02/03/2018

0:00:06 > 0:00:08Hello this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Tina Daheley.

0:00:08 > 0:00:13The army has been called in to help rescue drivers stuck

0:00:13 > 0:00:15in snow and blizzards overnight - hundreds are still stranded.

0:00:15 > 0:00:17Police in Somerset and Hampshire have

0:00:17 > 0:00:21declared major incidents.

0:00:21 > 0:00:24Troops, coastguard and search and rescue teams have been working

0:00:24 > 0:00:30through the night to clear roads.

0:00:30 > 0:00:36Amber weather warnings still cover most of the UK. Ten people are

0:00:36 > 0:00:39thought to have died in severe weather related incidents since it

0:00:39 > 0:00:44began four days ago.

0:00:51 > 0:00:52Good morning.

0:00:52 > 0:00:55It's Friday the 2nd of March.

0:00:55 > 0:00:57Also this morning.

0:00:57 > 0:00:59A blueprint for Brexit - Theresa May will deliver

0:00:59 > 0:01:01a long-awaited speech setting out her plans

0:01:01 > 0:01:03for a future relationship with the EU.

0:01:03 > 0:01:08If you're affected by the snow, is it worth

0:01:08 > 0:01:09struggling to get to work?

0:01:09 > 0:01:11And will you get paid if you stay at home?

0:01:11 > 0:01:13I'll explain all the rules before 7am.

0:01:13 > 0:01:15In sport, it's snow joke for Arsenal fans.

0:01:15 > 0:01:18Tens of thousands give their side the cold shoulder

0:01:18 > 0:01:20and miss their second thrashing in a week

0:01:20 > 0:01:28by Manchester City, as the pressure builds on manager Arsene Wenger.

0:01:28 > 0:01:33We will have all the latest on the weather. Another bitterly cold day

0:01:33 > 0:01:37up there with a combination of heavy snowfall, more ice and those biting

0:01:37 > 0:01:41easterly winds. I will bring you the full UK forecast throughout the

0:01:41 > 0:01:43morning.

0:01:43 > 0:01:51Good morning. First, our main story.

0:01:51 > 0:01:53Hundreds of motorists are still trapped after spending

0:01:53 > 0:01:55the night in cars in freezing cold temperatures,

0:01:55 > 0:01:56stranded on motorways because of heavy snowfall.

0:01:56 > 0:01:59A Met Office red "danger to life" warning covering south-west England

0:01:59 > 0:02:01and south Wales has been lifted, but amber and yellow warnings

0:02:01 > 0:02:04remain in place for much of the rest of the UK.

0:02:04 > 0:02:07Ten people have died in weather- related incidents since the severe

0:02:07 > 0:02:08conditions first hit on Tuesday.

0:02:08 > 0:02:14There have been three serious incidents affecting

0:02:14 > 0:02:15major roads overnight.

0:02:15 > 0:02:18The M62 in the north of England is closed around

0:02:18 > 0:02:22Saddleworth Moor and Rochdale,

0:02:22 > 0:02:25where people are still stuck in strong winds and snow.

0:02:25 > 0:02:27Emergency services and volunteers have been working all night

0:02:27 > 0:02:28to get people to safety.

0:02:28 > 0:02:31In Hampshire, on the A31, police declared a major incident

0:02:31 > 0:02:33and brought in the army to help free the road.

0:02:33 > 0:02:36Traffic on the eastbound carriageway has finally begun

0:02:36 > 0:02:40moving after it was closed for nearly 10 hours.

0:02:40 > 0:02:47Hundreds of motorists were trapped in freezing conditions.

0:02:47 > 0:02:49A major incident was also declared on the A303

0:02:49 > 0:02:53near Taunton, when up to 100 vehicles became stranded.

0:02:53 > 0:02:54Two BBC correspondents have been trapped

0:02:54 > 0:02:57in those closures overnight.

0:02:57 > 0:03:00Duncan Kennedy was on the A31 in The New Forest, but first

0:03:00 > 0:03:02Robert Hall sent us this report from the A303 -

0:03:02 > 0:03:09where he is still trapped.

0:03:09 > 0:03:14With every mile, the clouds came lower. More snow swirled, and the

0:03:14 > 0:03:19carriageway began to disappear. By the time we reached the hills of

0:03:19 > 0:03:23Wiltshire, the blizzard had begun. Pretty soon everything ground to a

0:03:23 > 0:03:28halt. Travelling tonight from east to west is absolutely horrendous. If

0:03:28 > 0:03:34I put the window down, hopefully you can see that, it is driving snow. We

0:03:34 > 0:03:39have six or seven inches here. In front and behind, hundreds of

0:03:39 > 0:03:43vehicles were going nowhere.We hope to get to Taunton eventually but at

0:03:43 > 0:03:49the moment it is not looking very promising and we could be stuck.

0:03:49 > 0:03:53With lorries blocking half the road, the snowploughs struggled to clear a

0:03:53 > 0:04:00path.Got to get the heating on. I've been stuck out here since 3pm

0:04:00 > 0:04:08this afternoon. We think you will get out? Of course we will.There is

0:04:08 > 0:04:14worse trouble at C! At the foot of the next hill, delivery driver Mark

0:04:14 > 0:04:19Brown had become a traffic marshal. You seem to be taking charge of

0:04:19 > 0:04:24this. Well, somebody needs to. Finally after six hours the traffic

0:04:24 > 0:04:30began to crawl on, but this was going to be a very long night.

0:04:30 > 0:04:32Robert Hall, BBC News, Cricklade in Wiltshire.

0:04:32 > 0:04:35This is one of the major routes through the New Forest.

0:04:35 > 0:04:38But last night hundreds of motorists were trapped here for hours.

0:04:38 > 0:04:39How long have you been here?

0:04:39 > 0:04:42Um, I've been here about eight and a half hours.

0:04:42 > 0:04:43Eight and a half hours?

0:04:43 > 0:04:46For six miles, the dual carriageway became a snow-encrusted pavement.

0:04:46 > 0:04:47What's that?

0:04:47 > 0:04:48It's some overalls.

0:04:48 > 0:04:49Brilliant.

0:04:49 > 0:04:51That keeps it out a bit, doesn't it?

0:04:51 > 0:04:52A little bit.

0:04:52 > 0:04:56The wind dragged temperatures down to minus ten.

0:04:56 > 0:05:03How are you for supplies - water, food, blankets?

0:05:03 > 0:05:04I'm melting ice.

0:05:04 > 0:05:06I'm melting snow to drink because I've drank mine.

0:05:06 > 0:05:08Everywhere we went people shivered in their cars,

0:05:08 > 0:05:10unaware of when they'd get out.

0:05:10 > 0:05:12Many of these drivers will have spent six, seven, eight,

0:05:12 > 0:05:15nine hours stuck here on the A31 going absolutely nowhere.

0:05:15 > 0:05:17Also lacking supplies of water, food, blankets and fuel.

0:05:17 > 0:05:21Some drivers went the wrong way down the

0:05:21 > 0:05:22snow-covered verge to escape.

0:05:22 > 0:05:30Others decided to walk.

0:05:30 > 0:05:35I think it's gridlocked.

0:05:35 > 0:05:38By late evening, police declared a major incident, which

0:05:38 > 0:05:42gave the order to bring in heavy equipment.

0:05:42 > 0:05:45It wasn't until early this morning, ten hours after it

0:05:45 > 0:05:51started, traffic began moving, past abandoned vehicles in the direction

0:05:51 > 0:05:55of warmth and safety.

0:05:55 > 0:06:02Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, on the A31.

0:06:03 > 0:06:06Let's catch up with Robert Hall, trapped all night on the A303

0:06:06 > 0:06:11somewhere and Wiltshire. Good morning. Tel is what is happening.

0:06:11 > 0:06:19How are you?It is very, very cold here, the snow has stopped, the cars

0:06:19 > 0:06:29are entrusted with ice. That report was in Chicklade. We drove from

0:06:29 > 0:06:35there and we hit another queue. We are told that there is a gritter

0:06:35 > 0:06:40which has got into trouble on the way into another village nearby. We

0:06:40 > 0:06:44have been here since about two o'clock this morning so four hours,

0:06:44 > 0:06:50maybe about for a half hours. Nothing is moving. We haven't seen a

0:06:50 > 0:06:53policeman or a gritter, and there's nothing coming the other way so we

0:06:53 > 0:06:58sit here and wait for things to happen. People are quite pragmatic.

0:06:58 > 0:07:02The drivers I've been talking to. Everyone wants to know what is

0:07:02 > 0:07:07happening but they all seem to be warm and safe. However, it would be

0:07:07 > 0:07:12very nice to know just how long we're going to be here. There is a

0:07:12 > 0:07:15lot of lying snow. The roads or in a very bad state. There's a lot of

0:07:15 > 0:07:20ice. I've no idea how far we will get even when we're through this

0:07:20 > 0:07:25blog is.There is some interference on your microphone but we will carry

0:07:25 > 0:07:31on because we can hear you are OK. There is a couple huddled in the car

0:07:31 > 0:07:35behind you there. How are people reacting and how are they keeping

0:07:35 > 0:07:41going in these long hours?We've been talking to people all evening.

0:07:41 > 0:07:46I will keep my voice down, it might distort a little less. Generally

0:07:46 > 0:07:50people have been relaxed. People have blankets. They are wrapped up

0:07:50 > 0:07:55warm. When we were in Chicklade the village garage was the only thing

0:07:55 > 0:08:00that any lights on. The women there was brilliant. There were people

0:08:00 > 0:08:04pushing their cars into top up their fuel, because they were running out

0:08:04 > 0:08:09and couldn't keep the car is warm and she has supplies of biscuits,

0:08:09 > 0:08:14water, hot drinks, so people were fine. We thought when we set off up

0:08:14 > 0:08:19the hill that were on the move now and the policeman that we had seen,

0:08:19 > 0:08:23he said it was clear beyond here, but sadly that was not the case.

0:08:23 > 0:08:28People are resigned to it. I suspect people are just getting a bit fed up

0:08:28 > 0:08:32now, because we don't know what is happening or when the road will be

0:08:32 > 0:08:37clear, and there is nobody here to ask.We will try to ask some of

0:08:37 > 0:08:41those questions to those who might know as we go through the morning.

0:08:41 > 0:08:50Thank you, Robert Hall in Wiltshire, or the A3 03.

0:08:50 > 0:08:54or the A3 03. Up to 30 people braved the conditions and brought hot food,

0:08:54 > 0:08:59and blankets to people stuck on the end 62. One man was in a car with

0:08:59 > 0:09:03children including a five-week-old baby. The M62 is the highest

0:09:03 > 0:09:07motorway in England. At the moment we are hearing that it is an

0:09:07 > 0:09:11passable. Highways England were warned that there will be no cross

0:09:11 > 0:09:15by Henry is open until those conditions improved. The South

0:09:15 > 0:09:23Ambulance Service appealed for anyone with a 4x4 to help move their

0:09:23 > 0:09:26staff around the areas they cover, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and

0:09:26 > 0:09:27Hampshire.

0:09:27 > 0:09:29John Donnison is at London's King's Cross station.

0:09:29 > 0:09:33What's the latest on the travel situation where you are?

0:09:33 > 0:09:38This is around the time that it gets very busy. We know that there was

0:09:38 > 0:09:41major disruption to most train services yesterday.What is it going

0:09:41 > 0:09:47to be like today? Serious problems again today. A lot of people will

0:09:47 > 0:09:51probably try to stay home. Just looking at the departure board

0:09:51 > 0:09:56inside King's Cross and some trains heading north to York and Newcastle,

0:09:56 > 0:10:01places like that, have been cancelled. A difficult day flying.

0:10:01 > 0:10:04Some 4000 flights have been cancelled across Europe since

0:10:04 > 0:10:09Tuesday. It is not just in Britain that it is very cold. That is going

0:10:09 > 0:10:15to mean a huge backlog of passengers that need to be shifted. Airlines

0:10:15 > 0:10:17say, do check if your flight is going before setting off for the

0:10:17 > 0:10:24airport. And some updates on the roads, we have closure of the A46 in

0:10:24 > 0:10:30Gloucestershire because of snow on the carriageway. The M40 in

0:10:30 > 0:10:33Warwickshire has problems because I like Laurie, and the M1 in

0:10:33 > 0:10:39Leicestershire between junctions

0:10:39 > 0:10:41Leicestershire between junctions 23 and 23A, big delays after a

0:10:41 > 0:10:46collision between a lorry and a car, and police on the scene.John, thank

0:10:46 > 0:10:50you very much. We will keep you up-to-date with the travel situation

0:10:50 > 0:10:57and the weather coming up later. You may be aware that there have been

0:10:57 > 0:11:04question marks over the gas supply at this critical time.

0:11:04 > 0:11:09Contrary to what you might read in the newspapers, we're not running

0:11:09 > 0:11:15out of gas as a country. It is a gas deficit warning. The National Grid

0:11:15 > 0:11:21is concerned that supplies might be running low but domestic customers

0:11:21 > 0:11:24turning on their heating, those are the last people they will cut off.

0:11:24 > 0:11:30What they have said the industry is, if you using a lot of energy, things

0:11:30 > 0:11:34like aluminium plants and power stations, if you can reduce how much

0:11:34 > 0:11:39you use right now, that would really help out. They issued a warning,

0:11:39 > 0:11:45industry followed suit and gas supply levels are back up. There was

0:11:45 > 0:11:50concern about prices, because the wholesale price, prices are about

0:11:50 > 0:11:53three times the average for this time of year, because so much of it

0:11:53 > 0:11:57is being used. Again there are worries that that could lead to

0:11:57 > 0:12:02higher bills. That's not necessarily the case. Energy companies by the

0:12:02 > 0:12:05gas months in advance, to make sure that they have it delivered in time.

0:12:05 > 0:12:10They have already bought Burgas -- the gas that we are delivering. For

0:12:10 > 0:12:18now, prices will stay and supplies will remain on. Crucially, if you

0:12:18 > 0:12:23remain at home, you will have gas. Yes, you can turn the heating on.

0:12:23 > 0:12:26Theresa May will today spell out her vision for Britain's

0:12:26 > 0:12:28future relationship with the EU as she seeks to lay

0:12:28 > 0:12:30the ground for the next phase of Brexit negotiations.

0:12:30 > 0:12:33In a keenly-awaited speech, the Prime Minister will tell

0:12:33 > 0:12:35Brussels she wants the "deepest and broadest possible trade

0:12:35 > 0:12:37agreement" with the bloc, while calling on warring parties

0:12:37 > 0:12:38in the UK to unite.

0:12:38 > 0:12:40We're joined from Westminster now by our political

0:12:40 > 0:12:43correspondent Eleanor Garnier.

0:12:43 > 0:12:48Good morning to you. We have said before that this is a big day. You

0:12:48 > 0:12:54have said it a few times. How big on the scale of big is this day?We can

0:12:54 > 0:12:58say this one is pretty big. It has been a big week and this is a big

0:12:58 > 0:13:03speech. Theresa May will have two big hopes for her speech, first to

0:13:03 > 0:13:07show credibility to the continent, to the EU leaders she is negotiating

0:13:07 > 0:13:11with and second, to bring unity back home. She will set out five tests

0:13:11 > 0:13:15she was to meet in the negotiations to secure a deal that protects the

0:13:15 > 0:13:22UK economy, our security and also the country. So far, Theresa May's

0:13:22 > 0:13:25negotiating position has been criticised as being vague and

0:13:25 > 0:13:29unrealistic. There will be more detail not just what the Prime

0:13:29 > 0:13:35Minister wants, but also where she is prepared to compromise. Ahead of

0:13:35 > 0:13:39this speech Labour has accused the government of being paralysed by its

0:13:39 > 0:13:43own divisions. Ministers know that, with such different opinions inside

0:13:43 > 0:13:47the Conservative Party over Brexit, pleasing everybody is going to be

0:13:47 > 0:13:52impossible. They hope this speech will represent a step forward, not

0:13:52 > 0:13:57just at home but in Brussels, two, where they want the negotiations to

0:13:57 > 0:14:04move onto the next stage.It is worth reminding you this morning on

0:14:04 > 0:14:08that speech, talking about the speech with the Transport Secretary

0:14:08 > 0:14:10Chris Grayling at ten past seven.

