:00:00. > :00:00.Coming up in the programme tonight: Preparing for winter to bite,
:00:00. > :00:00.as rain, snow and high winds are forecast, with concerns over
:00:07. > :00:12.They joked about hiding a body - the brother of an author found dead
:00:13. > :00:17.at her home gives evidence at her partner's murder trial.
:00:18. > :00:20.Milton Keynes at 50 - celebrations get under way
:00:21. > :00:38.And I'm here in Chatteris, as these bronze-age treasures go on display.
:00:39. > :00:41.First tonight, a wave of heavy rain is currently
:00:42. > :00:43.passing across the region, and in several places
:00:44. > :00:47.Continuing cold conditions overnight, with the possibility
:00:48. > :00:51.of ice and more snow, means warnings of potential travel
:00:52. > :00:58.Councils and highways authorities have spent
:00:59. > :01:00.the day trying to prepare for an ever-changing
:01:01. > :01:04.Stuart Ratcliffe has been out with the gritters.
:01:05. > :01:11.This is the scene at highways depots across the region,
:01:12. > :01:13.as teams prepare for the white stuff, forecast for both tonight
:01:14. > :01:16.Each truck does approximately about 50 miles.
:01:17. > :01:18.We have 36 dedicated gritters for the highway
:01:19. > :01:20.and one that goes down our guided busway network.
:01:21. > :01:23.We've also got some quad bikes that do the cycleways
:01:24. > :01:30.Teams have already been out on one gritting run.
:01:31. > :01:32.They will be out on the road began before dawn.
:01:33. > :01:35.There are around 3,000 tonnes of gritting salt here in this depot,
:01:36. > :01:42.and across Cambridgeshire and there is around 8,000 tonnes in store.
:01:43. > :01:45.They say that is enough to continually grit the county's
:01:46. > :01:50.Now, four years ago, when we had a prolonged cold snap,
:01:51. > :01:53.salt supplies ran critically low, but I'm told this time
:01:54. > :01:58.the county is prepared for pretty much anything.
:01:59. > :02:01.We have learnt our lessons from that, which is why we do this
:02:02. > :02:02.salt stock level management system now,
:02:03. > :02:05.so 8,000 tonnes is what we have in Cambridgeshire, and we keep it
:02:06. > :02:10.And it is not only highways teams who have been on stand-by -
:02:11. > :02:15.at Luton and Stansted Airports, they have well-rehearsed snow plans.
:02:16. > :02:19.We have all the equipment on site that we need in the event of snow.
:02:20. > :02:24.Our firefighters helped clear the runway.
:02:25. > :02:26.Our operations team clear the taxiways, and the aprons,
:02:27. > :02:28.and the passenger areas, to keep the operation
:02:29. > :02:35.Back on the roads, and the concern now is ice.
:02:36. > :02:38.If temperatures drop, wet roads will freeze,
:02:39. > :02:40.and with the prospect of another band of snow overnight,
:02:41. > :02:43.drivers on the road tomorrow morning are being warned
:02:44. > :02:51.Well, our reporter Ben Ando is on the M1 in Bedfordshire.
:02:52. > :03:04.as you can see the pain to me I think what we were told would be
:03:05. > :03:10.snow again is turning in and here is turning into not snow. The snow has
:03:11. > :03:15.stopped for an hour and a half and not settled on the carriageways.
:03:16. > :03:19.That is a combination of the roads being gritted and the flow of
:03:20. > :03:23.traffic keeping the area clear. There have been variable speed
:03:24. > :03:28.limits on the M1 to stop the surging and bunching that can lead to
:03:29. > :03:34.collisions, and there have been pinch points around junctions 11 and
:03:35. > :03:39.12, some congestion on the A14, and snow causing problems in the area.
:03:40. > :03:43.While things seem to be fine right now, the question is, what will
:03:44. > :03:47.happen over? Heavy frost is predicted and there may be more snow
:03:48. > :03:51.later on. Drivers who appear to be driving sensibly this evening are
:03:52. > :03:53.being urged to take the same precautions in the morning if
:03:54. > :03:55.conditions are bad. Thank you.
