18/03/2018

0:00:05 > 0:00:08Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Christian

0:00:08 > 0:00:11Fraser.

0:00:11 > 0:00:14Temperatures plunge as low as -6 overnight,

0:00:14 > 0:00:17as the "mini beast from the east" bites.

0:00:17 > 0:00:19Icy conditions are causing problems for drivers -

0:00:19 > 0:00:22and there are weather warnings in place across the breadth

0:00:22 > 0:00:30of the UK.

0:00:32 > 0:00:35Amber warnings are still in place across England and Wales. Some have

0:00:35 > 0:00:42already seen it 5-7 centimetres and more is due. Join me in 15 minutes

0:00:42 > 0:00:48for your full forecast.

0:00:52 > 0:00:54Good morning, it's Sunday the 18th of March.

0:00:54 > 0:00:56Also this morning -

0:00:56 > 0:00:59A top Russian diplomat insists Russia had "nothing to do"

0:00:59 > 0:01:02with the poisoning of a former spy in Salisbury -

0:01:02 > 0:01:07and suggests Britain could have been responsible.

0:01:07 > 0:01:08Beautiful buildings and mega-fast broadband -

0:01:08 > 0:01:12we'll find out why York has been named as the best place

0:01:12 > 0:01:14to live in Britain.

0:01:14 > 0:01:16In sport, Ireland celebrate St Patrick's Day in style.

0:01:16 > 0:01:19As victory over England at Twickenham gives them the Grand

0:01:19 > 0:01:27Slam.

0:01:27 > 0:01:31Nearly night and bred wild one bronze as slalom champions.

0:01:31 > 0:01:32Good morning.

0:01:32 > 0:01:33First, our main story.

0:01:33 > 0:01:37Snow and ice has gripped much of the UK, as a cold snap dubbed

0:01:37 > 0:01:40the "mini beast from the east" sweeps in from Siberia.

0:01:40 > 0:01:42The Met Office has put amber warnings in place,

0:01:42 > 0:01:45and they are expected to last all day today in south-west England

0:01:45 > 0:01:46and South Wales.

0:01:46 > 0:01:54Sarah Ransome is in Devon for us.

0:01:58 > 0:02:02We will be live in some of the worst affected areas throughout the

0:02:02 > 0:02:03programme.

0:02:03 > 0:02:06People living in ten chalets "perilously close" to the edge

0:02:06 > 0:02:09of cliffs on the Norfolk coast have been told to leave their homes

0:02:09 > 0:02:11because of strong winds and high waves.

0:02:11 > 0:02:14Earlier, Norfolk Police said that six of the properties

0:02:14 > 0:02:17at Hemsby had a very good chance of going into the sea.

0:02:17 > 0:02:23In 2013, tidal storms saw three homes in the village washed away.

0:02:23 > 0:02:26Kent Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder

0:02:26 > 0:02:30after several people were injured when a car was driven into a busy

0:02:30 > 0:02:31nightclub in Gravesend.

0:02:31 > 0:02:33Police say the incident at Blake's nightclub is not been

0:02:33 > 0:02:34being treated as terror-related.

0:02:34 > 0:02:37Footage posted on social media appears to show a car

0:02:37 > 0:02:43inside a marquee at the nightclub, as officers led people to safety.

0:02:43 > 0:02:46The Russian Ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov,

0:02:46 > 0:02:49has suggested that the UK's own research laboratory in Wiltshire

0:02:49 > 0:02:53could be the source of the nerve agent used in the poisoning

0:02:53 > 0:02:55of a former Russian spy in Salisbury.

0:02:55 > 0:02:57The Foreign Office has called the Russian

0:02:57 > 0:02:58account absolute nonsense.

0:02:58 > 0:03:05Here's our diplomatic correspondent, James Robbins.

0:03:06 > 0:03:10Two weeks at the chemical attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal, Ambassador

0:03:10 > 0:03:14Vladimir Chizhov said there were no stockpiles whatsoever of nerve

0:03:14 > 0:03:19agents left in Russia but then in an interview with Andrew Marr, he went

0:03:19 > 0:03:24a bit further. Asked how the chemical weapon came to be used in

0:03:24 > 0:03:26Salisbury, Vladimir Chizhov suggested Lipsett when you have

0:03:26 > 0:03:31nerve agent, you check it against certain samples that you retain in

0:03:31 > 0:03:42your laboratories.Putin now is the largest military -- it is the

0:03:42 > 0:03:45largest military facility in the UK which has been dealing with chemical

0:03:45 > 0:03:50weapons research. It is actually only eight miles from Salisbury.You

0:03:50 > 0:03:56are not suggesting that we are is responsible...I don't know, I don't

0:03:56 > 0:04:02know. I don't have any evidence.As Britain continues to investigate the

0:04:02 > 0:04:05chemical attack, the Foreign Office dismissed this latest Russian attack

0:04:05 > 0:04:10is absolute nonsense with not an ounce of truth in it. A spokesperson

0:04:10 > 0:04:13said it's just another futile attempt from the Russian state to

0:04:13 > 0:04:18divert the story a way from the fact, that Russia has acted in

0:04:18 > 0:04:20flagrant breach of its international obligations.

0:04:20 > 0:04:22The Foreign Secretary has described Russia's closure

0:04:22 > 0:04:25of the British Counsel and Consulate in St Petersburg as "futile".

0:04:25 > 0:04:28Writing in the Sun on Sunday, Boris Johnson says

0:04:28 > 0:04:30the move will punish ordinary Russians by depriving them

0:04:30 > 0:04:32of opportunities to learn English.

0:04:32 > 0:04:34The move was part of Russia's response to sanctions

0:04:34 > 0:04:37by the British Government, in the wake of the poisoning in

0:04:37 > 0:04:45Salisbury.

0:04:52 > 0:04:55A group of MPs says that the government should consider

0:04:55 > 0:04:57the possibility of delaying when we leave the EU,

0:04:57 > 0:04:58if complex issues remain unresolved.

0:04:58 > 0:05:01The Exiting the EU Committee says more time should be

0:05:01 > 0:05:03allowed if a detailed and comprehensive agreement

0:05:03 > 0:05:05on the future relationship isn't settled by October.

0:05:05 > 0:05:07The Brexit committee's view isn't unanimous though -

0:05:07 > 0:05:10a minority report by eight members warns that a long transition

0:05:10 > 0:05:11would be difficult.

0:05:11 > 0:05:12would be difficult.

0:05:12 > 0:05:16It might be freezing here - but take a look at these incredible

0:05:16 > 0:05:16pictures.

0:05:16 > 0:05:19Spring has definitely sprung in the southwest of China -

0:05:19 > 0:05:21and has created this sea of flowers.

0:05:21 > 0:05:23Visitors from across the country have travelled to see these

0:05:23 > 0:05:31extraordinary cherry blossoms.

0:05:43 > 0:05:51The bugs are coming and going. It will warm up later in the week. --

0:05:51 > 0:05:54Let's take a look at this morning's papers.

0:05:54 > 0:06:01there was a big report saying 1000 goals had been groomed. The

0:06:01 > 0:06:09assistant chief constable says that there were measures put in place, of

0:06:09 > 0:06:13course, disputed by some former officers. Looking at the Mail on

0:06:13 > 0:06:19Sunday. The Prime Minister's war on Putin. What it is saying and it is

0:06:19 > 0:06:29referring to the television series. It is targeting dirty money as it

0:06:29 > 0:06:41sees the Kremlin expelled 23 UK diplomats and describes the first

0:06:41 > 0:06:53escalation. A whistleblower has revealed how the details of 50

0:06:53 > 0:07:02million Facebook users were harvested illegally. There was a

0:07:02 > 0:07:13media campaign that was targeted and it may have influenced the 2016

0:07:13 > 0:07:17election in America. I watched the rugby yesterday, congratulations to

0:07:17 > 0:07:23Ireland. That is magnanimous because Charlie was really keen... To be

0:07:23 > 0:07:27honest, after about 15 minutes, I thought the writing was on the wall.

0:07:27 > 0:07:31Was there a ridiculous gap in the first ten minutes in terms of

0:07:31 > 0:07:36scoreline? Yeah, well, we were a long way behind. That is what I

0:07:36 > 0:07:41meant. I wasn't saying it in a very nice way. Here is the Duchess of

0:07:41 > 0:07:46Cambridge wearing green, splendid. Witness Shamrock on as well. She is

0:07:46 > 0:07:57enjoying the St Patrick's Day parade in west London. -- with a first --

0:07:57 > 0:08:04with a Shamrock. Blackout threat to Britain as Putin hits back. The

0:08:04 > 0:08:09bosses of Britain's key power companies to boost their security.

0:08:09 > 0:08:13Fears of a Russian cyber attack as these escalation of words increases.

0:08:13 > 0:08:17Similar front page and the Telegraph. This is interesting. I'm

0:08:17 > 0:08:22off to Brussels for the EU summit and the whole talk next week will be

0:08:22 > 0:08:29about the transition and whether it will be open-ended. This is

0:08:29 > 0:08:33interesting because they are saying that the Gibraltar might not be

0:08:33 > 0:08:40covered by the transitional. It could be part of the round next

0:08:40 > 0:08:46week. Debate here as well about how long they should be extended. It is

0:08:46 > 0:08:54eight minutes past six. Snow and ice has gripped much of the UK. The cold

0:08:54 > 0:08:58snap dubbed the mini beast from the East has swept in from Siberia. The

0:08:58 > 0:09:03Met Office has put amber warnings in place and they are expected to last

0:09:03 > 0:09:07all day today. In a moment we will speak to Sarah Walton in Yorkshire

0:09:07 > 0:09:16but first, let's go to Sarah who is in Holden Hill in Devon.

0:09:16 > 0:09:21And amber warning in place for much of the day?Yes and just when you

0:09:21 > 0:09:27thought it was all over, think again. A real case of that. I am on

0:09:27 > 0:09:36Holden Hill. We are very close to the arterial road into Devon. A few

0:09:36 > 0:09:40weeks ago, a number of drivers, when the snow came, found themselves

0:09:40 > 0:09:45stranded on this hill. It has happened in previous years and since

0:09:45 > 0:09:49then, emergency plans have been put into place and yesterday when the

0:09:49 > 0:09:54amber zone warning came into force, some of the tractor ploughs and some

0:09:54 > 0:09:58of the kit behind me were positioned up here on hold and held just in

0:09:58 > 0:10:03case they were needed to try and help in that situation. That is all

0:10:03 > 0:10:06being controlled at the bottom of the hill. Qayyara at the top, higher

0:10:06 > 0:10:13up, so we have more snow. --

0:10:13 > 0:10:19up, so we have more snow. -- we are at the top. Parts of Somerset have

0:10:19 > 0:10:26been worst affected. Very steep hill has been closed in the last half an

0:10:26 > 0:10:33hour or so this morning. The greeters have been out repeatedly

0:10:33 > 0:10:36overnight, and just before dawn, they were out salting the road wet

0:10:36 > 0:10:43tons of salt have an

0:10:44 > 0:10:50tons of salt have an -- has been trying to keep the roads safe. If

0:10:50 > 0:10:54you don't have to travel in this part of the world, please don't. The

0:10:54 > 0:10:59amber warning will be active all day. It is part of a three tier

0:10:59 > 0:11:03system and it is the second warning in the range of alert and they say,

0:11:03 > 0:11:09please don't go out unless you have absolutely got to. When you get to

0:11:09 > 0:11:14Cornwall, the Fire service varies saying please stay away from the

0:11:14 > 0:11:19coastal areas because high winds and the prospect of more snow, about 25

0:11:19 > 0:11:27centimetres, coming in later, could be difficult.Busy day for those

0:11:27 > 0:11:32things behind you.