0:14:10 > 0:14:12Water companies have been accused by the Environment

0:14:12 > 0:14:14Secretary, Michael Gove, of exploiting their market power

0:14:14 > 0:14:15and neglecting the environment.

0:14:15 > 0:14:18He said too many of them had paid no tax

0:14:18 > 0:14:20and hidden their earnings in offshore accounts.

0:14:20 > 0:14:22And he promised to back the regulator Ofwat in tightening up

0:14:22 > 0:14:25rules for the industry,

0:14:33 > 0:14:36Until now, Diabetes has been widely accepted as being either type

0:14:36 > 0:14:39one or two but new research suggests there could be as many as five

0:14:39 > 0:14:41different strains of the disease.

0:14:41 > 0:14:42Scientists in Scandinavia believe their findings,

0:14:42 > 0:14:45based on a study of 15,000 patients, shows how different causes,

0:14:45 > 0:14:47risks and complications can respond to different treatments.

0:14:47 > 0:14:54The condition currently affects one in every 11 adults, worldwide.

0:14:54 > 0:14:57A daily cocktail of air, light and noise pollution is having

0:14:57 > 0:14:59a significant impact on the health of us all,

0:14:59 > 0:15:00according to England's Chief Medical Officer.

0:15:00 > 0:15:03Dame Sally Davies' annual report warns of a stark lack of awareness

0:15:03 > 0:15:06of the risks associated with exposure to each of these

0:15:06 > 0:15:10elements which are linked to cancer, heart disease and asthma.

0:15:10 > 0:15:13The study also suggests the NHS's one million employees

0:15:13 > 0:15:21could be at the forefront of the fight to reduce pollutants.

0:15:28 > 0:15:33Now for our first opportunity to have a look at the big weather

0:15:33 > 0:15:38picture.

0:15:38 > 0:15:45Yesterday was the coldest March day on record. Today, probably not as

0:15:45 > 0:15:50cold but it would be another bitterly cold feeling day with the

0:15:50 > 0:15:54severe wind chill and we are expecting more disruptive snow

0:15:54 > 0:15:59through the day. We still have cold, easterly winds coming in in the

0:15:59 > 0:16:04north and east of the country. Further south something a little bit

0:16:04 > 0:16:09milder. As the slightly milder air comes in we have a weather front

0:16:09 > 0:16:14bringing in disruptive snow. We have seen it across Wales and the

0:16:14 > 0:16:18south-west of England. The snow will pop up in the south. Also warnings

0:16:18 > 0:16:23will know in parts of Northern Ireland, eastern Scotland and the

0:16:23 > 0:16:28north-east of England. We could see five to ten centimetres, even more

0:16:28 > 0:16:34over the higher ground. An amber weather warning across Wales, the

0:16:34 > 0:16:38south-west and southern England as well. There could be 20 centimetres

0:16:38 > 0:16:44of snow over the high ground. Blizzard conditions possible with

0:16:44 > 0:16:49lots of blowing snow around today. We will continue to see snow across

0:16:49 > 0:16:54parts of Wales and the South West today. Later on we will see more

0:16:54 > 0:16:58persistent snow heading in across parts of southern England. Further

0:16:58 > 0:17:02north snow showers will continue to be heavy in the North of England and

0:17:02 > 0:17:08the east of Scotland, combined with a brisk, easterly wind. Temperatures

0:17:08 > 0:17:14about a degree or so either side of freezing. When you add on the

0:17:14 > 0:17:20wind-chill, it could feel much colder. Into the evening hours, but

0:17:20 > 0:17:24and of snow in the South trips further north into the Midlands,

0:17:24 > 0:17:28heading up towards the north of England. It will weaken but we will

0:17:28 > 0:17:34continue to see snow showers further north. Again it will be a cold and

0:17:34 > 0:17:39icy night with a lot of lying snow and ice around first thing Saturday

0:17:39 > 0:17:44morning. Through the weekend it stays cold in the north of the

0:17:44 > 0:17:50country unless cold in the south. An ongoing risk of snow for some of us.

0:17:50 > 0:17:56Here is how Saturday is shaping up. You can see this band of cloud and

0:17:56 > 0:18:00snow in the north-east of England full snow showers in the East of

0:18:00 > 0:18:05Scotland as well. Further

0:18:06 > 0:18:08Scotland as well. Further south there will be snow as well.

0:18:08 > 0:18:14Temperatures starting to come up, about four to 7 degrees in the

0:18:14 > 0:18:18south-west but freezing in the north. Into Sunday now and there

0:18:18 > 0:18:23will be some further snow across northern parts of the UK will stop

0:18:23 > 0:18:27in the south, some sleet, snow but also rain showers moving in as

0:18:27 > 0:18:33temperatures start to creep up. Little less cold in the south of

0:18:33 > 0:18:40England and Wales were still fairly chilly with snow in the North will

0:18:40 > 0:18:42England and Wales were still fairly chilly with snow in the North will

0:18:42 > 0:18:53stop it is Dave four of beast in the east and Emma. -- Dave four. Right

0:18:53 > 0:19:00now, Mike has the sport. The rugby league was last night. Also, the

0:19:00 > 0:19:05darts which was down in Exeter in doors but fans could not really get

0:19:05 > 0:19:10there and also the Scottish ski and snowboard Championships in Glenshee.

0:19:10 > 0:19:15The problem was getting the fans there and the spectators and the

0:19:15 > 0:19:20staff. The big match in the Premier League went ahead. A lot of Arsenal

0:19:20 > 0:19:28fans stayed away. They will possibly be glad they did. They were beaten

0:19:28 > 0:19:283-0

0:19:28 > 0:19:36game by Manchester City. They got all goals in the first half.

0:19:36 > 0:19:38in front of plenty of empty seats at the Emirates.

0:19:38 > 0:19:39Leroy Sane completed the scoring.

0:19:39 > 0:19:41Later, Arsenal missed a penalty.

0:19:41 > 0:19:43Wenger's side are now ten points off the Premier League top four.

0:19:43 > 0:19:46Better news for England's women.

0:19:46 > 0:19:47Phil Neville's reign as manager of

0:19:47 > 0:19:50the England women's football team has got off to the perfect start.

0:19:50 > 0:19:52They thrashed France 4-1, in the SheBelieves Cup in Ohio.

0:19:52 > 0:19:55Laura Kenny won silver on her return to competition at cycling's

0:19:55 > 0:19:58World Track Championships, and Great Britain's men took gold,

0:19:58 > 0:20:00in the pursuit, thanks to a teenager labelled

0:20:00 > 0:20:04the next Bradley Wiggins.

0:20:04 > 0:20:06And Laura Muir claimed her first medal

0:20:06 > 0:20:10on the global athletics stage, with bronze in the 3,000 metres

0:20:10 > 0:20:12at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.

0:20:12 > 0:20:19That's Great Britain's first medal at the event so far.

0:20:21 > 0:20:26Just a reminder on the weather front and do check the BBC Sport website.

0:20:26 > 0:20:33A lot of them will be affected.

0:20:33 > 0:20:38A lot of them will be affected. -- a lock of the fixtures.

0:20:38 > 0:20:40The conditions this week have been particularly harsh

0:20:40 > 0:20:41for homeless people.

0:20:41 > 0:20:44In some big cities, hundreds of extra beds have been made

0:20:44 > 0:20:45available in shelters, hostels and churches.

0:20:45 > 0:20:48But, in other cities, services aren't available and it means people

0:20:48 > 0:20:49are still on the streets.

0:20:49 > 0:20:52Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Michael Buchanan, has spent the past

0:20:52 > 0:20:54two nights with some of those who are still outside.

0:20:54 > 0:20:56It's bad enough being homeless, but in this?

0:20:56 > 0:20:58Staying warm, never easy, has been almost impossible.

0:20:58 > 0:21:03Some have turned to alcohol, lots of it.

0:21:03 > 0:21:06Well, I'm going to be helpful if you're going to let me.

0:21:06 > 0:21:09In big cities like London outreach workers have been encouraging rough

0:21:09 > 0:21:11sleepers to use emergency hostels, an offer that some

0:21:11 > 0:21:12have readily taken.

0:21:12 > 0:21:16But in other towns support is less available.

0:21:16 > 0:21:19By the coast in Eastbourne the increasing numbers of rough

0:21:19 > 0:21:24sleepers have a particular enemy.

0:21:24 > 0:21:28A biting wind has frozen Kevin to his core.

0:21:28 > 0:21:30Time passes slowly when the temperature

0:21:30 > 0:21:35feels like 12 below zero.

0:21:35 > 0:21:38A warm drink donated does help, but only for a short time.

0:21:38 > 0:21:45I've been shivering for about three weeks and if it weren't for people

0:21:45 > 0:21:47coming along with blankets, do you know what I mean,

0:21:47 > 0:21:49I would be dead in a doorway.

0:21:49 > 0:21:50What are you doing tonight?

0:21:50 > 0:21:53Sleeping in a doorway.

0:21:53 > 0:21:55Like I did last night and the night before,

0:21:55 > 0:21:58and four weeks before that.

0:21:58 > 0:22:01There are few services for rough sleepers in Eastbourne,

0:22:01 > 0:22:03the town struggling to cope with its rapidly rising

0:22:03 > 0:22:06homeless population.

0:22:06 > 0:22:09Part of the reason a town like Eastbourne has a growing number

0:22:09 > 0:22:12of rough sleepers is that homeless people from elsewhere

0:22:12 > 0:22:14in the UK have moved here because the weather tends

0:22:14 > 0:22:16to be warmer.

0:22:16 > 0:22:19It hasn't been this week.

0:22:19 > 0:22:22Local churches are taking the strain.

0:22:22 > 0:22:24Each evening throughout winter a different parish

0:22:24 > 0:22:28hosts a homeless shelter.

0:22:28 > 0:22:32A welcome respite for those that can make it.

0:22:32 > 0:22:34Refugee in my own country, I am.

0:22:34 > 0:22:36That's the best way of explaining it.

0:22:36 > 0:22:38A refugee in my own country.

0:22:38 > 0:22:44The breakdown of his marriage has met Graham has been homeless

0:22:44 > 0:22:46for the past fortnight, the first time he's ever

0:22:46 > 0:22:48had to sleep outside.

0:22:48 > 0:22:50There's lots of dangers that you have to watch out for.

0:22:50 > 0:22:52Like not making yourself sweat.

0:22:52 > 0:22:53Things like that.

0:22:53 > 0:22:54Because hyperthermia's just around the corner.

0:22:54 > 0:22:58Are you frightened?

0:22:58 > 0:22:59Yeah, wouldn't you be?

0:22:59 > 0:23:00I'm 56 years old.

0:23:00 > 0:23:03I'm not a young man.

0:23:03 > 0:23:11Not a young man at all.

0:23:13 > 0:23:16I'm sorry, but I'm finding it impossible.

0:23:16 > 0:23:22He's no idea what he'll do when this shelter closes on Monday.

0:23:22 > 0:23:25For others, perhaps suffering with psychiatric problems,

0:23:25 > 0:23:29they prefer to remain outdoors, prepared to dice daily

0:23:29 > 0:23:32with nature's wrath.

0:23:32 > 0:23:40Michael Buchanan, BBC News, Eastbourne.

0:23:41 > 0:23:44We'll have lots more on the weather throughout the morning

0:23:44 > 0:23:52from our correspondents in some of the most affected areas.

0:23:52 > 0:23:56Just to show Year 1 picture coming to us this morning. This is Taunton

0:23:56 > 0:24:04and the south-west is badly affected. Still there are people at

0:24:04 > 0:24:09a standstill on the eighth 303 this morning. That is where the major

0:24:09 > 0:24:16problems are. -- A303. We know many hundreds of people have still been

0:24:16 > 0:24:21trapped in their cars. Also in the north there have been some real

0:24:21 > 0:24:26problems and the military has been involved in evacuating people from

0:24:26 > 0:24:31their vehicle. It is a changing situation. Some of the pictures are

0:24:31 > 0:24:39out of date. We heard yesterday a seven-year-old girl was one of ten

0:24:39 > 0:24:44snow deaths. There you go. The front page of the capital at times as

0:24:44 > 0:24:49well. Lots to follow freeze as storms battered Britain. Hundreds of

0:24:49 > 0:24:52motorists spent up to 20 hours yesterday trapped in their cars.

0:24:52 > 0:25:04That was on the M80. Gas prices reaching our highest level in two

0:25:04 > 0:25:07decades. Rail networks came to a standstill yesterday with Paddington

0:25:07 > 0:25:10Station in London closed due to slippery platforms. Flights are

0:25:10 > 0:25:15cancelled across the UK. The red alert in the south-west has been

0:25:15 > 0:25:20lifted. An amber warning is in place for most places in the country.

0:25:20 > 0:25:24Normally when there is snow it affects certain parts of the country

0:25:24 > 0:25:30but this is widespread, it is all over the UK. Just looking at some of

0:25:30 > 0:25:34the information that has come in, still talking about widespread snow,

0:25:34 > 0:25:41particularly in Dartmoor, South Wales as well. We know motorways

0:25:41 > 0:25:47have been affected. We were talking about the A303 a while ago. Drivers

0:25:47 > 0:25:51are still stuck. Some are stuck in Somerset and Wiltshire as well. They

0:25:51 > 0:26:00have been stuck for 12 hours in what are very grim circumstances. There

0:26:00 > 0:26:03is more snowfall expected but some areas will have something of a

0:26:03 > 0:26:07respite. We will try to get more information what has been done to

0:26:07 > 0:26:12help those people with those problems. It is nice to know people

0:26:12 > 0:26:15have set up centres offering hot drinks and blankets and generally

0:26:15 > 0:26:21trying to look after people. You hear the lovely generosity in

0:26:21 > 0:26:23amongst those terrible circumstances.

0:26:23 > 0:26:26Now it's time to get the very latest on the situation

0:26:26 > 0:29:45where you are from our BBC teams across the UK.

0:29:45 > 0:29:53turned milder over the weekend. We are back in half an hour. Goodbye.

0:29:55 > 0:29:56Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt

0:29:56 > 0:30:01and Tina Daheley.

0:30:01 > 0:30:04We'll bring you all the headlines in a moment but still to come

0:30:04 > 0:30:08on Breakfast this morning - Sarah will have the very latest

0:30:08 > 0:30:16from the BBC Weather Centre in about 10 minutes.

0:30:16 > 0:30:19People have been struggling in their cars overnight. We will have the

0:30:19 > 0:30:23very latest.

0:30:23 > 0:30:25Given the huge amount of ongoing disruption, Ben

0:30:25 > 0:30:28will be looking at what your rights are as an employee -

0:30:28 > 0:30:31if you're being forced to have a snow day because

0:30:31 > 0:30:32you can't get to work.

0:30:32 > 0:30:33And after 7, away from the weather,

0:30:33 > 0:30:37it's a big day for the Prime Minister as she lays out her plans

0:30:37 > 0:30:38for the next phase of Brexit negotiations.

0:30:38 > 0:30:40We'll speak to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

0:30:40 > 0:30:41Good morning.

0:30:41 > 0:30:44Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.

0:30:44 > 0:30:46Hundreds of motorists are still trapped after spending

0:30:46 > 0:30:49the night in cars in freezing cold temperatures, stranded on motorways

0:30:49 > 0:30:53because of heavy snowfall.

0:30:53 > 0:30:56A Met Office red "danger to life" warning covering south-west England

0:30:56 > 0:30:59and south Wales has been lifted, but amber and yellow warnings

0:30:59 > 0:31:03remain in place for much of the rest of the UK.

0:31:03 > 0:31:04There have been three serious incidents affecting

0:31:04 > 0:31:06major roads overnight.

0:31:06 > 0:31:08The M62 in the north of England is closed around

0:31:08 > 0:31:10Saddleworth Moor and Rochdale,

0:31:10 > 0:31:16where people are still stuck in strong winds and snow.

0:31:16 > 0:31:18In Hampshire, on the A31, police declared a major incident

0:31:18 > 0:31:21and brought in the army to help free the road.

0:31:21 > 0:31:25Hundreds of motorists are still trapped in freezing

0:31:25 > 0:31:33conditions in a major incident on the A303 near Taunton.

