0:00:03 > 0:00:09Large parts of the UK grind to a halt as snow,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12blizzards and sub-zero temperatures continue to grip the country.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14A rare red alert for snow is now in force -
0:00:14 > 0:00:17this time in south west England and south Wales - meaning there's
0:00:17 > 0:00:20a risk to life tonight.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30People here are being told to stay inside, to stay warm and to stay
0:00:30 > 0:00:32part.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Near Glasgow, warm drinks and blankets are lowered down
0:00:35 > 0:00:39for hundreds of people stranded on a motorway, some for 20 hours.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41I got stuck here about eight o'clock last night and I've
0:00:41 > 0:00:43been here ever since.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46I have not moved an inch yet.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49A lucky escape for this driver - but police across the UK say they've
0:00:49 > 0:00:52dealt with hundreds of incidents in the past 24 hours.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55We'll have the latest on the situation around the UK
0:00:55 > 0:00:57as forecasters warn there's yet more to come tomorrow.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Also on the programme...
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Britain's so-called lost children, forcibly sent abroad
0:01:02 > 0:01:03after World War II.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Aow the Government's urged to give survivors compensation.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11The Prime Minister holds talks with the European Council president
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Donald Tusk in Downing Street ahead of her major speech
0:01:13 > 0:01:15on Brexit tomorrow.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18A woman who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer wins
0:01:18 > 0:01:21the right to challenge her murder conviction at the Court of Appeal.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25And hoping for Oscar glory - the profoundly deaf 6-year-old
0:01:25 > 0:01:27from Swindon who'll be joining the stars on the red
0:01:27 > 0:01:30carpet this weekend.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News: Scottish Rugby say they're
0:01:33 > 0:01:35appalled to hear that Eddie Jones suffered physcial and verbal
0:01:35 > 0:01:38abuse after their Six Nations win over England.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06A red alert - meaning there's a risk to life -
0:02:06 > 0:02:09is in force tonight in parts of south west England and south
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Wales as heavy snow and blizzard conditions sweep in.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16It comes after hundreds of drivers were stranded overnight on the M80
0:02:16 > 0:02:18motorway near Glasgow.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20In Lincolnshire today, where many roads have been impassable,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23the RAF has been drafted in to help the emergency services and police
0:02:23 > 0:02:29have asked farmers with tractors to help clear the snow.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Thousands of schools remain closed and many flights and trains
0:02:31 > 0:02:36have been cancelled.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40The Met Office has issued weather warnings for almost the entire UK
0:02:40 > 0:02:43tonight, with Amber alerts, the second-highest level, in place of a
0:02:43 > 0:02:50large parts. It is this area in red from Exeter to Cardiff and beyond
0:02:50 > 0:02:53that is most at risk tonight.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54We'll be reporting from across the UK -
0:02:54 > 0:02:57from Devon, South Wales and Stirlingshire but we start
0:02:57 > 0:03:04tonight in County Durham and our correspondent Danny Savage.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Sophie, the biggest problem over the last 24 hours has again been severe
0:03:08 > 0:03:13disruption to the transport network. On the trains, the airports, and
0:03:13 > 0:03:15especially on the roads. There has been a real change of conditions
0:03:15 > 0:03:21last night and today, with the wind getting stronger from East, bringing
0:03:21 > 0:03:24atrocious driving conditions and visibility almost down to zero in
0:03:24 > 0:03:28places. There is more of this to come.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30In Teesdale in County Durham, communities woke up to find
0:03:30 > 0:03:32themselves entombed in snow.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Yes, they are used to winter weather here, but it hasn't
0:03:35 > 0:03:37been this bad for years.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Behind every frozen door was a snapshot of life
0:03:40 > 0:03:42around the UK today.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Children off school and parents wondering just how wrong this
0:03:44 > 0:03:50is all going to go on for.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52with a house full of children.
0:03:53 > 0:03:53--
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Childcare is an issue for a lot of parents and we end up
0:03:56 > 0:03:57with a house full of children.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00We have a people, vulnerable people that unfortunately can't get out.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01It's hard, you know?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03We dig each other out, there's a lot of community
0:04:03 > 0:04:05spirit that goes on.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06And they were digging out from first thing,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09with all ages lending a hand before it snowed again.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Here in Middleton, in Teesdale, the unofficial snow depth is...
