:00:07. > :00:15.The hostage crisis in Algeria: the Government's emergency committee
:00:15. > :00:19.meets after a British worker is killed. Around 40 foreign nationals
:00:19. > :00:22.are being held captive inside a gas facility by Islamist militants.
:00:22. > :00:28.Relief after a narrow escape: the crane driver who slept in and
:00:28. > :00:33.missed the helicopter crash. would have been up there, but I was
:00:33. > :00:37.running late, because my boys wake of we up every morning at 5am,
:00:37. > :00:42.without fail, but it wasn't until 6am, and normally I would be up
:00:42. > :00:45.there. I just pulled into the side as it all happened. Safety problems
:00:45. > :00:47.on the Dreamliner. Now Europe follows America and orders airlines
:00:47. > :00:52.to ground them. Good news for the British car
:00:52. > :00:54.industry, a record number were made for export last year. And as
:00:54. > :01:00.weather forecasters warn that blizzards are likely tomorrow, how
:01:00. > :01:05.prepared are the elderly and vulnerable?
:01:05. > :01:09.It means a great deal, because if you look out and seek a date like
:01:09. > :01:16.this and the gritters have not been at around, and the footpath is
:01:16. > :01:19.slippery, you might for and end up in hospital. -- you might fall.
:01:19. > :01:22.Later on BBC London: Investigators continue to search for the cause of
:01:22. > :01:24.the helicopter crash that killed two people in Vauxhall. And
:01:24. > :01:34.suspensions for the rogue London chemists who illegally sold drugs
:01:34. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:45.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:45. > :01:48.The Foreign Secretary William Hague has described the killing of a
:01:48. > :01:53.British worker, held hostage at an Algerian gas facility, as "cold-
:01:54. > :01:58.blooded murder". The worker was one of two captives killed in a shoot
:01:58. > :02:03.out with Islamist militants. There are conflicting reports from the
:02:03. > :02:07.area this lunchtime. One Algerian official said a number of people,
:02:07. > :02:12.including Europeans and Americans, have escaped. Here is our security
:02:12. > :02:15.correspondent. The hostage stand- off at this remote gas plant in the
:02:15. > :02:18.Algerian desert is in its second day and has become the worst kidnap
:02:18. > :02:23.crisis to face the government with one Briton killed yesterday and
:02:23. > :02:29.several more held prisoner. The Foreign Secretary has played down
:02:29. > :02:32.any connection with the war in neighbouring Mali. Whatever excuses
:02:32. > :02:40.being used by terrorists and murderers who are involved, there
:02:40. > :02:45.is no excuse. Whatever excuse they may claim. It is absolutely
:02:45. > :02:51.unacceptable. In this case, it is a cold-blooded murder of people going
:02:51. > :02:58.about their business. This is the man believed responsible. He is a
:02:58. > :03:01.veteran Algerian Jihad fighter, a notorious smuggler and has ransomed
:03:01. > :03:05.foreign tourists. His group, an offshoot of Al-Qaeda has ranged
:03:05. > :03:11.across the Sahara, striking at this remote plant yesterday without
:03:11. > :03:21.warning. It appears to have been a well-planned raid. BP, which part
:03:21. > :03:25.
:03:26. > :03:29.owns the plant, said in a Hallett is resolved will be decided
:03:29. > :03:33.in the capital, Algiers, where the government says it will not give in
:03:34. > :03:37.to the demands to escape with the hostages -- how it is resolved.
:03:37. > :03:42.Algeria has been relatively peaceable reeled -- recently, but
:03:42. > :03:45.it is presented with a complex problem. They have had a long-
:03:45. > :03:48.standing insurgency problem in their own country that goes back
:03:48. > :03:52.many years, so they have a fairly good and versatile system in
:03:52. > :03:57.dealing with these types of situation. However, when it comes
:03:57. > :04:00.to these kind of hostage negotiation situations it is a
:04:00. > :04:05.question of bringing together as much expertise around the table as
:04:05. > :04:08.possible. In London, government officials met again on the crisis
:04:08. > :04:17.for the 4th time. They have played down any talk of a hostage rescue
:04:17. > :04:21.and have pinned their hopes on Let's get some more on that from
:04:21. > :04:25.our political correspondent, Norman Smith. A very confusing picture on
:04:25. > :04:29.the ground. As we have been hearing, the Government's emergency
:04:29. > :04:32.committee met this morning. What do we know about what was discussed?
