0:00:06 > 0:00:10Heavy snow falls, cause disruption across much of the UK,
0:00:10 > 0:00:19bringing problems on the roads, railways and at airports.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Motorists are told to travel only if absolutely necessary,
0:00:21 > 0:00:26after several accidents cause long tailbacks on some motorways.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31Hundreds of flights are cancelled or delayed for several hours, including
0:00:31 > 0:00:36Heathrow and Birmingham.I left work early after an night shift to find
0:00:36 > 0:00:45out my flight has been cancelled.We saw the weather before we left home.
0:00:45 > 0:00:52Boris Johnson tries to secure the release of Britons in Iranian jails.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55The disgraced publicist Max Clifford has died after suffering a heart
0:00:55 > 0:01:03attack in prison. And Liverpool room several missed chances as Everton
0:01:03 > 0:01:09snatch a draw in the Merseyside derby.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Good evening.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Heavy snow has hit much of the UK, causing disruption to roads,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27airports and rail travel.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed at a number of airports ,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36including Stansted, Birmingham, and Belfast.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38A number of motorways were covered in snow,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40with police asking motorists to travel only if
0:01:40 > 0:01:44absolutely necessary.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49In parts of North Wales there are amber warnings in place, along with
0:01:49 > 0:01:53the Midlands, northern and eastern parts of England. The Met office
0:01:53 > 0:01:56says it is the heaviest snowfall to hit the affected areas in four
0:01:56 > 0:01:59years.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Our correspondent Richard Lister is in Gerrard's Cross,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05in Buckinghamshire.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Few people this far south did not expect to see snow when they woke up
0:02:09 > 0:02:13this morning and they didn't expect it to hang around as long as it has
0:02:13 > 0:02:18done. The roads are slushy, the pavements are slippery and getting
0:02:18 > 0:02:22from a has been a treacherous ordeal for many and that has been the story
0:02:22 > 0:02:27for millions of people around the country.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Much of Britain look like a Christmas card today. Scotland and
0:02:31 > 0:02:35northern England had been expecting snow, but this was Bucks and it
0:02:35 > 0:02:42wasn't pretty. Breakdowns and blizzard conditions on the M25 near
0:02:42 > 0:02:53Gerard 's cross made for slow going. On the A34 meant two stuck lorries
0:02:53 > 0:02:57meant the southbound carriageway is had to be close. In Wales, some
0:02:57 > 0:03:02small communities were cut off and thousands lost power. This was
0:03:02 > 0:03:06clanged off and today.This is the worst I have ever seen. It is
0:03:06 > 0:03:10probably the worst snow I have ever seen, it is certainly about a foot
0:03:10 > 0:03:16deep.In the Midlands they helped critters would keep the roads safe,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20but in Redditch they needed snowploughs. It has been a long day
0:03:20 > 0:03:26for breakdown services like the RAC, which is getting five calls a
0:03:26 > 0:03:30minute.Problem starting it. I tried starting it last night. Try to start
0:03:30 > 0:03:37it this morning...Mark says everything he has dealt with has
0:03:37 > 0:03:42been weather related.Only travel if you have do, if you do, make sure
0:03:42 > 0:03:46you have a fully charged phone, warm clothing in case you get stuck
0:03:46 > 0:03:51because you may be stuck in traffic for hours and hours.This car at
0:03:51 > 0:03:56least got going again. This is just one of an estimated 25,000
0:03:56 > 0:04:01breakdowns across the UK, 15% more than usual. Everything from flat
0:04:01 > 0:04:04batteries to people stuck in their drives because of the snow. It's not
0:04:04 > 0:04:11just motorists who have been having problems. 70 flights were cancelled
0:04:11 > 0:04:16at Heathrow, Luton and Stansted had problems and there were unhappy
0:04:16 > 0:04:21passengers at East Midlands Airport. Bit frustrated and a waste of time.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25They could have told us when we checked in the flight was cancelled.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30We have been cancelled, so we're waiting around for about six or
0:04:30 > 0:04:35seven hours.P&O ferry with 300 passengers on board ran aground in
0:04:35 > 0:04:40Calais due to the wind. No one was hurt and it was refloated but this
0:04:40 > 0:04:48was a day to stay at home.OK, calm down. Where we live, we never get
0:04:48 > 0:04:53any snow, it is just sleet.I like snow because you can make snow
0:04:53 > 0:04:58angels and snowmen and I find it really fun to do.And maybe do some
0:04:58 > 0:05:03of this. It has been a great day for snowmen, sledging and snowballs. But
0:05:03 > 0:05:08what looks like fun on a Sunday afternoon, can look very different
0:05:08 > 0:05:13on a Monday morning at rush hour. Critters are out in force as the
0:05:13 > 0:05:15roads ice up for a difficult day tomorrow.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21And Richard what's in store for this evening?