:03:56. > :03:57.Next tonight, the brother of the murdered children's author
:03:58. > :04:00.Helen Bailey has told a court how he heard Helen and her partner
:04:01. > :04:04.Ian Stewart joke about an old well in their garage being a good place
:04:05. > :04:07.He was giving evidence at the trial of Mr Stewart,
:04:08. > :04:14.Helen Bailey's brother John, seen here on the left,
:04:15. > :04:17.told the court his sister was an intelligent,
:04:18. > :04:22.He said that while looking around Helen's Royston home in August 2013,
:04:23. > :04:28.He said both she and the accused, Ian Stewart, were present,
:04:29. > :04:32.and that there was some and instigated by Helen and that it
:04:33. > :04:37.would be a good place to hide a body.
:04:38. > :04:40.Three years later, her own body was discovered there.
:04:41. > :04:43.The prosecution claimed Helen Bailey was sedated with sleeping pills
:04:44. > :04:47.before being killed by partner Ian Stewart for her money.
:04:48. > :04:49.John Bailey said that, after Helen went missing,
:04:50. > :04:52.Ian Stewart told him Helen had left a note, saying she'd gone
:04:53. > :04:56.to her house in Broadstairs and not to contact her.
:04:57. > :05:00.John Bailey said Ian Stewart later told him he thought the note had
:05:01. > :05:06.We heard Helen was not in Broadstairs, and when Ian Stewart
:05:07. > :05:10.went to look he sent text messages to both John Bailey and Helen's
:05:11. > :05:15.friend to say, maybe, just maybe, some of her clothes were missing.
:05:16. > :05:17.John Bailey said that during that time, Ian Stewart
:05:18. > :05:23.The jury also heard that Helen's close friend, Tracey Stratton,
:05:24. > :05:27.said they often exchanged e-mails, most recently about wedding plans.
:05:28. > :05:32.She said Helen and Ian had decided to get married in September 2016.
:05:33. > :05:36.Ian Stewart denies murder, preventing a lawful burial,
:05:37. > :05:39.fraud and perverting the course of justice.
:05:40. > :05:42.The case will continue tomorrow, when the jury will be taken
:05:43. > :05:55.Kate Bradbrook, BBC Look East at St Albans Crown Court.
:05:56. > :05:59.Hospital accident and emergency departments in our region performed
:06:00. > :06:03.worse in November on average than those across the rest of England.
:06:04. > :06:06.The latest NHS figures published today show one in six patients
:06:07. > :06:13.waited longer than the Government target of four hours. Our political
:06:14. > :06:14.reporter has been looking at those figures and has more.
:06:15. > :06:17.We've heard a lot about winter pressures on Accident Emergency
:06:18. > :06:19.in the last few years, and heading into this winter,
:06:20. > :06:21.the situation isn't looking any better.
:06:22. > :06:24.The Government wants 95% of patients who show up at A to be treated,
:06:25. > :06:29.admitted or discharged within four hours.
:06:30. > :06:31.In November, nationally, only 88% of patients were dealt
:06:32. > :06:43.And in our region, it was worse still, at just 8%.
:06:44. > :06:47.And the picture has changed over time -
:06:48. > :06:49.this graph looks at the figures for November in each
:06:50. > :06:53.and from 2010 to 2013, the target was more or less being met,
:06:54. > :06:57.but in 2014 and 2015, there was a significant
:06:58. > :07:03.And last November it got worse again, with one in six emergency
:07:04. > :07:14.The first is an increasing number of people going to A,
:07:15. > :07:16.and there are a number of reasons for this,
:07:17. > :07:19.including that they don't always know how to access primary care
:07:20. > :07:22.services, particularly out of hours, and there are things that could be
:07:23. > :07:26.But the greater problem is probably the increasing number of older
:07:27. > :07:28.people who are sick and need to be admitted to hospital,
:07:29. > :07:31.and the hospitals are having real difficulty getting people from A
:07:32. > :07:34.into beds because the beds are just full.
:07:35. > :07:38.And that problem, bed blocking, doesn't just affect older people.