:04:32. > :04:36.My impression is that the British government and others have been
:04:37. > :04:40.told by the Algerians to back off, they will resolve this. In other
:04:40. > :04:44.words, if there is to be a successful resolution and a rescue
:04:44. > :04:48.mission, if there is to be negotiated outcome, it will be done
:04:48. > :04:52.by the Algerians and the Algerians alone. To that extent, the British
:04:52. > :04:56.government is saying their efforts are working through the Algerian
:04:56. > :04:59.government, not any form of independent action. When the Prime
:04:59. > :05:04.Minister spoke to the Algerian Prime Minister last night he asked
:05:04. > :05:08.him if he wanted any help and there was no request for any assistance.
:05:08. > :05:13.Officially, the view is it is understandable. This is an incident
:05:13. > :05:17.taking place an Algerian soil, and they have their own sensitivities.
:05:17. > :05:20.Unofficially, I sense a degree of frustration, in the sense that we
:05:20. > :05:24.have the SAS, America have considerable intelligence and
:05:24. > :05:28.military resources, and also the French, who have a lot of contacts
:05:28. > :05:33.and influence in that part of the world. At the moment the Algerian
:05:33. > :05:37.seemed to be sane, no, we are going alone and sorting it ourselves --
:05:37. > :05:42.seemed to be saying. That does not mean the Downing Street is sitting
:05:43. > :05:48.on their hands. Mr Cameron spoke to other two prime ministers with the
:05:48. > :05:52.national symbol. He chaired the meeting of Cobra, and there will be
:05:52. > :05:55.another one this afternoon, and significantly, tomorrow, when he
:05:55. > :06:03.makes the big speech in Holland on Europe, arrangements are being put
:06:03. > :06:11.in place for a Cobra meeting to be taken by the Prime Minister in the
:06:11. > :06:13.Hague. Well the fighting in Mali has been the top of the agenda for
:06:13. > :06:16.European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. They've agreed to send
:06:16. > :06:18.military personnel to help train the government troops in their
:06:18. > :06:20.fight against Islamist forces. Let's speak to our Europe
:06:20. > :06:26.correspondent, Matthew Price. Who is getting involved and in what
:06:26. > :06:32.way? This training mission has always been planned, but it has
:06:32. > :06:36.been rushed on into finally getting to the stage where they are going
:06:36. > :06:39.to deploy it. It was thought they would be heading off in the coming
:06:40. > :06:45.months, but now we know that in the next few days, the first few will
:06:45. > :06:49.be heading over to Mali, those are EU officials involved in this, and
:06:49. > :06:54.then there will be the bulk of 200 personnel who will be doing the
:06:54. > :06:59.training, and the 250 support staff, including their own security, who
:06:59. > :07:04.will head out by mid-February at the latest. Britain has a handful
:07:04. > :07:10.involved in this, and various other nations. It is led by a French
:07:10. > :07:14.military official. Their main purpose is to train the Marley and
:07:14. > :07:18.army -- of the army in Mali, which has been described as being
:07:18. > :07:22.demoralised. Other officials have said that the army does not exist
:07:22. > :07:28.as they have not halted the rebel advance until now. The mission is
:07:28. > :07:31.to train them at all levels, from the troops on the ground, right up
:07:31. > :07:36.to the Ministry of Defence in Mali. In the meantime, French forces will
:07:36. > :07:38.try to hold off the Islamist advance and push it back, but it
:07:38. > :07:39.will take a long time, it seems to will take a long time, it seems to
:07:39. > :07:49.will take a long time, it seems to me, before the troops are ready to
:07:49. > :07:50.