0:04:11 > 0:04:1633 centimetres.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Venturing out into the countryside around here was a battle
0:04:18 > 0:04:21with the elements.
0:04:21 > 0:04:29What's different today is the wind and the immense
0:04:30 > 0:04:32wind-chill that comes with it, that's whipping the falling snow
0:04:32 > 0:04:34and the stuff that's lying around into these huge drifts.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Exposed to the strong easterly wind, drivers in Norfolk
0:04:36 > 0:04:37ended up in bother, too.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39And out came the shovels.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I phoned in to work and said I can't make it,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43because I'm stuck in the drift.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47I won't be in, so I'm just trying to get home.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49It's really deep.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I was only just able to get through in my Range Rover here.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55So this is going to be tricky, and I don't think I've got enough
0:04:55 > 0:04:57traction to pull this car through this snowdrift.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58What are you going to do?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Go home and have a cup of tea.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I think that's the answer to everything, isn't it?
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Neighbouring Suffolk saw more heavy snow, too.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Lincolnshire, again, was beset with problems.
0:05:10 > 0:05:18This van will not be going anywhere for a long time.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23If the public stop and speak to you, please engage with them.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25A control centre was set up to coordinate RAF units drafted
0:05:25 > 0:05:29in to assist emergency services.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31This is what trans-Pennine A-roads looked like in North Yorkshire.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33And this wasn't even on high ground.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38The A65 between Skipton and Kendall was best avoided.
0:05:38 > 0:05:46In Ireland, a severe weather warning has been issued for the Republic.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48The Siberian freeze from the east has crept further west.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Sales of anything to do with coping with snow have lept.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53It's all very different to what you might expect
0:05:53 > 0:05:55for the first day of spring.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Danny Savage, BBC News.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Heavy snow is continuing to fall across large parts of Scotland.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Last night hundreds of drivers were left stranded in freezing
0:06:07 > 0:06:11conditions on the M80 near Glasgow - some for up to 20 hours.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13At Glasgow airport some passengers are preparing to bed
0:06:13 > 0:06:18down for a second night after it was closed again today.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon is near the M80 at Denny.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23She's sent this report.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Scotland's road to nowhere.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Hundreds of drivers stuck in miles of stationary traffic
0:06:27 > 0:06:33on what is usually one of the country's busiest roads.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I left Sterling at about eight o'clock and I've been
0:06:36 > 0:06:38here since, unfortunately.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40That is a good 17 hours, maybe, at the moment?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Just knocking on that, yeah.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45I think I've moved about 100 metres in that time.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Last night, some old boys came out with biscuits
0:06:47 > 0:06:50and crisps and this morning, it was all the schoolkids that came
0:06:50 > 0:06:52out, so, we're getting looked after.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I've got two biscuits.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58The worst of circumstances bringing out the best in people.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Volunteers handing out food and water to those
0:07:00 > 0:07:04stranded in their cars.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06This storm was forecast well ahead of time, but,
0:07:06 > 0:07:13despite the warnings, people did still venture out.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Now, after waiting nearly 18 hours on this stretch of motorway,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19it looks as if, finally, the traffic might just be
0:07:19 > 0:07:25about to start moving again.
0:07:25 > 0:07:31Police officers clearing the way ahead, one by one.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36We've been coming up and down the northbound carriageway.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Because of the queueing vehicles and the vehicles
0:07:38 > 0:07:40stuck most of the night.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Hard work, I've seen the guys digging it out.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Very much so.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Very much so.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Giving the public reassurance to say we're getting to them
0:07:47 > 0:07:49albeit, yes, slowly.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51But the appalling weather saw even the emergency services
0:07:51 > 0:07:57struggling at times.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59No worries, thank you...
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Those, though, who have experience of working in these extreme
0:08:02 > 0:08:07conditions have been putting their knowledge to good use.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11We are picking up a prescription for somebody out in the countryside,
0:08:11 > 0:08:15somebody has not been able to get their essential medication so we are
0:08:15 > 0:08:17going to take it to them.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19For much of the day, trains in the affected areas have
0:08:19 > 0:08:22been off and the vast majority of flights were cancelled from
0:08:22 > 0:08:28Edinburgh and Glasgow, once again.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30There was fun for some, but with blizzards, freezing
0:08:30 > 0:08:32temperatures and drifting snow, there are serious concerns for those
0:08:32 > 0:08:36out in these conditions.
