0:00:04 > 0:00:08Travel misery for many as more than a foot of snow falls
0:00:08 > 0:00:11in some parts of the UK.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Drivers in central Scotland bore the brunt -
0:00:13 > 0:00:17hundreds were stranded for hours overnight on the M80 near Glasgow.
0:00:17 > 0:00:25I left Aberdeen at 4:30pm yesterday afternoon and got stuck here about
0:00:25 > 0:00:28eight o'clock last night.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Been here ever since.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Not moved an inch yet.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Eastern England has been hit hard overnight.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Many roads are blocked and there fears that some
0:00:37 > 0:00:43villages might be cut off.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46I'll be reporting live from the angel of the North in Gateshead.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51There are currently blizzard conditions, subzero temperatures and
0:00:51 > 0:00:55an amber warning of more severe weather ahead.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Hundreds of schools have stayed closed in the worst affected areas -
0:00:58 > 0:01:01and a new front is expected to bring blizzards, and more
0:01:01 > 0:01:02significant travel disruption.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Also this lunchtime -
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Theresa May is meeting the European Council
0:01:06 > 0:01:07leader in Downing St,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10ahead of a big Brexit speech tomorrow.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13British children who were forced to settle abroad in the 1940s
0:01:13 > 0:01:15and who were abused should be given financial compensation,
0:01:15 > 0:01:17says a new report.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20And Prince William is to make the first official visit
0:01:20 > 0:01:22by a member of the Royal Family to the Occupied
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Palestinian Territories.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28And coming up in the sport on BBC News -
0:01:28 > 0:01:30the Scottish Rugby Union says its appalled by the behviour
0:01:30 > 0:01:33of these fans, as England coach Eddie Jones was physically
0:01:33 > 0:01:41and verbally abused on a train journey to London.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59More than 300 drivers have endured freezing conditions
0:01:59 > 0:02:01stranded in the snow
0:02:01 > 0:02:04on the M80 in central Scotland.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Some spent as long as 18 hours stuck in their vehicles,
0:02:08 > 0:02:09after lorries reportedly slid into each other
0:02:09 > 0:02:12while trying to go uphill.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15The extreme weather also left drivers stuck for hours
0:02:15 > 0:02:20on roads in Lincolnshire, where many main roads are blocked,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22and the military has been called in to help.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Throughout the UK, there is severe disruption to transport and travel.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28A second red alert - the most severe weather warning,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31meaning there's a risk to life - has been issued for southwest
0:02:31 > 0:02:34England and South Wales from three o'clock this afternoon.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38The icy blast is expected to last at least another 48 hours.
0:02:38 > 0:02:46Let's get the latest from Ben Brown who's in the north east of England.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51We are at the angel of the Northern Gateshead. It's pretty brutal here
0:02:51 > 0:02:57at the moment. We have had lizard conditions, subzero temperatures,
0:02:57 > 0:03:06winds of around 40 miles an hour. There are a few hardy souls on the
0:03:06 > 0:03:12sledgers here, trying to enjoy the snow. This is the a 617, just off
0:03:12 > 0:03:19the A-1. There are cars going up and down but we have seen cars stranded
0:03:19 > 0:03:26as well. But nothing as bad as in Scotland where dozens of drivers
0:03:26 > 0:03:28were stranded overnight for many hours.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Catriona Renton reports.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38Gridlock north of Glasgow, a main route brought to a standstill.I
0:03:38 > 0:03:45left Aberdeen at 4:30pm yesterday afternoon and got stuck here about
0:03:45 > 0:03:52eight o'clock last night. I've been here ever since. Not moved an inch
0:03:52 > 0:03:56yet. Not seen the police but the Fire Brigade delivered water last
0:03:56 > 0:04:01night. Most of the help has come from locals, delivering cups of tea
0:04:01 > 0:04:08and copy and blankets. Bottles of water. About 400 metres from me is a