0:11:38 > 0:11:50I can see behind you that the roads gritted.We have had eroded gritted

0:11:50 > 0:12:05but this is on the edge of the road. --

0:12:05 > 0:12:09-- roads gritted. We have seen a snow lying deep over high ground but

0:12:09 > 0:12:13mostly on the low level, you have a thin layer of snow which has now

0:12:13 > 0:12:19frozen overnight. The Highways Agency are warning people to take

0:12:19 > 0:12:24care if you need to make the journey. Lincolnshire police are

0:12:24 > 0:12:29asking people to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary. They

0:12:29 > 0:12:32have had incidents overnight. None of the roads are cross Erbil unless

0:12:32 > 0:12:37you have a 4-wheel drive. The roads over high ground a particularly

0:12:37 > 0:12:46dangerous.

0:12:46 > 0:12:56dangerous. -- cross Erbil. Network Rail say if you are hoping to travel

0:12:56 > 0:13:02by train, check with the website. We have more than 100 flights out of

0:13:02 > 0:13:10Heathrow which have been cancelled because the planes had to have ice

0:13:10 > 0:13:15removed. If you are one of the people having to leave the house

0:13:15 > 0:13:21today, to take care.As Sarah said, check with the website ahead of

0:13:21 > 0:13:25travelling by train because it is not clear which services will or

0:13:25 > 0:13:29will not be running. Lots of destruction at Heathrow. --

0:13:29 > 0:13:39disruption.

0:13:40 > 0:13:44Do you like York? Well, I am not saying no!

0:13:44 > 0:13:47York has been named the best place to live in Britain

0:13:47 > 0:13:48by the Sunday Times.

0:13:48 > 0:13:51It's the first time the city has topped the list,

0:13:51 > 0:13:52which is published each year.

0:13:52 > 0:13:58Let's have a look at some of the reasons it did so well.

0:14:49 > 0:14:56I think the place is more exciting than the music.Yes, I think that is

0:14:56 > 0:15:04not the best groovy music.I have memories of partying there in my

0:15:04 > 0:15:08university days. I did enjoy that are very much. We would love to hear

0:15:08 > 0:15:13about where you live, and whether it should have made the list. You can

0:15:13 > 0:15:19email us all posted on our Facebook page.I'm not sure I did my street

0:15:19 > 0:15:25cred very much good.If you are using the phrase street cred,

0:15:25 > 0:15:28certainly not. Let's find out about this morning's weather. We would

0:15:28 > 0:15:36never use the phrase street cred, would we?You have made me giggle,

0:15:36 > 0:15:43Naga. Not much showing of the street here, and on a much more serious

0:15:43 > 0:15:46note, as beautiful as York is, we have lots of snow issues across

0:15:46 > 0:15:51Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. There are still amber warnings in force

0:15:51 > 0:15:53from the Met Office here and other parts of

0:15:53 > 0:15:55from the Met Office here and other parts of England and Wales as well.

0:15:55 > 0:15:59It really is treacherous. I drove to work this morning and it is

0:15:59 > 0:15:59treacherous.

0:15:59 > 0:16:02work this morning and it is treacherous. Many places across

0:16:02 > 0:16:04Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, example, have seen 5- ten

0:16:04 > 0:16:10centimetres of snow. You can see we are getting the worst of the snow

0:16:10 > 0:16:13clearing from eastern areas but it is heading west, snowing heavily in

0:16:13 > 0:16:17the likes of Dorset and Somerset. This amber warning will the

0:16:17 > 0:16:22ineffective well into this evening. Hopefully for Yorkshire and parts of

0:16:22 > 0:16:25the Midlands, the worst will be easing as we go through this

0:16:25 > 0:16:29morning. We still have that it wins. As you saw on the rainfall chart, or

0:16:29 > 0:16:33the snowfall chart in this case, it is still bringing in those snow

0:16:33 > 0:16:37showers. It looks as though it will continue to be really nasty. Lots of

0:16:37 > 0:16:42snow falling across Wales, Dorset, Somerset. It is slow-moving but will

0:16:42 > 0:16:47mount up quite quickly. It is lolling around in that wind, and of

0:16:47 > 0:16:51course, to enable the grit to work you need traffic on top of it as

0:16:51 > 0:16:58well, but it is not great out of air. -- out there. The Central

0:16:58 > 0:17:01Lowlands are still having some showers. County Antrim and County

0:17:01 > 0:17:05Down prone to snow showers. For Scotland and Northern Ireland should

0:17:05 > 0:17:08be an improving picture, not because it will be getting warmer but

0:17:08 > 0:17:12because we are cutting off that easterly flow through the day. That

0:17:12 > 0:17:19snow is very close to the south of Northern Ireland. Further east, we

0:17:19 > 0:17:23might see a little bit of brighter weather materialising, but it is

0:17:23 > 0:17:28still bitterly cold. Temperatures obviously only 1- two Celsius but

0:17:28 > 0:17:32feeling colder in the wind. This evening and overnight, we will begin

0:17:32 > 0:17:38to lose the threat of snow. Another cold night, with hard and

0:17:38 > 0:17:43penetrating frost. So it will ice over. IS will be a big concern as we

0:17:43 > 0:17:50go into tomorrow morning's rush-hour. -- ice. And easterly flow

0:17:50 > 0:17:54in southern areas, and one of two when she flurries around. The big

0:17:54 > 0:17:58story is that on Monday it will be much drier and brighter, slightly

0:17:58 > 0:18:02less cold, but icy, for the morning rush, and again in the evening.

0:18:02 > 0:18:05Temperatures more respectable but still well below where they should

0:18:05 > 0:18:10be for this time of year. A very wintry picture at the moment but

0:18:10 > 0:18:13temperatures are recovering as we go towards the middle part of next

0:18:13 > 0:18:18week, as you can see. Just a reminder, we do have that amber

0:18:18 > 0:18:24warning in force. It is absolutely awful out and about Ulster -- out

0:18:24 > 0:18:29and about.

0:18:29 > 0:18:33And we will be back with a news summery at 6:30 a.m.. Right now, it

0:18:33 > 0:18:39is time for The Film Review.

0:18:44 > 0:18:46Hello, and welcome to The Film Review on BBC News.

0:18:46 > 0:18:49To take us through this week's cinema releases is Jason Solomons.

0:18:49 > 0:18:51Good to see you, Jason.

0:18:51 > 0:18:56What have you been watching?

0:18:56 > 0:18:57This week, we'll go to raiding and cliffhanging

0:18:57 > 0:19:00with the new Lara Croft in Tomb Raider.

0:19:00 > 0:19:03-- tomb raiding.

0:19:03 > 0:19:06Look at the meaning of art and find our inner ape in Swedish

0:19:06 > 0:19:10satire The Square.

0:19:10 > 0:19:15And we dip into biblical times for the real story of Mary Magdalen,

0:19:15 > 0:19:21as played by Rooney Mara, opposite Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus.

0:19:21 > 0:19:22What a mixture!

0:19:22 > 0:19:23Tomb Raider is back.

0:19:23 > 0:19:29Did they need to remake this?

0:19:29 > 0:19:31Well, it wasn't very good the first time!

0:19:31 > 0:19:36Often they do remakes of things that are really good and you think,

0:19:36 > 0:19:37'why have they ruined it'?

0:19:37 > 0:19:40But they may be trying to get this right,

0:19:40 > 0:19:43because Angelina Jolie's Lara Croft has dated terribly -

0:19:43 > 0:19:47the effects are bad and it was never quite right.

0:19:47 > 0:19:52Tomb Raider was sort of a teenage fever dream for many boys who used

0:19:52 > 0:19:55to play that as a game when it was early computer games,

0:19:55 > 0:19:59and they've now changed the whole figure of Lara Croft for this

0:19:59 > 0:20:01new actress, who I happen to think is fantastic.

0:20:01 > 0:20:05She's beautiful, gorgeous, and she has got this strength

0:20:05 > 0:20:08to her and she's balletic, which she needs, because she has

0:20:08 > 0:20:10done a lot of running in this movie.

0:20:10 > 0:20:14She is slumming it in Shoreditch when we start this, but then we find

0:20:14 > 0:20:17out she is the daughter of a billionaire, who is played

0:20:17 > 0:20:18in a flashback.

0:20:18 > 0:20:20She has to go and sign the papers which means

0:20:20 > 0:20:22that she will inherit his fortune.

0:20:22 > 0:20:23That was Dad's?

0:20:23 > 0:20:29Yes, Miss Croft.

0:20:29 > 0:20:35According to his will, I was supposed to give it to you.

0:20:35 > 0:20:39And, technically speaking, you are meant to sign

0:20:39 > 0:20:41the papers first.

0:20:41 > 0:20:45I could never understand your father's obsession

0:20:45 > 0:20:52with those things.

0:20:52 > 0:20:55I can't believe how many of those were lying around the house.

0:20:55 > 0:20:57There's got to be some purpose to it.

0:20:57 > 0:21:05The first letter from my final destination.

0:21:24 > 0:21:26"The first letter from my final destination."

0:21:26 > 0:21:31But he didn't leave a letter.

0:21:31 > 0:21:34Well, they've got all the great British actors in there as well.

0:21:34 > 0:21:40They've lined them all up!

0:21:40 > 0:21:43They are only in it for a bit, I have to say -

0:21:43 > 0:21:45for the money, I think!

0:21:45 > 0:21:48She goes off on her quest - this is a quest movie.

0:21:48 > 0:21:51She goes hunting with clues that her father has left her.

0:21:51 > 0:21:54These riddles, which you might start off solving them yourself

0:21:54 > 0:21:57in your head - but don't bother, because they don't make

0:21:57 > 0:21:58any sense, really!

0:21:58 > 0:22:01It's just another level of the game that she goes to.

0:22:01 > 0:22:03She goes to Hong Kong, and then she is pursued,

0:22:03 > 0:22:07which is all very good, then she has to go to a remote

0:22:07 > 0:22:09Japanese island on a ship, and survive a storm,

0:22:09 > 0:22:12going down a waterfall and solving another puzzle.

0:22:12 > 0:22:15She does a lot of jumping and then she does a lot of dangling.

0:22:15 > 0:22:18LAUGHTER.

0:22:18 > 0:22:22You know, it's a bit krypton factor!

0:22:22 > 0:22:24Considering the indignities heaped upon her and ridiculous scenarios

0:22:24 > 0:22:28thrown at her, I was mesmerised by how brilliant she is at this.

0:22:28 > 0:22:35She brings a balletic strength to it.

0:22:36 > 0:22:38She's got great abs, fantastic skills with a bow

0:22:38 > 0:22:42and arrow, and she's far, far better than the film she is in.

0:22:42 > 0:22:44I wondered whether you were getting to that.

0:22:44 > 0:22:48She is great, but is it worth seeing apart from her?

0:22:48 > 0:22:54It's very kinetic, the best I can say for it is it keeps hurling stuff

0:22:54 > 0:22:56at poor Alicia Vikander.