0:08:36 > 0:08:43Even as those who could heeded the warnings to stay at home.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52Tonight, across much of Scotland, it is bitterly cold. The biting wind,
0:08:52 > 0:08:58pushing temperatures too well, well below zero. There are still weather
0:08:58 > 0:09:02warnings in place, the advice is to not travel unless it is absolutely
0:09:02 > 0:09:06essential. Everybody is keen to avoid a repeat of the chaos on the
0:09:06 > 0:09:11roads that we have seen over the last 24 hours.
0:09:11 > 0:09:18Storm Emma is sweeping across parts of South west of England and south
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Wales this evening.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22A red alert is now in place until the early
0:09:22 > 0:09:25hours of the morning - and people are told to stay indoors
0:09:25 > 0:09:26because lives could be at risk.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30We'll get the latest from Sian Lloyd in South Wales in a moment but first
0:09:30 > 0:09:32let's go to Jon Kay who's in Devon.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37John?A lot of people woke up in this part of the country, looked out
0:09:37 > 0:09:41the window and thought it is not too bad. Even when the red alert was
0:09:41 > 0:09:44issued at about eight o'clock, at breakfast time this morning, it did
0:09:44 > 0:09:48not seem too bad for quite a long time. Crucially, that red alert did
0:09:48 > 0:09:52not come into effect, did not become active until three o'clock this
0:09:52 > 0:09:57afternoon. Almost bang on schedule, the sky turned white, rather than
0:09:57 > 0:10:04read, across the vast area, heavy snow started following, and with it
0:10:04 > 0:10:07came the wind, the blizzards that whipped up the snow and cause
0:10:07 > 0:10:09drifting and cause roads to be blocked. That is what the
0:10:09 > 0:10:12authorities are really worried about. So, tonight there are a few
0:10:12 > 0:10:17cars around, but people are mainly at home, sitting tight, waiting to
0:10:17 > 0:10:22set this out, and trying to stockpile food. You can see lots of
0:10:22 > 0:10:26people going to the shops, trying to stock up with essentials, head of
0:10:26 > 0:10:29the storm coming in. The police and authorities are dealing with
0:10:29 > 0:10:33numerous incidents. We have heard tonight that a little girl, a
0:10:33 > 0:10:37seven-year-old girl has died in Cornwall. We are not clear if it is
0:10:37 > 0:10:42weather-related. At the same time, police are dealing with an incident
0:10:42 > 0:10:45just outside Exeter, a notorious spot which is steep, where there is
0:10:45 > 0:10:49snow, and they are trying to get traffic in and out of there.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54Multiple incidents, but the key messages to try to get indoors, stay
0:10:54 > 0:10:58inside, stay warm and then stay put until this is all over.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Let's go to Merthyr Tydfyll now.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Sian Lloyd is there.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Does not look like it is snowing, but is it expected to get much
0:11:07 > 0:11:11worse?Yes, the snow is falling here. It is feeling bitterly cold. I
0:11:11 > 0:11:16am in the centre of Merthyr Tydfil and it is pretty deserted. People
0:11:16 > 0:11:21have been heeding the warnings here. The red warning came in early today,
0:11:21 > 0:11:25leading to an increased response with more schools closing, thousands
0:11:25 > 0:11:28of hospital appointments being cancelled and businesses being
0:11:28 > 0:11:34closed. We are expecting much more bad weather as we head into tonight.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36The Beast from the East has travelled west.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Most of South Wales had previously escaped snow.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43But today that changed.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47The county of Torfaen is one of those where a red
0:11:47 > 0:11:53extreme weather warning is now in place.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Teams who usually work in the council's forestry division
0:11:56 > 0:11:59were drafted in to deliver hot meals to those unable to leave
0:11:59 > 0:12:02their homes, like Stanley Todd.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05He is worried that bad weather will prevent his care
0:12:05 > 0:12:10workers from reaching him.
