:00:08. > :00:14.A warning of exceptional weather to come as bad, possibly worse than we
:00:15. > :00:17.have had already. Tidal surges and high winds threaten many coastal
:00:18. > :00:25.areas. Severe flood warnings have been issued with a risk of danger to
:00:26. > :00:30.life. These floods at the coast will be dangerous. If the warnings from
:00:31. > :00:36.the local authority and emergency services are to take heed and take
:00:37. > :00:41.action. We will bring you the latest from the BBC weather Centre. Also,
:00:42. > :00:46.another increasing the cost of rail travel. Campaigners say that prices
:00:47. > :00:49.are three times faster than wages. Nigella Lawson gives her first
:00:50. > :00:54.interview since revelations in court about drug-taking. Two have not only
:00:55. > :00:59.your private life, but distortions of your private life put on display
:01:00. > :01:05.is mortifying. Energy bills will be simpler from today with clearer
:01:06. > :01:12.tariffs and discounts. Thanks, everyone! And a dramatic rescue for
:01:13. > :01:18.passengers on a ship trapped in thick ice on the Antarctic since
:01:19. > :01:21.Christmas Eve. In sport, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the new manager
:01:22. > :01:23.of Cardiff city. The former Manchester United striker
:01:24. > :01:43.has signed a 12 month rolling contract.
:01:44. > :01:48.Good evening, welcome to the BBC News at Six. If you thought the
:01:49. > :01:52.weather was bad over the Christmas break, there is more and possibly
:01:53. > :01:55.worse to come. The government is warning we are in for a period of
:01:56. > :01:58.exceptional weather over the next few days, with a combination of
:01:59. > :02:03.rain, wind and high tides. The Environment Agency has issued 13
:02:04. > :02:07.severe flood warnings, the highest category indicating a danger to
:02:08. > :02:10.life, for southwestern and tomorrow morning. There are also warnings of
:02:11. > :02:16.tidal flooding in numerous locations. Jon Kay is in Newquay in
:02:17. > :02:19.Cornwall. Standing here this evening, you get
:02:20. > :02:24.a sense of the storm coming in. The wind is certainly picking up. The
:02:25. > :02:28.waves are getting higher. This area of North Cornwall is one of those
:02:29. > :02:34.areas, the severe weather warning areas. But it goes right around the
:02:35. > :02:37.peninsular of south-west England. They are the most serious warnings
:02:38. > :02:42.that the Environment Agency can issue. It means there is a potential
:02:43. > :02:47.risk to life. So, here it comes again. It might be
:02:48. > :02:53.new year, but it is the same old weather heading our way. In Cornwall
:02:54. > :02:58.today, a reminder of how treacherous the tide can be. A body was found
:02:59. > :03:03.after a man was swept into the sea while celebrating the start of 2014.
:03:04. > :03:08.The group of people that got into trouble yesterday, it was reported
:03:09. > :03:11.they were only in up to their knees. But there were big waves, a
:03:12. > :03:16.strong swell, people underestimate the danger. They think they are not
:03:17. > :03:20.actually swimming and they are all right. But it only takes one wave to
:03:21. > :03:23.knock you off your feet and you have very little chance of rescuing
:03:24. > :03:27.yourself. The Christmas storms left tens of thousands of people without
:03:28. > :03:31.power and led to criticism of the emergency response. Mindful of that,
:03:32. > :03:35.the Government's emergency committee met in Whitehall today to discuss
:03:36. > :03:40.more exceptional weather on the way. We will be working very closely
:03:41. > :03:45.with local councils, power companies, utilities and transport
:03:46. > :03:48.companies, making sure that all of those organisations are absolutely
:03:49. > :03:54.prepared for the bad weather that is coming. It has been a relatively dry
:03:55. > :03:58.day in the south-west of England, but coastal communities are
:03:59. > :04:01.preparing for the worst. It is unusual to have as many severe
:04:02. > :04:06.warnings as there are in place tonight. The highest category that
:04:07. > :04:10.can be issued. The Environment Agency is describing a potentially
:04:11. > :04:16.deadly, nation of high tides, large waves and strong wind. We have a bit
:04:17. > :04:19.of a weather window today, but unfortunately tomorrow we are
:04:20. > :04:23.expecting some horrible conditions. There is a storm moving in off the
:04:24. > :04:26.Atlantic that will generate some very high wind. Unfortunately, they
:04:27. > :04:31.are going to combine with high spring tides that are going to
:04:32. > :04:34.generate unpleasant conditions. The Environment Agency is warning of
:04:35. > :04:38.more flooding in numerous locations. Not just tonight, but into tomorrow
:04:39. > :04:42.and the weekend. Here in Carmarthenshire, a taste of what is
:04:43. > :04:46.expected in South and West Wales and parts of Scotland. And there is a
:04:47. > :04:53.tidal surge predicted in Northern Ireland on Friday lunchtime. In the
:04:54. > :04:57.Cornish harbour town of Foy, they are used to high tides and flooding.