:07:51. > :07:53.The workman who should have been in a crane that was hit by a
:07:53. > :07:56.helicopter in central London yesterday has been speaking about
:07:56. > :07:59.his lucky escape. Nicki Biagionio was late for work for the first
:07:59. > :08:02.time in years because he slept in. Two people died in the accident -
:08:03. > :08:06.the helicopter pilot and a man on his way to work. Our correspondent
:08:06. > :08:11.Jonathan Blake reports. If he had been at work on time, he would have
:08:11. > :08:15.been sat in his cab, high above London when a hell Vic --
:08:15. > :08:20.helicopter crashed into the crane. By yesterday, of all days, he was
:08:20. > :08:26.running late. A I don't set my alarm any more because my sons set
:08:26. > :08:30.me up -- wake me up at about 5am. It wasn't until about 6am that time,
:08:30. > :08:36.so I was running about an hour late for work. Normally I would be up
:08:36. > :08:40.there. Although crashes are rare, helicopters are a common sight
:08:41. > :08:46.above the Thames and he says a possible accident was always at the
:08:46. > :08:51.back of his mind. We have always thought about it, being that close
:08:51. > :08:55.to the river. Helicopters fly past a lot lower than the crane is all
:08:55. > :08:59.the time. You rely on the fact it is a safe route for the helicopters.
:08:59. > :09:04.They are meant to stick over the river. It has always been a thought,
:09:04. > :09:08.but not something I thought there would happen. The crash killed
:09:08. > :09:13.their helicopter pilot, Peter Barnes, and a man walking below,
:09:13. > :09:16.Matthew Wood. An investigation into how it happens has begun, and the
:09:16. > :09:21.crane is being dismantled. But it has not put him off going back to
:09:21. > :09:25.work when he can. It is not as if it is a common occurrence. These
:09:25. > :09:29.things do not happen very often at all, especially in this country
:09:29. > :09:35.with all of the self -- health and safety regulations. I'm not too
:09:35. > :09:39.worried about it. It is a safe in - - industry and a safe place to work.
:09:39. > :09:47.Police say it was miraculous only two people died. For one man, at
:09:47. > :09:50.least, he was a very lucky escape. -- it was. Europe has followed
:09:50. > :09:55.America, and ordered that all of Boeing's newest plane, the 787
:09:55. > :09:58.Dreamliner, should be grounded. It follows a series of incidents over
:09:58. > :10:00.the past few weeks, including one in which a smoke alarm went off,
:10:00. > :10:05.forcing an emergency landing. Here's our transport correspondent,
:10:05. > :10:09.Richard Westcott. It is the world's most technically advanced airliner,
:10:09. > :10:14.the only plane made of plastic, making it lighter and cheaper to
:10:14. > :10:19.run. And this is what has forced it out of action, batteries about the
:10:19. > :10:24.size of a shoebox. This one caught fire, and another overheated. Most
:10:24. > :10:27.Dreamliner planes are now grounded until they can prove they are safe.
:10:27. > :10:32.Pictures like this spread fear around the world. This is not a
:10:32. > :10:36.drill. This is passengers forced down the emergency chute over fears
:10:36. > :10:40.of a fire. It is the latest in a whole host of recent problems for
:10:40. > :10:46.the Dreamliner, from leaks in fuel, to a cracked window and breaking
:10:46. > :10:49.the issues. But the most serious problems are around the state-of-
:10:49. > :10:53.the-art batteries. 10 days ago there was a fire while a plane was
:10:53. > :10:58.sat in an airport in Boston. That led the safety authorities to
:10:58. > :11:02.launch a review into how the aircraft is built. A few days later,
:11:02. > :11:07.we had the emergency landing after a smoke alarm went off, again, and
:11:07. > :11:12.it looks like a battery overheated. Today many safety regulators around
:11:12. > :11:16.the world have ordered the planes grounded until it is sorted out.
:11:16. > :11:20.Ground-breaking new aircraft always have problems. The Airbus A 380 had
:11:20. > :11:25.cracks in the wing brackets, an issue that cost the company
:11:25. > :11:30.hundreds of millions of pounds. And the bowling will be worried as well.
:11:30. > :11:34.-- bowling will be worried. This could be a big problem. It has bet
:11:34. > :11:38.the farm on this aeroplane, and this is the last thing they needed.