0:12:10 > 0:12:16What it stops is people calling.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Because normally, several people a day called for a chat
0:12:18 > 0:12:26or whatever, various services.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28So that will make it very lonely.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30The weather warning covers visits and high wind Nowell,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40The weather warning covers high wind,
0:12:40 > 0:12:41which could pose a risk to life.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Remote hilltop communities are used to seeing the bad weather coming in,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47but the valleys towns below are also heeding this warning.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49In Merthyr Tydfil, schools have been warned to close.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51More than a thousand are shut across Wales.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53On the high Street, one of the only shopkeepers
0:12:53 > 0:12:54to open today soon gave up.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Usually a busy centre, it looked more like a ghost town.
0:12:57 > 0:13:05People had heeded the warnings given to avoid travel.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10Well, I think if there's a risk to life, you've got to take
0:13:10 > 0:13:11sensible proportions, really.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13People are going into shutdown and panic mode, I think.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14It's starting to worry people.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17The Welsh Transport Secretary warned people to leave work early
0:13:17 > 0:13:23with the weather expected to get worse.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Plenty more information on the BBC News website. We will have a full
0:13:31 > 0:13:35weather forecast for you later in the programme.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Our top story this evening...
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Snow, blizzards and sub zero temperatures continue
0:13:38 > 0:13:41to grip the country, with a red alert in force for south
0:13:41 > 0:13:44west England and south Wales.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46And still to come...
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0:13:55 > 0:13:56England women's head coach
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Phil Neville takes charge for his first game tonight against
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0:14:15 > 0:14:16They've been called Britain's lost children -
0:14:16 > 0:14:18around 4,000 of them who were forcibly sent abroad
0:14:18 > 0:14:21to countries like Australia, Canada and New Zealand in the years
0:14:21 > 0:14:22after World War II.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24They were promised new lives in the sunshine.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Instead, many suffered horrendous physical and sexual abuse.
0:14:26 > 0:14:32Now, an independent inquiry into what went on has urged
0:14:32 > 0:14:34the British Government to pay compensation to all the survivors.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39Our Home Affairs Correspondent Tom Symonds reports.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43A dark history - British children lied to, deported, sexually abused,
0:14:43 > 0:14:49even tortured.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54I've lived for 60-odd years with this.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55It went unmentioned for decades.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Even today, this is not a well-known scandal.
0:14:57 > 0:15:04But it has devastated lives and continues to blight them.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06All we did was do as we were told.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09And suffered immensely for it.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11The child migrants were from poor backgrounds, promised a better
0:15:11 > 0:15:13life in the sunshine.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15And when visitors came, especially from
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Britain, that's how it seemed.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22But last year, the now-elderly migrants
0:15:22 > 0:15:28gave hours of chilling evidence of what their carers said.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30They said that you're a nobody, you've got
0:15:30 > 0:15:32nobody, you've got no parents, they're all dead.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38..And even worse, did.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40The verdict today, even by 1940s standards,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43what happened was indefensible.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Several governments ignored warnings, carefully filed in
0:15:47 > 0:15:49the official archives to avoid upsetting the charities and
0:15:49 > 0:15:53religious groups involved.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Or the Australians.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Politics put before children.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02They ignored our plight, they encouraged
0:16:02 > 0:16:06paedophilia, to a degree.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Because they were made aware of problems in
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Australia, where they were sending us to.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11And yet, they continued sending us.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15What does that tell you?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18That tells me that they didn't give a rat's backside,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20if you'll pardon the vernacular, about the British children.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Campaigners were delighted today that the British Government
0:16:22 > 0:16:28has been held responsible.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30At last, a measure of truth and a measure
0:16:30 > 0:16:31of responsibility.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35The buck stops with the government.
