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here in the uk the final few rail services will be departing over the next hour as more rail strikes begin. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than 250 million people are facing life threatening conditions as plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds grip much of the united states and canada. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. driving was banned. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone, an enormous winter storm. while further south, there have been floods. we ve had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures and everything mother nature could wallop at us with this weekend. the storm had already swept across the country forcing traffic off the road, bringing down power lines, with temper ....
all over the world, but bethlehem, where our saviour was born, this is where we wanted to be this year. hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of millions of people in the united states are in the grip of a major winter storm, with blizzards and record low temperatures sweeping the country. around 60% of the us population is currently under a weather warning, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. the storm extends from quebec to texas. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the authorities say at least 19 people have been killed so far. nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. but the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causing car accidents, destroying power lines, leaving millions without electricity. the warning is, don t travel unless you need to. don t travel under these conditions unless you have to. beca ....
in parts of england, the environment agency warns it could last into next year. a hot unlikely dry weekend ahead, temperatures today and tomorrow could stop at around 36 degrees. we are hopeful we could see a little more rain and cooler temperatures as we head into next week. i will have all of the details. stanford wins team gb s first gold medal at the european championships the 33 year old is first over the line in the women s triathlon in her final major competition. the last of her parents. it s saturday the 13th of august. our top story: the author, sir salman rushdie, remains seriously injured in hospital, after he was attacked and stabbed a number of times, on stage at an event in new york state. a 24 year old man from newjersey has been arrested. sir salman s agent released a statement saying that he may lose an eye. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from outside the hospital in pennsylvania where the author of the satanic verses is being treated. the attack happ ....
on exposed coasts of 60 65, showers and spells of rain moving around the centre of the low. more rain for eastern scotland, flooded here recently, much quieter in northern ireland and western scotland. this evening and overnight, the low pressure gradually spills into the north sea, still showers spinning around particularly eastern scotland and north east england, and elsewhere a quiet night with clear spells. friday, much calmer, still the rain continues, strong gusty easterly winds, 40 50 miles an hour eastern scotland, north east england, showers continuing here, pushing across wales and northern ireland. showers further south too but also sunny spells, lighter winds. however brief period of relative calm not set to last because we have another deep low pressure spelling and from the south west as we go through friday night into saturday and that is mostly going to affect the south of the uk, southern england. localised weather warnings in place for heavy rain. furt ....
better day, more sunshine across the board, particularly in england and wales. but with the remnants of ciaran in the north sea, we see showers and longer spells of rain in north and eastern scotland and remains blustery, winds from the north and north west. a chilly day, 11 to 13 degrees and factor in the wind, a cooler. another area of low pressure is moving across the southern half across saturday, it does move out quite quickly. sunday looking a lot better, lighter winds, quite blustery, more sunshine, fewer showers. quite wet across the south on saturday for a while. sunshine and showers elsewhere. apart from the odd shower across sunday. it looks like it is going to state largely dry with some sunshine. don t forget, you can check out the bbc weather app for where you are all heading by checking online. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday. tough to watch and notjust for him. the pressure mounts on erik ten hag as manchester uni ....