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For much of england, scotland and northern ireland — with snow and ice expected to affect travel. an amberwarning, meaning power cuts are also likely, is in force across the east and south east of england. our news correspondentjon donnison has spent the day in colchester. forfamilies in for families in colchester, forfamilies in colchester, a bit of a lift from life under lockdown, although some may still be claiming to be working from home, for many, the snow provided a welcome break. at, th...

Against building roads and dams in these rivers. these are tributaries that finally go and join the mighty river ganges, and for the last four or five years people have been warning. there have been court cases about building a road in this particular sensitive area, very close to the himalayan mountains and also building dams. but now the officials will have to think twice because part of this dam has been washed away. they need to revisit this whole project again. heavy snow could bring signif...

Rhone glacier, this space here. it is so peaceful here. it feels like a church of ice. for years, uv resistant blankets have been used to slow the melt. this technique has been repeated across europe, and recently in china. but since we visited, the swiss government has warned that unless carbon emissions can be reduced, 90% of the remaining glaciers will have melted by the end of the century. next, we are heading north of the arctic circle, to finnish lapland, and christmas may have come and go...

And we did many runs here. for learning, it is great. i agree, because if you learn and you can survive here, then you can survive anywhere. you must love the sport to devote so much of your life to it. what do you love about it? i dont like trainings and this stuff, but i love competition. so that is the best part for me. i dont think im ready to try one of the full—blown skeletons, but there is a tourist version available that is a little more my speed. wish me luck! its called a frog, and f...

We have already seen all that snow. now its time for a look at the weather. we have a cold week ahead, particularly biting today, thanks to easterly winds, and we will also have those tomorrow. the threat for some today of heavy, disruptive snowfall. the met office have marked out an area across parts of east anglia and the south—east that could be at risk of up to 20 centimetres of snow falling. this is the tail end of storm darcy, bringing with it strong winds, so blizzard and drifting, an a...

Damage and destruction. translation: i witnessed something that looked like a scene _ from a bollywood film. ive never seen anything like it. about 50—100 people were running for their lives, but couldnt be saved. and they were engulfed by the river. the situation here is still dangerous. people are leaving their homes and are fleeing towards the forest. theyre taking their belongings, including their quilts and mattresses. with floodwaters rising and roads and homes destroyed, an urgent rescu...

"we will be announcing more soon, but it looks increasingly likely theyll have to cancel it completely and just have to do it again in december 21." so, postponement of the year. its been a roller coaster of a day for you, hasnt it? wow, flipping heck. happy new year! i should be in northumberland right now, pretty much four hours into the race — which is mental. instead, were heading to the coast. reece cant do an ultra just yet, but hes still training. have you seen what northumberland looks...

Division and 12,500 workers in the uk. parts of the uk were hit with heavy snow and strong winds today, with warnings of possible further significant disruption. the met office has issued yellow weather warnings for much of england, scotland and northern ireland — with snow and ice expected to affect travel. an amberwarning, meaning power cuts are also likely, is in force across the east and south east of england. from colchester, jon donnison reports. forfamilies in colchester, a bit of a lif...

Temperatures to get out there and bring you some of the best snowbound adventures from around the world. this is really very nice. i cant imagine itll be warm when when we get out, though. we might not be able to go anywhere just at the moment, but that doesnt stop us looking back at some of our favourite adventures, some of them at below freezing temperatures. like the time a couple of years ago that ade went to the famous swedish icehotel, not exactly the place you would want to get locked dow...

I am doing an ultra. jim, youre coming with me, we are filming and we are doing it. im in. a few months down the line, new ultra, new doc? thats part two, that can be the part two. all right. im hyped. we have a cold week ahead, particularly biting today, thanks to easterly winds, and we will also have those tomorrow.