0:22:56 > 0:22:59But the climatic tomb raid is almost laughable -

0:22:59 > 0:23:02it looks like something that you get on the back of the cereal packet!

0:23:02 > 0:23:05It's like, is that what this has all been about?!

0:23:05 > 0:23:08Maybe there will be more Tomb Raiders and maybe

0:23:08 > 0:23:09they will get them better!

0:23:09 > 0:23:17They will keep trying.

0:23:17 > 0:23:21I'm loving the sound of the next one, it sounds intriguing.

0:23:21 > 0:23:25It won the Palm d'Or at Cannes, and has taken a year to get here,

0:23:25 > 0:23:28but it was nominated as Best Foreign-Language Film

0:23:28 > 0:23:28at the Baftas.

0:23:28 > 0:23:30Much of it was not in Swedish.

0:23:30 > 0:23:33Elisabeth Moss is in this.

0:23:33 > 0:23:36It features one of the great scenes of the year,

0:23:36 > 0:23:43which we are seeing here.

0:23:43 > 0:23:46An American actor comes in as an artist.

0:23:46 > 0:23:51It is an art world satire.

0:23:51 > 0:23:52This is an art gallery benefit dinner.

0:23:52 > 0:23:56He comes in to do a performance piece, but takes it far too far.

0:23:56 > 0:24:02Here he is kind of goading Dominic West.

0:24:02 > 0:24:04It's about finding art in that era.

0:24:04 > 0:24:06It's a satire on the art world.

0:24:06 > 0:24:09Art that can be dated, what's the point of art,

0:24:09 > 0:24:16is it ridiculous?

0:24:16 > 0:24:18This is about modern art.

0:24:18 > 0:24:21It's about the curator of this gallery that we're seeing here.

0:24:21 > 0:24:23He loses his mobile phone, and his life completely falls

0:24:23 > 0:24:24apart and unravels.

0:24:24 > 0:24:27It really is a sort of film predicated on that.

0:24:27 > 0:24:29Is that in the category of 'first-world problems?'!

0:24:29 > 0:24:33It is very much about white male privilege and what it is to be a man

0:24:33 > 0:24:35in the privileged world.

0:24:35 > 0:24:38Like, here they are in their black ties, and he is an artist.

0:24:38 > 0:24:41This scene goes on for 11 minutes, and you can't stop watching.

0:24:41 > 0:24:44It's extraordinary, but you don't go how to react to it.

0:24:44 > 0:24:47It's all about, what would you do in that situation?

0:24:47 > 0:24:49It keeps throwing moral quandaries at you.

0:24:49 > 0:24:51It's very funny, but also very thought-provoking,

0:24:51 > 0:24:55perhaps a bit too thought-provoking, like the monkey poking Dominic West

0:24:55 > 0:24:56in the ear.

0:24:56 > 0:25:04You have been to see Mary Magdalen as well.

0:25:06 > 0:25:09It's Easter coming up, time for a Passion story.

0:25:09 > 0:25:12This is reported to tell for the first time the story

0:25:12 > 0:25:15of Mary Magdalen, who has been cast as a prostitute since Pope Gregory

0:25:15 > 0:25:17in 591 declared that she was a prostitute,

0:25:17 > 0:25:19which is apparently wrong - she wasn't.

0:25:19 > 0:25:22This film aims to correct that and show the Jesus story

0:25:22 > 0:25:25through the eyes of the only female disciple, Mary Magdalen,

0:25:25 > 0:25:28played by Rooney Mara, who leaves her fishing village

0:25:28 > 0:25:31and follows the son of God.

0:25:31 > 0:25:34Mary.

0:25:46 > 0:25:53Mary.

0:25:58 > 0:26:00Each of you stand at the threshold.

0:26:00 > 0:26:03Do you fear that you will never reach the kingdom?

0:26:03 > 0:26:08Whose kingdom?

0:26:08 > 0:26:10Herod's?

0:26:10 > 0:26:13You know as well as I do, there's only one true kingdom.

0:26:13 > 0:26:16And that is God.

0:26:16 > 0:26:19And God's kingdom has taken root.

0:26:19 > 0:26:21So we must prepare.

0:26:21 > 0:26:27We must wash away the stains of your corruption.

0:26:27 > 0:26:30And be born anew.

0:26:30 > 0:26:34Like children.

0:26:34 > 0:26:42I have been hidden for too long.

0:26:42 > 0:26:44I'm not sure what to say about that!

0:26:44 > 0:26:48You can see why her father would be upset if she went to follow him,

0:26:48 > 0:26:50this kind of hairy bloke who's really boring!

0:26:50 > 0:26:54Whatever you think about the Bible, there's no denying it's got some

0:26:54 > 0:26:59great lines in it.

0:26:59 > 0:27:03Why this film hasn't got any of them is a mystery to me.

0:27:03 > 0:27:05It is extraordinarily dull.

0:27:05 > 0:27:08Is it a long couple of hours?

0:27:08 > 0:27:10Absolutely so dull you would not believe it!

0:27:10 > 0:27:14It even looks dull, it has got this tablecloth fashion with the stones

0:27:14 > 0:27:15everywhere in the desert.

0:27:15 > 0:27:21At one stage it was the greatest story ever told, when it was in

0:27:21 > 0:27:24Hollywood, now it's just the most boring story ever told.

0:27:24 > 0:27:27It's extraordinary what it does, trying to rectify it and make it

0:27:27 > 0:27:31a story for a new age, kind of a story for everyone -

0:27:31 > 0:27:33it won't offend Catholics, Christians, Jews, Muslims

0:27:33 > 0:27:36or even atheists.

0:27:36 > 0:27:40Is it trying to be too careful, is that part of the problem?

0:27:40 > 0:27:42It is trying to tiptoe over any heresy.

0:27:42 > 0:27:43People boycotted Martin Scorcese's film.

0:27:43 > 0:27:47Any film that makes you cry for Mel Gibson has got it wrong!

0:27:47 > 0:27:51It also makes you think of Monty Python all the time!

0:27:51 > 0:27:54There are scenes when people are going, 'Messiah,

0:27:54 > 0:27:57Messiah'!

0:27:57 > 0:27:59You know what, he's not the Messiah!

0:27:59 > 0:28:04I do wish you'd say what you really think,

0:28:04 > 0:28:11Jason!

0:28:11 > 0:28:17So that's a long two hours, and we'll leave it at that!

0:28:17 > 0:28:21I don't think this will make a lot of money at the box office, either.

0:28:21 > 0:28:24I think faith-based audiences will go and be completely mystified

0:28:24 > 0:28:26as to what this was about.

0:28:26 > 0:28:28It is a Passion of the Christ without any passion.

0:28:28 > 0:28:30What should we be going to see?

0:28:30 > 0:28:32You've got to see Black Panther.

0:28:32 > 0:28:34And you've got to see it now at the cinema.

0:28:34 > 0:28:38It is becoming a cultural event - people are seeing it four or five

0:28:38 > 0:28:41times, it has broken records at the box office,

0:28:41 > 0:28:43it is changing the way that audiences are going,

0:28:43 > 0:28:46black audiences are flocking to it, families are enjoying

0:28:46 > 0:28:50the representation.

0:28:50 > 0:28:53It is a great superhero movie, it's sexy, it's

0:28:53 > 0:28:54exciting, it's funny.

0:28:54 > 0:28:56People are hollering at it in the cinema.

0:28:56 > 0:28:59If you haven't been to a Marvel movie in the cinema,

0:28:59 > 0:29:01this is the one to go and see.

0:29:01 > 0:29:04And DVD of the week is also so lovely.

0:29:04 > 0:29:06I will admit, I cried at Paddington 2!

0:29:06 > 0:29:08But it's a delight, it's an absolute sweet,

0:29:08 > 0:29:10delightful, charming, sometimes silly, but just

0:29:10 > 0:29:11lovely, lovely, lovely.

0:29:11 > 0:29:11Beautifully done...

0:29:11 > 0:29:13He is in his little outfits, wondering around.

0:29:13 > 0:29:16Paddington didn't win Best British Film at the Baftas,

0:29:16 > 0:29:17that went to Three billboards.

0:29:17 > 0:29:25This is one of the best British films we've ever made.

0:29:25 > 0:29:27And how good is Hugh Grant?!

0:29:27 > 0:29:27He's fantastic!

0:29:27 > 0:29:29He is.

0:29:29 > 0:29:31And Sally Hawkins is great in it, the whole Brown family,

0:29:31 > 0:29:35the whole look of it is perfect.

0:29:35 > 0:29:39It's a work of genius, Paddington 2.

0:29:39 > 0:29:43And when did you cry?!

0:29:43 > 0:29:45I cried at the end!

0:29:45 > 0:29:48I'm not going to give anything away for anyone who hasn't been

0:29:48 > 0:29:52to see it.

0:29:52 > 0:29:57If you want a marmalade sandwich, you can't have one!

0:29:57 > 0:29:58It's very sweet, wonderful.

0:29:58 > 0:30:00A mixed week, but an interesting one.

0:30:00 > 0:30:02Jason, good to see you, thank you.

0:30:02 > 0:30:04That's it for this week.

0:30:04 > 0:30:06Enjoy your cinema-going and your DVD watching.

0:30:06 > 0:30:07It's terrific, honestly!

0:30:07 > 0:30:08Thanks for being with us.

0:30:08 > 0:30:16Goodbye.

0:30:23 > 0:30:26Good Morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC

0:30:26 > 0:30:30News.

0:30:30 > 0:30:33Parts of the UK have been gripped with snow and ice,

0:30:33 > 0:30:37as the "mini beast from the east" has swept in from Siberia.

0:30:37 > 0:30:39Met Office amber warnings of a possible risk to life

0:30:39 > 0:30:42are in place in south-west England, south-east and mid-Wales

0:30:42 > 0:30:46and the West Midlands all day, where five to ten cm of snow

0:30:46 > 0:30:47is forecast to fall widely.

0:30:47 > 0:30:49There's also travel disruption and drivers

0:30:49 > 0:30:51are being warned to take care in the dangerous conditions.

0:30:51 > 0:30:59Sarah Walton is in East Yorkshire for us this morning.

0:31:03 > 0:31:13What road is behind you?This is the a 63 in East Yorkshire at Ellerton

0:31:13 > 0:31:19and it is moving pretty well it has been gritted but in some places it

0:31:19 > 0:31:25is down to one lane. It is still icy. We have had flurries of snow

0:31:25 > 0:31:29overnight and a thin layer of snow in the high winds and the cold

0:31:29 > 0:31:33temperatures has now frozen. We think conditions will be easing

0:31:33 > 0:31:37throughout the day. Still, people are being asked to take care by the

0:31:37 > 0:31:44Highways Agency. People are being asked to stay off the roads

0:31:44 > 0:31:49completely unless you have a 4x4. Places over the Pennines are

0:31:49 > 0:31:56dangerous and they are getting reports of ice on roads even if they

0:31:56 > 0:32:02have been gritted. Disruption

0:32:02 > 0:32:04have been gritted. Disruption on the trains, too. No trains running

0:32:04 > 0:32:08between Manchester and York. There were supposed to be coaches but

0:32:08 > 0:32:11because of the bad weather, the coaches aren't web -- running

0:32:11 > 0:32:18either. We had about 97 flights out of Heathrow cancelled because of the

0:32:18 > 0:32:24weather and that is because the planes had to be de-iced. You may

0:32:24 > 0:32:28need to check with your airline before you travel. If you are one of

0:32:28 > 0:32:32those people that needs to travel today, give yourself extra time and

0:32:32 > 0:32:35take care on the roads.