0:16:35 > 0:16:41Britain apologised in 2010 that this report has called for all surviving
0:16:41 > 0:16:44migrants to receive compensation within a year. The government is
0:16:44 > 0:16:49considering its response will stop its the first time this much
0:16:49 > 0:16:52criticised inquiry has bared its teeth. But the evidence heard in
0:16:52 > 0:16:57this room was never really in doubt. And this was a scandal very much of
0:16:57 > 0:17:02the past. The inquiry's other investigations may not be as
0:17:02 > 0:17:06straightforward. But this to come first. Because half of those who had
0:17:06 > 0:17:16been called Britain's lost children have already passed away.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21The Prime Minister has met Donald Tusk ahead of her major speech on
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Brexit tomorrow expecting to set out her plans for the next stage of
0:17:25 > 0:17:27negotiations.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29But there are tensions with Brussels on the way ahead.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, says Britain
0:17:32 > 0:17:34is closing the doors on itself, one by one, because of its
0:17:34 > 0:17:37insistence on leaving the EU's single market and the customs union.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Our Deputy political editor John Pienaar reports.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Foreign Secretary, will the whole Cabinet agree?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Time for the Cabinet to stick together.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Too cold not to.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Not just the weather, the chill between Britain
0:17:48 > 0:17:50and Brussels over Brexit.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Boris Johnson and fellow Brexiteers counting on Theresa May at today's
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Cabinet to map out firm lines in her big speech tomorrow.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Is this government on a sure footing on Brexit?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Former Remainers, too, joining the united front.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Is the government skating on thin ice?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08A fragile truce against a chorus of critics, British and European.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Are you confident the Brexit plan is going to fly?
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Without question, absolutely confident we'll
0:18:12 > 0:18:16make a success of it.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18All the doubters, though, ex-Prime Ministers, Donald Tusk,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20what do you make of them?
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Fantastic investment from Toyota yesterday demonstrates
0:18:21 > 0:18:23real money invested, creating real jobs.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And that speaks louder than any prediction.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29In Downing Street, they're preparing for a hazardous journey.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Inside, Mrs May was rehearsing her Brexit speech, hopes
0:18:31 > 0:18:38of all trade routes clear.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39of all trade routes free and clear.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Rules made in Britain, squaring with Europe's,
0:18:41 > 0:18:42only when they suit the UK.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45And when the Cabinet broke up, ministers were behind
0:18:45 > 0:18:46what they'd heard.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Is the plan realistic, in a word?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Very much so.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50You have no doubts?
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Not a single doubt, yourself?
0:18:51 > 0:18:52Not at all.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Wait until you hear the speech, tomorrow.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59The EU Council President, chairman among leaders,
0:18:59 > 0:19:01came in for his speech preview, too.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Expecting to dislike a lot of it, despite the diplomatic chumminess.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09And in their meeting fully expected to say so.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11I'm not happy with...
0:19:11 > 0:19:14"Not happy with her red lines", he said.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17She wanted trade with no barriers and, as he'd argued earlier,
0:19:17 > 0:19:21he wanted Britain playing by EU rules.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24There can be no frictionless trade outside of the customs union
0:19:24 > 0:19:27and the single market.
0:19:27 > 0:19:34Fiction is an inevitable side-effect of Brexit.
0:19:34 > 0:19:42In Brussels, there was no backing down from the demand Britain
0:19:42 > 0:19:44has rejected outright, to avoid a hard Irish border,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Northern Ireland must stay in a customs union,
0:19:46 > 0:19:47if all else fails.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Be calm and be pragmatic.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52No chance of Mrs May accepting that.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54It's been hard enough just clearing the path
0:19:54 > 0:19:56to the start of Brexit talks, which looks like becoming
0:19:56 > 0:20:03very hard going.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Hard going uniting the cabinet, may be hard to avoid the collapse of
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Brexit talks over the Irish border and if they go ahead, hard to
0:20:11 > 0:20:14overcome EU objections to Britain leaving and trading on its own
0:20:14 > 0:20:18terms. Tomorrow, Theresa May will set out her plans in detail but
0:20:18 > 0:20:21there are many obstacles to overcome and it won't get much easier any
0:20:21 > 0:20:24time soon.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26A woman who killed her husband has won permission to challenge
0:20:26 > 0:20:29her murder conviction.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Sally Challen, who was sentenced to 22 years, admitted killing
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Richard Challen at their home in Surrey in 2010,
0:20:34 > 0:20:35but denied murder.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Her lawyers say she was the victim of "coercive control".
