:00:08. > :00:16.Large parts a powerful storm batters the UK as the environment agency
:00:17. > :00:23.warns people to prepare for the worst tidal surge in years. A lorry
:00:24. > :00:28.driver is killed in West Lothian as winds reach 100 mph. 100,000 homes
:00:29. > :00:42.are without power. From Northumberland to Kent, thousands of
:00:43. > :00:45.homes are being evacuated amid warnings that the most serious tidal
:00:46. > :00:47.surge since 1953 could hit later today The government convenes COBRA
:00:48. > :00:53.its emergency committee to discuss its response to the storm. The
:00:54. > :00:56.Chancellor, George Osborne insists Britain's economic plan's working --
:00:57. > :01:03.but says the government's job isn't finished. We need to secure the
:01:04. > :01:08.economy for the long-term and the biggest risk from that comes to
:01:09. > :01:13.those -- from those who would abandon the plan. In his autumn
:01:14. > :01:16.statement the Chancellor warned of more difficult decisions ahead and
:01:17. > :01:20.confirmed millions will have to work longer for a state pension. The
:01:21. > :01:23.Royal Marine convicted of murdering an injured insurgent in Afghanistan
:01:24. > :01:27.is named as Sergeant Alexander Blackman. Nigella Lawson tells a
:01:28. > :01:33.court she'd rather be honest and ashamed about her past drug use
:01:34. > :01:37.rather than bullied with lies. Here in Adelaide we have had an absorbing
:01:38. > :01:45.start to the Ashes test match but England will be cursing themselves.
:01:46. > :01:54.The latest round of high legal battle not to be forced to work on a
:01:55. > :02:08.Sunday. Hounslow Council decide tonight whether to give Brentford
:02:09. > :02:12.football club their new stadium. Good afternoon and welcome to the
:02:13. > :02:15.BBC News at One. Thousands of people are being told to prepare to leave
:02:16. > :02:18.their coastal homes after warnings that the biggest tidal surge for 60
:02:19. > :02:21.years could hit tonight. Vicious winds have been battering much of
:02:22. > :02:24.Scotland, Northern England and Wales, and Northern Ireland. A lorry
:02:25. > :02:30.driver died in West Lothian when his vehicle was blown over in winds of
:02:31. > :02:33.up to 100 miles an hour. Scotland's entire rail network has been shut
:02:34. > :02:38.down and 100,000 homes have no power. In Essex, the entire seaside
:02:39. > :02:46.village of Jaywick, near Clacton-On-Sea, is already being
:02:47. > :02:49.evacuated. We'll have the latest from our correspondents around the
:02:50. > :02:55.UK - but our first report is from our Scotland Correspondent, James
:02:56. > :03:01.Cook. The storm swept in just before dawn with gusts of more than 100
:03:02. > :03:05.mph. It could not have peaked at a worse moment, the height of the rush
:03:06. > :03:10.hour, leaving motorways locks and thousands of people stranded. The
:03:11. > :03:16.Forth Road Bridge was closed to all traffic except, it seems, for one
:03:17. > :03:24.lone cyclist, taking his life in his hands. The highest recorded wind
:03:25. > :03:27.speed was 91 mph. We risk assessed the situation and cleared the
:03:28. > :03:31.traffic from the bridge and we thought it was too dangerous to
:03:32. > :03:36.leave anyone on the bridge. It was dangerous elsewhere. This accident
:03:37. > :03:41.claimed the life of a lorry driver. His vehicle had been blown onto
:03:42. > :03:45.these two cars. There were similar scenes across the central belt as
:03:46. > :03:52.the emergency services battled to free people from the wreckage. It is
:03:53. > :03:59.still not clear how may people have been injured. The railways have been
:04:00. > :04:05.hit as well. Glasgow Central Station was closed after debris hit the
:04:06. > :04:13.roof. The entire network came to halt. I was in the room and the
:04:14. > :04:19.window flew open, the alarm started going. I am sure it will be fine,
:04:20. > :04:23.there are lots of delays. You cannot do anything about it, can you? At
:04:24. > :04:30.the height of the storm, the power companies said 130,000 homes are
:04:31. > :04:33.without electricity. 50,000 in the South of Scotland, 80,000 in the
:04:34. > :04:45.North. Engineers are working to restore supplies. We have had a
:04:46. > :04:48.thousand engineers and support staff across the area identifying the
:04:49. > :04:52.faults and getting resources to the customers get their supplies back
:04:53. > :04:59.on. Everywhere you look there is damage. You can see the real power
:05:00. > :05:04.of the storm as it swept across Scotland. Forecasters say there is
:05:05. > :05:16.more to come. Blizzards and flooding are to follow. Our correspondent is
:05:17. > :05:23.there, what is the situation? It is an improving picture on the coast.