0:31:35 > 0:31:41Are you all right for supplies?I am melting ice, the drink, because I

0:31:41 > 0:31:46have drunk mind.At the moment, it is not looking promising. We are

0:31:46 > 0:31:51trying to get to Taunton.We could be stuck. We want to get the heating

0:31:51 > 0:31:58on. I have been stuck out here since 3pm this afternoon.Will we get out

0:31:58 > 0:32:06of the? Yes, of course we will. There is worse trouble at C!How

0:32:06 > 0:32:10long have you been out here? We have been up to several hours.

0:32:10 > 0:32:12Meanwhile the South Central Ambulance service took to twitter

0:32:12 > 0:32:14overnight as they appealed for anyone

0:32:14 > 0:32:16with a 4x4 to help move their staff around

0:32:16 > 0:32:18the the four counties they cover in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire,

0:32:18 > 0:32:22Berkshire and Hampshire.

0:32:22 > 0:32:24We can get the latest now from our reporter

0:32:24 > 0:32:30Fiona Lamdin who is in Somerset for us this morning.

0:32:30 > 0:32:33Good morning. How has it been overnight where you are, and what's

0:32:33 > 0:32:41the reaction locally?I am literally a stone's throw from the M5. This

0:32:41 > 0:32:47road would be full of traffic queueing to get onto the M5. As you

0:32:47 > 0:32:53can see, abandoned lorries and cars. If I spin year-round, you can see an

0:32:53 > 0:32:57empty road, empty traffic lights and an empty park and ride. Last night

0:32:57 > 0:33:01we got stranded here with many other motorists. We all stayed in this

0:33:01 > 0:33:07hotel behind me here. People were coming from up north to down south

0:33:07 > 0:33:11and they got to Taunton and thought, this is too much, this is too

0:33:11 > 0:33:15dangerous, we're going to pull in and stay here for the night. I spoke

0:33:15 > 0:33:20to one family who were staking his 84-year-old grandmother down to

0:33:20 > 0:33:24Plymouth, and they said that the M5 had not been gritted, and they

0:33:24 > 0:33:29described it as a white ice rink. They said they were sliding all over

0:33:29 > 0:33:33the lanes. When people got here, they couldn't get anything to eat

0:33:33 > 0:33:38because the shops were not open. Extraordinary situation. People were

0:33:38 > 0:33:42not prepared, even though there were so many warnings, people did not

0:33:42 > 0:33:47expect it to be quite as bad as it actually was. Today we have had

0:33:47 > 0:33:52alerts from Musgrove Park, the local hospital, asking if any nurses will

0:33:52 > 0:33:58not in today to come in, if it is safe and if you are in an emergency

0:33:58 > 0:34:03only ring 999 if you're desperate. These do not bring unless it is an

0:34:03 > 0:34:10emergency.Fiona, thank you very much. Stay warm. We will keep you

0:34:10 > 0:34:13updated with the situation on the roads. The full weather forecast

0:34:13 > 0:34:18coming up later on.

0:34:18 > 0:34:22coming up later on. Theresa May is seeking to lay the ground for the

0:34:22 > 0:34:26next phase of Brexit negotiations. In a keenly awaited speech the Prime

0:34:26 > 0:34:28Minister will tell Brussels she was the deepest and broadest possible

0:34:28 > 0:34:36trading agreement with the bloc was calling on warring factions in the

0:34:36 > 0:34:37UK to unite.

0:34:37 > 0:34:39Water companies have been accused by the Environment

0:34:39 > 0:34:41Secretary, Michael Gove, of exploiting their market power

0:34:41 > 0:34:42and neglecting the environment.

0:34:42 > 0:34:44He said too many of them had paid no tax

0:34:44 > 0:34:46and hidden their earnings in offshore accounts.

0:34:46 > 0:34:47And he promised to back the regulator Ofwat in tightening up

0:34:54 > 0:34:56Until now, diabetes has been widely accepted as being either type

0:34:56 > 0:35:00one or two but new research suggests there could be as many as five

0:35:00 > 0:35:01different strains of the disease.

0:35:01 > 0:35:02Scientists in Scandinavia believe their findings,

0:35:02 > 0:35:05based on a study of 15,000 patients, shows how different causes,

0:35:05 > 0:35:09risks and complications can respond to different treatments.

0:35:09 > 0:35:15The condition currently affects one in every 11 adults, worldwide.

0:35:19 > 0:35:20Those are latest stories.

0:35:20 > 0:35:26Now the latest sports news.

0:35:26 > 0:35:30They got the game on at Arsenal last night basically because of

0:35:30 > 0:35:37old-fashioned people with shovels. Is the turkey the? They have

0:35:37 > 0:35:41undersoil heating but they still need shovels to get rid of the snow.

0:35:41 > 0:35:45Clubs like Southend have been asking for fans to go and help, if they can

0:35:45 > 0:35:50get there, to clear the pitch for the match tomorrow at Southend. But

0:35:50 > 0:35:56a lot of the problem is getting fans to the fixture safely. Lots of

0:35:56 > 0:36:00Arsenal fans stayed away last night. Those who did were probably glad

0:36:00 > 0:36:02that they did.

0:36:02 > 0:36:05A sense of deja vu for the Arsenal fans that did brave the weather.

0:36:05 > 0:36:07Their team, put in another poor performance,

0:36:07 > 0:36:10which ended in their second 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in a week.

0:36:10 > 0:36:12After City's third goal went in, the sound of boos,

0:36:12 > 0:36:15from the half-empty Arsenal stands drowned out the City celebrations.

0:36:15 > 0:36:23Arsenal are now ten points adrift of the top four.

0:36:23 > 0:36:29We have always to put things into perspective when it is not at the

0:36:29 > 0:36:34best and after what happened on Sunday, we have gone through a lot

0:36:34 > 0:36:41of difficulties. And I believe that we have to accept that Manchester

0:36:41 > 0:36:46City is at

0:36:47 > 0:36:49City is at their best, and we have this difference in the league, and

0:36:49 > 0:36:53we have to work to reduce that difference.

0:36:53 > 0:36:55While one manager has perhaps outstayed his welcome,

0:36:55 > 0:36:58in the eyes of some fans, Phil Neville made the perfect start

0:36:58 > 0:37:00to his reign, in charge of the England women's team.

0:37:00 > 0:37:05His side thrashed France 4-1 in the SheBelieves Cup in Ohio.

0:37:05 > 0:37:07And, after all the controversy over his appointment,

0:37:07 > 0:37:14it was good to get matters on the pitch up and running.

0:37:14 > 0:37:17I think bravery is the one word I have used more than any other in the

0:37:17 > 0:37:24last three days. It's easy saying it, but the hardest thing is to do

0:37:24 > 0:37:28it. The players played with massive courage today against a side that,

0:37:28 > 0:37:31you can say what you want, we have been really brought against them,

0:37:31 > 0:37:35one victory in 47, well, too, now.

0:37:35 > 0:37:37He's been dubbed the next Bradley Wiggins by one

0:37:37 > 0:37:39of his own team-mates.

0:37:39 > 0:37:41Teenager Ethan Hayter helped Great Britain win gold

0:37:41 > 0:37:43in the men's team pursuit at the World Track Cycling

0:37:43 > 0:37:45Championships in the Netherlands.

0:37:45 > 0:37:48Beating the home nation in the final were Hayter,

0:37:48 > 0:37:56Charlie Tanfield, Kian Emadi, and elder statesman Ed Clancy.

0:37:56 > 0:38:01Decent. I think he is the next Wiggins, do the honours. He is

0:38:01 > 0:38:06really that good. Peasgood on the road, good on track and arguably the

0:38:06 > 0:38:13strongest guy in our team today and modesty, 19 years old? -- what is

0:38:13 > 0:38:15he, 19 years old.

0:38:15 > 0:38:17Laura Kenny said was shattered, but loved every minute

0:38:17 > 0:38:19of being back on the track, after winning silver

0:38:19 > 0:38:20in the women's team pursuit.

0:38:20 > 0:38:22It was her first race since the Rio Olympics.

0:38:22 > 0:38:25She said they couldn't help but feel disappointed, with second place,

0:38:25 > 0:38:27but the United States were just too strong.

0:38:27 > 0:38:30Obviously I am very pleased. I never expected to be back at a World

0:38:30 > 0:38:38Championship so soon. I have really enjoyed being back with the girls.

0:38:38 > 0:38:43We would like to have come away with a gold medal, any race we enter, and

0:38:43 > 0:38:50we want to win so you cannot help but feel a little bit disappointed.

0:38:50 > 0:38:52And Laura Muir gave Great Britain their first medal,

0:38:52 > 0:38:58at the World Indoor Athletics Championships.

0:38:58 > 0:39:06She were stuck in a taxi on the M6 for six hours. It cost £1500! And

0:39:06 > 0:39:08she gave Britain the first medal.

0:39:08 > 0:39:11She won bronze in Birmingham, in the 3,000 metres -

0:39:11 > 0:39:13that's her first podium finish on the world stage.

0:39:13 > 0:39:15One of the major talking points, during and

0:39:15 > 0:39:17after the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, was of funding

0:39:17 > 0:39:22for British athletes.

0:39:22 > 0:39:24Basketball was one of the sports to criticise the millions spent

0:39:24 > 0:39:28on Team GB, at the Winter Games whilst they had their funding cut.

0:39:28 > 0:39:30Well after a record five medals, for Team GB, in South Korea,

0:39:30 > 0:39:33Sports Minister Tracey Crouch says she hopes there can be

0:39:33 > 0:39:38a resolution to the issue soon.

0:39:38 > 0:39:41Basketball is an incredibly important sport and it does a great

0:39:41 > 0:39:46deal of social good. It inspires people in very urban communities to

0:39:46 > 0:39:50participate in sport. It is a sport that they see a pathway to be able

0:39:50 > 0:39:54to represent the country. And with that in mind I am hosting an

0:39:54 > 0:39:58emergency summit next week to bring all the parties together so that we

0:39:58 > 0:40:02can have some sort of solution to the issue around funding.

0:40:02 > 0:40:04Now the big freeze has also been causing havoc

0:40:04 > 0:40:05with the sporting fixtures.

0:40:05 > 0:40:07We've seen the how the Premier League game,

0:40:07 > 0:40:12between Arsenal and Manchester City survived, and as well as the brave

0:40:12 > 0:40:15fans that made it, spare a thought for BBC commentators John Murray

0:40:15 > 0:40:18and Martin Keown, wrapped up warm there for 5live but many other

0:40:18 > 0:40:20fixtures and events have been forced off.

0:40:20 > 0:40:22They include the non-league match between Boreham Wood

0:40:22 > 0:40:23and Macclesfield Town.

0:40:23 > 0:40:25In Rugby League Leeds Rhinos won't be playing against Catalans Dragons

0:40:25 > 0:40:26in Super League.

0:40:26 > 0:40:33And racing at Kelso has also been postponed.

0:40:33 > 0:40:35No racing anywhere until Sunday.

0:40:35 > 0:40:38The BBC Sport website will keep you up-to-date with all the major

0:40:38 > 0:40:40events affected this weekend.

0:40:40 > 0:40:43Commentating must be one of the hardest things. Because you can't

0:40:43 > 0:40:52get warm. And it is a real test of whether or not you are a true fan

0:40:52 > 0:40:55because if you still go out to support your team in those

0:40:55 > 0:40:59conditions... And the true fans will not just attend the match they will

0:40:59 > 0:41:04help clear the pitch before, with shovels. Thank you very much.

0:41:04 > 0:41:07The frail and elderly can become even more vulnerable during the snow

0:41:07 > 0:41:08and freezing temperatures.

0:41:08 > 0:41:09But, with snow drifts and frozen roads, getting

0:41:09 > 0:41:17to them is challenging.

0:41:18 > 0:41:23We can follow the footsteps now, and we are down near Tiverton.

0:41:23 > 0:41:25Breakfast's John Maguire is in Somerset this morning looking

0:41:25 > 0:41:28at how carers are managing.

0:41:28 > 0:41:32In these conditions, we need to take special care for certain people,

0:41:32 > 0:41:37don't we?

0:41:49 > 0:41:55POOR SOUND QUALITY.

0:41:55 > 0:42:01We have some problems with John's microphone. Hold on from. John has

0:42:01 > 0:42:05been out and about near Tiverton and talking to some of those caught up

0:42:05 > 0:42:16in the problems. Let's have a look. You have got to be careful.Yes.

0:42:16 > 0:42:22After her car skidded on ice earlier, Carla is taking no chances.

0:42:22 > 0:42:25She's been driven to her next appointment by a boss who has hired

0:42:25 > 0:42:30four-wheel drive to ferry his care staff around to see the people they

0:42:30 > 0:42:34look after.We make sure that there are additional checks that the staff

0:42:34 > 0:42:38perform when they are going out. We make sure that their heating is

0:42:38 > 0:42:44adjusted accordingly, that they have got money on their gas and electric

0:42:44 > 0:42:51meters to make sure that they are not going to get into difficulty.As

0:42:51 > 0:42:53the snowfall increases and the temperatures drop, the roads become

0:42:53 > 0:42:58increasingly hazardous. Meanwhile, Marvin is at the window awaiting

0:42:58 > 0:43:05Carla's arrival.

0:43:05 > 0:43:07Carla's arrival.If we had waited a couple of months we could have had a

0:43:07 > 0:43:14white Christmas.This is a welfare check. Kalla make sure that Mervyn

0:43:14 > 0:43:18is warm, has eaten and has enough food.Wright, shopping, love, what

0:43:18 > 0:43:23do we need?He remembers the days when freezing winters were not such

0:43:23 > 0:43:32a rarity.And remember seeing a post and it would be white.In that I'm

0:43:32 > 0:43:35taking the appointments conditions had worsened. Progress between

0:43:35 > 0:43:39peoples homes might be slow but the carers are determined to get

0:43:39 > 0:43:43through, although often it is their safety that the clients are worried

0:43:43 > 0:43:46about.Lots of them wanted to cancel the calls because they were worried

0:43:46 > 0:43:52about is getting to them. But we were like, need is to check that

0:43:52 > 0:43:55you're right, you're warm, you are fed and you are safe. That is one of

0:43:55 > 0:44:01our main priorities.We need to be there. The vulnerable people who

0:44:01 > 0:44:07rely on Care on The own homes, for those people, people like Carla are

0:44:07 > 0:44:14lifeline, a vital service, whatever the weather.Sorry if you lost sound

0:44:14 > 0:44:18a little bit earlier on. Two things you learn when the weather is like

0:44:18 > 0:44:23this. Everything takes twice as long as you expect it to, and if

0:44:23 > 0:44:26something can go wrong, it absolutely will. We're at the 16th

0:44:26 > 0:44:33century Stonebridge near Tiverton across the River axe. I've only seen

0:44:33 > 0:44:36one vehicle crossed the bridge since we have been here, and it was a

0:44:36 > 0:44:40four-wheel drive vehicle from the local electricity company taking

0:44:40 > 0:44:44engineers around. That gives you an idea of the type of people that are

0:44:44 > 0:44:48out and about. We have been telling people to stay home if you possibly

0:44:48 > 0:44:53could. Of course, others have no choice. They are the real snow

0:44:53 > 0:44:57heroes. Not just emergency services and Armed Forces who have been

0:44:57 > 0:45:03drafted on, but an army of volunteer drivers taking people to hospital

0:45:03 > 0:45:08appointments, things like dialysis, I have heard of volunteers driving

0:45:08 > 0:45:12patients do dialysis appointments yesterday. That essential part of

0:45:12 > 0:45:14life must continue regardless of what the elements are throwing at

0:45:14 > 0:45:21us.Thank you very much, John. It looks very dramatic down there and

0:45:21 > 0:45:25tough for people coping with the conditions. Let's get the bigger

0:45:25 > 0:45:28picture. Sarah is looking after the weather for us today. It is looking

0:45:28 > 0:45:33stunning in some places. What is the picture?

0:45:38 > 0:45:43More snow in the forecast today. It is picturesque across many parts of

0:45:43 > 0:45:49the country but the snow is causing severe disruption. Dangerous weather

0:45:49 > 0:45:53conditions on the cards once again through today. Another bitterly cold

0:45:53 > 0:45:59day. Yesterday we had the coldest March day on record. Today there is

0:45:59 > 0:46:06severe wind-chill again and some snow. We have the cold, easterly

0:46:06 > 0:46:11winds bringing in the bitter end mass from Siberia, particularly in

0:46:11 > 0:46:17the north and east of the country. In the south we will see milder air

0:46:17 > 0:46:22working in with the remnants of Storm Emma working in in the south.