0:20:38 > 0:20:43Charlotte Gallagher reports.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Victory for Sally Challen's supporters.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52Her son, David, hugs her lawyer outside the Court of Appeal.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Sally Challen killed her husband, Richard, in 2010, by repeatedly
0:20:55 > 0:20:57hitting him over the head with a hammer.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58She was found guilty of murder and sentenced
0:20:58 > 0:21:00to a minimum of 22 years.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Her lawyers will now attempt to challenge that murder conviction.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Sally Challen's legal team say she was the victim
0:21:07 > 0:21:08of coercive control, a type of psychological abuse
0:21:08 > 0:21:10that wasn't recognised by law when Sally Challen
0:21:10 > 0:21:14was first convicted.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17It's now a criminal offence.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Her legal team say her husband degraded, humiliated
0:21:19 > 0:21:22and controlled her for many years, and that was what led
0:21:22 > 0:21:27to the killing.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31This was going to be her last chance at challenging
0:21:31 > 0:21:35a conviction and a very, very long sentence for what was
0:21:35 > 0:21:38very, very tragic events that happened in extreme circumstances.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43Her son was relieved with the decision.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48Overcome, overjoyed, most of all thankful.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Thankful we're getting this chance, thankful that the justice system
0:21:51 > 0:21:53acknowledges an issue might have been overlooked or not
0:21:53 > 0:21:58properly investigated.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Campaigners admit there is still a long way to go,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05but hope the case could help other men and women who may have
0:22:05 > 0:22:06subjected to mental abuse.
0:22:06 > 0:22:12Charlotte Gallagher, BBC News.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15The England rugby coach, Eddie Jones, has said he'll no
0:22:15 > 0:22:17longer travel on public transport, after being verbally abused
0:22:17 > 0:22:20by Scotland fans after England's defeat to Scotland over the weekend.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23BBC footage shows Mr Jones initially posed for photograph
0:22:23 > 0:22:28with a group of men, after getting off the train
0:22:28 > 0:22:31at Manchester, before he was subjected to taunts
0:22:31 > 0:22:34and abuse, as he tried to get into a taxi.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38The stars will be out in force in LA on Sunday for the Oscars.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40And joining them will be a 6-year-old girl from Swindon
0:22:40 > 0:22:42who is profoundly deaf.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Maisie Sly stars in the Oscar nominated British
0:22:44 > 0:22:47drama The Silent Child.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50It was written and directed by two former actors
0:22:50 > 0:22:51from Hollyoaks, as our Entertainment Correspondent
0:22:51 > 0:22:58Colin Paterson reports.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59"Hello, I'm Maisie.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02I'm in Hollywood for the Oscars."
0:23:02 > 0:23:06It's a story so happy it could be the plot of a Hollywood film.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Maisie Sly had never even acted before her parents were told
0:23:10 > 0:23:12about film-makers looking for a profoundly deaf girl to star
0:23:12 > 0:23:18in their film, The Silent Child.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28And now, here are the nominees for Best Live Action Short Film.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31This is the moment in January when the team gathered to find out
0:23:31 > 0:23:33if they had been nominated for an Oscar.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35..My Nephew Emmett.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37The Silent Child.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39CHEERING
0:23:39 > 0:23:44YES!
0:23:44 > 0:23:46And so, this week, they reunited at Heathrow...
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Hello, welcome on board.
0:23:49 > 0:23:57And headed to Los Angeles.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Most people prepare for the Oscars by meeting stylists and planning
0:24:00 > 0:24:03acceptance speeches.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Maisie's schedule has been rather different.
0:24:07 > 0:24:14"My favourite thing this week was Kidspace and the zoo."
0:24:14 > 0:24:15"Yep, that's my favourite thing this week."
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Welcome to Hollywood!
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Although she is having to get used to people recognising her.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22I saw her on television, just last week.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24They say she's nominated.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Do you think she'll be able to get a job one day?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Rachel Shenton wrote and starred in The Silent Child.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34She learned sign language after her own father lost his hearing.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37The nomination means that ultimately, now,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40we are in over 600 cinemas in the US, which is huge
0:24:40 > 0:24:42for us as a short film.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44And it's really important for the subject, which is obviously
0:24:44 > 0:24:47deafness, and shining a much-needed light on access to education
0:24:47 > 0:24:48for deaf children.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49There's Meryl Streep.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Her former Hollyoaks co-star Chris Overton directed the film and,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55at a lunch for all the nominees, they got to meet one of his heroes.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Steven Spielberg was in between me and Rachel.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00And the person taking the photo said, oh, can we move,
0:25:00 > 0:25:04because the light's not good.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05So we were ordering Spielberg around!