0:32:35 > 0:32:43People living in

0:32:51 > 0:32:54People living in ten chalets which are "perilously close"

0:32:54 > 0:32:57to the edge of cliffs on the Norfolk coast have been told

0:32:57 > 0:32:59to leave their homes because of strong winds

0:32:59 > 0:33:00and high waves.

0:33:00 > 0:33:02Earlier, Norfolk Police said that six of the properties

0:33:02 > 0:33:06at Hemsby had a very good chance of going into the sea.

0:33:06 > 0:33:09In 2013, tidal storms saw three homes in the village washed away.

0:33:09 > 0:33:12Kent Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder

0:33:12 > 0:33:15after several people were injured when a car was driven into a busy

0:33:15 > 0:33:16nightclub in Gravesend.

0:33:16 > 0:33:19Police say the incident at Blake's nightclub is not been

0:33:19 > 0:33:20being treated as terror-related.

0:33:20 > 0:33:23Footage posted on social media appears to show a car

0:33:23 > 0:33:26inside a marquee at the nightclub, as officers led people to safety.

0:33:27 > 0:33:31The Russian Ambassador to the EU has told the BBC that Russia had nothing

0:33:31 > 0:33:34to do with the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in Salisbury,

0:33:34 > 0:33:36suggesting instead Britain could have been responsible

0:33:36 > 0:33:38suggesting instead Britain could have been responsible.

0:33:38 > 0:33:40Speaking to Andrew Marr, Vladimir Chizhov

0:33:40 > 0:33:43said one of the UK's own research laboratories could be the source

0:33:43 > 0:33:46of the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of Sergei

0:33:46 > 0:33:47and Yulia Skripal.

0:33:47 > 0:33:49The Foreign Office has called the Russian account absolute

0:33:49 > 0:33:50nonsense.

0:33:50 > 0:33:52Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary has described Russia's closure

0:33:52 > 0:33:55of the British Counsel and Consulate in St Petersburg as "futile".

0:33:55 > 0:33:57Writing in the Sun on Sunday, Boris Johnson says

0:33:57 > 0:34:00the move will punish ordinary Russians by depriving them

0:34:00 > 0:34:01of opportunities to learn English.

0:34:01 > 0:34:04The move was part of Russia's response to sanctions

0:34:04 > 0:34:07by the British Government, in the wake of the poisoning in

0:34:07 > 0:34:07Salisbury.

0:34:07 > 0:34:10A group of MPs says that the government should consider

0:34:10 > 0:34:12the possibility of delaying when we leave the EU,

0:34:12 > 0:34:13if complex issues remain unresolved.

0:34:13 > 0:34:16The Exiting the EU Committee says more time should be

0:34:16 > 0:34:18allowed if a detailed and comprehensive agreement

0:34:18 > 0:34:20on the future relationship isn't settled by October.

0:34:20 > 0:34:22The Brexit committee's view isn't unanimous though -

0:34:22 > 0:34:25a minority report by eight members warns that a long transition

0:34:25 > 0:34:33would be difficult.

0:34:36 > 0:34:45swimming club any Australian city of Perth has asked to help find its

0:34:45 > 0:34:50mascot.

0:34:52 > 0:34:55mascot. This is Daphne Duck. The last time she was seen with 270

0:34:55 > 0:35:03miles north of Perth. She was moving too quickly for them to hold on.

0:35:03 > 0:35:08It's the little bits of plastic in the ocean we can't see, not big

0:35:08 > 0:35:11giant yellow ducks. If you see it, let us know.

0:35:11 > 0:35:16Kat's here with the Sport.

0:35:16 > 0:35:23Good morning. We have fantastic news to bring you.You found Daphne Duck!

0:35:23 > 0:35:29And that our skiers are celebrating. Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe.

0:35:29 > 0:35:33They have been so close but so far for the rest of the game. Two

0:35:33 > 0:35:37silvers and a bronze. They have been beaten at every turn by these pesky

0:35:37 > 0:35:47Slovakian.

0:35:49 > 0:35:53Slovakian. Farkasova has one format Golds. The Brits have eaten her to

0:35:53 > 0:35:58it.

0:36:01 > 0:36:04it. We will be speaking to our reporter live there at the morning.

0:36:04 > 0:36:09-- live at later in the morning.

0:36:09 > 0:36:12It was the perfect end to Ireland's Six Nations campaign,

0:36:12 > 0:36:16as they beat England 24 points to 15 at Twickenham to win their third

0:36:16 > 0:36:17Grand Slam on St Patrick's day.

0:36:17 > 0:36:19Joe Wilson was watching for us.

0:36:19 > 0:36:22They came to Twickenham and never looked like losing. But how good

0:36:22 > 0:36:26Ireland were. From the moment the ball was hoisted into the sky,

0:36:26 > 0:36:33Ireland was on top. Anthony Watson was there but not there. Gary Ring

0:36:33 > 0:36:37Rose's has provided the pressure for Ireland. The final stretch delivered

0:36:37 > 0:36:45the ball to the foot of the post. Touched. England got a try back but

0:36:45 > 0:36:49by half-time they were further behind because Ireland won the kick.

0:36:49 > 0:36:55They kicked and dashed and touched down before the line. His seventh

0:36:55 > 0:37:04try of the tournament. Eddie Jones' unbeaten run at Twickenham was over.

0:37:04 > 0:37:11Ireland's day, Ireland's year. Well, with these players are celebrating

0:37:11 > 0:37:16behind me from Ireland, some of them experienced, some of them less so.

0:37:16 > 0:37:21It is easy to forget that Ireland has lost some of their greatest ever

0:37:21 > 0:37:31players in recent years. No problem. A special day for everyone involved.

0:37:31 > 0:37:42To come to top it off, it is a tough place to go.

0:37:42 > 0:37:48place to go.Many of these Irish Grand Slam players will be there in

0:37:48 > 0:37:49years to come.

0:37:49 > 0:37:51There were also final day wins for Scotland over Italy

0:37:51 > 0:37:53and and Wales over France.

0:37:53 > 0:37:55So this is how the final table looks.

0:37:55 > 0:37:57Ireland are champions, Wales finish second.

0:37:57 > 0:37:59England supporters may want to look away -

0:37:59 > 0:38:01they sit only above Italy in fifth.

0:38:01 > 0:38:04Manchester United have made it through to the semi-finals of the FA

0:38:04 > 0:38:06Cup, beating Brighton 2-0 at Old Trafford.

0:38:06 > 0:38:09Romelu Lukaku struck the first, and Nemanja Matic hit

0:38:09 > 0:38:12the second - in what has been a difficult week for Jose Mourinho,

0:38:12 > 0:38:14who didn't hold back in criticising his players...even

0:38:14 > 0:38:22though they're through to the last four..

0:38:24 > 0:38:29When the sun is shining, it is easy to play football. Do you know what I

0:38:29 > 0:38:33mean? When you win matches and everything goes in your direction,

0:38:33 > 0:38:37even myself, I can play when the sun is shining but when it's dark and

0:38:37 > 0:38:42when you are under pressure, only the top ones can do it and today, we

0:38:42 > 0:38:43didn't have many top ones.

0:38:43 > 0:38:46Christian Eriksen stole the show at the Liberty Stadium as Tottenham

0:38:46 > 0:38:49also eased into the semi-finals with a comfortable 3-0 win over

0:38:49 > 0:38:49Swansea.

0:38:49 > 0:38:53The Dane scored in each half, with Erik Lamela providing the other

0:38:53 > 0:38:53goal.

0:38:53 > 0:38:56Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has been making headlines all season long

0:38:56 > 0:38:59for his outstanding performances, but perhaps this was his best yet.

0:38:59 > 0:39:01He scored four goals as Liverpool ran riot

0:39:01 > 0:39:02against Watford, winning 5-0.

0:39:02 > 0:39:05Roberto Firmino scored the other, assited by Salah, who now

0:39:05 > 0:39:07takes his goal tally to 28 in the Premier League,

0:39:07 > 0:39:09four clear of Spurs' Harry Kane.

0:39:09 > 0:39:17Liverpool leapfrog Tottenham into third place.

0:39:20 > 0:39:22It wasn't a good day for rock-bottom West Brom.

0:39:22 > 0:39:24Bournemouth scored late on to win 2-1.

0:39:24 > 0:39:26It's Albion's seventh straight Premier League defeat,

0:39:26 > 0:39:28and heaps more pressure on manager Alan Pardew.

0:39:28 > 0:39:32There were also wins for Crystal Palace and Everton.

0:39:32 > 0:39:36In the Scottish Premiership, Hearts beat Partick Thistle 3-0.

0:39:36 > 0:39:38All three goals came in the first half,

0:39:38 > 0:39:41with Kyle Lafferty opening the scoring for the home side.

0:39:41 > 0:39:44Partick are now three points from safety, while the win

0:39:44 > 0:39:48solidifies Hearts grip on sixth place.

0:39:48 > 0:39:49Aberdeen beat Dundee 1-0 at Pittodrie.

0:39:49 > 0:39:52There was something of a shock at Ibrox as second placed Rangers

0:39:52 > 0:39:54went down 1-0 to Kilmarnock.

0:39:54 > 0:40:02Ross County and Hamilton drew 2-all.

0:40:09 > 0:40:13We have had this brilliant success at, our first gold medal in the

0:40:13 > 0:40:15games and our second success.

0:40:15 > 0:40:17Lets go live to our reporter Kate Grey who's in Pyeongchang

0:40:17 > 0:40:19for us this morning:

0:40:19 > 0:40:23They have finally done it after silver and bronze, we have only got

0:40:23 > 0:40:28a gold.Huge celebrations for Great Britain. They saved the best till

0:40:28 > 0:40:32last and have one to medals on the final day of action here in

0:40:32 > 0:40:37Pyeongchang. It was gold for Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jen Kehoe.

0:40:37 > 0:40:41This time in the slalom which means they have one format medals in these

0:40:41 > 0:40:46games and come the most successful British Paralympians. Menna

0:40:46 > 0:40:52Fitzpatrick is only 19 years old. This time, it was in the slalom and

0:40:52 > 0:40:53they won second position. They

0:40:53 > 0:40:54This time, it was in the slalom and had

0:40:54 > 0:40:56they won second position. They then had a final run and as they crossed

0:40:56 > 0:41:00the line, they set an unbeatable time, even for the Slovakian

0:41:00 > 0:41:03Henrieta Farkasova who has been dominating this category throughout

0:41:03 > 0:41:08these games. It was Britain who was victorious this time around. A huge

0:41:08 > 0:41:11celebrations at the bottom of the slopes as you can imagine. Family

0:41:11 > 0:41:22and friends all around. A great day for great written and another bronze

0:41:22 > 0:41:28means Great Britain has won seven medals. -- great Britain. They now

0:41:28 > 0:41:42look forward to the closing ceremony.Lots more to come.

0:41:42 > 0:41:51I really miss being out there. It has been 18 degrees over there. -26

0:41:51 > 0:41:59was the coldest I experienced. That was pretty chilly. Yes.

0:41:59 > 0:42:01was pretty chilly. Yes. We have Dame Catherine Grainger coming in to talk

0:42:01 > 0:42:06about how well they have done.