0:46:22 > 0:46:27This will bump into the cold air and bring more snow. The warnings in

0:46:27 > 0:46:34force from the Met Office for the North of Scotland, the North of

0:46:34 > 0:46:39England and some of Ireland as well. In the south-west there are Met

0:46:39 > 0:46:44Office weather warnings as well. We could see guests up to 60 miles an

0:46:44 > 0:46:48hour on the south coast. Parts of south-west England and into Wales we

0:46:48 > 0:46:53have the combination of heavy snowfall as well as a biting

0:46:53 > 0:47:02easterly winds. A very wintry day ahead. A bit of a respite, less for

0:47:02 > 0:47:07these south of Wales and Northern Ireland. More snowfall to come in

0:47:07 > 0:47:11Wales, southern England and Northern Ireland will stop further north the

0:47:11 > 0:47:18snow showers are blowing in on the easterly wind. If we look at top

0:47:18 > 0:47:21temperatures this afternoon, they will probably be a degree or so

0:47:21 > 0:47:26either side of freezing. In the wind-chill and the cold easterly

0:47:26 > 0:47:32wind it will feel around -4-macro 2-9d for many. Into the evening, the

0:47:32 > 0:47:43band of snow in South heads further north. -- -4 to -9 for many. We will

0:47:43 > 0:47:48continue to see snow showers pushing in on the easterly wind in North

0:47:48 > 0:47:52East England and east of Scotland as well. The snowfall not quite as

0:47:52 > 0:47:57heavy as we have seen. A further accumulation of several centimetres

0:47:57 > 0:48:00as well as icy conditions. Temperatures overnight plummeting

0:48:00 > 0:48:10below freezing. How is the weekend shaping up? Cold weather in the

0:48:10 > 0:48:15north. Further south things will turn milder and there is an ongoing

0:48:15 > 0:48:21risk of snow at times as well. On Saturday morning we will have lying

0:48:21 > 0:48:25snow and icy conditions. More snow in the north of England. Further

0:48:25 > 0:48:30south glad things are looking a little bit quieter and not quite as

0:48:30 > 0:48:39cold as they have been. Temperatures up to 4-7d. The snow showers will

0:48:39 > 0:48:47turn back to sleep and rain showers. -- sleet. There could be freezing

0:48:47 > 0:48:52rain in the south which could be difficult as they fall on to frozen

0:48:52 > 0:48:59surfaces. Rain showers likely further south at times. There will

0:48:59 > 0:49:03be some drier weather in between the showers. The wind-chill not so

0:49:03 > 0:49:07severe as we head through the weekend. We're back the rights died

0:49:07 > 0:49:16of freezing across the country. Thank you very much.

0:49:16 > 0:49:28We will keep you updated with the latest about the weather.

0:49:28 > 0:49:34If you cannot get to work, what are your reasons for not getting to

0:49:34 > 0:49:41work. Should you still get paid?The advice has been to stay at home and

0:49:41 > 0:49:44not travel unless absolutely necessary. The emergency services

0:49:44 > 0:49:50have been out in force helping stranded drivers will stop there

0:49:50 > 0:49:54have been determined delivery drivers who have an unusual way of

0:49:54 > 0:49:59getting around. Have a look.

0:50:04 > 0:50:08I am not quite sure if whatever he is delivering stayed warm enough to

0:50:08 > 0:50:13deliver it to the person who ordered it. If you genuinely cannot make it

0:50:13 > 0:50:18out of the house or usual bus or train is cancelled, maybe your

0:50:18 > 0:50:21child's School is closed and you have to stay at home, what are your

0:50:21 > 0:50:27rights?

0:50:27 > 0:50:32John Palmer is from the workplace advice service, Acas.

0:50:32 > 0:50:36Let's break this down. The first one I touched on was actually getting to

0:50:36 > 0:50:40work. What are your rights if you cannot get to work because of the

0:50:40 > 0:50:47snow.The most important thing is you stay safe and do not take

0:50:47 > 0:50:52unnecessary risks. Your health is far more important. In terms of your

0:50:52 > 0:50:55rights and there is no basic legal right to get paid for work if you

0:50:55 > 0:50:59cannot get in full stop there is something you need to arrange for

0:50:59 > 0:51:04yourself if you can reasonably do it. If your employer provides

0:51:04 > 0:51:07transport and they cannot provide it for weather related reasons or you

0:51:07 > 0:51:11have special arrangements and your employer is able to offer something

0:51:11 > 0:51:19discretionary, it could be that you would get

0:51:22 > 0:51:25would get paid there are alternative ways of working like home-working

0:51:25 > 0:51:27meaning you can get paid as well. The trick is to have a conversation

0:51:27 > 0:51:29with your boss beforehand? It is essential for your employer to know

0:51:29 > 0:51:34where you are if nothing else.If you get to work and it is cold when

0:51:34 > 0:51:40you get there, there are rules stating if it is too cold you do not

0:51:40 > 0:51:45need to work.There are no particular set minimum temperatures

0:51:45 > 0:51:50but your employer has a health and safety duty to make sure you're able

0:51:50 > 0:51:55to work safely. That means, do they need to provide you with warm gear

0:51:55 > 0:52:00to work with machinery and things like that?That is assuming your

0:52:00 > 0:52:05workplace is open. What about if it is closed entirely? The boss has

0:52:05 > 0:52:11said, we are going to lock up, stay at home.In most places where your

0:52:11 > 0:52:14employer has closed up and said he will not be able to come in no

0:52:14 > 0:52:21matter what, if you're ready, willing and able to work, you should

0:52:21 > 0:52:24be paid for that time. Many employers will have contingency

0:52:24 > 0:52:27arrangements in place and you should check what they are. I am in a

0:52:27 > 0:52:32position where I can home work. It might be there are other workplace

0:52:32 > 0:52:36is closer to you then you would normally go to, all those sorts of

0:52:36 > 0:52:41options need thinking about.One thing that would have affected so

0:52:41 > 0:52:45many parents is the number of schools that are closed as a parent

0:52:45 > 0:52:49maybe you can get to your child is at home and you need to stay at

0:52:49 > 0:52:57home.This affects a lot of people. Your children are your dependents.

0:52:57 > 0:53:01Work provides full-time or for that reason. It is about dealing

0:53:01 > 0:53:06unexpected emergencies like arranging unexpected childcare

0:53:06 > 0:53:16rather than taking four days. Many employers will choose to pay but it

0:53:16 > 0:53:19is worth checking with your contract. Even if it is not in

0:53:19 > 0:53:22there, talk to your employer pulls at these are exceptional

0:53:22 > 0:53:27circumstances we are in. See if there is a chance of looking after

0:53:27 > 0:53:33your child and working at home at the same time.Really useful advice.

0:53:33 > 0:53:37After seven o'clock I will talk about your rights when it comes to

0:53:37 > 0:53:42things like disruption on the trains or flights being disruptive meaning

0:53:42 > 0:53:48you cannot go on holiday. We will talk about that.

0:53:48 > 0:53:50Noise pollution from roads, chemicals in the air we breathe

0:53:50 > 0:53:53and light flooding our homes at night are all having

0:53:53 > 0:53:55a significant impact on our health, according

0:53:55 > 0:53:56to England's Chief Medical Officer.

0:53:56 > 0:54:00Dame Sally Davies's your report could lead the way cutting these

0:54:00 > 0:54:06types of pollutants and the risk they pose to as she joins us from

0:54:06 > 0:54:10our London studio. Before that, I want to talk to you about the

0:54:10 > 0:54:14weather. We were hearing yesterday that troops have been deployed to

0:54:14 > 0:54:19take hospital workers to and from their shifts last night what are you

0:54:19 > 0:54:26hearing?How bad is it? Difficulty -- clearly it is difficult to get to

0:54:26 > 0:54:30hospital. I worried about patients who may have had falls and might

0:54:30 > 0:54:35have damaged themselves. Particularly the vulnerable patients

0:54:35 > 0:54:40at home. Have they had enough medication to last them through this

0:54:40 > 0:54:45bell? If not can get a neighbour or family member to make sure they have

0:54:45 > 0:54:51got what they need. -- this spell. This is unprecedented. There is

0:54:51 > 0:54:55advice on the Public Health England website. People should not drive

0:54:55 > 0:55:02when it is unsafe because that will cause accidents, will end up with

0:55:02 > 0:55:07pressure on the NHS. It is our duty to help the whole community stay

0:55:07 > 0:55:11warm and hydrated and get medicines that they need.Let's come back to

0:55:11 > 0:55:15pollution of the cocktail of pollution you have described you say

0:55:15 > 0:55:20there is a horrifying lack of awareness. Air pollution might be

0:55:20 > 0:55:25more obvious but what is the noise and light pollution you are warning

0:55:25 > 0:55:29people is so dangerous?We do know about air pollution that people are

0:55:29 > 0:55:34not taking enough action yet because we cannot see it. Most pollution is

0:55:34 > 0:55:39localised. It is about getting local authorities to use powers and work

0:55:39 > 0:55:45with communities. Noise pollution is very irritating, annoying, stops

0:55:45 > 0:55:50sleep and impacts on mental health. That is the biggest cause of

0:55:50 > 0:55:54complaint to local authorities. That is already an issue and may get

0:55:54 > 0:56:00worse. We need decent soundproofing and considerate neighbours. Light

0:56:00 > 0:56:04soundproofing is something we are becoming more aware of. We started

0:56:04 > 0:56:09realising we could not see the stars at night in urban areas. As more

0:56:09 > 0:56:17blue light is used it can impact on the brain

0:56:18 > 0:56:20the brain puts you disturb your sleep pattern. One of the things

0:56:20 > 0:56:22that people are talking about and I have highlighted is he really should

0:56:22 > 0:56:27turn your screens of, your mobile phones but when you go to bed, for

0:56:27 > 0:56:31instance.That is good advice. When you wake in the morning and are

0:56:31 > 0:56:35getting ready for work, they are not thinking about air pollution or

0:56:35 > 0:56:39light pollution were now going to bed and the noise. They are

0:56:39 > 0:56:43irritating but is it really that serious when it comes to our health?

0:56:43 > 0:56:48We know that breaches of the targets for air pollution caused admissions

0:56:48 > 0:56:53to hospital with asthma and heart attacks. There is increasing

0:56:53 > 0:56:58evidence that moderate levels of air pollution and probably other

0:56:58 > 0:57:03pollutants, personal and household chemicals, as it were to contribute

0:57:03 > 0:57:09to long-term conditions. That then means it will contribute to our

0:57:09 > 0:57:14illness, our admissions to hospital and bring deaths forwards. That is

0:57:14 > 0:57:21why we need to measure the data much more. I don't want us to wake up in

0:57:21 > 0:57:26ten, 20 years, and say, this is like smoking or eating junk food if only

0:57:26 > 0:57:30we had known this ten, 20 years ago we would have done something about

0:57:30 > 0:57:40it and now people are dying.We will have to leave it there.

0:57:40 > 0:57:42Now it's time to get the very latest on the situation

0:57:42 > 1:01:02where you are from our BBC teams across the UK.

1:01:02 > 1:01:08Goodbye.

1:01:08 > 1:01:13Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Tina Daheley.

1:01:13 > 1:01:15The army has been called in to help rescue drivers stuck

1:01:15 > 1:01:17in snow and blizzards overnight - hundreds are still stranded.

1:01:17 > 1:01:25Police in Somerset and Hampshire have

1:01:25 > 1:01:26Troops, coastguard and search

1:01:26 > 1:01:31and rescue teams have been working through the night to clear roads.

1:01:31 > 1:01:41The M6 to do is block near Rochdale. And join us live on the A303 were

1:01:41 > 1:01:44these drivers are still waiting for news as to when they will be able to

1:01:44 > 1:01:47move on.

1:01:47 > 1:01:52Across the UK, the armed forces are helping

1:01:52 > 1:01:54essential NHS staff get to work.

1:01:54 > 1:01:55Ten people are now thought to have

1:01:55 > 1:01:58died in weather-related incidents since the severe weather began

1:01:58 > 1:01:59four days ago.

1:01:59 > 1:02:05We live in the south-west. This was the heart of the storm yesterday. We

1:02:05 > 1:02:09have been out with care teams in the rural community to see how they are

1:02:09 > 1:02:11keeping elderly people safe and warm.

1:02:25 > 1:02:29Good morning. A blueprint for Brexit. Theresa May will deliver a

1:02:29 > 1:02:32long-awaited speech setting out our plans for a future relationship with

1:02:32 > 1:02:33the EU.

1:02:33 > 1:02:36If you've been disrupted by the snow this week -

1:02:36 > 1:02:38on the roads, the railways or at the airports -

1:02:38 > 1:02:39are you entitled to compensation?

1:02:39 > 1:02:42I'll explain all the rules on travel disruption, just before 8.

1:02:42 > 1:02:44In sport, it's snow joke for Arsenal fans.

1:02:44 > 1:02:47As the pressure builds on manager Arsene Wenger, tens of thousands

1:02:47 > 1:02:50give their side the cold shoulder and miss the team's second

1:02:50 > 1:02:56thrashing in a week by Manchester City.

1:02:56 > 1:03:01And Sarah has the big picture on the weather. Good morning. We have at

1:03:01 > 1:03:05least one more day of disruptive weather. Today we are set to see

1:03:05 > 1:03:10more heavy snowfall, ice, freezing rain, combined with that biting

1:03:10 > 1:03:13easterly wind before things turn gradually milder through the

1:03:13 > 1:03:17weekend. I'll bring you a full forecast in about 15 minutes.

1:03:17 > 1:03:19Good morning.

1:03:19 > 1:03:20First, our main story.

1:03:20 > 1:03:22Hundreds of motorists are still trapped after spending

1:03:22 > 1:03:24the night in cars in freezing cold temperatures, stranded

1:03:24 > 1:03:28because of the continuing impact of heavy snowfall.

1:03:28 > 1:03:30The Armed Forces are helping to ensure essential NHS

1:03:30 > 1:03:34staff can get to work.

1:03:34 > 1:03:39They are also rescuing drivers.

1:03:39 > 1:03:41A Met Office red 'danger to life' warning covering south-west

1:03:41 > 1:03:44England and south Wales has been lifted, but amber and yellow

1:03:44 > 1:03:46warnings remain in place for much of the rest of the UK.

1:03:46 > 1:03:49Ten people have died in weather related incidents since the severe

1:03:49 > 1:03:50conditions first hit on Tuesday.

1:03:50 > 1:03:52There have been three serious incidents affecting

1:03:52 > 1:03:53major roads overnight.

1:03:53 > 1:03:55The M62 in the north of England is closed around

1:03:55 > 1:03:58Saddleworth Moor and Rochdale, where people are still stuck

1:03:58 > 1:04:01in strong winds and snow.

1:04:01 > 1:04:02Army, emergency services and volunteers have

1:04:02 > 1:04:05been working all night to get people to safety.

1:04:05 > 1:04:09In Hampshire, on the A31, police declared a major incident

1:04:09 > 1:04:11and brought in the Army to help free the road.

1:04:11 > 1:04:13Traffic on the eastbound carriageway has finally begun

1:04:13 > 1:04:16moving after it was closed for nearly ten hours.

1:04:16 > 1:04:18Hundreds of motorists are still trapped in freezing

1:04:18 > 1:04:25conditions in a major incident on the A303 near Taunton.

1:04:25 > 1:04:27Two BBC correspondents have been trapped

1:04:27 > 1:04:31in those closures overnight.

1:04:31 > 1:04:36In a moment, we'll hear from Duncan Kennedy who was

1:04:36 > 1:04:39on the A31 in the New Forest, but first Robert Hall sent us this

1:04:39 > 1:04:42report from the A303 - where he is still stranded.

1:04:42 > 1:04:44With every mile, the clouds came lower.

1:04:44 > 1:04:49More snow swirled, and the carriageway began to disappear.

1:04:49 > 1:04:51By the time we reached the hills of Wiltshire,

1:04:51 > 1:04:55the blizzard had begun.

1:04:55 > 1:04:56Very soon everything ground to a halt.