:05:24. > :05:29.If you look out to sea, you can see the swell is getting back to normal.
:05:30. > :05:37.After a day of disruption on the roads and rail, the focus is on
:05:38. > :05:41.fears of flooding in the East of Scotland, and there is the warning
:05:42. > :05:47.out for blizzards and snow in the north of Scotland. Thousands of
:05:48. > :05:52.people are still without power. One person has already died in Scotland
:05:53. > :05:59.and several others have been injured. The First Minister Alex
:06:00. > :06:02.Salmond has praised the efforts of firefighters. They have already been
:06:03. > :06:08.stretched responding to the helicopter crash in Glasgow. With
:06:09. > :06:15.the fears of flooding and snow, there could be more to come. The
:06:16. > :06:18.storm is moving further south. Thousands of people along England's
:06:19. > :06:21.East coast are being told to leave their homes at the earliest
:06:22. > :06:23.opportunity amid fears of the most serious tidal surge for 30 years.
:06:24. > :06:27.The Environment Agency expects 3,000 properties to be flooded within the
:06:28. > :06:37.next 24 hours. Our correspondent Ed Thomas reports from Redcar in
:06:38. > :06:45.Cleveland. Sophie, we have had 60 mph winds, gales have whipped the
:06:46. > :06:48.East Coast, but the attention is turning to the sea and what the
:06:49. > :06:55.tidal surge will mean for the thousands of people, businesses and
:06:56. > :07:03.homes along the East Coast. Get ready and hold on. In Redcar, 70 mph
:07:04. > :07:12.winds battered the coast. Here, gale force winds closed the roads. A
:07:13. > :07:17.struggle just to get to work. 70 and 80 mph winds have made the commute
:07:18. > :07:24.unbearable for some. He just lost his balance. I tried to catch but it
:07:25. > :07:30.was too. The Humber Bridge has been closed. This was the bridge in
:07:31. > :07:35.Newcastle, another victim of the gales. On the railways,
:07:36. > :07:39.cancellations and delays as services were reduced across the North of
:07:40. > :07:46.England. Some are now predicting the worst tidal surge for 30 years with
:07:47. > :07:49.East Anglia in the path. 3000 homes are at risk of coastal flooding and
:07:50. > :07:57.forecasters say there could be damage. Later today we will see
:07:58. > :08:01.something unusual. Low pressure will coincide with strong winds on its
:08:02. > :08:06.back edge. That will combine with a storm surge on the North Sea and
:08:07. > :08:10.produce a significant risk of damaging flooding around coastal
:08:11. > :08:14.areas later today and overnight. This is what nobody wants to see
:08:15. > :08:23.again. The storm of 1953 that battered the East Coast. 320 lives
:08:24. > :08:29.were lost as BC reclaimed the land. 60 years on and no chances are being
:08:30. > :08:37.taken. -- the sea reclaimed the land. I urge everybody watching this
:08:38. > :08:45.to take notice of the environment agency announcements and
:08:46. > :08:49.announcements from local government. Evacuations have commenced in
:08:50. > :08:52.Norfolk and I would ask everybody to work closely and cooperate with
:08:53. > :08:57.local authorities. This storm is leading pain and destruction in its
:08:58. > :09:01.path. Thousands have been left without power in Northern Ireland,
:09:02. > :09:08.and we are told the worst is yet to come. Yes, and the focus is now on
:09:09. > :09:16.the East Coast. Places like Norfolk. Homes are being evacuated
:09:17. > :09:26.in Essex and it is clear that it is going to be an extremely difficult
:09:27. > :09:34.24 hours. We will bring you the latest from where that evacuation is
:09:35. > :09:38.happening. And to keep up to date with the latest in your area - don't
:09:39. > :09:43.forget you can tune into your local BBC Radio station on FM, digital
:09:44. > :09:46.radio, and online. The Chancellor has promised a "recovery for all" as
:09:47. > :09:50.he delivered his annual Autumn Statement. George Osborne said the
:09:51. > :09:52.UK is growing faster than any other major economy thanks to his
:09:53. > :09:59.policies, but the job of recovery is "not yet done". Borrowing is down
:10:00. > :10:03."significantly more than forecast" he said with the country set to be
:10:04. > :10:06.back in the black by 2018/19. The Chancellor also announced that
:10:07. > :10:09.growth forecasts for this year had more than doubled from 0.6% to 1.4%.