0:42:06 > 0:42:08It is coming up to 18 minutes to seven.

0:42:08 > 0:42:11If you're yet to venture out this morning, you may find snow

0:42:11 > 0:42:12on your doorstep.

0:42:12 > 0:42:15The freezing temperatures from Siberia have returned in what's

0:42:15 > 0:42:17being dubbed the "mini beast from the east".

0:42:17 > 0:42:19Yesterday snow showers swept across most of the UK,

0:42:19 > 0:42:22with winds of up to 70 miles per hour making it

0:42:22 > 0:42:23feel bitterly cold.

0:42:23 > 0:42:25And there's more to come today.

0:42:25 > 0:42:27We're joined now by meteorologist and weather presenter,

0:42:27 > 0:42:35Simon King.

0:42:40 > 0:42:47It has been an extraordinary few weeks. We have gone from -11 or 12

0:42:47 > 0:42:53in the wind chill to balmy spring days. What is happening?That is the

0:42:53 > 0:42:58fascination of the weather in the UK. I love it so much. We are

0:42:58 > 0:43:02Ireland and we are surrounded by water. It is the Atlantic Ocean to

0:43:02 > 0:43:10the West. -- we are islands. The weather in the UK is determined by

0:43:10 > 0:43:14which direction the wind is coming from. If you have south-westerly

0:43:14 > 0:43:19wind, the prevailing wind direction. The one most spoken about.

0:43:19 > 0:43:24Absolutely. The normal, typical, average temperatures. Last week.

0:43:24 > 0:43:33Temperatures of 12, 16. In easterly wind, cold air from Russia. It can

0:43:33 > 0:43:42be very cold. It is also picking up moisture from the sea. You have very

0:43:42 > 0:43:47cold dry air coming from Siberia. All the way across Europe and as it

0:43:47 > 0:43:51hits the North Sea, it picks up moisture and you get a snow showers

0:43:51 > 0:43:55piling in from the North Sea mainly hitting parts of the UK in the east.

0:43:55 > 0:44:00With the strong winds, the snow showers are drifting further west.

0:44:00 > 0:44:05Many of us saw them yesterday.What is surprising for many of us is we

0:44:05 > 0:44:09expect the northern part of the country to be cold and be hit with

0:44:09 > 0:44:13snow in winter. The fact it is now the middle of March and we are

0:44:13 > 0:44:18talking about Devon. And the weather warnings across the country, the

0:44:18 > 0:44:22breadth of the country, that is what is surprising many of us.It is just

0:44:22 > 0:44:27the nature of how cold the weather is. If it thinks are the typical

0:44:27 > 0:44:33winter, it has been mild and unsettled, some strong winds.And

0:44:33 > 0:44:38West.There has been a bit of snow but it has been on a knife edge. --

0:44:38 > 0:44:44and wet. When it does slow, it wants to but it's not quite there. Now we

0:44:44 > 0:44:49have this easterly wind, this cold air, over the whole of the UK, it is

0:44:49 > 0:44:55a bleak block of ice. Any precipitation and moisture will

0:44:55 > 0:45:05produce snow. -- big block of ice. That is why absolutely everywhere is

0:45:05 > 0:45:11susceptible to heavy snow.Added how long it will take to explain this

0:45:11 > 0:45:16but how is it that the south-westerly winds suddenly switch

0:45:16 > 0:45:24to the eastern winds? What happens to the atmosphere?

0:45:24 > 0:45:28We have had a sudden stratospheric warming and polar vortex disruption.

0:45:28 > 0:45:33That effectively means we have cold air which is normally locked up over

0:45:33 > 0:45:38the poles being disrupt that. That allows cold air to filter down. This

0:45:38 > 0:45:42stratospheric warming means we have increasingly easterly winds. So when

0:45:42 > 0:45:48you have this event, you can often get bouts of these easterly winds

0:45:48 > 0:45:52coming in from Siberia.If you get down to the pub today, I just want

0:45:52 > 0:45:56to make sure, and you are talking about that polar vortex disruption,

0:45:56 > 0:46:01and that stratospheric warming...It is easier for you to say!We will

0:46:01 > 0:46:06talk to you later. We have got pictures coming in on social media.

0:46:06 > 0:46:10We will talk you later. Thank you. We would like to know how the

0:46:10 > 0:46:17weather looks where you are. You can send us a picture by emailing us, or

0:46:17 > 0:46:21share your thoughts in our viewers on our Facebook page.And Twitter as

0:46:21 > 0:46:28well. Let's talk to have, we were talking to Simon about the bigger

0:46:28 > 0:46:36picture, but we will talk to Helen. How is that polar vortex disruption

0:46:36 > 0:46:40looking in terms of, I don't know, East Anglia?It is quite

0:46:40 > 0:46:45stratospheric.

0:46:45 > 0:46:49This is actually south Wales. As Simon said, it is penetrating far

0:46:49 > 0:46:54west, that cold easterly wind. It results in high pressure over

0:46:54 > 0:46:57Scandinavia, sinking south, allowing that cold air to come east. A

0:46:57 > 0:47:02retrogressive pattern, if you like. It is a short lived scenario. We

0:47:02 > 0:47:06will start cutting off that cold air as we go through tonight and

0:47:06 > 0:47:09tomorrow. As Simon said it is bitterly cold, right across the

0:47:09 > 0:47:13country this morning. There are still amber warnings in force from

0:47:13 > 0:47:18the Met Office. These will link wish their grip, these showers across the

0:47:18 > 0:47:23east, quite quickly. The west is where we will see some of the worst

0:47:23 > 0:47:27snowfall through today. We have already seen it in the east, all

0:47:27 > 0:47:31those issues across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the south-east.

0:47:31 > 0:47:35Lots of the focus for today's bad weather is across the Midlands and

0:47:35 > 0:47:40Westwood. Wales and the south-west of England will get clobbered by

0:47:40 > 0:47:43more snow. It is snowing quite heavily right now, absolutely

0:47:43 > 0:47:47treacherous on the roads. This snow is lolling around in those strong to

0:47:47 > 0:47:52gale force winds, so visibility is really poor as well. -- blowing

0:47:52 > 0:47:58around. It is icy as well, compacting that snow, which helps

0:47:58 > 0:48:02the grit and salt work on the roads, but with temperatures below freezing

0:48:02 > 0:48:07it will remain very hazardous. We may see that creep ticket to Yanchep

0:48:07 > 0:48:10and County Down, still a peppering of snow showers in central and

0:48:10 > 0:48:16eastern is golden. -- eastern Scotland. Take a breath, the idea is

0:48:16 > 0:48:20that we should see these showers becoming less frequent than they

0:48:20 > 0:48:26were yesterday. For the south and the west it might take much of the

0:48:26 > 0:48:31day for that snow to clear. Clearly we are going to see that snow piling

0:48:31 > 0:48:35up, 10- 20 centimetres over the hills. And it is cold. Very little

0:48:35 > 0:48:38to choose between today and yesterday, windy in the north but

0:48:38 > 0:48:45bitter if you are out and about. Through the evening and overnight, a

0:48:45 > 0:48:50subtle change in the wind direction in the north. Not a particularly

0:48:50 > 0:48:55warm wind direction, but cutting off that really cold Siberian air.

0:48:55 > 0:48:59Another cold night, another hard frost. Penetrating frost in the

0:48:59 > 0:49:03south, given the strength of the wind. Few showers as that high

0:49:03 > 0:49:06pressure starts to cut off the source of moisture and that cold

0:49:06 > 0:49:12out. Hopefully most of us tomorrow will see fewer showers, a bit more

0:49:12 > 0:49:15sunshine, slightly higher temperatures than we have had this

0:49:15 > 0:49:20weekend, but nothing like spring. Only 5-7 at rest. I will keep you

0:49:20 > 0:49:27posted on that snow through the rest of the morning.

0:49:27 > 0:49:31When we come back, can you tell us where the coldest place in the UK is

0:49:31 > 0:49:35today?Everywhere?Yes, I suppose that is the right answer.

0:49:35 > 0:49:37We'll be back with the headlines at 7:00.

0:49:37 > 0:49:41Now it's time for the Travel Show.

0:49:41 > 0:49:44Coming up on this week's Travel Show: I dress up and hit

0:49:44 > 0:49:47the road

0:49:47 > 0:49:48here in Japan.

0:49:48 > 0:49:52We are going through the most fashionable part of Tokyo and I am

0:49:52 > 0:49:58dressed as a fat plumber.

0:49:58 > 0:50:01Lucy gets the lowdown on travelling without too much plastic.

0:50:01 > 0:50:04Cheers!

0:50:07 > 0:50:11We are starting this week in Japan, the home of video gaming.

0:50:11 > 0:50:14It is hard to believe that it's a full 40 years

0:50:14 > 0:50:20since the Space Invaders game was invented here and recently,

0:50:20 > 0:50:22Tokyo's celebrated that anniversary of a special exhibition and giant

0:50:22 > 0:50:25video wall, where today's generation of gamers can

0:50:25 > 0:50:26test their retro skills.

0:50:26 > 0:50:29But Space Invaders isn't the only iconic game to have been created

0:50:29 > 0:50:31here in Japan.

0:50:31 > 0:50:34Tucked away in the backstreets of Sibuya, just five minutes

0:50:34 > 0:50:37from the famous crossing, I have come to find a guided tour

0:50:37 > 0:50:45with a difference.

0:50:53 > 0:50:57I guess the best way to describe what I am about to experience

0:50:57 > 0:51:01is a self-drive videogame simulation with some sightseeing thrown in.

0:51:01 > 0:51:08Welcome to MariCAR, nice to meet you!

0:51:08 > 0:51:09This brings back memories from my childhood.

0:51:09 > 0:51:14Yoshi, Luigi and Mario.

0:51:14 > 0:51:18It has got to be Mario.

0:51:18 > 0:51:23How do I look?

0:51:23 > 0:51:25I feel like Michelin Mario.

0:51:25 > 0:51:32We have the key that starts the engine.

0:51:32 > 0:51:34MariCAR have been running these go-kart tours have been run,

0:51:34 > 0:51:37taking in the many tourist attractions for several years now

0:51:37 > 0:51:40and to take part you firstly to show your ID and drivers licence

0:51:40 > 0:51:41from your home country.

0:51:41 > 0:51:48Then there is a compulsory safety briefing.

0:51:48 > 0:51:50When driving, always one straight line guys, OK?

0:51:50 > 0:51:51Always one straight line.

0:51:51 > 0:51:55If the tour guide does one, it means it you just stop

0:51:55 > 0:51:57in one straight line.

0:51:57 > 0:52:05OK?

0:52:05 > 0:52:06If the tour guide does two.

0:52:06 > 0:52:09You simply come up behind, same lane, always the same lane,

0:52:09 > 0:52:10side by side.

0:52:10 > 0:52:12See the two go-karts behind me back there?

0:52:12 > 0:52:15They are side-by-side and nice and close, that is the stopping

0:52:15 > 0:52:18formation we want to see when the tour guide does two.

0:52:18 > 0:52:20It's going to look like this.

0:52:20 > 0:52:21Two, four, six.

0:52:21 > 0:52:24Is it possible to stall it?

0:52:24 > 0:52:26It is impossible.

0:52:26 > 0:52:29It is automatic.

0:52:29 > 0:52:33At the beginning the engine can be a bit cold so before we depart it

0:52:33 > 0:52:35might cut out, you just start it again.