:07:39. > :07:41.Last August, Andrew Jameson from Northamptonshire
:07:42. > :07:43.was diagnosed with throat cancer, and had an operation
:07:44. > :07:49.But he ended up in hospital for longer than he needed.
:07:50. > :07:52.He was in a bed that could have been used by someone else,
:07:53. > :07:56.because the care was not in place for him to go home.
:07:57. > :07:59.Andrew was in hospital for two and a half weeks extra
:08:00. > :08:02.because he was waiting for funding, and then when they got
:08:03. > :08:09.the funding they were waiting to get killers to come in.
:08:10. > :08:13.It was frustrating for Andrew, because he obviously
:08:14. > :08:15.needed to get home to, you know, try to recover.
:08:16. > :08:19.So, how do the different hospitals in our region compare?
:08:20. > :08:22.Well, right at the top of the list is the Luton Dunstable,
:08:23. > :08:27.where 99% of patients are dealt with in four hours.
:08:28. > :08:29.A few of our hospitals are just below the Government target,
:08:30. > :08:33.while Hinchingbrooke, Addenbrooke's and Kettering
:08:34. > :08:37.The worst-performing hospital is Peterborough,
:08:38. > :08:41.where one in four patients waited longer than four hours.
:08:42. > :08:44.Across our part of the region, 12,000 patients waited for longer
:08:45. > :08:50.As ever, the NHS is asking people to ensure they only go
:08:51. > :08:59.to hospital if their condition is a genuine emergency.
:09:00. > :09:01.The new town of Milton Keynes is celebrating its 50th
:09:02. > :09:06.There'll be celebrations through the year, and they're
:09:07. > :09:09.getting under way tonight in Middleton Hall in Centre MK,
:09:10. > :09:12.where an exhibition illustrating MK's history has gone on display.
:09:13. > :09:31.Centre MK is a big part of Milton Keynes history. This shopping centre
:09:32. > :09:35.is a grade two listed. It is fitting to have an exhibition here to
:09:36. > :09:38.celebrate the half-century. We will learn more about that any second,
:09:39. > :09:40.but first a short film to you a flavour of Milton Keynes.
:09:41. > :09:42.A wonderful name for a lovely village,
:09:43. > :09:45.Milton Keynes, once not much bigger than a hamlet -
:09:46. > :09:48.it's the name given to one of the largest new town projects not
:09:49. > :09:54.Designed in the '60s, building began in the '70s.
:09:55. > :09:56.Originally six miles by ten, a new town built
:09:57. > :10:03.It is famed for its roundabouts and red bricks and more
:10:04. > :10:08.than 100 miles of pathway for pedestrians and cyclists.
:10:09. > :10:13.People were encouraged to move to a place where they'd find
:10:14. > :10:18.everything they needed - space, parks, an easy commute.
:10:19. > :10:23.Originally, buildings promised to be no higher the tallest tree.
:10:24. > :10:28.Lee Shostak, a town planner in the States, helped plan MK.
:10:29. > :10:30.For the people that chose to make their lives here,
:10:31. > :10:36.and the companies that chose to move here, for the investors who chose
:10:37. > :10:42.to make their investments here, the city has been successful.
:10:43. > :10:45.50 years on, it's now one of the fastest-growing towns
:10:46. > :10:49.in the country, home to more than 10,000 businesses.
:10:50. > :10:52.A place where you will find sport, innovation, leisure...
:10:53. > :10:56.But, with its population expected to rise to more than 300,000
:10:57. > :10:59.in the next ten years, this town with ambitions to become
:11:00. > :11:05.a city faces challenges - housing, health care and transport.
:11:06. > :11:14.What will the next half-century bring?
:11:15. > :11:22.OK, look at this. 1982, there is Centre MK, where we are. Look at all
:11:23. > :11:29.of this empty space, which has all been built on now. Look over here,
:11:30. > :11:33.1980. Look at the caption here on this advert. This is the Fenton
:11:34. > :11:38.family and this is what they did. They lived in that house for ten
:11:39. > :11:47.years. This is Ian Fenton, four years old in that picture. He is now
:11:48. > :11:51.14 years old. -- he is 40 years old. I remember my brother and I playing
:11:52. > :11:56.outside and when they took the photo of me and my family. I did not know
:11:57. > :12:00.what it was for. It went everywhere?