:04:58. > :05:01.While they are taking the forecast is seriously, some wonder if the
:05:02. > :05:06.authorities might be overreacting. I think there is a danger that the
:05:07. > :05:11.message is made into... Is overblown, and it becomes
:05:12. > :05:14.scaremongering. But I guess the government have got to do something
:05:15. > :05:19.about it. Maybe they need to start looking at the infrastructure more
:05:20. > :05:23.carefully? This afternoon, there was little sense of the storm to come.
:05:24. > :05:31.But the government insists that the risks are very real and warns that
:05:32. > :05:34.Britain must be ready. The government, local councils and
:05:35. > :05:38.various agencies are all stressing tonight that they are prepared and
:05:39. > :05:42.everything is in place to deal with this storm. I have just heard from
:05:43. > :05:44.Cornwall Council. They say they are opening an emergency response unit
:05:45. > :05:49.at midnight that will work right through. ABC News teams across the
:05:50. > :05:54.UK will be covering it on regional television, local radio. There is
:05:55. > :05:59.more information on the BBC News website.
:06:00. > :06:03.Travelling by train has become more expensive today at annual rail fare
:06:04. > :06:09.increases come into force across much of Britain. All fares are up by
:06:10. > :06:14.2.8% on average. Campaigners say that prices are rising three times
:06:15. > :06:19.faster than wages. Regulated fares, including season tickets, are up
:06:20. > :06:22.3.1% on average. It means for many commuters that the price of
:06:23. > :06:26.travelling to work could surpass ?5,000 a year. Many passengers and
:06:27. > :06:28.consumer groups have criticised the price hikes, in spite of them being
:06:29. > :06:33.the smallest increase for four years.
:06:34. > :06:38.It has been as regular as clockwork. For the past decade, it is something
:06:39. > :06:43.that busy commuters can always rely on as they rush back after
:06:44. > :06:47.Christmas, the January fare rise. Ticket prices were actually meant to
:06:48. > :06:52.go up by more until the Government cap the increase last month. I am
:06:53. > :06:56.sure these passengers would welcome any respite in the price of the
:06:57. > :07:03.ticket. But this comes after a decade worth of above inflation fare
:07:04. > :07:06.rises. Will it be enough? It is an improvement on previous years, but I
:07:07. > :07:12.still think it is a lot. Commuters get hit hard all the time. ?5,800
:07:13. > :07:16.now, it is going to be considerably more. It is going to be a struggle.
:07:17. > :07:24.I travel every day from East Croydon. Conditions are horrendous.