:11:38. > :11:43.It could take a lot of extra work. It might need a complete redesign
:11:43. > :11:48.in some parts of the aircraft. has been knocked off their share
:11:48. > :11:52.price today, but analysts say it could have been worse. Three UK
:11:53. > :11:56.airlines still have Dreamliner planes on order. The company is
:11:56. > :12:03.pulling out all stops to get the plane back in the air, but we still
:12:03. > :12:10.Detective investigating payments to police and public officials have
:12:10. > :12:13.arrested two serving police officers and a journalist. 56
:12:13. > :12:16.people have now been arrested as part of Operation Elveden, the
:12:16. > :12:19.investigation set up in the wake of the phone hacking revelations at
:12:19. > :12:23.the News of the World. Our correspondent June Kelly is in
:12:23. > :12:26.Central London. What more do we know about the arrests today?
:12:26. > :12:31.Anthony France, the Sun newspaper's crime reporter becomes the latest
:12:31. > :12:35.journalist be arrested after a knock from the police. To serving
:12:35. > :12:40.officers from Scotland Yard also detained. They have been arrested
:12:40. > :12:45.in terms -- in connection with suspected offences between 2004 and
:12:45. > :12:50.2011. When it comes to the officers under arrest, we are told one is 47
:12:50. > :12:53.and works in a department known as specialist operations, which covers
:12:53. > :12:56.counter-terrorism, airport protection and also close
:12:56. > :13:01.protection, those you see close to senior politicians. Scotland Yard
:13:01. > :13:05.is not saying specifically where he works, but they are saying he does
:13:05. > :13:09.not working royal and diplomatic protection. The other officer is 30
:13:09. > :13:14.and is working in specialist operations. These arrests, like
:13:14. > :13:20.many in the past, are as a result of information passed from the
:13:20. > :13:25.San's newspaper -- the Sun newspaper's parent company. These
:13:25. > :13:30.men have been arrested under the operation looking at corrupt
:13:30. > :13:35.payments to people in public office. These arrests, after the first
:13:35. > :13:39.conviction, last week, when Detective Chief Inspector April
:13:39. > :13:46.Casburn from Scotland Yard was found guilty of misconduct in
:13:46. > :13:49.public office. The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has accused the Prime
:13:49. > :13:52.Minister of leading Britain towards the exit of Europe, and in doing so,
:13:52. > :13:56.taking it to "the economic cliff". David Cameron is making a major
:13:56. > :13:59.speech on Europe tomorrow, and is expected to use it to argue for a
:13:59. > :14:04.referendum on changes to the UK's future relationship with the EU.
:14:04. > :14:08.Our Political Correspondent Iain Watson is at Westminster.
:14:08. > :14:13.remain remember, in opposition, David Cameron warned his party not
:14:13. > :14:17.to bang on about Europe, but with the rise of the UK party, he can no
:14:17. > :14:20.longer kick the issue into the long grass. Ahead of the speech in
:14:20. > :14:25.Holland tomorrow, he has been snowed under with advice, but not
:14:25. > :14:28.all big welcome. And the Prime Minister is travelling to the
:14:28. > :14:31.Netherlands to try to change the political weather in Europe. In his
:14:31. > :14:37.speech he will say it is high time that Britain renegotiated its
:14:37. > :14:41.relationship with the rest of the EU. He will ask for public approval
:14:41. > :14:45.if he wins the next election in a referendum. But his critics believe
:14:45. > :14:49.this will create a cold climate for business. I think the vast majority
:14:49. > :14:53.of British business doesn't want Britain to be thrown into five or
:14:53. > :14:57.more years of uncertainty with a potential exit from the European
:14:57. > :15:01.Union. But, in a series of BBC interviews, the Labour leader would
:15:01. > :15:04.not completely rule out a referendum in the future. I will
:15:04. > :15:08.not speculate about what will happen years hence in Europe. We
:15:08. > :15:15.don't know the changing shape of Europe. But I am very clear that
:15:15. > :15:19.now is the wrong time to commit to an in or out referendum. And there