0:04:08 > 0:04:12motorway bridge where people have set up a tea and coffee stall for
0:04:12 > 0:04:18anybody needing refreshment. Conditions were terrible. At its
0:04:18 > 0:04:23height, around 1000 vehicles were stuck with tailbacks of
0:04:23 > 0:04:26approximately eight miles. At Glasgow airport, the departures
0:04:26 > 0:04:31board says it all. 200 people spend the night in the terminal building
0:04:31 > 0:04:37because roads were inaccessible and hotels fall.Since Wednesday
0:04:37 > 0:04:41morning, nothing seems to be happening. They are still not giving
0:04:41 > 0:04:46as an answer as to when the next flight is or anything like that.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51We've been here since yesterday afternoon with our six-month-old son
0:04:51 > 0:04:56and our daughter.Staff say they will get the airport fully open
0:04:56 > 0:05:02again as soon as it is operationally safe to do so. But as so many fights
0:05:02 > 0:05:06have been cancelled, it will take some time to get things back to
0:05:06 > 0:05:10normal. Yesterday afternoon, conditions in Edinburgh were
0:05:10 > 0:05:18treacherous.My God!This footage was filmed on a dash cam by a van
0:05:18 > 0:05:25driver. The red warning, the highest level, has now been lifted but much
0:05:25 > 0:05:31of the country is now still on alert at amber.Be prepared. A lot of
0:05:31 > 0:05:36people have heeded advice this morning. Looking at the motorway
0:05:36 > 0:05:39network, it's eerie to see how quiet it is. People have heeded the
0:05:39 > 0:05:45warning. Thereafter the ball still out there, I understand there is
0:05:45 > 0:05:48essential travel. Really, if you are doing that, you are putting yourself
0:05:48 > 0:05:54at risk.This is the Scottish Borders. With weather warnings still
0:05:54 > 0:05:58in place, events are being cancelled, including the Scottish
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Conservative Party conference which was due to start on Friday in
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Aberdeen. When the weather improves, it will take time for this deep snow
0:06:05 > 0:06:10to clear.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14We are here in the north-east of England. There is an amber warning
0:06:14 > 0:06:18this morning, more severe weather ahead. More heavy snowfalls and
0:06:18 > 0:06:24strong winds. To the south in Lincolnshire, they have been really
0:06:24 > 0:06:27hard hit. The military have been drafted in to help move people
0:06:27 > 0:06:30around.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Britain is battling with some of the most brutal winter weather for
0:06:34 > 0:06:41years. Not only the so-called beast from the east but also storm Hanna
0:06:41 > 0:06:51coming up from the south. -- Emma. Victims have been stranded in
0:06:51 > 0:07:00subzero conditions. Roads like this one in Norfolk are like ice rinks.
0:07:00 > 0:07:06Drivers ventures out at their peril. I phoned in to work that I am stuck
0:07:06 > 0:07:12in a drift and I won't be in.I am just able to get through in low
0:07:12 > 0:07:16ratio. This is going to be tricky. I don't know if I have the attraction
0:07:16 > 0:07:22to get through the snow drift.What are you going to do?Go home and
0:07:22 > 0:07:28have a cup of tea. That's the answer.In Lincolnshire, police are
0:07:28 > 0:07:32warning people to think carefully before setting off on any journey.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37It's been a challenge since the early hours. We've seen significant
0:07:37 > 0:07:44snow drifting, particularly on the east coast and south of Lincoln.
0:07:44 > 0:07:51Vehicles have been stuck, predominantly HDVs. But there is a
0:07:51 > 0:07:57problem with high winds.The military have been brought in to
0:07:57 > 0:08:03help the NHS staff, hospitals and patients.We are coordinating
0:08:03 > 0:08:07drivers and vehicles from RAF wittering to very essential
0:08:07 > 0:08:12personnel from their home addresses to where they are required. These
0:08:12 > 0:08:15are primarily health care individuals but also from the
0:08:15 > 0:08:19emergency services.Some people in Lincolnshire were determined to get
0:08:19 > 0:08:25to work, even if it meant walking for several hours.I like a
0:08:25 > 0:08:29challenge and I wouldn't be defeated. I am dedicated and I
0:08:29 > 0:08:32wanted to come and relieve the night staff that have been here and let
0:08:32 > 0:08:38them go home.For meteorologists, this is officially the first day of
0:08:38 > 0:08:42spring. It certainly doesn't feel anything like it. There is a warning
0:08:42 > 0:08:47that in some parts of the country, very cold conditions could last well
0:08:47 > 0:08:55into next week. Let's talk more about that red warning of possible
0:08:55 > 0:08:59danger to life. That's the issue this afternoon in the south-west and
0:08:59 > 0:09:07south Wales.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Jon Kay is in Tiverton in Devon.
