. > :02:27.have finally been moved, they have been stranded since Friday night.
:02:28. > :02:33.We've got no food, but we got water. We have not had any food since
:02:34. > :02:37.yesterday. The disruption could last days, in New York where the snowfall
:02:38. > :02:43.broke records, businesses tried to reopen, and officials lifted a ban
:02:44. > :02:48.on travel, but that came with a warning. If you do not need to be on
:02:49. > :02:51.the roads, you do not go on the roads, there are still dangerous
:02:52. > :02:58.spots and spots with black ice and this is still about getting the
:02:59. > :03:00.emergency crews out there. In the nation's capital airports remain
:03:01. > :03:04.closed, thousands of flights have been cancelled, and they are trying
:03:05. > :03:08.to clear runways, but airlines have warned it could be days before
:03:09. > :03:14.things return to normal. People are beginning to venture out, but that
:03:15. > :03:17.brings further risks. Five people have died shovelling snow during the
:03:18. > :03:22.storm, most are thought to have had heart attacks, and emergency crews
:03:23. > :03:28.say they will be busy over the next few days. The injuries we would
:03:29. > :03:31.expect to see will be the strains and broken bones, mainly from
:03:32. > :03:34.slipping and falling, that paying the late into the snow shovelling
:03:35. > :03:39.and one of the worst thing is, of course, that we don't want, but does
:03:40. > :03:45.occur, the heart attack related to the strenuous activity. But there is
:03:46. > :03:49.beauty in the aftermath of this storm, and fun to be found. The new
:03:50. > :03:57.landscape has brought new possibilities. And they are enjoying
:03:58. > :04:03.it while it lasts. STUDIO: These are extraordinary scenes, is the worst
:04:04. > :04:06.of the weather over? The sun is out, it's a beautiful day across the East
:04:07. > :04:11.Coast and many people are trying to go out to enjoy this weather, but
:04:12. > :04:15.that is when the risks begin. Over the last few days the warnings were
:04:16. > :04:21.there, people were told to stay inside, but now as they venture out
:04:22. > :04:24.on roads and on foot, emergency crews say they are gearing up for
:04:25. > :04:28.what could be a very busy time and then there is the clear up.
:04:29. > :04:32.Emergency response teams are out, trying to make the roads clear, and
:04:33. > :04:38.in certain areas like West Virginia, where they have had over a metre of
:04:39. > :04:41.snow it could be possible for days. You heard about the airports,
:04:42. > :04:45.flights could be disrupted well into the working week. And when it comes
:04:46. > :04:50.to the cost of this clear up, it could be substantial, that is
:04:51. > :04:54.estimated to be around $1 billion. Thanks for joining us.
:04:55. > :04:58.The International Development Secretary, Justine Greening,
:04:59. > :05:01.has confirmed that the government's considering calls to take in three
:05:02. > :05:03.thousand unaccompanied child refugees, who've reached Europe
:05:04. > :05:09.Ministers have come under growing pressure -
:05:10. > :05:11.with charities warning that children who arrived in Europe alone
:05:12. > :05:17.Our political correspondent Iain Watson reports.
:05:18. > :05:23.These, the forgotten victims of Syria's Civil War. Some children
:05:24. > :05:27.fleeing the conflict, they risk the hazardous trip to Europe, but
:05:28. > :05:32.thousands of them are riding without their parents. Earlier this month a
:05:33. > :05:35.cross-party group of MPs urged the Prime Minister to give them more
:05:36. > :05:39.comfort and support, and to bring 3000 of them to Britain. The
:05:40. > :05:44.government has been signalling that this is under serious consideration.