:10:10. > :10:11.But he warned that younger generations will have to work
:10:12. > :10:15.longer, as he confirmed that the state pension age would rise to 68
:10:16. > :10:26.in the mid 2030s. Here's our political correspondent Chris Mason.
:10:27. > :10:30.It might feel very much like winter but it still looks like autumn at
:10:31. > :10:33.Westminster. The Treasury has been assembling this mini budget for
:10:34. > :10:43.months. Today is an announcement time. Is there any Christmas cheer?
:10:44. > :10:47.Few expected a Santa like giveaway from George Osborne and Danny
:10:48. > :10:51.Alexander. Instead, a focus on where the economy is heading, having
:10:52. > :11:07.driven through the gloom and back into growth. Mr Speaker, Britain's
:11:08. > :11:15.economic plan is working. The job is not done. We need to secure the
:11:16. > :11:21.economy for the long-term. The biggest risk to that comes from
:11:22. > :11:27.those who would abandon the plan. The state pension will go up by ?2
:11:28. > :11:31.95 a week from next April, that the pension age for younger people will
:11:32. > :11:36.rise in the long-term. We think a fair principle is that people should
:11:37. > :11:44.expect to spend a third of their adult life in retirement, based on
:11:45. > :11:53.the latest life expectancy figures. The state pension age will be 60
:11:54. > :11:57.eight -- 68. There is money to ensure all infants in England can
:11:58. > :12:03.have a school dinner. This autumn Statement has found the resources to
:12:04. > :12:11.fund the expansion of free school meals for all school children in
:12:12. > :12:15.reception, year one, and year two. Every new spending plan will be paid
:12:16. > :12:20.for by a cut somewhere else. There will be ?3 billion of cuts over the
:12:21. > :12:27.next three years. There will be a cap on business rates in England and
:12:28. > :12:31.Wales, 2% from April. The fuel duty rise has been cancelled and the car
:12:32. > :12:37.tax disc system has been cancelled as well. George Osborne was able to
:12:38. > :12:48.sound optimistic. Yes, there is a long way to go but his strategy has
:12:49. > :12:56.been big dated -- vindicated. Labour have launched this poster to greet
:12:57. > :13:01.George Osborne's speech. There is a cost of living crisis even if they
:13:02. > :13:04.will not admit it in this House. After reading it in years of
:13:05. > :13:15.flat-lining, the slowest recovery for over 100 years. This is from a
:13:16. > :13:23.Chancellor and the Prime Minister who said they were in it together
:13:24. > :13:27.and then gave a huge tax cuts to millionaires! The Chancellor will
:13:28. > :13:33.wait to see what people make of it. Others will analyse the small print.
:13:34. > :13:36.The Chancellor confirmed that he is bringing forward increases in the
:13:37. > :13:39.state pension age. People now in their 40s will have to wait until
:13:40. > :13:42.they are 68 to be eligible for a pension. Dan Johnson has been
:13:43. > :13:53.getting reaction in Cockermouth in Cumbria. The days of a state pension
:13:54. > :13:58.at 65 are no more. Each generation lives longer and most people will
:13:59. > :14:02.need to work longer as well. Most people in their 40s will not get
:14:03. > :14:05.their pension until they are 68. Most people who are leaving school
:14:06. > :14:14.now will have to wait until they are 70. This will just provide a longer
:14:15. > :14:17.term framework for the pension system to reflect better what is
:14:18. > :14:22.happening with life expectancy which is really an overdue change that the
:14:23. > :14:33.government is getting round to making. While experts say change is
:14:34. > :14:37.inevitable, shops in this town are less convinced. Me and my husband
:14:38. > :14:46.have a running joke. Other time we get there there will not be a
:14:47. > :14:51.pension! The state pension age is already due to increased to 66 for
:14:52. > :14:58.men and women by 2020, and it will rise to 67 x 2028, ringing forward
:14:59. > :15:03.these further increases is an attempt to keep it in line with an
:15:04. > :15:08.ever-growing life expectancy. The government said people should spend
:15:09. > :15:12.on average no more than a third of their adult life in retirement.