:07:25. > :07:27.Always delayed. Not happy. It is actually the Government that sets
:07:28. > :07:31.the increase for around half of the tickets we die. Known as regulated
:07:32. > :07:36.fares, they include season tickets. This year they will go up in line
:07:37. > :07:39.with inflation, though companies can add a little more as long as they
:07:40. > :07:44.match it with a smaller rise elsewhere. They work coming into
:07:45. > :07:51.London from Canterbury -- a worker coming into London from Canterbury
:07:52. > :07:54.will only see a rise of ?100 more per year. The Middlesbrough to
:07:55. > :08:00.Newcastle commute goes up by 5%, ?128 per year. Successive
:08:01. > :08:02.governments keep hiking fares because they want passengers to pay
:08:03. > :08:07.a bigger share of the railway running costs. The money also goes
:08:08. > :08:12.towards building new stations and electrifying lines to make them more
:08:13. > :08:15.reliable. The Government is investing ?16 billion over the next
:08:16. > :08:19.five years to upgrade the network in terms of maintenance, new lines and
:08:20. > :08:24.rolling stock. That is key. There is some movement in the basis of the
:08:25. > :08:29.balance between the fair pay and the taxpayer. The cost of some season
:08:30. > :08:34.tickets has almost doubled after ten years of relentless rice rises.
:08:35. > :08:40.Slough to London has gone from ?1600 to well over ?3000. Canterbury to
:08:41. > :08:46.London has risen from ?2700 to nearly ?5,000. So, how do train
:08:47. > :08:52.companies justify the price of a fare? The average season ticket
:08:53. > :08:55.holder travels 16,000 miles over the course of the year. If you were
:08:56. > :08:59.attempting to drive 16,000 miles in one year and added up the cost that
:09:00. > :09:04.you would incur, you would probably spend at least double, probably
:09:05. > :09:08.ttreble the cost of a season ticket. In Scotland, the commuters will face
:09:09. > :09:13.the same rise as in England. At season-ticket holders in Wales will
:09:14. > :09:15.pay a little less than inflation. There was no increase planned in
:09:16. > :09:22.Northern Ireland. Despite these price rises, record numbers of
:09:23. > :09:25.people are using the railways. I suspect the question a lot of people
:09:26. > :09:33.preparing to go home tonight here will be asking, is there any chance
:09:34. > :09:36.of a price cut any time soon? I can't see that happening for a few
:09:37. > :09:41.years. The government back row pays for about 30% of the railways at the
:09:42. > :09:43.moment, and they want to cut that down to 25%. That inevitably means
:09:44. > :09:50.more money has to come from passengers.
:09:51. > :09:53.Nigella Lawson has said it was mortifying to have details of her
:09:54. > :09:56.personal life and drug-taking revealed in court last month.
:09:57. > :09:59.Speaking in her first television interview since her two former
:10:00. > :10:03.assistants were cleared of defrauding hair and her ex-husband,
:10:04. > :10:06.Charles Saatchi, out of hundreds of thousands of pounds, she told a US
:10:07. > :10:12.TV station that there only desire during the case was to protect her
:10:13. > :10:16.children. The Taste returns tonight with a
:10:17. > :10:20.twist... Good Morning America and what would normally have been a
:10:21. > :10:24.bright and breezy bit of showbiz, a plug for a cookery programme, The
:10:25. > :10:28.Taste. At one of the stars is Nigella Lawson. This is the first
:10:29. > :10:35.time she has spoken publicly since the trial of her two assistants. Two
:10:36. > :10:39.have not only your private life, but distortions of your private life put
:10:40. > :10:44.on display is mortifying. But there are people going through an awful
:10:45. > :10:51.lot worse. To dwell on any of it would be self pity. I do that.
:10:52. > :10:56.Nigella! Nigella! In the court appearance, she had been accused of
:10:57. > :10:58.being a regular user of cocaine, which she denies. The intense
:10:59. > :11:05.interest in her life had begun before her trial, -- the trial, when
:11:06. > :11:08.these photographs of her and her now former husband appeared. Over the
:11:09. > :11:13.months, her private life has become very public. That appearance in
:11:14. > :11:16.court was bruising. She said her reputation had been maliciously
:11:17. > :11:24.vilified. Today, she appeared more reflective than angry. Still,
:11:25. > :11:28.wounded the experience. My only desire was to protect my children as
:11:29. > :11:31.much as possible, alas, that was not always possible and I couldn't
:11:32. > :11:37.always do it, but that is what I wanted to do. Since then, I have
:11:38. > :11:42.eaten a lot of chocolate, had a very good Christmas and I am into the New
:11:43. > :11:45.Year. Time to move on and return to talking about food was the message.