:05:45. > :05:47.We've been right at the forefront frankly of helping children who have
:05:48. > :05:50.been affected by this crisis and we will continue to look at how we can
:05:51. > :05:57.do that over the coming days and weeks. How big is the scale of the
:05:58. > :06:00.crisis? Last it was estimated that 26,000 children arrived in Europe
:06:01. > :06:04.without their families, escaping from Syria, Afghanistan and some
:06:05. > :06:08.countries in Africa, and it is believed that many simply disappear
:06:09. > :06:12.after they arrived. The call for the UK Government to take in 3000
:06:13. > :06:15.unaccompanied children would be in addition to 20,000 refugees the UK
:06:16. > :06:22.has already pledged to take direct from refugee camps. Our teams across
:06:23. > :06:26.Europe are welcoming refugees and we have been seeing tens of thousands
:06:27. > :06:28.of children coming through who have already suffered extremely harrowing
:06:29. > :06:33.experiences in the region where they have come from, and now they are
:06:34. > :06:36.alone in Europe, the children are at risk of falling prey to people
:06:37. > :06:40.traffickers, prostitution, drugs, all sorts of abuse. I'm told the
:06:41. > :06:43.Prime Minister has not made up his mind on whether to take more
:06:44. > :06:48.refugees, he knows he could be on the brink of a referendum campaign,
:06:49. > :06:52.an immigration is a major issue. Labour's leadership is urging him to
:06:53. > :06:55.do more, they say if he helps his European partners tackle the
:06:56. > :06:59.migration crisis, well, that could then give him a better deal to take
:07:00. > :07:02.to the British people. But some politicians including a former
:07:03. > :07:06.Labour minister Frank Field are warning that there are risks in
:07:07. > :07:08.taking in more known children. They say this could lead to subsequent
:07:09. > :07:14.demands for their relatives to be brought to Britain. Many people are
:07:15. > :07:17.moved by the plight of refugees, but some MPs say the Prime Minister must
:07:18. > :07:22.be careful to listen to wider concerns about immigration.
:07:23. > :07:25.Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said it
:07:26. > :07:27.would be "a mistake" for David Cameron to hold
:07:28. > :07:30.a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU as early
:07:31. > :07:34.There's been speculation a vote could take place then
:07:35. > :07:37.if the Prime Minister manages to agree a deal on EU reforms
:07:38. > :07:45.But Nicola Sturgeon told the Andrew Marr Show on BBC One
:07:46. > :07:48.that that would confuse voters because of elections due to be held
:07:49. > :07:58.You might interpret it as being a bit selfish.
:07:59. > :08:00.The Scottish election is in May, indeed the Welsh
:08:01. > :08:02.and Northern Ireland, London elections, in May.
:08:03. > :08:04.I think to have a referendum campaign starting in parallel
:08:05. > :08:06.would be disrespectful to those important elections.
:08:07. > :08:09.The number of profit warnings issued by UK listed companies has reached
:08:10. > :08:11.the highest level since the start of the last recession.
:08:12. > :08:13.The data's been compiled by the consultants EY and comes
:08:14. > :08:16.amid growing concern for the strength the global economy.
:08:17. > :08:23.Our business correspondent Joe Lynam reports.
:08:24. > :08:30.Companies who supply the oil sector, smaller general retailers and some
:08:31. > :08:32.listed firms in the leisure and hospitality sectors,
:08:33. > :08:35.are just three of the types of businesses which have issued
:08:36. > :08:38.the most profit warnings at the end of last year.
:08:39. > :08:41.The last time there were as many in a single quarter was the start
:08:42. > :08:43.of 2009 when Britain was in the middle of its deepest
:08:44. > :08:50.Back then, there were 126 profit warnings by listed companies.
:08:51. > :08:53.In the last three months of 2015 there were 100 profit warnings
:08:54. > :09:00.The thing about a profit warning is that it's really the board having
:09:01. > :09:03.to explain to the market that they got it wrong.
:09:04. > :09:07.Maybe their views of the outcome of the rest of the year is not
:09:08. > :09:11.In that regard, the fact we are in a more volatile world,
:09:12. > :09:13.makes profit warnings more likely to occur.
:09:14. > :09:15.So I think it reflects the volatility we are seeing
:09:16. > :09:20.And most of that volatility stems from a slowdown in China.