:15:13. > :15:18.These increases make sure we have a decent pension to deal with it.
:15:19. > :15:20.Let's get more from our Chief Economics Correspondent, Hugh Pym.
:15:21. > :15:27.Very different to budget eight months ago. Yes, Sophie,
:15:28. > :15:30.significantly better. I'm sure George Osborne was looking forward
:15:31. > :15:35.to today after the economy improved a lot over the summer. Back in
:15:36. > :15:39.March, we talked about a triple dip recession but that never happened.
:15:40. > :15:42.The double dip didn't happen after we looks back at the figures, so
:15:43. > :15:46.let's look at what we learn today about the growth outlook. In March,
:15:47. > :15:54.at the time of the budget, the forecast for growth this year was
:15:55. > :16:00.0.6%. That has now been revised. The biggest upwards revision of forecast
:16:01. > :16:03.like this in 40 years, 1.4%. That's in line with independent forecasts.
:16:04. > :16:09.Higher growth means tax revenues coming in, so rowing falls. The
:16:10. > :16:14.forecast demand for this year was borrowing of ?120 billion. That is
:16:15. > :16:21.now going to be revised downwards, so they expect the out term for
:16:22. > :16:25.borrowing will be more like ?111 billion this year. Over the next
:16:26. > :16:31.four years, ?70 billion less than they expected in March. By 2018 -
:16:32. > :16:34.19, it seems a long way away, but that's the direction of these
:16:35. > :16:42.forecasts, the Chancellor will be balancing the books, the -- but that
:16:43. > :16:47.doesn't mean you have cleared the debt and is a big challenge ahead on
:16:48. > :16:53.that. Thank you very much. Norman Smith is at Westminster for us now.
:16:54. > :16:57.Mixed messages today. The economy is increasing, but for the younger
:16:58. > :17:02.generation, they will have to work longer for a pension. Almost unique
:17:03. > :17:07.statement because those of us who have covered a number of these tend
:17:08. > :17:12.to wait for the Chancellor to produce a last-minute magic puff of
:17:13. > :17:16.smoke and a great headline wrapping giveaway announcement. This year,
:17:17. > :17:22.there was none. It tells us two truths, I think. One, there really
:17:23. > :17:25.is no money around that, two, such a ploy would have jarred with the
:17:26. > :17:29.Chancellor's core message this year. We have come a long way but there's
:17:30. > :17:35.a long way to go, and that, despite the fact we have growth up,
:17:36. > :17:39.employment up, but the prospect of a surplus in the next Parliament, Mr
:17:40. > :17:43.Osborne said growth was no longer enough. He was going to turn around
:17:44. > :17:50.the economy and plan a had to continue. We learned that there were
:17:51. > :17:54.to be further curbs on benefits for youngsters not in training and
:17:55. > :18:01.education. Capping welfare. Not a little bit more as territory. We are
:18:02. > :18:05.really talking about a long haul still to come -- austerity. Mr
:18:06. > :18:10.Osborne said we wouldn't have paid off the deficit until 2018 - 19.