:11:46. > :11:46.But her feelings about the way she has been treated in court were
:11:47. > :11:55.clear. The health of the former is rarely
:11:56. > :12:03.prior minister aerial Chevron has worsened significantly. -- aerial
:12:04. > :12:08.Chevron. He has been in a coma for eight years since suffering a
:12:09. > :12:11.stroke. Doctors say that there are problems with several vital organs
:12:12. > :12:16.and his family are at his bedside. The energy bill should be easier to
:12:17. > :12:19.understand today. Each company can now offer just four tariffs per
:12:20. > :12:28.customer for both electricity and gas.
:12:29. > :12:32.If you cannot understand your bill or compare it to what else is on
:12:33. > :12:36.offer, you could end up on a gas and electricity deal which costs too
:12:37. > :12:40.much. So, energy suppliers have been told by regulators to cut down on
:12:41. > :12:46.the Bill will bring variations which end up confusing customers into
:12:47. > :12:50.overpaying. We have had people saying that they go to switching
:12:51. > :12:53.sites or phone suppliers and get bamboozled by the complete array of
:12:54. > :12:58.tariffs that currently exist. These complex, multi-where you pay one
:12:59. > :13:03.rate until you get to a certain point and then pay a different rate,
:13:04. > :13:07.all of that is gone. Even though bills are being made simpler, each
:13:08. > :13:11.company will still be able to offer four different electricity tariffs
:13:12. > :13:16.and four different gas prices. There will be fixed or variable prices,
:13:17. > :13:20.green deals, and they will have a standing charge, which can vary, as
:13:21. > :13:24.well as the unit price, along with possible discounts for dual fuel,
:13:25. > :13:29.taking both gas and electricity from the same company, and keeping your
:13:30. > :13:32.account online. It could still get complicated. But anything simpler
:13:33. > :13:37.might help. I think if there are fewer tariffs, it will be easier to
:13:38. > :13:40.compare. Before, you have many different tariffs and it was
:13:41. > :13:45.difficult to work out worked well for your particular property. My
:13:46. > :13:48.concern is, have they levelled them off at a slightly higher rates
:13:49. > :13:54.because the Government was saying make it simpler? Bills have doubled
:13:55. > :13:58.in recent years because the price of gas out of the North Sea, and
:13:59. > :14:03.imported, has gone up, along with electricity at the power station, a
:14:04. > :14:06.problem simpler tariffs will not solve. Today, Labour accuse
:14:07. > :14:15.suppliers of overtired jink households to the June of ?40,000 a
:14:16. > :14:18.year by inflating wholesale costs. -- overcharging households.
:14:19. > :14:24.Wholesale prices are linked to what is happening internationally. What
:14:25. > :14:27.individuals and households want is that they do not want prices to go
:14:28. > :14:32.up. Of course that is understandable. The regulator says
:14:33. > :14:37.making it easier to spot a cheaper deal will boost competition and keep
:14:38. > :14:40.prices as low as possible. Soon, suppliers will be forced to tell
:14:41. > :14:45.customers if they would do better on a different tariffs.
:14:46. > :14:55.Our top story: 13 severe flood warnings for south-west England as
:14:56. > :15:00.storms and high tides are set to batter the coast. Still to come: In
:15:01. > :15:06.training and hoping to be picked for Team GB, the Iraq war veteran turned
:15:07. > :15:10.Paralympic skier. Coming up on Sportsday, trying to avoid a
:15:11. > :15:14.whitewash. England's cricketers will start the final Ashes test in Sydney
:15:15. > :15:26.with a possible three debutants in the side.
:15:27. > :15:31.House Fraser has reported its best ever Christmas after a last-minute
:15:32. > :15:35.rush to stores and a record increase in online shopping. -- House of
:15:36. > :15:41.Fraser. John Lewis's cells also rose. Evidence has been fearing --
:15:42. > :15:46.Debenhams has an faring less well. Emma Simpson report.