:09:21. > :09:22.If the world's second-biggest economy is not building or buying
:09:23. > :09:29.as much, the rest of the world feels it.
:09:30. > :09:31.And there was even a warning from the Chancellor.
:09:32. > :09:36.Last year was the worst for global growth since the crash.
:09:37. > :09:38.This year opens with a dangerous cocktail of new threats
:09:39. > :09:43.It's clear that there are some sectors of the economy
:09:44. > :09:47.which are struggling at the moment, in particular manufacturers
:09:48. > :09:50.and exporters, and policymakers are concerned with Mark Carney's
:09:51. > :09:54.suggestion it is another reason to leave interest rates
:09:55. > :09:59.The world economy might have issues, but things are looking positive
:10:00. > :10:05.Growth is one of the fastest in Europe.
:10:06. > :10:07.Unemployment is at a near record low.
:10:08. > :10:10.While employment is at a record high.
:10:11. > :10:13.But Britain is not immune from the major global slowdown,
:10:14. > :10:33.which these profit warnings might be signalling.
:10:34. > :10:36.The Iranian transport minister says Tehran will sign a contract this
:10:37. > :10:39.If confirmed, it would be the first big commercial
:10:40. > :10:41.contract to be announced since the lifting of international
:10:42. > :10:43.sanctions imposed because of Iran's nuclear programme.
:10:44. > :10:45.Yesterday China announced a trade deal with Iran worth ?400 billion
:10:46. > :10:49.The latest attacks in Iraq by the Sunni militants -
:10:50. > :10:51.of the so-called Islamic State - has set off a spiral
:10:52. > :10:55.Since the US-led invasion in 2013, Iraq's Shia Muslim majority have
:10:56. > :10:57.largely held the power, sidelining many Sunnis,
:10:58. > :11:00.This month an attack on a cafe in the town
:11:01. > :11:03.of Muqdadiyah killed nearly 30 people -
:11:04. > :11:06.many of them Shia - and was followed by deadly revenge
:11:07. > :11:15.Our correspondent Jim Muir reports from there.
:11:16. > :11:17.We travelled into Muqdadiyah with the main Shia armed faction
:11:18. > :11:22.On the surface, life seemed to be more or less back to normal.
:11:23. > :11:24.This is the cafe wrecked by a double suicide bombing
:11:25. > :11:30.So-called Islamic State said it did it.
:11:31. > :11:33.Clearly the aim was to provoke trouble between Sunnis and Shia
:11:34. > :11:38.They come from rival branches of Islam, whose differences
:11:39. > :11:44.are currently sharply dividing the whole region.
:11:45. > :11:46.It's in mixed areas like this that the future of Iraq
:11:47. > :11:53.If coexistence between Sunnis and Shia does not work here,
:11:54. > :11:56.the chances of it working anywhere else in Iraq do not look good.
:11:57. > :11:59.Just across the road, the result of an outburst of revenge
:12:00. > :12:06.A Sunni mosque, partly reduced to rubble, at least four others
:12:07. > :12:10.Two journalists from a local TV station who tried to film
:12:11. > :12:21.Less than an hour's drive away Sunni families were on the move,
:12:22. > :12:23.but they are not fleeing, they are coming back.
:12:24. > :12:26.These people ran away two years ago when the militants took over,
:12:27. > :12:28.but now they feel safe enough to come back,
:12:29. > :12:30.encouraged by the government and the Shia factions
:12:31. > :12:39.This woman says she and her family are glad to be back.
:12:40. > :12:45.The two older ones remember our house here and are excited to be
:12:46. > :12:53.There was a big reception to welcome hundreds of Sunni families home.
:12:54. > :12:55.The head of the biggest Shia armed faction told them
:12:56. > :13:01.But in Iraq, it's actions that count.
