Of treacherous conditions in the worst affected areas. Glasgow airport reopens after snow caused it to suspend all flights. Its advising passengers to check with their airlines. At least 12 people have died including a baby after a fire at an apartment block in the bronx district of new york. Apple apologises for deliberately slowing down ageing iphones. It says the move was intended to prolong the life of the phones. Also easing the impact of excessive drinking on busy accident and emergency units. The nhs considers making mobile drunk tanks a permanent feature across england. And we investigate why africa is in the midst of a baby boom. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Weather warnings are in place for parts of Northern England and scotland today after heavy snow and blizzard conditions affected large parts of the uk. Glasgow airport was closed for a few hours with flights suspended, but has now reopened. The temperature plunged to 12c a
My not so perfect life. Thats in meet the author, in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Snow and ice are causing more disruption in parts of the uk today. A yellow warning is in place for snow and ice in parts of Northern England, the north midlands and scotland throughout the day. Glasgow airport says operations have restarted after being temporarily suspended earlier. The met office says delays to road, rail and air travel are likely and is warning of possible power cuts. Anisa kadri reports. Snow can look so pretty sometimes but we all know the chaos it can cause. Flights were temporarily suspended at Glasgow Airport after heavy snowfall overnight. Things are operational again but they have apologised for any disruption and the advice is to check with your airline for updates. Snowfall of five centimetres to ten centimetres is expected in parts of Northern England with up to 15 centimetres possible over Higher Ground and subzero temperatures have
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Some lying snow in some areas but it is starting to fall in the coming days. Yesterday some places struggled to get above freezing, whilst the milder air was already arriving in south west england. By tomorrow most of us will be in double figures, maybe even higher for parts of wales and western england. We have lost the cold air, the winds have changed direction, bringing the milder air across the country. And weve also got some sunshine this afternoon, not for eve ryo ne sunshine this afternoon, not for everyone but where we have it, 11 celsius, feeling quite plus and. More cloud the further west you are. Showers fading and losing intensity during the afternoon. A mild day for all. A fairly quiet evening. Some icy stretches across eastern parts of scotla nd icy stretches across eastern parts of scotland and north east england. 0ur of scotland and north east england. Our next spell of wet and windy weather then arrives from the west through tomorrow. But it will be a much milder night
Body image. Also this hour another Royal Wedding in windsor. Buckingham palace announces the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank theyll get married this autumn. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In a rare public intervention, the head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets extra money. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russias growing battlefield capabilities, including the threat posed by its long range missiles and cyber warfare skills. Simon clemison reports. Images showing what russia said was a strike on syria. But the rockets come not from the mediterranean sea, but the caspian sea, more than 900 miles away. The head of the army says russia is building an increasingly aggressive military, which the uk is struggling to match. Russia has also been simulating attacks closer to home, conducting large scale exercise