:18:11. > :18:19.That means we're only halfway to implementing plan A. Norman Smith,
:18:20. > :18:21.in Westminster, thank you very much. There's much more on the Autumn
:18:22. > :18:30.Statement on our website. Including analysis from our Business Editor,
:18:31. > :18:33.Robert Peston. Our top story this lunchtime. A powerful storm batters
:18:34. > :18:36.large parts of the UK as the Environment Agency warns thousands
:18:37. > :18:41.of people to prepare for the worst tidal surge in 60 years. England
:18:42. > :18:50.fight back on day one of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. On BBC
:18:51. > :18:56.London, the Princess Royal opens the Greenwich Equestrian Centre
:18:57. > :18:57.celebrating the Olympic legacy. And restoration work starts on Battersea
:18:58. > :19:11.Power Station. The celebrity chef, Nigella Lawson
:19:12. > :19:14.has been accused of using her court appearances as a vehicle to explain
:19:15. > :19:17.herself to the world's media. Today she told the court she was not proud
:19:18. > :19:22.of taking drugs, but would rather be honest and ashamed than bullied with
:19:23. > :19:25.lies. Nigella Lawson has been giving evidence for a second day at the
:19:26. > :19:29.trial of her two former personal assistants. They both deny fraud.
:19:30. > :19:41.Sangita Myska reports from Isleworth Crown Court. To shouts of her name,
:19:42. > :19:44.Nigella Lawson arrived for a second day of probing questions about her
:19:45. > :19:49.personal life and allegations that she was a drug addict. She said in
:19:50. > :19:55.court she felt the world media had put her on trial. In fact, Ms Lawson
:19:56. > :19:59.as a witness in preceding it -- proceedings against her personal
:20:00. > :20:02.assistance, Elisabetta Grillo and Francesca Grillo. They are accused
:20:03. > :20:07.of dishonesty spending over half ?1 million on a company credit card.
:20:08. > :20:12.The former PAs claim the spending was authorised as long as they did
:20:13. > :20:18.not disclose Ms Lawson's and drug addiction. Addressing those claims,
:20:19. > :20:19.Ms Lawson Sergei was not an habitual user and only used cocaine on two
:20:20. > :20:29.occasions. Defence counsel then claimed Ms
:20:30. > :20:31.Lawson was giving evidence at a damage limitation exercise. She said
:20:32. > :20:44.in response: although it's incredibly simple to
:20:45. > :20:49.make... Nigella Lawson has netted millions from her television cookery
:20:50. > :20:51.programmes. When she married Charles Saatchi, a multi-million pound art
:20:52. > :20:55.collector, they were often photographed in public. Then, in the
:20:56. > :21:02.summer, paparazzi photos were published showing Mr Saatchi with
:21:03. > :22:40.his hand around Ms Lawson's vote. The couple went through a bitter
:22:41. > :22:46.divorce shortly after. Those who were both acquitted of the murder,
:22:47. > :22:54.but not yet, pending appeals. They will sense sentencing tomorrow and
:22:55. > :22:57.the military court. The Work and Pensions Secretary has admitted that
:22:58. > :23:03.the government's flagship and events programme may not be completed on.
:23:04. > :23:08.Iain Duncan Smith had hoped to implement the universal screen in
:23:09. > :23:13.2017. He says that transferring some people onto the new benefit may take
:23:14. > :23:18.some time. Our political correspondent reports. It is the
:23:19. > :23:22.government scheme to merge six benefits into one and try to make
:23:23. > :23:27.sure it pays to work, and its creator, Iain Duncan Smith, has long
:23:28. > :23:32.insisted that the drop will be done to a deadline. The plan has always
:23:33. > :23:39.been to deliver this in a four-year schedule to 2017. That plan has
:23:40. > :23:45.changed. We may take a little longer on those who are already in the
:23:46. > :23:55.system and have no work requirement on them. They are a voluble group.
:23:56. > :23:59.The BBC have been told that 700,000 claimants could be transferred after
:24:00. > :24:07.2017, perhaps a 10th of the number who claim universal credit. Iain
:24:08. > :24:15.Duncan Smith says the big picture it has not changed. Universal credit
:24:16. > :24:20.will be the benefit by 2016 and the remains of the majority of the stock
:24:21. > :24:25.will be there by 2017. This programme is dogged by concerns over
:24:26. > :24:31.its computers and the way it is managed, and was an obvious target
:24:32. > :24:35.for Labour. No mention of the universal credit in the statement!