0:05:21 > 0:05:25You can feel it here. The temperature is dropping rapidly and
0:05:25 > 0:05:30that means ice will be the problem. The Met Office says for the next 24
0:05:30 > 0:05:35hours, watch out for the ice. In some places, it is still snowing. It
0:05:35 > 0:05:38means the rush hour tomorrow morning could be dreadful in many places.
0:05:38 > 0:05:45You really do have to take care. Before you set out, ask, do you need
0:05:45 > 0:05:49to make the journey? If you live in an area which has had snow, make
0:05:49 > 0:05:54sure if you need to find this out, the school is open for your
0:05:54 > 0:05:58children's. Some will be closing tomorrow. There is a possibility of
0:05:58 > 0:06:06snow and ice bringing down tree branches or disrupting power lines.
0:06:06 > 0:06:0725,000 people in Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire are
0:06:07 > 0:06:11without power and back could rise tomorrow. Highways England saying if
0:06:11 > 0:06:16you don't need to take to the roads tomorrow, try to find a way to avoid
0:06:16 > 0:06:21it. If you do have to go out in your car, go prepared and make sure you
0:06:21 > 0:06:26are wearing warm clothing, boots. Take food and drink and medication
0:06:26 > 0:06:29if you need it. You could be in trouble if you don't have access to
0:06:29 > 0:06:36it for an extended period of time. Above all, the advice is, it is
0:06:36 > 0:06:39probably a good idea to take a shovel.Thank you very much,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Richard.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has held talks
0:06:43 > 0:06:50with the Iranian President, in a bid to secure the freedom
0:06:50 > 0:06:52of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliff, a British woman imprisoned
0:06:52 > 0:06:53on charges of spying.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Mr Johnson described the visit to Tehran as "worthwhile".
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Today Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliff's husband said he hoped his wife
0:06:57 > 0:06:59would be home for Christmas.
0:06:59 > 0:07:07Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13Boris Johnson spent nearly an hour with Iran's president. That access
0:07:13 > 0:07:18itself, seen as a good sign as improving relations. The Foreign
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the
0:07:21 > 0:07:25relationship and the need to make progress. Boris Johnson raised the
0:07:25 > 0:07:31case of dual nationals in Iranians prisons, including Nazanin
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Zaghari-Ratcliff. The Foreign Secretary met some of her family in
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Tehran. In London, her husband Richard is much happier, showing me
0:07:39 > 0:07:42pictures of his Iranian family and delighted by the fact she didn't
0:07:42 > 0:07:46have to face a possible court appearance. He told me about the
0:07:46 > 0:07:52family meeting with Boris Johnson. The Foreign Secretary also met with
0:07:52 > 0:07:56her father and had a long chat with him, talked and said, I have raised
0:07:56 > 0:08:03her case with everyone I have met. Keep worrying and battling for her.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Don't worry, we will do what we can. They came away pretty helpful.If
0:08:08 > 0:08:14there has been progress, where might it have been made? The Foreign
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Secretary has been careful to say nothing publicly while in Iran. But
0:08:18 > 0:08:23a Foreign Office statement says the two sides discussed the full range
0:08:23 > 0:08:26of issues, including banking matters and concerns about the consular
0:08:26 > 0:08:32cases of dual nationals. Those banking matters include two major in
0:08:32 > 0:08:38radiant grievances. One, that no UK bank will open an account for Iran's
0:08:38 > 0:08:41embassy in London. Fearful it could put them in trouble with US
0:08:41 > 0:08:46authorities. There are signs that could be sorted soon. Second, the
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Iranians want Britain to pay a long-standing debt of around £400
0:08:49 > 0:08:55million. A way to do that without breaching sanctions looks closer.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Both sides these issues say they are not linked to prisoner releases, but
0:08:59 > 0:09:03giving one side something it wants often helps the other to give in
0:09:03 > 0:09:09return. One gift to Britain would be the reunion of Nazanin
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Zaghari-Ratcliff with her three-year-old daughter, seen here
0:09:12 > 0:09:15just before her arrest in April last year. The family is feeling much
0:09:15 > 0:09:21more positive. The Foreign Office delegation left Iran sensing both
0:09:21 > 0:09:24sides wanted to resolve the difficult issues in the
0:09:24 > 0:09:26relationship.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28The Brexit Secretary David Davis, says Britain won't pay a divorce
0:09:28 > 0:09:31bill on leaving the European Union, if there's no final