1:04:56 > 1:05:01Travelling tonight from east to west is absolutely horrendous.

1:05:01 > 1:05:03If I put the window down, hopefully you can see that,

1:05:03 > 1:05:08it is driving snow.

1:05:08 > 1:05:10We probably have six or seven inches here.

1:05:10 > 1:05:15In front and behind, hundreds of vehicles were going nowhere.

1:05:15 > 1:05:18We hope to get to Taunton eventually but at the moment it is not

1:05:18 > 1:05:21looking very promising and we could be stuck.

1:05:21 > 1:05:23With lorries blocking half the road, the snowploughs

1:05:23 > 1:05:31struggled to clear a path.

1:05:38 > 1:05:41Trying to get to an old people's home to to get the heating on.

1:05:41 > 1:05:43I've been stuck out here since 3pm this afternoon.

1:05:43 > 1:05:45Do you think you will get out?

1:05:45 > 1:05:47Of course we will. There is worse trouble at sea!

1:05:47 > 1:05:50At the foot of the next hill, delivery driver Mark Brown had

1:05:50 > 1:05:51become a traffic marshal.

1:05:51 > 1:05:53You seem to be taking charge of this.

1:05:53 > 1:05:55Well, somebody needs to.

1:05:55 > 1:05:57Finally after six hours the traffic began to crawl on,

1:05:57 > 1:06:03but this was going to be a very long night.

1:06:03 > 1:06:05Robert Hall, BBC News, Chicklade in Wiltshire.

1:06:05 > 1:06:07This is one of the major routes through the New Forest.

1:06:07 > 1:06:12But last night hundreds of motorists were trapped here for hours.

1:06:12 > 1:06:15How long have you been here?

1:06:15 > 1:06:17Um, I've been here about eight and a half hours.

1:06:17 > 1:06:19Eight and a half hours?

1:06:19 > 1:06:23For six miles, the dual carriageway became a snow-encrusted pavement.

1:06:23 > 1:06:24What's that?

1:06:24 > 1:06:25It's some overalls.

1:06:25 > 1:06:26Brilliant.

1:06:26 > 1:06:28That keeps it out a bit, doesn't it?

1:06:28 > 1:06:29A little bit.

1:06:29 > 1:06:32The wind dragged temperatures down to minus ten.

1:06:32 > 1:06:35How are you for supplies - water, food, blankets?

1:06:35 > 1:06:38I'm melting ice.

1:06:38 > 1:06:40I'm melting snow to drink because I've drank mine.

1:06:40 > 1:06:42Everywhere we went people shivered in their cars,

1:06:42 > 1:06:45unaware of when they'd get out.

1:06:45 > 1:06:48Many of these drivers will have spent six, seven, eight,

1:06:48 > 1:06:53nine hours stuck here on the A31 going absolutely nowhere.

1:06:53 > 1:06:57Also lacking supplies of water, food, blankets and fuel.

1:06:57 > 1:07:02Some drivers went the wrong way down the snow-covered verge to escape.

1:07:02 > 1:07:07Others decided to walk.

1:07:07 > 1:07:10I think it's gridlocked.

1:07:10 > 1:07:14By late evening, police declared a major incident,

1:07:14 > 1:07:19which gave the order to bring in heavy equipment.

1:07:19 > 1:07:23It wasn't until early this morning, ten hours after it started,

1:07:23 > 1:07:25traffic began moving, past abandoned vehicles in

1:07:25 > 1:07:29the direction of warmth and safety.

1:07:29 > 1:07:36Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, on the A31.

1:07:36 > 1:07:39We can speak to Robert Hall now, who's been trapped

1:07:39 > 1:07:44all night on the A303.

1:07:44 > 1:07:49This is the first chance we have had to see you in daylight and I can see

1:07:49 > 1:07:54all the traffic trapped there. Tell others what the situation is.I

1:07:54 > 1:07:58would estimate that we have close to 100 lorries and cars here. They

1:07:58 > 1:08:02stretch for about one mile in front of us. This blockage has been cause,

1:08:02 > 1:08:08I'm told, although not officially, by a greater that has got into

1:08:08 > 1:08:11trouble and blocked the road ahead. They have been trying to recover

1:08:11 > 1:08:17that for several hours. And back that way is the village of Chicklade

1:08:17 > 1:08:23that you saw in that report, were, I suppose, we are no more than two

1:08:23 > 1:08:27miles from there and all of the cars that got up that hill thinking,

1:08:27 > 1:08:32great we're on our way, this is what happened to them. It is the lack of

1:08:32 > 1:08:36information, really, we don't know what is happening. We have seen two

1:08:36 > 1:08:41policemen in the last seven, eight hours, very briefly down in

1:08:41 > 1:08:45Chicklade. They are very stretched, but people are pragmatic, but they

1:08:45 > 1:08:49just want some information, some sense that something is being done

1:08:49 > 1:08:52or that there is a timetable, and that just isn't happening at the

1:08:52 > 1:09:00moment.We are trying to find out more information for you. What we do

1:09:00 > 1:09:03know from Somerset police is that at this stage they have not yet called

1:09:03 > 1:09:09in the military. In some places, they have. Right now we are trying

1:09:09 > 1:09:13to find out more information to help those people trapped. We will be

1:09:13 > 1:09:20back with you a little later on. Thank you very much.

1:09:20 > 1:09:23In the last half and hour, Electricity North West say 5000

1:09:23 > 1:09:25properties are without power because of the continuing

1:09:25 > 1:09:32bad weather.

1:09:32 > 1:09:37Our correspondent, Sian LLoyd's outside Cardiff for us this morning.

1:09:37 > 1:09:43How has it been for you overnight? I'm standing beside what is one of

1:09:43 > 1:09:48the busiest motorway interchanges on the M4, and it is deserted this

1:09:48 > 1:09:52morning with stranded cars behind me. Last night we passed a lorry

1:09:52 > 1:09:57stuck, cars sliding across the carriageway. On a hill nearby cars

1:09:57 > 1:10:01were stuck in the snow. We helped a few of those get moving with the

1:10:01 > 1:10:06help of other motorists. South Wales Police have said they dealt with a

1:10:06 > 1:10:11number of weather-related incidents with drivers overnight. We were in

1:10:11 > 1:10:16the red warning yesterday. That has subsided, a few hours ago. Now we're

1:10:16 > 1:10:20on an amber warning with a threat of potentially more snow to come.

1:10:20 > 1:10:26Yesterday over 1000 schools closed in south Wales and we expect that to

1:10:26 > 1:10:30continue. A number of hospital appointments were cancelled this

1:10:30 > 1:10:34morning. The big hospital in Cardiff, and in Newport, is

1:10:34 > 1:10:44appealing to start to try to get in using 4x4s if they can but we know

1:10:44 > 1:10:48that there is more disruption that. Thank you, Sian Lloyd, just outside

1:10:48 > 1:10:55Cardiff.Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary is just outside

1:10:55 > 1:10:59London's King's Cross station. We are due to speak about Brexit but I

1:10:59 > 1:11:02wonder if you can address some of the issues that we are seeing this

1:11:02 > 1:11:06morning, with a lot of people in serious trouble. We have seen the

1:11:06 > 1:11:13situation on the A303 and in Rochdale near the end 62. Can you

1:11:13 > 1:11:18give as your analysis of situation? Is a very difficult situation in

1:11:18 > 1:11:23many parts of the country. We have teams from highways England, on some

1:11:23 > 1:11:26places the Armed Forces are providing support on the ground and

1:11:26 > 1:11:30we will try to get motorists moving as quickly as possible, and to get

1:11:30 > 1:11:34railway lines reopened. IMac King's Cross where many of the trees --

1:11:34 > 1:11:38trains are still running but many parts of these coast main line are

1:11:38 > 1:11:41still not opening. Everyone at Network Rail is trying to get those

1:11:41 > 1:11:47routes opened as soon as we possibly can.Robert Hall who are stuck on

1:11:47 > 1:11:50the A303 was saying there is no information at this stage and people

1:11:50 > 1:11:55are getting frustrated although they are being patient and looking after

1:11:55 > 1:11:58one another but they are not getting enough information. The other

1:11:58 > 1:12:02question is about bringing in the military. When the situation is as

1:12:02 > 1:12:06extreme as this, we understand Haven and Somerset police have not yet

1:12:06 > 1:12:12asked for help from the military. Are you involved in that

1:12:12 > 1:12:16decision-making process?The offer is there but it is down to the local

1:12:16 > 1:12:20police to decide when they need that help. We have said through highways

1:12:20 > 1:12:25England and to the local police that additional support can be provided

1:12:25 > 1:12:30and defence ministries are on stand-by to ask the forces whether

1:12:30 > 1:12:33they can make a difference. And I would like to pay tribute to those

1:12:33 > 1:12:37members of the public who have been using 4x4s to get health service

1:12:37 > 1:12:43after work. I know that highways England will try to get information

1:12:43 > 1:12:47to people through their website and through Twitter, but of course we

1:12:47 > 1:12:50also had technical problems around the country in many places getting

1:12:50 > 1:12:54information out. Everywhere is doing their best to get people the

1:12:54 > 1:12:59information they need as quickly as possible.Turning our attention to

1:12:59 > 1:13:04Brexit, Theresa May is coming up with a 5-point plan. Can you give us

1:13:04 > 1:13:08some insight into what she will be saying today?What she's going to be

1:13:08 > 1:13:15doing is setting out how we believe the future trading relationship and

1:13:15 > 1:13:18economic relationship with the European Union should work. She's

1:13:18 > 1:13:22set out principles that underpin those discussions, a commitment to

1:13:22 > 1:13:27respect the result of the referendum, to try to secure an

1:13:27 > 1:13:31enduring deal, not to be revisiting this again and again in the coming

1:13:31 > 1:13:35years, a lasting agreement, that is mindful of the needs of the country

1:13:35 > 1:13:39to protect jobs and security and to protect the union, that is very

1:13:39 > 1:13:42important, as well, a commitment from the government that the deal

1:13:42 > 1:13:48that we do will protect the integrity of the union of the United

1:13:48 > 1:13:51Kingdom. There has been some criticism about confused thinking,

1:13:51 > 1:13:56that even amongst the cabinet there is a great deal of contrary thought.

1:13:56 > 1:14:00Is it true that in BTR were meeting to work out what the Prime Minister

1:14:00 > 1:14:07was going to say, -- that in the two our meeting, that she change the

1:14:07 > 1:14:12thinking and the words of the speech because of complaints from Boris

1:14:12 > 1:14:17Johnson and David Davis about specific wording, is that true?I

1:14:17 > 1:14:22would be the wrong person to ask because I was answering questions in

1:14:22 > 1:14:25the House of Commons and I had gone through the detail of the speech

1:14:25 > 1:14:31before that. We've had discussions about what is the best approach. We

1:14:31 > 1:14:34are not clones. Of course this has been a discussion about what is

1:14:34 > 1:14:38right for Britain, about how we achieve the right balance between

1:14:38 > 1:14:40the different views in the country and that is what the government has

1:14:40 > 1:14:45been working to do, and when people see the Prime Minister's speech

1:14:45 > 1:14:48today, they will think this is a sensible approach, that reflects the

1:14:48 > 1:14:53different concerns in the country, that looks to protect jobs and

1:14:53 > 1:14:56security relationships for the future, looks to protect the union,

1:14:56 > 1:15:01and I

1:15:03 > 1:15:05and I hope can give something that the whole country can rally behind

1:15:05 > 1:15:07and say that this is a sensible blueprint for the future for our

1:15:07 > 1:15:09relationship with the European Union..1 is about respecting the

1:15:09 > 1:15:15referendum result, .2 is, whatever conclusions they come to, we must

1:15:15 > 1:15:23protect people'sjobs. Is it possible those things might clash, and if

1:15:23 > 1:15:26there are indications like there were yesterday from the car

1:15:26 > 1:15:31manufacturing industry, many jobs could be lost as a result of Brexit,

1:15:31 > 1:15:34there is a problem between recognising those two things.I

1:15:34 > 1:15:40don't believe that's the case. I am on my way, after being at King's

1:15:40 > 1:15:44Cross, up to Humberside to help Siemens launch a major investment,

1:15:44 > 1:15:47the German company expanding operations in the UK. Earlier this

1:15:47 > 1:15:53week we saw Toyota committing to build a new model in Derby so we are

1:15:53 > 1:15:56seeing businesses commit to Britain and what we are saying is that we

1:15:56 > 1:15:59want to secure a deal that is good for business in Britain but also

1:15:59 > 1:16:05business in Europe because this is a two-way process. We are the EU's

1:16:05 > 1:16:08second biggest export market with thousands of jobs across the EU

1:16:08 > 1:16:12depending on British consumers. We want those jobs to survive in the

1:16:12 > 1:16:17same way that be what jobs in Britain to survive. It's about

1:16:17 > 1:16:19creating a constructive, sensible trading relationship of the future,

1:16:19 > 1:16:24protecting jobs across the whole of Europe.Chris Grayling, Transport

1:16:24 > 1:16:33Secretary, thank you very much for your time this morning.

1:16:34 > 1:16:39Breaking news and hundreds of

1:16:39 > 1:16:44Breaking news and hundreds of

1:16:45 > 1:16:53the train has lost power and people are tweeting on board so they are --

1:16:53 > 1:17:00saying they are sitting in darkness. That is a stranded train. A lot of

1:17:00 > 1:17:04drivers are trapped in cars as well. They will be wondering what the

1:17:04 > 1:17:09weather will do next.

1:17:09 > 1:17:13They will be wondering what the weather will do next. Things will

1:17:13 > 1:17:19certainly turn a bit milder through the course of the weekend gradually.

1:17:19 > 1:17:24It is Italy cold today, particularly when the actor on the severe winter

1:17:24 > 1:17:29chill. There is not only ice and freezing rain but more snow in the

1:17:29 > 1:17:34forecast was we have had a lot of snow in the last few days. We have

1:17:34 > 1:17:39over 50 centimetres in south Wales. In Wattisham in Suffolk, 18

1:17:39 > 1:17:45centimetres. We still have this cold easterly winds bringing in a bitter

1:17:45 > 1:17:50end mass from Siberia, particularly across the north of the country.

1:17:50 > 1:17:54Further south things are turning left cold in the southerly breeze

1:17:54 > 1:17:59down to the fact that the remnants of storm Emma are heading into the

1:17:59 > 1:18:04South and bumping into the cold air. We have amber warnings for the East

1:18:04 > 1:18:07of Scotland and down towards north-east England and the South

1:18:07 > 1:18:12eastern parts of Northern Ireland as well. Further south, south Wales and

1:18:12 > 1:18:15Southern and South West England there are warning for heavy snow in

1:18:15 > 1:18:21combination with the strong wind will stop we could see another five

1:18:21 > 1:18:25to ten centimetres of snow with 20 centimetres on the hills. Let's have

1:18:25 > 1:18:32a look at how today is shaping up. The snow is not as heavy. Later this

1:18:32 > 1:18:36afternoon the next band more persistent heavy snow works in from

1:18:36 > 1:18:44the south. In northern England and eastern Scotland we will see several

1:18:44 > 1:18:48centimetres more accumulating. Temperatures are a degree or two

1:18:48 > 1:18:53either side of freezing. When you factor in the cold wind it will feel

1:18:53 > 1:19:03like minus nine degrees for some of us. The really cold day once again.

1:19:03 > 1:19:07Further south, this band of snow drifts northwards across England and

1:19:07 > 1:19:12Wales. It will fizzle out a bit but we could see several centimetres of

1:19:12 > 1:19:16snow accumulating, five centimetres of snow overnight. Temperatures

1:19:16 > 1:19:21falling below freezing for many of us. Another icy start on Saturday.

1:19:21 > 1:19:28It is still looking wintry. Turning left cold from the south but still

1:19:28 > 1:19:35the risk of snow and ice through the weekend. I see on Saturday morning.

1:19:35 > 1:19:40Saturday we have this band of snow drifting north. The snow not as

1:19:40 > 1:19:45heavy as we have seen over recent days. Further south the showers are

1:19:45 > 1:19:57turning back to sleep or -- 's fleet or freezing rain.