0:09:12 > 0:09:19How bad is it there?A lot of people woke up and thought it was not that
0:09:19 > 0:09:24bad. Yes, the grand Western Canal here in Tiverton has frozen but life
0:09:24 > 0:09:29has been going on. Then that red warning around breakfast time. Still
0:09:29 > 0:09:35people thought, we can get around. But let's be clear. This red alert
0:09:35 > 0:09:40warning doesn't become active until three o'clock this afternoon. In a
0:09:40 > 0:09:44couple of hours. That is when large amounts of really heavy snow are due
0:09:44 > 0:09:52to start falling, plus the high winds from storm Emma. We are
0:09:52 > 0:09:58talking blizzard conditions, drifting, not just in the moat,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02rural communities but some of the main routes as well. People are
0:10:02 > 0:10:13being warned, you might have thought earlier
0:10:13 > 0:10:17earlier it was OK but it's going to get nasty, right through that red
0:10:17 > 0:10:21strip. It's not going to blow through quickly. It's going to stick
0:10:21 > 0:10:27around for 48 hours or so. People have been stocking up at
0:10:27 > 0:10:31supermarkets for the last few hours and the headline is to take action.
0:10:31 > 0:10:40You are warned to stay in, stay warm and stay put if you can.Thank you.
0:10:40 > 0:10:46Let's go to Victoria Fritz our transport correspondent at
0:10:46 > 0:10:54Paddington station. What is the situation there?To make matters
0:10:54 > 0:10:58worse, Paddington station actually closed because it was snowing inside
0:10:58 > 0:11:04the terminus building itself. It has now reopened but services are
0:11:04 > 0:11:08incredibly limited. There is just one train going to Bristol at the
0:11:08 > 0:11:12moment. There has been about two trains in the last three hours
0:11:12 > 0:11:18trying to get to Heathrow. A very limited service indeed. The trains
0:11:18 > 0:11:22that are running our very busy and the platforms are packed, waiting
0:11:22 > 0:11:28for that one train heading west. If you are trying to get into London,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32the high-speed services as stopping at Reading. For the services that
0:11:32 > 0:11:36have been cancelled, great Western Railway say they are not putting on
0:11:36 > 0:11:40buses or taxes because road conditions are too dangerous to use
0:11:40 > 0:11:44alternative forms of transport. There is a warning that has just
0:11:44 > 0:11:49come out in the last half hour for people in Wales. They are told these
0:11:49 > 0:11:53go home as soon as possible. There is plenty more transport disruption
0:11:53 > 0:12:00to come.Victoria, thank you.
0:12:00 > 0:12:06to come.Victoria, thank you. Also to John Kay at Tiverton.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09to John Kay at Tiverton. Around the country, not surprisingly, record
0:12:09 > 0:12:15supplies of gas are being used as people try to keep warm.
0:12:15 > 0:12:21National Grid has warned that it might not have enough gas to meet
0:12:21 > 0:12:28the UK's needs and has asked suppliers to provide more.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Demand for gas hit a six-year high yesterday, and large industrial
0:12:30 > 0:12:32users are being asked to cut back.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Our Business Editor Simon Jack is here.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40Cold weather has increased demand but why is it critical?A surge in
0:12:40 > 0:12:44demand, 30% higher than usual as people keep their heating on. That
0:12:44 > 0:12:53is twinned with a cut in supply from Norway, from South Hook and from gas
0:12:53 > 0:13:00plants here. Supplies have been cut. Demand up, supply down. It has led
0:13:00 > 0:13:05to a warning that demand could outstrip supply. That when you turn
0:13:05 > 0:13:09on your heating or cooker that it's not going to work? It doesn't but it
0:13:09 > 0:13:15has set in motion a number of measures to try and balance demand.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21That includes national grid going to heavy users and asking them to use
0:13:21 > 0:13:26less. Some have agreed to do that. They hope it will bring things back
0:13:26 > 0:13:31into kilter. Domestic use is not affected but industrial users are
0:13:31 > 0:13:36affected. It is a test of the measures put in place to try and
0:13:36 > 0:13:40equalise supply and demand. Of course, it will raise questions
0:13:40 > 0:13:43about long-term investment in Britain's gas supplies.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46We'll have more on the big freeze and a full weather forecast
0:13:46 > 0:13:48at the end of the programme.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52And you can keep up to date with the weather and travel
0:13:52 > 0:13:55situation wherever you are, by visiting the BBC News Live page,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57that's at bbc.co.uk/news
0:13:57 > 0:13:59You can also get live updates on the BBC News Channel
0:13:59 > 0:14:05and your local radio station.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09The time is 30 minutes past one.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Our top story this lunchtime.