0:52:35 > 0:52:38There is lots to think about, like how to drive the car

0:52:38 > 0:52:41for a start and I feel exposed being so low,

0:52:41 > 0:52:43then I have to think about formations?

0:52:43 > 0:52:44Oh my gosh.

0:52:44 > 0:52:48I'm not the best driver, you know, right now this costume is the least

0:52:48 > 0:52:48of my worries.

0:52:48 > 0:52:49of my worries.

0:52:49 > 0:52:51I have got my foot on the brake.

0:52:51 > 0:52:52Where is the key?

0:52:52 > 0:53:00John, where is the key?

0:53:04 > 0:53:04LAUGHTER.

0:53:04 > 0:53:05This is ridiculous!

0:53:05 > 0:53:13Oh my God.

0:53:13 > 0:53:16Even though it is a Sunday morning and the traffic is lighter,

0:53:16 > 0:53:20it takes a while to get used to driving a vehicle that feels

0:53:20 > 0:53:27so low and exposed.

0:53:27 > 0:53:30Slightly vulnerable, but I think I am getting the hang

0:53:30 > 0:53:31of driving this car now.

0:53:31 > 0:53:37Oh my gosh.

0:53:37 > 0:53:39Do you see how close I came to a taxi?

0:53:39 > 0:53:43We are going through the most fashionable part of Tokyo and I am

0:53:43 > 0:53:44dressed as a fat plumber.

0:53:44 > 0:53:47Little chance of anyone wanting to copy my outfit here in Harajuku,

0:53:47 > 0:53:50but Nintendo are reportedly unhappy with their trademark Super Mario

0:53:50 > 0:53:52dungarees and cap being used by the tours.

0:53:52 > 0:53:56There has been talk of legal action, but the subtle name change

0:53:56 > 0:53:58from Mario kart to MariCAR and the inclusion of other

0:53:58 > 0:54:01characters seems to be keeping the lawyers at bay.

0:54:01 > 0:54:03We are coming up to the crossing.

0:54:03 > 0:54:11Oh my goodness.

0:54:22 > 0:54:30Oh my gosh, I can't believe we are going through Shibuya crossing!

0:54:31 > 0:54:34Although some of Tokyo's taxidrivers say that they can be

0:54:34 > 0:54:36disruptive and dangerous.

0:54:36 > 0:54:39Johnny tells me that he has supervised over 200 tours

0:54:39 > 0:54:41without any serious accidents.

0:54:41 > 0:54:46But several cab drivers we met still had concerns.

0:54:46 > 0:54:49Last year, a record number of almost 29 million people came to Japan

0:54:49 > 0:54:53and as Tokyo gears up to host the Olympic Games in two years time,

0:54:53 > 0:54:56the authorities are keen to see the MariCAR tours continue,

0:54:56 > 0:54:59but they are looking into how safe they are.

0:55:29 > 0:55:31New regulations now mean that modifications will have to be made

0:55:31 > 0:55:37to the go-karts and it is hoped that repositioning tail lights and better

0:55:37 > 0:55:39back and head protection and mudguards will provide safety

0:55:39 > 0:55:42for other drivers and road users and pedestrians.

0:55:42 > 0:55:45Tokyo is such a hotbed of trends and innovation and as the birthplace

0:55:45 > 0:55:49of video games, it would be a shame to see an end to these tours.

0:55:49 > 0:55:57Let's hope the new safety regulations will help keep them

0:56:02 > 0:56:09on the road here.

0:56:09 > 0:56:10That was so much fun!

0:56:10 > 0:56:12I really had a good time.

0:56:12 > 0:56:16Once I started to relax and got used to driving this car it was crazy,

0:56:16 > 0:56:20I can't believe they let you drive this on the streets of Tokyo.

0:56:20 > 0:56:24I really felt like I was in a video game most of the time.

0:56:24 > 0:56:28It was crazy and I was so close to cars, so low down.

0:56:28 > 0:56:31It was really fun and I felt like a celebrity, everyone

0:56:31 > 0:56:34was waving at you, it was a great way to see the city.

0:56:46 > 0:56:48We have been hearing alot in the news lately

0:56:48 > 0:56:50about sustainability - from coffee cup recycling schemes

0:56:50 > 0:56:53to carrier bags, but being green when you travel can be tricky.

0:56:53 > 0:56:56Disposable water bottles like this are easy to fill at home

0:56:56 > 0:56:59without a second thought, but what if you are in

0:56:59 > 0:57:01a new and unfamiliar city?

0:57:01 > 0:57:03Where do you go to get clean and free water?

0:57:03 > 0:57:06Some places around the world are trying to tackle the issue

0:57:06 > 0:57:09by providing more drinking water with the hope of cutting down

0:57:09 > 0:57:11on single use bottles thrown away.

0:57:11 > 0:57:14But if you are travelling internationally it is worth firing

0:57:14 > 0:57:17up the Wetap app, that provides a map of nearby drinking fountains

0:57:17 > 0:57:19to keep you hydrated on the move.

0:57:19 > 0:57:21I really like the fact that it is community-based,

0:57:21 > 0:57:24so if you stubble across a drinking fountain that isn't identified,

0:57:24 > 0:57:28you simply tap this button here and add it to the platform.

0:57:28 > 0:57:30In London, a network of drinking points is being rolled

0:57:30 > 0:57:34out in summer.

0:57:34 > 0:57:37Here in Borough Market, new fountains are already up

0:57:37 > 0:57:39and running and rather than a single-use disposable bottle,

0:57:39 > 0:57:47I have got this to try out.

0:57:49 > 0:57:51The Hidrate Spark bottle connects to an app on your

0:57:51 > 0:57:57phone via Bluetooth.

0:57:57 > 0:58:01Once you are connected, a sensor is able to detect how much

0:58:01 > 0:58:07water you are drinking.

0:58:07 > 0:58:10You can set daily goals based on information based

0:58:10 > 0:58:14on the information you tell and it will glow to give you a gentle

0:58:14 > 0:58:15reminder when it is time to hydrate.

0:58:15 > 0:58:20However, in order for it to keep tabs on how much you are drinking it

0:58:20 > 0:58:23needs to be placed on a flat surface every time you take a swig.

0:58:23 > 0:58:27needs to be placed on a flat surface every time you take a swig.

0:58:27 > 0:58:32Great if you are at a desk all day, not so much if you are at the gym

0:58:32 > 0:58:33or on the move.

0:58:33 > 0:58:37I like that you can tell it where you are in the world,

0:58:37 > 0:58:41if you are in a hot country it will increase the amount of times it

0:58:41 > 0:58:42tells you to drink.

0:58:42 > 0:58:45It is not just cutting down on plastic bottles that

0:58:45 > 0:58:46will reduce your carbon footprint.

0:58:46 > 0:58:49I popped in to see Andrew to talk about some friendly apps

0:58:49 > 0:58:50for my next trip.

0:58:50 > 0:58:53One I would recommend if you are starting is going

0:58:53 > 0:58:55on Green Globe, it has hotels, resorts and attractions

0:58:55 > 0:58:56that are eco-friendly.

0:58:56 > 0:58:58It's a pretty extensive list, tap on Jamaica.

0:58:58 > 0:59:00To be in Jamaica right now!

0:59:00 > 0:59:04You can see there is a list of all of the different ones here.

0:59:04 > 0:59:05Quite a lot of resorts.

0:59:05 > 0:59:08Quite a lot of different resorts, you tap on the ones

0:59:08 > 0:59:12you are interested in and you tap on it and also what it does

0:59:12 > 0:59:13to help the environment.

0:59:13 > 0:59:14The next one is Olio.

0:59:14 > 0:59:17I have heard a lot about this app.

0:59:17 > 0:59:20It is supercool, it is great if you are travelling or not.

0:59:20 > 0:59:22It is all about reducing food waste.

0:59:22 > 0:59:26And so it means that you can give away food that you don't need,

0:59:26 > 0:59:28but also get food that people are giving away.

0:59:28 > 0:59:31If you are planning a trip and you look in your fridge

0:59:31 > 0:59:36and you are like a have got a carton of milk and a fruit bowl of fruit

0:59:36 > 0:59:38and it will go to waste.

0:59:38 > 0:59:40Put it on the app and somebody will collect it.

0:59:40 > 0:59:44The last one I would recommend is Spinlister, think of it as AirBnB

0:59:44 > 0:59:47but for bikes in your local area that you can hire.

0:59:47 > 0:59:50I have searched Los Angeles and you search your local area

0:59:50 > 0:59:53and find what is available and so there are road bikes,

0:59:53 > 0:59:56mountain bikes, they do surf gear, ski gear, all sorts of stuff.

0:59:56 > 1:00:00So it usually works out less than around $20 a day and it is much

1:00:00 > 1:00:03cheaper than getting taxis everywhere and you are eco-

1:00:03 > 1:00:04friendly because you are riding a bike.

1:00:04 > 1:00:08And finally, if you can't start the day without a caffeine fix even

1:00:08 > 1:00:11while away on holiday, then the Pakito cup could help.

1:00:11 > 1:00:14Reusable coffee cups are nothing new and some offer a discount

1:00:14 > 1:00:15if you bring your own.

1:00:15 > 1:00:17That it can be annoying carrying those around.

1:00:17 > 1:00:21What is great about the Pakito is it swishes down really small

1:00:21 > 1:00:22and extends to three different sizes.

1:00:22 > 1:00:26It is a little fiddly to pull out, but once fully extended you've got

1:00:26 > 1:00:27a full-sized cup.

1:00:27 > 1:00:28Regular Americano, please.

1:00:28 > 1:00:30Cheers!

1:00:42 > 1:00:44Hello, this is Breakfast, with Christian Fraser

1:00:44 > 1:00:45and Naga Munchetty.

1:00:45 > 1:00:47Temperatures plunge as low as minus 6 overnight as the "mini

1:00:47 > 1:00:49beast from the East" bites.

1:00:49 > 1:00:51Icy conditions are causing problems for drivers and there are weather

1:00:51 > 1:00:59warnings in place across the breadth of the UK.

1:00:59 > 1:01:04Amber warnings are still in force, it is treacherous out there. There

1:01:04 > 1:01:17is more due. Join me in 15 minutes for a full forecast.

1:01:20 > 1:01:22Good morning it's Sunday the 18th of March.

1:01:22 > 1:01:23Also this morning:

1:01:23 > 1:01:26A top Russian diplomat insists Russia had nothing to do

1:01:26 > 1:01:29with the poisoning of a former spy in Salisbury and suggests Britain

1:01:29 > 1:01:37could have been responsible.

1:01:39 > 1:01:41And we'll hear from a professional orchestra made up of disabled

1:01:41 > 1:01:48musicians and led by a disabled conductor.

1:01:50 > 1:01:52In sport its gold at the Paras in Pyeongchang!

1:01:52 > 1:01:54Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe are the Paralympic slalom

1:01:54 > 1:02:01champions with Millie Knight and Brett Wild winning bronze.

1:02:01 > 1:02:04Back to our top story.

1:02:04 > 1:02:07Snow and ice has gripped much of the UK as a cold snap dubbed

1:02:07 > 1:02:09the "mini beast from the East"

1:02:09 > 1:02:10sweeps in from Siberia.

1:02:10 > 1:02:12The Met Office has put amber warnings in place,

1:02:12 > 1:02:15and they are expected to last all day today in south-west

1:02:15 > 1:02:17England and south Wales.

