Welcome to bbc news. Snow and ice in some areas have led to the closure of hundreds of schools in wales and Central England today while hundreds of homes in the West Midlands and oxfordshire are facing power cuts for a second night. Weather experts are warning that clear skies overnight will see temperatures fall sharply again, and motoring organisations are warning about ice on the roads. Our correspondent steve knibbs has been in the forest of dean, in the west country, and has been describing how the local community has been coping with all the extreme weather. Well, over the weekend it was the case of wheel it all worked it is no in parts of gloucestershire . And in the forest of dean, it did. Gloucestershire police took over 400 999 calls, plus the sheer rescue have you been using their 4x4 is to ta ke have you been using their 4x4 is to take paramedics to communities which have been cut off, and we know that a e units have been busy as well. Customers have been told the only come
One of the most familiar faces of Childrens Television in the 1980s, has died after a long illness. He was 60. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Snow, ice and plunging temperatures have caused major disruption across swathes of the country today. More than 1,000 schools have been closed in wales, the midlands, the south west and other areas. Rail travel across england and wales has been disrupted and hundreds of flights cancelled. Tonight, conditions on many roads are treacherous. Forecasters are warning that temperatures could hit minus 13 degrees overnight. That would make it the coldest night of the winter so far. 0ur correspondent steve knibbs has been in the forest of deane. A little earlier he told me how the community has reacted to the heavy weather. Well, over the weekend, well, overthe weekend, it well, over the weekend, it was a case of will it all wanted snow in many parts of gloucestershire but here in the forest of dean, it definitely did, along with the north cotswol
Keith chegwin once a familiar face whos died at the age of 60. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news the full line up for the Champions League including a messi draw for chelsea wholl face barcelona in the last 16. Good evening. Scientists in london have reported a major breakthough in the treatment of huntingtons disease and say it could lead to new therapies for alzheimers and other conditions. Its been described as potentially the biggest breakthrough in the field for half a century by correcting the defect that causes huntingtons a disease which is incurable and kills most sufferers within 20 years of diagnosis. Huntingtons affects an estimated 10,000 people in the uk, with a further 25,000 thought to be at risk, as our Health Correspondent James Gallagher reports. The allen family has been blighted by huntingtons. They have seen their mother, stephanie, die from it. The last year of her life, every time we all went to visit her, she just held us and said, i want to die. The disea
It happened in Downtown Manhattan during the morning rush hour in the underpass at the Port Authority terminal thats americas biggest and busiest bus terminal. This is street view of the terminal on a normal day. You get the sense it is right in Downtown Manhattan, traffic and commuters all around. It serves more 65 Million People a year. The authorities are saying a low tech explosive device was strapped to the suspects body. Here are some eye witnesses. Over my head, i heard a loud bang andi over my head, i heard a loud bang and i looked out the window and i saw people running towards the second and then everybody took off running in the opposite direction. Everyone was freaking out on the train, people were laying down, some people were looking at the exits, because it is fairly crowded in the morning. I was in a restaurant, sitting inside the Port Authority and suddenly, i see a group of people, like 60 people, running like mad and a woman fell and nobody, even cops, mad and a woma
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