:15:47. > :15:53.Just some of the products that have been flying off the shelves. It has
:15:54. > :16:01.been boosting the fortunes for House of Fraser and John Lewis. The
:16:02. > :16:05.Christmas story for retailers is starting to be unwrapped. The boss
:16:06. > :16:10.of House of Fraser has plenty to be pleased about. This tour is
:16:11. > :16:14.celebrating its best ever Christmas. We had increases in stores but on my
:16:15. > :16:18.more significant. We saw it come late as the customer was more
:16:19. > :16:25.confident about using their iPad at home. People were shopping late
:16:26. > :16:30.buying at home. That has been the change I have seen over the last few
:16:31. > :16:35.Christmases. Online sales is where the real growth is coming from. At
:16:36. > :16:39.House of Fraser, they were up 58% in the last three weeks of December
:16:40. > :16:46.compared to the previous year. At John Lewis, online sales were up by
:16:47. > :16:49.nearly a quarter. But the numbers for ordering online and picking up
:16:50. > :16:55.in-store were even bigger, with click and collect up by nearly 62%.
:16:56. > :17:00.For John Lewis, it doesn't matter these days whether the sales are
:17:01. > :17:06.online or in store. As long as it can keep up with our shopping
:17:07. > :17:12.habits, which are changing fast. The combination of a tough economy and
:17:13. > :17:18.this mega chains to customers using online in a different way has really
:17:19. > :17:24.separated the winners and losers. -- change. It is a crowded, competitive
:17:25. > :17:27.high Street. At Christmas, the trick for retailers is not just how to
:17:28. > :17:32.stand out but you try to hold their nerve and not cut prices to early. I
:17:33. > :17:37.Debenhams come they are already counting the cost of heavy
:17:38. > :17:49.discounting. -- at Ibn is, there are already counting the cost.
:17:50. > :17:56.Three big names with different Christmas stories. On the high
:17:57. > :18:03.street, the spotlight will now be on Marks Spencer 's' performance.
:18:04. > :18:07.Michael Schumacher remains critical but stable in hospital in France,
:18:08. > :18:11.where he is being treated for severe brain injuries. The motor racing
:18:12. > :18:15.champion hit his head during a skiing accident at the weekend.
:18:16. > :18:20.Let's speak to Richard Conway in Grenoble. Still no sign of
:18:21. > :18:23.improvement? Michael Schumacher remains in intensive care in
:18:24. > :18:29.Grenoble this evening. He has been here since Sunday since the accident
:18:30. > :18:33.on the outs. Yesterday we heard from his manager, who said he was stable
:18:34. > :18:38.following a second operation on Monday night to relieve pressure on
:18:39. > :18:41.his brain. Doctors today at the hospital say they would not be
:18:42. > :18:45.providing any update to that. They would only come before the cameras
:18:46. > :18:48.when they have something to say. There would be no commentary on his
:18:49. > :18:54.health. Tomorrow is his 45th birthday. He will be joined by his
:18:55. > :18:58.family. They have been a constant presence here since the accident.
:18:59. > :19:05.They will also be joined here by Ferrari fans. Ferrari is his old
:19:06. > :19:10.team, where he achieved so many successes. They announced today they
:19:11. > :19:14.want to hold a silent and dignified show of support, in their words, for
:19:15. > :19:18.Michael Schumacher. They are urging fans to come down just in red to
:19:19. > :19:22.show their support and appreciation for him. Tonight, here in Grenoble,
:19:23. > :19:26.he remains in a medically induced coma and he continues, in the words
:19:27. > :19:34.of his doctors, to fight for his life. The Prime Minister has said
:19:35. > :19:38.that life should mean life as the government considers US style
:19:39. > :19:40.hundred-year prison sentences for murderers and serious offenders.