1:19:57 > 1:20:02or freezing rain. Tempted back to board to 7 degrees. -- temperatures

1:20:02 > 1:20:10back to four 27 degrees. Further south, some sunnier spells with rain

1:20:10 > 1:20:15showers creeping into parts of southern England and Wales. You will

1:20:15 > 1:20:18notice that the wind is much less strong on Sunday we are losing the

1:20:18 > 1:20:23severe wind-chill as we move through the course of the weekend. On Sunday

1:20:23 > 1:20:29and it is the risk of further snow the cumin rating in the North of

1:20:29 > 1:20:34England and Scotland. Temperatures around four five in the north and

1:20:34 > 1:20:39could reach eight, nine in the south. Eventually we will have mild

1:20:39 > 1:20:45conditions on the way. To watch out for more disruptive wintry weather.

1:20:45 > 1:20:52Keep your eyes on the latest weather forecast.

1:20:52 > 1:20:53In the

1:20:53 > 1:20:57past half an hour the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the Army has

1:20:57 > 1:21:02been called in to rescue drivers trapped on the M62.

1:21:02 > 1:21:07been called in to rescue drivers trapped on the M62. Thank you for

1:21:07 > 1:21:15speaking to us.How are you? Fed up. Really fed up. Can you tell us when

1:21:15 > 1:21:20you set out yesterday in what has happened since?Started yesterday

1:21:20 > 1:21:27work at

1:21:27 > 1:21:32work at -- half past five. I got stuck for three to seven hours. Got

1:21:32 > 1:21:41told to turn round at Saddleworth towards Manchester. I got so far and

1:21:41 > 1:21:47it stopped about six, I think, and I had been here ever since. I have

1:21:47 > 1:21:54watched cars turn around and I have been sat here all night.How are you

1:21:54 > 1:22:01staying warm? You are stuck in freezing temperatures.How are you?

1:22:01 > 1:22:06I have kept the engine running but I ran out of drink and food probably

1:22:06 > 1:22:11around six, seven o'clock last night. I have had nothing for the

1:22:11 > 1:22:16last 12 hours. I saw a policeman before asking how long it would be.

1:22:16 > 1:22:20Saying they were waiting for the wind to die down. Then they could

1:22:20 > 1:22:26let the traffic through.Have you stayed in your car the whole time?

1:22:26 > 1:22:30This morning I was hearing somebody saying they could not open their car

1:22:30 > 1:22:35door because it was that windy.It was really windy. At one point the

1:22:35 > 1:22:40wind takes you off your feet. A policeman said it was hitting over

1:22:40 > 1:22:48100 miles an hour at some points.We are hearing that troops have now

1:22:48 > 1:22:51been deployed and we have also heard that volunteers are bringing hot

1:22:51 > 1:22:56drink and food. You are saying you have not had any information from

1:22:56 > 1:23:00anyone.In the last half an hour there was a policeman walking down

1:23:00 > 1:23:05the motorway. I said to him, how long will it be? He said we are

1:23:05 > 1:23:11waiting now for the highways to open the road when it is open you can go.

1:23:11 > 1:23:15There is no timing on this. It could be dinner time or another 12 hours.

1:23:15 > 1:23:23I have no idea. Take care. I hate you get back soon. Simon mentioned

1:23:23 > 1:23:25that volunteers.

1:23:25 > 1:23:34I think we're going to speak to one them now

1:23:37 > 1:23:41in Milnrow, Rochdale.

1:23:41 > 1:23:52tell swat has been happening?We are in the community centre at that

1:23:52 > 1:24:01worth Hall.What have you been doing?We are a group of volunteers

1:24:01 > 1:24:08and we got the cars from the roundabout yesterday evening. We

1:24:08 > 1:24:11have been onto the motorway and done our best to keep people fed and

1:24:11 > 1:24:22watered until it got too dangerous with the wind. We have got

1:24:22 > 1:24:29Butterworth Hall and the church.You are taking food and drinks to people

1:24:29 > 1:24:36stuck in the car 's quest at yes, we were. How could you get to and fro?

1:24:36 > 1:24:46If anybody knows the village, we can get up a steep hill going up to the

1:24:46 > 1:24:53motorway. People were ferrying food up and down the hill. It was a bit

1:24:53 > 1:24:57treacherous. We got to the cars and we fed as many as we could before it

1:24:57 > 1:25:03got too dangerous.You mean you are literally walking up and down the

1:25:03 > 1:25:10slopes with the food and the drinks? Yes, we were.Are you were met by

1:25:10 > 1:25:21some very people, won't you?-- I dare say you were met.We were. I

1:25:21 > 1:25:25mean, what have you been told? One thing people are complaining about

1:25:25 > 1:25:32is lack of information. What are you hearing or seeing in terms of the

1:25:32 > 1:25:38rescue operation?I am very lucky. Being a councillor, officers at

1:25:38 > 1:25:42Rochdale Council have been keeping us updated as best they could. We

1:25:42 > 1:25:47have now just been told this morning that the motorway will not open at

1:25:47 > 1:25:53least before 12 o'clock today will stop I tell you what, sometimes got

1:25:53 > 1:25:59a hot of tea and a smiling face can make a big difference, can't it?

1:25:59 > 1:26:03People can come down to Butterworth Hall any time and we are sat here

1:26:03 > 1:26:09waiting for them.Thank you for your help in these difficult situations.

1:26:09 > 1:26:13It is so nice when those stories, about people trying to help each

1:26:13 > 1:26:17other when things like this do happen. Much more on the weather

1:26:17 > 1:26:21throughout the programme. John Maguire is in Devon with some of

1:26:21 > 1:26:26those most affected. Look at it behind you all stop very slowly and

1:26:26 > 1:26:34very cold.What is going on? Snowy and cold. Absolutely right. This is

1:26:34 > 1:26:40the eye of the storm yesterday. We just outside to the ten. One thing I

1:26:40 > 1:26:45wanted to say about the conditions, it does look beautiful. There is a

1:26:45 > 1:26:50crust on top of the ice which is unpleasant. You would not want to go

1:26:50 > 1:26:54sledging on it because of the freezing temperatures. Look at that

1:26:54 > 1:27:01exclamation up a piece of snow which is frozen. Also eyes in the river.

1:27:01 > 1:27:06-- look at that! We are certainly not out of the woods yet. More from

1:27:06 > 1:30:35us here in Devon right across the

1:30:43 > 1:30:47Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.

1:30:47 > 1:30:49Hundreds of motorists are still trapped after spending

1:30:49 > 1:30:52the night in cars in freezing cold temperatures, stranded on motorways

1:30:52 > 1:30:57because of heavy snowfall.

1:30:57 > 1:31:03There are hundreds trapped on the M62 to in the north-west and more on

1:31:03 > 1:31:07two motorways in the South West. The Armed Forces have been brought in to

1:31:07 > 1:31:11assist with major incidents and help get essential NHS staff to work. We

1:31:11 > 1:31:16have heard that hundreds of train passengers are stuck on a South

1:31:16 > 1:31:20Western Railways train just outside Christchurch, which broke down

1:31:20 > 1:31:24before 1am, having left London just after 5pm, and the train seems to

1:31:24 > 1:31:32have lost power. There are some tweets from those on board the train

1:31:32 > 1:31:38saying that they are in darkness with no food on board. The M62 do is

1:31:38 > 1:31:43closed near Saddleworth Moor and Rochdale. People are stuck in strong

1:31:43 > 1:31:50winds and snow. Moving our attention to the south, in Hampshire, on the a

1:31:50 > 1:31:5531 police declared what is called a major incident. The military was

1:31:55 > 1:31:59brought in to help free the road. We know that hundreds of motorists are

1:31:59 > 1:32:02still trapped in freezing conditions and we have seen some of the

1:32:02 > 1:32:08pictures ourselves

1:32:08 > 1:32:13pictures ourselves on the A303 near Taunton. How are you for supplies,

1:32:13 > 1:32:17water, food, blankets?I am melting ice because I have drunk mind.We're

1:32:17 > 1:32:21hoping to get a Taunton, but at the moment it is not looking very

1:32:21 > 1:32:24promising and we could be stuck. Trying to get to an old peoples home

1:32:24 > 1:32:29to get the heating on and I've been stuck out here since 3pm.Do you

1:32:29 > 1:32:34think you're going to get out? Yes, of course we will.There is worse

1:32:34 > 1:32:42trouble at sea.How long have you been here? About nine hours.

1:32:42 > 1:32:45We can get the latest now from our reporter Fiona Lamdin

1:32:45 > 1:32:48who is in Somerset for us this morning.

1:32:48 > 1:32:52Lots of ice and snow around you, can you tell is what the conditions are

1:32:52 > 1:32:58like? You people pushing a car behind you.This has been going on

1:32:58 > 1:33:03all evening. There is some team spirit here. We're close to the M5,

1:33:03 > 1:33:08we are literally seconds from it. And yet nobody can move their car.

1:33:08 > 1:33:12Everyone is helping each other trying to get out this morning. I'm

1:33:12 > 1:33:15going to introduce you to one of the gentleman I have met who got stuck

1:33:15 > 1:33:23last night. He only lives 18 miles away. Well done for helping, John.

1:33:23 > 1:33:27Just explain the problem you have because you can't even get into the

1:33:27 > 1:33:32back of your car.I can't, it is covered in a thick layer of ice, and

1:33:32 > 1:33:36I have a spade in the back which I'm trying to get to so that I can dig

1:33:36 > 1:33:42the Carr out of the snow.You had to make an emergency stay the last

1:33:42 > 1:33:47night.I did. I was travelling from County Durham to near Yeovil and got

1:33:47 > 1:33:52to Taunton and could not get up the hill out of Taunton. You are local,

1:33:52 > 1:33:58have you ever seen it like this? I have never seen snow like this.It

1:33:58 > 1:34:02is remarkable. Many people I spoke to said that the M5 was like a white

1:34:02 > 1:34:08ice Rink last night.I came down the M5, it was possible with care, I was

1:34:08 > 1:34:12only doing about 30 miles an hour and it was feasible to do that.Are

1:34:12 > 1:34:18you impressed with the team spirit? They are doing a great job. I had a

1:34:18 > 1:34:21wonderful breakfast. Somebody walked in the 20 minutes to make breakfast,

1:34:21 > 1:34:26so it has been really good.How long will it take you to get out?If I

1:34:26 > 1:34:29can get to the main road I should get within about one mile of home

1:34:29 > 1:34:36quite easily.Thank you very much, and stay safe. Everyone here has a

1:34:36 > 1:34:42story, but at the moment, people are very much stuck here.That is the

1:34:42 > 1:34:48key thing, a good breakfast to keep your spirits up. We will have more

1:34:48 > 1:34:51on the weather situation on how the roads and railways are affected.

1:34:51 > 1:34:55That will be coming up later on. Other news, now.

1:34:55 > 1:34:58Theresa May will today spell out her vision for Britain's future

1:34:58 > 1:35:00relationship with the EU as she seeks to lay

1:35:00 > 1:35:02the ground for the next phase of Brexit negotiations.

1:35:02 > 1:35:04In a keenly-awaited speech, the Prime Minister will tell

1:35:04 > 1:35:06Brussels she wants the 'deepest and broadest possible trade

1:35:06 > 1:35:08agreement' with the bloc while calling on warring parties

1:35:08 > 1:35:13in the UK to unite.

1:35:13 > 1:35:18Water companies have been accused by the Environment

1:35:18 > 1:35:19Secretary, Michael Gove, of exploiting their market power

1:35:19 > 1:35:21and neglecting the environment.

1:35:21 > 1:35:24He said too many of them had paid no tax and hidden their earnings

1:35:24 > 1:35:25in offshore accounts.

1:35:25 > 1:35:28And he promised to back the regulator Ofwat in tightening up

1:35:28 > 1:35:30rules for the industry.

1:35:30 > 1:35:32New research suggests that there could be as many as

1:35:32 > 1:35:34five different strains of diabetes.

1:35:34 > 1:35:36Current medical diagnosis is for type one or type two

1:35:36 > 1:35:37of the blood sugar condition.

1:35:37 > 1:35:40Scientists in Scandinavia believe their findings,

1:35:40 > 1:35:43based on a study of 15,000 patients, shows how different

1:35:43 > 1:35:49causes, risks and complications can respond to different treatments.

1:35:49 > 1:35:54The condition currently affects one in every 11 adults, worldwide.

1:35:54 > 1:36:01Now the latest sports news.

1:36:01 > 1:36:09We will take our eyes off of the weather, sort of. Sporting events

1:36:09 > 1:36:14have been affected, including the darts in Exeter, the roads around

1:36:14 > 1:36:20were treacherous for fans and players to get to. And the ski and

1:36:20 > 1:36:25snowboard Cross Championships at Glenshee in Scotland, the roads

1:36:25 > 1:36:29around are blocked and spectators and staff could not get there.

1:36:29 > 1:36:33They got the game on at Arsenal last night basically because of

1:36:33 > 1:36:39old-fashioned people with shovels.

1:36:39 > 1:36:42A sense of deja vu for the Arsenal fans that did brave the weather.

1:36:42 > 1:36:44Their team, put in another poor performance,

1:36:44 > 1:36:47which ended in their second 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in a week.

1:36:47 > 1:36:49After City's third goal went in, the sound of boos,

1:36:49 > 1:36:53from the half-empty Arsenal stands drowned out the City celebrations.

1:36:53 > 1:36:59Former Arsenal great Martin Keown is among those now calling for manager

1:36:59 > 1:37:04Arsene Wenger to go.As a player you would be tapped on the shoulder by

1:37:04 > 1:37:08Arsene Wenger and he said, look, your time is up, you are too old.

1:37:08 > 1:37:13When are you too old as a manager, when is it gone? That is what we're

1:37:13 > 1:37:17talking about. We are not seeing on the pitch the magic he greeted the

1:37:17 > 1:37:23past. It is gone. It is almost like a boxer in the ring, one more fight,

1:37:23 > 1:37:29and no one is throwing in the towel.

1:37:29 > 1:37:31While one manager has perhaps outstayed his welcome,

1:37:31 > 1:37:34in the eyes of some fans, Phil Neville made the perfect start

1:37:34 > 1:37:36to his reign, in charge of the England women's team.

1:37:36 > 1:37:39His side thrashed France 4-1 in the SheBelieves Cup in Ohio.

1:37:39 > 1:37:41And, after all the controversy over his appointment,

1:37:41 > 1:37:44it was good to get matters on the pitch up and running.

1:37:44 > 1:37:46He's been dubbed the next Bradley Wiggins by one

1:37:46 > 1:37:47of his own team-mates.

1:37:47 > 1:37:49Teenager Ethan Hayter helped Great Britain win gold

1:37:49 > 1:37:51in the men's team pursuit at the World Track Cycling

1:37:51 > 1:37:55Championships in the Netherlands.

1:37:55 > 1:37:57Beating the home nation in the final were Hayter,

1:37:57 > 1:37:59Charlie Tanfield, Kian Emadi, and elder statesman Ed Clancy.

1:37:59 > 1:38:05Decent.

1:38:05 > 1:38:08I think he is the next Wiggins, to be honest.

1:38:08 > 1:38:10He is really that good.

1:38:10 > 1:38:16He is good on the road, good on track and arguably the

1:38:16 > 1:38:19strongest guy in our team today and what, 19 years old?

1:38:19 > 1:38:21Laura Kenny said was shattered, but loved every minute

1:38:21 > 1:38:23of being back on the track, after winning silver

1:38:23 > 1:38:25in the women's team pursuit.

1:38:25 > 1:38:27She said they couldn't help but feel disappointed, with second place,

1:38:27 > 1:38:31but the United States were just too strong.

1:38:31 > 1:38:35I am shattered. Normally I'm in bed by this time with the little one. It

1:38:35 > 1:38:40is like interval training in the night-time!. I have loved every

1:38:40 > 1:38:48minute of being back on the track.

1:38:48 > 1:38:50And Laura Muir gave Great Britain their first medal,

1:38:50 > 1:38:53at the World Indoor Athletics Championships.

1:38:53 > 1:38:56She was stuck in a taxi on the M6 for six hours.

1:38:56 > 1:38:57It cost £1500!

1:38:57 > 1:38:59And she gave Britain the first medal.

1:38:59 > 1:39:01She won bronze in Birmingham, in the 3,000 metres -

1:39:01 > 1:39:03that's her first podium finish on the world stage.