0:14:11 > 0:14:18Travel misery as a foot of snow falls in some parts of the UK.
0:14:18 > 0:14:25Hundreds stranded on the M 80 in Scotland. And the new coach of
0:14:25 > 0:14:31England's women's football team Phil Neville has his first competitive
0:14:31 > 0:14:32match this evening.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Coming up in sport, world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder
0:14:35 > 0:14:38says the sport has a huge problem with doping head of a world title
0:14:38 > 0:14:46fight with Cuban Luis Ortiz.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Theresa May is holding talks on Brexit in Downing Street
0:14:49 > 0:14:53with the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk -
0:14:53 > 0:14:56after he warned that trade restrictions with the EU will be
0:14:56 > 0:14:59inevitable if Britain leaves the single market and customs union.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03The former Prime Minister Tony Blair has criticised Theresa May's Brexit
0:15:03 > 0:15:05plan, saying that the fundamental dilemma remains avoiding
0:15:05 > 0:15:08a hard Irish border.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13Our political correspondent Jonathan Blake reports.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Taking precautions to avoid any slip-ups.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Cabinet ministers carefully made their way into Downing
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Street this morning.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Inside, Theresa May asked them to agree to her latest
0:15:23 > 0:15:25big pitch on Brexit.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28A speech tomorrow setting out what Downing Street has called
0:15:28 > 0:15:30an ambitious economic partnership.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Before then, this man will have lunch at Number Ten.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Donald Tusk, as President of the European Council, represents
0:15:36 > 0:15:37the 27 remaining member states.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41This morning, a challenge to the Prime Minister
0:15:41 > 0:15:43on the question of Northern Ireland and a defence of EU's so-called
0:15:43 > 0:15:46backstop option that it could in effect remain part
0:15:46 > 0:15:49of the customs union.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54Until now no one has come up with anything wiser than that.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59In a few hours I will be asking in London whether the UK Government
0:15:59 > 0:16:03has a better idea that would be as effective in preventing a hard
0:16:03 > 0:16:09border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12The Brexit process is now well in motion, but those against it
0:16:12 > 0:16:14are still keen to stop it.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Tony Blair, the second former Prime Minister in as many days,
0:16:17 > 0:16:22to put forward his ideas.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25The first is that the British people start to understand this is a very
0:16:25 > 0:16:27costly and complex process, much more so than we realised.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Secondly, I think we have to show people who voted leave
0:16:30 > 0:16:34there are different ways of dealing with their anxieties, but the third
0:16:34 > 0:16:37thing is to say to Europe, Brexit may be bad for Britain,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40it's bad for Europe, it's going to diminish Europe,
0:16:40 > 0:16:40it's going to weaken it politically.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43That kind of talk exasperates those who want the government to get
0:16:43 > 0:16:45on with delivering our departure from the EU.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49The fundamental problem is two ex-prime ministers simply cannot
0:16:49 > 0:16:52accept a democratic vote.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55It beats me if they were ever democrats.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Leaving Cabinet this morning Boris Johnson appeared confident.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Can you sell this deal to the EU?
0:17:01 > 0:17:04The government maintains a solution can be found to the Northern Ireland
0:17:04 > 0:17:08border issue and in the end a good deal done with Brussels.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09Expect some details tomorrow.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11For now, plenty to discuss over lunch.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Jonathan Blake, BBC News.
0:17:16 > 0:17:23Our assistant political editor Norman Smith is at Downing Street.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27What sort of reception do you think Donald Tusk is likely to be getting?