:12:01. > :12:06.Yes, London Tube stations, e-mail and radio Times.
:12:07. > :12:10.It had prayed and place in the exhibition celebration.
:12:11. > :12:15.It is amazing. An amazing city... It was amazing growing up here.
:12:16. > :12:21.You stayed here and you work here. What has it been like?
:12:22. > :12:24.Amazing, it really is. I go to the local football, Milton Keynes dons,
:12:25. > :12:29.and I have worked here all my life. I have good friends here and
:12:30. > :12:34.recently got married here. It is a good place.
:12:35. > :12:37.What does the 50th mean to you? The 50th... I can't put it into
:12:38. > :12:40.words because it is an amazing and brilliant place.
:12:41. > :12:45.They keep talking to us. We will have more on these celebrations.
:12:46. > :12:49.I'm afraid we have lost the microphone there but he is inside
:12:50. > :12:52.and warm. We will have a full weather forecast later in the
:12:53. > :12:55.programme as the snow moves along our region. You can keep up with
:12:56. > :13:00.weather and travel news in the morning on BBC local radio station
:13:01. > :13:09.from 6am. For now, that's it from me. I pass you over. Bye-bye.
:13:10. > :13:12.on the eve of the World Indoor Bowls Competition.
:13:13. > :13:21.And a rare glimpse at how life was lived 3,000 years ago.
:13:22. > :13:24.If you travel to work by train, how was your journey today?
:13:25. > :13:27.Did you get a seat, was the service on time and is there anything
:13:28. > :13:33.Some believe the best way to improve the railways is to bring them back
:13:34. > :13:37.The Green MP, Caroline Lucas, who is also joint leader
:13:38. > :13:40.of the party, is trying to get that done.
:13:41. > :13:41.Tonight, she's at a meeting in Norwich.
:13:42. > :13:52.But first, this from Andrew Sinclair.
:13:53. > :13:57.With new franchises and new rolling stock on the way, there are signs
:13:58. > :14:01.that things are improving on the railways in the region. And topped
:14:02. > :14:07.to hardened commuters like these at Ipswich this morning and there is
:14:08. > :14:13.still a lot of unhappiness. Trains constantly late, delayed. It is
:14:14. > :14:16.hard. We have had a patchy service whatever the franchise. The
:14:17. > :14:21.confusion between different ticketing rates is really bad. And a
:14:22. > :14:27.lot of support from renationalise Asian. I would like that. At the
:14:28. > :14:36.moment things are not going as they should be going. If passenger train
:14:37. > :14:40.is full of computers -- commuters... This is our British rail liked to
:14:41. > :14:43.sell itself in the 80s but the reality for passengers was
:14:44. > :14:48.different, with old rolling stock and poor punctuality. The then MP
:14:49. > :14:52.for South Norfolk and Transport Secretary was one of the early
:14:53. > :14:56.advocate of privatisation. We have seen it happen in other injuries
:14:57. > :15:00.were -- industries were when you break away from the monolithic
:15:01. > :15:04.structure, you see big improvements. The result? Dozens of different
:15:05. > :15:07.companies running our trains. Supporters of privatisation say they
:15:08. > :15:11.have brought with them millions of pounds of investment, which the
:15:12. > :15:16.public purse could never have afforded. There two key benefits.
:15:17. > :15:20.The train operating companies are taking the risk. There is
:15:21. > :15:25.significant investment in our array line which we would not have seen
:15:26. > :15:28.otherwise. Over ?1 billion of new investment. Critics say the
:15:29. > :15:31.companies have been slow to make that investment and they point to
:15:32. > :15:38.the brief re-nationalisation of the East Coast line as proof that public
:15:39. > :15:42.ownership can work. Labour is also against privatisation. The local MP,
:15:43. > :15:46.Clive Lewis, will be at the meeting tonight. How much the public behind
:15:47. > :15:50.the campaign? Both parties made this a big issue at the last election and
:15:51. > :15:53.it didn't seem to win them many volts. -- volts.