1:39:03 > 1:39:11Thankfully she made it in the end, through the snow and ice. She might

1:39:11 > 1:39:15have liked the chance to warm up. Plenty of sporting fixtures will be

1:39:15 > 1:39:19affected over the weekend. They will see if they can get the

1:39:19 > 1:39:23Middlesbrough against Leeds came on tonight. Check them BBC sport

1:39:23 > 1:39:30website for news before heading out of the game.

1:39:30 > 1:39:32The frail and elderly can become even more vulnerable during the snow

1:39:32 > 1:39:34and freezing temperatures.

1:39:34 > 1:39:35But with snow drifts and frozen roads, getting

1:39:35 > 1:39:39to them is challenging.

1:39:39 > 1:39:41Breakfast's John Maguire is in Devon this morning looking

1:39:41 > 1:39:44at how carers are managing.

1:39:44 > 1:39:51It was beautiful where you are, but how are people managing?And just

1:39:51 > 1:39:55outside Tiverton. It is freezing. This freezing rain the Met Office

1:39:55 > 1:40:00referred to yesterday is coming down. When it settles on a hard

1:40:00 > 1:40:03surface it is instantly frozen. Look at this, there is a crust on top of

1:40:03 > 1:40:11the snow. When you pick it up, it is really hard and quite unpleasant,

1:40:11 > 1:40:16really, in that cold, easterly wind that Sarah has been talking about.

1:40:16 > 1:40:19Very tough conditions, very demanding conditions. I have only

1:40:19 > 1:40:26seen one vehicle on the road, even on the a roads there has hardly been

1:40:26 > 1:40:31any traffic. That vehicle was going round checking electricity supplies.

1:40:31 > 1:40:35We joined residential care is in Somerset yesterday as the storm was

1:40:35 > 1:40:39starting to build to see how they are keeping people in rural

1:40:39 > 1:40:44communities safe and warm.

1:40:50 > 1:40:54After her car skidded on ice yesterday Kalla is taking no

1:40:54 > 1:40:59chances. She's been driven to your next appointment by her boss who has

1:40:59 > 1:41:03hired 4x4s to ferry his staff around to see the people they look after.

1:41:03 > 1:41:06We make sure that there are additional checks that the staff

1:41:06 > 1:41:11perform when they are going out. We make sure that their heating is

1:41:11 > 1:41:15adjusted accordingly. We make sure that they have got money on their

1:41:15 > 1:41:19gas and electric meters, to make sure that they are not going to get

1:41:19 > 1:41:24into difficulty.As the snowfall increases and the temperatures drop

1:41:24 > 1:41:31the roads become increasingly hazardous. Meanwhile, Mervyn is at

1:41:31 > 1:41:37the window awaiting the arrival of Kalla.If we could rewind a couple

1:41:37 > 1:41:41of months we could have had a white Christmas and brought you out

1:41:41 > 1:41:46Christmas dinner.This is a welfare check. Kalla make sure that Mervyn

1:41:46 > 1:41:50is warm, he has eaten and he has enough food.Wright, shopping, now,

1:41:50 > 1:41:55what do we need?He remembers the days when freezing winters were not

1:41:55 > 1:42:01such a rarity.My eyes would be like icicles, all the way across, like

1:42:01 > 1:42:07white.Conditions worsened and progress between peoples homes might

1:42:07 > 1:42:12have been slow, but the carers are determined get through. It is their

1:42:12 > 1:42:17safety that their clients I work about -- worried about.Lots of them

1:42:17 > 1:42:20wanted to cancel their calls because they are worried about as getting to

1:42:20 > 1:42:26them but they need as here because we need to check that they are all

1:42:26 > 1:42:29right, warm, fed and safe. That is one of our main priorities, so, we

1:42:29 > 1:42:37need to be there.The vulnerable people who rely on care in The Red

1:42:37 > 1:42:42Hands, for those people, people like Kalla are a lifeline, a vital

1:42:42 > 1:42:54service, whatever the weather. I'm joined now by the Berry family.How

1:42:54 > 1:43:00did you get the? We came by car from Tiverton town a single track. It was

1:43:00 > 1:43:03pretty easy, really, just going steady. My husband did pretty well.

1:43:03 > 1:43:09I wouldn't have done it, but it was good.You probably need to know what

1:43:09 > 1:43:14you are doing, Julian, in these conditions.And the boys at the date

1:43:14 > 1:43:18you out? Yes, Charlie was brewing. It was downhill most of the way, as

1:43:18 > 1:43:27well.You have got to keep the speed down.What does the weather

1:43:27 > 1:43:32conditions like this bring out in people, do you think?It brings out

1:43:32 > 1:43:36people working together. People have taken heed of the warnings. On the

1:43:36 > 1:43:41road here today I saw one car. As long as you're sensible and you take

1:43:41 > 1:43:45heed, we have got here, but we waited until it was like and we

1:43:45 > 1:43:49listen to radio Devon and they said don't go out in the car and if you

1:43:49 > 1:43:54do have to go, go steady. People are working together and keeping an eye

1:43:54 > 1:43:59out for elderly neighbours that they have got. They have all stayed in

1:43:59 > 1:44:06and what food in before, and they are all ready to go.We spoke on BBC

1:44:06 > 1:44:10Breakfast about rural communities and isolation and things like that.

1:44:10 > 1:44:18This absolutely accentuates it. Absolutely.

1:44:18 > 1:44:23Absolutely. Here in Bickley it is a rural community. I am from Tiverton,

1:44:23 > 1:44:27but in your own little bit, keeping an eye on somebody else, and if they

1:44:27 > 1:44:32need help, you just have to be there to help.A lot of farmers get out,

1:44:32 > 1:44:37perhaps there's not much you can view on the land but you can go out

1:44:37 > 1:44:41with tractors and pool cars out, that sort of thing.We have got

1:44:41 > 1:44:46neighbours who have got a 4x4, and I know that they would help.At this

1:44:46 > 1:44:53time of year, I would go out while everyone is at home anyway, in ten

1:44:53 > 1:44:58feet of snow they are driving around quite happily anyway.Can anyone

1:44:58 > 1:45:04here remember 1963? Now. Thank you very much for talking to us this

1:45:04 > 1:45:14morning. This is the river Exe. People believe that -- believed that

1:45:14 > 1:45:20this bridge was the inspiration for Bridge Over Troubled Water but then

1:45:20 > 1:45:23Art Garfunkel said that Paul Simon got the lyrics from a prayer book.

1:45:23 > 1:45:28People say that they have never seen ice at this place in the river Exe

1:45:28 > 1:45:32before. It is cold at this place, and we are not quite out of the

1:45:32 > 1:45:38woods yet.

1:45:38 > 1:45:41Very much our job the smaller with trying to

1:45:41 > 1:45:42Very much our job the smaller with trying to keep you up to date with

1:45:42 > 1:45:47the developments on the road. We understand there has been a train

1:45:47 > 1:45:53stuck on the tracks. It left London at 5:45pm yesterday and many people

1:45:53 > 1:45:59were trapped on that train and they are still stuck this morning. We are

1:45:59 > 1:46:04hoping to speak to passengers on board that train. Passengers have

1:46:04 > 1:46:09been stuck on the train overnight. Quite a few people have been talking

1:46:09 > 1:46:12about really strong winds in amongst the very low temperatures.

1:46:12 > 1:46:19Absolutely.

1:46:19 > 1:46:28The wind chill is making it feel like -9, -10. We have the ice,

1:46:28 > 1:46:35freezing rain and more snow around with the bitter winds. This was the

1:46:35 > 1:46:40scene taken by one of our weather watchers in Buxton. Similar up and

1:46:40 > 1:46:45down the country. Another very cold day with severe wind-chill and also

1:46:45 > 1:46:49heavy snow for some of us. Not all of us will see fresh snow during the

1:46:49 > 1:46:55day. If we look at some of the snow totals, more than 50 centimetres in

1:46:55 > 1:47:06Saint Athan. What are shown in Suffolk 18 centimetres. We still

1:47:06 > 1:47:11have the beast from the East bringing in chilly conditions from

1:47:11 > 1:47:16Siberia. That is because we have the remnants of storm Emma bumping into

1:47:16 > 1:47:22the cold air which will bring us more snow today. Let's look where we

1:47:22 > 1:47:26have amber warnings in force across parts of eastern Scotland,

1:47:26 > 1:47:30north-east England and Northern Ireland. We could see between five

1:47:30 > 1:47:36and centimetres more. In Wales and the south-west of England warnings

1:47:36 > 1:47:43of heavy snow and strong winds. We have got some really treacherous

1:47:43 > 1:47:48conditions. If we look through the day today, the snow is not as heavy

1:47:48 > 1:47:52across Wales and southern England. Later in the day we see the next

1:47:52 > 1:47:57batch of heavy snow and freezing rain possible which can be really

1:47:57 > 1:48:00dangerous around the south coast. Further north some wintry sunshine

1:48:00 > 1:48:04but also heavy snow showers in the north-east of England and eastern

1:48:04 > 1:48:08Scotland and Northern Ireland. Temperatures just a degree or two

1:48:08 > 1:48:13either side of freezing. When you add on the effect of the brisk,

1:48:13 > 1:48:20eased to the wind, it will feel arctic.

1:48:20 > 1:48:24arctic. -- easterly wind. We will continue to see this band of snow

1:48:24 > 1:48:28pushing its way northwards across England and Wales this evening and

1:48:28 > 1:48:32overnight. It will fizzle out a little of it reaches northern

1:48:32 > 1:48:37England through the second half of the night. Snow showers continue in

1:48:37 > 1:48:44the North East of England and Scotland. Lots of snow likely. A

1:48:44 > 1:48:49cold and icy start to the weekend. Through the weekend it was stake in

1:48:49 > 1:48:55the north and less cold in the south. Still the risk of further

1:48:55 > 1:49:01snowfall. -- it will stay. We will have cloud and snow in the

1:49:01 > 1:49:06north-east of England which will fizzle out. Elsewhere there are snow

1:49:06 > 1:49:10showers in northern and eastern parts of Scotland. Further south the

1:49:10 > 1:49:16showers should turn to sleet and rain in the south-west of England.

1:49:16 > 1:49:20It will still be a few degrees above freezing further north. There are

1:49:20 > 1:49:27still snow showers by the time we get to Sunday. Perhaps a few for

1:49:27 > 1:49:32Northern Ireland. Also some rain and sleet in the south-east of England.

1:49:32 > 1:49:38You noticed the wind will not be as strong by the time we get to Sunday.

1:49:38 > 1:49:42-- you will notice. Eventually a slight improvement but certainly

1:49:42 > 1:49:48another day of disruptive weather today.

1:49:48 > 1:49:49Lots of

1:49:49 > 1:49:53Lots of stories of travel disruption coming in. Trains are delayed for

1:49:53 > 1:49:58that we have been looking at chaos on the roads and we have also

1:49:58 > 1:50:04been looking at cancelled flights and holiday plans.The advice has

1:50:04 > 1:50:09been not to travel unless strictly necessary. What if you have flights

1:50:09 > 1:50:18or holidays booked? Morning. I know you have had a tough trip in. Let's

1:50:18 > 1:50:21start first of all with flights and holidays will do that has been a big

1:50:21 > 1:50:27thing for many who cannot get to the airport. Grey lives in Newcastle. He

1:50:27 > 1:50:32booked a stay in Dorset. What about when you have a holiday plans or

1:50:32 > 1:50:39hotel, what are your rights?There are so many different elements.

1:50:39 > 1:50:46Firstly is the flights. They have the duty of care to look after you.

1:50:46 > 1:50:50You can get refunds and alternate flights will do it depends if you're

1:50:50 > 1:50:57going on a quick, two day trip to Paris or a long haul flight. If it

1:50:57 > 1:51:00is a package holiday, a different set of rights because it is a

1:51:00 > 1:51:06package and therefore you deal with the tour operator and they will

1:51:06 > 1:51:13advise you, whether you want to read book and go at a later time. -- look

1:51:13 > 1:51:21again at a later time.One of the issues will be about the term and

1:51:21 > 1:51:29conditions.When the UK hotel does the saver rate booking you take

1:51:29 > 1:51:33chances will stop some operators and organisations have been good enough

1:51:33 > 1:51:36to work with consumers on finding some solutions and a bit of

1:51:36 > 1:51:41goodwill. You have to constantly keep checking terms and conditions

1:51:41 > 1:51:45for that this is where phones were e-mails and printers are your

1:51:45 > 1:51:54friends will stop get your details together.Someone from Cardiff

1:51:54 > 1:51:58saying, is she covered by travel insurance?Banks may have additional

1:51:58 > 1:52:06cover. Check with your bank if your account applies to anything.If you

1:52:06 > 1:52:10are at home and hoping someone will deliver a parcel it does not show up

1:52:10 > 1:52:14but what are your rights question what you might have taken a day off

1:52:14 > 1:52:18work to wait for it.Online supermarket shopping and all major

1:52:18 > 1:52:23operators are saying they will do everything they can to get it to you

1:52:23 > 1:52:29but they are not duty bound for that you can cancel orders. Even if you

1:52:29 > 1:52:32have booked next day delivery does not mean you will get it may have

1:52:32 > 1:52:37terms and conditions to protect them. They have a 30 day window will

1:52:37 > 1:52:42stop you can return the goods as well.Let's talk about events and

1:52:42 > 1:52:45things you might be hoping to go to, a concert or performance of some

1:52:45 > 1:52:52sort and you cannot get there.What are your rights? Keep talking to the

1:52:52 > 1:52:55operators and the promotion and concert venues and understand if the

1:52:55 > 1:53:00event is going ahead. If they can get musician and bands that they

1:53:00 > 1:53:03will see that all audience if the show is going ahead should get a

1:53:03 > 1:53:09reasonable chance. If you have travel issues, we need to put safety

1:53:09 > 1:53:13first. If you want to get going with the application of goodwill, maybe

1:53:13 > 1:53:17print out all the details of why you cannot get their Chris Eves summer

1:53:17 > 1:53:23will do something on another date. They are not duty-bound to do that.

1:53:23 > 1:53:29We know there is a lot of goodwill as far as the emergency services.

1:53:29 > 1:53:34Let's hope it applies to business as well. Thank you for making the

1:53:34 > 1:53:39effort to come in today. More from me today about the gas shortages

1:53:39 > 1:53:44which are no longer in force. We will pick up on some of the issues

1:53:44 > 1:53:48you are talking about to do with transport, travel and conditions. As

1:53:48 > 1:53:52we have been hearing, the weather has been having a huge impact on

1:53:52 > 1:53:57services across the UK. Earlier, the Chief Medical Officer in England

1:53:57 > 1:54:02said the current situation is unprecedented.This is

1:54:02 > 1:54:06unprecedented. There is very good at fries on the Public Health England

1:54:06 > 1:54:11website and people should follow the advice of not driving when it is

1:54:11 > 1:54:16unsafe. -- very good advice will stop that will end up with pressure

1:54:16 > 1:54:21on the NHS. Clearly it is our duty to help the whole community stay

1:54:21 > 1:54:26warm, stay hydrated and get the medicines they need.As we have been

1:54:26 > 1:54:30hearing this morning by hundreds of passengers are stuck on a

1:54:30 > 1:54:34south-western row a train just outside Christchurch in Dorset. --

1:54:34 > 1:54:42row weight-training. It left London just after

1:54:42 > 1:54:47just after five o'clock last night. Tell us what is happening.Good

1:54:47 > 1:54:54morning. Thank you for connecting up with us. We have been stuck on this

1:54:54 > 1:54:57train now, reported after six o'clock last night at Waterloo. We

1:54:57 > 1:55:03had a good run down to Southampton. After that it all went wrong. We

1:55:03 > 1:55:10have been stuck on this train, stuck in various locations, including new

1:55:10 > 1:55:17Milton, Hinton Admiral and generally through the New Forest. Currently

1:55:17 > 1:55:22there are five carriages. Probably about 50, 100 of us on this train

1:55:22 > 1:55:28may be and we're stuck just outside Christchurch. We have been stranded

1:55:28 > 1:55:34here for probably five hours here. Before that in various locations on

1:55:34 > 1:55:39the edge of the New Forest. Very little power and no heating and

1:55:39 > 1:55:44everyone is pretty cold and miserable.Talk us through the

1:55:44 > 1:55:51conditions. There is no power on the train and it is only just daylight.

