Good morning. Its march seventh. A Rescue Operation is under way after an avalanche has hit the popular ski resort of tignes in the french alps. Several people are thought to be buried underneath. Initial reports suggest there may be many people missing. Our correspondent has the latest. This is an emerging picture. People are beginning to tweet, eyewitnesses are beginning to tweet, eyewitnesses are describing the scene as the Avalanche Engulfing skiers and it is thought many people have been caught up thought many people have been caught up in this accident. Rescue workers and sniffer dogs have been deployed but apparently conditions they are or that of pure visibility and what that means is that helicopters have not been able to go up so no Rescue Workers are going up into the skies and as you know, that is a key way in which these sort of accidents are dealt with so clearly some hindrance to the rescue efforts. There was a previous incident last february in tignes. Yes, judging the
Sharp rise in cancellations. What does the latest measures mean for businesses like this, and what do they mean for your holidays . How a dip in cold water has proved to be a promising lead in the search to find a cure for dementia. There was a remarkable comeback by west ham at tottenham in the premier league. 3 0 down, the hammers fought back to draw 3 3 and scored one of the goals of the season. Good morning. This week we are looking at an unsettled week with periods of rain, windy at times, but certainly for the first half of the week it will also be milder. All the details in about ten minutes. Good morning. Its monday the 19th of october. Our top story. A Short National lockdown across wales which has been described as a fire break could be announced as early as this morning. The restrictions are expected to last for two to three weeks, and may include an instruction for people to stay at home. It follows talks over the last couple of days about how best to tackle rising cases of
World. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Rallies have been taking place in cities across france, to express outrage over the brutal murder of a teacher in a suspected islamist attack. Samuel paty was decapitated outside his school on the outskirts of paris on friday, apparently targeted for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on freedom of speech. The attacker was shot dead by police and 11 people are now in custody. Our paris correspondent Lucy Williamson reports. Applause once again, around the figure of marianne, a sea of defiance. This statue, this square, a homing point for a nation whose values have come under attack. Since his death on friday, samuel paty, like others before him, has become a symbol of france itself. Translation its important to be here today to show our collective strength because thats what can help us follow our princip
Lots of you tweeting about their pronunciation of lido in london. Time for a look at the weather. It was chilly but largely dry last week, High Pressure gave us a chance to get out and about and enjoy the autumn colours, but things taking a change through this week, areas of low pressure moving up from the south west of the atlantic, its going to turn a lot more unsettled and lastly, wet and windy weather at times, particularly in the north and the west, certainly today but turning milder because we have wins coming up from the south drawing air from iberia. You can see these areas of low pressure, lots of isobars on the chart to start the week and some weather fronts bringing very wet weather fronts bringing very wet weather for parts of Northern Ireland and into scotland. We have yellow warning is in force for this region, very wet here over the last few hours. Further south and east, some high cloud but also some holes in the cloud to allow some sunshine, quite a contrast from the n
Police raid the homes of dozens of islamist militants. Brexit negotiators for the uk and eu will speak on the phone today to discuss restarting the stalled trade talks. And could cold water hold clues to curing dementia . Scientists discover a promising lead among swimmers in london. The Welsh Government is expected to announce that its introducing a Short National lockdown. The cabinet is meeting this morning to make a final decision over whats being described as a firebreak against coronavirus, after considering advice from experts. The estrictions would be timed to begin at the end of the week, coinciding with half term. First minister Mark Drakeford is expected to make an announcement shortly after midday. It comes as talks are set to resume on whether Greater Manchester will enter the highest level of covid restrictions, after leaders in the region said better Financial Support was needed. Labours Greater Manchester mayor andy burnham wants the government to re introduce the 80 fu