0:17:27 > 0:17:32I think he will get a pretty frosty reception, not just because of the
0:17:32 > 0:17:38freezing weather but because relations, you sense, have cooled
0:17:38 > 0:17:42between Brussels and London, with a marked hardening of attitudes and
0:17:42 > 0:17:48language over recent days, with that war of words yesterday over
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Brussels' proposals for the Northern Ireland border. And this morning you
0:17:52 > 0:17:57sense Mr Tusk almost upping the ante, saying before he got on the
0:17:57 > 0:18:02train to come here that there was no prospect of Mrs May getting a
0:18:02 > 0:18:06frictionless trade deal so long as we were intent on leaving the single
0:18:06 > 0:18:12market and the customs union, and demanding Mrs May set out her plans
0:18:12 > 0:18:16for Northern Ireland and insisting that EU leaders would not put
0:18:16 > 0:18:19pressure on their negotiators, they were fully behind them. You get the
0:18:19 > 0:18:26feeling the pressure is really being ratcheted up on Mrs May, was also at
0:18:26 > 0:18:34the same time big noise Cup Remainers piling in, today, Tony
0:18:34 > 0:18:41Blair, Jeremy Corbyn at the start of the week shifting Labour's position
0:18:41 > 0:18:45to maximise remain support. Tomorrow is Mrs May's pushback moment when
0:18:45 > 0:18:49she delivers that long-awaited speech setting out her vision for
0:18:49 > 0:18:57the sort of Brexit deal she wants to secure. But it is for Mrs May D-Day,
0:18:57 > 0:19:02Detail Day. She's got to spell out the sort of detail is central to her
0:19:02 > 0:19:09deal if she's to fend off her critics.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has urged
0:19:12 > 0:19:14the government to pay compensation within 12 months to all surviving
0:19:14 > 0:19:16child migrants forced abroad in the years
0:19:16 > 0:19:17after the second world war.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Its report says the sending away of British children from poor
0:19:20 > 0:19:23backgrounds was "indefensible" and entirely wrong.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Around 4000 children were sent to Australia,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Canada and elsewhere.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28Some were sexually and physically abused.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Our home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds is in Central London,
0:19:30 > 0:19:38where the report has just been published.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43This report, which is damning, is the first time that the British
0:19:43 > 0:19:46government has been directly blamed for that programme of child
0:19:46 > 0:19:50migrations, a programme that's been described today as child
0:19:50 > 0:19:54trafficking. We are talking about British children here in the years
0:19:54 > 0:19:59following the Second World War, 2000 of those 4000 are still alive and
0:19:59 > 0:20:01this report says that that continued because successive governments,
0:20:01 > 0:20:08right up to 1970, put politics before child protection.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10They have been called Britain's lost children.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13At the end of their lives, they are still blighted by the
0:20:13 > 0:20:18horrors they faced when very young.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21The liner arrives at Fremantle from Great Britain with 931 new
0:20:21 > 0:20:24migrants...
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Many were in care when sent in the post-war years to live
0:20:27 > 0:20:30abroad, as they were told, in the sunshine.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33But some ended up in places like this
0:20:33 > 0:20:37the Boys School in Western Australia.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40The enquiry was told it was run by paedophiles who used their
0:20:40 > 0:20:44position to inflict vicious abuse.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45We were 60 miles from Perth.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50We had no parents, we had no relatives and
0:20:50 > 0:20:54there was nowhere we could go.
0:20:54 > 0:21:02These brothers, these paedophiles, must have felt they were in heaven.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06The child abuse enquiry's verdict today, the migrant scheme should
0:21:06 > 0:21:09never have happened. Successive governments failed to end it and
0:21:09 > 0:21:13surviving victims should be paid compensation within 12 months. The
0:21:13 > 0:21:16evidence of what went on has been in the National Archives ever since but
0:21:16 > 0:21:20was never fully considered in this country until this enquiry. Because
0:21:20 > 0:21:25of that, many of the lost children have not lived to see this day, when
0:21:25 > 0:21:30finally the scale of their suffering has been recognised. At the other
0:21:30 > 0:21:32side of Westminster the Child Migrants Trust is giving its
0:21:32 > 0:21:37reaction right now to this report, but what it says is that finally the
0:21:37 > 0:21:40government is having a finger pointed directly at it and it will
0:21:40 > 0:21:44be now for the government to decide how much every single one of those
0:21:44 > 0:21:48child migrants is paid. This report says they should get a flat payment
0:21:48 > 0:21:54in compensation, regardless of any suffering they experienced over the
0:21:54 > 0:21:57years, but crucially that it must be paid quickly, because these are
0:21:57 > 0:22:01people that are nearing the end of their lives and they do want to see
0:22:01 > 0:22:05justice before those lives are over.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08The government has abandoned the second part of the Leveson
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Inquiry into press standards and regulation, saying it would be
0:22:10 > 0:22:11too "costly and time-consuming".
