Frost for many days most of the ground is pretty frozen in some areas. Tomorrow the snow will settle in areas in the eastern part of the country and some snow will come inland but tuesday is not a bad day, still bright and cold for many. Not used it, this is monday. On tuesday we have an amber warning for some central parts of the uk and there is more disruptive snow on the way for the rest of the week, so it will be a rough week of whether for some of us. This is bbc news, our latest headlines a shift of policy on europe by labour shadow brexit secretary sir kier starmer confirms the party would keep britain in a Customs Union. Syrian warplanes are reported to have attacked the besieged rebel area of Eastern Ghouta despite the Un Security Council voting unanimously for a ceasefire. One of bollywoods most famous actresses, sridevi kapoor, who starred in around 300 films has died suddenly at the age of 5a. Now its time for the travel show. Coming up on this weeks show. We dig in for the
Of winter and experts say the freezing conditions will go on for the rest of week. The ral yellow and amber warnings of snow in scotland, wales, and central, eastern and southern england. Our science editor David Shipman has the latest. The first wave of the storm. Norwich blanketed in white. Not enough to stop the postman and the rubbish collection but this is just the beginning of what is forecast. London had an icy start and the bands of dark cloud ra hint of heavy snow to come along with vomiting temperatures. Already some areas have felt wind chill of minus 15. So, busy times at the largest Emergency Shelter in london. This charity has decided that it is too cold to turn anyone away. The homeless are at greatest risk. You feel very vulnerable. I was woken up this morning when a snowflake just dropped in my eye. I am just dreading what it is going to be like tonight. At least there has been plenty of warning. Nearly a dozen Rail Companies in east and south east england announced ea
Welcome to bbc news. Thousands of people have had to be rescued in and around the us city of houston as waters continue to rise in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The areas expected to have received a years rainfall within a week. Helicopters have plucked victims from rooftops as roads have been turned into rivers. And the flooding already described as catastrophic in texas is not only expected to get worse, its also expected to spread with concerns now for neighbouring louisiana. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports. This disaster never seems to end. Three days after Hurricane Harvey smashed into their state, texans are still struggling in its wake. In this suburb of houston, they called for help all night, but no one answered. In the end, it wasnt police or Fire Fighters who came to the rescue, but some friends with a boat. They say they called 911 and there was no answer. But youve answered their call . Well, we just happened to be here, and we had a boat and a truck, so
Welcome to bbc news. Thousands of people have had to be rescued in and around the us city of houston, as waters continue to rise in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The areas expected to have received a years rainfall within a week. Helicopters have plucked victims from rooftops, as roads have been turned into rivers. And the flooding, already described as catastrophic in texas, is not only expected to get worse, its also expected to spread with concerns now for neighbouring louisiana. Lets crossed now to our correspondent, Laura Trevelyan, he was at the grange, in texas, in houston. Welcome to la grange. This isa houston. Welcome to la grange. This is a small tax on town of 500 people. Many homes have been evacuated. There is extensive, catastrophic, devastating flooding. The Colorado River, we can land, by the way, has broken its banks and is just about peaking at 55 feet. Normally the river level is about eight feet. Flooding level is 2a feet. More than double the normal flooding level
And threatened to total a destroy north korea. Rocket man is on a Suicide Mission. U. N. Ambassador nikki haley here live to respond. And violent hazing scandal. The College Football players turning themselves in facing felony charges accused of abducting, beating and abandoning their teammate leaving him severely injured. One of the accused the son of a former nfl star. The Major Investigation this morning. And good morning, america. We have two big breaking stories this morning. The death toll is climbing. From that massive earthquake in mexico. So much destruction and you see right there, the desperate Recovery Efforts continue right now. And millions in puerto rico are in the path of Hurricane Maria trying to find shelter from the deadly storm looking live at the hurricane right there slamming the island as we speak. It made landfall just moments ago as a category 4 storm. And the governor is warning it could be puerto ricos most catastrophic hurricane in nearly a century. Right on