:19:41. > :19:44.Last year the European Court of Human Rights declared whole life
:19:45. > :19:48.tariffs in England illegal, although ministers believe they can cite that
:19:49. > :19:51.the ruling by letting judges impose sentences for hundreds of years. --
:19:52. > :19:57.sidestep. Cardiff City have confirmed that Ole
:19:58. > :20:01.Gunnar Solskjaer is to be their new manager. He replaces the sacked
:20:02. > :20:04.Malky Mackay and met his new squad at the club's training ground this
:20:05. > :20:09.morning. He said it was a fantastic challenge and at the club is ready
:20:10. > :20:12.to take the next step up. I British older who was badly
:20:13. > :20:18.wounded in Iraq could be chosen for the UK's Winter Olympics team in
:20:19. > :20:23.Sochi. Mick Brennan lost both his legs nine years ago and started to
:20:24. > :20:30.ski in 2008. He has become one of Britain's test disabled skiers.
:20:31. > :20:34.Caroline Wyatt reports. Mick Brennan has been fighting his
:20:35. > :20:38.way back to health. Not just from the wounds he sustained in Iraq
:20:39. > :20:42.where he lost both legs, but the skiing injuries of the past year
:20:43. > :20:48.which culminated in a broken wrist. It is only now healing, just weeks
:20:49. > :20:53.before the team selection for the Paralympics in Sochi. I have lost a
:20:54. > :20:56.lot of time on the snow, nine months compared to everybody else in the
:20:57. > :21:01.world, whether it be on snow or working in the gym. I'm quite a long
:21:02. > :21:07.way behind that but I have got the determination. That has never been
:21:08. > :21:13.in short supply for the 34-year-old former sergeant. This was the moment
:21:14. > :21:21.his comrades in Iraq heard he had just been blown up by a suicide
:21:22. > :21:24.bomber. That was in 2004. The time until getting injured was the best
:21:25. > :21:31.time I have had in my life. The Iraq tour that I did with bomb disposal,
:21:32. > :21:36.it was fantastic. I don't think it is ever going to happen, but I am
:21:37. > :21:43.lucky, I am still here and I have got my aesthetic legs on. On the
:21:44. > :21:49.Breda 14th, some people get valentines cards. I got new legs. --
:21:50. > :21:59.February 14. He has got new legs built for him using cutting edge
:22:00. > :22:02.technology. Training as part of the combine
:22:03. > :22:09.services disabled ski team, he is now determined to get back onto the
:22:10. > :22:15.slaves to qualify for team GB. -- the slopes. What does he focus on
:22:16. > :22:19.when he is going down the mountain? Please don't crash! You think about
:22:20. > :22:23.the things the coaches have told you to work on. You are staying calm,
:22:24. > :22:29.getting the body positions, and getting down there each time faster
:22:30. > :22:35.and faster. How likely is he to get into Team GB? He is doing well. His
:22:36. > :22:39.aim will be to get to the event, to try to get to the event, to put in
:22:40. > :22:43.his best performance and to see how it is on the day. We haven't got
:22:44. > :22:48.unrealistic expectations but you have got to go for it. As he heads
:22:49. > :22:56.to the qualifiers, he will find out in January if he has made it to the
:22:57. > :23:00.team. Or 52 passengers on board a Russian
:23:01. > :23:03.ship that has been stuck in the Antarctic have been rescued. The
:23:04. > :23:08.research vessel became trapped in the eyes of Chris and Steve during a
:23:09. > :23:12.fierce storm. Icebreakers made sense to reach the ship in eastern
:23:13. > :23:16.Antarctica but were thwarted by thick sea ice, blinding snow and
:23:17. > :23:21.fog. Today, helicopters were used to carry passenger to a rescue ship.
:23:22. > :23:30.The BBC's Andrew Luck-Baker was on board.
:23:31. > :23:35.It was the site everybody had been waiting for, the first rescue
:23:36. > :23:38.helicopter descending onto the same ice that has kept me and all on
:23:39. > :23:43.board the Russian research ship, the Akademik Shokalskiy, stranded for
:23:44. > :23:48.over a week. Previous attempts to bring about the rescue of the
:23:49. > :23:54.scientists and tourists on board had been aborted due to poor weather.
:23:55. > :24:00.Finally, today the skies were clear. The first of the helicopters!