0:22:11 > 0:22:14It was due to look into unlawful activity within media organisations.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20Our media correspondent David Sillito is with me.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25Tell us more about why this has been ditched.Remember the Leveson
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Inquiry, 2012, a huge investigation into malpractice within the
0:22:29 > 0:22:33newspapers. However, there was a second part to it, looking at
0:22:33 > 0:22:38illegality, looking at police corruption, that they couldn't look
0:22:38 > 0:22:41at at the time, even though the government said it was definitely
0:22:41 > 0:22:44going to do it because of all the legal action that was taking place.
0:22:44 > 0:22:50That legal action came to an end and now the government has said, no, it
0:22:50 > 0:22:54won't actually do part two, looking at all office. Matt Hancock, the
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Culture Secretary, says it is not proportionate, not in the national
0:22:58 > 0:23:01interest, essentially newspapers have got their house in order, a new
0:23:01 > 0:23:05form of regulation and that police practices have changed. Also there's
0:23:05 > 0:23:12the other element of this, section 40, which is essentially the stick
0:23:12 > 0:23:18forcing the newspapers to sign up to formally regulator. The newspapers
0:23:18 > 0:23:23really didn't want to do this, they haven't signed up to any formal
0:23:23 > 0:23:29regulator and this was supposedly to encourage them by giving them
0:23:29 > 0:23:33penalties within the libel courts. Now, this is going to be scrapped at
0:23:33 > 0:23:37the earliest possible opportunity, because they said the newspaper
0:23:37 > 0:23:42industry, newspapers, couldn't face these costs if they were ever in
0:23:42 > 0:23:46that situation. So two elements and Labour said this is a breach of
0:23:46 > 0:23:50promise to the victims and simply the government has been waiting for
0:23:50 > 0:23:54the wind to change to make this announcement.Thank you.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57A former Royal Marine has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years
0:23:57 > 0:23:59for murdering an 83-year-old dog-walker in Norfolk last year.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Peter Wrighton was stabbed 45 times before his body was dumped
0:24:02 > 0:24:04in undergrowth near East Harling.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Alexander Palmer had previously told mental health professionals
0:24:07 > 0:24:09that he wanted to kill a stranger.
0:24:09 > 0:24:15He was given a life sentence at Nottingham Crown Court today.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Walmart has become the second big retailer in the United States
0:24:18 > 0:24:19to restrict the sale of guns.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23The company said it was acting in "the light of recent events" -
0:24:23 > 0:24:26a reference to the shooting at a school in Florida that has led
0:24:26 > 0:24:30to growing demands for tougher controls on firearms.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Walmart says it will not sell weapons and ammunition to people
0:24:32 > 0:24:35under 21, which follows a similar decision by another
0:24:35 > 0:24:40chain store, Dick's.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42One of President Trump's closest aides - his director
0:24:42 > 0:24:44of communications, Hope Hicks - has announced that she's resigning.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Her departure comes just a day after she appeared before
0:24:47 > 0:24:49a congressional committee and admitted telling "white
0:24:49 > 0:24:52lies" for Donald Trump.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58Hope Hicks was Mr Trump's longest serving political aide.
0:24:58 > 0:25:05He will now be looking for his fifth White House communications chief -
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Prince William is to make an historic official trip to Israel,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Jordan and the occupied Palestinian territories this summer.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12It's the first time an official visit has been made
0:25:12 > 0:25:15to the territories by a member of the British royal family.