:15:54. > :16:04.If it went back into public ownership, how would you pay to run
:16:05. > :16:08.it? First of all, let's be clear about the proposal. It isn't that
:16:09. > :16:13.overnight we were to take all the rail franchises back. If you were to
:16:14. > :16:18.do that it would be costly. What we suggest is that as the different
:16:19. > :16:21.franchises come up renewal, or if a contract is broken, at that point
:16:22. > :16:26.they are brought back into public ownership. To be honest, you would
:16:27. > :16:33.actually save money as a result. A fragmented rail service is a costly
:16:34. > :16:37.one. There are a couple of hundred people employed trying to work out
:16:38. > :16:42.which rail company is responsible from which bit of a delay when you
:16:43. > :16:47.are laid. Around ?1 billion could be saved by not having a fragmented
:16:48. > :16:52.system. Already the taxpayer is paying huge amounts. Let's keep that
:16:53. > :16:57.money into the system rather than have it siphoned off. Sometimes, you
:16:58. > :17:03.take the line here, 3.7 billion pounds is going in. Page to the
:17:04. > :17:08.government. The government is not paying them. That is money they
:17:09. > :17:11.wouldn't get? If you look over all you will see there is more money
:17:12. > :17:16.going in from the government in a privatised system than there was
:17:17. > :17:19.even in real terms in the three years of to privatisation. We need
:17:20. > :17:24.to challenge this idea that the current system is economically
:17:25. > :17:27.sensible. Anybody you have been talking to on your programme will
:17:28. > :17:31.tell you the phrase in this country has some of the most expensive in
:17:32. > :17:38.Europe. The services we get are some of the worst. It has been a policy
:17:39. > :17:42.of yours and labour. Neither of you seem to get any volts? Over a
:17:43. > :17:47.million people voted Green of the last election. People vote on a
:17:48. > :17:51.range of issues, not just on returning railing to public
:17:52. > :17:59.ownership. Every there is a on that issue, a majority of people
:18:00. > :18:02.recognise that they would be better off under public ownership. This is
:18:03. > :18:08.not a dewy eyed reflection of what British rail was like. That was not
:18:09. > :18:14.perfect. We are looking at some of the modern rail systems in other
:18:15. > :18:20.parts of Europe which are cheaper and more effective. Return to those
:18:21. > :18:24.Julie eyed dated -- days, and the reason they got rid of it was they
:18:25. > :18:28.couldn't afford to invest in it, wasn't it? I think they got rid of
:18:29. > :18:31.it because that was the ideological visitation of the Conservative Party
:18:32. > :18:36.then and now. More money is going in from the government into the rail
:18:37. > :18:40.system now than before privatisation. It is not the case
:18:41. > :18:50.the private companies have brought in lots of fresh investment. A
:18:51. > :18:52.thousand new carriages over this franchise in this region? The
:18:53. > :18:57.government is continuing to put money into the rail system, as are
:18:58. > :19:01.the passengers. I can challenge you on the overall rail system. More
:19:02. > :19:05.money is going in now after privatisation, from the government,
:19:06. > :19:09.that is going on before. A lot of that money is being siphoned off to
:19:10. > :19:17.the shareholders. We have the irony that there is state involvement in
:19:18. > :19:21.the rail system. The irony is it the state system from Holland, Germany,
:19:22. > :19:25.France, these people are investing in our railways, and the profit our
:19:26. > :19:26.passengers are putting in goes back to those countries. It makes no
:19:27. > :19:27.sense at all. Thank you. It's the start of the World Indoor
:19:28. > :19:30.Bowls Championship at Potters resort This year, the reigning champions
:19:31. > :19:49.in both the men and the women's Norfolk by the coast in January,
:19:50. > :19:53.always cold but also the guarantee of top-class sport. The world in the
:19:54. > :19:59.'s returns to Potters for a 19th successive year. -- the World Indoor
:20:00. > :20:04.Bowls Championship. And two Cambridge players are hoping for a
:20:05. > :20:09.successful defence. It is a hotbed of talent and there are lots of
:20:10. > :20:14.strong players within the country. It started with Greg Harlow. He has
:20:15. > :20:22.been great to Nikki and I over the years. So yes, it is good. We have
:20:23. > :20:28.other national players as well. The world number one. The world title
:20:29. > :20:35.had always eluded him, until last year. The game is a blur. I remember
:20:36. > :20:40.a couple of bowls here and there. This is what dreams are made of. I
:20:41. > :20:45.was fortunate enough last year to win my first world title. It means
:20:46. > :20:49.the world. Whatever sport you play, whatever your chosen sport, to be
:20:50. > :20:55.world champion doesn't get any better. Ellen was back on the carpet
:20:56. > :21:02.today getting a feel for it. She is now a three-time world champion. She
:21:03. > :21:07.beat Rebecca Field in the final. It is a really special place to play.