:24:36. > :24:44.Iain Duncan Smith is in the shambles! He saw the funny side,
:24:45. > :24:50.just. Don't expect them to see item I over how much this will cost or
:24:51. > :24:54.how long it takes. A court has heard that the Sun's former editor Rebekah
:24:55. > :24:57.Brooks agreed to pay a member of the armed forces ?4,000 for a picture of
:24:58. > :25:01.Prince William in a bikini. The jury at the trial of Rebekah Brooks at
:25:02. > :25:04.the Old Bailey was told that she sanctioned the payment for the
:25:05. > :25:11.photograph, which was taken at a party at Sandhurst, but the image
:25:12. > :25:14.was never published. England have fought back in Adelaide, after an
:25:15. > :25:17.ominous start to the second Ashes Test in Australia. The first day
:25:18. > :25:20.finished with the hosts on 273-5. It could actually have been a lot
:25:21. > :25:23.better for Alastair Cook's men, who dropped three catches in the final
:25:24. > :25:28.session. Joe Wilson reports from Adelaide.
:25:29. > :25:31.Nobody can walk on water in Adelaide, not even Don Bradman
:25:32. > :25:35.managed it so fortunately the new footbridge opened just in time for
:25:36. > :25:41.the test. A reconstruction very much the theme here. Cricket Australia's
:25:42. > :25:45.twitter feed greeted Monty Panesar's return to the team like
:25:46. > :25:52.this. Choice of tone and image which left to official policy. That
:25:53. > :26:01.policy. David Warner hit boundaries until he found Michael Carberry --
:26:02. > :26:05.apology. 121 runs. Everyone predicted batting would be
:26:06. > :26:07.straightforward. And so it was, or so it seemed. James Anderson is
:26:08. > :26:15.blessed with extraordinary reactions. Watson gone in a flash.
:26:16. > :26:22.England brought in and Stokes and played two spin bowlers. 155-3. And
:26:23. > :26:33.now the real Monty Panesar stood up. That innocent joy back. Steve Smith,
:26:34. > :26:36.the wicket. He still not a feeder -- fielder in the Anderson class.
:26:37. > :26:41.Michael Clarke could've departed early, as well. Joe Root, the
:26:42. > :26:46.fielder. Bailey was passed 50. Better late than never. The final
:26:47. > :26:53.image of the day, hard to watch for England. Michael Carberry, one of
:26:54. > :26:58.England's's Westfield is. 273-5 at the close. On the second day,
:26:59. > :27:09.Australia will reach 400 and aspire for that. You know what they say
:27:10. > :27:13.about catches winning matches. Thousands of people are being told
:27:14. > :27:15.to prepare to leave their homes on England's's east coast after
:27:16. > :27:20.warnings the biggest tidal surge could hit tonight. Ben is in great
:27:21. > :27:28.Yarmouth for us. Tell us the situation. Here in great Yarmouth,
:27:29. > :27:32.the river beside me over the quayside wall, it could surge around
:27:33. > :27:39.10:30pm tonight, so people are already using these sandbags. Five
:27:40. > :27:46.of them around town. Filling up sandbags, provided by the council in
:27:47. > :27:51.readiness for that. This area, just south of great Yarmouth, is
:27:52. > :27:53.identified as being at risk. People are being urged to stay with
:27:54. > :27:59.relatives, stay with friends if they can tonight. And possibly for the
:28:00. > :28:03.next 36 hours. And for those who have nowhere to go to, emergency
:28:04. > :28:08.evacuation centres are being set up at local schools and other centres,
:28:09. > :28:11.as well. People here getting ready for the worst for the Bay have seen
:28:12. > :28:17.what happened elsewhere and they know it is coming their way. Thank
:28:18. > :28:21.you very much indeed. Humberside Police declared a incident and say
:28:22. > :28:27.North East Lincolnshire should prepare for flooding from 5pm this
:28:28. > :28:33.afternoon. Our correspondent Judith Moritz is in Saltney in North Wales.