0:25:15 > 0:25:22Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is with me.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27How significant is this?It is significant, yes, sensitive, yes,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30further evidence that William is taking on these most important
0:25:30 > 0:25:33responsibilities within the royal family. It will be the first
0:25:33 > 0:25:37official visit by a member of the Royal family to the occupied
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Palestinian territories. The Queen has never visited Israel. The Prince
0:25:41 > 0:25:45of Wales has been there to attend funerals, but he's never made an
0:25:45 > 0:25:51official visit as such, so this will be the first official visit via very
0:25:51 > 0:25:55senior member of the British Royal family to Israel. It's therefore
0:25:55 > 0:25:58significant and I think it's been carefully judged that it should be
0:25:58 > 0:26:03William and not his father making the visit. All of course decided by
0:26:03 > 0:26:05the Foreign Office, the Foreign Office Minister has said this
0:26:05 > 0:26:07morning that it will be an important opportunity to promote diplomatic
0:26:07 > 0:26:13and cultural ties. Welcomed by Israel's president, he's linking it
0:26:13 > 0:26:18to Israel's 70th anniversary of independence, he's called it a very
0:26:18 > 0:26:22special present. When will it take place? It will also include Jordan
0:26:22 > 0:26:29and Kensington Palace is saying in the summer.Thank you.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Phil Neville, the new coach of the England women's football
0:26:32 > 0:26:35team, has his first competitive game tonight, as his side takes on France
0:26:35 > 0:26:38in the She Believes Cup - being hosted by the US.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41In a BBC interview, Neville says he feels there are "probably people
0:26:41 > 0:26:43His appointment in January was criticised because of his lack
0:26:43 > 0:26:44of coaching and women's football experience.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Jo Currie reports.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47From international player to international head coach.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Tonight, Phil Neville will take his seat on the bench for the first time
0:26:51 > 0:26:52as England women's manager.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55His appointment was controversial.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Critics said he lacked coaching experience,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00had never worked in the women's game before, and he was forced
0:27:00 > 0:27:03to apologise for sexist tweets on his first day in the job.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07However, Neville insists he's the right man to lead the Lionesses.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09It's about getting results on the field, and yes,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12it will take a little bit of time, but like I say, there's
0:27:12 > 0:27:14a thirst for learning.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Wins buy you time to implement more, and I think this tournament gives us
0:27:18 > 0:27:22a great, great opportunity to win games of football against the best
0:27:22 > 0:27:24teams in the world.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28The She Believes Cup represents a real baptism of fire for Neville.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31After tonight's match against France, they then take
0:27:31 > 0:27:35on the top two teams in the world - Germany and then the USA.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Somebody who knows just how tough that's going to be is former England
0:27:38 > 0:27:40captain Casey Stoney, who recently retired to take
0:27:40 > 0:27:44up a coaching position on Neville's backroom staff.
0:27:44 > 0:27:50He's very driven, he's very focused, but he's also quite relaxed.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52He's a relaxed guy, he's easy to talk to,
0:27:52 > 0:27:55and he's very keen on getting to know the players.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Neville insists he shouldn't be judged on just this one tournament
0:27:58 > 0:28:02and says that whilst there are those that would like to see him fail,
0:28:02 > 0:28:06he can handle the pressure of being an international manager.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09You can look at it two ways - you can say, wow, three
0:28:09 > 0:28:10massively difficult games, or it's an opportunity
0:28:10 > 0:28:13to make an instant impact, and that's the way I'm
0:28:13 > 0:28:15looking at it.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18This is the third year England have taken part in the She Believes Cup.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22They've only ever won game at the tournament, an historic win
0:28:22 > 0:28:24against the USA in 2017.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27This time around though, all eyes will not be just on how
0:28:27 > 0:28:29the Lionesses perform, but also how their
0:28:29 > 0:28:30new boss does, too.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Jo Currie, BBC News, Ohio.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36More now on our main story.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Our correspondent Duncan Kennedy has been finding out about the problems
0:28:38 > 0:28:44facing the elderly in this terrible winter weather.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52As you can see here in Dorchester the snow is really coming down now
0:28:52 > 0:28:56and it's freezing cold, which is why helping the elderly is so important,
0:28:56 > 0:29:01particularly with things like meals and meals on wheels. Patrick is from
0:29:01 > 0:29:08St Jude's care, delivering meals, about 300 today?About 300.You have
0:29:08 > 0:29:14one for Bill.I have one for Bill, ready to go in.Where delivering to
0:29:14 > 0:29:2174-year-old Bill Barton.Morning, Bill, St Jude's here.We come to his
0:29:21 > 0:29:25lovely warm flat. Hello, Bill, thank you for letting us in. Bill is
0:29:25 > 0:29:29getting meals on wheels and an important time of the day for you,
0:29:29 > 0:29:35because this is extremely important to get this food?Yes.Why is it
0:29:35 > 0:29:39important?Because of the bad weather we're at the moment.Why is
0:29:39 > 0:29:45it important to get a hot meal? What have we got today, Patrick?It's
0:29:45 > 0:29:49chicken in chicken and mushroom sauce, with mashed potatoes and
0:29:49 > 0:29:58things.Why is it important to have a hot meal? Because of the warmth?