:24:01. > :24:07.Passengers were ferried in groups of 12 to an icebreaker, the Aurora
:24:08. > :24:15.australis. The operation lasted several hours. I was one of those
:24:16. > :24:19.who made the journey. That is the last group of people to
:24:20. > :24:27.be ferried from the vessel through a 15 minute white knuckle helicopter
:24:28. > :24:30.ride to just outside the Australian icebreaker. Scientists on board the
:24:31. > :24:34.Akademik Shokalskiy had been recreating the journey of the
:24:35. > :24:38.Australian explorer Douglas Mawson and his 19 11th voyage to
:24:39. > :24:45.Antarctica. On Christmas eve, six flows of ice driven by strong winds
:24:46. > :24:51.had led the vessel to be unable to move further.
:24:52. > :24:59.Singing Auld Lang Syne, Oxford -ish and -- expedition members and worked
:25:00. > :25:06.towards their own rescue. We are pairing for the helipad by stopping
:25:07. > :25:09.down the snow and ice so the Chinese helicopter from Snow Dragon can
:25:10. > :25:14.reach us. Finally, with aware of -- whether clear, the rescue could go
:25:15. > :25:20.ahead. The Aurora australis is now breaking through Diarra. The
:25:21. > :25:26.eventual destination is Tasmania, 1700 miles away. For the crew of the
:25:27. > :25:29.Anne, the weight remains. -- of the Akademik Shokalskiy, the weighting
:25:30. > :25:40.remains. Time for a look at the weather.
:25:41. > :25:44.Peter gives is here. You can tell us more about the bad weather. -- Peter
:25:45. > :25:48.Gibbs. We haven't had to worry about ice so
:25:49. > :25:56.far but a nutty combination tomorrow is going to be the problem. -- a
:25:57. > :26:03.nasty combination. Let's have a look. We have had a decent day
:26:04. > :26:07.today. It is a brief window. It is shutting fast. We have got more
:26:08. > :26:13.gales sweeping in from the Atlantic. Heavy rain to come in the next few
:26:14. > :26:17.days. We have got the flood threat. We will see some heavy rain tonight.
:26:18. > :26:24.It does not last long. It produced through quickly. Not a major issue.
:26:25. > :26:28.It is once we get into tomorrow that we get the deep area of low pressure
:26:29. > :26:33.pushing to the north-west of the UK that is associated with strong
:26:34. > :26:36.winds. That is when we start to see some issues in southern and western
:26:37. > :26:40.coasts, particularly. We have got this combination of onshore winds in
:26:41. > :26:46.the English Channel and through the Irish Sea. Gusts of up to 60, 70,
:26:47. > :26:51.possibly 80 mph on the Irish Sea. That is combined with some of the
:26:52. > :26:54.highest tides of 2014 and lots of water coming down the rivers from
:26:55. > :27:00.the rain we have had in recent days. That is a bad combination. That is
:27:01. > :27:06.why we have the weather warnings. Southern Scotland will have some
:27:07. > :27:15.snow on the Scottish mountains. The cheat day in the North, but will
:27:16. > :27:23.it -- achieved a in the North, particularly in the wet conditions.
:27:24. > :27:30.A quieter day generally for Northern areas tomorrow. It doesn't last. If
:27:31. > :27:34.we take a look at Sunday, another massive area of low pressure. This
:27:35. > :27:39.one is giving snowstorms on the eastern side of the USA. When it
:27:40. > :27:42.gets to us, it is going to produce heavy rain and more gale force
:27:43. > :27:49.winds. Severe flood warnings at the moment. We could see more overnight.
:27:50. > :27:53.This is the flood line number. At the moment, it is a case of watching
:27:54. > :27:58.and waiting. As you were hearing, our main story
:27:59. > :28:01.tonight is the weather. There are 13 severe flood warnings for South West
:28:02. > :28:06.England as storms and high tides are set to batter the coast. Another
:28:07. > :28:11.increase in the cost of rail travel. Campaigners say prices are rising
:28:12. > :28:14.three times faster than wages. That is all from BBC News at Six. It is
:28:15. > :28:15.goodbye from me and