:28:34. > :28:39.The situation is also quite bad. Yes, extremely high wind here. This
:28:40. > :28:45.is the River Dee, which is unusually high. It hasn't topped its banks. We
:28:46. > :28:52.are just into North Flintshire. Early on we were in Chester, which
:28:53. > :28:56.is OK, but there are flood warnings across this stretch. People have
:28:57. > :28:59.been checking the river levels. We thought it had reached the high
:29:00. > :29:04.water mark about half an hour ago, but it does look over to us, as
:29:05. > :29:08.though it is still rising. I have spoken to a headteacher locally, who
:29:09. > :29:12.says that her school remains open budgies talking to a network of
:29:13. > :29:15.other headteachers in the area to make sure it is appropriate and
:29:16. > :29:21.children can get home from school safely. And, as for householders
:29:22. > :29:26.here, they say they did have fair warning overnight but of course
:29:27. > :29:29.warnings can overcome early enough. A lot of anxious people here making
:29:30. > :29:36.sure the river contains itself within the banks. Elsewhere in the
:29:37. > :29:44.North West, the Trafford Centre has closed for the M6 is our problems at
:29:45. > :29:47.Blackpool prom. A few examples. The Northwest experiencing high wind all
:29:48. > :29:51.over the place but here in North Wales, I can't give you an exact
:29:52. > :29:56.measure, but it feels to me, very windy. It's been like this for the
:29:57. > :29:59.last few hours, and you can see the water behind me racing along the
:30:00. > :30:03.River Dee. For now, it's OK but I think it's fair to say there are
:30:04. > :30:10.people who are still feeling anxious about what may happen here. Judith,
:30:11. > :30:14.thanks very much. You can keep up to date on the BBC News Channel. Right
:30:15. > :30:18.now, let's have a look at the weather.
:30:19. > :30:24.The warning from the Met office is very much in force for the rest of
:30:25. > :30:29.the afternoon. The amber warning. Severe gales will continue but the
:30:30. > :30:35.very worst of the gusts have passed Scotland now and this is the warning
:30:36. > :30:38.zone. Within this zone, impacts expected in the afternoon either
:30:39. > :30:42.from the falling trees, the disruption to transport, and to give
:30:43. > :30:50.you the idea of the guests we have seen, low-level towns, around 93
:30:51. > :30:53.mph. Edinburgh itself, 82 mph, and in Glasgow, the station had to be
:30:54. > :30:58.temporarily evacuated because of glass shattering. The weather, as I
:30:59. > :31:01.say, slowly improving across Scotland in terms of the wind but
:31:02. > :31:09.still some snow showers to come. Blizzard is not just across the
:31:10. > :31:12.hills. 70 mph gusts. That, game, means structural damage in a number
:31:13. > :31:18.of areas. More disruption and, unfortunately, travel misery in the
:31:19. > :31:23.rush hour. Across the South, a bit of a breeze but that's not the end
:31:24. > :31:26.of it for the there will be increasing wind across the South but
:31:27. > :31:30.nowhere near as bad as the North. Look at the wind direction, which is
:31:31. > :31:34.crucial in the next 24 hours. It almost flowing parallel to the
:31:35. > :31:39.coastline and then we have the storms surging so what exactly is
:31:40. > :31:43.that? An area of low pressure across the North Sea which means the water
:31:44. > :31:50.rises and we also have the gales pushing in. It's funnelling in and
:31:51. > :31:54.we have the waves, which could mean three metres in some places of extra
:31:55. > :31:58.water toppling over the sea defences, so it's mostly East Anglia
:31:59. > :32:02.the Environment Agency is worried about. There are severe flood
:32:03. > :32:06.warnings out which means danger to life and property is imminent. The
:32:07. > :32:10.weather for tonight, frosty conditions across Scotland and
:32:11. > :32:16.eastern parts of the UK for the not quite so chilly. Tomorrow,
:32:17. > :32:20.unfortunately, still bits and pieces after the storm in the north,
:32:21. > :32:24.flooding possibly, of course, across the south-east, and East Anglia.
:32:25. > :32:29.Then we will see a bit of rain, sleet and snow heading towards
:32:30. > :32:33.north-western Britain. The Arctic a settling in across Scotland with
:32:34. > :32:38.temperatures hovering at zero. As far as the weekend goes, the weather
:32:39. > :32:41.settles down. High pressure here. It does look as though rain and wind
:32:42. > :32:46.will sweep into parts of Scotland so, the moment, gale force winds we
:32:47. > :32:49.are closely watching here at the weather centre.
:32:50. > :32:52.Thank you very much. Now a reminder of our top story. A powerful storm
:32:53. > :33:00.batters large parts of the UK as the Environment Agency warns thousands
:33:01. > :33:01.of people to prepare for the worst tidal surge in 60 years. That's all