0:29:58 > 0:30:03Yeah.If you didn't get that, what would you have to do?Cook it
0:30:03 > 0:30:08myself, in the microwave.How difficult would that be?Very
0:30:08 > 0:30:14difficult at times will stophow important is it, Bill, to get
0:30:14 > 0:30:19company from people like Patrick? Well, if I didn't have anybody
0:30:19 > 0:30:26coming, like Patrick, I wouldn't have anybody to talk to, only if I
0:30:26 > 0:30:31phoned my relations will stophow often do you see people during the
0:30:31 > 0:30:37day? If Patrick didn't come, would you see anybody?Yes, one of my
0:30:37 > 0:30:45carers. Am I allowed to mention their name?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47their name?Thank you, we won't interrupt your warm meal. It's
0:30:47 > 0:30:53throwing it down with snow here the bill is one of 300 or so people in
0:30:53 > 0:30:58this area going to get a hot meal over the next hour or so and as you
0:30:58 > 0:31:03can tell it's very welcome indeed. Thank you, and Bill as well. What
0:31:03 > 0:31:10more does the weather have in store? Here's Louise Lear.
0:31:10 > 0:31:16We haven't seen a red warning for snow since 2013 and we had two in
0:31:16 > 0:31:19consecutive days. Today, it's brought Southwest Wales and
0:31:19 > 0:31:24south-west England as well and in actual fact, if we look at the snow
0:31:24 > 0:31:27radar if this clump of snow that's going to be moving up through the
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Channel Isles that will cause the issues. We've got a rash of snow
0:31:31 > 0:31:35showers piling into eastern Scotland but it's not as bad as it was
0:31:35 > 0:31:39yesterday. We've lost the red warning, take action. We still got
0:31:39 > 0:31:43amber warnings in force for East of Scotland, be prepared for further
0:31:43 > 0:31:46disruption. The same for north-east England and Northern Ireland. Down
0:31:46 > 0:31:52into the south-west we have another red warning, this means take action.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56We are looking at severe weather for the end of the day, blizzard like
0:31:56 > 0:32:00conditions here. We will widely see as much as 20 and two metres of
0:32:00 > 0:32:04falling snow and we could see more, 30-40 centimetres to higher ground.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09It will be awful out there and with strong gusty winds it will blow the
0:32:09 > 0:32:12snow around. It will move through Wales and into Northern Ireland
0:32:12 > 0:32:15through the evening and overnight, towards midnight, we still have
0:32:15 > 0:32:19those snow showers across eastern Scotland will stop not as heavy or
0:32:19 > 0:32:23as frequent as yesterday, but still a nuisance and still there.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Elsewhere, under the bitterly cold night. Again, temperatures falling
0:32:26 > 0:32:34below quite widely. -- falling below freezing. A miserable start to
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Friday morning and although the snow will start to ease away across
0:32:37 > 0:32:41southern island don't be fooled. There is another pulse of snow
0:32:41 > 0:32:44circulating around the area of low pressure that will moving across
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Southern counties into South Midlands and maybe south Wales as
0:32:47 > 0:32:52well. We keep the snow showers into eastern Scotland, sandwiched in
0:32:52 > 0:32:56between the two something drier and brighter, but still the cold
0:32:56 > 0:33:00easterly wind making it feel quite more out there. Factor in the wind,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03we will see a gain a significant wind-chill and it will feel below
0:33:03 > 0:33:07freezing if you are out and about. It looks as though Friday will be
0:33:07 > 0:33:13the last bitterly cold day. We had this Beast from the east all week
0:33:13 > 0:33:16but as Emma comes up from the south-west you will start to see
0:33:16 > 0:33:23something less cold,
0:33:23 > 0:33:24something less cold, lighter blue starts to nibble away across
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Northern Ireland, England and Wales. The real cold air sits across
0:33:27 > 0:33:29eastern Scotland. As we head into the weekend it's still going to be
0:33:29 > 0:33:33cold, but little less cold across much of England and Wales Cricket
0:33:33 > 0:33:37but however any precipitation we still see over the weekend could
0:33:37 > 0:33:38still fall as snow.