:21:08. > :21:11.Everybody wants to play here. It is on everyone's bucket list. If you
:21:12. > :21:17.are lucky enough to win the title, it is a memory that will stay with
:21:18. > :21:22.you forever. Can you defend it? Any player is capable of winning it.
:21:23. > :21:26.Everybody is of such a high calibre. It is about playing the big bowls at
:21:27. > :21:31.the right time and hoping things go your way. Time will tell. I will be
:21:32. > :21:36.trying four times as hard as last year. We will see in the next couple
:21:37. > :21:41.of weeks. The Championship starts tomorrow with the pairs. Both have
:21:42. > :21:44.some down time before the singles. But for any bowler, there is no
:21:45. > :21:44.better place to be them by the seaside.
:21:45. > :21:47.Some of the discoveries from one of the most important historical
:21:48. > :21:50.sites ever found in Britain have gone on display to the public.
:21:51. > :21:52.The site at Must Farm has been described as
:21:53. > :21:55.This is the site where it appears the homes
:21:56. > :21:58.were abandoned very suddenly because of a catastrophic fire.
:21:59. > :22:02.Archaeologists even found food left in bowls.
:22:03. > :22:07.So Must Farm can tell us a lot about everyday life 3,000 years ago.
:22:08. > :22:15.Today in Chatteris, people got to have a look for themselves.
:22:16. > :22:22.The aura of coming face-to-face with a way of life 3000 years old,
:22:23. > :22:29.preserved in incredible detail and pulling in the crowds. From a bowl
:22:30. > :22:32.still containing food residue, to individual fish scales. I think it
:22:33. > :22:38.is fascinating. I love the fact they have a whole village for us to see.
:22:39. > :22:44.It's marvellous to have so much here. Wonderful. It is very good to
:22:45. > :22:47.have this here in Chatteris so people know their background and
:22:48. > :22:52.where they come from. The artefacts have been found in Whittlesea just
:22:53. > :22:59.outside Peterborough. In the late Bronze Age, five wooden homes on
:23:00. > :23:03.stilts stood here above a river. But a devastating fire caused them to
:23:04. > :23:06.collapse into the water. It is thought those living there had to
:23:07. > :23:14.leave everything behind, which survived in the silt. A lot of the
:23:15. > :23:21.things we are finding, they are the best examples in England or Europe
:23:22. > :23:26.in many cases. It is a snapshot of a moment, a day in the life of the
:23:27. > :23:30.people. This is just a tiny sample of the artefacts discovered. Most
:23:31. > :23:35.are now undergoing complex scientific analysis. One of the most
:23:36. > :23:41.exciting things is an analysis of the food crusts found inside a lot
:23:42. > :23:44.of the pots. We will do a variety of different techniques on those to
:23:45. > :23:48.reconstruct what the meals were that were being eaten at the time of the
:23:49. > :23:57.fire. What is unique about this visit is the local museum... You can
:23:58. > :24:04.see the similarities with the one that was recently excavated. Today
:24:05. > :24:08.there have been reunited. The archaeologists invited here by
:24:09. > :24:12.Chatteris Museum to allow local people to travel back in time to a
:24:13. > :24:15.community we now know used a sickle to harvest crops, and eight Pike for
:24:16. > :24:27.one of theirs -- their last meals. I just find that fascinating. So
:24:28. > :24:32.much to learn. And we shall learn about the weather now.