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Oh, an Oscar!
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Now all that remains is to find out if there will be
0:25:09 > 0:25:11a Hollywood happy ending.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14On Sunday night, Maisie could get her hands on a real one of these.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Colin Paterson, BBC News, Los Angeles.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Good luck to her.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Let's return to our main story, and that red weather alert
0:25:25 > 0:25:26in South Wales and the south west.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Jon Kay's in Tiverton.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37A difficult few hours ahead?
0:25:37 > 0:25:42It is. It is difficult for, particularly, those bigger
0:25:42 > 0:25:45communities that aren't so used to this kind of weather. There are
0:25:45 > 0:25:49people who live on the Moors who get hit by snow pretty much every year
0:25:49 > 0:25:53but this red warnings that was declared this morning by the Met
0:25:53 > 0:25:59office takes in some big cities like Exeter. It goes towards Taunton,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Cardiff, the edge of Bristol. There are big urban areas and urban
0:26:02 > 0:26:06communities who might not be used to the amount of snow and freezing rain
0:26:06 > 0:26:11that could fall over the next few hours. This isn't going to push
0:26:11 > 0:26:14through particularly quickly, this will go through the night, the early
0:26:14 > 0:26:18hours of tomorrow and then another wave tomorrow and tomorrow night.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21That's why the authorities also worried. That freezing rain and
0:26:21 > 0:26:25mentioned is when rain falls, it warms up and falls as rain and then
0:26:25 > 0:26:29freezes as it hits the ground and that could be absolutely treacherous
0:26:29 > 0:26:33for Rush hour tomorrow morning. Once again, lots of warnings and expect
0:26:33 > 0:26:39more warnings in the hours and days that followed.Thank you.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Time for a look at the weather.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Here's Louise Lear.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47This is far from over?Severe weather through the night and into
0:26:47 > 0:26:51tomorrow as well.
0:26:51 > 0:26:57You have been hearing red weather warnings issued.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01This has been the story with the snow. This feed of showers across
0:27:01 > 0:27:03eastern Scotland but
0:27:03 > 0:27:04snow. This feed of showers across eastern Scotland but in the last few
0:27:04 > 0:27:09hours, the snow has gathered in intensity across the south-west. You
0:27:09 > 0:27:15can see quite clearly. In the last few minutes, the Met office has
0:27:15 > 0:27:22extended the amber warning. This red warning is the real issue. This one
0:27:22 > 0:27:26means take action. The weather is so that there is a potential for the
0:27:26 > 0:27:29loss of life. Blizzard like conditions across the south-west.
0:27:29 > 0:27:37And into south Wales overnight. That extends its way, perhaps brushing
0:27:37 > 0:27:40the southern part of Northern Ireland and through the night, we
0:27:40 > 0:27:43can't forget those showers across eastern Scotland which have been
0:27:43 > 0:27:47such a nuisance. They will continue, perhaps not as widespread that they
0:27:47 > 0:27:51will still be there. A veil of cloud through the night, perhaps
0:27:51 > 0:27:56temperature is not falling quite as low as night just past but still no
0:27:56 > 0:28:01news of minus four. Bitterly cold start, and a grey and grim start for
0:28:01 > 0:28:06many of us with a lot of cloud. That biting easterly wind will make it
0:28:06 > 0:28:12feel much colder. A brief lull tomorrow morning, some showers in
0:28:12 > 0:28:16the east but it will continue into the afternoon, more snow in the
0:28:16 > 0:28:20south and the Channel, the south Midlands, Wales and south-west
0:28:20 > 0:28:24England. Keep abreast of the forecast, the position of that snow
0:28:24 > 0:28:28may well change. Factor in the strength of the winds, perishing me
0:28:28 > 0:28:33cold. The wind direction will change slightly and pushed the beast from
0:28:33 > 0:28:37the east into the far north-east. The weekend, something less cold but
0:28:37 > 0:28:39still the risk of some snow showers.
0:28:39 > 0:28:39The weekend, something less cold but still the risk of some snow showers.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Thank you.