0:09:31 > 0:09:33trade deal with the EU.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Today, he's been giving details of the kind of future
0:09:36 > 0:09:38arrangement he'd like to see.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Meanwhile the Labour Party has suggested, it may be
0:09:40 > 0:09:42willing to pay for access to the European Single Market,
0:09:42 > 0:09:44in order to retain its benefits.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Here's our Political Correpsondent Iain Watson.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52The strain was beginning to show.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54This was the Prime Minister on her early morning dash
0:09:54 > 0:10:03to Brussels on Friday.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07It was meant to be the easy bit, but getting the EU to talk trade
0:10:07 > 0:10:09proved tricky and serious challenges lie ahead.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12The EU has called for more clarity with what kind of relationship
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Britain wants in future.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Today the Brexit secretary tried to give it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Canada plus, plus, plus.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18So what on earth does that mean?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Well, Canada has negotiated a wide range of trade
0:10:20 > 0:10:21deals over seven years.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25But it doesn't include financial services.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28A Canada plus deal would cover this vital industry for the UK.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32What else could we expect?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Look at any free-trade deal, what you see is agreement on where
0:10:35 > 0:10:36product standards normally comply.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38That's what it comes down to.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Sometimes you see other things.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42In the free-trade deal between Europe and Canada,
0:10:42 > 0:10:47they say on labour standards, they will not go below the ILO,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49the International Labour Organisation minimum.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52But he made clear that paying a divorce bill to the EU would be
0:10:52 > 0:10:54dependent on getting a good deal.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57I don't expect to see an awful lot of seasonal goodwill when ministers
0:10:57 > 0:11:00finally discuss what kind of deal they want to do with the EU
0:11:00 > 0:11:01just before Christmas.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Already, for example, the Brexit secretary
0:11:05 > 0:11:08and the Chancellor seem to disagree over whether we should pay a divorce
0:11:08 > 0:11:09bill under all circumstances.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12But one thing has become clearer today.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13What Labour would do if Jeremy Corbyn moved
0:11:13 > 0:11:18in here to Number Ten.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21The shadow Brexit secretary suggested it would be economically
0:11:21 > 0:11:26damaging if Britain moved too far away from EU rules and regulations.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29What sort of Britain do we want to be?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Do we see Europe as our major trading partner in the future?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Or, do we want to rip ourselves apart from that?
0:11:35 > 0:11:39And he suggested, like Norway, Labour wanted to stay close
0:11:39 > 0:11:42to the EU and may be prepared to pay for access to its single market.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Norway pays money in.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50They do it on a voluntary basis, but there may be...
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Would you accept it?
0:11:51 > 0:11:56There may have to be payments, that would have to be negotiated.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59And the Shadow Foreign Secretary would consider staying close
0:11:59 > 0:12:01to the EU's Customs union, which might restrict
0:12:01 > 0:12:02the ability to do trade deals.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04We have always been pragmatic and realistic.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Most of our trade is with the European Union.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09We are just stating a fact and so we should
0:12:09 > 0:12:13not be kiboshing that.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15The political parties have contained some of the disagreements in Europe
0:12:15 > 0:12:18by being a bit ambiguous about the future.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20With trade talks about to start, difficult decisions can
0:12:20 > 0:12:21no longer be deferred.