1:55:51 > 1:55:58What is it like on board?There have been freezing temperatures overnight

1:55:58 > 1:56:06on board. Still no power. We had no light for a while. The facilities

1:56:06 > 1:56:13are not usable, certainly not for the ladies. Unfortunately, one hour

1:56:13 > 1:56:17ago, the great guys from the Fire and rescue brought us some fresh

1:56:17 > 1:56:22drinking water.Given the situation you are in, how are people? Are

1:56:22 > 1:56:30there people in genuine risk? It was a busy train with lots of different

1:56:30 > 1:56:34people on board.Certainly. The temperatures we had not everybody,

1:56:34 > 1:56:39if they're working in offices expected to get the train home, not

1:56:39 > 1:56:44everyone has winter clothing with them. Everyone is cold. Feeling the

1:56:44 > 1:56:49effects of the cold at the moment. We are all dressed up in hats, coats

1:56:49 > 1:56:55and scarves. As I said to one of the southern guys earlier, we are going

1:56:55 > 1:57:00on a skiing trip.We wish you well and we will try to find some

1:57:00 > 1:57:05information out for you about what will happen. That is Rob Luther on

1:57:05 > 1:57:10board the train and trapped for five hours without moving. One of many

1:57:10 > 1:57:16stories emerging this morning about problems with the weather.

1:57:16 > 2:00:38Now it

2:00:38 > 2:00:43Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Tina Daheley.

2:00:43 > 2:00:46Hundreds of people are still stranded in their cars as the army

2:00:46 > 2:00:48is called in to help rescue drivers stuck in snow and

2:00:48 > 2:00:52blizzards overnight.

2:00:52 > 2:00:56Police in Somerset and Hampshire have declared major incidents -

2:00:56 > 2:00:59the M62 motorway is blocked near Rochdale, troops and emergency

2:00:59 > 2:01:05services have been working through the night to clear roads.

2:01:05 > 2:01:13We are live on the A303. Hundreds of vehicles here, too, stretching as

2:01:13 > 2:01:16far as you can see behind me and still no information about when

2:01:16 > 2:01:18we'll be able to move on.

2:01:18 > 2:01:20Across the UK, the Armed Forces are helping essential

2:01:20 > 2:01:23NHS staff get to work - ten people are now thought to have

2:01:23 > 2:01:25died in weather-related incidents since the severe weather began

2:01:25 > 2:01:33four days ago.

2:01:36 > 2:01:39Hundreds of passengers are still trapped on a train which has broken

2:01:39 > 2:01:47down outside Christchurch in Dorset. Here in the south-west, we are

2:01:47 > 2:01:51looking at how rural communities are coping with the extreme winter

2:01:51 > 2:01:54conditions, in particular elderly people, how they are being cared for

2:01:54 > 2:01:59in their own homes -- here in the south-west of England.

2:02:06 > 2:02:08Good morning, it's Friday the 2nd of March.

2:02:08 > 2:02:15Also this morning...

2:02:15 > 2:02:19A blueprint for Brexit, Theresa May will deliver a long-awaited speech

2:02:19 > 2:02:21setting out her plans for a future relationship with the EU.

2:02:21 > 2:02:24National Grid says there's no danger of a gas shortage,

2:02:24 > 2:02:26despite soaring demand during the cold weather.

2:02:26 > 2:02:28Within the last hour it's lifted its warning but says it's

2:02:28 > 2:02:34keeping a close eye on how much we're using.

2:02:34 > 2:02:36In sport, it's snow joke for Arsenal fans.

2:02:36 > 2:02:38As the pressure builds on manager Arsene Wenger,

2:02:38 > 2:02:40tens of thousands give their side the cold shoulder and miss

2:02:40 > 2:02:48the team's second thrashing in week, by Manchester City.

2:02:48 > 2:02:54And Sara has the weather. Another day of disruptive weather

2:02:54 > 2:02:59across many parts of the country. Further 's no in the forecast and a

2:02:59 > 2:03:03lot of ice around. With those strong easterly winds the weather is a real

2:03:03 > 2:03:09factor. -- there is further snow in the weather. I will give you a full

2:03:09 > 2:03:11update in around 15 minutes.

2:03:11 > 2:03:12Good morning.

2:03:12 > 2:03:13First, our main story.

2:03:13 > 2:03:16Travellers across the country are trapped after the bad weather

2:03:16 > 2:03:17tightened its grip across the UK.

2:03:17 > 2:03:20Hundreds of motorists are trapped on the M62 in the north-west,

2:03:20 > 2:03:22and hundreds more on two motorways in southern England -

2:03:22 > 2:03:25forcing them to spend the night in cars in freezing cold temperatures.

2:03:25 > 2:03:28The Armed Forces have been brought in to assist with major incidents

2:03:28 > 2:03:30and help get essential NHS staff to work.

2:03:30 > 2:03:33In the last hour, we've heard that hundreds of train passengers

2:03:33 > 2:03:38are stuck on a South Western train outside Christchurch.

2:03:38 > 2:03:44It broke down just before 1am - it left London just after 5pm.

2:03:44 > 2:03:47The train seems to have lost power.

2:03:47 > 2:03:49Tweets from passengers on board say they are sitting in darkness

2:03:49 > 2:03:57with no food or water.

2:04:02 > 2:04:05Amber and yellow warnings remain in place for much of the UK.

2:04:05 > 2:04:07Ten people have died in weather related incidents since the severe

2:04:07 > 2:04:12conditions first hit on Tuesday.

2:04:12 > 2:04:15In Hampshire, on the A31, Police declared a major incident

2:04:15 > 2:04:17and brought in the army to help free the road.

2:04:17 > 2:04:19Hundreds of motorists are still trapped in freezing

2:04:19 > 2:04:24conditions in a major incident on the A303 near Taunton.

2:04:24 > 2:04:27In a moment we'll hear from Duncan Kennedy who was

2:04:27 > 2:04:31on the A31 in the New Forest, but first Robert Hall sent us this

2:04:31 > 2:04:33report from the A303 - where he is still stranded.

2:04:33 > 2:04:36With every mile, the clouds came lower.

2:04:36 > 2:04:40More snow swirled, and the carriageway began to disappear.

2:04:40 > 2:04:42By the time we reached the hills of Wiltshire,

2:04:42 > 2:04:43the blizzard had begun.

2:04:43 > 2:04:47Very soon everything ground to a halt.

2:04:47 > 2:04:50Travelling tonight from east to west is absolutely horrendous.

2:04:50 > 2:04:53If I put the window down, hopefully you can see that,

2:04:53 > 2:04:56it is driving snow.

2:04:56 > 2:05:00We probably have six or seven inches here.

2:05:00 > 2:05:05In front and behind, hundreds of vehicles were going nowhere.

2:05:05 > 2:05:08We hope to get to Taunton eventually but at the moment it is not

2:05:08 > 2:05:13looking very promising and we could be stuck.

2:05:13 > 2:05:15With lorries blocking half the road, the snowploughs

2:05:15 > 2:05:18struggled to clear a path.

2:05:18 > 2:05:22Trying to get to an old people's home to to get the heating on.

2:05:22 > 2:05:25I've been stuck out here since 3pm this afternoon.

2:05:25 > 2:05:28Do you think you will get out?

2:05:28 > 2:05:29Of course we will.

2:05:29 > 2:05:35There is worse trouble at sea!

2:05:35 > 2:05:38At the foot of the next hill, delivery driver Mark Brown had

2:05:38 > 2:05:41become a traffic marshal.

2:05:41 > 2:05:43You seem to be taking charge of this.

2:05:43 > 2:05:45Well, somebody needs to.

2:05:45 > 2:05:49Finally after six hours the traffic began to crawl on,

2:05:49 > 2:05:51but this was going to be a very long night.

2:05:51 > 2:05:57Robert Hall, BBC News, Chicklade in Wiltshire.

2:05:57 > 2:06:00This is one of the major routes through the New Forest.

2:06:00 > 2:06:04But last night hundreds of motorists were trapped here for hours.

2:06:04 > 2:06:05How long have you been here?

2:06:05 > 2:06:08Um, I've been here about eight and a half hours.

2:06:08 > 2:06:10Eight and a half hours?

2:06:10 > 2:06:14For six miles, the dual carriageway became a snow-encrusted pavement.

2:06:14 > 2:06:15What's that?

2:06:15 > 2:06:17It's some overalls.

2:06:17 > 2:06:18Brilliant.

2:06:18 > 2:06:20That keeps it out a bit, doesn't it?

2:06:20 > 2:06:21A little bit.

2:06:21 > 2:06:24The wind dragged temperatures down to minus ten.

2:06:24 > 2:06:27How are you for supplies - water, food, blankets?

2:06:27 > 2:06:29I'm melting ice.

2:06:29 > 2:06:31I'm melting snow to drink because I've drank mine.

2:06:31 > 2:06:33Everywhere we went people shivered in their cars,

2:06:33 > 2:06:37unaware of when they'd get out.

2:06:37 > 2:06:39Many of these drivers will have spent six, seven, eight,

2:06:39 > 2:06:43nine hours stuck here on the A31 going absolutely nowhere.

2:06:43 > 2:06:48Also lacking supplies of water, food, blankets and fuel.

2:06:48 > 2:06:54Some drivers went the wrong way down the snow-covered verge to escape.

2:06:54 > 2:06:58Others decided to walk.

2:06:58 > 2:07:02I think it's gridlocked.

2:07:02 > 2:07:03By late evening, police declared a major incident,

2:07:03 > 2:07:09which gave the order to bring in heavy equipment.

2:07:09 > 2:07:14It wasn't until early this morning, ten hours after it started,

2:07:14 > 2:07:15traffic began moving past abandoned vehicles in

2:07:15 > 2:07:21the direction of warmth and safety.

2:07:21 > 2:07:26Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, on the A31.

2:07:26 > 2:07:28We can speak to Robert Hall now, who's been trapped

2:07:28 > 2:07:33all night on the A303.

2:07:34 > 2:07:40I feel for you, Rob. I really do. What is it like at the moment?

2:07:40 > 2:07:46Duncan managed to get home, I wish we had. It is stationary. I suppose

2:07:46 > 2:07:50it is about 13 hours since we first hit a queue in a village called

2:07:50 > 2:07:54chick laid which is behind you. There is another village over this

2:07:54 > 2:07:58next hill, and the hills are the problem. We don't know what is

2:07:58 > 2:08:01holding this up except that somewhere on the downhill slope

2:08:01 > 2:08:07something has happened. We are not getting any information. There are

2:08:07 > 2:08:11probably close to 100 cars and lorries and services at the top of

2:08:11 > 2:08:16the hill, people are making their way to try to get hot drinks, I am

2:08:16 > 2:08:19told that is running out and the toilets are blocked. Not good news.

2:08:19 > 2:08:23Some people like the chap in that car have just abandoned their cars

2:08:23 > 2:08:28and gone off to try to find somebody... Perhaps trying to hook

2:08:28 > 2:08:32up with some mates who can perhaps take them somewhere. That is the

2:08:32 > 2:08:39last option. But I had to say

2:08:39 > 2:08:41last option. But I had to say that the key thing is the lack of

2:08:41 > 2:08:44information. We really do not know when we will move for what the

2:08:44 > 2:08:50problem is. Thank you.

2:08:50 > 2:08:54Police in the south-west of England have been rescuing hundreds of

2:08:54 > 2:08:57stranded motorists all night but are calling on local residents to be

2:08:57 > 2:09:01more selective with their decisions to leave their homes. The region's

2:09:01 > 2:09:05head of policing says please can we have a more literal interpretation

2:09:05 > 2:09:09of the word essential this morning. There have been so many warnings

2:09:09 > 2:09:13that this weather was coming. Let's pick up on some of the

2:09:13 > 2:09:16problems in the travel network with John Donaldson at King's Cross

2:09:16 > 2:09:22station in London. Good morning. The emerging story on the trains, this

2:09:22 > 2:09:29trait that left Waterloo at 5pm last nights is trapped outside

2:09:29 > 2:09:32Christchurch, just outside Christchurch in Dorset is still as

2:09:32 > 2:09:38we speak. There have been real problems?Terrible. It sounds like

2:09:38 > 2:09:42people have been stuck on that train since about 1am, that is when it

2:09:42 > 2:09:50stopped moving. Only now are they beginning to be rescued from bad

2:09:50 > 2:09:54stranded situation. They have obviously had an incredibly long,

2:09:54 > 2:09:59difficult night. We have problems on just about all of Britain's rail

2:09:59 > 2:10:05networks for a fourth day. Just about every network has some sort of

2:10:05 > 2:10:11disruption. At King's Cross lots of the trains are heading north, great

2:10:11 > 2:10:18Northern, virgin, up towards Scotland, Newcastle, York. Several

2:10:18 > 2:10:22cancellations on the board. Flights incredibly difficult again, more

2:10:22 > 2:10:28than 4000 flights across Europe have been cancelled since Tuesday. It is

2:10:28 > 2:10:31not just Britain suffering these freezing temperatures, meaning there

2:10:31 > 2:10:37are huge backlogs of passengers that will take days, I think, to shift.

2:10:37 > 2:10:41All the airlines are saying get in touch, do not set off for the

2:10:41 > 2:10:46airport without checking that your flight is going.For the moment, Jon

2:10:46 > 2:10:50Donnison at King's Cross, thank you.

2:10:50 > 2:10:53In this cold snap we're all turning the heatng up,

2:10:53 > 2:10:55and that means we're burning through a lot of gas.

2:10:55 > 2:11:00Ben is looking at the situation. There was possibly a slight sense of

2:11:00 > 2:11:05alarm about this. Yesterday people were saying gas supplies, what is

2:11:05 > 2:11:08happening?Contrary to what you might read on to newspapers, there

2:11:08 > 2:11:13is no shortage of gas. I have spoken to National Grid, who look after it,

2:11:13 > 2:11:16they have been talking about a gas deficit warning which was introduced

2:11:16 > 2:11:20yesterday for the first time in eight years, suggesting demand was

2:11:20 > 2:11:29exceeding supply. But it is not that our gas at home might turn

2:11:29 > 2:11:30our gas at home might turn off for cooking or heating, it means

2:11:30 > 2:11:33business might want to reduce what its users, power stations, aluminium

2:11:33 > 2:11:36plants, the heavy users will cut back to provide more for homes.

2:11:36 > 2:11:39Domestic users would be the last to be cut off. I have spoken to

2:11:39 > 2:11:43National Grid in the last hour who said they later that morning at just

2:11:43 > 2:11:47after 6am, they are very aware there is enough gas, they are keeping a

2:11:47 > 2:11:51close eye but they say there is absolutely enough to go round. No

2:11:51 > 2:11:56one should worry about being disconnected. There is a little

2:11:56 > 2:12:00concerned about price. They are buying by gas for the next couple of

2:12:00 > 2:12:03months, they buy it ahead of time. Prices are about three times what

2:12:03 > 2:12:08they normally are on the wholesale market. There is a potential we

2:12:08 > 2:12:13might see rises a little later down the line. For now, prices will stay

2:12:13 > 2:12:19where they are.

2:12:20 > 2:12:24We will have more coverage, snow is very much dominating the news this

2:12:24 > 2:12:29morning, but there is the news.

2:12:29 > 2:12:31-- there is other news.

2:12:31 > 2:12:33Theresa May will today spell out her vision for Britain's future

2:12:33 > 2:12:35relationship with the EU as she seeks to lay

2:12:35 > 2:12:37the ground for the next phase of Brexit negotiations.

2:12:37 > 2:12:40In a keenly-awaited speech, the Prime Minister will tell

2:12:40 > 2:12:42Brussels she wants the "deepest and broadest possible trade

2:12:42 > 2:12:44agreement" with the bloc while calling on warring parties

2:12:44 > 2:12:45in the UK to unite.

2:12:45 > 2:12:50Our political correspondent Eleanor Garnier is in Westminster for us.

2:12:50 > 2:12:54Theresa May, of course, had to change the location of the speech

2:12:54 > 2:12:58because of the bad weather. What are we expecting, will we get the detail

2:12:58 > 2:13:03and clarity everyone has called for? The speeches now happening in London