:24:33. > :24:38.Lots of wintry weather to content with. Sleet and snow settling across
:24:39. > :24:42.the region. A couple of photographs have just come in. A couple of
:24:43. > :24:47.scenes in Essex. You can see that snow has settled there in the last
:24:48. > :24:51.30 minutes. It has all slowed down a little bit. An area of low pressure
:24:52. > :24:57.has brought heavy rain. The Met office has issued a weather warning
:24:58. > :25:02.for our part of the country for snow and ice. Ice will be a major hazard
:25:03. > :25:05.as temperatures fall away. This is the area of low pressure
:25:06. > :25:10.responsible. It has brought outbreaks across the region today.
:25:11. > :25:15.That rain has turned heavier. It is being undercut by a cold blast of
:25:16. > :25:19.dried Arctic air. Those temperatures are plummeting. This was the last
:25:20. > :25:26.couple of hours. It is mainly falling as rain are fewer hours ago.
:25:27. > :25:31.It is now turning to sleet and snow. It is possible we will get some
:25:32. > :25:37.accumulations. Initially it is falling on wet ground, so not really
:25:38. > :25:41.settling. Some accumulation is our already in evidence. As we go
:25:42. > :25:44.through the night, further accumulation is possible. It does
:25:45. > :25:48.clear eastwards by the end of the night. The major hazard for tonight
:25:49. > :25:57.will be ice. Temperatures are expected to get below freezing. It
:25:58. > :26:00.will be a hazard on untreated surfaces. A brisk wind from the
:26:01. > :26:05.north-west. That would be a feature of the weather tomorrow. That will
:26:06. > :26:10.bring some hazards, particularly for coastal areas. Low pressure coming
:26:11. > :26:15.down from the North. That is likely to bring some snow showers to
:26:16. > :26:20.Eastern counties, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, during rush hour. Also, a
:26:21. > :26:26.strong north-westerly wind developing, near gale force, on the
:26:27. > :26:29.coast. That is likely to coincide with high tide. We have a Met Office
:26:30. > :26:36.yellow warning out for wind through tomorrow. Those winds could peak of
:26:37. > :26:42.around 50 mph gusts, peaking around lunchtime and into the afternoon.
:26:43. > :26:47.They will also coincide with those high tides on coastal areas in Essex
:26:48. > :26:55.and Suffolk. A bitterly cold day. So many things to content with. Three
:26:56. > :27:00.or four Celsius our high. The winds easing as we get to the end of the
:27:01. > :27:05.day. Eventually it does start to calm down. A lot of dry and bright
:27:06. > :27:10.weather tomorrow. Snow showers in the north-east. Another cold night.
:27:11. > :27:14.As we look ahead, high pressure building in. Slightly less cold by
:27:15. > :27:20.the end of the weekend and slightly more calm conditions. Here is the
:27:21. > :27:22.outlook. Cold for the next few days. Strong winds, sleet, snow, ice.
:27:23. > :27:24.The full set! Don't forget you can keep up to date
:27:25. > :27:27.on all the latest developments with the weather and travel
:27:28. > :27:30.situation by listening to your BBC local radio station and checking
:27:31. > :27:35.out your local BBC website. Thanks for your company. See you
:27:36. > :27:38.tomorrow. ..and keep telling yourself
:27:39. > :28:14.over and over, "This will end." Ladies and gentlemen,
:28:15. > :28:14.the bride and groom. So what if I forgot
:28:15. > :28:18.our poxy anniversary? Er, I think this year
:28:19. > :28:21.was copper. 14th is poxy. Marriage is a marathon,
:28:22. > :28:23.not a sprint. Like a marathon,
:28:24. > :28:24.you have to keep on going... ..drink as much as you can... Please
:28:25. > :28:30.tell me you can see them, too. ..and keep telling yourself
:28:31. > :28:34.over and over, "This will end." Ladies and gentlemen,
:28:35. > :28:37.the bride and groom. Bring on the boys.
:28:38. > :28:49.Potential is massive with you.