0:12:21 > 0:12:30Ian Watson, BBC News.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35The Qatari government is buying 24 Typhoon jets from BAE Systems. The
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Defence Secretary signed a deal worth in the region of five million
0:12:38 > 0:12:46Joe Hart, around 5000 BAe employees are involved in building the Typhoon
0:12:46 > 0:12:50at Wharton in Lancashire.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51The disgraced publicist Max Clifford has died.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52He was 74.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55He'd suffered a heart attack in prison, where he was serving
0:12:55 > 0:12:57an eight year sentence for eight indecent assaults against teenage
0:12:57 > 0:12:58girls.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Danny Shaw reports.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08He was the PR supremo who could make or break a reputation. But when Max
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Clifford's past caught up with him, his own career lay in ruins. The
0:13:12 > 0:13:16last three years of his life was spent in prison in failing health
0:13:16 > 0:13:21and this morning, after suffering a heart attack, he died in hospital.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25The allegations in respect of which I have been charged are completely
0:13:25 > 0:13:31false.Max Clifford always denied the claims of indecent assault that
0:13:31 > 0:13:35eventually led to his downfall. But his trial lends evidence of his
0:13:35 > 0:13:39manipulative behaviour and how he promised to boost the careers of
0:13:39 > 0:13:43aspiring models and actresses in return for sexual favours. He was
0:13:43 > 0:13:46found guilty of eight charges against four women and girls, the
0:13:46 > 0:13:51youngest victim was 15. For 30 years, he provided sensational
0:13:51 > 0:13:58stories for the tabloids. He represented this lady, who had an
0:13:58 > 0:14:03affair with Sven-Goran Eriksson. It was Clifford who helped expose the
0:14:03 > 0:14:10relationship between a former Conservative MP David Mellor and
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Antonio Kissinger. The part of it were not true. This story was also
0:14:14 > 0:14:19fiction but it made the great headlines. His death leaves many
0:14:19 > 0:14:23unresolved legal issues. He was being sued by his victims and
0:14:23 > 0:14:30appealing against his convictions, protesting his innocence to the end.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32With all the sport, here's Karthi Gnanyasegram,
0:14:32 > 0:14:33at the BBC Sport Centre.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Good evening.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42There are two big derbies. Manchester City are currently
0:14:42 > 0:14:44playing Manchester United at Old Trafford in the top of the table
0:14:44 > 0:14:49clash. It was 1-1 at half-time after David Silva put city ahead and
0:14:49 > 0:14:54Marcus Rashford equalised with this goal. Manchester City have taken a
0:14:54 > 0:14:592-1 lead. There are just 17 minutes remaining. If they win, they will be
0:14:59 > 0:15:0411 points clear of Manchester United and it will be difficult for any of
0:15:04 > 0:15:10their rivals to catch them.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16Wayne Rooney scored his first goal in the Liverpool derby.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Liverpool held to a 1-1 draw in the Merseyside derby
0:15:18 > 0:15:19with Everton at Anfield.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23As Natalie Pirks reports.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28The weather may have been freezing, but this fixture is always enough to
0:15:28 > 0:15:33get pulses racing. Everton were on the ropes from the start and just
0:15:33 > 0:15:37before half-time, Mohamed Salah got the goal Liverpool deserved.
0:15:37 > 0:15:46Absolutely magnificent.It was a superb strike on his Derby Debbie.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51Things were just starting to heat up and it nearly got worse for Everton
0:15:51 > 0:15:59before the break. Or at least it would have, had Mane had not gone
0:15:59 > 0:16:09for glory. And Everton attack handed them a lifeline. When Lovren went
0:16:09 > 0:16:16for a push, the penalty was given. Wayne Rooney put the ball on the
0:16:16 > 0:16:23spot. Almost 13 years since his last Merseyside derby, he revelled in his
0:16:23 > 0:16:28role as party pooper. Everton snatched a point and big Sam left
0:16:28 > 0:16:39with a smile. Unlike a protesting Liverpool.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Also, 85 minutes separated the goals at Saint Mary between Southampton
0:16:42 > 0:16:45and Arsenal.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Charlie Austin opened the scoring with just three
0:16:47 > 0:16:50minutes on the clock.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Olivier Giroud came to the rescue.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Let's hear from both managers, Southampton's Manager
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Scottish champions Celtic nearly had their 67-game unbeaten run
0:16:56 > 0:16:58in domestic football ended by Hibernian.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01It finished 2-2 at Easter Road, but Neil Lennon's Hibs came so close
0:17:01 > 0:17:07to snatching it late on.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09In rugby union's European Champions Cup, Wasps were well beaten
0:17:09 > 0:17:11in a high scoring game away at La Rochelle.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15The French side top their group, and scored six tries in this match,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17including two from Levani Botia as they won 49-29.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Wasps though did manage to score five tries of their own,
0:17:19 > 0:17:21to take an extra bonus point.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23The other game in that group was affected by the weather
0:17:23 > 0:17:25but still went ahead with Ulster beating Harlequins
0:17:25 > 0:17:2817-5 at the Stoop.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Quins cannot qualify for the quarterfinals.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36Saracens match against Clermont Auvergne was postponed.
0:17:36 > 0:17:42Leinster are 5-3 up against Exeter. The rest of the stories are on the