:15:19. > :15:22.appears to be an unofficial coalition in the issue. Vince Cable
:15:22. > :15:26.says it is a terrible time to talk about a referendum and his party
:15:26. > :15:31.leader believes it could put jobs at risk. It's worth remembering
:15:31. > :15:33.that close to one in 10 jobs in this country are estimated to be
:15:33. > :15:37.linked to what our position as a leading member of the European
:15:37. > :15:43.Union. I don't think we should do anything to jeopardise those many
:15:43. > :15:46.jobs in Britain. But not all businesses believe it is damaging
:15:46. > :15:49.to talk about the EU or it would be damaging to leave it. Some leading
:15:49. > :15:54.figures in the City say David Cameron should offer a
:15:54. > :15:58.straightforward referendum on whether to stay in or go. We hear
:15:58. > :16:04.negotiations will take place, and I think we need a democratic decision
:16:04. > :16:08.on whether we wish to go into the convoy of Europe and be part of all
:16:08. > :16:11.that and all of its regulation, or be out and independent. So the
:16:11. > :16:14.Prime Minister's critics are getting their retaliation in before
:16:14. > :16:23.he has delivered his speech. One thing is certain though, the debate
:16:23. > :16:26.on Europe will continue all the way David Cameron got support from
:16:26. > :16:31.Boris Johnson, this lunch time, supporting the Prime Minister's
:16:31. > :16:36.attempts to get a deal in Europe, although he urge him to Putney deal
:16:36. > :16:39.to the public with all haste. Which I think mean, look, Dave, get on
:16:39. > :16:44.with it. There was good news today for the
:16:44. > :16:49.UK's car industry. The number of car exports hit a record high last
:16:49. > :16:55.year. 1.2 million were sent overseas. Also an increase in the
:16:55. > :17:00.number of cars produced. At its highest level for five years.
:17:00. > :17:05.Built in Britain but heading abroad. At the port of time, hundreds of
:17:05. > :17:10.Nissan cars are being loaded for export. This place was once famous
:17:10. > :17:15.for exporting coal, today it is Nissan's gateway to the globe for
:17:16. > :17:20.the vehicles made at his car plant at Sunderland.
:17:20. > :17:26.We export 80% of everything that we make. The UK market is not big
:17:26. > :17:30.enough to sustain a plant of this size. This is vital to us.
:17:30. > :17:35.Vital for our economy too. This plant makes more than a third of
:17:35. > :17:39.all cars produced in Britain. It provides work for 6,000 people. In
:17:39. > :17:43.recent years, this plant has been going from strength-to-strength.
:17:43. > :17:47.Today's figures show over the past 12 months, Nissan built more than
:17:47. > :17:54.half a million vehicles. Now it is the first time that any company has
:17:54. > :17:58.managed to do that in Britain. In 2012, the UK produced juster 1..5
:17:58. > :18:02.million cars. The best performance since before the downturn, but most
:18:02. > :18:09.were exported. So, where did they go? According to the industry, half
:18:09. > :18:15.went to the EU, but as many as 12% ended up in Russia. Roughly the
:18:15. > :18:20.same amount go to the US, and 16% found their way to showrooms in the
:18:20. > :18:26.fast-growing markets of Asia. Jaguar Land Rover sited growth in
:18:27. > :18:31.China, for one of the reasons its sales jumped 30% last year, but for
:18:31. > :18:36.companies like Honda, focused on mainland Europe, it has been
:18:36. > :18:41.tougher going. We have seen Honda laying off
:18:41. > :18:48.workers and Ford go to plant. The longer it goes on, the impact it
:18:48. > :18:53.has over the mass market. The cars here will be across Europe
:18:53. > :18:59.in days but the market can be vulnerable if a key market falters.
:18:59. > :19:02.Now, let's have a look at the time and the top story: The hostage
:19:02. > :19:05.crisis in Algeria. There are reports this lunch time that some
:19:05. > :19:11.of those being held may have escaped.
:19:11. > :19:19.Coming up: The lost world of the Russian tsars, a look inside the
:19:19. > :19:22.secret world of the Kremlin. On BBC London: How high-achieving
:19:22. > :19:32.disadvantaged pupils, could be getting four years of free
:19:32. > :19:32.
:19:32. > :19:35.education in the States. A new court in greenish.