1:02:17 > 1:02:23In a moment we'll speak to Sarah Walton who's

1:02:23 > 1:02:26in Elloughton in Yorkshire, but first, let's go to

1:02:26 > 1:02:31Sarah Ransome Haldon Hill in Devon.

1:02:31 > 1:02:35We have seen quite heavy flurries of snow falling yesterday and through

1:02:35 > 1:02:41the night and what you have got is a thin layer of snow which has frozen

1:02:41 > 1:02:46in the cold temperatures and high winds. We have just seen snowploughs

1:02:46 > 1:02:52try to clear the fast lane of the A63. On higher ground you have got

1:02:52 > 1:02:55thicker layers of snow and Lincolnshire police are warning

1:02:55 > 1:03:02people not to make any journeys if they can avoid it. Greater

1:03:02 > 1:03:05Manchester Police are warning that conditions over the Pennines are

1:03:05 > 1:03:10really bad. They used the word bleak. They tweeted a video showing

1:03:10 > 1:03:15blizzard like conditions and they had snowploughs out on the M62 and

1:03:15 > 1:03:21they asked people to avoid those routes. We are seeing disruption on

1:03:21 > 1:03:26the trains. Great Western, North Western and south-western. There was

1:03:26 > 1:03:30a coach running between Manchester airport and Europe, but the bad

1:03:30 > 1:03:36weather means the coaches cannot even run now. Playing cancellations

1:03:36 > 1:03:40out of Heathrow because the planes have to be de-iced. If you were

1:03:40 > 1:03:45planning to go on holiday today, you need to check with the website

1:03:45 > 1:03:49before you check. The good news is we are expecting conditions to ease

1:03:49 > 1:03:56the day. I say that as another flurry comes in. But it should be

1:03:56 > 1:04:00getting better through the afternoon. But if you have to make

1:04:00 > 1:04:05the journey, take care and leave plenty of time.Please check on all

1:04:05 > 1:04:13potential travelling disruptions. Let's go to Sarah in Devon. Those

1:04:13 > 1:04:21roads around Dartmoor have really had it in the last few weeks.

1:04:22 > 1:04:26had it in the last few weeks.It is a case of here we go again.It

1:04:26 > 1:04:32absolutely is. Tell us about the picture around Dartmoor.Overnight

1:04:32 > 1:04:38we had more snow, about an inch or more on higher ground and an inch

1:04:38 > 1:04:44where I am. But right across the UK we have a snow, high winds and

1:04:44 > 1:04:50plummeting temperatures, some down around minus six. Around here minus

1:04:50 > 1:04:55four was the lowest temperature we had. Three amber warnings in place

1:04:55 > 1:05:00in the North West, London and the south-east. And here in the South

1:05:00 > 1:05:06West right across the region for the best part of the day. At the moment

1:05:06 > 1:05:11I am close to the A38 were a few weeks ago some drivers were left

1:05:11 > 1:05:18stranded. Once again an emergency plan was put in place. Behind me

1:05:18 > 1:05:20either tractor ploughs, strategically placed to make sure

1:05:20 > 1:05:27they are there if the snow comes. We are told more snow, around 25

1:05:27 > 1:05:31centimetres in some places, could arrive around nine o'clock this

1:05:31 > 1:05:37morning. More high winds, up to 50 miles an hour in some places, so the

1:05:37 > 1:05:41message really from the emergency services is and do not travel unless

1:05:41 > 1:05:48you have absolutely gotten.Thank you very much indeed.

1:05:48 > 1:05:51Kent Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder

1:05:51 > 1:05:54after several people were injured when a car was driven into a busy

1:05:54 > 1:05:55nightclub in Gravesend.

1:05:55 > 1:05:57Police say the incident at Blake's nightclub is not being

1:05:57 > 1:05:59being treated as terror-related.

1:05:59 > 1:06:01Footage posted on social media appears to show a car

1:06:01 > 1:06:05inside a marquee at the nightclub, as officers led people to safety.

1:06:05 > 1:06:08The Russian Ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, has suggested

1:06:08 > 1:06:13that the UK's own research laboratory in Wiltshire could be

1:06:13 > 1:06:17the source of the nerve agent used in the poisoning of a former Russian

1:06:17 > 1:06:18spy in Salisbury.

1:06:18 > 1:06:19The Foreign Office has called the Russian account

1:06:19 > 1:06:22"absolute nonsense".

1:06:22 > 1:06:25Here's our Diplomatic Correspondent, James Robbins.

1:06:25 > 1:06:29Two weeks after the chemical attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal,

1:06:29 > 1:06:31Ambassador Chizhov said there were no stockpiles whatsoever

1:06:31 > 1:06:33of nerve agents left in Russia.

1:06:33 > 1:06:37But then in an interview with Andrew Marr he went a bit further.

1:06:37 > 1:06:39Asked how the chemical weapon came to be used in Salisbury,

1:06:39 > 1:06:41Mr Chizhov suggested...

1:06:41 > 1:06:45When you have the nerve agent or whatever, you check it

1:06:45 > 1:06:50against certain samples that you retain in your laboratories.

1:06:50 > 1:06:56And Porton Down, as we now all know, is the largest military facility

1:06:56 > 1:06:59in the United Kingdom that has been dealing with chemical

1:06:59 > 1:07:04weapons research.

1:07:04 > 1:07:08And it's actually only eight miles from Salisbury.

1:07:08 > 1:07:11You're not suggesting Porton Down is responsible for this nerve agent?

1:07:11 > 1:07:14I don't know, I don't know, I don't have evidence

1:07:14 > 1:07:17of anything having been used.

1:07:17 > 1:07:20As Britain continues to investigate the chemical attack,

1:07:20 > 1:07:23the Foreign Office dismissed this latest Russian account

1:07:23 > 1:07:27as absolute nonsense with not an ounce of truth in it.

1:07:27 > 1:07:29A spokesperson said it's just another futile attempt

1:07:29 > 1:07:34by the Russian state to divert the story away from the facts that

1:07:34 > 1:07:38Russia has acted in flagrant breach of its international obligations.

1:07:38 > 1:07:43James Robbins, BBC News.

1:07:43 > 1:07:51Our correspondent Richard Galpin is in Moscow this morning.

1:07:51 > 1:07:56They go to the polls today in Russia and it is the election. It has been

1:07:56 > 1:08:00said that all week maybe the controversy and the crisis with the

1:08:00 > 1:08:03West has been engineered to make more people come out to the polls.

1:08:03 > 1:08:09Is that right?

1:08:09 > 1:08:13I don't know if it has been engineered, but it is significant

1:08:13 > 1:08:17that the Russians decided to announce its retaliation just

1:08:17 > 1:08:21yesterday, on the eve of the election. It probably doesn't help

1:08:21 > 1:08:28his strongman image, Vladimir Putin, the man who has stood up for Russia

1:08:28 > 1:08:32against the nasty West, which is how the West has been perceived by the

1:08:32 > 1:08:38Kremlin and has been for a long time. Vladimir Putin has been in

1:08:38 > 1:08:43power since the end of 1999, so it does help him to stand up as the

1:08:43 > 1:08:48strongman. But in the election there is no doubt who is going to win. It

1:08:48 > 1:08:53will be Vladimir Putin, not least because the only serious candidate,

1:08:53 > 1:08:59the opposition candidate, was barred from taking part in the election. It

1:08:59 > 1:09:03is an almost inevitable outcome that Vladimir Putin will win with a

1:09:03 > 1:09:06thumping majority.Richard, thank you very much indeed.

1:09:06 > 1:09:07Richard, thank you very much indeed.

1:09:07 > 1:09:09The Foreign Secretary has described Russia's closure

1:09:09 > 1:09:12of the British Counsel and Consulate in St Petersburg as "futile".

1:09:12 > 1:09:15Writing in the Sun on Sunday, Boris Johnson says the move

1:09:15 > 1:09:17will punish ordinary Russians by depriving them of

1:09:17 > 1:09:18opportunities to learn English.

1:09:18 > 1:09:20The move was part of Russia's response to sanctions

1:09:20 > 1:09:22by the British Government, in the wake of the

1:09:22 > 1:09:24poisoning in Salisbury.

1:09:24 > 1:09:27A group of MPs says that the government should consider

1:09:27 > 1:09:29the possibility of delaying when we leave the EU if complex

1:09:29 > 1:09:31issues remain unresolved.

1:09:31 > 1:09:36The Exiting the EU Committee says more time should be allowed

1:09:36 > 1:09:38if a detailed and comprehensive agreement on the future relationship

1:09:38 > 1:09:39isn't settled by October.

1:09:39 > 1:09:42The Brexit committee's view isn't unanimous though -

1:09:42 > 1:09:46a minority report by eight members warns that a long transition

1:09:46 > 1:09:51would be difficult.

1:09:51 > 1:09:56It might be freezing here, but take a look at these incredible pictures.

1:09:56 > 1:10:01This is what spring is supposed to look like. That is the South west of

1:10:01 > 1:10:07China and what you are seeing some beautiful cherry blossoms. Visitors

1:10:07 > 1:10:13across the country have been travelling to see them. People go to

1:10:13 > 1:10:17see the cherry blossoms coming out in Japan as well, but this is

1:10:17 > 1:10:26south-west China looking absolutely stunning. Spring has not come here,

1:10:26 > 1:10:33well, it springs and it retracts. It is not cherry blossom. The mini

1:10:33 > 1:10:37beast from the East has hit as in the UK and many people will be

1:10:37 > 1:10:43waking up to snow outside. And it is sticking. Difficult travel

1:10:43 > 1:10:47conditions as well, so you are being urged to check all potential travel

1:10:47 > 1:10:52disruption on the trains and be very careful.

1:10:52 > 1:10:56Particularly on flights, there are major problems at Heathrow on

1:10:56 > 1:11:00short-haul flights, so check with your operator.

1:11:00 > 1:11:02In June 2017 Buzzfeed published an investigation into 14 deaths

1:11:02 > 1:11:09on British soil they claimed were linked to Russia.

1:11:09 > 1:11:15After a poisoning of a former spy in Salisbury, Amber Rudd has said she

1:11:15 > 1:11:23will look again into those deaths.

1:11:23 > 1:11:25One of the reporters behing the investigation Jane Bradley

1:11:25 > 1:11:28joins us now.

1:11:28 > 1:11:36The Russian ambassador is saying the UK could be responsible for the

1:11:36 > 1:11:40poisoning because Porton down is near Salisbury.It is not surprising

1:11:40 > 1:11:46when you consider that Russia is still denying being behind the

1:11:46 > 1:11:50poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, despite the fact there is strong

1:11:50 > 1:11:55forensics evidence that Russia was behind the murder of Alexander

1:11:55 > 1:12:01Litvinenko. Pointing the finger at the British Government is, as the

1:12:01 > 1:12:06government says, nonsense. Sergei Skripal was helping the British

1:12:06 > 1:12:11intelligence services by passing on information to them. We know Russia

1:12:11 > 1:12:15has a clear motive. We know Russia developed the nerve agent in

1:12:15 > 1:12:27question and we had only recently discovered the nerve agent, the

1:12:27 > 1:12:32scientist, and he has said so.We are focusing this week on Nikolai

1:12:32 > 1:12:40Glushkov who is now subject to a murder enquiry. I just wonder when

1:12:40 > 1:12:43you look at these investigations is it difficult to find the line

1:12:43 > 1:12:48between what might involve the state and what might involve the Mafia?