:13:02. > :13:04.Iraq's future will only be assured when all those who were uprooted
:13:05. > :13:07.are back in their homes, and there are more than 3
:13:08. > :13:16.Eight staff at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which is home
:13:17. > :13:20.to the burial mask of the pharaoh, Tutankhamum, are to face charges
:13:21. > :13:27.of negligence over the botched reattachment of its beard,
:13:28. > :13:30.it's after an investigation into how the blue and gold beard
:13:31. > :13:34.came to be detached and then glued back on.
:13:35. > :13:37.Prosecutors say large amounts of glue were used,
:13:38. > :13:42.Three dead sperm whales have been washed up
:13:43. > :13:48.The whales found near Skegness, are believed to be
:13:49. > :13:50.from the same pod as a whale which died earlier this
:13:51. > :13:54.Scientists have taken samples from the whales as part
:13:55. > :13:57.With all the sport - here's Lizzie Greenwood Hughes
:13:58. > :14:05.It has been a busy day to cricket fans, England fought to stay in
:14:06. > :14:09.contention in the fourth Test match in South Africa, on their former
:14:10. > :14:12.players was excelling in the Big Bash in Australia, it highlights the
:14:13. > :14:22.contrasting formats in the sport, competing for attention. -- one of
:14:23. > :14:26.their former players. In century, the tradition, the third day the
:14:27. > :14:29.Test match between South Africa and England, technique, stamina,
:14:30. > :14:36.Saturday, Joe Root making another half-century. Meanwhile, in
:14:37. > :14:40.Melbourne, Australia, it was the Big Bash, England's former batsman Kevin
:14:41. > :14:47.Pietersen made 74 from 39 balls for the Melbourne Stars, in the final of
:14:48. > :14:50.the Australian 2020 competition, record crowds, razzmatazz, it is
:14:51. > :14:56.what Australian cricket uses to find a new audience. Test matches offer
:14:57. > :15:01.different rewards, a young fast bowler can put every ounce of energy
:15:02. > :15:04.into taking wickets, with fielders circling the catches, South Africa
:15:05. > :15:11.have lost this series already, but the emergence of talented young
:15:12. > :15:18.black players has been significant. England were all out, 342, 133
:15:19. > :15:22.behind. By now, the Big Bash final had been decided, the match was won
:15:23. > :15:27.with a six, naturally, with three balls to spare by the Sydney
:15:28. > :15:29.Thunder, they also triumphed in the inaugural women's tournament,
:15:30. > :15:34.several English players flourished in both competitions. The Test match
:15:35. > :15:39.continues, Anderson struck, but South Africa's second innings, 42-1
:15:40. > :15:44.at the close. Sunday's cricket displayed the choice, it is a
:15:45. > :15:52.sport's ongoing challenge to make room for it all. Arsenal's hopes of
:15:53. > :15:55.going back to the top of the Premier League are looking slim, they are
:15:56. > :15:59.playing Chelsea with ten men after her Mertesacker was sent off early
:16:00. > :16:04.in the second half for a foul on Diego Costa. Yeager Costa then
:16:05. > :16:12.scored five in its later -- Diego Costa. Chelsea are still leading 1-0
:16:13. > :16:18.with 25 minutes left to play. Swansea's new manager got off to a
:16:19. > :16:21.winning start with a 2-1 victory at Everton, and there were two red
:16:22. > :16:31.cards but no goals in Hamilton's draw with Hearts. The quarterfinal
:16:32. > :16:35.line-up for the European Champions Cup has been decided, the big
:16:36. > :16:40.winners are Exeter and Northampton. This try from James Short helping
:16:41. > :16:44.Exeter beat the ospreys 33-17, and it means Wales fail to have a team
:16:45. > :16:49.in the last eight of the top Europe incumbent vision for a fourth year
:16:50. > :16:53.in succession. -- top Europe incumbent issue. -- top European
:16:54. > :16:56.competition. There's more throughout the evening
:16:57. > :16:59.on the BBC News Channel, we are back with the late news
:17:00. > :17:00.at 10pm - now on BBC 1 it's time