:19:35. > :19:40.-- Greenwich. For centuries, the centre of power
:19:40. > :19:44.in Russia has been in the Kremlin. It has also been one of the most
:19:44. > :19:50.secret locations in the world. Now the authorities have allowed the
:19:50. > :19:54.BBC cameras to look at the ancient fortress and see some of the
:19:54. > :20:00.palaces inside. Let's cross there now to our
:20:00. > :20:06.correspondent. Yes, welcome to Cathedral Square,
:20:06. > :20:12.right in the heart of Russia's seat of power. We are live for the first
:20:12. > :20:17.time in the Kremlin. Right behind the Kremlin wall now, and we have
:20:17. > :20:23.been to the Grand Palace. You can see it just below the gold domes.
:20:23. > :20:27.That has been the home to Russia's leaders from Ivan III through
:20:27. > :20:34.Katherine the Great to Vladimir Putin. We have been inside to show
:20:34. > :20:39.you some of its hidden secrets. Vladimir Putin, Russia's most
:20:39. > :20:44.powerful man, striding into the Kremlin's Grand Palace last year to
:20:44. > :20:48.be sworn in once more as President of The world's largest country.
:20:48. > :20:52.The Kremlin's history as the official residence of Russia's
:20:52. > :20:56.leaders, the symbol of their authority, is as old as the country
:20:56. > :21:01.itself. Today we've been given a rare chance to go behind the scenes
:21:01. > :21:11.into the hidden, ancient part of a palace which has oozed power for
:21:11. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :21:21.over 500 years. This, for example is the Faceted
:21:21. > :21:25.Chamber, a golden reception room built by Ivan III in 1490. It was
:21:25. > :21:32.here that Ivan The Terrible, his grandson, entertained foreign
:21:32. > :21:37.ambassadors from as far afield as England. High up, there is a
:21:37. > :21:41.discreet window, through which the tsar's wife could watch the
:21:41. > :21:46.festivities. Today, Vladimir Putin still uses the room for small
:21:46. > :21:53.dinners and the chamber downstairs for entertaining on a lavish scale.
:21:53. > :22:01.Up here are the private rooms of the tsar of the 17th century, built
:22:01. > :22:09.by the founder of the Romanov dynasty. Let's have a look.
:22:09. > :22:13.It is a much more intimate place. A palace within the palace. The tiled
:22:13. > :22:19.stoves were a 17th century state- of-the-art central heating system
:22:19. > :22:24.for survivaling the brutal winters. When Boris Yeltsin wanted to
:22:24. > :22:30.impress the Queen on her only visit to Russia, this is where he brought
:22:30. > :22:34.her. The rooms were almost abandoned for
:22:34. > :22:38.over 200 years when the capital was in Saint Petersburg.
:22:38. > :22:42.In the 20th century, the Kremlin once again became the centre of
:22:43. > :22:47.power in Russia. Here is the flat that Joseph Stalin used. This is a
:22:47. > :22:53.living palis, there are some parts we cannot show you. For example at
:22:53. > :22:59.the end of the corridor there are the private rooms of Vladimir Putin.
:22:59. > :23:03.Because this is not just a place steeped in history, this is also
:23:03. > :23:08.the office of the President of The Russian Federation. Vladimir Putin
:23:08. > :23:14.is an immensely powerful figure in Russian and international politics.
:23:14. > :23:17.All of the big decisions and many of the small decisions go across
:23:17. > :23:22.his desk, that desk is just over there.
:23:22. > :23:25.If you can see it through the snowstorm today! Daniel, thank you
:23:25. > :23:30.very much. Loyalist particularlys are expected
:23:30. > :23:36.to give their backing to calls for an end of weeks of violence over
:23:36. > :23:39.the decision to restrict the flying of the Union flag over the City
:23:39. > :23:44.Hall. There are to be meetings within the
:23:44. > :23:51.hour at which they call for the violence to stop.