1:12:48 > 1:12:55That is a very blurred thing.Yes, absolutely. When we spoke to the

1:12:55 > 1:12:58multiple American and British intelligence sources and the ones

1:12:58 > 1:13:03who told us that they suspect all of these 14 deaths were assassinations

1:13:03 > 1:13:08by Russia, they pointed out that it was often quite hard to figure out

1:13:08 > 1:13:11whether this was directly the Russian state or Russian mafia

1:13:11 > 1:13:17groups. In Russia there is often a crossover between the two. What is

1:13:17 > 1:13:22clear in all of the 14 deaths that we investigated last year was that

1:13:22 > 1:13:26there were questions to be asked. There were suspicious circumstances

1:13:26 > 1:13:32around all these deaths. We know about the death of Boris Berezovsky

1:13:32 > 1:13:37which the police declared as non-suspicious very quickly, despite

1:13:37 > 1:13:41previous assassination attempts, despite him being declared public

1:13:41 > 1:13:46enemy number one in Vladimir Putin's Russia. In other cases basic these

1:13:46 > 1:13:52investigations were not carried out, forensics tests, witness interviews,

1:13:52 > 1:13:58even checking CCTV cameras, whereas in this case, the case of Sergei

1:13:58 > 1:14:01Skripal and Nikolai Glushkov, there has been a very different response

1:14:01 > 1:14:05from the authorities. It has been swift and bold and the language from

1:14:05 > 1:14:10the off has been describing these as suspicious deaths with potential

1:14:10 > 1:14:14links to Russia. There has been as striking difference as to how the

1:14:14 > 1:14:17authorities have handled these latest attacks in the previous

1:14:17 > 1:14:24deaths and that gives us a better chance of getting the forensic

1:14:24 > 1:14:28evidence and things like CCTV that they need to figure out who is

1:14:28 > 1:14:31behind these attacks.If it is difficult to differentiate between

1:14:31 > 1:14:36where the state ends and the Mafia begins, as you were saying, should

1:14:36 > 1:14:40we not put more behind what Jeremy Corbyn was saying? It is impossible

1:14:40 > 1:14:46at the moment to specifically point the finger at the Russian state?We

1:14:46 > 1:14:50have had different evidence from the British Government and the

1:14:50 > 1:14:56scientific evidence behind Novichok, the nerve agent that was used. All

1:14:56 > 1:15:00the evidence we have heard from express as well as the government

1:15:00 > 1:15:05says that this kind of deadly nerve agent could only be manufactured in

1:15:05 > 1:15:08a state-sponsored laboratory, it is too dangerous to be made elsewhere,

1:15:08 > 1:15:15in someone's home or somewhere like that. We know it was developed by

1:15:15 > 1:15:20Russia as the scientist discovered has explained.Jane Bradley, good to

1:15:20 > 1:15:27talk to you.

1:15:27 > 1:15:29talk to you. It is quarter past seven and I think the person you

1:15:29 > 1:15:33really need to hear from is Helen because people are waking up with

1:15:33 > 1:15:43travel disruptions outside.

1:15:43 > 1:15:47It is generally freezing across most of the country by a degree or two.

1:15:47 > 1:15:53For many waking up it is a winter wonderland, excitement for my little

1:15:53 > 1:15:57girls this morning, but on a serious note it is treacherous out there.

1:15:57 > 1:16:04This is a picture taken recently in the Midlands. To give you a picture

1:16:04 > 1:16:08of how much snow we have already got, places like Nottingham have got

1:16:08 > 1:16:1415 centimetres of snow.

1:16:16 > 1:16:2115 centimetres of snow. There is a lot of snow lying and on some of the

1:16:21 > 1:16:28parts of the motorways and the faster routes, it will be a

1:16:28 > 1:16:32dangerous driver if you are out today. The snow showers keep packing

1:16:32 > 1:16:36in across Scotland and Yorkshire and in the south and west we have got

1:16:36 > 1:16:41some more organised snow. That Met Office Amber warning is in force for

1:16:41 > 1:16:47most of the day. These two Amber warnings still cover the snow

1:16:47 > 1:16:51showers packing in behind it, but they will ease down through the day.

1:16:51 > 1:16:56They will not be as frequent as the word, but any more snow will add to

1:16:56 > 1:17:00the woes. Some of the slowest areas at the moment are across Somerset

1:17:00 > 1:17:08and Dorset and in much of Wales, Central and eastern areas of Wales.

1:17:08 > 1:17:12It is pushing is way westwards on that gale force wind. That makes

1:17:12 > 1:17:18visibility very poor indeed. There will be snow showers for Yorkshire,

1:17:18 > 1:17:24perhaps a few penetrating towards the west across Cumbria. One or two

1:17:24 > 1:17:28in Northern Ireland, but a better chance of seeing sunshine here. In

1:17:28 > 1:17:32the central lowlands we have got five centimetres of snow and they

1:17:32 > 1:17:38will only slowly get cut off. But look at this area of snow. It will

1:17:38 > 1:17:43take much of the day to make its way further west across Devon and

1:17:43 > 1:17:48Cornwall and finally clear out of the way. It is tied in with a very

1:17:48 > 1:17:54slow clearing area of low pressure. We will see appreciable amounts of

1:17:54 > 1:17:59snow. Already ten centimetres in places and you can double that

1:17:59 > 1:18:03easily. It could cut of small villages and there could be some

1:18:03 > 1:18:07power line icing and we could see power issues. A lot to keep our eye

1:18:07 > 1:18:14on. Overnight we cut off those snow showers. It is drier tonight, but

1:18:14 > 1:18:19still very icy. Tomorrow the high pressure will squash those showers

1:18:19 > 1:18:27further and it looks drier as we start the new week.

1:18:28 > 1:18:33Time now for a quick look at the papers. Let's start with the Sunday

1:18:33 > 1:18:37Times. Some nice pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge who is heavily

1:18:37 > 1:18:46pregnant at the moment. She has eyes shamrock on her lapel. Main story,

1:18:46 > 1:18:49the crackdown on the oligarch is MacWorld in Russia. Apparently there

1:18:49 > 1:18:52will be a meeting next week which Theresa May will share where they

1:18:52 > 1:18:55will look more closely at the Russian wealth in the city of

1:18:55 > 1:19:02London. A quick look at the Mail on Sunday.

1:19:02 > 1:19:08It is saying it will target Russian dirty money as the escalating crisis

1:19:08 > 1:19:11sees the Kremlin expelled 23 UK diplomats.

1:19:11 > 1:19:16sees the Kremlin expelled 23 UK diplomats.

1:19:16 > 1:19:19Let's go to PyeongChang because we have got two gold medals at the

1:19:19 > 1:19:31Paralympics. Tell us all about it. Paralympics GB have finished these

1:19:31 > 1:19:36games on a high and they have won two medals on the final day, a gold

1:19:36 > 1:19:42and a bronze, and I am now joined by our bronze medallists. Sorry, Gold

1:19:42 > 1:19:48medallists. You have got a huge collection in front of us. What an

1:19:48 > 1:19:53amazing games you have had. Can you sum it up for us?I don't think I

1:19:53 > 1:19:57can. It has been absolutely astonishing the weight this week has

1:19:57 > 1:20:05gone from quite low to extremely high.You started with a fall on the

1:20:05 > 1:20:10first day in your first event. What a huge recovery that has been. Have

1:20:10 > 1:20:17you gained confidence as the week has gone on?Definitely, as soon as

1:20:17 > 1:20:20we finished the second race my confidence got twisted and winning

1:20:20 > 1:20:25the bronze as well was amazing. Then from the week that went on we have

1:20:25 > 1:20:30just been climbing and climbing and we have just enjoyed it. That is the

1:20:30 > 1:20:36main thing for us.And it has been a nonstop programme for you, it feels

1:20:36 > 1:20:43like you have been in action every day. How does it feel now?We are

1:20:43 > 1:20:47tired underneath and running on a bit of adrenaline at the moment.

1:20:47 > 1:20:52This first bronze was an incredible achievement, to finish that race and

1:20:52 > 1:20:57win a medal. Then to finish on a gold medal and put in one of our

1:20:57 > 1:21:02strongest performances this week is beyond words. It has not sunk in and

1:21:02 > 1:21:06I think probably will not until we get back to the UK and we are back

1:21:06 > 1:21:13in our own beds having a lie in.I imagine your family must be over the

1:21:13 > 1:21:20moon as well.Definitely, they know how much we have worked with this.

1:21:20 > 1:21:25Most of them were in tears because they were so happy for us. It is

1:21:25 > 1:21:30just amazing to have them here and I am really grateful.You are such a

1:21:30 > 1:21:34young partnership, only been together for two years. Do all roads

1:21:34 > 1:21:41lead to Beijing now?Yes, absolutely.First we have got the

1:21:41 > 1:21:46World Championships coming up in 2019. We will focus on that and

1:21:46 > 1:21:53there are ideas about Beijing.We can reveal that you have got quite a

1:21:53 > 1:21:56big job this evening in the closing ceremony. Can you tell us what you

1:21:56 > 1:22:04have got ahead of you?We will be the flag-bearers.An absolute

1:22:04 > 1:22:10honour.What will that be like? A bit of pressure. We better get

1:22:10 > 1:22:14practising.

1:22:15 > 1:22:18practising.Immensely proud of GB and I am so happy to be the

1:22:18 > 1:22:23flag-bearers.Huge congratulations, a gold medal for Paralympics GB on

1:22:23 > 1:22:33the final day of action. Is that seven or eight?We have got seven

1:22:33 > 1:22:37medals and they have reached their target, so Paralympics GB are very

1:22:37 > 1:22:42happy.We will speak to Dame Catherine Granger later from UK at

1:22:42 > 1:22:49sport and she will tell us if that is a good achievement or not.

1:22:49 > 1:22:52Andrew Marr is on BBC One at nine o'clock this morning.

1:22:52 > 1:22:54What have you got lined up Andrew?

1:22:54 > 1:22:59I have been talking to one of Vladimir Putin's top diplomats in

1:22:59 > 1:23:04the EU in the aftermath of the Salisbury attack. You will have seen

1:23:04 > 1:23:08a lot of the papers about an attack on Russian dirty money. I have got

1:23:08 > 1:23:12Boris Johnson here to talk about that and much more. A big week for

1:23:12 > 1:23:20Labour. Shami Chakrabarti, will also be on the programme. Busy at nine

1:23:20 > 1:23:20o'clock.

1:23:20 > 1:23:22Busy at nine o'clock.

1:23:22 > 1:23:25We're here on the BBC News Channel until nine this morning.

1:23:25 > 1:23:28Coming up later in the programme:

1:23:28 > 1:23:30We hear how one village is honouring 61 young men

1:23:30 > 1:23:37who left for the Great War and never returned home.

1:23:37 > 1:23:39We'll look back on GB's most successful performance

1:23:39 > 1:23:42at a Winter Olympics with the chair of UK Sport,

1:23:42 > 1:23:46Dame Katherine Grainger.

1:23:46 > 1:23:54Team GB has hit its target which was between 6-10.

1:23:55 > 1:23:59between 6-10. This is where we say goodbye to our viewers on BBC One.

1:23:59 > 1:24:02Stay with us on the