:23:51. > :23:55.Yes, politicians have been meeting at Stormont today, but this break
:23:55. > :23:59.through in the dispute appears to have happened in the streets where
:23:59. > :24:05.there have been trouble. Church and community leaders are expected to
:24:05. > :24:10.hold a meeting in which they are to say enough is enough. That call is
:24:10. > :24:14.thought to have the endorsement of the loyalist par military grip. In
:24:14. > :24:17.protest, the Union flags again on show in the streets last night in
:24:17. > :24:21.response to the decision to restrict the number of days that
:24:21. > :24:25.the flag flies over the City Hall. While these were peaceful, too
:24:25. > :24:29.often, the demonstrations have ended in disorder. The
:24:29. > :24:35.representatives from the British and the Irish governments met
:24:35. > :24:39.Northern Ireland's first and deputy ministers today. The church and the
:24:39. > :24:44.community leaders are expected to give out leaf thes in Belfast
:24:44. > :24:49.saying that the violence will stop and the words have the support of
:24:49. > :24:53.the par mill tearis. You are saying that there is a leaf
:24:53. > :24:57.let asking for an end to the violence. I would support any
:24:57. > :25:01.efforts going out to the community to persuade that this violence is
:25:01. > :25:05.wrong, it needs to stop. It is damaging Northern Ireland's
:25:05. > :25:08.reputation abroad and getting in the way of resolving difficult
:25:08. > :25:12.issues. The trouble of the last six weeks
:25:12. > :25:17.has been serious. 100 police officers have been
:25:17. > :25:23.injured and old sectarian tensions have returned. Businesses in
:25:23. > :25:26.Belfast are feeling the effect. The shopping streets have been quiet,
:25:26. > :25:30.both before and after Christmas. Traders have been voicing their
:25:30. > :25:36.anger. Warning if the protests and the disruption continues it could
:25:36. > :25:42.cost jobs. I am concerned. I am concerned
:25:42. > :25:48.about the families. I am going to be unable to employ people if this
:25:48. > :25:53.is not addressed. Not in weeks, months but in days.
:25:53. > :25:57.The UVF has been accused of orchestrating some of the worst of
:25:57. > :26:02.the violence, but it is thought to be a paramilitary group supporting
:26:02. > :26:06.the appeal for peace. The words on the leaf the will be crucial. An
:26:06. > :26:11.end to violence does not mean an end to protest but the development
:26:11. > :26:15.will be seen as a step forward. In the last few minutes in Stormont,
:26:15. > :26:18.Martin McGuinness has said he believes there is an emerging
:26:18. > :26:22.consensus among all of the political leaders in Northern
:26:22. > :26:27.Ireland about dealing with the issue.
:26:27. > :26:32.Forecasters are predicting heavy snowfalls and strong winds for much
:26:32. > :26:35.of the UK tomorrow. A warning is going out to many people,
:26:35. > :26:45.especially the elderly and the vulnerable to ensure that they are
:26:45. > :26:48.ready for the bad weather. Danny is at a snowy bank near
:26:48. > :26:53.Sutton Bank. Shaun, the snow is starting again.
:26:53. > :26:59.This all fell on Monday but it has not gone anywhere as it is so cold.
:26:59. > :27:03.For all of us it will stay cold but for some of us there is a lot more
:27:03. > :27:09.snow on the way. Much of eastern Britain has been under a blanket of
:27:09. > :27:12.snow for days now. The forecast is for more widespread falls over the
:27:12. > :27:17.next 24 hours. The worst is likely to be in the West.
:27:17. > :27:22.But in the snow fields left by Monday's weather, temperatures have
:27:22. > :27:27.barely climbed above freezing. Hello, Betty. I have a few things
:27:27. > :27:31.for you. With more bad weather on the way, a
:27:31. > :27:34.joint venture between Age UK and local councils is under way in
:27:34. > :27:38.North Yorkshire to help the vulnerable people get through the
:27:38. > :27:42.next few days. If the weather really gets very
:27:42. > :27:47.cold and it gets really difficult under foot we have an emergency
:27:47. > :27:51.line we are starting up. People can ring in and ask for help.
:27:51. > :27:57.The packs include extra blankets and clothing, incase the conditions
:27:57. > :28:03.get really cold. I live on my own. I rely on the
:28:03. > :28:06.good sense and people like this bringing in packages.
:28:06. > :28:12.Weather alerts have been issued by the Met Office in anticipation of
:28:12. > :28:15.the next band of heavy snow. Travel advice is being given as
:28:15. > :28:18.well. Be prepared to change your travel
:28:18. > :28:23.plans. Try to avoid unnecessary journeys. If you have children,
:28:23. > :28:27.perhaps check that the schools will be open. Avoid the dangerous areas
:28:27. > :28:32.and heed the avice of the Emergency Services.
:28:32. > :28:35.But while disruption is likely in many places, it is also going to
:28:35. > :28:37.leave a winter weekend that many people will want to go out and
:28:37. > :28:42.enjoy. I can't think of anything better
:28:42. > :28:47.than getting out and about on a day like this with the snow laying and
:28:47. > :28:52.the beautiful blew skies and the sun.
:28:52. > :28:56.But wrap up warm? Absolutely, don't be silly.
:28:56. > :29:00.So more of this to come but the main advice is to keep an eye on
:29:00. > :29:05.the forecasts. The wind is set to strengthen,
:29:06. > :29:12.meaning it will feel colder than it is. We may see blizzards and
:29:12. > :29:15.drifting on high ground too. Now, let's get a full weather
:29:15. > :29:21.Now, let's get a full weather forecast. Louise has joined us.
:29:21. > :29:25.I think that Mother Nature is set to test our patience. We have the
:29:25. > :29:29.red weather warning, the highest tier for heavy snowfall in South
:29:29. > :29:34.Wales. I will come to that in a moment. For the rest of today, the
:29:34. > :29:39.central and eastern areas are quiet. They have sunny spells and a few
:29:39. > :29:43.showers over the Kent coast. A mixture of rain, sleet and snow
:29:43. > :29:46.over Wales. Temperatures in the evening will fall like a stone.
:29:46. > :29:50.There is rain pushing into the south-west. As it bump noose the
:29:50. > :29:53.cold air it turns to snow. Significant snow is likely tonight
:29:53. > :29:56.over parts of Northern Ireland, in particular Wales and down to the
:29:56. > :30:01.south-west. It is Wales where we have got the red warning in force.
:30:01. > :30:06.Now it could be rain across Cornwall in the morning, but by
:30:06. > :30:12.8.00am be prepared for disruption over Devon, Somerset, Dorset and
:30:12. > :30:16.Wales, the Black Mountains, the Cumbrian Mountains seeing as much
:30:16. > :30:20.as 25 centimetres of snowfall. Strong winds, so drifting. Snow as
:30:20. > :30:24.well into Northern Ireland for the early morning rush-hour. For
:30:24. > :30:28.Scotland, you will wonder what the fuss is B it will be a cold and
:30:28. > :30:32.windy start but quiet here with sunny spells coming through. The
:30:32. > :30:37.same too for the north of England and into East Anglia. Now, London
:30:37. > :30:43.it will start off dry but take note. You may get to work in the morning
:30:43. > :30:48.it could be fine but this snow is heading to the capital. This is the
:30:48. > :30:53.scenario atam. If we run the clock on in the hourly directions you can
:30:53. > :30:59.see by 11.00am, the snow is push flooing the London area, through to
:30:59. > :31:05.the East Midlands, over to East Anglia. So the many routes, the M4,
:31:05. > :31:08.the M5 the M3, they could see disruption and with strong south-
:31:08. > :31:13.easterly winds, there could be blizzards as well.
:31:13. > :31:17.Cold in the north and in the far south-west, there could be rain. So
:31:18. > :31:23.a red warning that means there will be disruptions for Wales. Amber
:31:23. > :31:28.warnings for the buck of Wales, central and southern England so be
:31:28. > :31:33.prepared for disruption throughout the day. Listen to the local radio
:31:33. > :31:38.for further local travel updates or go online. By the time we get to
:31:38. > :31:42.Saturday, the winds swing to the easterly. Still driving in showers
:31:42. > :31:47.offer the -- off the east coast, but easing. Hopefully a quieter
:31:47. > :31:50.weekend, but still staying cold. For more information on the
:31:50. > :31:55.warnings or the weather. Please check online.
:31:55. > :32:00.The top story: While we've been on air, the Foreign Office says that